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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-29
THE CHRISTIAN 1rtnEK IN
DOLEFUL DUMPS
Says the Boards and Itself Have
Been, Slandered.


Tor the promotion OF the faith once for all
delivered to the saints"
Is Dr. William H. Smith one of these
saints?
If SO, why doesn't he answer the polite
letter | wrote him asking how many mis-
slonaly babies are on the payroll OF the
Boards?
That was fair question. Bro Smith
had admitted, in The Index itself, that the
Richmond, Virginia, Board pays one hun
dred dollars year for every missionary
baby, until the infant reaches the age of
fifteen, after which age it pulls $3.50 year
until grown.
My. There's both pudding and pie, for
the missionary father and mother get 81 200
a year; and if they could manage to have
twins a few times, they could start bank
| wanted to learn how many of these mis-
slonaly children are getting 500 apiece,
and no many draw $3.50
Now, don't you think that Brother Smith
might have answered my letter. and given
ne the Information?
Wouldn't you like to know how much
money yo~ are furnishing to pay for the
raising of other folks children?
Let's see how the matter stands:
In Georgia, you pay nearly $500 for every
scholar at the State University; and YOU
pay two and half million do..ars to edu-
cate boys and girls in our public schools;
and you send out many thousands of dol
lars to support schools and colleges in
CHINA, Japan, and India; you pay out big
SIMS to reward the missionaries for happy
increases in their families
Besides all this, you pay 600 new men
to toll arduously in the shade at the Court
house, raising their own salaries, and your
taxes
Take it all together, you have gone and
got yourself loaded up with about as many
State officers, and Church officers. as ever
lived off patient people
But it is some comfort to know how much
you DO pay on the various items of expense:
and when / seat myself, and take my pen
IN hand, and write to Brother William III.
Smith, respectfully asking for the number
Of those payroll babies, Brother S. does
me and you an injustice by ignoring my
letter.
Tho Index says:
The attacks on missions and Christian edu-
cation in the days Of Jesse Mercer were not near
so subtle as those being made now. 1t is a
blind optimism that fails to see their deadly
effects. The debts of Boards and schools
and other institutions tell the sad story. These
attacks are being made through the press. Our
Boards and missionaries being charged with
graft and the Christian Index is charged with
to rake the offerings of the people into it's cof-
fers. The undersides Of the fountains of benev-
Olence are being punctured by the public press
and by charges against the Boards and the sec
retaries Of squanderng the gifts Of our people
Let me temporarily reply to this thrust
at The Jeffersonian, by saying, first that,
In the days of jesse Mercer the men en-
gagged in foreign missions were not in it as
q profession to male money.
When a foreign missionary claims to have
been diviney called to save the souls of the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-29

Read "a Book of Sketches" by Thos. b.
Watson This book covers a wide field of
literary research. Historical, Biographical.
Personal Beautifully illustrated. PAPER
cover. Price. 75c postpaid The Jefferso-
MAN Publishing Co., Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-07-29

Bethany, by Thos. E. Watson A Romance
of the Civil War, with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life, before the war Bound in
cloth. Price, $1O0, postpaid. The Jetferso-
MAN Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
FRANK GRUNpMEYER DROWNED

Although he could not swim. Frank
Grundmeyer, Is years old, 2lS Web
ster avenue, went bathing in the river
at the head of Behrman avenue Thurs
day afternoon. While his brothers,
Albert, nine years old, and Joseph,
aged ten years, sat on the levee, Frank
waded too far from the shore and was
drowned
Albert and Joe saw their brother
sink. and shouted for help. The mem
bers of the crew of the gunboat Petrol,
lying nearby, heard the boys cries
and Owed into the water, but were
unable to rescue Frank.
The body was recovered at 10
o'clock Thursday night by Joseph San
ford, of West End, who dived for it
several times.
Young Grundmeyer, who was the
son of Resale Buras and Frank
Grundmeyer, was born here fifteen
years ago.
The funeral took place Friday aft
ernoon, at 3 o'clock, from his parents
residence. Services were held at the
Church of the Holy Name of Mary.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
TO PUT FOOT BRIDGE AT ELIZA
STREET.

Eliza street was agreed upon as the
point at which the Southern Pacific
Company will build the foot bridge
over its tracks. This decision was
reached at the conference held Friday
afternoon before Commissioner
Thompson. Under the terms OF COM
promise agreed to some months ago
for the reconstruction of the
Patterson street viaduct, the railroad
company agreed to build a foot bridge
at some point between the Newton
street and the Patterson street via
ducts. The company favored Eliza
street, but some of the citizens, led
by Peter Lawton, wanted it at Ope-
lousas avenue.
Mr.. Lawton said at the conference
he had since been advised of the ne
cessity for the location of the South
ern Pacific shops at points which
would make it impractical to have the
foot bridge at Opelousas avenue, and
therefore withdrew his advocacy of
Opelousas avenue. HE pointed out.
however, that there is existing an or
dinance which is a contract between
the railroad and the city, under which
the city has the right to construct a
wagon viaduct at Eliza street, and he
believed if the foot bridge were con-
structed there it might effect this
right, but, on the other hand, if 1t
were placed at some other street the
citizens would have an additional
crossing, and the rights at Eliza
street would remain intact.
Many of those present declared that
Eliza street would be a good point fol
the foot bridge. Mr.. Thompson said
The did not consider the erection of a
foot bridge at Eliza street would in
Iterfere with the city to construct
viaduct later, if it found the means t
do so. He said he would request the
city engineer to take note of this eX
listing right of the city in drawing hi:
plans for the foot bridge, so it would
not interfere with the construction o
1.-THE viaduct later, if it be found neces
sary.
This met with the approval of al
present and no further opposition t.
building the foot bridge at Eliza stree
was raised.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| beg to announce to the public
that | have secured the services of
]. X. Beaudoin, formerly of Philadel-
phia. but now a resident of our city.
Mr.. Beaudoin is an expert in chem
zeal and dry cleaning, having had
thirty years experience in this line of
business. For the past year he has
been manager of one of the largest
cleaning establishments in the city.
Any garment given to us will be
given personal attention. Ladies
gowns and gloves, silk draperies,
etc, will be carefully attended to. A
trial will prove our statement. All
work called for and delivered.
B. TREADAWAY,
Modern Dye Works,
4O1 Olivier ST., corner Alix Street
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12

fine program and refreshments. The
price of admission will be two cents.
Workingmen's Union and Benevo-
lent Association of Algiers will hold
its regular meeting at Pythian Hall,
Wednesday, August II. Routine bus
mess will be transacted, and the re-
port of the committee which had
charge of the picnic recently given by
the association, and which was such
a grand success, will be received.
Several new members will be initi-
ated.
Miss A. Keogh is spending her va
cation at Ocean Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. BoaZe, OF Wash
ington, D. C., who have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Whitmore of Val
lette street. left Monday for Virginia.
Mrs. Boaze was formerly Miss May
Whitmore of our town.
Captain c. P. Maxson of the steam
ship Momus entertained at lun-
cheon on Thursday in honor of his
nieces, Misses Ethel and Janet Pear
son and Miss Irene Laskey. In addi-
ton to the guests of honor, there
were Mrs. Bordereaux, Miss Anna
Mae Laskey, Capt. Roder and Capt.
Woodward.
Miss Leah Kirby returned from
Biloxi, Miss, after spending a while
with Miss Mildred Himmelrich.
Miss .Alzire Jacomine of Buras'
La, was a week end visitor of Miss
Alta Baker.
Miss Frances Covell is spending
while in Biloxi, Miss. the guest OF
Miss Mildred Himmelrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Armitage Of
Seguin street, left last Tuesday fol
a visit to the California Exposition
and other points of interest in the
west.
Repairs are being made to the sec
tions of the Pittsburg Dry Doct
which we're raised recently. One O.
the sections is practically new, bu
the two others are old and will b.
rebuilt.
Philip Mangiaracina is home again
and RAPIDLY recovering after an oper
alton at the Touro Infirmary.
The many friends of Jack Court
ney. the popular engineer OF tn
United Fruit Company's steamship
Orleanian, are pleased to see hin
out again after spending severa
weeks in the Presbyterian Hospital
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
]. Forrest was frightened by the ar
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
NAVAL STATION NOTES.

The Petrol has been moved from
her berth at the west wharf TO the
east wharf, in order to facilitate the
work being done on her and which is
expected to be completed the latter
part of October
Chief Machinist Wartman and Cen
Board of Survey and Estimates on
the Amphitrite This inspection was
made on Tuesday and covers the
preparation of estimates on work
recommended by the Board of Sur
vey and Inspection.
Capt. Marbury Johnson, the COM
mandant of the station, is expecting
to go on leave beginning some time
next week. In the absence of Capt.
Johnson, Lieut.. Cleveland McCauley
will be in command.
The arrival of Capt. Cults. U. S
NJ. c., is expected any day. The
captain will be in command of the
marine detachment pending the ar
rival of the regiment which is eX
pected on the completion of build
ings IL and 10.
The army dredge Benynard viii
be unlocked either Saturday or Mon
day and upon completion of the worl
now under way will proceed 10 thu
Passes. The Benynard will leave
New Orleans with her new command
ing officer, as Capt. Reid has beer
appointed inspector of hulls at thi
port.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
PERSONALS
AND OTHERWISE

Mrs Chas. Durgin, SO Opelousas
.,suue presented her husband with
baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dallam and
family spent the past week in Mime
burg Little Charles and Isabelle Rus
sail we're their guests.
Mr. and Mrs. John Monagano' OF
a, Elmira avenue, are receiving con-
,,.,u,atjons on the arrival of baby
boy at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Traub and chill
s,en spent the week at Milneburg.
Mrs las. Sturki, of Atlantic ave-
,ue presented her husband with a
baby girl
Nrs Clementine Gauthreaux, nee
pnckel, Of McDonoghville, and Dan
III r. Kennedy, of Algiers, were mar
RED on Thursday at st. Joseph $
church Gretna, by Rev. Father A.
Eou,g Mrs. Theresa Kennedy and
4 ]. Kennedy were the attendants.
Wallace S. Hampton and his sister
Miss lone Hampton, and Percy j. Lau
man left Saturday night for tour
Of the West, visiting the expositions
and other points of interest. On their
return they will be Joined in New
Mexico by Mrs. Hampton and children
Mss Marguerite Walsh, of Gretna
has been the guest of Misses Grace
and Lulu Averill at Vaudeville.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. w. Harding and little
daughter spent a few days on the
Lower Coast last week.
Mrs. Peter Jones, of 81 Bellevue
street, was awakened at midnight las'
week BY a noise in her bedroom Jus'
In time to see a tall negro Leaf
through the window. He made his es
cape, and an investigation showed thai
he took with him $3.50. which hac
been left in a purse.
Arrangements are progressing rap
Idly for the penny party to be giver
On next Tuesday at p. m. at the res
idence Of Mrs. E. H. Cayard, PAL Oil
vier street, for the benefit of the build
ing fund of the Methodist Church
Mrs. Cayard and her class o
girls are working earnestly, ant
We feel sure that they will repeat thei
success Of last year. There will be
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
INJURED BY GAS TANK.

James Young, an 11-year-old ne
gro, tempered with a naphtha tank
belonging to the Southern Bitulithic
Company as it stood in Teche street,
near Slidell, Wednesday night, and
was injured about the right leg and
hand when the bung was blown out
by gas in the tank. He was taken
to the hospital in a street car.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12

and the catching of John Sullivan
made Jimmie Archer pawn his glove
and mask. The pitching of JEFF Ger
rets would have made John McGraw
sign him up had he been there.
The Tigers will meet the Big Hick-
eys in a return game at McDonogh-
willie Park Sunday. August 22nd. J.
NJ Closkey, manager.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
BASE BALL.

Last Sunday evening, August Sth.
at the Viaduct field. a crowd of five
hundred fans witnessed one of the
best games of the season, when the
.Mgiers Tigers defeated the Big Hick.
eys by the score of to 4.
The feature of the game was the
all-round good playing of the Tigers
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12

The mere fact, however, of having
a source of supply at your imme-
date call is not everything
Purity, Quality and Freshness
must be considered-and therein
lies the secret of our success in
catering to the grocery needs of
the very best people of this city
and tributary territory, who real
ize the absolute necessity of pure
food as prepared by the most re-
liable manufacturers of the coun-
try at home and abroad.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12
Maison 'blane6e
White Dresses Is Off
VOL. XIII.

To
Wolfe Ogandie and
every in included in the
Alaon Blanche
the warlr o S
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30
[IIll3l TALKS

ANlll
 The Compelling Force of Custom The day is fast approaching when no man will think of buy ing a piece of land or taking a mortgage on it without an ab- stract of title.
 Just as safe to take a piece of scrap minus the clerks signature. No substitute for care has ever been found.
 Our abstracts represent con- centrated, care-painstaking, vigil ant care, bottled up by us and kept on tap for YOU, ready for serving quickly yet safely so as to close your deal smoothly without balling things up" and getting you in "jam."
 Don't be freakish. Fall in line with the universal custom: give an abstract when you sell; de- mand one when you buy. COCONINO COUNTY ABSTRACI
 COMPANY
 C. B. Wilson, President
 Gerard T. Wall, Secretary
 Flagstaff, Arizona
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30

the purpose of hearing the complaint of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad com pany on the valuation placed by the local authorities on the grant lands of Apache, Navajo, Coconino, Yava- pal and Mohave counties for the year 1915.
 w. F. Taliaferro, Chief Clerk of the Land department of said company, k. w. Kent, Counsel, A. E. Lyon, field examiner, and numerous witnesses appeared and testified. The matter was taken under advisement and will be considered when the Commission meets as a State Board of Equaliza- tion.
 On Wednesday. at the opening of the meeting, Land Commissioner Mo- eur addressed the Conference on the general conditions of the State lands and asking the cooperation of the Board of Supervisors in the admin stration of the lands.
 At 9:3O Greenlee county was called with Commissioner Campbell conduct ing the investigation.
 The valuation for 1914 is $29,218,- 122.3O and 1915 is $3O,923, ,424.95 be- ing loss of $l,705, ,3O2.65 caused by the valuation on productive patented mines.
 When productive patented mines were considered the Tax Commission explained the method of assessing that class of property for the year 1915 and it met with the approval of those attending the conference.
 Greenlee county being completed Graham county was called and Chair man Howe conducted the hearing.
 The valuation for Graham county for the year 1914 was $10,4lS,S13.45 and 1915 is $lO,6O9, 9,99S95, being an increase of $19l ,lS5.50.
 At the completion of the investiga- tion of Graham county, Gila county was called and Commissioner Zander conducted the hearing.
 This county shows a gain of $6,O9O,- 907.16 over 1914 which was $36,276,- 46l.25 and the net valuation for 1915 is SAP 1867 ,36S.41.
 Thursday morning Santa Cruz county was called and the classes of property shown on the abstracts was gone into in detail with Chairman Howe conducting the investigation.
 The net valuation of Santa Cruz county for 1914 was $6,374 ,524.07 and for 1915, S6,95S, ,7O3,9S, being a gain of $574,179.91, the gain being on town and city lots and the improvements thereon.
 This morning the faculty and stud ents of the Northern Arizona Normal school attended the Tax Conference in body.
 Pinal county was then called with Chairman Howe conducting the hear ing.
 The valuation of Pinal county for the year 1914 was S25,22S,717.99 and in 1915 is S24,255,6l being an in- crease of S973, 3,1O5.O5. At the time of going to press Coco nino county is under consideration.
 A number of delegates left today in autos furnished by the county for Grand Canyon, more will take the trip when the conference closes today
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30
New County Division Law

New counties must have not less than five million dollars of taxable property and not less than one thou sand electors. No new counties may not be made unless sixty per centum or more of the wealth of the original county be left in the remaining pro tion of the county. In order to in itiate the measure for voting on divi- sion, twenty percent of the qualified voters of the county must sign peti- ton calling for a vote. To obtain division seventy-fve percent of the proposed new county and twenty per cent of the old county shall vote in favor of division. Other additional alterations and changes were made in the writing of the new law, less fav- orable to division than the former measure of the proceeding legislature.
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30

The bonded debt of Arizona (not including funded debt of counties) is less than $3.5O per capita and her last issue of bonds bearing only 59s inter- est were snapped up as soon as of fered.
 The average tax rate of the state including all taxes levied by cities, counties, school districts, state and all taxes of whatsoever nature, is only $1.4l on the hundred dollars valua- tion. This also includes free text books to all pupils in the Common schools.
 More than 6Ofo of the states have higher tax rate than this, and ex- tremely few provide for their school children as does Arizona.
 In conclusion l will only add, that if those who would discredit and mis- represent Arizona to her everlasting detriment, more especially the daily press of the state, would endeavor to get facts on Arizona's taxation, and then compare them with like facts on taxation in other states, it will be seen that our total rate of taxation is not above the average, and that the actual per capita tax paid in Arizona is be- low the average of that of the other states of the Union. That the total rate of taxes and the total per capita tax is the only correct comparison is a fact that cannot be controverted This for the especial reason that in Arizona the State assumes in its levy a large portion of the County tax on both schools and roads, that is not done in other states.
 l feel that l cannot impress upon you too strongly the necessity of cor recting the many false and misleading statements that are given circulation from time to time with reference to our taxation system and the cost of government in our state.
 Nothing could lnJure state or a community more from the standpoint of the prospective settler, investor or security purchaser than the publica- tion with glaring headlines of these same false and slanderous state ments.
 Again, l would adjure you, do your duty as you have taken your oath to do under the law, and be not swerved therefrom by the systematic and pre- concerted efforts of the Hammer and Anvil Chorus" They thrive by this class of work-you do not.
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30

Anvil Chorus" They thrive by this class of work-you do not.
 The net valuation for taxation pur- poses of all property within the State of Arizona for the year 1915 as shown by the abstracts of the assessment rolls returned by the several clerks of the boards of supervisors to the state Board of Equalization, is $422,423,- 42l.99.
 These figures are subject to revi- sion by the State Board of Equaliza- tion.
 This is gain of S15, 5,156,02S.SS over the net valuation of 1914 which was $4O7, ,267 ,393.11.
 All counties within the state show material gain in valuation except the counties of Coconino, Greenlee and Maricopa.
 The method of calling the counties in alphabetical order was dispensed with and Yuma county was called. The abstracts of assessment rolls 1915 and 1914 were introduced and 1914 and 1915 were introduced by the the State Tax Commission and each cred at length. Chairman Howe con- ducted the investigation. The net valuation of Yuma county for 1914 is $13, 3,766,137.45 and 1915 $l4, 4,262, ,S26.92, being a gain of $496,- 689.47.
 The principal increase being in the live stock and railroad property. This completed the work for Mon day. Tuesday morning, Yavapai coun- ty was called and the investigation conducted by Commissioner Zander. The valuation for 1914 is $43,474,- S5O.3O and 1915, $43,474,S50.3O mak- ing an increase of $2,O47,317.S3. The gain being in producing mines, rail road and live stock properties.
 After the completion of Yavapai county, Pima county. was called and Chairman Howe conducted the inve- stigation.
 The valuation for 1914 was $25,- 59S, ,473.OO and 1915 is $25,SS3, ,O97 .62, being gain of $2s4, ,624.62. The gain being in railroad and live stock prop critics.
 The investigation of Pima county being completed Cochise county was considered and Member Campbell con- ducted the hearing.
 The valuation for 1914 was $93, ,744,- 872.OO and the 1915 valuation is $102,- 369, ,325.64 being a gain of $S,624,- 453.64 made up principally on prod uctive patented mines.
 At 6 p. m. the conference adjourned. At p. m. pursuant to date fixed the State Tax Commission met for Total Estimated Population Per (By Tax Com. of each State) Capita Tax
 2,975,0OO $47.OA
 9,887,O48 35.21
 1,25O,OOO 30.65
 775,OOO 29.80
 165,OOO 26.90
 35O,0OO 24.63
 2,5OO,OOO 23.O2
 255,OOO 22.58
The Coconino sun., 1915-07-30
NOTICE

NUTICE l will not be responsible for bills contracted by my wife after the pub lication of this notice.
 DIONICIO SANDOVAI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
Marlboro Methodist Conference

The quarterly conference Of the
Methodist church was held Wednes-
day evening. May .. the district su-
perinIec dent. Rev. Geo. E. Deem, D. D.,
being present and presiding al the
session. The regular business was
conducted and plans We're made for
the coming years work. Very salts
factory reports were made in the va
rious departments Of church work ana
especially pleasing was the announce
uent that the Sunday school was the
largest IN the history Of the church,
numbering upward of 800. Those in
charge are thinking very seriously u
enlarging the vestry in order to ac-
cornInoGate the many classes of the
school. DR.. Deem was very much in
teresteG in this and offered to do
anything which he could to aid in the
work. There seems 10 be much en-
thusiasm among the memba's OF this
church and the outlook for the COM
ing year is very bright indeed. The
many Gardiner friends Of Mr.. Lash,
the pastor of this church, will be
pleased TO learn of how the church -
prospecting marlboro Enterprise.