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OF their respective railway lines, plants
and properties. Whether built and oper-
ated within or without thc-City Of vii
in the County OF New Castle
and state OF Delaware.
80 That by Chapter is7. Volume 80,
Laws OF Delaware, passed at Dover
March 26. 1921. entitled "a Further Sup
plement 10 an Act 90 incorporate the
Wilmington City Railway Company,
passed at Dover February 4, 1861, 10 was
provided that said The Wilmington
City Railway Company shall not az any
time be allowed to charge greater
amount than five cents for any one fare
or ticket or ride In their cars through
the said City. meaning the city OF VIII
mington, Delaware. That by Chapter
iSs. Volume 40. Laws OF Delaware.
passed at Dover April g, 1891, entitled
An Act Go Amend the Charter OF The
Front a Union Street Hallway Company.
90 was provided that said The Front a.
Union street Railway Company shall
not at any time be allowed Co charge
a greater amount than 1--WE cents for
ane one fare or ticket OF ride In their
ears through said City. meaning the
said City OF Wilmington. Delaware.
That no similar provision relating 90
rates of fare appears IN the charter Of
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company, your Petitioner. nor in TIE
charters OF the four other Railway
Companies of which your Petitioner is
lessee, nor i'm the General Corporation
Law under which railway companies
may now be chartered.
q That for many years prior and
at an times since the FIRST day Of July.
A. d., 1910. when The Wilmington City
Railway Company The Front & Union
street Railway Company, Wilmington
& Edge Moor Electric Railway Com
pany, and The Gordon Heights Rail-
way Company, leased their respective
properties 90 Wilmington and philadel-
phia Traction Company and for many
years prior and at an times since the
year 1891, when the above mentioned
amendments were made Go The charters
OF the said The Wilmington City Rail
way Company, and for many year.
prior and at an times since the nrs
day OF June. A. d. 1915 and the fifteenth
| day OF December. A. ID, 1915 when ih0
said Peoples Railway Company and th'
said Wilmington. New Castle d Della
ware City Railway Company respect
lively leased their said lines and prop
erty 90 said Wilmington and philadel
phla Traction Company, the establishe,
rate Of fare upon AN Of said lesso
lines OF five cents. with free transfers
has not been exceeded upon any OF thl
lines Of railway owned by said loasinl
companies. That by and upon ih
Leasing ~ fho said ra f1AVav nrounf,f io
OF Peoples Railway Company 90 VIII
mingion and Philadelphia Traction
Company. a system Of free transfers wa
imugurated and has been continuousl
maintained In the City OF Wilmington
over AN OF the lines 'of railway oper
ated and controlled under leases a
aforesaid by said Wilmington and Phi
J adelphia Traction Company.
"a. That by leases hearing date IN
first day OF July, A. D.. 1910. The Wi
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mington City Electric Company and
Wilmington Light a. Power Company
and by lease bearing date the ninth day
OF February, A. d., 1914, New Castle
County Electric Company. AN corpora
tions Of the State OF Delaware. having
plants and transmission lines located
within and without The City OF VII
mington. In thQ said County of New
Castle FOR the carrying on of electric
light. heat and power business. leased
their said properties and business 90
YOUR Petitioner. Wilmington and PHI
adclpha Traction Company. and your
Petitioner hath since the dates of said
leases carried on the business of said
companies
"5. That since The acquisition by
leases as aforesaid OF the said railway
and electric plants and properties. said
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Company hath carried on an of ihe bus
mess OF said respective lessor companies
as combined operation, thereby effect
ing savings IN the cost OF management
and operation naturally resulting from
such combination.
GO That since the year 1891 and
more particularly during and since the
year 1914, there hath been a great in-
crease ln the business transacted by
said railway companies. and by your
Petitioner as lessee thereof. That sine,
the year 1894. and more especially dur.
ing and since ihe year 1914. there hath
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with which public utilities are contend
ing and that in the interest OF the ma
tion. Of business and OF the public,
they give prompt and sympathetic
hearing TO the petition Of such utilities
for assistance and relief
The President OF the Railroad Com
mission OF the state Of California, and
chairman OF the special war commit
tee of the National Association OF Rail-
way and Utility Commissioners, IN a
recent address. stated
"ln the situation which now con-
fronts many OF our public utilities, the
duty of the State Commission is clear.
While providing for the continuance or
adequate service. It Is their duty Go act
promptly and vigorously on applica-
tions for Increased rates based on in
creased operating costs. Where the
usual methods Of rate making would
result I'm unreasonable delays. short
cuts must be applied TO meet the emer-
gency conditions. our public utilities
must be kept in a sound and healthy
financial condition so that they viii be
able TO meet not merely the require
ments Of their existing patrons, but
also the additional requirements OF the
war"
You Will find attached ms exhibits 90
the formal petition herewith presented
full and complete copies of an papers
herein referred TO.
Your honorable body here. therefore
become conversant with and has recog.
nlzed this general situation i'm grant.
ing us an increase In light and power
rates. Utility Commissions throughout
the country have been impressed by
the necessity of Public Utility Compan.
I les securing return commensurate,
with the increased costs of such ser
vieei Attached TO the petition above
mentioned is a partial list OF raIlwa,
companies now charging a rate OF sil
cents or upwards
We are submitting this petition, ask
ing your approval OF a slX-ceni TROLLEY
fare, only after the fullest consideration
and after being convinced OF the abso
Lutte necessity Of so doing from on
experience during the month Of March
when our increased power rates wer
I'm force. We respectfully reQues
prompt and favorable action upon ou
petition
Very respectfully yours.
WILMINGTON & PHILADELPHIA
TRACTION CO..
THOMAS w WILSON.
Nice-Pres. and Gen Mgr.
The petition Of the Traction COmpan
sets forth
ITO the Board OF Public Utility Com
A.. missioners for the City OF Whining
ton:
"The petition OF Wilmington an
A, Philadelphia Traction Company rC
spectfully showeih:
d That it is the lessee OF the Wi
minglon City Railway Company. On
Front & Union Street Railway Compan!
( Wilmington & Edge Moor Electric Raj
, way Company, the Gordon Height
4 Railway Company, Peoples Railwa
, Company, and Wilmington, New Cast
X Delaware City Railway Company. a
, corporations OF the state Of Delawar
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Company Sets Forth

"That said Wilmington and philadeis
phla Traction Company hath at all
times paid to its labor operating its
cars and otherwise employed by said
company. a sVale OF wages as liberal
as It's income would permit That ovina
TO the enormous advances in the price
Of labor since the year 1914. said com
pany hath lost great numbers OF It's
employees. who have gone TO more lu-
crailye employments. whereby the serv-
iee rendered by said company TO the
public hath been TO some extent un-
avoldably curtailed and impaired. That
by reason OF the said conditions sur
Continued on Page six)
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been enormous and unprecedented in
crease In the cost OF everything that en-
tcrs into the construction, maintenance
and operation OF electric railway COM
panios, including cost OF materials for
carrying on said railways, OF materials
for paving. In taxation and labor. That
annexed hereto, marked Exhibits A
and 'B'. are schedules showing such in
croasos In materials and labor
"ist as compared with those in
operation and eject In the year
1891.
2d as compared with those in ef-
feet and IN operation In the years
1913 and 1914
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The United States Chamber Of Com
merce, at its sixth annual convention,
held in Chicago April 10 to ~, 1913,
passed the following resolution:
THAT the Chamber Of Commerce Of
the United States recommends to State
and local authorities that they recog-
nize the unusual and Onerous conditions
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10 Will be seen that the loss for
March was i2623.4O, Notwithstanding
the fact that we were then receiving
the benefit Of the increased rates for
light and power. We estimate that If
our trolley rates are not increased, with
the present wage scale, our annual loss
viii be sSo,0O0
We have ct all times paid our en-
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Operating revenue -----...-------.-- 90
Operating expenses, Including taxes
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THE AMERICANS CREED.

81 believe in the United States of
America as a government of the
people, by the people, for the peo-
pie; whose just powers r derived
from the consent of the governed;
a democracy in a republic; a SOW
ereign nation of many sovereign
states; a perfect Union, n and in
.separable; established upon those
principles. of freedom, equality, JUS
tice and humanity for which Ameri-
can patriots sacrificed their lives
and fortunes.
81 therefore believe it is my duty
to my country to love it, to support
it's constitution, to obey its laws, to
respect it's flag and to defend it
against all enemies"
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X X
THE PUBLIC is LISTENING.

The reasons why everyone in
South Carolina is expected to sign
the pledge during the War Savings
campaign which is now on, were
stated in a statement issueud by the
War Savings committee, which
reads as follows:
"The person who refuses to sign
the war savings pledge will go on
record as refusing to stand back of
u army and navy at a time when
the cause of humanity is depending
on the strictest efforts of every man
and woman in America. Such a
person, regardless of his intentions,
will find that his loyalty will be
questioned, because in refusing to
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sign the pledge to save and to econ
omize he will be disobeying the
mandate of the President. 1t is IN
thinkable, when the welfare and
safety of our heroic soldiers and
those of our Allies are depending on
the support which is expected from
those at home, that there is one
loyal man or woman who will re-
fuse to sign the w. S. S. pledge.
"The public will listen with scant
patience to the person who claims
that he cannot afford to sign a
pledge or who utters the thought
less statement that there are too
many campaigns. The public will
not tolerate these two attitudes.
There is no mar or woman in South
Carolina who cannot invest at least
SALT, and the great majority can
invest considerable nor in War
Savings Stamps. Each individual
will be expected to pledge the maxi
mum amount he or she can save
during the year. AS far as cam
paipns are concerned, until the
monstrous German power which
planned and precipitated the most
dreadful war which has ever scourg-
ed the earth is shattered, there can
not be too many campaigns! Until
we have rid the world of the curse
of German lust for power, we can
expect and must welcome campaign
after campaign for the aus of
victory.
"IAnd because the W. S. S. cam
paign is a test of loytlty we know
that every person in South Carolina
will respond-will proudly enlist in
the army of savers which President
Wilson has called for-will sign the
pledge cheerfully and gladly, with
a feeling Of deep gratitude that in
this way we can partially requite
the heroic sacrifices which our fight
ing men are making"
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Little Rock, Aark, June 3.-The

Little Rock, Aark, June 3.-The
girls may continue to wear $50
gowns, $25 boots and hose that cost
more than a pair of shoes did a
generation ago, but in this town
they will not firt among the round
tables in the soda joints, slipping soft
drinks at the expense of soldier
boys or loving SWANS. The State
food administration has knocked
these good times on the head. The
girls must learn that the country
is at war. No more, according to the
orders of the food administration,
shall soft drink stands serve iced tea,
sherbet and water ices. An order
has also been issued denying manu-
facturers of soft drinks who have
used their 1918 sugar allotment
more sugar for the remainder of the
year.
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EDUCATION A PATRIOTIC DUTY

In these war times every technically trained man is al
A real contribution to make towards the winning of the war
The special interests of institutions must be subordlnated
to the one purpose now before the nation.
President Wilson has declared that 1t is the patrlotlc
duty of young men under twenty-one years of age to seek
a technical education, and if already in College, to continue
and complete their education.
A sufficient number of technically trained men is SO .es-
sential that the War Department has made the followlng
to encourage college students arr1vang at draft
aoe before graduation to continue and complete their
courses. Immediately upon graduation, such students en-
ter the service in their special lines.
|. Qualified engineering students may enlist IN the Lin
gineering Enlisted Reserve Corps and be placed on the IN
active list until graduation. At graduafn1e@n am tney T Tnai nave
Camp to try for a Commission, or they enter the Engl-
neers' Corps as a private.
2. Qualified engineering STUDENTS may enlist in the
Naval Reserve, and on graduation may enter the U. ).
Navy Steam Engineering School and train for Etnsign's
Commissions. (Students in the Naval Reserve will likely
not be eligible for membership in the R. 9. 7: c..
may enlist in the Quartermaster's Reserve Corps to be-
called to active duty in that branch OF the service after
graduation.
The Secretary of War has distinctly stated that young
men under draft age who have entered upon a technical
college education can render the nation the greatest ser
vice by being educated first and servmg afterwards. Young
men sixteen or seventeen years Of age can graduate by
ma M u usefulness in in the military establishment.
Engineers and technicians cannot be made over nlght.
and our Government will be seraou'ty embarrassed II
young men REFUSE to 0egn mow the tf fr 4Ta m meeGs nf tho be
army and for carrying out the war program at nome. -,
After the war the greatest opportunity IN history VIII
be presented to men trained IN Agriculture Englneerlng
the reconstruction of the world, she must have men train
ed for the task.
For Catalogue, Application Blanks, ETC.,
Write at Once to
w. Nj. RIGGS, President,
CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. c.
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Requirements of Ad-
mission.

No student will be admitted who
is not at least Is years old at the
the time of entrance.
An honorable discharge from. the
last school or college attended is re-
quired.
The scholastic requirements arc
the same as those of the other Col
leges in South Carolina. Details are
given in College catalogue.
Hazing is forbidden by the laws
of the State as well as the laws of
the College. No application will be
accepted, whether for re-admission
or first entrance, unless the appll'
cant has filed pledge of prescribed
form not to haze.
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Award of Scholarships
and Free Tuition.

The College maintains 169 four
year scholarships in the Agricultural
and Textile Courses, and 81 in the
One-Year Agricultural Course (Oc-
tober 3rd to June 1st). Each schol-
arship is worth 500 and free
tuition.
Scholarship and Entrance exami-
nations are held at the county court
houses at 9 A. M, July 18th. Write
for full information in regard to the
scholarships open to your county
next session, and the laws govern
ing their award.
Credit will be given for any ex-
aminations passed at the county
seat.
The State Board of Charities and
Corrections is charged with investi-
eating the financial standing of all
applicants for four-year scholarships
and free tuition, and reporting their
findings to the Board of Trustees of
the College. This Board passes up
on the matter, accepting as correct
the information gathered by the
State Board. Appeal from the de.
.cision of the Trustees may be made
to the State Board of Education.
The College will furnish blanks to
all applicants for scholarships and
free tuition.
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Major-General Hunter Liggett is
formally announced as in command
of the First Field Army. At a recent
meeting of the House military COM
mittee, the information was evinced
that General Liggett would COM
mand the first army corps when
American forces reach that strength
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Military Tanning.

Clemson College is rated by the
War Department as a military Col
lege." A. students are required to
wear the uniform and are under
military discipline at all times. Mil
itary instruction is supervised by
regular army officers.
Clemson College has over 800
men in the service, many of them
holding high rank. When war was
declared, f~fty-one of the class of
1917 went to the first officers train
ing camp, and forty-seven of these
won commissions. Since then, the
military instruction has been made
even more efficient. No patriotic
young man can afford to miss the
opportunity of combining with a
technical education thorough mill
tary training. .
Clemson College is a member of
the Senior Division of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. All Fresh
men, Sophomores and Short Course
students are required to take the
Basic Course of three hours military
instruction per week. Juniors and
Seniors may enter the Advanced
Course, if physically and otherwise
qualified, and if admitted, are re-
quired to take additional military
instruction.
All students in the basic and Ad-
vanced Course receive from the gov
eminent $14.00 on their uniforms,
and students in the Advanced
Course $500 per month in addition
for subsistence.
While no obligation rests upon
the graduate of the Advanced
Course, completion of it gives dis
tinct military advantages and spe-
cial military opportunities. Member
ship in the advanced course amounts
practically to a two year scholarship
furnished by the Federal Govern
ment.
"Drive Courses"
For Teachers of Agriculture in
, Schools. Il SESSION.
For Chemists. Il SESSION.
Write For Details.
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Religious Influences

The College contributes to the sal
airy of four resident ministers, who
conduct divine services and do pas
toral work among the cadets in bar
racks. There is a fourishing Sun
day School and Y. M. C.. A. with two
salaried Secretaries. A $4,000 Y.
M. C. A. building was completed
January, 1916.
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The forces under his command now,
not including troops brigaded with
the French and British, compose two
complete divisions, fully equipped
and operating under French corps
commanders.
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Summer School.

COURSES FOR
Agricultural Teachers
(July End to August 10th)
Corn Club Boys
July 18th to July 27th)
(July 31st to August 10th)
Rural Preachers
(July End to July 13th) Pc,
Cotton Graders
July End to July 23rd)
County Superintendent
July End to July 13th)
Poultry Husbandry
July 10th to July 23rd)
Cost of All Courses
For Room, Board, Water, Light
etc., S1.00 per day.
No tuition charged.
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HELP IN TWO WAYS.

Anyone who is unable to
go to the expense of buying
cans to take care of their
surplus, can donate it to the
Civic Club. 1t will be gladly
received for it will be can
ned at the expense of the
club and sold and the money
given to the Red Cross.
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Pledge yourself to save to the ut
most and to buy a definite amount
of War Savings Stamps each month.
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They also serve who buy War Saw
ings Stamps-if they ave and buy
to the utmost of their ability, and
buy in time.
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The philosophy of the W. S. S. is
save, save, "
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Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering, Textiles, Military Training.
NEXT SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER II, 1918

Location and Environ
ment.
The College is located in Oconee
County at the foot of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, on the homestead of
John C. Calhoun, and later of his
son-in-law, Thos. G.. Clemson. The
College is over 800 feet above the
sea level, and the climate is health
full and i~nvigorating. Temptations
to dissipate or to spend money fool
ishly are reduced to a minimum.
The students are under strict mil
itary government and every effort is
made to train up young. men who
will reflect credit on the College and
on the State.
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Short Course.
ONE YEAR COURSE IN


ONE IEAN NOONOI nv
AGRICULTURE 81
: October 3rd to June 1st)
Requirements; 1S years of age, 3
years farm experience, eight grades
in school.
TWO YEAR COURSE IN
TEXTILES
Requirements; IS years OF age
one wear of mill experience, eight
grades in school.
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The cost of maintaining the Brit
ish navy last year amounted to ST.
O49, 1866
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-04
FIASHEG 7Tom FINLAND
\ PHOTO .P1AX. OFFERINGS. FOR. TODAY.

sibly it is because Mr.. Griffith loves
children himself and knows how to
make them act without their knowl-
edge and still remain absolutely
natural that he gets the results he
does from them, but whatever it is
the fact remains that his little ones
are more real than any others who
have stood before the camera. Little
Francis Marion, now living in ON
aha, though only 5 years old is a
veritable star and shares honors with
Lillian Gish and Robert Harron.
Dorothy Gish had her director
count the laughs in a long list of
comedy dramas. The average Num-
Der of laughs in five reels was found
to be 90.
One hundred and thirty-four girls
from various parts of the country
wrote Dorothy Gish last month ask
ing her to get them jobs in the
movies.
sgd Chaplin has hied himself to
Chicago and it is rumored that he is
to make arrangements there tor his
own comedies and make competition
for brother Charlie.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-04
AT THE
THEATER

rvALL CAME has a fitting rep
RI preventative in his son, Der
IL went Hall Game, the actor,
who is presenting a drama from his
fathers pen, THE Iron Hand" The
audiences receive it with enthusiasm.
Presenting, as it does, the heroic
qualities of the Belgians and the
brutality of the Hun invaders, it
rouses the tensest sympathy. The
Dancing Master" is full of beauty
of color and grace of motion. The
Russian pianist, Tina Lerner, pre-
scnts several beautifully executed
numbers.
Fiske O'Hara is now playing at
the Brandeis theater in a new play,
Marry In Haste He will sing
four songs during the progress OF
the play. His fine tenor voice is
always source of enjoyment to
his audiences and he is heard to
splendid advantage in the numbers
provided for this play.
Al Reeves and his beauty show
will be seen for the last two times
at the Gayety this afternoon and
evening. Tomorrow matinee the
bill changes, the incoming attraction
being The Beauty Trust" made up
almost wholly of entertainers who
have never before been seen in bur-