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e DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 37,1007. A FABLE FOR CRITICS Particularly Those Who Oppose Municipal Ownership. THE WIZARD WAVES HIS WAND AlTM.' 0. 'PIONEER. Lea Meriwether the First Conspicuous Municipal Ownership Candidate. Though still A comparatively young man, Leo Meriwether of St Louis was the flrst conspicuous representative of the municipal ownership movement In America. Mr. Meriwether has been n nominee for mayor of his city threo times, flrst as a Democratic candidato with municipal ownership leanings Then the Streets and Parka Become and tho other times on a straight-out Prlvato Enterprises and Pedestrians municipal ownership platform. Ills pflV For iht, Prlvlleaa of Wa klna or "c nomination, m 1HU7, caused a Sitting Down. "I don't belicvo in municipal own ership," said tho Carping Critic. "Schemes of that kind aro always rank failures. You can't convlnco mo that public utilities may bo managed bet tor by municipalities than by prlvato ownership. There is entirely too much socialistic foolishness in this country nowadays. I'm opposed to municipal ownership In any form whatover." The Carping Critic find tho M. O. Advocnto wero tnklng a stroll togcthor. They had arrived at tho cntranco to tho city park. Tho M. 0. Advocato laughed softly as ho drow from his pockat a curious wund. lie said: "I'm n wizard. Maybo you didn't know It, but I am. Presto chan go 1" Ho waved tho wand in tho air. Sud denly a gato was thrown across tho park cntranco. A small ticket booth loomed up at tho sido of tho gato. "Ilero, what's tho reason thoy'vo got the park fenced In?" cried tho Critic. "IVa a prlvato enterprise, you know," replied tho Wlpnrd. "This park be longs to tho Park Syndlcato, limited, and, being a prlvato enterprise, of courso h chnrgo is mado for admission. But It costs only 10 cents apiece. Here, two tickets, please." Tho ticket Heller took tho money, tho tickets wero handed to tho gatekeeper, and tho gato swung open. Tho two men entered tho park and strolled along for half a nillu or so, when tho Critic remarked that ho wns a llttlo tired and would llko to sit down. "nut I don't bco any seats alongstdo tho walk," ho said In surprise. "No," replied tho "Wizard, "but yon der thoy aro in that ropod off pluco. Tho chargo for seats Is only a nickel, however, ho we'll buy tickets." After resting a nickel's worth each tLo men arose to go. They reached tho oxlt without Incident, hut tho Crit ic, who was sllnhtly In advauco of his companion, was halted by a bond laid upon his shoulder. "Ticket I" Hlmrply cried tho uniformed person to whom tho hand belonged. "what?" demanded tho Crltlp, open split in his party, resulting in nnothor nomination and tho election of tho Republican candidate, tho noted Mayor Zlegenhein, during whoso administra tion took placo n great deal of tho boodllng tho prosecution of which mado Joseph W. Folk governor of Missouri. Mr. Meriwether was nominated by tho Municipal Ownership party In 1001. His voto was very largo. Ills party claimed his election, and his adherents still insist that he was elected mayor Instead of Rolla Wells, who was seat ed. In 1005 Mr. Meriwether ran again on a municipal ownership platform, but received a decreased vote. Leo Merlwethor was born at Colum bus, Miss., forty-four years ago. At tho ago of twonty-ono ho mado a trip through Europe, walking and carrying a pack on his shoulders. Ills book, "A Tramp Trip; or, How to Seo Eu ropo on Fifty Cents a Day," was ono of tho great successes of twenty years ago. A later book was "Tho Tramp at Home," In which Mr. Morlwothor do scribed Industrial conditions In tho United States. In Europo ho went Into tho homes of tho hunible.it people, Blept and ato thoro and mingled with tho families of farmers and laborers. Hla books aro valuable sociological re ports, written In an entertaining man ner. Tho United States government employed tho young author to travel In tho United States, tho Hawaiian Is lands and elscwhero as an Investigator of Industrial conditions. His reports to tho' interior department aro vlilghly valued. Mr. Meriwether becamo a convert to tho municipal ownership doctrine, par ticularly as It relates to street rail ways, early In his career after wldo travel and studious observation. Ho consistently advocated tho public re tention of public utilities and opposed franchlso giving or grabbing during all his political career. Mr. Meriweth er has held no elective olUce, but ho has served as stato labor commissioner for Missouri. Ho Is a lawyer by pro-fwslou. mouthed with amazement. "Tlckot, please. You'vo forgotten to show your ticket." "A ticket for what, may I nsk?" "where nro you from?" was tboiS counter query from tho person In uul form. "You'vo got to show your tick t if you walk ou this Htreot. Othor wUo you don't walk. Seo?" Tho Critic turned to his compaulon. "U'h all right," said ftio Wizard. 'This street belongs to Jones A: John ion. They own half a dozen streets In tho city. You buy your Htreot tlckot liero, for Instance, and It is punched by tho Htreot man when you start to walk ou Third street and punched again ou Plum Htreot, and so on. Quito a linmly arrangement, eh 7" added the Wlximl, with a ghaHtly smllo. "Who owns tho rest of tho streets?" tho Crltlo inquired. "Oh, thoy'ro dlvldod up among a dozen Arms or corporations. That makes It a llttlo awkward, you know, becnuso you'vo got to carry your pock et full of Htreot tlckots If you want to walk unywhoro in tho city without bo lug hold up by a street man nnd order ed to go and buy your tlckot or permit to nonunbuluto on such and hucIi n street. Then thero'H an extra chargo for teams, of courso, and a different set of tickets. Automobiles, for In stance, aro held up at each Htreet cross ing so that tho employees of the street oporators may seo If tho chauffeurs hold tho proper tickets. Sometimes tho auto folks do a lot of kicking, but prl vato Interests must bo protected, you know," "What brought about alV this change?" weakly asked tho Critic. "Didn't tho streets and tho parks used to bo public proporty, kept up by thu city ami ftvo to all tho cltbteua ami anybody olso who wanted to uao them?" "Oh, yes," replied tho Wlinnl, "but that was boforo tho days when munici pal ownership went out of fashion. A lot of carping critics got together and declared that any sort of municipal ownership and management was so cialistic and dangerous, so I, being a wizard, Just drow this llttlo wnud of mluo ami wiped muulelpal ownership off tho face of tho city map. How do you llko It?" The Carping Crltlo grinned feebly, bit his lower Up and humbly requested tho WUnnl to restore tho munlclpnl ownorship niul management of streets and imrks. "And If tho city can operate thoko public utilities successfully." ho admit ted. "I can't 8o why It can't opera to tho street car line, too. Instead of glv lug up tho right of way to prlvato cor porations whleh run the caw for profit. And wo mlrfht add the I ten hug system and the wutorworks and tho sewers ml a few otner public utimios." Whereupon tho Municipal Ownership Mun gnvo tho ex Critic tho right hand of fellowship. Duby's Excuse for Laughing. Frlond. I am afraid your hus band httH n very bad cold; he's con tinually sneezing. It's quito painful to hear him. Why don't you ask a doctor to seo him? Matron. Well, I'm waiting Just a fow days because It amuses baby so to seo his father sneeze. Life. o Tkcro Aro Fow People who know how to tako caro of thomsolvoa tho majority do not. Tho liver Is a moot Important organ In tho body. 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Ono Eastern railroad haa a regu lar form for reporting nccldcnta to animals on its right of way. Recent ly a. track foreman had tho killing of a cow to report. In answer to tho question "Disposition of carcase?" ho wrote: Kind nnd cotlo." Ev erybody's Magazine. o Do Not Neglect tho Children. At this Boaaon of tho year tho flrst unnatural looBonoja of a child's bowols should havo lmmodiato atten tion. Tho boat thing that can bo glvon 13 Chamborlnln'B Colic, Cholorn and Dlarrhooa Romody followod by castor oil as dlroctod with each hot tlo of tho romody. Foro salo by Dr. Stone's drug storo. Ethel Spoko Tmlly . Dad (eevorely) And, look hore, Ethel, you mustn't encourage- that young man to stay bo late every night. It's disgraceful! What does your mother say about It? Ethel. She sayB men haven't al tered a bit, dad I Punch. How's Tills? Wo offor Ono Hundroa Dollars Re ward for any caso of Catarrh that cannot bo curod by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. 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