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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11

the Harvard corporation those who are
able to attend each meeting, the impress
sion was gained that Mr.. Bacon was
about to retire from the diplomatic
service.
to France December u, 1909. He had
previously been assistant secretary Of
state. and was also Secretary of State
from January q. 1909, until March q,
1909. He graduated from Harvard IN
1880
No information has been received by
officials in Washington from Ambassador
Bacon that he intended to resign his
position. State Department and White
House officials were inclined to doubt the
report that Mr. Bacon would relinquish
his post, feeling that he would be able to
attend to his work for Harvard should he
accept the nomination. and at the same
time perform his duties as ambassador to
France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
WRECKERS CLEAR DEBRIS
FROM EQUITABLE VAULTS
society's $500, 900, 900 Sc
curities Said to Be Unharm-
ed in Steel Boxes.

NEW YORK. January 11.-Wreckers
began today the preliminary work of
clearing away the debris and ice which
incase the safe deposit valuts. in the
burned Equitable Life Assurance Society
building. The various vaults in the struc-
ture are said to be intact. and their con-
tents of half billion of dollars in securi-
ties are safe.
The work Of the wreckers was badly
hampered by the fact that the building
walls on two sides may fall at any time.
The vaults of the Equitable Life have
been found to have successfully with
stood the flames, though they will not be
opened until they have completely cool
ed off. Officers OF the society say there
is not a doubt that the $500 10000 in
securities of the society are unharmed
by the flames.
Snoring Up the Walls.
1t is announced that the $1,000 policies
on which the Equitable had loaned some
thing between $7O.OOO.OOO and 500, ,OOO, 600
had been found to be unharmed in> the
steel boxes in which they were kept. Sc
curities are already being removed from
the vaults of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany.
The snoring of the walls on one SIDE of
the building was commenced today. Traf-
fic on Broadway below COrt.andt street
IS still blocked. The American Exchange
building is still closed until the threaten
ing walls Of the Equitable have been
shored up.
Shortly after the opening OF the New
York Stock Exchange today notice was
DOsted THAT the law COMMITTEES RiVeS no.
tice that delivery of secur. ties between
parties directly or indirectly affected by
tie fire In the Equitable building Is fur
ther delayed until January 15."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
Ambassador to France Sends
Notification to Taft.
ARE NO ULTERI0R MOTIVES
Leaves Diplomatic Service to Accept
Harvard Fellowship, He Says.
HELD POST OVER TWO YEARS
Appointed December 81, 1909, and
Was Previously Assistant
Secretary of State.

PARIS, January 11.-Robert Bacon,
amba ssador Of the United States at
Paris, today confirmed the report that
he will resign to become a fellow of
Harvard University.
Ambassador Bacon's letter. in which
dent Taft is due to reach the President
at Washington today.
Mr.. Bacon especially refrained from
making his retirement public. as he de-
from Harvard University, which yes
terday chose him to be a fellow in place
of Judge LOWELL deceased.
Long interested In Harvard.
In discussing his retirement from the
diplomatic service Ambassador Bacon said
he wished his friends to know that there
were no ulterior motives for his resigna-
tion. He had been long and earnestly in
terested i'm Harvard, and had been for
seventeen years member OF the board OF
overseers. He could not, he said. decline
the honor of becoming fellow of Har-
ward University, which he considered to
be the best single influence for good in
America -
Mr. Bacon added that his acceptance OF
the fellowship of Harvard meant his resi-
dence in America and the devotion OF
much of his time. Moreover. he welcomed
the opportunity to Identify himself actively
with the great problems of American civic
and national life
Not to Enter Politics.
'"Fs your resignation at this time in
f1uenced by the presidential election he
was asked
No" was the decided answer. 81 have
no intention of enterting politics, and
wish 1t to be particularly understood that
my relations with President Taft are
most friendly and most cordial. This.
moreover. have voiced in my letter of
resignation ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
Will Defend Petition.
Presented to Russian Empress.

ST. PETERSBURG, January liam.
bassador Curtis Guild and Mrs. Guild were
presented to the Empress Alexandra at
the palace here toby -
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Nominated for Fellowship.

The first intimation that Robert Bacon.
United States ambassador to France, was
about to resign his post was received
from Boston today. "A dtspatch from that
city reported that the corporation of
Harvard University had nominated him a
fellow yesterday, and as 1t has been the
custom only to nominate as members of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11

There are two officers named MCGEE
In the I'd Cavalry-Lieut. Oscar A. Nc
Gee and Second Lieut.. Hugh H. McGee.
Lieut. Oscar A. MCGEE was designated
In the last official roster as being absent
from the division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
Cold Spell Is Not Over.

Nor Is the cold spell over. A big
storm started this morning in the western
gulf states. and weather sharps are con-
fident Washington will be blanketed again
by snow before midnight. he mercury
keeps bobbing up and down the lube be-
tween q melting point in the middle Of the
day and very close approach to zero
just before dawn. Tonight will see the
mercury at 10. which is considerably
1Continued on Tenth Psgel
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A
Quaker
Mate

Bv FRANK T. BULLEN
Challenges comparison with
sea stories by Morgan Rob
ertson and other noted con-
testants in our $Io, 600 COM
petition.
See the next
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lCeptinusd on Tenth PSge.l
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WEATHER.

Unsettled, with snow, tonight
and Friday: continued cold; low
est temperature tonight about IS.
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lNContiRued on Fourth PsgeL s
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
A STUDENT TAKES EXCEPTION
TO OPINION OF ANOTHER.

Dear Sir: l have just happened
to read in the August issue, Mr..
Pritchett's interesting account of the
Hierarchical supremacy in morals
However, MI Pritchett makes one
statement that is considerably, even
grotesquely exaggerated-and that
statement is, that many priests, such
as the Paulists and the Jesuits are
among the best educated men on
earth. Let me assure you they are
nothing of the kind. The ecclesiasti-
cal education given to priests is so
slender, so antiquated, so partial, as
to be a scandal'to intelligent Catho-
lies themselves. William George
Ward, the Oxford convert of half a
century ago, and who, though mar
ried layman, taught in a priests
seminary, expressed himself with
scOrn ON the puerile equipment in
philosophy given to the aspirants
for orders. In France men like
Archbishop Mignot of Abb, and in
this country priests like John Talbot
Smith of New York, have put forth
public appeals to the church authori-
ties to renovate the clerical curricu-
lum from cellar to attic.
/ have been through the course,
and may fairly claim to know some
thing about it. And I assure Mr..
Prichett that the system cannot by
any possibility produce scholars.
Philosophy is taught without ever
opening a page of Plato, Spinoza,
Descartes, Kout, Hegel or Locke.
ThSe thinkers are all "refuted"
in a few lines of a con-
temptible textbook written by
a nobody who ever let a thought
enter his head that his ecclesiastical
superiors did not approve. History
is treated with shameful partisan
ship and without a glance at the
higher historical criticism that has
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
WHILE MY FRIENDS ARE SLOW
IN REALIZING THE DANGER.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ARE BUSY TRYING TO DE-
STROY MY BUSINESS.

EAR SIR: 1 wish 1 could adj
dress you as dear Tom,"
IT'D but my age will hardly per-
Mr.. Watson, have seen your ap-
peal to 800 friends and have been
trusting that you would not have to
make the third and last call. There
are 800, yes, 5000 in the State of
Georgia that are able to make you
a gift of 500 each, say nothing of
getting any stock in return, but it
seems that they can't or don't ap-
preciate the work you are doing for
mankind.
But you know it is a record of his
tory that the people are slow to
awaken to unseen dangers, [ say I'M
seen, because until you trained your
mighty guns on the Roman Catholics
there had been only spasmodic oppo-
sition to them; realizing this l trust
that you will not give up in despair.
l read DR.. Fulton's book why
Priests Should We'd" twelve years
ago, when mere boy, and it opened
my eyes, have read every word from
your pen and every one [ could find
on the subject since, and from what
my feeble brain can absorb | don't
think you are a bit too harsh on
them.
My God, that the ministry of this
country could practice what they
preach, (Charity and good will to
alb, and join hands with you in your
crusade against Romanism and not
fight you, yes fight you, for your
very righteous fight against the preS-
ent day methods of Foreign Missions.
Trusting that you will have re-
spouse over subscribing the issue of
stock, and that you will live long
time to WELD your mighty pen
against Rome and corruption, sub
scribe myself, your friend and well
wisher.
A FRIEND
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
ONE BAPTIST NOT AFRAID OF
THE ROMAN. CATHOLIC
CHURCH.

Oar Sir: This clipping shows how
much good you are doing. You are
the only Baptist l know of who is
not afraid of the Roman Catholic
church.
God bless you in your work.
Yours truly,
Aldridge, Ala. c. F. CAMPBELL.
This is the clipping taken from
The Alabama Baptist:
"Wise, men differ, but it is the
opinion of one not so wise that every
Baptist and Protestant ought to sub
scribe for the Menace, published at
Aurora, Mo-, and Watson's Maya
zine, published at Thomson, Ca
The former is SO cents per year
single copy, or rs cents in clubs.
The latter is 81 per annum. If just
onehalf of what these editors say is
true (and / believe it all is true) it
is high time we were awaking to
realize an awful truth before it is
too late. Let him who reads the
history of Romanism hear the cries
of her martyred millions-some in
prisons foul, some at the stake
wrapped in shrouds of flame, some
in the open, as on est. Bartholo-
news Day." But all these died at
the hands of the cruelest ecclesias-
tical power that has ever yet, cursed
a nation. Shall we who love our
homes and country not only sit idly
by and see Rome lay her paralyzing
hand on every institution of freedom,
but shall we by our votes help to
hasten the day of our doom? Not
I while I am sane Let him who
runs read. R. NJ. Hunter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

come to being since the opening Of
the State-archieves of Europe.
Scripture is ludicrousIy handled.
Enough to say that the masterpieces
OF Biblical scholarship-the works
OF such men as Dellhausen, of Weiss,
Holdzmann and Loise are prohibited,
lest the Levites have bad thoughts
respecting the delicate invalid-their
faith. Moral theology as taught in
seminaries is simply unscientific
ethics and rather rotten morality.
Dogmatic theology is carried along
in the same old way, with the asser-
ton that the Roman church is I'M
deniably Christs one genuine
church; and yet books on the other
side may not be read. Partially, un-
fairness, bigotry-these enter the
course of study-but scholarship,
never!
Sociology has no place in the
training of priests. The study Of re-
ligions by the comparative and in
ductiVe method has no place. Train
ing in the instruments of scripturaI
criticism has no place. Judge then,
to what an extent priests are schol-
ars. Paulists and Jesuits are not
scholars. If they stood face to face
with genuine scholar, they would
be overwhelmed with confusion.
They may be glib, sophistical, even
Jealous and holy. | make no objec-
ton to the ascription of these quail
ties. But in the name of scholar
ship-a revered and noble name
which | wish not to see profaned-
call not priests scholarly. If some
Of tEem, say four to six per cent, are
scholars, it is because they have read
forbidden books, because they have
defed the Index, because in
the quiet and security of their study
or rectory, they have surreptitiously
put their minds to researches
which their church condemns. Of
this class of priests a large proper
ton have lost their faith, as scholar
ly priests will always lose it, and
look with scorn upon such preposter-
Gus dogmas, as that God Almighty
can be accidentally carried away
from the altar under ones thumb
nail, or that mumbling a Latin in
cantation can minister relief to a
soul in the world unseen.
BENEROLUS.
New York City
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07
HOW THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
HIERARCHY HOUND DOWN
CONGRESSMAN WHO WON'T
GIVE THEM PUBLIC
PROPERTY.

Dear Sir: Last winter an incident
occurred in this city which 1 felt. at
the time, should be known to the
Roman Catholics of that section of
pennsylvania, and I take occasion
now to tell you about it.
During the last session of Con
gress | assisted Archbishop Pitava1
with the passage Of bill through
Congress setting aside for a Catholic
industrial school a tract of land
which is sterile enough now, but
winch. could be made productive by
proper process. Part of my work
consisted in calling upon Senators
and Representatives and explaining
TO them the character and merits of
the bill. While the proposition re-
celVed quite general support, there
were, OF course, many who hesitated
or refused, but in doing so, gave. at
least, some decent reasons and acted
IN considerate and gentlemanly
manner.
Not so, however, your Represent
tative, Mr.. Difenderfer. When I an
preached him on this subject on the
porch of the Congress Hall Hotel
where he was living, he broke out,
IN the presence of number of Con-
gressmen. into violent denunciation
OF the Catholic church, saying, in
coarse language, that the Catholics
had been sucking the government tit
long enough; that the Catholics had
been hunting excuses innumerable
since the occupation Of the Philip
pines and Porto Rico to put in all
Kinds Of unreasonable demands upon
the government which had been
readily granted by the cowardly Re-
publican majority; and that, right or
wrong, he would never vote another
cent OR another piece of land to the
Catholic church.
You may easily imagine how sur
pr1sed was at this reception by Mr..
D1fenderfer, and in looking about
me l noticed his colleagues looking
both surprised and disguised at his
1mmoderate language.
L enclose a number of circulars
giving you some items of informa-
ton all OF whihc are based on facts.
You will note that whenever [ can
truthfully do so, I always give to
Democrats the same credit as to Re-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07

publicans. If there are any state
ments concerning which you wish to
have additional light, l am ready to
give you what you want
If there are any among your
friends whom you think this 4itera-
ture would interest, l shall be
pleased to mail it to them if you
sent me their names.
Hoping this literature will inter-
est you, [ remain,
Very truly yours,
(Signed) E. L. SCHARF, Phi. D.
Comment:
The above letter is sent out by
"The Catholic News Agency" of
Washington, D. C. A friend sent me
the copy. T. E. w.
AMT AFRATD-IF He BEHAVES.
Dear Colonel Tom: Thank you
for the fine knife. I want it chiefly
for your likeness therein The
same in the "Jeffersonian'' only
leased me.
How 40 I like your face?
Very much indeed. At first
glance you look rather stern and
ready if necessary for dandy scrap;
but by covering gradually the chin
and mouth and stopping at the
bridge of the nose and then putting
on my magnifying glass on those
kindly eyes; "ain't" afraid of you
one bit Colonel; that is if l behaved.
Sincerely,
e. MASON.
East Orange, N. j.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-11-07

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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30

U. S. Land once at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March l., 1912.
Notice Is hereby given hat Joseph Marks,
OF Arnaudville, La, who. on November ..
1906, made Homestead Entry, No. 0l85I, for
sig of sWAA and swA OF seA, section 6, neA
of nwA of section I, township { $, ranges e.,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30

/, Lester J. Williams, Mayor of
the town Of Melville, Louisiana,
by virtue of authority in me
vested do hereby issue this my
PROCLAMATION calling an election
to be held on Tuesday, April
18th, 1912, for the purpose Of
electing a mayor, five aldermen,
and a marshal as provided in Act
152 of 1898, and pursuant to the
authority in me vested I do
hereby name and appoint the
following commissioners to pre-
side at said election on Tuesday,
April the 10th, 1912: F. B. Ca
son, w. T.. Smith and A. Rosen-
berg.
The said commissioners are in
structed to open the polls at six
o'clock a. M, and close same at
seven o'clock p. M. on same day
of said election.
Thus done ordered and signed
officially on this the 18th day of
March, A. D., 1912 at Melville,
st. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
LESTER J. WILLIAMS,
Mayor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30
R. LEE GARLAND HEADS
DEMOCRATIC ORGAN
IzATION IN ST.
LANDRY.
Democratic Executive
Committee Meets and Organ
izeS.---C. p. Dunbar the
Secretary.

The Democratic Executive
Committee Of St. Landry
parish met at the courthouse
Tuesday, and elected District
Attorney R. Lee Garland as it's
chairman, and Mr.. C. P. Dunbar
as it's Secretary.
The proceedings follow:
Meeting Of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee for the Parish
of st. L a dr at 0pelousas,
March 18th, 1912.
The Committee was called to
order at 1890 P. NJ, by Mr..
L. Austin Fontenot, Secy., of
the old committee and the fol-
lowing members were present in
person: Mr.. r. Lee Garland,
r. Lee Virgins, Mr.. L.. A.. w.
Quirk, Mr.. Chas. Chachere, Mr..
G. DeK erlegand, Mr.. L. T. Cas-
tile, and Mr.. C. P. Dunbar. The
following members were repre-
seated by their proxies:
Mr.. Chas. Ventre by Mr.. E. L.
Loeb, Mr.. T. A. Smith to Mr.. ].
A. Durio. Mr.. Francois Fontenot,
Robert Laf1eur, A. C. Olivier,
Thee. G. Dejean, e. G. Richard,
b. V. Barry, to Nh. R. Lee Gar
land.
A quorum being present, the
committee was permanently or
ganized, and the following off
GERS were elected: Mr.. r. Lee
Garland was nominated and duly
elected Chairman and Mr.. c.. P.
Dunbar was elected Secretary.
The question as how to select
delegates to the convention to be
held at Baton Rouge on -- day
of -- 1912 for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the National
Convention was lengthily dis
cussed and postponed, to be set
tied at the next meeting which
was called for April 6, 1912.
There being no further bust
ness the committee adjourned to
meet again on April 9th, 1912.
(Signed) r. LEE GARLAND,
Chairman.
G. P. DUNBAR,
Secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30
Row U[D PEOPLE
Nav prolong Their Lives

AT an advanced age waste is more
&apid than repair. The organs act
more slowly and less effectua1ly than
in youth. The circulation is poor, the
blood thin and watery, the appetite
poor and digestion weak.
We want to say to every aged per
son in this vicinity that Vino1, our de-
1icious cod liver and iron tonic with
out oil) will prolong life. It creates
ar appetite, aids digestion and makes
good blood. In this natural manner
Vino1 retards waste and replaces
weakness with strength, giving new
life to the worn system.
If people in this vicinity only real
lied how Vinol inYigorates old people
we would not be able to supply tn
demand.
Try a bottle OF Vinol with the I'M
derstanding that your money win be
returned If it does not help you.
ChaS. 7. BienVenu, DFuQglSt,
Opelousas, Louisiana
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30
ssJoe'' Harmanson Is No More.

Mr.. Joseph S. w. Harmanson,
ST., died in New Orleans, on
March @, 1912, and was buried
in Metaire Cemetery on Sunday,
March "A.
Mr.. Harmanson was a native
of the Parish of Avoyelles, but
has resided in New Orleans for
the last Z years.
He represented the Parish of
Avoyelles in the Lower House OF
the General Assembly, from 1892
to 1896, during the lottery fight,
having taken an active part in
the fight against the lottery, and
he did valuable service in secur-
ing the passing of the act Great
ing the Red River, Atchafalaya
and Bayou Boeuf Levee District.
Mr.. Harmavson was well known
here, where his brother, DR.. A.
D. Harmanson resided for a
number of years.
Mr.. Harmanson is a son of
John Fl. Harmanson, who repre-
sented this District in Congress
during the Mexican war (1848).
He is survived by his widow
and son and daughter who reside
in New Orleans, and two brothers,
DIR. A. D. Harmanson, of Florala,
Miss, and Hon. S. r. Hartman
son, of Legonier, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30
Notice.

In answer to an appeal made
by the r. E. Lee Camp u. G. V.
of Opelousas, La, to the MEM
bers of the Gordon Chapter of
the u. D. C. of Opelousas to lend
their aid and assistance to Miss
Rose Andrepont, esteemed spon-
sor of this camp, to assist in max
ing a success of a moving picture
performance and entertainment,
to be given at the Bon Ami pic
ture theatre, for the benefit of
the monument to be erected to
the memory of the noble women
of the Confederacy, there shall
be given at the Bon Ami theatre
in the city of OpeIousas on Fri
day, the 18th. day of April, 1912,
Tag Day. in response to a call
from General T. w. Castleman,
President, and Mrs. Edward
Gottschalk, State Organizer, of
the State monument to the
women of the Confederacy, a
grand performance and enter
tainment.
Tickets to be sold for admit
lance and a tag will be rendered
as evidence of contribution and
souvenir of the occasion, and
evidence of membership Of the
Monument Association of the
Women of the Confederacy.
There is not a family around
us that has not a wreath of ten
der feelings entwined around Al
relative or a friends grave. and
none will hesitate to lend a helm
ing hand towards the erection Of
this monument to the memory Of
the noble defeated heroines. and
make it a success.
We heartily appeal to all who
sympathize with the lost cause
and admire the deeds and devo-
ton of the noble women of the
Confederacy, to give their as
sistance to the object in view.
Major Arthur Simon, AdjutanG.
Major C. P. Richard, Lieut-Com-
mander R. E. Lee Camp No.
Ia, u. C. ", of Opelousas,
La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-03-30
Free Stereopticon Lectures
By expert road builders from
u. S. Department of Agriculture

will show you what has been done in
improving roads, by people of other
counties; how it was done; what it
cost and what the people got back in
actual cash and contentment. This
is 4 matter that concerns your pocket
bo0k. You cannot afford to miss
these free lectures. Watch for the
Good Roads Train-notice when il
will be in y0nr town, and don't let
anything interfere with your being
on hand. Come!
Excursion tickets will be on sale from
nearby points ut reduced fares.
b.. WincheIl, President, 5SSSSlI
FriscoLines, ST. Louis, Mo.
4. w. Page, Director Public Roads
Us. Dept. Of Agrieultsre, Waahington,D.C.