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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03

reported that, an official Of Ber-
lin, in talking to a group of
Americans, made the following
comment; II have frequently
heard American business men say
that what they want is q bust,
ness mems government such: as
we have in Germany Yet your
business men approve Of giving
away all of the profitable bust
nesses in the. city and. of keep.
ing those. which: are unprofita-
BILE, You keep your sewers,
which lose money, and give
away your street railways, which
make money. You own your
streets and parks which are un7
profitable, but not your gas and
electric lighting works, which
are profitable.' = --
In Duluth a ferry boat was
operated for several years be.
tween Lake avenue and Park
Point. Later at a cost Of $780,
600. the. Aerial bridge was
built to supplant the boat. The
yearly cost of the peration of
the bridge amounts to $4,000.
During the last week or two a
ferryboat has been in operation
while the bridge is being re-
paired at an average cost of $45
per day. Last year the cost was
$65 per day for the service.
While this is being done, and it
is commendable thing, in order
to serve those who live on the
point, bear in mind that there is
not one cent of revenue derived
from the project. Yet there is
no one who would recommend
that the city abandon the ar:
rangement.
On the other hand we have
majority, probably, OF, the citi-
zens of Duluth using electricity.
There is a profit in selling ,electri-
city, but we leave that to pri-t
vate corporation. 49, ~
The Germans would say this
was poor business management.
They keep the profitable bust
nesses along with the unprofit-
able. ,.,s:. -.
Were the business men Of sDl),1-
luth to conduct their businesses
as some seem to want our. city
business conducted they would
soon go bankrupt. -": ..
Dusseldorf Germany: erected
their electric lighting works in
1890. In 1907 they supplied
$500 consumers. The invest
ment in the plant was approx
mately,. 100000 and: the net
profit in 1907 amounted to $780,
900.
What cities in European ma
tions have done we can do.
What they have done we'll, we
can do better r.
Let us awaken to the oppor-
tunities at our door and demand
a municipal electric lighting
plant.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
MECHANICS LIEN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The ,Su-
preme Court of Oregon held, in the
case of Hume VS.. Seattle Dock COM
pany, that where the effect Of a
mechanics lien law was to give each
claimant direct and independent
lien, stipulation in the contract be-
tween the owner of a building and
the principal contractor that no
mechanics liens should be filed did
not preclude laborers material men,
Or sub-contractors from fling liens
unless they had expressly or simpliedly
assented thereto.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
WE WANT MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

d. : ta,t<
,cials be able. to give their entire
attention to -stheS5real possibilities
Of the city possibilities which
today may see,n.but idle dreams.
Today the city official is COM
PEELED to deyotesa great deal of
his time in preventing private
monopolies from infringing upon
the goodwill '.of the citizen
ship. +
This difficulty is practically
unknown in British and German
cities, from which. we may learn
some most v4luable lessons if we
will. Ts<
OF the British city it has been
said,> 1T is ffee$to think of other
things, free to have ideals. It is
not because the British, has more
constructive craftsmanship that
it has achieved where we have
failed. The, average Englishman
is no more able to administer
great undertakings than we are.
But the men Of talent in that
country are free, to enter politics:
There is nY conflict between
their patriotism and their purse.
With 334 cities in Great Bri-
tian operating their own plants
at an aggregate, investment of
$3.50, ,728,000 we hear no charges
of graft. When American cities,
and especially Duluth, shall have
taken over the public service
plants, we can then demonstrate
that our democracy is as much
more efficient as our industries
are more progressive than Bri-
tians. Then, and only then, will
it be possible Ito give to the
world the most efficient city.
Glasgow, Scotland in. 1892
bought out a privately owned
electric plant FOR $4,000. Since
that time, the city has improved
and enlarged. the service, at a.
cost of sc, 100000, so that today
it can serve Everybody, in addi-
tion to furnib bhing power to it's
city owned street railway sys-
tenn. Glasgow, in 1907, Furnished
electricity at an. average price
of 500 cent 81 pS being sold
/ at 1. 1-2 cents TO 3 cents accord
ing to the: quantity used.
Glasgow says they would as
soon turn their streets over to
private: monopoly as to see the
owner of a skyscraper> charge
fares to carry passengers in his
elevators.
For the year ending 1905 the
gross receipts, from sale of elec-
tricity in Glasgow, was $906,978.
Operating expenses $363,02
Interest payment $185,815 leav-
ing a net profit Of $358,137.
Municipal ownership in Ger
many has developed even fur
ther than in England. Germany
treats it as a question of expedi-
ency, of what will be best for
the community: In 1911, it. is
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
By Herman T. Engels.

Municipal experts. mostly
agree that municipal ownership,
of public service utilities, is es-
sential to the welfare of a city.
g Municipal ownership is not to
be Judged solely from the pages
of : balance sheet, although this
may be necessary. 1t is more,
a areat deal more, than a finan-
cial reckoning. 1t is a moral
question as we'll.
Frederick Howe aptly states
that municipal ownership is,
Just as much a moral question
as the turning over Of the police
department. of our cities to a
Pinkerton agency and we say
it would be, just as logical to do
so.
Undoubtedly in either case, a
private company could and would
make "reasonable'' rates to. the
"city' just as numerous electric
companies have furnished light to
Cities below cost in order to
have the Especial privilege of
exploiting the citizens who COM
prise the real city,
To compare the cost of main
tanning street lights with a city
where a municipality owned plant
is in use is obviously not only un-
just but a tricky if not fraudulent
method. What the private cor
poration loses by furnishing light
below cost to the city must be
made up through increased rates
to private consumers.
: No city would dare to practice
such a method on it's people.
The benefits derived from nun.
icipal ownership which do not
appear in the annual budget pre-
sented to the council, is the awak-
ened citizenship; the affectionate
regard for the city that is mani
fest in the hearts of it's citizens
Under municipal ownership there
is no bulging dividends, no stock
watering indulged in, in order to
pay excessive interest to foreign
bond, holders The. best possible
service I'd: the end is usually at
tanned and a fraternal feeling is
bound to develop between all
classes of people. These "sav.
ings' are of more ultimate good
than the savings Of few paltry
dollars.
Duluth at this time is consid
ering a plan for "city y-building.'
There can be no comprehensive
plan until such time as the city
shall own the lighting and trans
,portation> facilities Of the city
'These can no more be left with
safety in private hands than the
human body can entrust its
organs to a control outside o1
itself.'
Not until these utilities are
owned by the city, will the off
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
STEAM FILTERS WIN
WAGE INCREASE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-An agree
ment has been reached by the Steam
Filters and Helpers, who have been
on strike in this city with their en-
ployers, and all mep have returned
to work.
The new agreement entered into
calls for an increase in wages of 20
cents per day, the increase becoming
effective at once. Under, the new
agreement the wage scale of the
steam filters is 1920 per day.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
SHOWING SPLENDID PROGRESS

HAMILTON, Ohio, Ost. 2.-Organ-
izer Charles E. Vaughan reports to
Washington headquarters that the or
ganized labor movement of Hamilton
and vicinity is making splendid prog
Tess; that during the past few months
he, has been successful in increasing
the mem bership OF many of the local
organizations:
Particularly gratifying is the fact
that the papermakers have been re-
organized with !: charter membership
of over 200. Prospects are exceed
ingly bright for the future.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03

POSTAL BANKS DEPOSITS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Deposits
amounting to $4,000 900 were In
1858 postal savings banks in the
country August 81. r -. %@.s
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
arRA II. ARNOLD JACKSON.

Every one has heard that Boston
leads in intellect. but that q Boston
woman should carry away che laurels
from the sportswonoen OF the entire
country Ii worth noting. The lady
who achieved this feat 10 Mrs. EEL. Ar
mold Jackson. a member or the excll-
sive Oakley Country club near the
Hub. Recently she defeated all con
testants for the women's national golf
championship at the contest held at
the Nassau Country club. New York
This Ia the second time Mrs. Jackson
has been national champion In 1908.
as Miss Kate G. Harley OF Fall River,
Mass. she won the title. Five times
she has been near winner. In the
national tournament at Wheaton In
1908 she was beaten In the seminal
round by Mrs. j.. A. Carpenter: i'm 1904.
at Merton. Miss Georgianna M. Bishop
eliminated her In the seminal round.
and In 1911. at Baltusrol. Miss Lillian
Is. Hyde was successful against her,
SO that altogether Mrs. Jackson's rec
ord is considered very good.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
Ilrys Win I'M kentucky

Louisville. Ky Nov. @. w.
Beckhaan democr attic, former cove n
or OF Kentucky today was elected to
the United States Senate hy 4 major
ity OF 10000 EIGHT Of the eleven
congressman ELECT. together with Mr..
Beclham, are all right on the temper
aflceA n1IRs4inr
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
Path cf the kaltapo.

Several birds make regular paths tD
ana from their resorts. Those OF the
Antarctic penguins are noted by aIl
explorers in their region. Very no
ticeable are those I'm the hauntg oE the
kakapo, the large rock-dweIling, bur
row-nesting oWl-like parrot of the
mountains or New Zealand They
beat down regular paths along the
spurs and ridges where they abound
40 that person might be excused for
supposing they were meant for human
feet II III along these avenues THAI
the birds 60 To and fro on their noe
.urnal ramblss. and a. they march
they snip or and perhaps eat every
protruding spear or grass or weed.
keeping The path perfectly clean.
When the path Ii buried in snow tl1ey
still follow 1t On the surface and soon
beat down track
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
TANGO BRACELET.

black Chantilly. mounted over white
or black rulle and clasped with a Lit
tie buckle OF rhinestones or jet snugly
about the wrist
t'hantiIly bands are also worn about
the throat They are fitted with slides
~ Jet on rhinesfones. and some Of them
nave long jet pendants TO hang Id
front Another touch of black Is the
little wriSthanf of MORE ribbon with
Il silver buckle. silver trimmed
The Tangn watch illustrated here ID
81 convenient that women shoppers.
tear hers or business women in general
vii. appreciate its usefulness. The
tiny gun metal watch is set In brace
lei OF :aafher. that may be strapped
RnuyIy about the wrist.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
WRIST DECORATION.

Bands of Velvet and Lace and Watches
Mounted In Leather 40 Bracelets.
When bracelet OF diamonds, In
itself worth beleaguered city's war
tax. would call attention only 20 It's
own brilliancy-and would therefore
be discarded by the fashionable Wom-
an OF today the bracelet OF black vel
vet ribbon. with It's quaint jet slides
and buckles. gives point and character
TO the frock with which IL Ii worn.
One OF the very newest things is the
bracelet OF Chantilly lace. 1t Ii q mar
row band. about half an inch wide. OF
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP

Last winter when my little boy
had Group got him bottle OF
Cham berla.n's Cough remedy. / hon
estly believe it saved his life" writes
AIRS. J B. Cook, Indiana. Pa. ct
cut the Dhlegm and relieved his
ougfing spells. 4 am most grateful
for what this remedy has done for
him" For sale by all dealers. adj
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
NOTICE or ELECTION
flca. Ia. F.1orftla Nov.


OcaIa, Florida, Nov. 5, 1914
Under and by virtue oil authority
vested in the undersigned a$ mayor 0f
the city OF Ocalas municipal corpora
ton organized and existing under the
laws OF the state or Florida hereby
proclaim and give notice that NUM-
cipal election Tor the city of Oeala lS
hereby called ard will M held I'M fffe
said city 0f Ocala. Marion county, Flor
ida, on the
sfh Day Or Deeember, Al. I'D. 1914
for the purpose of eIecting a
mayor OF the said city, also one c0un-
Gilman from the first ward also two
4g0uncllmen from the second ward, to-
wit. one 10 serve Az regular council
expired term OF E. Il. Robinson: also
One councilman from third ward i also
two counciImen from fourth ward, to-
wit: one 20 serve Al regular COUNSEL
Lnan from said ward and one ito I'LL I'M
expired term or u. w. T01ar for the said
CITY aforesaid and hereby appoint the
inspectors and clerks as follows:
Ward No. One. O. B. HOWise, ~ B.
I'ee elE 1I y IL Spencer. inspectors, and
Ward No. Two: &. H Mathews Isaac
Stevens, G.. ~ Livingston, inspectors
and H. IL MILESTONE, clerk:
Ward No. Three: IL. Warner, -
Hurst A. led. Fausett, inspectors, and "
ard. ara 10. -Four Four: j. III. Rrayb4lI. wv.
cycle w H McConn. inspectors ari1
Il f s 81 ~ j. ID. ROBERTSON.
Mayor OF Ocsa1a, Florida.
4 Attest: IA C. SISTRUNKy
City Clerk. l1-6-frl
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
The right Ii On LIN Tampa

The eighty saloons 81 Il lsborough
county must 60. The enemy II tho
roughly aroused and 1t viii be d ter
rife engagement. But the prohibI-
tionisfs have thoroughly organized
VIII fight for victory from now on
until the last ballot II cast.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-14
NGIU. Department
Mrs. IL. Van Hood. Editor

Oregon. Washington. Colorado and
Arizona have voted out the Liquor
traffic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT.

Reports to Bradstreets for the week
state there Is not much change In the GEN
eral condition Of labor Manufacturers
are fairly well employed. Seasonable
trade has been affected by weather condl-
tions. \ smaller amount of business has
been done at the millinery stores than was
reported for the same period OF last year.
Reports from maple sugar makers in
Franklin and Orleans counties indicate
that about a pound to the tree has been
gathered so FAR but In a number Of in
stances not much work has been done. In
the back and hill towns a large amount
of snow is reported and travel Is bad Re
ports from both the wholesale and retail
| trade Indicate slow collections
| Burlington reports a reasonably good
amount Of work on hand and in prospect
among the manufacturers Of interior fln-
| ish. Several building contracts have been
commenced. At Richford one Of the fur
nture manufacturing plants IS to increase
It's capacity by building an addition to its
plant The garment industry has under
consideration the enlargement of it's plant
| At Newport the wood working plants are
fully employed Other plants are reason
ably well employed. Reports from veneer
| manufacturers report demand Is a little
! less than usual. Reports from the wood
| manufacturing plant at Barton state that
! business Is not quite up to normal. Not
much business has been done in the maple
sugar orchards in this vicinity as weather
| conditions have not been good At Hard
wick the strike at one of the granite cut
ting plants is still unsettled Retail trade
at that point Is reported only fairly good
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
APPEAL FOR MONEY.
Funds Needed at Once to Continue
Fight against Catcrpillars.

There is only short time left In which
to fight the tent caterpillar as the warm
weather will soon he here and the worms
will be walking about the limbs of the
fruit trees and making general havoc.
The Klfa club has been doing an excel
lent work in helping cXterninate this
pest by Offering small cash prizes to boys
who will bring in the egg masses OF the
worm that contain the germs from
which countless millions Of caterpillars
will soon be born. Up TO date the bows
have brought in s6o01 of these egg
masses and they have been destroyed
The Klifa club voted 500 to eXtermnate
the pest and the fund is now nearly eX-
hausted The recently organized Clean
Up. Paint Up" committee has undertake
en- TO render financial assistance to the
I<lifa club and takes this opportunity to
make a special appeal To- the people or
Burlington TO send in their contributions
10 assist in the good work of the boys
Large contributions are not desired, but
lot of small ones are and the money
should be forthcoming Immediately if il
is to do any good The money may he
sent TO the Free Press or to the Klfa
club direct. This appeal should be of
interest to all owners of orchards, large
and small,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
CLEAN Up SUGGESTIONS.
@ Editor OF the Free Press:

To the Editor OF the Free Press:
Dear Sir: Along with the agitation for
Paint Up and Clean Up Week in Bur-
lington will you permit me 20 say word
about cleaning up our country districts?
Sewage disposal is very poorly done il
attempted at all Open privy5 which give
all sorts of opportunity for the typhoid
f1v" abound Waste of all kinds is exposed
to the open air. water supplies both from
brooks and we'll are conta minated by sew
age from outhouses and barnyards.
Lastly, and ! say it with my positive
knowledge, dead animals are left exposed
in tina open fields to purify and decay
Driving through the township Of Hines
burg only last Sunday, l saw two dead
horses lying in a field not 200 yards from
the road. My attention was first called TO
them by the vile odor which was waited
along for half mile or more. Such in
stances as this are common. Often when
animals are buried" they are merely COW
cred with hay or are buried in a manure
pile.
1t seems to me that something ought to
he done to stop such practice. Cannot the
health officer force the burial OF dead cat
tie and the correction OF some OF these
other evils? II not, why not?
Hoping to see this in print under your
Letters from the People" I am.
Very truly yours.
f. A. DILLON.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

borses, have binders to hinder them
from seeing anything on either side Of
them while men everywhere are reach
Ing out In all directions for wider knowl-
edge"
That is what Justin S. Morrill, said In
part to those who in his time dared to
charge that the University OF Vermont
was not true to his ideal, and that funds
were being diverted from their true pur-
pose and his words were just as true
In 1913 when the Carnegie Foundation
report was made as they were twenty
years previous.
Again we rise to inquire whether Sec
rotary Furst of the Carnegie Foundation
was correct when he said the Vermont
education commission endorsed the
statements made in the report OF the
Carnegie Foundation MS we'll as its rec.
lamentations
Secretary lTurst has not delgned a
reply. is there a member OF the Yer
mont education commission who is ready
TO reply in the affirmative or negatlve7
Somebody stands guilty Of libelling
Vermont, and we are somewhat anxious
to see just who will Join Secretary
F'urst in pleading guilty by silence OF
otherwise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

Morrill, himself, whom Chief Justice
Powers quotes at length on this very
point. Note the directness with which
Senator Morrill, with prophetic vision as
we'll as timely appreciation of perils
existing at that time answered the
Fursts of former years and OF the pres
emit in these words uttered at the uni
verslty commence A.ent in 1898, as quoted
by Chief Justice Powers:
"In some States there may have been
established colleges, so-caled, where in
struction in agriculture is provided with
very little else, If so, II is to he re-
GREETED, as it would be n NONCOMPLIANCE
with the fundamental conditions of the
act of 1862. All farmers and
their sons should also vigorously protest
against the mockery and the pretense OF
substituting for liberal education, in
struction solely related to agriculture, as
though farmers should have only one
idea. and be contsnted with an institution
having less equipment than a college OF
even the lowest grade, and
that eAliagSN Shc'ld moi like t!mid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

member of the trustees OF the Univer-
slty of Vermont and State Agricultural
College for n third Of century, actively
participating in the arrangement of cur
rlculum as well as In the management Of
its finances, and that he repeatedly
helped refute attacks precisely like
those now aimed at the institution by
the Carnegie Foundation. is the unan-
swerable reply which Chief Justice
Powers makes to the false critics OF the
university to-day.
The names of other Vermonters of
illustrious fame and noble service to the
commonwealth AZ State trustees of the
university and agricultural college would
alone serve to answer the libelous as
sertion that funds of the institution had
been diverted from the agricultural COLI
iege to the medical college. but when
the Carnegie Foundation seeks to show
that the University vi Vermont has for
saken the ideal which Justin 3. Murrill
had In mind In establishing the college
land grant, no stronger reiutation could
lbe secured than the testimony of Senator
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

II think we must bear in mind that
Keys poem, The Star-Spangled Banner
Is war anthem, inspired amidst the
smoke and din of battle, for men in
strife, about men in strife. 1t Is not the
story Of an italian sunset or an after
noon tea Recognizing this fact | do
not think that the average Englishman
is or such delicate susceptlbilities as to
be offended by any line Of 1t, any more
than the singing of Rule, Britannia by
the tars on battleships In New York
harbor would meet with the disapprova
Of any American endowed with ordinary
common sense. Robert Burnss favorite
poem, beginning Scots wha hae WI Wal
lace Bled,' is much loved and quoted ir
England. Notwithstanding that It teens
with reproaches against that country. ]
am certainly not in favor OF any alter
alton INTERPOLATION or excelsior Of any
classic or literary production OF ostab-
lished value-least OF all the Star
Spangled Banner anthem"