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VOL. 3. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS.
SIX DEATHS ON THE BORDER
OCCASIONED BY TYPHOID
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
curred and that there has not been a
single case of typhoid fever.
Thats’ some record, especially when
it describes health conditions covering
a period of four to six months among
100,000 men, more or less, the larger
portion of whom have been taken from
accustomed occupations and surround
ings. It talks strong for Uncle Sam’s
way of looking after the physical wel
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? Os
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 weaklings, 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. Os 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
dier has to obey. But our worthy un
cle has not yet discovered any way to
enforce that order among the people
who stay at home.
It is probable that there has never
been a 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
Kentucky Campaign Opens
Winchester, ILy,, Sept. 9.—The dem
ocratic campaign for the national
ticket was opened in Kentucky here
today with a state-wide ratification of
the nominations made at the St. Louis
convention. A crowd of visitors, es
timated at betwen 15,000 and 20,000
and representing every part of the
state, assembled to hear speeches
from Vice President Marshall, Con
gressman Ferris of Oklahoma and
other democratic leaders of national
prominence.
TAKES UP AVIATION
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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 ab
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 perllm
lnary work. Her Interest In the study
Is Inspired by her father’s absorption
In it
AUSTRIANS FORCED SACK
RY VIOLENT ATTACKS
French Hold Fast in Verdun-Roumanians in Fierce
Battle-Russians and British Active
London, Sept 9.—Rumania, which
entered the European war less than
two weeks ago, now is the scene of a
great battle between Russo-Ruman
ian forces and armies of the Central
powers. The southern part of Dobrud
THE EVENING LEADER
—why is it not being more widely
used among those to whom it is vol
untary, not compulsory? The cost is
small, trifling, compared with the cer
tain results, and in Florida, if expense
is the only obstacle, the state board Os
health will pay the bill for those who
are unable to pay it for themselves.
An eminent medical authority has
predicted that within the next score
of years, typhoid will become a rare
disease, remembered mainly in medi
cal records. Certain it is that typhoid
is an unnecessary disease—a very ex
pensive one both in its monetary cost,
in the indirect loss it brings by reduc
ing the individual producing efficiency,
and in its heavy death rate.
But any predictions as to the future
control of disease must include the
uncertain element of individual will
ingness to cooperate with health au
thorities for individual welfare and
for that of the community. Just as
long as the individual citizen won’t
cooperate, just so long will the gen
eral advance be delayed.
Medical science has made long
strides forward within the past twen
ty years, and it is advancing to wider
usefulness more rapidly now than ev
er before. Perhaps its greatest prac
tical benefit to mankind within this
last score of years, has been to show
that diseases may be prevented and
to bring the method and the proof to
every man who will read or listen. The
results of its discoveries have been
published free and far and wide and
through the medical profession—the
family doctor—-these results are with
in the reach of all.
The man who refuses or neglects to
make these practical things a part of
his life, to know these practical and
simple remedies or preventives, is
guilty of an offense which each year is
becoming more grave and serious.
CLOSED SEASONS
BIRD SHOOTING
Washington, D. C., Sept. 9.—The
new regulations for the enforcement
of the migratory bird laws were ap
proved by the president August 21,
and became effective on and after that
date. It shows the open seasons when
hunting birds is permitted under these
regulations. Hunting at other sea
sons is prohibited. Hunters, however,
should consult their state laws, as the
federal regulations will not be con
strued to authorize hunting within a
closed period prescribed by the state
occurring within the open season un
der the federal regulations.
Shooting is prohibited between sun
set and sunrise in both zones. Insect
ivorous birds are protected indefinite
ly in both zones and no open season is
allowed. Band-tailed pigeons, cranes,
wood ducks, swans, curlew, willet, up
land plover and smaller shore birds
are protected everywhere until Sep
tember 1, 1918.
Florida is included in zone 2, and
the regulations apply in this state
from November 1, to January 31, in
clusive.
WHAT MENDENHALL IS DOING
“A recent visitor to the state prison
farm at Raiford states that he saw
J. J. Mendenhall, murderer of Mrs.
Eliot and daughter Susie, of Tampa,
and that he was ‘tamping down silage
with a huge maul.’ It is our hope that
visitors to the prison farm will make
the same report throughout the pe
riod of Mendenhall’s life.”—Tampa
Times.
“We saw him a few days ago work
ing on the road tq the ‘Farm.’ He
makes a good husky with a shovel and
that is what counts out there.”—Rai
ford Tribune.
ja, in eastern Rumania, has become a
fighting ground and the opposing ar
mies are engaged from the Black sea
to the Danube along a front of about
seventy miles.
(Continued on page 4)
TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916.
COUNTIES CANNOT BE
SUED IN FLORIDA
The Supreme court of Florida has
handed down a written opinion in the
case of Jas. W. Keggin versus the
county of Hillsborough to the effect
that a 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
curred in by Justices Shakleford,
Cockrell and Whitfield.
Employing Printers Meet
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 9.—Rep
resenting the printing industry of the
entire country, delegates to an
nual convention of the United Typo
thetae of America are assembling in
Atlantic City today. The high cost
and scarcity of paper is the big prob
lem to receive the attention of the as
sociation at its business sessions, be
ginning Monday., Aside from the pa
per question, the printers are inclined
to take a roseate view of conditions
in general in their trade. Business is
good, they say, and labor troubles are
scarce.
LET THE COUNTY
SEAT ALONE ITS
IN CLEARWATER
From down St. Petersburg way
comes the information that M. P. Mil
ler et al., are pushing the matter of
trying to force the county commis
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 a jury.
Through their attorneys, Lunsford
and DeVane, allegations have been
made, each of which involves a ques
tion of fact, and Sparkman and Car
ter, attorneys for the commissioners,
have filed a 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
missioners will be enjoined from mak
ing any contracts in regard to the new
courthouse and j'sil buildings.
It is unfortunate that up to the pres
ent time no law has been formulated
whereby the interests of a minority
may be protected without at the same
time conferring 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
fcord 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 a 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 a brighter dawn, there is no
need to become unduly upset by the
allegations and threatened injunc
tions.
While the Sun believes that Judge
Reaves would sustain the denial of the
allegations,and would refuse anything
like a permanent injunction in the
courthouse matter, it would,-neverthe
less, like to see the matter finally and
completely 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 a 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 a set of boosters and workers
any city should be proud of, but she
is on the wrong trail in this county
seat matter.
CITY-OWNED PUNT GIVES THREE
**"*■**' 4’4-4 < 4*4*4' 4-4-4- 444 4.4.4
CENT LIGHT, ONE-CENT FUEL, AND
+ + + 444 + + + 44.4. 4-4-+ 4.44.
MAKES A NICE PROFIT ON IT, TOO!
Municipal Ownership So Much a Success In Winnipeg Citizens
Now Plan Street Car System Operated by Own Power
The fololwing article from Winni
peg shows how cheaply electricity can
be produced. Careful management
and installation may, in the near fu
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
its municipal light and power plant
has ever had and the writer came
here to learn just what this munici
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 $79,690.
Besides the plant put $356,992 into
the sinking fund and $354,066 into a
reserve to keep the plant up to date.
Ten years ago the Winnipeg Electric
Railway Co. had a 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
trol, who now manages the legal ad
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.
It was suggested the company erect
a hydro-electric plant and utilize the
power of the Winnipeg river 77 miles
away. This was done, but the com
pany did not reduce the cost of elec
tric current. Dividends went up.
Then Cockburn, MacDonald, Aik
ins and Waugh got people interested
in a 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 $8,630,710.80 and the outstand
ing liabilities are $7,402,000. The first
year showed a deficit, because the old
company reduced rates and signed up
'Recognize Him?
It V Paddy Me Quire
In His Monocle
Paddy McQuire, a Vogue-Mutual
Mirthmaker.
Old man grouch’s most feared en
emy is to be found in the person of
Paddy McQuire of the Vogue-Mutual
studios, whose every appearance on
the screen is the forerunner of a gale
of laughter. Paddy hails from Ver
million, Ohio, and his dad early in life
planned to make a politician out of
him. Paddy had other plans, how
ever, and after a number of success
ful years on the stage turned to pic
tures, via the Vogue-Mutual laugh fac
tory.
thousands of customers to ■-five-year
contracts just before the city’s plant
was completed.
Now there is a surplus of $300,000
in the treasury of the city plant be
sides that of the sinking and deprecia
tion funds.
The civic system has 32,436 custom
ers. The private company is selling
most of its current to suburban towns.
Os course it has had to come down to
the municipal price and thus each of
its customers is saving money.
As soon as Cockburn got the plant
into operation he bought irons, stoves,
toasters, power washing machines,
etc., and sold them at cost, just half
the price the old company was charg
ing. .-4'.
The result is a larger proportion of
housewives use electric current for
washing, ironing, baking, cooking and
other housework than in any other
city on the North American continent!
The city proposes to take over the
street railway system at the termina
tion of the franchise. There isn’t any
question about what the people will do
with the street car company.
And the street car company isn’t
making any fight for a new franchise.
ALL EYES ON MAINE
FIRST OF STATES
HOLDING ELECTION
Augusta, Me., Sept. 9.—First of the
states to hold an election this year,
Maine will ballot on Monday, watched
by the country as a 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 140,000
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 its 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 a campaign fought almost en
tirely on national issues, the demo
crats are asking for indorsement 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- j
ing their energies chieffy in an endea
vor to have Senator Charles F. John- 1
son, who originally was elected by the 1
1910 legislature, which happened to '
be democratic, returned to the senate j
and to re-elect Congressman Daniel F.!
McGillicuddy, the only democrat ■
among the four representatives of I
Maine. They are also confident of re- 1
electing Governor Oakley C. Curtiss j
and ""are hopeful of winning in the 1
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
neth C. M. Sills, 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
TEN CENTS A WEEK. NO. 205.
It knows Winnipeggers have had a
taste of municipal ownership and like
it too well to give up a chance of
running their own cars with power
they generate in their own plant.
The housewife puts her dinner on a
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-sev
enth the former cost.
She can iron with an electric iron,
wash with a power machine or run j&n
electric at one-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.
state of Maine and son of former Sen
ator Eugene Hale. For the second
senatorship the republican nominee is
former Governor Bert M. Fernald.
The republican state ticket is headed
by Carl E. Milliken, who is 39, and the
youngest man who ever ran for gov
ernor in the state of Maine. In the
second congressional district, now rep
resented by McGillicuddy, the repub
licans have named Wallace White.
I who is a grandson of another .of
Maine’s distinguished representatives
in the senate, the late William P.
Frye.
If Maine should go republican
Monday, no one would have reason
to feel much surprised. In doing sc.
Maine would merely be following its
natural bent. It had not gone demo
cratic in a presidential year since
1852, although it came near doing so
in the year Garfield ran, until four
j years ago, when the progressive split,
resulted in a Democratic victory. TJio
republicans this year claim that nine
tenths of the progressives have re
turned to the republican ranks.
If the republican candidate for Unit
ed States senator should be elected
and should make a stronger showing
at the polls than the republican can
didate for governor, the national lead
ers of the party will naturally insist
that the vote for United States sena
tor disclosed the real sentiment of*
Maine on national issues. The two re
publican candidates for senator, how
ever, must command majorities of
Considerable size in order to give the
election much national significance.
( Maine has always been strongly pro
tectionist in sentiment. The weakness
iof Mr. Taft hereabouts in 1912 was
j due mainly to his fight for reciprocity
j with Canada, which the Maine repub
: licans resented.
Ordinarily, the protectionist senti
j ment of the state would be countec
in a presidential year, to in
' sure the success of the republican sen
atorial candidates, but election this
year is based on unknown factors.
HE WAS EXCUSED
“I want to be excused,” said the
worried-looking juryman, addressing
| the judge. “I owe a man five dollars
S that I borrowed, and he is leaving
town for some years, and I want
catch him before he gets to the trajr,
and pay him the money.” “You ace
excused,” replied the judge in ity
tones. “I don’t want anybody on tin;
'jury who can lie like that.”