davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
As to Mr.. R. D. Deems.

We are in receipt of, the following
communication, written on a postal
card, addressed to the editor from the
Raleigh Hotel:
Editor of Herald: The United
States Senate committees report
that the civil service law has been
violated IN many cases puts The
Herald in bad light, as It stated
there is no grounds for the as
sertion that the Republicans had
not violated the law. Honest read
ers know that the writer of that
article is either grossly ignorant,
or else has been bribed to write
falsehoods. Can decent paper
afford to employe such characters?
The courts will give ii test
(Signed R. D. DEEMS.
Evidently Mr.. Deems started out to
say, before he became tangled up in
double negative, that The Herald
stated that no grounds exist for the
assertion that the Republicans have
abused the civil service law.
But brushing aside as not important
Mr.. Deems difficulties with the Eng
lish language "as she is WROTE his
indictment seems to be weak in two
essential particulars. In the first place,
The Herald has never said that the
Republicans did or did not violate the
civil service. In the second place, no
Senate committee, as far as we can
ascertain, has made any report bear
ing upon civil service conditions.
Of course, we do not take seriously
any communication from man whose
name in itself offers no means of iden-
tihcation-for Mr.. Deems name is not
in the city directory, the telephone di-
rectory, the Congressional Directory,
nor was he yesterday, nor had he been
either guest or employed at the
Raleigh Hotel, the name of which he
so ostentatiously inscribes at the top
of his communication.
We are using this valuable space
largely to indicate to our readers the
probable basis of 60 out of every 100
charges of misrepresentation made
against reputable newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

on Lee, he kept him waiting outside
until he had completed his memoirs IN
two large volumes and had thus in
sured his family against want The
nation watched the battle with throbbfng
suspense and when he won the night and
leaned back to die in peace. 1t was felt
that no victory OF the great war had
done him so much honor
There win be very few Grants in his
tory because nature had to use up Q
whole years supply of iron In fashion,
ing his will when she made him
lcopyrisht. nls. bs Gsop Nszhss AAAl
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
Not Legi.Ie.

II wonder who wrote me this letter"
There's name signed at the bottom
of IL. isn't there
dering."
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Vice President Marshall has Just been
appointed senior deacon of a Masonic
Grand Lodge. which shows that Vice
President can be useful as well as ofna-
mental
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
Something Notable

"wombat has made the greatest chem
ical discovery of the age"
Something to relieve pain or prolong
life. no doubt?''
.'Tush. no. It's the finest complexion
preparation ever compounded by the
hands OF man."
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

That venireman In the Roosevelt case
wb couldn't talk may have been think
ing Of what would happen to him If the
evidence demanded verdict for The de-
fendant.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
Too Much.

why did you get rid of your parrot? !?
The poor bird meant nothing by its pro-
family
IT could stand its profanity. but it was
to yodel."
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Mayor Gaynor says the exposure Of
graft has had a bad effect on the police
force. II certainly did on some parts Of II.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Hal Chase has just got married, and
now it is up to him to make home run
every evening.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Widespread discussion of the ques-
ton of reducing Southern representa-
ton viii certainly attract attention to
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Some people may have thought the col
onel never took water.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Really. why not call IT the Underwood.
row tillf
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

Bet that Congress- wiz never pass law
making Il unlawful to give passes 70 the
baseball games
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

It may yet be shown that Dr. Fried.
mann is a cousin of DR.. Cook
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
A ThaskIe.s. Badness.

Job was the most patient man. wasn't
he. father"
Yes: he was the most patient man.
Everybody imposed on him."
And what business. was he IMP
He kept a drug store. ! Judge"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
sIisair~cted Genero.ity.

What makes nature 30 lavish with feet
and ears and so stlngy with eyelashes
and rosebud compiexions?
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
I'Ienty OF Time.

Now azure skies above us bend
And nature seems to smile.
But I would not be anxious, friend,
To picnic for q while.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01
Product. Of the Plains.

where do you get your cowboys and
cowgirls FROM
Partly from theatrical agencies in
New York and partly In Chicago
The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

We are in receipt of, the following
communication, written on a postal
card, addressed to the editor from the
Raleigh Hotel:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

A Globe reader-who does not live IN
Maine-suggests this timely little ques-
tion: "If there were no liquor in the
State. how many men would be ooligeea,
TO sleep In a place like the Arcadla
In reply ii may be said that doubtless
not SO many would be. but on the, other
hand not ali misfortune is due to drunk
enness, and it would be highly unjust 10
MANY of those who have to resort TO
cheap lodging houses to say that all OF
them are drunkards.-Boston Globe
True for you. Undoubtedly a great
MANY of them are NOT drunkards-
only victims of drunkards, and of those
who advertise and promote the booze
business to the detriment of legitimate
and honest business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
OIoomarqarine.

(ManchesIer IN. HI Union.)
The proposal suggested that con-
gress remove the tax on oleomargar-
inc in the interest of a decretse in the
cost of living will suggest to most
reasonable people that there should be
some provision whereby the consumer
shall be able to distinguish between
real butter and it's substitute. That is
really the crux of the whole question.
Oleomargarine has been sufficiently
demonstrated to be a wholesome food
product. 1t is as likely to be clean as
some of the butter from private dali
ries, and it is cheaper. The real OBJ
lection to it is that it has generally
been passed off as butter. That, of
course, is fraud, and is to be con-
demned and checked, if possible. Good
butter has a yellow tinge. and appeals
to the eye as we'll as to the stomach
Even butter may be artificially color
ed, but, at the worst, 1t is still but
ter, and the eoloring matter is in gen.
eral harmless. 1t would also be harm
less in oleomargarine, but the product,
when sold as butter, would be tainted
with deception. Why not permit OLE
omargarine to be produced in any
quantity which the public may desire
but require that it retain its natural
white color SO that ii may be recog-
nized for what it is? 1t would seem
that the butter interests would scarce
ly assert that they dare not meet ole
omargarine in fair market. 1t is the
passing of oleomargarine for butter
that they have to dread. And there
should some way be found for making
the distinction clear. Then let the
public choose which it will buy. With
oleomargarine white and butter yell
low, either naturally or artificially
there need be no dispute between the
two except such as the public will
settle for itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

Mrs. Frank Vittum and Mrs. Harold
Randolph, went to Skowhegan,
Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Mr.. French's
auto.
The Scion Creamery Co. received
the first prize for pasteurized cream
at the State Dairymens Association
in Lewiston, last week. scoring 81 IA
points out of a possible 100.
The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
Julia Vittum, Wednesday, Dec. 10,
and carried out the program that was
omitted, Nov. 10.
The Pomona Grange met with North
Somerset Grange, Tuesday. Quite a
large attendance and good speaking Is
reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

spected citizens. His opponent, how
ever. is a young man of good abilities
and character and the city is not likely
to suffer by his administration.
The city of Lawrence, by only a very
small margin, escaped choosing an ex-
convict to invest with the aoministra-
ton of her affairs. This is a serious
reflection upon the ethical standards
of her electorate, and unfortunately 1t
does not seem to be confined to Law
renee. The impeachment Of Governor
Sulzer appeared to doubly endear MIN
to large class of voters in New YORK
city. This subversion of normal stand
ards has its roots in the maudlin SYM
pathy which sends bouquets and writes
love letters to convicted murderers and
cheers Harry Thaw in the various
towns in which he appears.
But what an object lesson to Maine
these year -after-year demonstrations
of local option law ought to be! Our
Maine Democratic friends have preach
ed "local option, to lake this everlast-
ing rum question out of politics., and
local self government" that self-in-
dulgent individuals may not be de-
prived of the privilege of robbing them
selves of intelligence and of making of
themselves public nuisances and public
charges.
In the Massachusetts elections we see
how the everlasting rum question Is
taken out of politics" The Boston
Transcript independently comments
editorially:
Again the question eonfronts u.s.
Why should the people of Massachu-
sets have to go through this expert
ence every year? Elections have now
been held in thirty cities of the state.
IN only two instances have any
changes been made. These are Lynn
and Newburyport. Lynn has consis-
.ently maintained policy of no-license
for six years. The fight has had to be
renewed every year, as it has also In
other Municipalities. The votes in these
thirty instances show that large
amount of trouble and expense has
been incurred almost with no change
in the situation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Editorial Comment.
Names Live Grange.
(Bangor News.)

When a benevolent order wriggies and
squirms feverishly it is very much alive
Unrest and surface bubbles are indica.
tons of a hurried fermentation. The
cut-and-dried order of procedure like a
Maine Republican convention In Civil
war times, is as calm as a mill pond on
a June morning. Here is the place TOT
the experts to look for deadly bacteria
for germs of dissolution. When the
Maine Grange shall meet at Bangor the
middle of the present month some dis
sention can be anticipated When the
National Grange met at Manchester
New Hampshire, last November, the
chickering's among the loyal members al
most arose to become a storm of pro-
test; and two at least of the important
Grange officials were elected to high
places in spite of protests made by the
so-called ruling gang" in National
Grange affairs.
Simply as a record of Maine history
the cause of prohibition has already been
carried into partisan politics-the present
master of the Maine Grange being
strongly in favor of the enforcement OF
the old Neal Dow law, while honorable
Obadiah Gardner-for ten years master
Of the Maine Grange, honestly op-
posing this same Neal Dow law enforce
ment
Both sides are honest and we'll inten-
toned. AS body the Maine Grange
strongly favors Neal Dow enforcement
As individuals the loyal Changers may
differ widely upon this very subject
The question for the Maine Grange to
decide here and now at this December
session in Bangor is:
Shall the Maine Grange become an
out-and-out political organization, such
as the ancient Know-Nothing party was
or shall the Maine Grange remain an in
dependent. non-partisan secret order
such as the Masons, the Odd Fellows and
the Grand Army members are and pro-
/ pose to remain?
1t is believed that most Changers Will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

vote to remain independent in poilues'
the way they are today
For the Grangers, both state and Ma
tional hold many radical faiths. or
example:
Today Maine has Grange stores
Grange blacksmith shops, Grange hre
insurance. and many legally organized
con,panies for both buying and selling
of farm commodities. 1t is not by any
means a Farmers Trust, but is striving
with much energy to dissolve and forever
break I'D the various existing trusts
which are in combination TO cheaper the
labor or the produce of the farmers.
The Maine Changers believe IN the eN-
tension of the Parcel Post, in the cheap
ening of transportation for farmers anu
In the entire sub-version of the express
company monopoly
The Maine Granger believes IN and al
WAYS will fight for the Maine farmer re-
ceiving q full 100 cents for every dollar
which he produces.
The Maine Granger believes also In
practical prohibition. and many of them
in a rigid enforcement of the Maine pro-
hibitery law as it stands upon the books
today.
The Maine Grange calls for liberal
education for ALL in the dissemination
of good books, clean newspapers and the
widest possible dissemination OF the
truth.
1t is one of the most worthy secret or
PLANTATIONS in Maine. 1t deserves to
more than double in active membership
within the present decade.
Finally the Maine Grange acted with
wisdom and discretion in selecting
the re-made city of Bangor as the place
of its regular meeting in December, 1913
Both Changers and Grangeresses, and
the growing young Changers, are very
welcome to what Bangor claims is the
best city in Maine.
Come among us for the sake of seeing
Bangor grow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Harvest Homo Granoe.

Harvest Home Grange met, Dec. 6, and
elected officers as follows Master,
Henry w. Glass; overseer, Clarington J..
Carter; lecturer, Josie l.. Clark; steward,
James w. Carter; assistant steward,
Sherman Cunningham; chaplain, George
M. Cunningham; treasurer, Minnie
S. Bryant; secretary, Clara l. Carter;
gatekeeper. James Grindle; Ceres Lettie
A. t. Guptil; Pomona. Aurilla F. Carter;
Flora, Agnes NJ. Cunningham; lady as
sistant steward, Attic Cunningham 1t
was voted to send the master, Raymond
Cunningham, to State Grange. Installa-
ton of officers will be the second Satur-
day in January, with Clara Carter as
installing officer, Hattie Carter and "a
K. Guptill, assistants; Cora Grindle and
Sherman Cunningham, marshals
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
East sluehilI Grange.

East Buehill Grange held its regular
meeting, Saturday evening Dec. 6, with
small attendance. Worthy Deputy
Heath made some interesting remarks.
There was a song by Dora Hutchings
and Walter Carter and a recitation by
Willis Snowman. At the next meeting
ARRANGEMENTS will be made for the in
stallation, Jan. 3. Walter Carter was
elected delegate to represent this Grange
at the coming session of the State
Grange. The newly-elected officers are:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Lessons of Bay State Elections.

A study of results in the Massachu-
sets city elections is interesting. Ger
tain features are signifcant-one of the
most significant being the attitude
OF he Democratic press in reporting the
returns. With these papers the big
news" was the mighty triumph in
Lynn. Here are specimens:
Boston Globe, in the largest type II
ever uses for display: Lynn Wet
After Six Years"
Boston Post. also in it's biggest
poster gothic: License Forces Win
Bitter Fight in Lynn"
(You will notice the poetic license y
But what makes this "featurep so
significant is the fact that Newbury.
port changed over to "dry" and not
single paper let out a yell.
Among the other striking things was
the Republican victory in Worcester
There the Democrats and Progressiyes
combined on the ward tickets and Were
showed under by big majorities. The
Republican mayor was reelected by a
plurality of more than twice his margin
Of last year. The Progressives polled
TAI votes for a mayoraity candidate
after giving 5s0s votes to Bird in tn,
state campaign.
Another Of the surprises was in New
ton, where, for the first time in TWEEN
ty-one years the candidate indorse,
by the Republicans was defeated by
email margin, and this Is the more L
be wondered at as Allston Burr, VIII
headed the regular ticket, is one o
Newton's most enterprislng and re
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12

Juarez. Mex, Dec. 10.-The rebel mill,
tary commander at Juarez today issued
an order imposing a penalty of death
before firing squad on anyone VINO
Violated. or attempted to violate, the pro-
hibition law The penalty applies to
those who attempt to purchase liquor as
we'll as those who sell it.-Assoeiated
Press Dispatch.
There's the kind of a law TO have.
One that will prevent the abuse of the
public by personal liberty" fellows
who go deliberately about fitting them
selves to commit any crime.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Seduwick Grange.

Dec 5 Sedgwick Grange held its reg
ular meeting, Past Master G. NJ. Allen
in the chair. One application was re-
ceived and one elected to membership
Officers were elected. Cake and coffee
were served at recess. At the next
meeting the first and second degrees
will be worked.
The newly elected officers are: II. III
Hale. master; Foster Pierce, overseer;
Bertha circuit. lecturer; Frank Leigh
ton. steward; Daniel Allen, assistant
steward; Ella Thurston, chaplain; Sa-
die w. Allen, treasnfer; Inez Allen
secretary; Horace Allen, gatekeeper
Mrs. w. Fl. Pervear, Ceres; Mrs
Frank Leighton, Pomona; Mrs. G. M
Allen, Flora: Nellie Pervear, lady as
sistant steward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Atkinson GRANGE.

Master, George A. Johnson; overseer
Ora Murch; lecturer, Mrs. George A.
Johnson; secretary. Mrs. Edward c.
Richards; treasurer, c. D. Lyford; chap
lain, Annie Leasan; steward. Frank N
Hanson; assistant steward, Edward c.
Richards; lady assistant steward, Lovisa
Hanson; gatekeeper, Howard w. Trask
Flora, Mrs Fl. L. Alley; Pomona, Mrs
Fred f. Hutchinson; Ceres, Mrs. A. H
Sargent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Lamoine Grange.

The newly elected officers of Lamoine
Grange are: Master, Thaddeus Hodg-
kins; overseer Wesley Cousins; lecturer,
Mrs Shirley T. Holt steward, w. K.
Salisbury; assistant steward, Roy Smith;
chaplain, Mrs. Alma Coggins; treasurer,
Mrs Grace Hodgkins: secretary, Miss
Eunice coggins; gatekeeper. George
King; Ceres, Mrs. Ellen NJ. Rice; Pomo-
ma. Mrs. Hattie Kingman; Flora, Mrs.
Laura Mears: lady assistant steward.
Miss Audrey Hodgkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
aMost Men Are Good"

Dr Charles w. Eliot, president
.n,ari+us of Harvard University, takes
executions to the motto OF BIAS the
crael, wise man, that Most men are
had" DR.. Eliot thinks most men are
good. He thinks some men are pao
is good thing to remember
Let rs reason together. Bias hVed
65o wears before Christ and DR.. Eliot
1900 wears after Christ. Probably there
were more bad" men per thousand
nopulation in the days of Bias than
there are in the days of Eliot.
Bias was called one of the seven wise
men Of Greece; DIR. Eliot is one of the
great number of wise men of the twen-
tieth century.
BIAS saw the downward tendency OF
humanity before Christ came to teach
the doctrine of love, forgiveness and
compassion for the erring and unfortu-
nate.
DIR. Eliot sees the world $500 years
later when the wisdom and divinity of
Christ is better understood and more
widely practiced every day.
Bias saw badness creeping into mems
souls, day by day.
DR.. Eliot has seen the actual growth
of human love and purity, and the bad
ness that is in some mems souls re-
deemed and the stigma washed away.
Bias saw the world from a pinched
perspective as compared with the
broader view of DIR. Eliot. Bias was
known as a man who never used his
talents for purposes of mere gain. lie
was an intolerant sage, We fear, who
deemed the innate selashness of hui
mainly as all bad" He fought for
the oppressed and he found the victims
of bad men on every hand; there was
always plenty for him to do in re-
pairing the damages caused by evil.
Bias also said: Know, and then act, !"
and He is unfortunate who cannot
bear misfortune" and so order your
affairs as if your life were to be both
long and short"
DR.. Eliot has given utterance to cpl
grams of just as great consequence TO
modern civilization as were the words
of Bias to the tribes 500 years before
Christ came.
Bias, living today, would recognize
that no man is bad" Many men are
victims of the great scheme Of evolu-
ton; many men are swept by the tide
of traditions and liberation, and the
expensive waves of badness, but there's
goodness in the worst of them.
The infinite plan for the completion
of the work of Christs day undoubted-
Iy embraced the awakening of over
towering good by demonstrations of
the magnitude to which a little evil
may grow.
Our weaker brothers are only as
bad as We make them. They are US
ually the victims of evils which We toll
ci0tt VI lot q SSiiiSu
and We do not let ourselves call some
evils bad because we are strong enough
to see their danger to u.s. The weaker
brother stumbles and we call him and
his unfortunately deprayed--depraved
by our own self-indulgence-offspr
bad"
We agree with DR.. Eliot that most
men are good, and would add that
none of the bad are as bad as painted
by selfish world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
MariaxiIle GRANGE.

Mariavile Grange met, Dec. 6, with a
large assembly The meeting was carried
on practically by the sisters. Two can
didates were instructed in the final de-
grees. good program was rendered
Officers will be elected, Dec. b. There
will be Christmas tree, Wednesday
evening, Dec. "a All are requested to
come and help make a joyous evening.
All the children are requested to fur
nish something for entertainment
Adults are requested to bring cake, pie.
doughnuts, coffee or milk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-12
Meeting of Waldo Co. Grange.

Waldo County Pomona Grange met
Dec. End with Mystic Grange, Bel
mont. There was a large attendance.
The officers were all present except
Ceres and L. A. Steward, and they
We're unable to be present. Worthy
Master Howes called the meeting to
order in due time. Sister Ingraham
acted as Ceres and Eva Moody as L.
A. Steward. Remarks were made by
Edward Evans, G. E. Curtis, D. o.
Bowen, M. 1. Stevens and Sisters Stew
ems and Bowen. A class of Is were in
structed in the fifth degree. The noon
recess was then taken and the patrons
were well cared for in the dining room
by the host Grange. The roll call of
Oranges found II represented. An I'M
usually fine address of welcome was
given by Nettie Mariner and a very
able response by Mrs. ]. C. Carey. The
Worthy Master appointed the Secreta-
ry, j. C. Carey, Lester Wilson, Mrs.
Del Paul and Mrs. S. w. Shibles a
committee to assign the meeting for
another year. Mrs. S. w. Shibles re-
sponded to the topic assigned to her,
Teaching in the City Schools" The
topic, What Has the Grange Done
for Me-" was opened by j. C. Carey,
followed by S. w. Shibles, D. o. Bow
en-, Edward Evans, L. C. Morse and
&C. NJ. Howes. This proved to be one
of the most interesting topics of the
year. Then followed a recitation by
Lytha Morrill,; music by Marion
knowlton song by Sisters Morse and
Head, and the closing exercises.
The next meeting will be held with
Union Harvest Grange, Center Mont
Vile, Jan. 9Th with the following pro-
gram: Opening exercises: comforting
fifth degree; noon recess; music; adj
dress of welcome by Mark L. How
ard; response by Cora Wilson; election
of officers; installation of officers; pa
per by ]. c. Carey; the remainder of
program by host Grange.