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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-07-09
NOTICE!
Sue. Jno. A. Barlow
IL D. C. No. 1856
NOTICE.!

Mrs. Lille NJ. Barlow, Natural Tutor
having this day filed her final account
of administration in above Succession,
notice is hereby given to all persons il
terested to show cause within ten days
from this date why the same should
not be homologated.
D. J. HYAMS,
Je-25-3t. Clerk IL D. C. La.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-07-09

Total S454. 46
Respectfully submitted
E. B. WEIGH,
(Acting) City Engineer
Approved
G. w. KILE, Mayor
Yeas: Kile, Boydstun
Nays: None
Adopted July 7th 1914
Approved
G. w. KILE, Mayor
A true copy
JNo. H. KEYSER, Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
soliIoauy on the War Tax.

What is this war tax? We don't
know. so why ask ourselves? We re-
fuse to be interview and we will in
terview no one for even those who
inaugurated it are wondering why it
is, what it is, and how such thing
can be, anyway. Suppose we ask our
selves whether or not we think this
war tax is a good thing; what do we
answer? 1t is good thing, doubtless,
for an administration that gave birth
to an economic policy that brought
about these somewhat quiet business
conditions, and it is a bad thing for
a man who wants to meet the tax
honestly and cannot procure the
stamps either honestly or otherwise.
We do not understand that the Euro
pean war conditions have anything to
do with this tax, except that more
things would be taxed and everything
would be taxed more but for the I'M
fortunate business conditions abroad
II we had not this so-called war tax,
named after Europe's war, we might
have a riot tax, named after due delib-
Grafton.
We think the events of the first few
days of stamp selling quite justify the
use of the name given the tax. how
ever. for in the large cities 1t has been
necessary to wage war and lay siege
to the federal offices in order to get
the stamps. The Kaiser would have
been prepared for such an emergency.
had he been in charge of the revenue
plan, but he was not on the Job when
the rush came and evidently some one
else was wanting. too. either in pres
ence or competence. 1t may be our
fault, for all we know. and If we find
out it is we will never have another
tax or another war.
What is this tax fastened on? We do
not know. We think the Maxixe, the
Fox Trot, and anil Berlin's rag-time
music ought to be taxed, because they
themselves are such heavy tax on
society. All the tariff protected pro-
ducts of the South should be taxed, but
the free-list products of the North are
doing the best they can without tax
and we hardly think the tax is needed
in order to make life not worth liv
ing for northern manufacturers. Oh
WELL as we were thinking when we
began to soliloquize. we know nothing
about this war tax, so why bore our
selves. with further discussion?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Editorial Comment.
Democratic Patriotic Sentiment
portland Argus, Democratic)

tTOTtldnu Argus, DeInOcrdticJ
To be put to the base uses of coal
barge is an ignominious end for the
once proud frigate independence. once
the most powerful warship in the
United States navy, an ending that
must jar American patriotic sentiment.
The Boston Transcript is not un-
reasonable when it protests that there
is something in the action of the Navy
Department in permitting her to reach
this inglorious end that seems singu-
larly cold blooded and parsimonious.
The Transcript adds that it had been
intended that she should be one of the
chief exhibits at the San Francisco
Exposition, locked beside the latest
and most modern of superdread-
noughts, but consideration Of pal
try s3,515 has been sufficient appar-
entity for Secretary Daniels to ignore
her claims to an end BETTING her
services to the flag in three wars. And
so her bulkheads have been knocked
out and she will carry coal on the Pa
cific coast until merciful gale sends
her at last to rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Saturday, December 5, 1914.
Mothers or Police?

The Christian Herald asks the pub
lie preference for Mothers or Police? p
j And furnishes the interesting infor-
rnation that FIVE million dollars in one
year is the income that pensioned
mothers in 10 states will receive this
year, under the system of which the
Judge Henry Neil is the father. This
system is simple: A mothers business
is to take care of her own children In
her own home. If the husband and
father dies, is i'll or deserts and leaves
the wife and children dependent, they
still must have three meals a day.
shelter, clothing, schooling, and nope
bof progress. The old way was to force
the mother to go out to work for the
children of some other mother. Her
Iown children were placed in asylums,
fpoorhouses and other institutions. Now
money formerly paid to asylums, hos
pitfalls, jails and otheT institutions
goes to the mother as a pension. 1t is
q beautiful thing to help distressed
mothers maintain their homes. 1t is
contrary to the very law of our nature
to separate q mother and her children.
God loves the family. "A father of the
Ifatherless, and judge of the widows.
is God in his holy habitation." Cps. 6s:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Help the Starving Belsians.

Editor henneDec JoufHal'
Christmas approaches and to quote the
Presidents Thanksgiving Proclamation
lit has been vouchsafed to us to remain
at peace with honor" The duty and the
privilege remain of averting starvation
amongst the Belgian refugees this win
ter and for this special purpose the Dol
lar Christmas Fund has been organized.
1t is estimated to date that all the help
subscribed in America-and it has been
very Notwithstanding the aid OF the
wealthy Rockefeller Foundation-does not
average more than a few cents for each
destitute Belgium enough to buy food
for a few days!
The Dollar Christmas Fund has one
great ambition-to see that every man.
woman and child this Christmas shall
have food, clothing, shelter. This great
achievement is happily still possible and
to this end We are working with the
Christmas Fund of London which has
collected for the same purpose nearly
100000. The cooperation of the two Or
gani4ations has many decided advan-
tages. 1t provides a safeguard against
waste from overlapping. 1t enables our
Fund to enjoy the guidance of members
of the Belgian Government as regards
the distribution OF relief All our work
ers are voluntary and every cent sub
scribed, after deducting the cost of
stamps and stationery. goes direct to the
Belgians.
Even if you have given to every other
fund We beg you in the name of humani-
ty to assist the Christmas Fund for
which l appeal as treasurer. Help to
send a Christmash gift worthy of
Americas tribute Of sympathy from one
people to another whose needs and sor-
rows are unreasonable.
Ii you realize that millions are liter
ally faced with starvation, that children
are still crying for food. shelterless wom-
en- dragging their weary way to help,
that aged men are homeless and SILVER
ing-and this despite all that is being
done-you will give before Christmas and
give literally.
England has received 100000 of the
refugees but there are unnumbered thou
sands still wandering in France and Hol-
land besides those in stricken Belgium.
A fresh inspiration to our own peaceful
Christmas in America will be lent if we
relieve now the sufferings of innocent
little children unoffending women and
aged men and you may rest assured that
no mans Christmas day will be the less
happy because in some cases the gift
may entail some measure of personal
sacrifice.
Let us remember at this crisis that ito
pity distress is but human; to RELIEVE
it is godlike.'
All contributions entrusted to me as
Treasurer will be promptly and thank
fully acknowledged. Send along your
dollar-more if you can.
HENRY CLEWS,
Treasurer, Dollar Christmas Fund for
Homeless Belgians. Broad Street, New
York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
"a Correction"

In this column yesterday the Post was
made to speak of the new war tax SC
called, that is to raise revenue for the
government missing because of the al
most total lack of exports during the
present life of the European war"
The word exports was so self
evidently wrong that it is hardly neces-
sary to state that 1t appeared in type by
one of those curious errors of transmits
sion that sometimes happen between the
writer and the printed page. OF course
we do not raise revenue from exports.
But we make the correction formally
lest some of our standpat brethren may
discover the mares nest and preach long
sermons on the Posts sad lack of tariff
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post.
Your cleverness excites our admira-
ton. Here's hoping you got ahead OF
Col. Condor and Squire NORWOOD
but mebbe they didn't know that II
wasn't all right.
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Crime At the Hub.

The new plaything of Charles Sum-
ner Bird, the old Boston Advertiser,
says:
According to the magistrates in the city
of London there has been a remarkable
decrease in crime since the beginning of
the war: but merely judging from the re-
ports such is not the case in Boston. In
London. because of great national
alamity-war-the people are animated
by patriotism, and the saloons are closed
these conditions are favorable to the pre-
vention of crime. Here in Boston, how
ever, such conditions do not exist. and
the wave of desperate crimes seems to
have been greater than ever. during the
past few months.
Now if Boston conditions were not
ed in Maine, Boston liquor wholesalers
would blame them on prohibition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Volcano a La the War Lord.

A Honolulu dispatch reports modest
Mauna Loa doing her utmost to get
on the first page with the war stunts.
Here is the evidence:
Helpless among snow drifts in the path
of floods of lava erupted from the crater
of Mauna Loa, Prof Thomas A. Jaeger
of Boston. head of the observatory here
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, barely escaped with his life yes
terday,
Mauna Loa became active last Friday,
discharging large quantities of molten
lava. Prof. Jaggar and his assistants,
making an ascent to study the eruption,
were caught in a snowstorm near the
summit and were overwhelmed by some
snow slides, while streams of lava were
cutting their way down the mountainside.
None of the party was seriously injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Oxford Pomona,

Oxford Pomona Grange met Tuesday
with Paris Grange. This was the annual
meeting and officers were elected as fol-
lows: Master. j. H. Edwards. overseer.
L. E. McIntire; lecturer. A NJ. Ryerson
chaplain, G. W. Sias: steward, Harold
Pike; assistant steward. Arthur Buck;
treasurer, Charles Edwards: secretary.
Clara Ryerson; gatekeeper. Herman Ma
son; Pomona. Lizzie Hail; Flora, Mrs. L.
E. McIntire; Ceres, Lizzie Pike: lady as
sistant steward. Hattie Buck; members
of executive committee are TO be elected
at the January meeting. The officers
were installed by Rev. J. II. Little of
South Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Maine Gossip
By Any Reporter.

philadelphia Public Ledger.1
VINO gets the blame for all things wrong
IN every page, for yarns too long,
For stun too short, too weak, too strong
The copy reader.
ana who Is to blame for slashing stuff
1 And making rhythmic writing rough?
whose journalistic life is tough?
The copy reader.
Who is the luckless man between
me victim of the double spleen
from editor and writers mean?
The copy reader.
VINO Kills the clever lines and let's
foor stun go through and never frets?
AND who deserves each roast he gets?
The copy reader.
Who wrote, in sheer, unholy glee,
dhese lines and then the desk did flee?
o, some poor youth who used to be
A copy reader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Ruxinn a Murder

The average reader of newspapers
might be a little puzzled to under
stand the advertising" value of much
of the boom literature sent out by
some of the publicity" experts. Just
why an agency keeping a certain Sec
ton in the minds of the general public,
should fix it in the minds of readers by
relating the CORY accomplishments of
that sections very worst human ele-
ment, is hard to understand. but that
is one of the methods. AS a specimen
we submit the following from one of
the publicity bureaus in New York
and. sorrowful to relate, it may be all
too true;
The fact that murder can be pur-
chased in New York which was first
brought to light by the murder Of
Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, has
been accentuated by the sensational
shooting down of Barnet Baff,
wealthy poultry dealer, whose reve-
lations concerning the poultry trust"
resulted in the conviction of 10 mem
bers of the trust. There is striking
similarity between the two cases, es-
pecially In the method of shooting
and in the escape of the murderers. If
1.-The opinion Of the police is correct,
the cause for the shooting was almost
identical inasmuch as Rosenthal, who
was q common gambler. revealed or
was about to reveal the alleged crook
edness Of the police. and Baff, who was
respected citizen, had revealed the
icrookedness and fraud of the poultry
trust. The outstanding feature is
that murder cannot only be bought
but it can be bought cheaply. The
police investigations show that almost
ayone who has a slight knowledge of
the ropes" can for a small sum have
an enemy put out Of the way, MANNED
or beaten UP to any desired degree.
Apparently all that needs to be done
is TO give the order and pay the re
CURED price, with the positive assur-
iance that the Job will be executed.
The price for crime varies. Some
times murder is committed for 500.
and again the price may be $4,000. 1t
depends on who is to do the killing.
who is to be killed and who wants the
killing done. With the gunner who
make business of taking life. the
transaction is treated as cold -blooded-
Ily as the barter of a horse or the sale
OF a ton of coal II is simply a busi-
ness deal. An investigator Of the
gunner and horse prisoners has made
up an average price list for odd Jobs"
According to this list a fatal shooting
costs $500, a non-fatal shooting 800,
poisoning one horse ss5, poisoning a
team $50. and stealing a horse and rig
s25. 1t cost only $1,000 to buy the
murder of Hermann Rosenthal, each
gunnan receiving $3.50, and that was
NVAASi0E4 GU SAPcAzifc MORE recent
murders have revealed the fact that
the price is on the decline.
Not only are the gunner in the
the murder business. but the police
have learned recently that there are
men OF another type also engaged In
murder. One Of these is known to the
police and although he is reputed to
have killed an army he has worked
SO secretly that no evidence has been
obtained against him. This class of
professional murderer does all the
work himself. He does not associate
with gangsters and trusts nobody.
consequently he is regarded as the
worst and the most dangerous of all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
North Jay Grange

The North Jay Grange has planned on
the program for next Saturday. Dec, s.
the following: Music business; election
of oficerss oyster dinner. dining room
committee, forenoon, Mrs. Minnie Allen,
Mrs. Mabel Clark, Mrs. Belle bryant,
Horace Gray; afternoon. Mrs. Susie Kyes.
Walter Merchant. This Grange conferred
at their last meeting the Third and
Fourth degrees on several candidates,
There Is to be election of officers in the
Grange Saturday, also an all-day meet
Ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
~ m
STATE State. Trust Company St!iy
Coming Events

Dec. 7-Portland City Election.
Dec. S-Supreme Court law term con-
venes, Augusta.
Dec. s-9-10-York County Poultry Assn
Show.
Dec. s-United States District Court
convenes, Portland.
Dec, s-ll-Maine ,Dairymen's Associa-
Dec. s-ll-Maine Seed Improvement AS
ISOLATION, Bangor.
Dec. 1LWestbrook City Election.
Dec. 4-16-The Maine Conference Tin
Grants Institute will meet at the Metho-
dist church, RumfQrd Falls.
Dec. 15-17-State Grange at Lewiston.
Dec. l5-17-Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton.
Dec. 2I-2s-First annual meeting of
University of Maine, Orono.
Dec. 22-23-Maine Live Stock Breeders
meeting. Orono.
Jan. 5-7-western Maine Poultry Asso-
cation, South Paris.
Jan. 5-S-Bangor Poultry Association,
Jan. b-s-Passamaquoddy Poultry AS
ISOLATION, Lubee.
Jan. 6-Maine Legislature. biennial ses-
Jan. 6--Maine Legislature. biennial ses-
sion. Augusta.
Jan. a. ls15-Maine Association of OPP
tometrists.
Jan. 2T-Maine Veterinary Medical AS
ISOLATION, annual meeting, Augusta
Jan. T-Annual meeting Maine League
of Loan and Building Associations, Au-
gusta.
Feb. 22-Western Maine Pythian Jubilee.
Portland.
March 22-27-Lewiston and Auburn au-
tomobile show.
April S-Grand Castle, Knights of the
Golden eagle, annual session, Carmel.
May 4-6-Congregational Conference
and Missionary Society of Maine. annual
meetings, South Parish church, Augusta.
May 4-6-Masonic grand bodies, annual
meetings. Portland.
June 9-10-Maine Division Sons of
Veterans and Ladies' Auxiliary, annual
meetings. Bangor.
June 27-3o-New England Typographical
Union convention. Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

Wonder what has become of the
"Parkersburg liar" the Winsted
Comm fabricator, the La Porte Qnd.)
fictionist and the other inventive gen.
fuses who have contributed so much to
the gaiety and incredulity Of the ma
ton. Possibly they have secured Jobs
at the headquarters of the official war
bureaus In Europe.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Nope-workin' on the rum trust pub
licity bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

Vermont's only living ex-governor
John w. Stewart. observed his s9th BIRTH
day quietly yesterday. When asked If he
had any message for his friends. Mr.
Stewart said:
Tell them that I practiced law for 30
years and then I took up bridge whist
playing. i am probably the poorest play
err in the world and may for this reason
go back to the practice of law"
He also announced that after having
smoked tobacco for 70 years he intends
to give up the habit.-New York Sun.
Better go on the chaw-tauqua cir
cult
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Bills Idea Of It

lChfcago JournaL)
Two Marylanders, who were visiting
the National museum at Washington,
were standing in front of an Egyptian
mummy, over which hung a placard
bearing the inscription, "B. C. 1ls7.'
Both visitors were much mysthied
thereby. Said one:
"What do you make of that, Billy"
''Well,' said Bill, II dunno but maybe
1t was the number of the motor car that
killed him."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
lneIastic Currency

Galveston News)
Now doth the frantic, wild-eyed youth
bestir himself and think
or one crevasse both deep and wide, him
self upon the brink
Glad Christmas day Is on the way~-into
his life it drifts
And where on earth is he to get the
dough for Christmas gifts7
If he had only thought of it month or
two ago,
When he had that twenty dollars that he
felt constrained to blow!
But now the faces of the girls loom up
before his gaze,
And here comes Christmas. Juggernaut!
away bout thirty days!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Editors Letter Box

The publication of a letter in this
department is not to be taken as an
endorsement of its view by the Ken
nehec Journal. This column is main
tanned for the discussion of matters
of general public interest when kept
within bounds of reason and not OF
libelous or abusive nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
West Paris Grange

There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting of West Paris Grange on
Saturday, Nov g. officers absent at roll
call were overseer and steward. The
Third and Fourth degrees were conferred
on one candidate The next meeting will
be an all-day meeting for the election Of
officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Coming Into Her Own.

Woman is certainly coming into her
own. Even in tender romance she is
exerting an influence.
The young man had just been ac-
cepted. In his rapture he exclaimed.
But do you think, my love. am
good enough for your"
His strong minded nance looked
sternly at him for a moment and re-
piled. "Good enough for mef You've
got to be!"--Judge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
The Horrors of Peace

(From the Cornell Widow
Man, hard of hearing, was walking
along the street, in a thoughtful mood,
when young boy accosted him and said ::
Mister, yer mouths OPEN"
Whats that?"
81 say yer mouths open.''
"A little louder please, I'm hard of
hearing
Yer mugs ajar-yer mouths OPEN"
o. said the man. passing on, 81 know
It'll left it OPEN"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

Please let me know in The Journal how
many women and girls there are in Ger
many? N. E. r.
Augusta, Me.
The female population In Germany Dec.
4 1910, was 81, SGT. OF these 1851 Goa
were unmarried and hence, ! suppose, en-
titled To be called by courtesy, at least,
gfris.--Boston Journal
Frauiein. ndfhbor. fraulein.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

nksgiving day. He has become ac-
custonled TO overcoming mountains at
Washington, SO the effort did not tire
charlottesville Post.
Got his second wind" so to speak +?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
&c" Silent az in Fish.

The Rush Center Breeze runs picture
of an estimable-appearing woman 'who
will conduct tina shining at the rsvival
meetings at Pleasant HILL" n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

quired the services of the firemen. The
cause seemed to be a small gas leak
and the overheating in a close room
of the gas and fumes from newly
painted woodwork. People living near
said the noise resembled the explosion
of boiler. The loss is confined to the
Redlon stock and damage to the build
ing.