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New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Utility Charges and Contracts

The Court of Appeals recently handed
down gas rate decision which mate
rally enlarges the power of the Public
Service Commission to deal with public
utility charges established by contract.
The village of South Glens Falls gave
a franchise to a gas company with the
stipulation that for fifty years the COM
pany should furnish gas at $125 a thou
sand cubic feet. In 1917 the company
advanced the rate to $1.60, because of
increased cost of manufacture. The vii
lage appealed to the Public Service Com
mission of the Second District. which
declined to annul the increase On re-
view in the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court the commissions action
was reversed. The Court of Appeals
has now reversed the Appellate Division.
The highest court holds that regula-
tons regarding rates which a munich
pality may impose when granting H.
censes or permission to use its streets
do not constitute contracts beyond the
inherent police power of the Legislature
to modify in the public interest. Gre
duction in rates." says the prevailing
opinion, "seems to be generally recog-
nlzed as public benefit, and yet an
increase may be equally so''
The court argues that reasonable
increase in rates in order to meet in
creased costs of production and opera
ton is as much benefit to the public
as reduction in rates when the charge
is excessive. Its view is compressed
into this dictum "It is a bad political
economist who thinks the public is
always served best by that which is
cheap"
The court ruled that the Legislature
had power to alter the South Glens
Falls contract and that it had delegated
that power to the Public Service Com
mission IN the Quinby case the court
had previously held that the Legislature
had not clearly enough delegated to the
commission power to alter the street
railroad fares in Rochester, fixed by con-
tract between the city and the railroad
companies. The Public Service Com
mission of the First District has ex
pressed the opinion that it lacks the
power to consider appeals for increased
fares from the transportation companies
of this city in cases where the fares have
been limited by agreement with the
municipality.
A bill is pending in the Legislature
giving the commission the same author
ity to disregard existing contracts as
was exercised by the Second District
commission in the South Glens Falls
gas case. Should that bill pass the local
commission could consider any pro-
posed fare increases on their merits
1t is the function of the Public Ser
vice Commission to see that rates are
reasonable. The public demands fair
treatment. But it realizes that a per
manent below-cost service is an Geo.
nomic impossibility,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
A is77e for Odd Jobs
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Since it appears that our railroad
administration is going to neglect the great
opportunity which it now has of helninp to
stabilize our national life by failing to
make the great quantity of repairs. recon
structons and renewals which our railroad
systems unquestionably need, thus reliev
ING the unemployment which it is becoming
progressively evident is going to trouble nc
all during the coming year, now why should
not we all in our private CAPACITIES do
our best to help out the situation bv start
ing at once to make such repairs. alter
atoms and improvements on our private
properties as we have perhaps been de-
TERED from making in the recent mast hv
high prices and the patriotic duty Of nor
taking laborers from those emplovments
which we're helpful in prosecuting the war?
AS concrete case; If we feel that we
snail have to paint our residence within
year or two, "why not now"9 If we
have been thinking of steam heat, why not
order the radiators and boiler now? If il
is barn or garage that we want. now
is the time to start
And If this is good thing for YOU and
mo ms individuals to start, why not Il
crusade to get the whole neighborhood "a
DO iikewiseF A. l.. BAILEY.
Cohocton, N. Y, Feb 81, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
The New Armenia

Armenia is, of course, included in
the Communities formerly belonging to
the Turkish Empire" to which provi-
sional recognition as independent states
is to be given by Article XIX of the
Society of Nations covenant
Armenia suffered more from Teuton
frightfulness than Belgium did, or
Northern France or Serbia. The Young
Turk government, melted by German
counsellors, constituted itself the execu-
toner of the helpless Armenians. Talaat
Pacha and his agents killed off about
100000 Armenians. Six hundred thou
sand escaped to the Caucasus or were
rescued when the Russian armies took
Erzerum and Trebizond and advanced
west toward Sivas. There were also be-
fore the war about 10000 Armenians
living in the districts across the Russian
border.
The Armenian delegation now in
Paris has presented to the peace con-
ference territorial claims which would
give the new Armenia frontage on
the Mediterranean as we'll as on the
Black Sea. The Black Sea littoral is to
run from a point east of Samsun to
point west of Batum. The former Rus
sian districts of Kars and Ardahan are
to be absorbed on the east. The south
ern boundary is to pass west from
Mount Ararat, below Lake Van, through
Diarbekir to Alexandretta The Arme-
mans claim the Mediterranean coast
from Alexandretta to Mersina. whence
the western boundary stretches north
to the Black Sea.
These arc maximum demands The
peace conference will probably reduce
them, SO far as access to the Mediter-
ranean is concerned. Probably single
southern port will meet Armenian needs.
The case for Armenian nationality
is overwhelming. This race has shown
an amazing vitality. Submerged for CEN
turles, 1T has retained it's individuality
and unity. No Turkish Sultan has ever
succeeded in sitting on it's coffin.
The Armenians have given their all
to the cause of liberty. Unbroken in
spirit by the hideous Turkish massacres
they fought to the end against the exc
cutlon Of the terms Of Russia's sur
render at Brest-Litovsk. They helped
the British to hold Baku last summer.
There are $4,000 Armenians still under
arms III the Caucasus and 5000 of them
IN Allenby's army. They have equalled
the Serbians in indomitabe resolution.
They are clearly fit for self-deter-
mlnation They will probably ask to
have the United States appointed as
their mandatory, if the mandatory
scheme goes through, but it is almost GER
tain our government will decline.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Chaotic Mexico
By Norman Bridge
(Fro address before the Council FOREIGN Relaons

n UR chief words tonight ought to be
~ constructive. We should try to help
Mexico to the things she needs and de-
serves. But first we must know the facts
if We can 1t does not profit US to fool
ourselves as to conditions, or for Mexicans
to deceive themselves. And there are con-
ficting voices in the air as to conditions
in Mexico
We know from masterful statement of
Secretary Lansing, addressed to Mexico
somo two years ago, that long catalogue
of outrages had been endured by our citi-
zens, including many murders. The list
of such killings has now reached five hun
dred or more.
Months ago a great cry of starvation and
nakedness came up from Mexico. Our Red
Cross went down there with food and
clothes, found the desoation, and began
to relieve it. But Carranza soon told the
Red Cross workers they were not needed,
and they came home. But the desolaton
was there and has continued.
Now we have numerous reports from our
own investigators of widespread starvation
even in Mexico City, of prevalent disorders,
robberies, outrages upon people, backmal
and graft by Mexican officials, and Of six
or seven small armies of counter-revolu-
tionaries in different parts of the country,
and in open hostility to the Carranza gov
ernment
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

Did Germany rejoice at the news of
the attempted assassination of Premier
Clemenceau and order a medal of COM
memoration struck such as that which
followed the sinking of the Lusitania?
Germany did not. A dispatch from Lon
don giving German press comment on the
shooting shows Germany is exceedingly
sorry Germany apparently not bother
ing about the pains of Clemenceau, re-
grets an act according to "Vorwarts,"
by which national feeling in France will
be further melted" against Germany.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
A Nomination

'fro"' Tho Philadelphia Evchino Public 1.cdgc,)
Our nomination for secretary general Of
the league is Colonel House, viz
Wholly unquotablc,
Always ungoatable,
Secretly notable
Silence's spouse
Darkly inscrutable,
Quite irrefutablc,
Noby immutable,
Edward NJ House,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Endless Peace

To the Editor of The Tribune.
The following item, taken from PloeHs
"Epitome of History may be Of interest,"
"531-379. CHOSROES I, etc.
peace with Rome (55S): Rome pau
1000 pounds of gold toward the t0F''
flcations Of the Caucasus ,. Daras fs
tanned its fortihcations. but was not "
be the Roman headquarters. B. Kec'P
roeal surrender OF recent conques'~
L. ETERNAL friendship and aii'an''
whence this peace is known as the en''
less peace. 1t endured for seven yea.
at the end of which time Chosroes, 1eai0a'
of the great victories of Justin'an III w
west. listened to the prayers OF w
East Goths and declared war.
FRANCES NORRIS
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

tention should be paid to objections which
imply that the Allies are so skeptical of
their own virtue as not to trust them
selves to use their power justly.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Mr.. CreeI's Rosy Vietcs

Mr.. Creel has for months been publishing
in Mexico City weekly branch of his daily
bulletin of public war information under
act of own Congress. 1t has been
filled with little beside a roseate story of
tho great progress of the Mexican govern
ment toward normal conditions. Yet we
know that in the very last month five
different railroads there were in eleven days
some thirteen instances Of bandit outrages
of more or less destruction.
We have the indubitable proof that dur
ing the last year in small area of the
eastern littoral there occurred this list of
outrages: Eighty robberies (many Of them
highway robberies) and Of large sums of
money; twenty-five men killed, mostly un-
armed Americans; twenty men and women
brutally maltreated (some of them in ways
unprintable), and several men captured and
held for ransom.
There can be no question that the present
Mexican government has planned and is try
ing to eHectuate a wholesale conhscation
or the property OF foreigners property ac-
CURED under law by purchase and lease, and
That the United States, Holland and Great
Britain nave solemnly protested against this
violation of international faith and usage.
We know that thousands of the best and
most brainy MeXicans are expatriated and
fear death if they return home.
There is no doubt Carranza is trvino 10
orIhg about order, and with poor success
His people are tired and long for peace and
security. Many of them see no outlook for
these blessings a permanency save hv
American Intervention feeling thew often
voice in private to American friends-of
course, never publicly. TO the dominating
per cent of Mexicans this idea is abhor-
rent, and they mostly hate Americans
Ihere ought to be a better way to helm
than by Intervention. What is that wav7
what are the things necessary for the Mexi-
can government to do, and how can we help
it to laudable and possible success?
The First Steps
OF course, the early steps are to estab-
llsh order. put down opposing factions and
protect life and property, stop the grating
OF subordinates and conduct the govern
ment on business lines. Next, rehabilitate
the railroads, now wrecked or on the verge
of wreckage, and reestabish travel and
business. Make it safe for men to plant
and themselves reap and have their har-
vest, and not have it stolen by factiona
armies and bandits, or the government SOL
diers.
But tho government must be refinanced
before these things can be done--if they
are to be done in reasonable time or in
al effective manner
The bondholders and other creditors
ought to be willing to accept refunding at
lower interest if security can be had.
Claimants for damages ought to be willing
TO cut down their claims if there can be
public order and opportunity to work.
The government owes in interest alone
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Incentive to Wed

'Fron The Dallas Nctos)
West Dallas widow says that the
latest proposal she has received was from
local Boshevik who said if she would
marry him before Soviet government
was set up he would save her from he.
coming the property of the state.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
Bless Him ,
Bless Him.
A guy | like
Is Eddie Rose;
He says: give got
To 60" And goes.

AS to the stories about extortionate
charges by the French, it should be re-
called that it takes all kinds of people to
make up a nation. At times we paid what
seemed unnecessarily high prices; and
sometimes favors were done for us for
which the French refused to accept any pay
And there, as Marshal Foch said to General
Ludendorff, you are.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
The Coming 7ower

The newspapers and magazines who say
that prohibition will bring about terrific
and dangerous increase in the consumption
of patent medicines could prevent that in
crease if they wanted to. The danger Of
non-advertised quack remedies is almost
negligible.
Prediction is a hazardous proceeding, but
our forecast is to the effect that there will
be more conventions held in April, May,
and June than in the following six months
of 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

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New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

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New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

Though it mean that we may be the
heaviest contributor, in favor of
r. M. SIS plan for the government to re-
coup the liquor taxes it is about to lose:
a prompt and rigorous taxation Of all pro-
hibition jokes, wherever. heard, printed or
otherwise promulgated.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

Glow about" asks Edar, ignorant of the
threatened tax, "tho six best celery tonics p
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

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GUAR RANIE

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Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

Though mono of Lowell's forebears l;yed
IN Cambridge until the year he himself
arrived IN It, his father, grandfather and
great-grandfathcr were all graduates of
Harvard College. To his precocious child
soul to have been born there must have
seemed like coming home-Boston Tran
script.
"What Docs q Rahu Think Ahauta 90
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

With the accent on tho CORY.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24
THE MALICIOUS pROorpOoM

tFrom tho Pottsvlllc Ga) Republican,
Mrs p Ray Meikrantz harmed all BY her sing.
ing OF the star Spang led Banner" ,.4th accom-
paniment by Miss Mary Muldowney
New-York tribune., 1919-02-24

And, take it from any colyumist, the
Vanishing Piece of Copy is not unlike that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

University, May 26.-(Special. )-Birming- ham is well represented in the present graduating class at the University of Alabama. Jefferson county and the Mag ic City always furnish about 25 per cent of the raw material for the training fac tory of the university. A majority of this bunch are products of Central high school Others came down from Howard and Birmingham Southern college and the remainder are from Bessemer and Ensey.
 The following graduates hail from the Birmingham district: Rucker Agee. c. P. Caldwell, Melford G. Cleveland, Sam uel George Frey, Ernest l.. Hargrove, Ensley; Robert Hamrick Eugene H. Hawkins, Bessemer; Miss Ruth HilIske, Ensley; Robert G. Messer J. Rowan Oden, Paul M. Penny Joseph B. Perry William P. Rossiter, Roland l.. Sparkman, Will liam Thurston Starnes, Vera Thomas, Donald H. Thornbury, Miss Vera Thomas, Phillip c. Jackson, James A. Lee, Her. bert R. Smithson, Bessemer, and Miss Mary Ida Wood.
 Of these 2 students three were chosen by the faculty committee for the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. the highest honor that can befal1 a student. The three are Robert G. Messer, William P. Rossiter and Miss Mary Ida Wood. Every branch of athletics and student activities is rep resented by students from the metropolis. .- Considering the students individually, Fucker Agee is a member of the Delta kapp Epsilon society, foundation stone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
Rx Associated Press

Washington, May 26. - Expected transport arrivals today include: Pannonia, New York. June 4, head
 quarters, supply and medical detach- ments, companies A, B and c, field bat talion GID; Sixty-seventh and Sixty eighth companies transportation corps; sanitary squad 54; eight casual compan- ies and 73 casual officers.
 Frederick, New York, June 3, head quarters detachment and Troop Eight. army corps; medical detachment and Companies A and D Thirty-third en- gineers sanitary squad 4; veteranary
 hospital Eight; base hospital 131; aero squadron 25, two casual companies. Ancon, Newport News, June 8, S01st pioneer infantry, balloon Company 1
 and one casual company.
 St. Louis, New York, June ?, army ambulance service sections 507, 50S, 51S. 522, 524. 52S, 531, $40, 54s, 544, 54s. $50, 556. 562, 564, 572. 5S2 595, 605, eos, 610, ell to 620, inclusive; motor transport service park units 312, 313 and 316; one casual company
 Great Northern, New York, May s1, Ill engineers; headquarters ambulance companies Al, 142, 143 and IA; Ill sanitary train; detachment Company L. l 144th infantry; A casual officers, five convalescent attachments.
 Patrica, New York June 4, Company M 144th infantry; III field battalion 131. 132 and 133 machine gun battal- | ions: headquarters detachment and | headquarters troops Thirty sixth di-
 vision; headquarters Seventy-first infan. | try; postal and motor transport detach. | ments Thirty-sixth division. Mai. Gen ! William R. Smith, commanding Thirty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
Birmingham Represented
 In UniUersity Graduates

, philosophical tone. He is a member of
 the Engineers club and a fellow in me- chanical engineering.
 A recent accession to the Magic City is Melford G. Cleveland, who was former
 ly of Randolph. Melford has keen eye and is a chemical engineer, member Of the Engineers club and former lieuten- ant in the far-flung battle line. Samuel George Frey Is a member Of the
 Detla Kappa Epsilon fraternity, another prop in the Blackfiars and a member of
 the Arch and Attic club. Frey leaves the university with law degree and it looks as though he is prepared to quote
 Blackstone verbatim.
 The law profession will gain worth
 while accession in the person of Robert
 L. Hargrove of Ensley. Hargrove served as a salty sailor of the deep and helped
 to keep the U-boats away from our
 shores. He is a member of the law forum
 and of the executive committee. After receiving his diploma at the uni versity Robert A. Hamrick expects to go
 to Johns Hopkins to work for the med ical profession. Hamrick served as presi-
 dent of the Pre-M Med club this year. He is a member of the Literesque, Philo-
 mathic. a fellow in biology, associate edi-
 tor of the Crimson White and basket
 ball player lots of honor for star grade
 maker.
 and president of the Blackfriars Dramatic
 club He is member of most all the social clubs, including the Jasons, Skulls, a winner of the Thomas Reclamation con test and a former lieutenant in Uncle Sans army.
 One of the few graduating engineers is e P Caldwell a staunch fellow with a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
Expected Transport ArriuaLs

sixth division, and Brig. Gen. Begram Withworth, commanding Seventy first brigade, are on board.
 Louisville, New York, June 1, aero squadrons 22 28, S4, 100 and 213; photo sections and 6; mobile hospital z; evacuation hospital 24 base hospital S9; Company. c, 501th engineers Com pany C, 1llth ammunition train; two casual companies; IS casual officers, and 43 wives and 115 children of sol- diers.
 Dirigo, New Yorfk. June 8, with few casuals
 The Texas has been diverted from Newport News to Philadelphia, and is due May 2S
 The war depar tment announced that the reported sailing of the 321st ma chine gun battalion on the transport Virginia, which arrived yesterday at Newport News. was in error. The 311th battalion arrived on the ship.
 La Lorraine. New York, June 2, Com panies A, E and F, 301st supply train military police company 219; two cas- ual companies
 Newport at New York, June 4. de- tachment Hist infantry; IA casual of ficers, including Brig. Gen George II. Jamerson, commanding Seventy sec ond bridage.
 Santa Ana, New York, June 5, head quarters postal detachment and head quarters troop, Seventy eighth di- vision; headquarters and medical de- tachments, train Companies A. B, E, and F, 303d engineers. Maj. Gen. James H. McRae, commanding Seventy eighth division is on board Eurana, New York, June s, medical detachment. two battalions headquar- ters company, supply company, Com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27
Senator w. H. Smith
 Urges Suffrage
 for Alabama Women

To the Editor of The Age Herald: I am mildly surprised and deeply
 gratified to read your editorial in to- days Age-Herald under the caption
 obligation Owed to Women" This editorial is in line with my conception of our duty to the noble womanhood of Alabama and the United States.
 have for some time had in prep aration bill to present to the legis- lature, when it convenes in July, con- ferring on women of Alabama the right of presidential and municipal suffrage This seems to be the proper course al this time, or until constitutional con vention can be called to confer full suf- frage. I think it better for the states to deal with the suffrage question, es- pecially here in the south. Whatever we may think of the question from the standpoint of merit (and I believe ii meritorious), there can be no question but that we are now at the Rubicon, and it must be crossed.
 The next year or two, at the farthest will see women armed with full suf- frage, and as matter of expediency as well as one of principle, we of the south should hasten to meet the is- sue in a spirit of fairness and justice  Should the democratic south by any possible means be able to defeat or de- lay woman suffrage, it will sound the death knell of the party for the next quarter of century. The suffrage states now are able to swing suffi cient electoral vote to name the nex' and all future presidents. We of the south have been too conservative. Con servatism is all right if not carried te | the extreme that dry rot sets in. We are living in a new age and must mee ! issues as they arise in a new spirit. | I am glad to see a conservative (ant progressive) journal like The Age-Her ald join the forces of progress ~ant take the van in the march to highe and better things. I congratulate you | Yours very sincerely,
 w. H. SMITH, | Senator Second District. ] Town Creek, May 24, 1919.