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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-11-18


England Mission: read it, and think abolt it.
The expenses of board, lodging, czothia1q,
tau'ad7y and fuel are met from common
fund, quarterly RENTED by the Mission
Treasurer Tin London).
y. In proportion to the number of residents,
the expenditure is returnable on q pro rata
calculation Of about $40 a year, or about
$34O.'
That is to say, the missionaries sent out
from Notwithstanding doctors, nurses,
preachers, and teachers-tale pot-luck to-
gether; and the whole expense is but $40 a
year.
4merican missionary
Calling him "a curious creature" Mr.. Ham
llton accuses him of going INTO commerce as
associate in export houses, entertaining guests
Tor pay, cultlvating market orchards, acting
as paid correspondents of newspapers, oper-
atlng photograph galleries, &c.
Further, Mr. Hamilton says
"Ihe American missionary has a salary
which frequently exceeds 5000 year. or
1910.
Houses and servants are provided free;
there is provision for the education of the
children, and an annual capitation payment
is made for each child
LAS class, American missionaries have
ness and hueu1y.
In Korea, they own the most attractive
and commodious houses in the foreign settle
ments, and appear to me to extract from their
surroundings the maximum Of profit for the
minimum of labor.
'When a missionary devotes no little Dor
ton of his time to literary labors, to the care
of an Insurance agency, to the needs Of a
fruit farm, or to the manifold exigences of
casual commerce, it seems to me that the inter-
ests Of those who sit in darkness must suffer"
pages 263, 405, "Korea.O
Brethren of the Boards did you know that
your 81 200 missionaries were running Insur-
ance, store-keeping, market orchards, &C., in
the foreig field?
Would you dare to tell people the plain
truth about the source of the wealth Of so
many missionaries?
Lafcadio Hearn, whose book on Japan is a
classic and authority, gives the salary list OF
the japanese army.
What do you suppose the Mikado pays his
generals?
The salary is less than $3.50 year!
Lieutenant-Generals get less than 5000;
Colonies get about 500; Captains about $25,
and Lieutenants considerably less (See "Ja-
pan" p. $50, published Grosset & Dunlap,
Eew York, 1904.)
Policemen are paid about 500 year, and
school-teachers not nearly so much
Do not these figures tell the tale of cheap
living? Do they not corroborate Miss Emma
Lester? Do not the Boards give themselves
away when they advertise the fact, that
aoti0e preocher can support himself and
family on a Board salary of 500 year?
Pardon me- if 7 have tired Won The
Boards aid their satellite editors are trying
d: IL J IL
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Random Notes ON Things i'm
General.

1 LIZ L IOtcStdlllS IUiIllSu ak the tOlefaClOn:
Catholics never tolerate, where they
have the power to suppress.
The Protestant who speaks or writes. or
votes against the unlawful encroachments Of
a foreign church upon our governmental af-
fairs, is "bigot," and the Roman priest 50
denounces him.
But the Catholic priests who declare that
Protestants should not be allowed to hold a
Congress on Missionary work, in a Catholic
country are not bigots. They are good Chris
tians who righteously object to goats mixing
with sheep.
John Barrett, the Director-G General of the
sinister Pan American Union-one Of whose
largest members, Peru, does not allow the
public exercise of any religion except the
Popes-discourage the Protestant Congress
at Panama, saying that if it is held the bad
results will be felt for several years.
In other words, John Barrett admits that
Catholics in Catholic countries. do not toler-
ate Protestants, although in Protestant coun-
tries they are always bowling for it, and de
nouncing as ''bigots' those who oppose the
Catholic schemes tricks. boycotts, and machi-
nations whose general aim is to make Amer
lea Catholic
Do you remember the Chicago "philanthro-
pist'' named Higinbotham, who headed the
delegation which parlor-carred its way down
to Atlanta for Leo Frank?
Hig was one of the outsiders who belly
ached horribly for fear that Georgia laws,
Georgia courts. and the Atlanta people were
relapsing into barbarism.
Well, Sir, Higinbotham, was even then
working a confidence game, in Chicago, ac-.
cOrding to the statements made III the Chicago
american.
1t seems that Hig. went in with some other
philanthropists and humanitarians to operate
stamp machines which sold two 2-cent trade
stamps for cents. or four 1-cent stamps for
cents.
The profits, of course, were to be given to
charitable institutions. such as the Hahne-
mann Hospital, the Home for the Tncurables,
and the Kindergarten Institute.
Higinbotham is president Of all three Of
these institutions, consequently he was much
esteemed as a philanthropist and humani-
tartan.
When he distributed cards, signed by HIM
self, telling the dear Chcagoans that all the
profits of the stamp machnes would 90 to
those charitable uses, he was universally be-
ieved.
But criminal proceedings are now on foot,
and it would seem that Higinbotham and his
son-need I say, chip off the old block >
are also on foot, making tracks into obscure
places.
According to the american, the process
servers searched in vain for Hig. and SON.
A man named Theodore Slower swore that
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he had been swindled out Of $500, bv one
York, in Higinbotham's Office, and York
also appears to have suddenly gone on his
travels, for he was nabbed IL New York
The Higginbothams are wanted rs Wit
nesses against Frank, and apparently they
don't care to face the music.
1t transpires that those charitable iistitu-
tons never got a cent. Probai IL it was not
intended that they should
PROBE 1000, 900 PLOT TO RESTORE
HUERTA.
San Santonio, Tex.-Federal authorities are in
vestigating the alleged confession or Jos., }r0zcO
regarding the plot to restore Nctorano Iluerta
to power. Warrants be issued ANA it is
believed at least dozen arrests will lie made
Orozco, who was chief lieutenant OF his coilsin
PaSquale OrOZco, and who now is a prisoner at
Ell Paso, is alleged to have stated that the clerlcaI
party was back of the revolt and that
S11 100000 was raised to support the movement.
Agents stationed in New York New Or.
leans, Galveston and San Antonio According 10
Orozco, the invaders were to seize Juarez, whIeh
Huerta was to proclaim as his provisional capt.
tai. Of the 5000 rifles and 50 machine guns
Orozco said had been ordered for the revolt the
authorities have recovered six Of The latter
The above throws the right light on The
hypocritical professions Of Catholic priests
and Catholic secret societies who lull Ameri-
cans into false security by saying the Catho-
lie Church is not in politics.
The Roman Church has always been a DO
Iltlcal machine, ever since the DAYS of Con-
stantine the Great.
According to press reports, Cardinal Glib
bons and other American priests went TO New
Orleans and spent several days comforting
with Archbishop Mora, of Mexico.
1t was Mora, who financed the revolution
against the legally elected President Madcro,
and it was Church money the conspirators
used.
They are now plotting in New Orleans New
York, Galveston and San Antonio to over
throw the murder Carranza, just as they over
threw and murdered Madero.
But, Of course, their kingdom is purely
spiritual, not of this world, and they never
NEEDLE with politics.
For several years the American Federation,
and the Knights of Columbus have stirred up
an immense amount of religious sectarian
antagOnlsm.
They have done this by their display Of
firearms, and military formation, and de-
mands for Columbus holiday which nobody
but the Catholics wanted, and which they Of
fensively use to glorlfy everything Catholic
and to flaunt the Pope's flag above ours.
They have done it by threatening. boycott
ing mobblng, and numbering Protestant lee
turers and authors, whose only offense was
their manly Americanism.
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: News Notes
4 of the Week

Between midnight and daylight Mon
day morning snow to a depth OF about
four inches fell in this place.
Mr.. A. w. Gleason has ordered his
Banner forwarded to Dixie, where he
and his family are now residing.
Prior to January tst there were $3.50
bales of cotton of the 1914 crop ginned
in this parish as against "a, 1876 for the
corresponding date of last season.
After spending about two months here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Scanland, Mrs. Ewing Montgomery left
Sunday for her home in Anaconda, Mont
Mr.. Claude Faircloth of the Bellevue
Bridge community, who was here yes
terday, reported that he and his two
brothers have bagged eight wild turkeys
this season.
Mrs. Libbia A. Page was here yester-
day soliciting contributions for the Tex
arkana (Ark.) Baptist Orphans Home
The manager Of the institution is Elder
T. H. Carter, we'll known to number OF
the Banners readers, and whose address
is Texarkana.
Miss Emma Lou Brownlee was badly
burned Sunday night on her scalp and
hands, the burn on the right hand being
most severe. 1t seems celluloid comb
she was wearing ignited while she was
sitting too near to the Fireplace. DR.
C. H. Irion was at once called in to dress
her wounds. We are pleased to repor,
that she will not permanently lose any
OF her hair.
The general public is cordially in
vited to be present at Castle Hall next
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock when the
newly elected officers of Center Lodge
No. 81, K. of P, will be publicly in
stalled. Following this ceremony those
present will be invited down stairs to
partake of a luncheon. Addresses by
visiting brethren who are we'll schoole6
in the work of the order will also per-
haps be feature of the evening. DOM
forget the date.-C. H. Irion, c. G.
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From Plain Dealing,

Wednesday, Jan. 20.-Extensive i'm
provments are promised in our town for
1915.
Mrs. Otis Palmer (nee Scott) OF
Shreveport is guest of Mrs. J. S. Gray.
The local gin ginned t44S bales OF
cotton this season as against 1918 for
the corresponding season last year.
Snow began falling here at an early
hour Monday morning and by six O'Clock
the ground was coverea to a depth OF
about four inches. By ten O'Clock the
sun came out and the most of it had
melted by nightfall.
The walls for the Purcell building are
completed. The roof will be put on al
once. The concrete floor was being put
in yesterday. 1t will only be few days
before the occupants, H. L. Boggs &
Company, will take possession. 1t is q
fine building.
DR.. H: H. Smith, formerly of Cotton
Valley, but now of Fort Smith, Ark.
together with his little daughter, joined
Mrs. Smith here yesterday. She has
been here since Friday with her brother
Mr.. w. H. Martin. The Doctor will
leave soon for New Orleans. to take &
postgraduate course.
The floors and foundations for the
Walker Brothers brick store were com.
pleted last week and brick laying was
begun Monday by full crew of brick
layers. The walls will be completed
within couple of days. Already thu
concrete sidewalk has been laid along
side the building for the full length O.
the block. The building, when complet
ed, will be one of the neatest in thu
parish and would be credit to an!
place.
The r. E. Lee Literary Society rem
dered an attractive program at the Higl
! School here Tuesday afternoon. Thi
society is doing great good for tn
members and deserves to be encourages
by the friends and patrons of the School
Already great deal of talent has beef
discovered among its members. NJ.
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such person, or persons, as may be des-
ignated by Hon. Louis N. Brueggerhoff,
Secretary for the State Fair Association.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the plans as stipulated in the Jail con-
tract for standing seam tin roof, paint
ed, is hereby changed to galvanized
steel shingle roof, to be done without
additional cost.
Benton, La, Jan. 7, 1914.
To the Honorable Members of the Police Jury
of Bossier Parish.
Gentlemen: Herewith report of Par
ish Licenses for the year 1914, to-wit:
Rv licenses receiyed . SI35O N
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On motion and second, duly carried,
$685. was appropriated, to be paid in
monthly installments, on the approval
of the Hon. Mason Showden, or his sue
cessor in office, for the purpose of pay
ing pro rata of the salary of the Dem
onstration Farm Agent of the Parish Of
Bossier for the year 1915, beginning
with the month of February, 1915.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the acceptance of the deeds for rightof-
way for the public road leading from
]. R. Arnold's place, on the Miller's
Bluff road, north to intersect the road
leading to the Wyche and Stinson place
and Lake Port was refused, for the rea-
son that the rightofway, as stated in
said deeds, does not grant a strip of land
60 feet wide. The said original deeds
are ordered returned to Mr.. J. R. Arnold
at Plain Dealing, La, that he may have
same corrected if he so desires, which
deeds are as follows:
Henry Stephens, N. w. Sentell, J. S.
Rodgers, John H. Nattin, R. S. Doles,
j. r. Arnold, and Bolinger, Drew, Hall
and Blocker, all to the Police Jury OF
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
On motion and second, duly carried,
500 was appropriated as Bossier Par
ish's pro rata of the expenses Of the
State exhibit at the Panama Pacific Elk
position, to be paid at such time and te
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For Sale

r have 282 acres of land one mile from
i Plain Dealing, La, on which there is
good six-room residence, large barn,
good we'll of water, and 80 acres in cul-
tivation; balance in pasture. All under
fence. Will rent or sell on reasonable
terms. II. D. KELLY,
4s-tf Plain Dealing, La.
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REMITTANCES.
REHABILITATION
$3.50 90 $3.50 co
Wherefore, respectfully ask that you
grant a quietus on the above account.
Respectfully,
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff, etc.

The foregoing license account, was
presented to the Police Jury, was &C
cepted, and quietus on the said license
account was granted as full and COM
plete settlement of said license account
for the year 1914.
The following account, presented by
the Treasurer, having been duly exam
ined, was accepted as settlement in full
to date: 1.-THE Treasurer's report ap-
pears elsewhere on this page.-Editor.
The following report of the Sheriff
and ex-officio Tax Collector was receiv-
ed, filed and duly checked, and found
to be correct:
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Police Jury Of Bosser Parish.
Gentlemen: beg leave to submit my
reDOrt on collectiOns from all couroes for
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows:
Ordinary, 57s cents.
Good ordinary, 6ss cents.
Low middling, SIS cents.
Middling, rs cents.
Good middling, SO cents.
Receipts for the day, $50 bales.
Total receipts, t25, 105 bales.
Shipments to date, AZ, 1865 bales.
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The following petition was presented
to she Police Jury and action taken on
same as follows: On motion and second,
duly carried, the following motion pass
ed at the October (1914) meeting was
rescinded:
"That there be allowed $3.50 toward
building the bridge at Crows Ferry on
Bodcau out of the apportionment of
Ward Four for the year 1915" That
the said $3.50 allowance towards building
the Crows Ferry bridge is rescinded in
full, and that no allowance is hereby
made to build same out of the general
funds.
The petition is as follows, to-wit:
To the Honorable Board Of Police Jurors of Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned cit
liens of Ward Four, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, do hereby petition your hon.
orable body to rescind the act of donat-
ing $3.50 of Ward Four's road fund to
the building of a bridge across Bodcau
Bayou at Crows Ferry. We feel like
the ward already has as many bridges
as it can care for. II your honorable
body feels like the bridge is necessary,
we pray you build same out of the gen.
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EStrayed

From my home near Midway, La, on
December goth, small red-roan horse,
about IL yeors old, branded T L on left
shoulder, name reached, saddle sore on
back. Reward for information leading
e-s-n EMMA HARRIS.
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Ask for Grifing's big pecan book
free. Tells you how to make money
growing pecans. Grifing Brothers, Port
Arthur, Texas. [adr.
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Whereupon the Police Jury adjourned
sine die. ]. G.. LOGAN, President.
r. B. HILL, Clerk.
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The following estimate was received,
ordered filed and spread upon the min
utes, to-wit:
Estimate of material delivered and labor
performed on the Booster Parrish, Lou
isiand, jail to date.
Pay roll and weekly statement
since last estimate $11t9 O5
Material on hand and used $50 95
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Estimate Of material delivered and labor
performed on the Booster Parish, Lou
isiand, jail to date.
Pay roll and weekly statement
since last estimate SLID %
Material on hand and used $50 95
Total $4,000 90
I, Lee J. Rollins, do solemnly swear
that the above estimate is true and cor
rect, to the best of my knowledge and
belief. LEE ]. ROLLINS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this, 18th day of January, 1915.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Notary Public and Clerk D. C.
| l have inspected the above work and
material as furnished, delivered and
done, and same is correct.
N. w. STEWART,
Sup't appointed by Police Jury.
The following resolution was unanim-
, ously adopted, to-wit.
! Whereas, the Southern Structural
Steel Company, contractor, has pre-
sented to the Police Jury for allowance
it's claim and account, duly itemized and
sworn to, showing that there is due said
contractor on its contract for the erec-
ton of the new Jail building the sum of
$1,000, which claim is accompanied by
proper certificate of the superinten-
dent in charge of the erection of said
improvements, and said claim having
been examined by the Police Jury and
audited, the following members being
present: J. c. Logan, J. T. McDade,
M. C. Wright, N. w. Stewart, r. D.
Wilmington and J. G. McDade, and all
voting upon said claim, the same is now
unanimously allowed and the President
of the Police Jury is hereby authorized
and directed to deliver to said contractor
bonds in the sum of $1,000, as provided
in resolution and contract adopted by
the Police Jury, September 1, 1914, and
amended December %, 1914, to apply on
said claim.
The returns of an election had in
Ward Four on November 8, 1914, for or
against a 5-mill tax for period OF
ten years, for the building, maintaining
and repairing of public roads, were re-
ceived by the Police Jury and duly tab
ulated and found to be as follows:
Against said tax, 81 votes; for said
tax, votes. Majority againstsaid tax
50 votes.
Whereupon, the said election was de-
clared lost.
The following claims were presented
to the Police Jury for rightsofway ane
damages to crops along the Bessie
City-Benton Highway, viz;
WI. Foster, S125.
Levy Realty and Planting Co., $50.
r. M. Railey, claim for $50 per acre
etc.
All of which claims, upon motion ant
second, duly carried, were tabled.
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The following petition was presented
and the same referred to the State
Highway Department.
Shreveport, La, Dec. ), 1914.
To the Honorable Police Jury of Bosser Parish,
j. c. Logan, President, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: We have just had meet
ing of a number of land owners located
along the line of the gravel road running
east from Shreveport and we find this
road is in very bad condition at the
present time. The wagons are cutting
through the road and rolling up the dirt,
and there are some very bad places in
the road at present, and unless some
thing is done shortly these places will
become impossible.
We respectfully petition your board
to personally inspect this road at an
early date before it gets in any worse
condition.
The road has never been rolled, as per
contract, and the gravel put on the road
has been of very inferior quality and
not up to specification.
We hope your body will examine this
road, and before accepting the road will
require the compliance with the terms
of the contract. We would suggest fur
Their that you withhold final payment of
this road until the contractor has COM
piled fully with the terms of this con-
tract. Yours very respectively,
JAMES P. ALLEN.
JAS. M. SMITH.
J.D. GRoEsBECK.
J. H. MoDAWELL.
H. JOSEY.
J. P. SCOTT.
J. w. ELSToN.
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Notice

Z AS / am about to leave Benton
to locate elsewhere, ! am placing
all of my accounts in the hands OF
Mr., j. s. BELcHER for collection.
| will thank those indebted to me
it they will call at the BENTON
HOTEL and settle with him at an
early date.
4 Thanking you for your many
courtesies, both in business way
and otherwise, and with best
wishes for the future of you all.
Respectfully,
j. q. WISE.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-04-23
ECONOMIST SAYS WHISKEY
 TAX SHOULD HAVE GONE UP

University of Washington, April 23-No logical excuse can be male for the failure of the last congress 10 inrease the tax on whiskey when t passed the "war tax" measure, ac cording to II. E. Smith, assistant professor of political science. Pro- lessor Smith told the class in con temporary history that congress let the old levy on John Barleycorn pass because 1t wasn't altered at the time Of the Spanish-Amerlcan war, when the country was pressed Tor money. It wasn't raised at that time, he said, because 1t was feared the war revenue would be insufficient, and whiskey could be acId in reserve to carry the unde- +crmined burden. The war ended so speedily that no additional levy was needed Hence the apparent tradi- ton that whiskey taxes be undis- turbed.
 Professor Smith said that the Underwood tariff had not had the expected influence on prices, but that he believed it a step in the right direction and an evidence Of the desire of the nation to get away from high protective tariffs. He declared that while the United 5tates might not be free trade country for q long time, the day of increasing tariffs had passed.