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The evening world., 1913-02-13
'oR CAN REVOKE peRMlr
FOR PRIVATE STANDS,

MAYOR CAN REVOKE pERM,re
FoR PRIVATE STANDS.
pointed out 70 the Mayor that these
permits for private hack stands were
granted at his discretion ana could be
revoked By him under Section 3o1, which
says:
All licenses shall be granted by
authority OF the Mayor and issued
by the Bureau OF Licenses for a
term OF one year from tho date
thereof. unless sooner suspended or
revoked BY the Mayor. The Mayor
shall have the power to suspend or
revoke any license or permit issued
under the provisions Of this ordi-
nance.
Yes. that v true said ths Mayer
Z want the Board OF Aldermen to
abolish the private hack stands a. they
exist to-day since the matter 10 now
In their hands to do 80. This thina
has been hanging fire and has 6ssr
before them for long period.
1T 10 now high time that they should
DO this and lower the rates. and I In.
tend to send the board a message tc
that effect at the next meeting. This
matter must Be cleared up.
"1S The Aldermen DO not taks
thas initiative, whioh tAsy can
properly aad legally do-thst 10,
abolish the private hack staaas, Z
shall then revoke sN private hack
staad permits.
The Law on the situation 10 clsAs
The streets Of New York belong to tn
CITY OF New York. They cannot b.
parcelled out under any considsra ation
Any public hackman should have eQua
privilege 20 the streets OF New York II
any locality with any cab company.
This private privilege. inaugurate<
nrst as q convenience. has now formst
q condition In New York City. q mon
opoly Of taxioab business. Q monopol,
that cannot be wiped out until III,
cause Is wiped out and thus give {
free-for-all use OF the streets: whicl
would undoubtedly bring into beini
many more cabs and cab companies.
"ThsSs - no rsason Why We
shou1d not snJey . popular oab
service In The City Of Nsw York
Wv OoRO - ~ OoJOyoo IN SUxVp0A8
o1tiss. While, In Yaxis street oars
ere not - numerous - 1sw Y0yk,
yet IN London there ere greater
faoiNtiss ~ 70 trans, subways ana
surface cars With . competition Of
. two.csnt rate against the taxi-
cabs. Yst the people have aus cab
service Ut . low rate. xAsfs 70 no
reason why some sueh ooaditiea
cannot exist n the AstTepolis.
From time to time this thing ha
been Investigated and before the Boar
and ! would like 20 So some acto,
and am ready to give my support I
any ordinance that will clear UP thi
chaotic condition once and for all.
The two Alderman. Meagher an
Marks. who proposed the ordinance o.
the floor Tuesday. are Democrat an
Republican respectively. Therefore. tn
proposition was not introduced as
party measure. but rather AZ q popula
one.
THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT !!
INTRODUCED.
| A report was also submitted to tn
The evening world., 1913-02-13
PUBLIC TAXI STANDS MUST
, co AND RATES Be LOWERED.
IS TU[T|MATUM Of GAYN0R
Mayor, in Interview With Evening
World, Approves Meagher- Marks
Ordinance and Promises to Abol-
ish Public Stands Unless Alder
men Act After Public Hearing.
BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.

The battle The Evening World
texcab this city decidedly
Of the Measherarks ordinance
comprehensive regulating
of the taxicab chauneurs.
by the attitude Of tn. Board
Of Aldermen and that Of Mayor
ing will be held The ordinance q found
on record in vote on
iA
The evening world., 1913-02-13
For D,rect Election Of Senators.

TRENTON. ". j., Feb. 1s-The House
to-day passed finally tho Joint reAoiu-
ton proposing an amendment to the
Federal Constitution for the direct cleo
ton OF United States Senators. Tie
resolution now goes to the senate
The evening world., 1913-02-13
MANY CROOKS NOW LICENSED
TO DRIVE CABS.

There are many crook drivers opsr-
ating licensed cabs in New York City
and strict regulations AZ to tho char
acter OF the individual who would sses
a license Is Of prime necessity.
THE tsxicab service has been on =
for people of means and is prohibitivc
to the average citiz.n. as the rates have
been 80 high.
The general opinion Is voiced that
IL there were more cabs on the streets
OF New York at lower rate the public
would learn TO use this means Of trans
portation as a convenience"
A summary OF the peoples case fol-
lows:
Greats strict regulations for condl.
tion OF cabs and drivers.
Abolish the private hack stands.
Lower the rates.
"Create an ordnance containinr
measures that would tend TO popularixe
the New York tsxicab - q common
carrier vehicle"
The recommendations made were the
| following:
abolish the private hack stands and
! make them public stands.
Maximum rates for a taxicab, n
cents per mile and 10 cents for eacl
| quarter OF a mile thereafter. or 10 cent,
for each six minutes waiting time.
Make strict regulations for th'
drivers and condition OF cabs with q
suficient force o: inspectors to cnforc,
the aame.
Create more public hack stands
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Civil Service Tests Soon.

Washington, D. C.-Seyeral civil
service examinations will be held
early in December In st. Louis, JEFF.
ferson City. St. Joseph. Cape Cirar.
deau, Columbia, Kirksvllle. Poplar
Blur, Springfield and Warrensburg,
Mo. and various other cities through.
out the country. On December ex.
amlnations will be held to obtain eli.
gibles for appointment as assistant in
grain Standardization and aid In grain
standardization. the former paying a
salary Of $1,000 to $1,000 and the lat
ter 5000 to $1,000. The positions must
be filled by men. On Dec 10 examina-
tons will be held for laboratory aid In
engineer, fireman In the bureau OF
standards, shop apprentice. general
mechanic and laboratory apprentice.
The entrance salaries for these posi-
tlons range from $3.50 for shop ap.
prentice to $500 for laboratory aid
and engineer. Vacancies exist in most
of these positions in the department
service In this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
VETS LIKELY TO BEGIN PRO
cEEolNos IN THE STATE
SUPREME COURT.
LAW is HELD IMPERATIVE
People Must Pass Upon Act in 1914,
According to Bankers Opinion
Lawyers Greatly Interested
in Legal Mix-Up.

Jefferson City--It is understood
proceedings Will be instituted in the
state supreme court by the vets of
Mexico, to contest the validity OF the
recent localoptiou election held In
that city, in which the "drys" won.
Whether or not the proceedings will
IN any way raise the question as to
the suspension of the county unit"
law by the application of the initia-
tive and referendum to that act, can
only be conjectured.
Attorney General Barker several
months ago wrote an opinion In which
he held that there was no question
about the reference, under the refer.
eDdum, tying up the operation of the
act. 1t y bound to lie imperative, he
held. until the people pass upon it in
1914.
How the losing side in the Mexico
"wet" and dry" campaign could be
benefited by raising this point cannot
BE- figured.
II is possible that the VETS" of
Mexico may have a loop-hole to in
augurate litigation over the legality of
the election In the form of a petition
and in the qualification of voters.
There are two sections of the local
option law providing for the subnl.s-
sion of local option propositions. One
section governs the submission and
preBcrlbes the qualifications OF voters
eligible to vote at such elections in
the country districts of a county.
The other section provides for the
submission of local option matters In
all towns over $500 in population, and
also prescribes the qualifications for
voters in the municipal local option
elections.
Lawyers here who are greatly inter.
ested In the proposed proceedings say
there may have been some confusion
or miX.up on these sections in the sub
mission of the question In Mexico.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
JOHN ALSO NEEDED MONEY
Have Been Afraid of What He
Might Say.

1t was Christmas eve. A beautiful
woman sat staring dolefully at the
embers OF the fire.
/. Christmas eve," she murmured,
and no money to buy baby n Christ
mas gift"
Slowly her eyes wandered round the
room until, with guilty start, they
rested on something standing on the
mantelpiece.
It was baby's money box. Her
hands clutched the chair convulsively.
III only dared" she murmured.
But what would John say?"
For few moments she stood de-
batting the awful question In her
mind, and then she took the box In
her hands.
John need never know" she whis-
pered.
Then, with guilty face, she broke
open the box and emptied on to the
table a collection of-tin tacks, nails,
etc
John had been there first.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Salary Grabs Forbidden.

Jefferson Cfty-That the Legislature
Ii without authority under the state
constitution to appropriate money for
the payment of extra compensation to
public officers for services already
performed Is the opinion rendered by
Assistant Attorney General Rutherford
to John Scott, commissioner of the
permanent seat of government. This
opinion upsets an old precedent In
Missouri, which was followed by State
Auditor Gordon two years ago. when
all the clerks about tho capitol had
their salaries increased, and the in
creased salary was paid them for ev-
cry month of the biennial period, be-
ginning Jan. l, 1911, and ending Dec.
81, 1912. The amount of money paid
to clerks as back pay amounted to
approximately S3,464.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
MAN He WAS LOOKING F0R
MIR. Outlets Gould Give Steady Job to
Applicant With Such
Qualification.

Mr.. Underdone Outlets, proprietor
Of the Speedy cafe. was VIGOROUSLY,
hard-hearted. Tho most weeping
widow who ever graced melodrama
couldn't have wept slice of stale
bread out of his restaurant without
the price. So. when pale and timor.
Gus bum approached the desk and
made a faitering appeal. 1t was no
surprise to the lunch fiends to hear
curt Nothing doing. Beat IT," I'm
not a beggar," retorted the hungry
man. I'm willing TO scrub floors or
wash dishes. I'm just out OF prison
and nobody will give me work. I'm
starving" The proprietor portrayed
a faint interest What were you in
forH" he asked Idly. 'T'll tell you the
truth" explained the ex-convict. Il
was kind of a counterfeiter. used
to take a 800 bill and split II In two
with razor. Then, I'd paste the
halves together, so I'd have two CEN
turtles. II the sucker didn't look on
both sides. 1t took 'em FIVE years to
catch me-" Mr. Outlets beckonod the
ex-prisoner behind the bar. Order
what you like on the house." he whis-
pered. I've got steady Job for
you. II! give you thirty a week to
slice the ham for my sandwiches. 80
Lippincott's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
WORKS ALL DAY
And Studies at Night on Grape-Nuts
Food, %

Some of the worlde great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to At themselves for greater
things. But II requires a good consti.
tuition generally to do this.
A Ga man was able TO keep 1t up
with ease after he had learned the
sustaining power of Grape-Nuts, al
though he had failed in health before
he changed his food supply. He says:
Three years ago | had a severe at
tack of stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
The nervous strain at my office
from 6 A. NJ. to P. NJ. and improper
foods caused my health to fall rapidly.
Cereal and so.calied Foods" were
tried without benefit until saw Grape
Nuts mentioned in the paper.
In hopeless desperation tried this
food and at once gained strength. flesh
and appetite. am now able to work
all day at the office and study at night,
without the nervous exhaustion that
was usual before tried Grape-Nuts.
1t leaves me strengthened, re-
freshed, satisfied; nerves quieted and
toned up, body and brain waste re-
stored. I would have been living
skeleton. or more likely dead one by
this time, II 1t had not been for Grape
Nuts"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville." In pkga There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read che Hhave letter. new
one appears fsem time to time. They
re Eenufne. true, and full Of humna
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Where He Was Lucky.

Two Little Rock negroes engaged In
quarrel. when one struck the other
on the head with wagon spoke. The
negro that had received the blow
rubbed his head for a moment and
then said:
Look we're, Stephen, dar's one thing
dat is er powerful blessin fur you"
"Whut's dat?"
de fact dat my haid is OF thick ca
it is. Wy, eff my hald want no thick
er den de common run O. haids, dat
lick would er killed me, an den you
would er been tuck befo' er jestice O.
do peace an fined mighty nigh $40.
You'd better thank de Lawd dat amt
got one desc we're mig shell haids."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
100000 Men Win Wage Increase.

New York.-The long controversy
between railroads of the east and
their conductors aud trainmen over
demands for more pay has ended.
The employees are granted an increase
In wages averaging 7 per cent and
totalIng s6.OO0,0o0 annually. from Oct.
last. effective from one year one
hundred thousand men will share in
the increase The award is about
half the Increase asked by the men.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
ssringins Up of conviets Opposed.

stringins Up Of Convicts Opposed.
Jefferson City.-Gov Major and the
board Of prison inspectors made In
quiries into the "stringing up" of Steve
Willis, a st. Louis convict, by OFF,
Gals Of the state penltentiary, In an
effort to force n confession as to where
he obtained a bottle of whisky found
on him three weeks ago. Willis has
been undergoing punishment daily for
the last IS days.
At the conclusion of the inquiry the
governor and the board announced
they were not disposed TO interfere,
as they We're satisfied the convict had
not been injured
Willis has maintained since he first
was strung up" that he found the
whisky under pile of boards within
the prison walls. Gov. Major and the
members of the board are satisfied
that he is withholding Information.
"Stringing up" as a punishment SUI
perseded the lash in the Missouri
state penitentiary, under the last adj
minlstratlon. 1t consists OF placing
the prisoners wrists in handouts
which are fastened TO the wall some
what higher than the level of the
mans head. The prisoner is kept in
this position from early morning un-
til evening and fed on bread and wa
ter. The method has been Endorsed
by all the present state officials with
the exception of Attorney General
Barker.
Willis punishment is part OF an in
vestlgation by prison officials to de-
termine how morphine and whisky
have been smuggled into the institu.
ton. Recently drugs and liquor have
been found within the walls In larger
quantities than ever before. The late
grand jury made an attempt to learn
the source Of the traffic and the 60
between in the penitentiary, but
failed
THE strlnging up" process, It was
said at the penitentiary, has been
withgtood by convicts for %, so, IS
and even 40 days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Argues Joplin Phone Case.

Jefferson City.--Argumcnts were
presented before the public service
commission on behalf of the Kinloch
Telephone company for a reopening
of the Joplin case. In this matter the
commission some time since made an
order approving an arrangement be-
tween the Home Telephone company
Of Joplin and the Missouri q Kansas
tBelr Telephone company, by which
physical connection was established
between the two. This, the K.raoch
company says, practically invalidates
Its exclusive contract with the Home
company for handling the iong-dis.
tante business of the latter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Near Trauedv.

A Pittsburgh millionaire stood be-
side his $s,000.000 automobile wonder.
Ing where to so next
A woman whom he had known
rushed out of the hotel and sought to
solve this problem for him in a hurry.
She shot at him. but. of course. she
did not hit him.
Instead the bullet punctured the
chauffeur's leg.
Great guns. that was a narrow as.
cape!" exclaimed the millionaire. She
might have punctured tire!"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Conservation peleqste. Named.

Jefferson City.-The delegates 10
the Fifth National Conservation con-
gress. which meets ct Washington,
D, c., Nov. is to 20. were appointed
by Gov Major. He appointed the fol-
lowing: w. X. Ksvanaugh and Mrs.
Philip N. Moore OF st. Louis: Clark
Crayeroft and David d. Hoag of Jop-
lin: Walter 8. Dickey and D. A. Lat
cry Of Washington and Senator Kirk
Hawkins OF Springfield. The latter is
chairman OF the senate committee
which 10 investigating water power Ia
Missouri
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
To Hold Up State Boards.

Jefferson Clty.-There will be no
announcement by Gov Major of 9th.
er the insurance commission or the
board of managers for the Missouri
exhibit at the PAnama-Pacifc exposi.
ton until after his return from Ar
kansas the latter part of next week.
Gov. Major said there is no special
hurry for naming either body, but that
they will be made public by Dec. /.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
To Study carrollton crossiro.

Jefferson City.-An order was made
BY the public service commission for
nm investigation of the highway cross
ing on the Santa Fe railroad near
Carrollton. Mo-, where an automobile
party of six people were killed by a
fast express train Aug. is.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Convict Ball liam Minis

Sacramento. Cal.---Folsom peniten
tiary conylcts defeated Christian
Brothers college at Sacramento. 2 TO
!. In baseball game at the peniten.
tiary. 1t was said to be the first
game ever played between a peniten.
tiary team and one from the outside
world.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Tariff Discounts Void.

Washinaton-ln an opinion given
by Attorney General McReynolds and
made public, it is held that the para.
graph in the tariff bill granting a dis
count of . per cent on all goods i'm.
ported into this country In American
ships is In violation of existing
treaties between the United states
and foreign powers and that. conse-
quentiy, the provision is imperative.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Malone Is Collector at New York

Observation-Disclosures was
made at the White House Of the nom.
nation of Dudley Field Malone to be
collector Of customs at New York.
Malone is third assistant secretary OF
state and a son,in-law of Senator
O'Gorman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Major Visits Boys School.

Jefferson City.-The members of the
beard of managers of the training
school at Boonville met here with
Gov. Major to talk over the affairs of
that institution and to appoint trsas-
user and overseer for the farm. Alex.
Stephens of Boonville, brother OF Lon
" Shepens, was appointed treasurer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Royal Autos In Five Mishaps.

Berlin.-The speed VITA which royal
personages run their motor cars in
Germany has given rise to Indignation
on the part of the Morgen Post, which
says that royal automobiles have
caused five fatal accidents within a
short time
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Reform School Inquiry Refused.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Major refused
a demand for the appointment of a
committee Of women representing the
Council of Women's Clubs at Kansas
City to investigate the methods of
management in the Industrial Home
for Girls at Chillicothe. The COVER
nor received a report from Miss Mary
Perry and other members Of the board
Of charities and correction, which, at
his request, investigated the methods
used in handling the girls home. The
report says the complaints against the
home are without foundation and that
1t is one of the best managed In the
country. The report was signed by
Miss Mary Perry, the Rev. j. N.
CIutcher of Neosho and James F. Con-
IAN of st. Louis. The investigation
resulted from statements made by
women of Kansas City through a
newspaper TO the effect that the insti-
tuition is more like a prison than a re-
form school and that large percent
age of girls are not reclaimed. The
officers of the institution and the
board were appointed by Gov Hadley.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Five Days to Sian Treaty

Athens.-Public sentiment here Ia
growing more and more anxious as re.
cards the outcome of the Graeco.
TurkiEh negotiations. Turkey on one
excuse or another, refuses to sign
the treaty of peace.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Saline County Prisoner Paroied.

Jefferson City.-Smith Tompkins,
sent from Saline county to the peni-
tentiary, in July, 1912, under sentence
of five years for forgery, was released
under communication issued by Gov
Major on recommendation Of the
board of pardons.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
S. Louisan Heads C. e. Union.


Kirksville.-Oliver Blackenton of
st, Louis was elected president of the
Missouri Christian Endeavor union,
which has just concluded its twenty
sixth annual convention at Kirksville.
Other officers are: Vice president. J.
C. Duffenback. Independence treasur.
or, Ben F. Dixon Kahokia secretary,
Agnes Hllman, st. Louis statistical
secretary, Annie Fleming, Columbia;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hour, w. F.
Bradley. Lock Spring; intermediate.
Roxey Classify, Springfield; junior,
Dora Clemmens, St Louis mission
AIRY. Jane Thompson; evangelistic, c..
II. NEWMAN. Gainesville; social and
Introduction, Rose Lacey Kansas
City; tenth legion, Mrs. Edward Web
Der, Dexter efficiency, Miss Lena
Sargent; citizenship and press. w. s.
Dray, Savannah.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Boy SLAYER Pleads GUILTY

kanBas City.--iarry Davis. one OF
a trio of youthful bandits that held up
and killed Al Hatch, a wealthy saloon
keeper, in October. 1912, pleaded
guilty Unexpectedly. He was sen.
fenced TO 80 years in the penitentiary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Upholda "Hours.of. Service avv

Misunderstanding valid the
federal 'hours-of-service" law. pro-
hibiting railroads working trainmen
more than 1G consecutive hours. tas
supreme court affirmed convictions
against the NJ, X. C T. for its alleged
vioations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13

Jefferson City.--The board of man
ayers of the Boonville state reform
school for boys has elected Alex. n.
Stephens of Boonviile, treasurer, sue.
ceeding NJ. Il. Schmidt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
Auxvasse Postmaster DIes.

F'ulton.--Charles Brown, IS years
old, postmaster at Auxvasse. died sud
denly OF apoplexy. He was appointed
to the place last May. A family sur
viveB.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13
ANY Wsy He Wanted

The Professor-Boy, get me O fly.
New Page-Yes, sir. Dead or alive,
slr?-Punch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-13

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma.
tiou. alisys pain cures wind collie &c bottle.As