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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-30
Mayor for SubtCdg in Four
Years and for Delay Plan

Mayor Smith, in two separate
statements, last night declared the
subway will be built the entire
length of Broad street, that $780,
100000 will be spent on rapid
transit during the next four years,
that the Department of City Tran
sit should be abolished and that it
should be replaced with a Com
mission on Transit. The Mayor
made these statements:
At the flower dinner at Horti-
cultural Hall:
We are going TO dig up
Broad street from end to end.
We expect to spend $50,000,-
600 in the next four years on
a rapid transit system for
Philadelphia that will not be
equaled in any city in the
world.
After the Finance Committee
meeting of Councils:
When heard Director
Twining's report on transit
this afternoon, / felt con-
vinced there should be COM
mission to handle the develop
ment of our transit plans. The
present arrangement permits
too mush responsibility to de-
volve upon one mans shoul-
ders.
The burden is too great.
We are in the midst of a great
project, requiring caution,
care and the benefit of more
than one mans experience. A
Commission on Transit is
what we should have, and not
a Department of Transit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-30

ago has further complicated ,b. .,,..
tlon. The views now presentsa s..aia- ss,tua-
director will add TO the d,s,a,,,y ~ the
FORMING correct Judgment ~ Of
THE EVENING BULr,Er1u
The Evening Bulletin, cal,ins an.
plans unacceptable, says edItos,ant s transi
Director Twinings recomnamsIyi
as to the rapid transit prohia., tion
which the people have been tau. tor
ing many weeks, serve chiefly !, wait
ate confusion and cause deia,. cre-
for that reason will be unacos,, ana
to the majority of the citIzsnp
will serve only TO strengthen ~ snd
mand of the public upon Mavos u.oe- oe-
and Councils that work on Tho -ras,h -r,,h
plans, under contracts awarded ylof
be resumed and pressed to coynn,ss,h sneh
with the least possible waste az Hs.On H.0n
1t is now TO be said, IN wsr.,-
that IL the transit item in ths inu
bill does not specifically pledsn ~
city to the frultion Of ths We
transit plans substantially ss psa
gurated. and II II does not efrscti,..,ar
guard against the operation m ,hs
dilatory and compllcatlng tactIcs .a ns
covered by yesterdays proceedInv,f.,
City Hall, the loan will be I'D dsnvss
of defeat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-30
city ms a whole. The Twinins plans
consider small section Of the city.
1T WILL NOT DO.

city as a whole. The Twining plans
consider a small section OF the city.
1T WILL NOT DO.
THE NORTH AMERICAN.
The North American, in paragraph
says:
Director TwIning thinks we may get
Scent transfers in 1860. IL Philadel-
phia waits that long IL doesn't de-
serve to get them
THE PRESS.
The Press takes up the burden of th'
outIyinE sections. In it's editorial IL says
The people will not so readily APP
prove the abridginent OF the transit
plan that gives improved transit to
those central portions of the city
which need IL the least and leave the
more distant wards to their pres
ent unsatisfactory service unless the
people living along the route of the
extended lines agree to pay for their
construction.
while there is semblance of JUS
tice in this Il is not the way cities are
built up by rapid transit extension.
The Market street subway and ele-
waited after its completion saw a new
city arise around It in West Philadel-,
phia near to the city line. On the
Twlnng plan of construction by local
assessments we fear the elevated road
on Market street would never have got
much further west than 42d street.
THE RECORD.
The Record takes this editorial view:
For our part we are free to confess
that we have not for some time past
felt that the transit situation was In
such shape that the work necessary,
including the passage of the loan bill,
and other commitments to a fixed
policy were beyond question, I'm
doubtedly the apparent opposition of
Director Twining to parts of the Tay-
lor plan as disclosed several weeks
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THE INQUIRER.

The Inquirer condemns the Twining pla
1t says, editorially:
Director Twining has produced his
much-talked-of plans.
They are bob-tail plans.
They are drawn, not in the inter-
ests of the public. but in the interests
of the Rapid Transit Company.
Their tendency Is to get away from
anything like universal scent rate
and discourage transfers. Instead of
decreased fare, he is driving inevita-
bly, toward an increased fare--actual-
ly suggests 1t.
For developing purposes, rapid
transit should reach out into undevel-
oped territory and build 1t up, thereby
providing constantly growing bust
ness. The Directors proposition is to
the contrary
There is no rapid transit in 1t -
1t is preposterous.
The Taylor plans considered the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-30
TWINnNG TRANSIT PLAN
NOT HVDORSED BY ANY
NEWSPAPER IN CITY
Two Rap 1t, One Slurs 1t and
Three Other Editors
Argue Against
1t Mildly
TAYLOR IDEAS DROPPED

None of the five Philadelphia morning
papers indorses the transit plan OF Direc-
tor Twining.
Two of them rap II heartily. one slurs
II and two others argue against It mildly
The Evening Bulletin also says the sub
stitute plan will not do.
The Evening Telegraph made no edi-
torial comment on Director Twining's plan
as presented to Councils Finance Com
mittee yesterday.
THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
In its editorial the PUBLIC LEDGER
says:
II is important to notice that while
Director Twining would compel the
outlying section to wait for transit
facilities until the city can be author
ized to assess the costs upon them,
he makes no such condition apply to
the Frankford elevated line OF
course, the fact that the Frankford
extension has already been author
ICED by Councils, and is in course of
construction. makes a difference; but
the further fact that this line is the
one that will be most valuable to the
Rapid Transit Company will not
escape observation. Mr.. Twining lays
great emphasis upon the Importance
of securing in advance of further
operation of the rapid transit system
for which the city's credit is to be
given, but he omits to lay equal en-
phasis upon the argument on which
Mr.. Taylor depended most strongly.
namely, that the extensions "in being"
or in actual course of construction
would constitute the city's most potent
lever in securing for the city fav-
orable agreement with the Rapid
Transit Company.
That corporation cnn be counted
upon to look out for itself; what tho
city especially needs Is somebody to
see that It gets just treatment from
the company. This was what the Tay-
lor plan aimed to secure: the pople
will insist upon a like guarantee from
the present administration before they
shall consent to what amounts to an
abandonment of the Taylor plan and
the substitution of one that falls far
behind it in most of the essention
details.
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THE QUESTION OF FARES,

"CitiZens should not delude them
selves" he continues, into the belief that
the average fare is only cents now
and that 1t will be only cents with the
city as partner in the enterprise, not
withstanding that II may be so agreed
upon and stated In the lease, because they
must pay the full fare in one shane or
another, whatever il may be, as long as
the operator OF the lines remains solvent
The mere fact that the rider does not pay
1t on the car should not blind him TO the
fact that the cost OF service must be and
always is paid in full In some way
IN the case Of port development. where
the city Is in competition with other cities
for foreign and domestic shipping and
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
European War

The fighting is still around
Verdun and with about as much
in favor of the Allies as the
Germans. The sinking of mer-
chant vessels has been going on
during the past two weeks to a
great rate, no less than 60 hav-
ing been sunk in a fortnight and
many with Americans aboard,
tho no deaths among them.
The President and Cabinet are
greatly worried over the situa-
tion and the relationships be-
tween this country and Ger
many are more strained than
ever over the extensive sinking
of vessels with Americans
aboard. Congress and Senator
Stone, chairman of the Foreign
relations Committee are standing
with the President.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Boy Broke Arm

A son of Frank Walker ven
tured too far out on a board
which was balanced near the
center and in the loft of a shed
on his fathers premises, Satur-
day. The board tilted, the boy
tumbled and a broken arm and
badly bruised nose accompanies
him in his rounds as a result.
This boy has been kicked by
horses and mules, in fact, has
had all sorts of mishaps which
overtake venturesome youth eX'
cept diving from a flying ma
chine. which feat his fond par
ents fully expect him to accom-
plish as soon as he can get to al
aeroplane and go up.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Car Shortage

The chairman of the Public
Service Commission is out in a
statement that there is a great
shortage of cars and advises
shippers about as follows; they
should place their orders at least
As hours prior to the time
they wish to use cars; not
order in excess of the cars they
can load in "a hours; they should
load cars to capacity, especially
in grain and its products; con.
signees should unload cars with
out delay, and he advises that
carriers shouldplace cars prompt
ly and without discrimination
and after loaded move them on
the first train.
The fact that there is a short.
age of cars at this season of the
year indicates that the railroad:
are doing big business.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Negro Soldiers Riot

There is a bunch of negro
soldiers, a regiment, stationed
at Del Rio, Tex, that goes on
the rampage occasionally. Last
week they went out for a time
and being hilariously inclined,
they shot into some houses. Ran
gers got on their trail and in a
sort of battle, one was killed by
a ranger and the blacks dis
persed. The verdict of the
coroners jury was justifable
homicide, and the community
has prepared a petition asking
that the dusky defenders Of
Uncle Sam be removed from the
country.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Suffrage VS. Liquor

Rev. E. Combie Smith, pastor
of a Methodist Church in St.
Louis in an address last week
before the central branch W. c.
T. U. declared woman suffrage
no panacea for the liquor ques-
tion. He pointed out that only
five of the states which permit
ed women to vote were dry and
poorly dry at that, and also re.
fered to the recent elections in
Illinois where many of the towns
which had adopted prohibitory
methods a few years ago, went
wet.
Mrs. Nellie Burger followed
DR.. Smith and told the 100 wo.
men present that every effort
would be made to elect a legis.
lature which would pass statu.
tory prohibition in this state,
She declared that prohibition had
no chance to win at the polls
this year. She said further
"Our association is not behind
the initiative petitions which
are being circulated asking fol
a vote on the liquor question al
the election in November. Sub.
mitting the question to the
voters at this time is, we think,
regretable, illtimed, suicida
and criminal"
Mrs. Berger, like many others
does not wish to let the ques
tion be settled by a majorit.
vote of the people of the state
but hopes to get what the!
want in spite of public senti
ment.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
l. N. Wiseman Dead

Saturday night one of the old
residents west of town, l. N.
Wiseman, died after an illness
of renal and other disease, aged
70 years, / month and 18 days.
Mr.. Wiseman came to this
county from Kentucky many
years ago and was active in all
the neighborhood affairs until
about two years ago when his
health interfered with further
participation in business matters,
tho it was not until about a year
ago that he was forced to look
after his physical condition to
the exclusian of all else.
His remains were inferred at
the city cemetery Monday, a
very large number of hif neigh
bors and acquaintance being
present to pay their last respects.
Surviving him are; l. B; Jno.
C. B.; W. NJ; Mrs. Anna l..
Moore; Mary S. Hunter and
Matte Billups.
Mr.. Wiseman moved from a
farm near Mendon to the neigh
borhood where he died nearly
so years ago, and could boast Of
as rich and we'll kept farm as
any man in the county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
New Destroyer

John Hays Hammond Jr. the
son of the mining expert, has
sold to the government all right,
title and interest in and to a
patent on the greatest destroyer
known to the age.
The invincible war implement
is called "radio-dynamic torpe-
do" and can be launched from
shore, a vessel or an aeroplane,
and will destroy the largest ship
at twenty eight miles. 1t can
be directed accurately by the
radio-dynamic process, being
capable of being turned when ir
motion.
The young man, he is only 2e
years old, will be paid nearly
million dollars for his invention
by the government and tho he
could have gotten a much larg
er sum from England, he favor
ed this country.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
MEXICAN MIDDLE
Villa Far Ahead of Pursuers
His Capture Uncertain
Far South

Reports from the headquarters
of the general in pursuit of
Francisco Villa are not only
meager but in many cases, con-
fiicting. One reliable report
however is that Villa is still at
large and ahead of our troops.
The probability of his early cap
ture is one day reported and the
next information is that he is
getting away faster than ever
and that the supposition that he
is being greatly aided by his
own nation as we'll as by people
who have been in accord with
his methods, seems we'll founded.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Sterner-MinOr

C. Orbrey Sterner and Miss
Pearl Minor were married at the
residence of the brides aunt,
Mrs. George Crosswhite in
Mexico, Mo-, Wednesday even.
ing of last week, Rev. A.
Shullenberger conducting the
wedding. The young couple
left for a trip to Hannibal and
other points on a short tour,
after which they returned tc
this city and took up their resi-.
dence in the M. F. Franklin
property on the northeast boule'
ward.
Mr.. Sterner has been the
bookkeeper at the Farmerr Bank
for several years, and a more
faithful, painstaking man fol
the place could not be found
He is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. N,
L. Sterner of near Mike and 8
most exemplary young business
man and the Supt. of the Chris.
tian Church Sunday school o.
this city.
Mrs. Pearl Minor Sterner i,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Larkin Minor of northeast O.
the city, and is nearly as wei
known in town as a resident
She is handsome and accomplish
ed is all things necessary to ;
good wife and companion, AMI
we predict years of unalloye,
happiness and prosperity for th,
couple.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
IMPORTANT TAX CASE
County Court to Hear Next
Tuesday. Drainage District
Matter. Some Question.

Next Tuesday the County
Court will hear for the second
time the arguments pro and con
on the question of a second
assessment for tax againt drain
age districts for the purpose of
keeping bitches free of obstruc-
tions.
Every tax payer who has
drainage tax to pay will be in
terested in the decision of the
court, for the issue appears to be
that those whose land abuts on
the ditch should be forced to pay
the necessary expense of keeping
the ditch in working order and
those so located contending that
the assessment for such purposes
should be made against all the
land taxed for building the
ditch.
One thing is plain, and that is
that the law requires that drain
age bitches be kept free of OBJ.
structions, and it will be for the
county court to determine who
must foot the bills.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Cleaned Up

Friday there was a cleanup
squad at work in several places
while snow was falling, the one
thing favorable being that no
dust was flying.
The rubbish that was hauled
off showed the general condition
of filthiness better than it could
be observed while the refuse was
scattered. 1t was a matter of
little surprise however, to many,
that there was so little compared
with former years. The system
of cleaning up every year early
in the spring has made its per-
manent mark. Not only health
is promoted but appearance is
improved, even tho the refuse is
generally in alleys and other sup
posed out-of-the-way places.
Monday the street commission
er was after the rubbish with
wagons and we all feel cleaner,
tho there is some improvement
which could be made vet, the
scraggly limbs on trees, warped
fruit trees which appear to have
never had a trimming and yards
so full of brushy shrubbery that
they do not get clear of un-
healthy moisture from the be-
ginning tc the end of a year.
Some more clearing should be
done. not only along streets, but
in the school campus and Price
Park. The pretty view should
not be obscured by jungle growth
nor the public health impaired by
everlasting dense shade.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
High School Notes

We lost out in one of the con-
tests, but wait.
The Parent Teachers Organi-
zation held a meeting Thursday
at which important business
was transacted and a splendid
program rendered by the lower
grade pupils.
The entire school was delight
ed over the arrival Monday of
the books to he added to the
library. The collection was
large and excellent, containing
works on nearly every subject.
The travelling library took its
departure Thursday and it will
not be missed so much as it
would have been but for the
arrival OF the new books for the
school library.
The boys completed their
elimination for the athletic con-
test at Brunswick Tuesday and
the entries were handed to the
secretary of the association.
Every thot Of other things has
been displaced by anticipation Of
the great events at Brunswick.
The entire high school will likely
witness the contests and arrange,
ments have been made to get uE
and hustle towards the city by
train, auto, carriage and any
other old way, to get there.
The only visitors this weeE
were a couple of pestiferou!
bbok agents.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Ferry Delayed

Capt. Smith was in Bruins
wick the latter part of last week
and informed the Commercial
Club that he could not possibly
get to the place with his boat
by the 18th. of this month and
was granted an extension of
time. He says his good boat
was under 18 feet of water and
that conditions had been such
that he could not get it up and
in shape to bring to the city by
the time he had engaged to do
so.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Charged With Robbery

Sheriff Hurt arrested Dave
Minich and Clarence Woodbridge
at the home of Dave south Of
Mike Tuesday morning on a
warrant charging them with
robbery sworn out against them
by Frank Payne, a resident Of
the neighborhood.
The allegation is that Minich
saw Payne go to the home of
Woodbridge when Woodbridge was
absent, and informed Woodbridge
Of it and it was agreed between
them that Minichshould tellPayne
that Woodbridge knew of the
visit and was on his trail if he
did not dig up $4,000. Woold-
ridge alleges that he dug,
against the peace and dignity of
the state as we'll as against his
own inclination, and that upon
sober reflection, he concluded he
had been robbed and so com.
plains.
Minich and Woodbridge gave
bond for their appearance fol
preliminary hearing before JUS
tice Clarkson at Pee Dee Satur'
daY.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14

Huck West returned the first
of the week and was promptly
placed under arrest by Deputy
Sheriff Gardner on an old war
rant charging him with viola
ton of the local option law. He
is out on bond,
Lawrence Sigloch wrote to
homefolks that he is very much
pleased with his position and
the town. Lawrence can make
himself at home wherever there
is a lot of work ora chance tc
study bugology.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14

Miss Frances Dempsey of Trip
lett visited here Saturday and
Sunday.
Geo. Teitjens and Henry Troe
of the Grove were shopping here
Monday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14

Rev. Simonton, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church has been
here this week attending Presby-
terry.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-04-14
Salisbury Scribblings

AS"iIi AOL oOllC IlIIlCi OlCu al
the home of his son AL, on the
north side Sunday morning. He
was born and reared in slavery,
but so far as we can learn al
ways voted a Democratic ticket.
He reared a large family, and,
considering his circumstances,
did it we'll, who with their rela-
tives who still survive, are left
to mourn the death of an honor
able husband and father.
Mrs. Lizzie Oldham, who spent
the latter part of the winter with
her son, Charlie, at Clinton,
Ark. has returned to the delight
of all her friends.
Miss Mary Fidler who has a
position with the State Public
Service Commission at Jefferson
City, is here visiting her mother
and other relatives and friends.
She is great favorite here and
worthy of it.
We learn that Elder Ralph
Funk is conducting a series of
meetings at Forrest Green. He
is a singer of note as we'll as a
preacher.
Miss Lucy ColIet sang a beauti-
full solo at the First Christian
church Sunday morning. She
has splendid voice and should
continue it.
Byron Pile returned Saturday
night from a visit to friends at
Webster, Mo. One little heart
1utters over his return. but we
wont give it away.
Charlie Sears, the handsome
banker of Prairie Hill, was here
Monday on business.
Mrs. Kate Shumaker who has
been sick at the home of her
son, Scott Watson in Hedgepeth
addition is much improved.
Rev. Bryant Cash of Okla
brother of Mrs. M. C. Smith of
this place, is here on a visit to
the Smith family.
J Mrs. Edgar McNabb of Mexi-
CO, No., is here visiting her
: mother, Mrs. Bette Henderson.
J. W. Grizzell, Exr. of the
Dickson Estate, has had all
debris. of the late fire removed,
} and will convert the lots into a
5 beautiful lawn.
e Elmer Tilson remains poorly
D and he gradually grows weaker.
He is making a hard fight for
1 his life, and all his friends hope
l he wins.
Bud Shannon, brother of our
; John, and whose home is in
l Nebr., has been here several
, days on a visit. He is a fine
cooker, and on intimate terms
with prosperity. Come again,
Bud.
Miss Alice Stewart has con-
: cluded her school duties al
Tulsa, Okla, andis now at home
to stay. We modestlyss suggest
that in employing teachers fol
our home schools in the future,
home girls be allowed a look in,
We learn that Fred Sutter has
: purchased the Loeb property or
q East Second street. We did moi
4 get the price paid.
q C. M. Prescott is attending
s Presbytery at Mt. Carmel thii
t week.
l. On the sick list we repor
= Mrs. F. A. Shannon, Mrs. Josl
:. Hunker, Ignatz Kressig ant
e Elmer Tilson.
It A new girl at the home o
e William Westenkuehler adds +
d the population this week. A
n doing well.
. Miss Hattie Virgin spent tn