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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
CITY-OWNED PLANT GIVES THREE
CENT c! LIGHT, ONE CENT FUEL, AND
I+++ ***
MAKES A NICE PROFIT ON IT. TOO!
Municipal Ownership So Much Success In Winnipeg Citizens
Now Plan Street Car System Operated by Own Power

The following article from Winni-
peg shows how cheaply electricity can
be produced. Careful management
and installation may, in the near flu
ture, be able to reduce the cost of
"electric juice" below even that as
here stated:
The city of Winnipeg has just issued
a report of the most successful year
it's municipal light and power plant
has ever had and the writer came
here to learn just what this munich
pal plant means to the people.
Winnipeg people are burning three
cent lights!
Housewives are using one-cent fuel
Business men are using one-cent
power!
And the municipal electric light and
power plant that furnishes this cheap
light, fuel and power has earned, for
the fiscal year just ended, a net sur
plus of $4,000.
Besides the plant put $356,992 into
the sinking fund and 1854 ,066 into a
reserve to keep the plant up to date.
Ten years ago the Winnipeg Electric
Railway Co. had monopoly on sup
plying electrical energy for lighting,
heating and power and the gas for
similar purposes. A fight against the
corporation was started by J. w.
Cockburn of the civic board of con-
troll, who now manages the legal adj
visor; Sandy" Mcdonald, who was
mayor then and Richard Waugh
mayor since the plant was opened in
October, 1911.
Under the rule of the corporation,
light cost 20 cents per thousand watts,
and power and fuel half as much.
The company was paying 20 per cent
dividends, but told the people cheaper
light or power could not be given be-
cause of the high price of coal.
1t was suggested the company erect
a hydro-electric plant and utilize the
power of the Winnipeg river II miles
away. This was done, but the COM
pany did not reduce the cost of cleo
trio current. Dividends went up.
Then Cockburn, Macdonald, Ak
ins and Waugh got people interested
in municipal plant.
The cost of the plant up to the low
tension side of the city terminals was
$3,421 ,636. Within the city the dis
tributing system cost $2,593,362
To date the investment represents in
assets $500, 710.S0 and the outstand-
ing liabilities are $7,402,0O0. The first
year showed deficit, because the old
company reduced rates and signed up
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

Augusta, Me-, Sept. 9.-First of the
states to hold an election this year
Maine will ballot on Monday, watched
by the country as possible barome-
ter of political conditions. Will the
results be indicative of democratic or
republican triumph in the approach
ing presidential election? Politicians
throughout the country have their
eyes on the Pine Tree State and will
watch eagerly for the returns next
Monday evening after some 100000
voters have cast their ballots for gov
ernor and other state officials.
The campaign that closed today has
been the most spirited and the most
spectacular that any living politician
in Maine can remember. The repub-
lican national campaign committee
sent it's ablest orator into the state
with Charles E. Hughes, nominee for
president, heading the list. The dem
ocrats met the republicans with a
campaign of equal velocity and COM
| pleteness, in which several members
of President cabinet, several demo
cratic governors and a score of Unit
ed States senators and representatives
took part.
In campaign fought almost en-
tirely on national issues, the demo-
Gratis are asking for Endorsement of
President Wilson's administration.
State affairs have figured but little,
except for the ever present subject Of
prohibition, and liquor law enforce
ment. The democrats are concentrat-
ing their energies chiefly in an endea-
vor to have Senator Charles F. john
son, who originally was elected by the
1910 legislature, which happened to
be democratic, returned to the senate
and to re-elect Congressman Daniel F.
McGillicuddy, the only democrat
among the four representatives of
Maine. They are also confident of re-
electing Governor Oakley c. Curtiss
and are hopeful of winning in the
contest for the second United States
senatorship to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Burleigh.
Their candidate for this place is Ken
meth c. M. Stills, dean of Bowdoin
college. ~
The republicans are making claims
of a complete sweep all along the line,
their confidence being based largely
upon the belief that, with the pro-
gressives out of field, the republicans
should roll up something like their old
time pluralities. The republican can
didate in opposition to Senator John
son is Colonel Frederick Hale, repub-
lican national committeeman for the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

1t knows Winnipeggers have had a
taste of municipal ownership and like
it too well to give up chance of
running their own cars with power
they generate in their own plant.
The housewife puts her dinner on
stove bought from the municipal light
and power plant, sets the time clock
and goes shopping. The clock turns
off the heat at the designated time
and when Mrs. Housewife returns, her
dinner is cooked.
The housewife can burn seven times
as many lights as she could before the
city plant was built, at the same cost
Or the same number of lights the
same length Of time at about one-sey-
enth the former cost.
She can iron with an electric iron,
wash with power machine or run an
electric at tenth the amount she
paid for the old company.
A manufacturer can use ten times
as much power as he formerly used at
the same price he formerly paid
In 1900 the city's factory output was
valued at $8,606,248. Manufacturers
used steam because electricity was too
expensive. Now they use electricity
and the manufactured products are
valued at nearly $50,000,000. u
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

Old man grouch's most feared en-
envy is to be found in the person of
Paddy Mcguire of the Vogue-Mutual
studios, whose every appearance on
the screen is the forerunner of a gale
of laughter. Paddy halls from Yer
million, Ohio, and his dad early in life
planned to make politician out of
him. Paddy had other plans, how
ever, and after number of success
full years on the stage turned to pic
lures, via the Vogue-Mutual laugh fac,
tory.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

Press dispatches from the Mexican
border received not many days ago
brought the announcement that in the
United States army, assembled there
on account of Villa and other troubles,
only six deaths from disease have oc-
CURED and that there has not been a
single case of typhoid fever.
That's some record, especially when
it describes health conditions covering
a period of four to six months among
100000 men, more or less, the larger
portion of whom have been taken from
accustomed occupations and surround
ings. 1t talks strong for Uncle Sans
way of looking after the physical well
fare of his fighting men, and the pro
visions he makes for them.
The idea occurs, why may not this
record be approached in civil life? Of
course, it could never be equaled, for
the army is made up of picked men,
chosen for their physical fitness and
the examination is severe. Those who
are left at home include the lame and
halt and blind-children and the old
and the weddings, among whom the
mortality and sick rates necessarily
are higher.
But the statement that no case of
typhoid fever has occurred among the
fighters is significant Of course, if
the enlisted man won't take the anti
typhoid vaccination, he can't stay in
the army. Uncle Sam makes that one
of the conditions of enlistment, and
it's about the first order the new SOL
der has to obey. But our worthy I'M
Gle has not yet discovered any way to
enforce that order among the people
who stay at home.
1t is probable that there has never
been more significant nor successful
test or triumph of this method Of
fighting one of the most serious dis
eases that man has to contend with.
If it is so successful and the instance
quoted is but one among many proofs
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
COUNTIES CANNOT BE
SUED IN FLORIDA

The Supreme court of Florida has
handed down written opinion in the
case of Jas. w. Keggin versus the
county of Hillsborough to the effect
that county cannot be sued in the
state of Florida. The court holds that
the counties are not Incorporated, but
are simply political and governmental
divisions of units and therefore can
not be sued. The opinion was writ
ten by Chief Justice Taylor and con-
Cured in by Justices Shakleford,
Cockrell and Whitfield.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
HE WAS EXCUSED

II want to be excused" said the
worried-looking juryman, addressing
the judge. 81 owe a man five dollars
that | borrowed, and he is Leaving
town for some years, and / want 20
catch him before he gets to the traic,
and pay him the money" "You are
excused" replied the Judge in isy
tones. II don't want anybody on the
jury who can lie like that"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
Kentucky Campaign Opens

Winchestef, Ky, Sept. 9.-The DEM
ocratic campaign for the national
ticket was opened in Kentucky here
today with a statewide ratification of
the nominations made at the st. Louis
convention. A crowd of visitors, es-
timated at between $4,000 and 10000
and representing every part of the
state, assembled to hear speeches
from Vice President Marshall, Con-
gresham Ferris of Oklahoma and
other democratic leaders of national
prominence.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
WHAT MENDENHALL is DOING

"a recent visitor to the state prison
farm at Raiford states that he saw
j. ]. Mendenhall, murderer of Mrs.
Eliot and daughter Susie, of Tampa,
and that he was tamping down silage
with huge maui 1t is our hope that
visitors to the prison farm will make
the same report throughout the pc
Rod of Mendenhall's life" Tampa
Times.
"We saw him few days ago work
ing on the road to the Farm He
makes a good husky with shovel and
that is what counts out there."-Rai-
ford Tribune.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
AUSTRIANS FORCED BACK
BY VIOLENT ATTACKS
French Hold Fast in erdun--Roumanians in Fierce
Battle-Russians and British Active

ia, in eastern Rumania, has become a
fighting ground and the opposing ar
mics are engaged from the Black sea
to the Danube along a front of about
seventy miles.
Continued on page A.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09
LET THE COUNTY
SEAT ALONE ITS
IN CLEARWATER

From down ST. Petersburg way
comes the information that M. P. Mil
Ter ct al, are pushing the matter of
trying to force the county commits
sioners to call an election to decide as
to whether Clearwater is or is not the
county seat of Pinellas county.
AS the readers of the Sun already
know, traverse proceedings were in
stituted some time ago by Mr.. Miller
and his associates in an effort to bring
the case to trial before jury.
Through their attorneys, Lunsford
and DeVane, allegations have been
made. each of which involves a ques-
ton of fact, and Sparkman and Car
ter, attorneys for the commissioners,
have filed demurrer, denying each
one of the allegations as set forth.
The next step would be an argument
on these points before Judge Reaves
and the announcement is made that
this argument will probably be held
upon Mr.. Carter's return from his va
cation trip.
In the meantime, fearing contracts
may be let by the county commission
ers before the traverse proceedings
can be brought before Judge Reaves,
it is said to be probable that the COM
will be enjoined from MAX
ing any contracts in regard to the new
courthouse and Jail buildings.
1t is unfortunate that up to the pres
emit time no law has been formulated
whereby the interests of a minority
may be protected without at the same
time comforting upon such minority
the power to obstruct the rights of the
majority, if not to actually in some
cases defeat them.
Even Solomon, wisest ruler of them
all, was unable to formulate a law
covering this matter, and the first re-
cord of injunction proceedings in an
effort to stop progress and to defeat
the will of the majority of the people
was the filing of an injunction against
the builders of Solomon's Temple at
Jerusalem.
From that date the obstructionist
has been in evidence in every effort to-
ward harmony and progress, and the
things actually accomplished in this
world of ours have been done not by,
but in spite Of him.
In Pinellas this element has been
particularly active, and seems to have
taken up permanent residence in the
st. Petersburg section.
That being the case, it seems that
he must have his day, but as every
day must have its ending to make
room for brighter dawn, there is no
need to become unduly upset by the
and threatened injunc-
lions.
While the Sun believes that Judge
Reaves would sustain the denial of the
and would refuse anything
like a permanent injunction in the
courthouse matter, it would, neverthe
less, like to see the matter finally and
settled, and if those st.
Petersburg people want to go to court
with it, Clearwater is amply prepar-
ed to meet them there.-Clearwater
Sun.
Clearwater is centrally located and,
as we see it, there is not ghost of
a chance of having the county seat re-
moved, there is no reason why it
should be. st. Petersburg leads Pinel-
las county in practically all things.
She has set of boosters and workers
any city should be proud of, but she
IS on the wrong trail in this county
seat matter.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

London, Sept. 9.-Rumania, which
entered the European war less than
two weeks ago, now is the scene of .
great battle between Russo-Ruman-
ian forces and armies of the Central
powers. The southern part of Dobrud-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-09-09

Miss Marie Peary, daughter of Ad-
miral and Mrs. Robert e. Peary, has
engaged In the study of aviation as a
summer pastime. She and her moth
er are spending the hot months on the
Maine coast, and Miss Peary is alb
sorbing everything she can find on the
subject of flying with the intent Of
taking a course in actual flying as
soon as she has finished her perlim-
mary work. Her interest In the study
Is inspired by her fathers absorption
In 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
CEDAR RAPIDS IS
AFTER CHARITIES
BELIEVED THAT ORGANIZED
SERVICE wILLFOLLOW MISS
M,CLENAHAN'S TALK.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 8.-Cedar Rapids
neople who are interested in charities
expect that a system Of organized So
cial service will take definite FORM
here after the visit Of Miss Bessie NC
Clenahan, director of the department
OF social service in the state univers-
tty of Iowa, who will speak before the
Commercial club Judge q. b.
Robbins. president Of the Commercial
club. will preside. Secretary John
Wunderlich has sent invitations to
social workers in Cedar Rapids
through organizations such as the 7.
w. C. A., Sunshine mission, the Won
ans Catholic league, the Linn county
hoard of SUPERVISORS, the Cedar Rapids
Ad club. The meeting was arranged
in the belief that Cedar Rapids people
wished to know something more IN
the matter of the distribution OF char
tty funds, and that the distribution
should be made scientifically with
the view in mind Of making the de-
pendents self-supporting.
Miss MeClenahan came to Cedar
Rapids about one year ago and spoke
before a meeting of men and women
in q private home. The thought
which she left with her hearers was
such as to give rise to = growing sen
timent IN favor of putting into opera
ton some of the suggestions made by
the expert. Miss McC7enahan has had
practical experience in the matter OF
scientific giving and will bring of her
store Of knowledge to help Cedar Rap
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
PER|SC0P[ IS AN
Invention
ALLEN T. GARRETsoN or SALEM
MADE ONE USED ORIGINALLY
IN CIVIL WAN.

Keokuk. Jan. s.--The p~eriscop1,
SO extensively In the present
European struggle, was used originals
ly In the civil war, and was the inxGn.
ton of a man named Allen +. Carrot.
sono of Salem. H. r.. Henderson hsokg
Keokuk tells Of the invention and how,
It was received by General Mcclellan,
then In command OF the union forces
ALLEN T. Garretson, my cousin
was raised in Salem. He wal i stotss
der at the time that he got the peri.
scope idea and sent it to the ratsnt.
Office. The officials there consids
cred it favorably, and in three days
he was granted a patent on 1t. ThAt.
was in 1863, and Mcclellan was IN
command OF the union armies. HI
would not allow It to be used. ThA&a'
OF course killed 1t. He said itewoul1.
make towards Of the e
II sold a number OF the glasses ~
Camp Chase, near Columbus, o.. md:
in that way a few soldiers SSo3t
them SNsSa
Mr.. Henderson saw a pewspapefl
clipping several days ago which NJ
ferred to the fact that q c~onfederat1
veteran OF the civil war told how Hin
regiment while near Kenesaw moun.
tain captured a "sharpshooter wk0
had a small looking glass attached tN
the butt of his musket, 80 that ~
could sit behind his breastvork AMI
by looking into his glass sight along
the barrel Of his rifle He believes
this soldier was using a perisc0p1I
sold at Camp Chase.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
ILLNESS MAKES
MAN BREAK PLEDGE

Shenandoah, Jan. S.--Illness rend-
cred necessary the breaking Of a
pledge made many years ago by the
Rev. G.. 8. Hanley Of Shenandoah.
When he was a youth Mr.. Hanley
made an agreement with the Rev. s.
T. Davis, formerly a minister in south
western Iowa, that the funeral of the
one who died first would be preached
by the other.
The Rev. Mr.. Davis died last week
at Kansas City, Kas., and a message
came to DR.. Hanley asking that he
go there to preach the funeral. He
was compelled to decline, though, he
said, to do SO caused him the great.
est sorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
SIOhf ANlI.
Billie Bushytau Keeps Store.

w
Did any of you children eve play
keep a storeo 7 suppose you have.
with an old board for a counter, some
clam and oyster shells full Of sand
and sticks for things to sell. and bits
OF paper, or, maybe, pebbles for mon
ey. Isn't 1t fun? Well, squirrels
have to play just as you boys and
girls do, SO. a few days after the ad-
venture with the bad rat mot the
good one. you understand, for I'm 60
ing to tell you about the good rat by
and by)-a few days after that ad-
venture Johnnie and Billie were sit
ting on a branch near the nest in the
hollow tree. looking around for some
thing to do.
Lets take our bows and arrows
and see If we al hunt that rat again.
suggested Johnnie.
"All right" agreed Billie. "Only
I shot away all my arrows. We will
have to gnaw some more out Of pieces
Of wood"
ooh. boys, please don't 90 of into
the woods after that bad rat!" beg
ged Sister Sallie. "He might catch
you" '..
Pooh. He couldn't catch us!"
cried Johnnie, and he Strengthened up
just like a soldier, and looked very
brave.
mo. indeed" added his brother,
We're not afraid Of him!"
Besides. we want some excite.
ment," went on Johnnie. I'm tired
Of sitting here doing nothing. We
haven't had anything happen to US
for ever so lopg-almost three days
II know what let's do" cried Sister
Sallie, and she put her corncob doll
into the nest carriage and covered 1t
up with a pine needle robe. embroid'
cred with pussy willows. my doll is
asleep now and we can play store"
How do you do that?" asked John.
ME.
"IIl show you" answered Sister
Sallie. Billie can be tho storekeep'
err, and the store will be that low
stump over there. He can have acorns
and nuts and little stones to sell, and
pieces of dried leaves will be mon
ey, for they will rustic just like dol
lar bills. you know"
III Billie is storekeeper, what can
I be-" asked Johnnie. q
"Oh, you and l will come to buy
things" explained the little girl
squirrel. T..
1.-TWO aren't enough TO buy things
objected Billie. There ought to be
more"
well. perhaps others will come
said Sallie. Come on. now, We will
help you fix up the store"
so they got some pieces Of bark
, to put the things on that were to be
sold. / And when Mamma Bushytail
saw what they were doing she gave
them some bits of cake, a little maple
sugar, some odds and ends Of nuts
and other good things left over from
breakfast, so they actually had really
and truly things in the store.
Then Billie got behind the counter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
CITY PEOPLE
TO SOLICIT STOCK

Iowa City. Jan. S.--Iowa City pee
pie have purchased $4,000 Of I'M
preferred stock OF the MuscatineIowAs8
City I%nterurban Railway company
Another $4,000 worth is pledged
This leaves $4,000 Of the local app0rss
tionment unsold. The Iowa City Corr
mercial club, after Its conference VII
the president and general manager a.
the new line, has decided, through IT.
board Of directors, to set committees
to work selling the remainder Of lows
City's $4,000 apportionment. The
company's oficials reported that Mus
catine had taken up Its entire all0te!
ment, also $4,000 worth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11

rs CALLED BY A

Marshalltown, Jan. 8.-Miss Harriet
s. Kellogg, 55 years old, curator of the
botanical department Of Iowa State
college at Ames, died In a local hos
pital OF pneumonia. Miss Kellogg en-
tered the hospital q week ago to un-
dergo an operation for the removal
Of a growth. Pneumonia
developed two days after the opera
ton.
She was graduated from Grinnell
college in 1880 and was a member Of
Phi Beta Kappa, Sun Dial chapter of
the e. "A. r. and the Priscilla club Of
Ames. The body was taken to
srinnell for burial,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE
q . . . .. . q

Wat, that globe I jest bawt yestid-
day. sed pop.
Now, Willyum, contane yureself,
aren't you always telling him to be
kind to dunn animils, and 0 that
hes SO proud about saving the life of
a poor littel moth. you carry W be-
kause of an old globe, sed ma.
A bran o globe, you meen, and
dunn animils is rite, they don't come
mulch hummer than moths, sed pop,
h%owevvir, far be it frum me to be the
ony dissenting voice in the famerly.
And he kepp awn Getting his suppir
and aftir suppir ven me and ma was
in the setting oom he came in with
a cote, saying. Mothir, look at this,
jest look at this, eetin throo by
moths, my cote that was PERFECTLY
good the last time I looked at It, and
heers this darn kid Of ours Jest bust.
i'd . globe to be kind to wun of the
gosh blanketty things. revenge is
mine. Benny, folio me.
WITCH l did.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11
Q Q Q o Q o

| went up in the setting room vile
pop and ma was still Getting suppir
yestidday, and lit the lite n
hadent hardly did 1t YER a littel moth
startid to fly awl GROUND it as II 1t
was trying to commit sooicide, which
it proberly was, and took my ruler
and startid to wave it at the moth,
saying, Hay, get out Of that, you nut
do you wunt to go to hevvin befoar
you die.
And the moth kepp avn flying err
round the lite and I kepp W waving
the ruler and awl Of a suddin dident
watch ware | was waving it. n IT
hit the globe Ground the lite and
made three big cracks in It.
q. now I went and did it, I thawt
And I went down in the dining oom
aRen and sed, Wat do you think / did,
ma. wat do you think / did, pop.
Out with it, this sipense is DRILL,
sed pop. 80.
But I bustid the setting room lite
doing it, I sed, I bustid the globe.