Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 14, 1914, Night Extra, Page 7, Image 9
pmn EVEfllNfl LErr4RH-PniLAPKLPHIA' SATURDAY, NOVEMBER M, 1914. T fVBLlC OWNERSHIP DISCUSSED BY MAYORS I) PUBMO UTILITIES PROBLEM IS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP The ultlmfilo solution of tlio public iilltlllAa nnftlAtvi la m lltil M rtfl 1 OWtlAN I ship Whether tlio public utilities en- lerprises are owncci uy imiiviuuuig operating prttntcly or by the munici pality, thcv must serve the people economically nnd In the best Interests of the people The time has passed when public utilities corporations nio entitled to extra dividends because of tho haz ards of operation. Thesucccss of public utilities enterprise-? Is prac tically assured, nnd tno dividends, If higher, should bo only slightly higher than those of other enterprises. The people are the masters of the public utilities. In Chicago for a 'long while tho utilities corporallftns controlled the situation; but now the conditions have been reversed, and the utilities ore tho servants of the people. GZ.tffc Mayor of Chicago, November It, 1914. ,v Continued fromraire One than in tills country, ino lurciRn, sys tems givo best possible sorvlco at mini mum cost, they relieve the burdens of tho taxpayers by contributions to the city budgets, their operations widen the boundaries of tho English cities, Improvo housing conditions, nnd they are ever looking to tlir- Improvement of conditions of tho employes. "There Is ni question about tho financial euccess of the public operation," he said. "Tho street railway systems In Great Urltnln are constructed with more per manences than In America. Aside from tho large Investment In capital account, every provision Is mudo for the comfort and convenience of tho people." PHILADELPHIA CONCERNED. His assertions were regarded as having a distinct relation to the transit problem confronting Phlltulclnhla todnv and tho 'Implied prediction mado jesrerday by Director Taylor, of Philadelphia's De partment of City Transit, that public funds would construct and operate the lilgh-Bpeed lines projected In this city In tho absence of co-operation of the ex Istlng compnnlcs. "Tho passengers on all of the publicly owned street railways In Great Britain paid $17 437,170 on an average of 2.1 cent fares, as opposed to $105,125,150, which would hnvo been paid on a Ilvc-ccnt fare," said Mr. Howe. "Tho public undertakings are under thu strictest kind of paillamentary supervi sion. "Thero is no sentiment for a return to private operation from nny class; tho financial gains are too obvious The serv ice Is undeniably better on the public tramways than on the private ones. Cities, too, aro eager to introduce new devices and new comforts, nnd represen tatives are constantly siuuyuib uiu dki v ilce of other countries. There has been a steady improvement In cars, a con stant effort to hotter the service and consider the well-being of the com munity. "In addition there has been little trou ble between the city and its employes, such as prevailed under private opera tion. "In Germany, as In England, public service corporations are run primarily for service rather than for proflt, although a number of cities do derive a substantial sum.fpu the relief of taxation from this source. Nowhere In Germany wnere puoitc nershlo prevails Is there any sug- tatlon of a return to private ownership. 'Officials, business men and nil classes unite In approval of tho transfer of these agencies to the public. "The financial gains are the least Im portant. The real gains aro social, ethical Cm! nntltleal. There are no franchises o scramble for, no great privileges to be ecured through tne Drioery oi (jouncus nA tho control of the city. Men In these mintrie a free to enter municipal poll- lcs. Their purse Is not at war with their atrlotlsm." S 1 TORONTO'S LIGHTING SYSTEM PRAISED. (Mayor H. C. Hocken, of Toronto, re newed with obvious pride the success of the municipally owned and operated electric light and power enterprise in his AI.b.JI.h U(i Tniln 4a nnA -vt rt mil nlcipallUes In the province of Ontario l' "whlih supply, through local distribution .i -...... a.4 n Wl n t-nffi BytL ems, power bciiuiu.u . '.!' Falls by the Hydro-Electrlo Power Com mission of Ontario. The Toronto system Is In charge of a commission including the Mayor and two other Commissioners. "The use of electric power has Increased enormously since the municipal system began operations. In 1810, the connected load of tho Toronto Electrlo Llsht Com 'pany was 11,500 kilowatts; now the con nected load 'of the two systems la 127,000 lsllowatts, three times as mucn as was five years ago. "Toronto hua the lowest average rate of any city In tlio world of 500,000 population or over." MR. KOINER'B ADDRESS. fi. Wellington Kolner. electrical en- glneer and general manager of the Mu- lniclpal WEIUins worKS uepanmciH. oi Pasadena, uaiirornia, wnera u city owned nroject was launched In 1803, told HJiow rates for electrlo ourrent dropped from 15 cents a kilowatt to 3 cents a k&watt and even less with tho Instal lation of, the municipal -plant. Phila delphia pays from 10 to 13 cents a kilo watt. The Edison Company was the private, corporation opposed In Pasadena. The success of the municipal plant was assured from the start In Pasadena, as serted Mr Kolner. "Vo have very little manufacturing ! tt-fore. our receipts from power scales 1 nEsoivra IfPTEL ENNOS ATLANTIC CITT N.. JN AUTUMN Provldea a charm of comfort and araldit charaqtariaMo environ ment tht bat eatabllahcd it as as idaal aeaahora home. Directly on the ocean front. Capacity BOO. WAI.TEH J. ntraaY, LAKE'H OOP. N. J. OAK COURT A modern hotel with quiet sir ot domeatlclty end a homelike atmo.bhcre B. E- BPANaNBBJtq, Mr. Jackaomllle, Fl. ROOM. WITH BATH. 11.50 HOTEL BURBRIDGB NEW MODBRW FIREPROOF ltbirr, riorida. LAKE VIEW HOTEL LfiURaimn wmniriA Opened November 6th uudar the BUBareaast of Mr J5 c. Worrell owner. The una blah grade cubine will b main tail All NoiKern white help, private tatua tttiB heat, electric UUtT Write (or booklet EC WOBBBLL. ! Buak 1IU1 FaU. fa. are lower than In most other cities of like size," he snld. "The claim, therefore, that It Is not profitable to serve the residence section of a city at a low rate has been exploded. "Cities are learning that It Is far better to operate certain of their own utilities than to leave them In private hands, oven under the best of regulation. "Wit ness tho rates charged In cities where regulating bodies have power to regulate rates, compare them with the rates charged by municipally owned and oper ated plants giving a high-class service, and you will find that the lowest rates In the United States are those charged by municipally owned utilities. "The saving resulting to the citizens of Pasndcnn by reason of tho difference In ratei charged by both the prlvnto com pany nnd the municipal plant within the limits of Pnsndcna, and tho rate charged by the company during tho same period In the surrounding towns, since then, amounts to 1711,033 00, or more than enough to cover the entire cost of our municipal plant. This Is a very conservative cstl mnto nnd Is based on tho kilowatt hour sold. NO PREFERENCE IN RATES. "Our schedule of rates nro not compiled with a purpose of charging all that a consumer can bo mado to pay, levying a, high rate for residences nnd a lower rnte for business houses, etc., but all our cus tomers pay tho first rate for the first quality and the same rates for tho same succeeding qualities, without preference. The sumo thing applies to electrical energy for both light nnd power pur poses. "As American cities take over all profit earning utilities, thero will bo a manifest lncreaso In efficiency In muntclpnl govern ment. This will eliminate the public service corporations' tendency to Influence publlo officials nnd wilt take thorn out of politics." Mr Kolner emphatically advocated tho establishment of n Public Utilities Bu reau. Albert E. Winchester, electrical engi neer of tho Munlclpnl Electrlo Works, of South Norwnlk, Conn., told of the success of the municipally owned plant In his city. MAYOR RAKER'S CLEAR TALK Tho munlclpnl ownership propaganda was furthered by Mayor Newton D. Baker, of Cleveland, when he opened the morning session. "1 want to point out," said Mayor Unkor, "that the movement of municipal ownership Is the fruit of tho misconduct of privately-owned public utilities. "Tho movement started In Europe bo causo of the desire of the communities to find additional sources of revenue. In America It Is the result of tho vulgar warship of ft set of captains of Indus try whom this new country developed. Tho men who could obtain valuable grants from city, State and the National Govern ments were looked upon then as the most successful. "Ten or twlevo years ago wo came to realize that the American city was tho American failure' Wo realized that If the American system of government did not succeed, It would bo because of the corruption nnd degradation of the Ameri can cities. . "Tho muckrakers caused America, to Khnkd herself together for a new rcglmo in cities, and tho Americans then put their fingers on publlo Utilities as the principal cause of coiruptlon. rractlcauy every Stato Legislature and City Coun cil In this country wns at that time under suspicion of being traffickers In city fran chises. This has In a large part disap peared. No rnornl revolution In this coun try has been so great as that which bnnlsbed this cause of corruption in cities. Where this evil now exists at nil, It Is sporadic. One of tho chief causes of this banishment has been municipal ownership. PRIVATE CONCERNS JOIN HANDS. "The whole controversy has come to this, that the prlvnto utilities companies hnvo banded together In an effort to maintain whnt tbev have secured. They would even be willing for every city to lake over their plants nt their face value, provided the cities would buy hoth thler plnnts and their sins. But tho cities will not buy their sins, and tho result Is that they aro banded together In a concerted effort to pervert, mislead and strangle public opinion on tho subject of municipal ownership "Tho adversaries of municipal ownor rhlp nro claiming that public utilities ought not to bo In politics The forces of privately owned public utilities nro vory RctIo politically. Open political activity Is better than secret political activity. "Tho progress of the municipal owner ship movement In this country Is going to be more inpld than It has been In the past. Our effort should be to prevent the spread of misrepresentations concerning the subject." The open discussion on the public own ership theory Included a corporation viewpoint taken by Clarke M Rosen crnntz, of the general counsel of the Mil waukee Electric Railway and Light Com pany, of New York city Another participant In tho open forum mis Congressman Robert Crosscr, of Ohio, member of tho Committee on the District of Columbia. GERMAN FIGHTEHS MUST SING AMSTERDAM, Nov. 14. An official communlqup received from Berlin states that the German troops sang "Dcutsch land Ucbcr Albs" as they captured St Elol. Singing by the German troops Is now enforced by a general nimy order. MADE WIFE DIG GRAVES Wllkes-Brtrre Woman Complains of Husband's Idleness. W1LKES-11ARRE, Pa., Nov. 14. Ap pearlng In Domestic Relations Court, Mrs. John Shedlock, wife of the sexton of a cemetery, declared that she was com pelled to dig graves to guarantee support of five children nnd the preservation of her husband's Job. ' To Judge Wedward she exhibited a check proving that tho most recent burial at the cemetery wns In a grave dug by herself nnd one bt her sons not yet out of knee breeches, Her husband, the rcgu lnr sexton, took the total nbstlnenco pledge In court. KOBBERY SUSPECT HELD Police Believe They Have Comrade of Man Now In Jail. Believed to bo one of two Negroes who lost ncelt snatched a pockctbook from Miss Eflle McDonald ns sho was return ing to her home, 1127 North 17th street, Horace Griffin, of 1615 North Alder street, was held without ball by Magistrate Mor ris for a further hearing a week from to day. Miss McDonald was seized by the men nnd her purso wns wrenched from her hand. Ono of her assailants last week wns sentenced to serve five years In tho Eastern Penitentiary. Special Policemen Dnvlno and Lnrkln, of tho 19th and Ox ford streets station, testified that OrlfTin was the man who robbed with tho man now In tho Penitentiary. Miss McDonald was also convinced that ho was the man who held her while tho other took her pockctbook. BRITIBH EARIi WOUNDED LONDON, Nov. H Henry Edwyn King Tcnlflon, Enrl of Kingston, has been wounded In both thighs, while fighting nt the front, It was announced tonight. The Earl Is said to bo on tho road to recovery. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES William J. nmhart, .TM2 N Front at . nJ Alice Thom.is, .111", N. U? at. iTmll J Mueller Lcniruo Island, and Alice M. Urarc. Mlfl V'nlf M Ceorgp H il. Smith 12-. Hltner at., and Anna t:. Iloalon. S(U0 N. 2(Slh at. ErnMt Schwlni! vrn N Dth at , and Emma felt, r.IOl Latnrni si. Fnmuel Kniorj 1011 Veningo at , and Sarah II. Pord M'l N'. :.7th at William .1 Mjrno. K2S Nelson at., nnd Kath- erlne M. Porter, Haxennrd Ihoninn l llenerv s2ii Jackoon at,, and Nal- lie M. timnor, 1115 S Ncuklrk at llcnry A. Kelly, Washington. D C , nnd Mary SI. Mlfldletnn, Boahrook. Mil. William f Jand. Camden. K J., and Mar garet B. McMertx, WHS Yocum at. John W Morgan. Woodlawn, Mil., and Mary A. Voro.1, Honnrd Park, Sid. Chalmers Light St The Chalmers is the Preferable Sedan The Chalmers Sedan is an exceptionally roomy car. It seats five with ease 'thr ee on the wide rear seat, two In the rounded-hack front seats with an aisle between. You enter through a single door on either side a unique feature, giving the car an unusually smart and distinctive appearance. Mechanically the Sedan offers you all the power and speed, all the flexibility and convenience that makes Chalmers 6 cylinder cars the leaders. The non-stallable motor with Chalmers-Entz one-motion electric starter has already won 4i000 owners. More than 6,000,000 miles of driving in owners hands have proved this sturdy chassis mechanically right. Electric shoulder lights illuminate the inside of the cat, while concealed running hoard lamps light up the step when the door is open. Double glass safety, storm-vision windshield makes it possible to see clearly when driving In the rain or snow. The body Is of solid aluminum with snug fitting doors and windows set deeply in the doors. It is weather-proof, draft-proof. The one piece aluminum roof (exclusive to the Chalmers) eliminates the vibration or drumming common to so many enclosed cars. The interior of the Sedan is sumptuously upholstered in blue German Wolfing cloth, brown English Bedford cord, or leather as you choose. Interior fitting are made to match. You should see the Chalmers Sedan before deciding on any car. Please call at our salesrooms. . S"pa98enger Sedan , . . ., , ,$2TS w 7-pas3&nger Limoasina, ... 3200 2-passcnger CoctpeUt.... ...... JSOO CFtJfjr jaJppdf. ovft. JXsfcre Qtuictylfrtf Oasa&ttt Chalmers Motor Company of Phila, 252 North Broad Street CHILDREN'S CORNER Who Was the Most Afraid? TN A bip; fruit farm, one section was - devotcJ to a vineyard. There fine grapes of all sorts were grown. If you have ever seen a big vineyard, you know exactly how pretty the rows and rows of trellises covered with vines can look. But maybe there is one part of a vineyard you have never noticed: have you ever seen the hosts of spiders who live on the vines? No? Well, they are there, as you would soon see if you looked closely for them. Spiders consider vineyards the very best place on earth to live. You sec, flies and bees arc drawn to the vines by the sweetness of the grapes and the spiders have no trouble at all in finding plenty to eat at all times of the day. In this particular vineyard, there lived a very industrious family of spiders The mother prided herself on the fact that she could weave the biggest, finest net in the shortest time of any spider in the vineyard. And that was saying a good deal, for there were many good workers around her. But, unfortunately, her children were neither as ambitious nor as in dustrious as their mother. "What's the use in making nets?" they asked her. "Don't you see that half the webs you make arc destroyed? Why work so hard? We have plenty to cat and we don't weave and weave all the time as you do." Which was per fectly true. "That may be true," answered the mother; "but you should have sonic pride. Don't you want to learn to weave fine silky nets? Yon can't have skill without practice " The little spiders only laughed at her. They seemed to have no am bition, so the mother went on about her net weaving and left the little spiders to their own business, which, of course, was mischief people who don't work always get into trouble, you know. The little spiders played and played and paid no attention to their safety; they didn't notice the coming of the cutters, who cut the grapes for mar keting, and so they didn't hide under the big safe leaves as they had been taught to do. Tlicy were caught right on a big bunch of purple grapes and before they could run to shelter, the grapes were packed in a basket ready to take to market. "Oh, dear, what shall we do?" cried the biggest of the four little spiders. "I know wc will all be killed r "Don't get excited," said the little spider. "Let's hide right in the centre of this biggest bunch and maybe we will find some way to save our selves " So they hid away in the centre of the biggest bunch of grapes, and they laid perfectly still for so longl But nothing happened ! Finally, when they were too fright ened and tired to say a word, they heard a voice say, "Mother, here', a nice box of grapcsl Let's get this one." And they were jostled and tumbled about and finally their box was opened. "Now, here's our chance run I" called the biggest snider, and they run for dear life out from the box, out onto the tablet And at the same minute a fright ened voice cried, "Mother I Come I Come I Here's some spiders and they're running!" "Don't worry." answered the mother, comfortably, "they're more afraid of you than yon are of them." I wonder if that wasn't trueJ Copyright, 1!H Clara Ingram Judson. Store Opens 8:30 A. M. WANAMAKEITS Store Closes 5:80 P. M. ainnmuivin!iiiii5nwKri5 1 i iunnnir.iuMiiggaup ShnnnviTpn a n M H ., ! : liB!riii""'"i IT The Grand Organ Plays on Monday at 9, 11 and 5:15 We Iiave Just completed Gallery, Chestnut, above the opened on the Store, a-new Shop Exquisite containing: probably the most particular collection of very fine and treasured articles for personal use and for gifts to be found in America. A woman may wish a veil, the only one of its kind on this side of the ocean-she may find it here. Or some bit of novelty in the way of a traveling clock, a boudoir candlestick, an antique tray, a photo graph frame, a lamp shade; menu cards for Christmas or Thanksgiving occasions desiring them to be abso lutely exclusive. This is the shop where she will find such things ; and not expensive, either. Besides the hundreds of little articles of intimate nature, there is also a rare collection of very old furniture pieces collected by the famous Aimone firm, of New York, and with the antiques a number of copies of other old pieces. Some of this rare furniture is surprisingly. low in price. It is a good shop in which to find things that are not to be found elsewhere, and the showing of them is fight now at its best. A private elevator runs from the Jewelry Store to this gallery. (Main. CalUry, Chestnut JOHN 'WAN AM A PHILADELPHIA KER K 1-u.i ' H m-u 1 Kajatooe Ec Mil ruH REST The Winter Inn Recuperation, MM gfigk t mm iiragsMaa apajta BtUppros SaW