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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04

spell. The school teacher was the
most beautiful and charming angel
imaginable. and smiled 30 beauti.
fully that you simply couldn't help
understanding what she was driy-
ing AZ She was drawing a beauti-
ful map. The upper part OF II. was
heaven. She made cross in
heaven. and said IN bright. sweet
voice That ~ where we are, Ce-
lestia. that is where we are having
our lessons"
This dream went away, and
Tommy saw the little Amesbury
girl once more In the garden play
ing with the jewels. Suddenly she
rose and threw all the jewels inn
patiently aside. and then she ran
Into the house and looked under
her pillow and. 10 and behold,
there she found the very doll that
Tommy had given her. and then she
looked 40 happy and contented that
Tommy. even In his sleep. knew
that when he walked he wouldn't
be as sad about her as he had been.
She was in the schoolroom. The
map which the teacher had drawn
in red chalk had grown 40 big that
you could no longer see the other
maps at all. and II was blood red
and smoking. II looked less and
less like a map. and more and more
Ike face. II had horns and point
cd ears. but these melted off, and
II began 10 develop two enormous
eyes with eoal-black rims. Before
the thing really looked like any.
body that he had ever seen. Tommy
knew that in the very next crumb
OF time II was going 10 look exactly
like Professor Siilliter.
He knew that he must knock its
glasses off or perish. He struck at
them with all his might. and his
hand passed thru them. as II they
had been made OF smoke.
Then he walked up. and with as
loud a scream as any heaithy-mind.
ed and badly frightened small boy
ever succeeded In screaming.
CONTINUED Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
U. S. WON'T ACCEPT
BRITAln'S idea

WASHINGTON. Sept t-Grest
nritain's contention that the Unit,
ed States should insist that mer.
chantmcn rs well rs passenger
carrying liners be warned before
being torpcdoed by submarines will
be rejected by the government.
Officials heard today that Ger.
many viii dispatch note on the
Arabic 10 Washington early next
week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
BUSINESS MEN GET
REAL RIFLES NOW

AMERICAN LAKE. Sept. THE
Arm temple shrine patrol. with It's
band. swooped down on the bust.
ness mems army training camp here
last night. and after a fancy driil
In the camp street. the band gave
a concert. This morning tho men
20, their first rifle practice with
real rifles and cartridges They
spent several hours In target prac-
tlce. and chaiked up some surpris-
irx scores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
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CHURCHMEN IN TOWN

Right Rev. NJ. r. Fallon, bishop
OF London. Ont; Very Rev. Dean
Downey and Rev. NJ. j. Brady. left
Seattle for Vancouver SATURDAY.
morning. en- route home from Pa
cific Coast tour. including a trip
thru the Panama canal. Bishop
Fallon would make no comment on
the war
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
D'JA GET PEACHES?

Saturday closed peach week and
was characterized By heavy sell
Ing OF the Washington fruit at the
Chamber OF Commerce. Thruou,
the week demonstrators have been
entertaining and instructing Seat,
tie housewives In the art Of pre-
serving and canning. Most OF the
fruit came from the Toppenish and
Yakima valleys.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-04
MUSIC IS her GIFT

Music. TO me, is Gods greatest
gift" says Miss Letha L. Mcclure.
who comes from Chicago to a.
sumo the position OF supervisor Of
music in the Seattle schools, sue
ceeding Miss Lucy X. Cole.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
ALEMANIA Y IA GUERRA
o


RE regionaIista Y de la sedici6n in
-arrocionaI. Como siempre sucede.
csc pueblecillo ha salido el mejor IL
brado de todos. contrastando con la
nobre Balgica. que debe su triste suer
70 q n absorbencia Y astucia del Go
b;orro do L, Gram Rreta5a.
N,astro on+or estudia en- diversas
D~arres de su obra las instituciones
pedagogicas y 81 regimen politico de
Alemania. ~deduciendo que, en- ambos
6rde1es. es Alemania ell pals mas ca
hal del mundo Y ell que meior dere-
cbo tiene a e~iercer Ia hegemonia en-
Europa. Por su pedagogical ' por su
pol.tica ha construido q fuerza de
irteligencia Y tcnacidad Ia organiza-
ci6n social mas ~perfecta, fundiendO
en- un solo EStado mas de treScientoS
compIeIatlen'e u'S'i"'oS' 81. us'
"'':7 " - monarori,s =,
ran5bicas, Las instituciones peda-
gogicas de Alemania, como su regi-
49,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
pOR Ell TEATRO ZARAGOZA.

Este popular ccntro de espectacu-
los cIausur6 aver sus puertas EN-
poralmcnte. AntenOche do la en-
presa una variada function, con la
que puso fin a la temporada.
FL terceto JOya-Sanchez de Lara
Asfudill6. representa- con muy Due-
ma vOluntad reducciones de las o
noridas ZarZuelaS Venus Salon y
"OuiGn fuera Librc' y 81 actor As
mdillo hizo reir al pGblico ION Ell
chispeanlc mOn6logo titulado La
bucna crianZa."
PcrO acknowledgements, la nota de
arle que constituy6 81 principal nu-
nero de la function fuG Ia delIcada
Aria de Dinorah. de la opera del
mismo nOmbre. que cant6 y repre-
sent6. en- lraie iipico. con exquisite
gustO la ScnGrila JoseGina Lucchese
Y que acompal6 al piano, discre-
tamcntc. 81 hcrmana la senOrita
Maria. conduistandosc ambaS II
enthusiastic OvaciGn.
FL prGNimo SabadO Sc abrira n
nucva trmporada, con n compa-
MIA de ]Zarzucla.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11

en- los breves informes que nos vie
nen de Aiemania, sine tambien las
muieres de nuestra Confederation Sc
c~onservaron en- inquebrantable espi-
ritu V con n abnegaci0n inalterable
hasta ell fin Y hasta despues del fin;
10 mismo pasa ahora: las mujeres ale
manas entregan haSta sus ultimos re-
cursos. De manera que nos congra-
tulamos al or de madres alemanas
que nan enviado a Ia guerra a sus
hijos, Iamantarse de 10 tener mas
para enviarlos tambien.
ANTE TODD, ha de observance, has
ia por los que vacilan en- su simpa-
tia o que no Ia tienen por ninguna
naci6n en- esta gran guerra, que es
TODD I'm pueblo que esta c~onvencido
que tiene que luchar con su eXisten-
cia, el que libra su combate como 10
libran solamente n~aciones Y razas
cuando van 4 Ia batalla, sin reserva
alguna. sin la mas minlma question
0 duda, confiando en- Ia victoria, pc
70, sin embargo, SECURE de que, ven
"a Ia victoria 0 n muerte, no hay
otro rocur5o honroso que luchar.
DE este espiritu, Ia defenSa de
Kiautschau es tai vez Ia prueba mas
e~mocionante. Y 81 los hombres que
ALI a a sacrificar u vidas sin eS-
oeranza ninguna, sin objeto desde ell
punto de vista militar, contribuyen
IN POGO para dar al mundo una idea
mas clara del espiritu que ANNA hoy
4 TODD cl pueblo aleman, sin el cual
no podrian mirar tranquilamente al
porvenir o continuar firmemente Ia
lucha desigual, cntonces tendran SuS
mcritos aquelIos hombres, 10 mismo
que los que ganaron en- Sedan 0 aque-
los que marcharon contra el estalli-
do de los canones de Waterloo"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
ZUBARAN VA 4 CONFERENCIAR
con OBREGON..
Viene de la pagIna l..

autoridadcs CivilcS en- todOS los
puatos que ticne dominado Ell cons
tituciOnalismO.
Hacc algin tempo que en- cl 60
bicrnO de Carranza tienen el pro-
veto de- que los rcvOIuciOnariOS
dejen de tomar parte en- la admi-
n~iStraciGn publica y a ESQ Sc en-
caminan ahera los e~SfuerzoS de
Zubaran.
Oficialmcntc fut communicate hoy
que las tropas carraneiStas que o.
pcran en- TampicO Sc han apodera-
do de la region de Panuco. des-
puGS de un fuerte combate en- que
result6 compIetamente destrozado
el enemigO.
Gracias a los e~sfuerzoS que el go
bierno cOnstituciOnaliSta ha hechO,
Sc logr6 alejar la amenaza que Pc
saba sobre el EStadO de Neracruz
por la faIta de comestibles. a la
fecha existen grandeS existencias
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
LA DEFENSA DE KIAUTS-CHAU
ES UNA PAGINA DE GLORIA. go.
Yiene de la pagina =.

rosa, pr~ocurandO que al fin, al rendi-
miento De Ia patria, no Sc hubiese de
saprobado su valor nj manchado el
honor de 81 bandera-
NADIA de este surgi6 en- Ia mente
de los alemanes que habia en- e Es-
tie. En- primer lugar, Y anteS de que
comenzara ell acorralamiento por .Os
iaponeses. algunas correspondencias
dispersadas nos dieron a conocer Ia
manera como los alemanes Sc diri-
gieron. desde los r~incones mas reno
tos del Asia. q Kiautschau- Estos no
fueron soldados, sino Simples particu-
lares. No faltaron ~j6venes, para los
cue Ia esperanto de pcder tomar par
te en- batalla, aunque fuera sin
esperar II victoria, es suficiente esti-
mulo. No; j~6venes Y viejos, debiles
fuertes. TODD este randall de alema-
mes Sc dirigi0 tranquilamente, perO
@ suma rapidez. al puerto amaga-
do. urico puesJo alem&U en- ei Sol
asiatico. Ia aayoria de ellos eran de
avanzada edad y de bastante eXperien
cia para sabcr perfectamente 10 cue
les iba a suceder. Kiautschau no fue
Port-Arthur. La g~uaruici5n de Ia Do-
sici6n alsmana no fut nj n decima
parte de Ia ~guarnici6n con que e. ge-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Paris, Abril 81.

FL "Affranchi' ha publicado que
Ia Commune Ina dclcgado suS pO-
dercs en- un ComitG de nueve micm
bros. que debe reunirSe todos los
dias Y ia cucnta detallada a la
Commune de 10 que acucrda cada
noche IN una reunion secreta al
objetO.
Va Sc han elegidO seis de los
miembros de csc COmit6: Cluseret,
como miniStro de la Guerra: JOar-
de. de Hacienda: Ward, de Conf
SariadO; Paschal Groset, de Rela-
clones ExtranjcraS; PretOt, de JUS
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Versailles. Abril is.

No hay duda aI=una de que los
iusurg"nlcs por medic de espiaS
han conorido Ia cXacta Situacidn
de las batrrias monCadaS en- Mru-
den Y aprovrchandosc dc clio han
montado en- =. monte de- Jour 10
pleas dc 80 libras para apagar
aquclloS furgos.
Para critar cI c)Spionaje Sc va a
monlar IN rirido siSlema de paSa-
porIcs en- 81 miniSlrrio del Interior.
Los passes para Paris y de Versailles
solo scran cXpcdidos pOr las auto
ridadrS miliiarcs.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11

'Todo este 10 sabian los alemanes
en- el LELAND Este. Una vez que las
lineas de los japoneses los ~encerra-
ran. una vez que los ejGrcitos de los
enemigos Sc ~acercaran del Este Y que
sus escuadras entraran en- la bahia,
entonces no habia otro remedio que
esperar ell avance lento, tenaz, inevi-
table del enemigo, Y el derrumba-
miento de los fItiles fuertes. Y
frente a TODD este, frente a la derro-
ia segura. a Ia muerte cast inevitable,
la contestacion de los alemenas en-
Asia fue unanime.
~ ahora. desde va hace dos meses,
Ia bandera del Imperio Aleman ha
seguido flotando encima de los fuer-
ties de Kiautschau. Dia por dia AVIAN
aaron las tropas ~japonesas. Una ma
ci0n hizo su inevitable avance contra
una guarnicion, pero solo lentamen-
te, Dia por dia los informes de To-
. kio~hablaban de destruction de obras
lie deiensa, del acarcamiento . IA
Ciudadela. de Ia ~resistencia alema-
1a V, hasta este mon,ento, del puesto
lie un punado de hombres que Sc eSta
s~osteniendo todavia contra una ma
zion. En- IA actualidad. Ia situacion
inalambrica de KiaUtschaU Sc haya
Daralizada, ' en- Ia ciudad de China
"a no Sc oye NADIA respecto a los de-
~cersores; ' Kiautschau aun no Ia
sido tornado.
"Es dificiI exajerar ell valor moral
Ie Ia defensa de Kiautschau. tOmada
como reflejo del p~orvenir de un gran
pueblo. Estadistas Y periodistas in
yleses Sc han complacido en- decir al
mundo eutero que Ia Gran Bretana
ma entrldo i n guerra para salvar al
pueblo aleman del militarismo, para
.raer Ia independence q los teutoneS
oprimidos. Que contestacion mas
convincente. mas b~rillante, puede dar-
Sc q tai mentira que 10 acaecido en-
Kiautschau; que n respueSta de los
alemanes del Este para acudir, no =
Ia batalla. sino al desastre; Ia con-
restaci6n al llamamiento. no para "a
Victoria eventual. Sino para In derro-
t. inevitable ' para Ia destruction
segura?
En- Europa, el poderio aleman Sc
representa- todavia en- maSas enor-
mes. Eitrcitos alemanes Sc encuen-
tran todavia en- sueIo hostil en- el
Orien,e Occidente. La gran inven-
cion de Ia invencibilidad Ia sido al
terada. pero no dcsechada. La gran
maQuina militar Sc queda suprema :
graadiosa en- el propio pals inexpug-
nable hasta ahora en- Francia Y Belgl-
81.
"Ahora Va no cs possible. sino con
toda mala intenci6n. interpreter indie
biGamente el hecho lie que no es aque
la maquina militar enorme IA que dd
u fuerza a los ejtrcitos alemaneS
en- sus ataques. Los cantos de los
j6venes alemanes conscriptos de 1914,
no SON tra cosa que el eco de los can
tos de aque!los ~jovenes de 1913 '
1871 los que salvaron a Alemania de
la subyugacion completa. No es
compensate que Sc pudiese quedar
una sofa persona en- e. mundo, que
crea verdaderamente que el fenome-
no aIeman que llama n atencion en-
Europa. sea otr4 cosa que Ia resolu-
ci6n unanime, solidaria de toda una
nacion.
No es solo ell hombre aleman. Gu
yo valor parece 10 mas e~mocionante
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
DEFUNCIONE

Anastasia Picazo, edad 6 dias, 923
Y medic South Medina Street; teta-
nos.
Senorita Adela Jimenez, edad 26
amos, 4OS North Street; tuberculosis.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Versailles. %.

En- la session de Ia Asamblea Ma
cional hoy. NJ. Brunei. propuSo cI
nombramicnlo de un comitG de p
micmbrcs. a los que So dcbia dar
inStrucciOncS para geStiOnar una
conciliaciGn.
Pidi6 que la Asamblca con ur-
Gcncia acordara declarar que esta-
ba diSpurSla a cnLrar en- tratOs con
Il GobicrnO de- Paris.
La ASamblea rechaZd Ia mOci6n.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Lo que publicaba Ia prensa eu-
ropea hace "A amos


(ticia; Rieault. de Seguridad publi-
ca.
La Commune cStd OrganizanGO Una
rompaiia de arrostacidh. como
paso preventive ante la possible re-
novaci6n del silio, h~abiGndoSe a.
nunciade asi para general como
cimientO.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
DE- ULTIMA HORAE

AUSTIN, Texas-Anoche Sc suicide en- su Residential
de la Gale Pipoteville la Srita. Gemebunda Pertollez, to-
maodose tres kiIos de ipecacuana en- una infusion de hoJas
de margarita. Gejo escrta una carta en- la que decIa que
Sc arrancaba la existencia por no haber podido conseguir
un eiemplar de "~PIPCRRAZOS."
La noticia ha causado penosisima impression en- esta
ciudad, donde la suicida era muy apreciada.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11

por cOmpras que Sc han hechO de
maiz friiol Y OtrOs articulos de pri-
mera neceSidad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Suscribase ID. a "LA
PRENSA" tiene intere-
sante lectura
NATRlMONlOS

William H. Hertz Y Elena Macias.
Simon Paroles Y Elena Vargas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
Ii TRIBUNAP0PULAR
COiECIOS DE- ~DISCUR$OS,
iIINGNO- " BOCUSEENTOS
I~.ATstOTICOS.

Este es IN libro indispensa-
ble para as peSOnas que
teman parte en- las heStas pa
tri6ticas y mutualistas. Con-
tiene discusses para ell 5 de
Febrero, q &c Mario, 5 de
Mayo. Is de Julio, 50 de Julio,
y para los dias Is y is de Sep
tiembre. asi como el Himno
Naciuaal Mexicano, el Parts
Oicial De Ia Batalla del 5 de
Mayo. el Acta de Independent
cia. Romance de Hidalgo UNA
alocuci6n para el aniversario de
una sociedad mutualista- EsA
adornado con los retratos de
HiGalgo. Juarez y ZaragozA
YALE YEnGTlCRO CHTaTOS-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-11
NUEVO

E''S u" i EXCEISloR wuu co, Dept re, chicago, IN, I. : 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
DRESDEN

Mrs. Hattie Moody of Fairfield, a for
mer resident of this town, is visiting
friends here.
A son was recently born to the wife of
Harry Hatch at South Dresden.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cate, Mrs. d. A.
Cate and Mrs. Hattie Moody were guests
Sunday of Capt. and Mrs. c. A. Foster
\ most excellent catalogue has been
recently published regarding Bridge
Academy. 1t contains a perfect likeness
Of Prof. Lord, also exterior and
interior views of this institution and a
birds eye view of Dresden Mills. The
principal is a graduate of Bates College
and the two assistants are graduates of
the Boston University.
The Theodore Houdlette place at the
Mills, has been purchased by Mr.. Ward
of Bath. He has a number of men en-
ployed there. cutting off the lumber.
Some are boarding at Mr. Stermirs and
others at Stanley Meserve's and Mr..
Lemarr's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
Democrats Ignore the Lash.

The revolt of the nine Democratic
senators against the ship purchase
bill is not the only incident in Con-
gross within the last few days to
startle the administration, and it's
thick and thin political supporters.
Only the other day. Congressman
Whitacre,a an Ohio Democrat, startled
the national House and sent a shock
down to the White House, when he
made a remarkable speech n which
he attributed the present business de-
preston, and the woes of poverty.
soup houses Ind bread lines to the
Wilson Underwood tariff, Mr.. Whit
acre had come to see the light, and he
had the courage of his convictions.
He stood up and told the truth, and
he is one of very many thousands of
honest Democrats who sincerely de-
plore the blind confidence which they
reposed in the claims of Democracy
in the 1912 campaign.
Maine and other states are thickly
marked with Democrats who now I'M
derstand. The Democratic party must
repudiate it's leaders, who cling to false
and long discredited doctrines. The
weeks incidents show that there is a
breaking away from the domination
of the party whip. Slowly they are
turning away. but one of these days
a break that will resemble a stampede
might reasonably be expected. We
glory in the spunk of Mr.. Whitacre of
Ohio, and of the nine who rebel against
the Presidential lash in the United
States Senate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03

bers interested for upwards of two
hours. This is the third meeting since
the contest began and the two sides
found themselves pretty evenly matched.
The Grange will give a New England
dinner on Saturday, JAN So 1t will also
furnish the banquet for the Clerks Ball
on Feb. 2.
"A special meeting will be held on Sat
urday, Feb. 6, at l o'clock to confer the
First and Second degrees Nine candi-
dates are waiting for the degrees.
The Third and Fourth degrees will be
given to class of u at the next regular
meeting, Feb. IS. at 1890 A. NJ. The Off
GERS of the Grange were installed this
year by Rev. G. w. Sias of Waterford.
who did the work in a very pleasant
manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
The Grange
Bay View Grange, Bar Haraor.

Bay View Grange had an attendance
Of 90 members on last Wednesday
evening and the program was special
ly good. First on the program was
singing, by the Grange. Then paper,
should 1t Re Considered a Fall from
Grace if Woman Loses her Temper
When She Has to Burn Green Wood?"
given by Miss Iona Rich. Current
events of interest were given 10y the
brothers and numerous stories by the
sisters. A topic, should the United
States Ship Munitions of War to the
Belligerent Nations?' was well ham
died by Julian Emery Charles Shand
spoke on the topic, What Can We
Do to Regain Our Lost Members?"
Several good suggestions were made
and a committee was appointed to
carry some of them out. The First
degree was conferred on two candi-
dates Miss Rich's paper was immense
~ interesting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
He Was "Also There"

A certain local young social g. lion
certainly has aspirations to be recos-
nized in the upper set, and his ten
dency to butt in on social functions
affords plenty of amusement. He got
by at a recent invitation dance at
which many of the prominent people
Of the city were present. and some
say he cut quite a figure in the affair.
At any event he was prominent dur
ing the evening, and enough SO to DC :
casion this exchange of remarks:
Mrs. Wealthy-I see four hundred
and one are here tonight.
Mr.. Richman-Are there as many
as that. Mrs. Wealthy? 1 didn't real
ize there was such a crowd.
Mrs. Wealthy-Why, surely, the
400" and Mr.. Blank are present, re-
ferring to >the aspirant for social hon
ors.-Brockton Enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03
Will Democracy Reverse?

A suggestion is offered from a high
Democratic source that the adminis-
tration should reverse it's action in re-
gard to sugar. The stupendous folly
Of the sugar tariff stands out in the
marvellous mixture of decredited poll
cies. At one blow the administration
in order to live up to it's professions
of confidence in free trade, Topped off
with one blow a source of $50,000,000
of government revenue. 1t was a sweet
morsel for the sugar trust. but the tax
payers of the country failed to appre-
ciate the sweetness.
The administration brazenly demon
strated it's confidence but shortly turn
ed around and assessed upon the peo-
pie war tax Of s1O0,000,0OO to meet
the necessities caused by the wiping
out Of the sugar and other tariff
sources of revenue. The people them
selves now understand how much was
saved to them in the high cost of liv-
ing by this cutting off of sugar reve-
nue.. 1t may be suggested to some that
the claim that this country cannot
live without the revenue derived from
the liquor industry, but that the ad-
ministration has means of raising the
revenue which it's false doctrines
toward the necessities Of life have
made necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03

present scope by introducing q wider
one which shall contain higher
percentage Of character and intelli-
gence. We can educate intellectual
and advancing womanhood to the
highest and best uses Of the ballot
more easily and quickly than We can
lead the illiterate and irresponsible
up from the cutters.
Within the present franchise scope
the convicted criminal cannot vote,
the insane cannot vote, thes feeble
minded cannot vote, this accom-
plisher lady cannot vote. Does she
approve this classification Of her citi-
zenship? Does she not pay taxes for
the support of a government in which
she is allowed no voice?
Let US ask this writer these
questions: Is not the logic of our ma
tional life toward the justice Of equal
suffrage for male and female citizens
Does she know Of single case where
equal suffrage has once gained foot
hold that it has ever lost ground?
Does she not recognize that the rapid
changes in civic affairs in the last
ten or fifteen years is leading to q
readjustment of the responsibilities OF
citizenship?
Can our friend long persuade
herself that it is not her duty, as an
intelligent citizen endowed with a
high purpose, to do her best for her
fellow people, to assume this re-
sponsibiIity?
/ The Kennebec Journal believes that
it is necessary for all classes of both
seXes to work together for solution
of the problems Of human society. We
grave and that highly developed wo-
manhood has a duty to perform
to dodge on any plea. 1t is not
municipal order that is at stake, but
human welfare, and woman's plain
duty lies in assuming share Of the
burden. We do not stand as granting
something TO womanhood but as de-
| handing something OF womanhood
we demand her intellectual powers
and her moral worth in settling the
complex questions of evolution. She
holds important elements Of social
justice which we need. We urge her
to arise to her duty and responsible
ity.
| Whether she wants it or not, wo-
man should assume the ballot and
| pray that she may be guided rightly
in its use. 1t is an obligation.