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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-22
'PUT NONE BUT AMERI-
CANS ON GUARD
Manufacturers Record.

Manufacturers Record.
DR.. Dumba, the Austro-H Hungarian
Ambassador, admits having planned
to call OUT the Austro-H Hungarian
workmen ir the steel plants and the
ammunition factories of this country
in direct contravention of President
Wilson's recent letter to the Austrian
Government in regard to our right to
ship arms.
His complacency manifested in the
statement made the other day would
indicate that he is incapable of being
disturbed by this Governments ask
ing him to get out of the country at
cnce, which, of course, should be
done, and, we take for granted, will
be done. But, perhaps, he will re-
greet having caused increased atten-
ton to be centered upon the sore spot
which is spreading throughout our
ration with alarming rapidity.
Is DR.. Dumba right in assuming
that our citizens of foreign birth are
true to the land of their nativity in
stead of to the Stars and Stripes?
How long shall we continue to
permit the Dumbas and the Dern-
bergs and their alliese to spread sedi-
ton among the trustful American
PEOPLE?
Things are at a serious pass, and
while we yield to no one in refraining
from embarrassing the Administra-
ton, it is our deliberate judgment
that it is time to issue the order:
"Put none but Americans on guard
tonight"
And to this we might add, put on
guard no Americans who are SO NOR
ally obtuse as to have allied them
selves with the upholders and defen-
ders of those who on the high seas
deliberately and premeditately muir
der innocent men, women and child
rem.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-22
ESTATE OF MRS. A.. A. TUSTEN
Notice of Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 18th
day of Oct. 1915, I will render a final
account of my actings and doings as
Executor of the Estate of Mrs. A. A.
Tusten, deceased, in the office of
Judge of Probate for Abbeville Coun-
ty at 10 o'clock, a. m, and on the
same day will apply for a final dis
charge from my trust as such Exc
cutor.
All persons having demands against
said estate will present them for pay
ment on or before that day, proven
and authenticated or be forever
barred.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-22
CONVICTS AND THE ROADS.
(The News and Courier.)

AAS 4NS"o oAto SSNAAS
To the Editor of The News and
Courier: Above an editorial which
appeared in your paper a few weeks
ago there appeared this headline:
"Are Chain Gangs Wise?" Then the
article, continuing, quoted from the
Abbeville Press and Banner to the
effect that convicts at present as used
upon the public roads in Abbeville
County were extravagantly expensive
and that their work resulted in no
profitable advantage to the county.
It is believed that there is a real
ground for complaint as advanced by
the Press and Banner under certain
practical conditions. AS far as the un-
Gersigned has been able to determine,
there is no economy in working con-
victs in small parties, where the ex-
pense of guarding, preservation and
care becomes excessive.
Therefore it would seem that the
economy and advantage in convict
labor is more apparent than real.
There are many details that could
be gone into bearing strongly on this
subject, but these will be passed over
Until some other occasion, when it
lnay be interesting to produce figures
and facts gained from actual expert
ence with this type of labor.
Further on in the editorial in ques-
ton you say:
"Of course the point may be raised
that something has to be done with
the convicts and that this is the best
use which can be made of them"
Here you refer to their use on pub
lie roads.
While convict labor may not and
probably is not economical in small
working parties, still this kind of la
hor may be concentrated into large
working parties, say from two hun
dred to five hundred, more or less,
men in each, and then by using them
n this way on public works, being
executed upon a systematic. compre-
hensive plan, convict labor would
very probably become a profit-earner.
In this way the average guarding ex-
pcnse would be less, subsistence,
clothing, preservative care per day
per man would necessarily also be
less, and field operations could be
carried on under the direction of a
resident engineer.
There are also many details that
could be gone into outlining such an
organization, but these also will be
passed over for the present.
Having concentrated prisoners in
these large working units, for exam
pie, in South Carolina, the question
naturally arises what would there be
for them to do in order that the
State may have a fair and profitable
leturn for the expense of keeping
these men?
1t is believed that there would be
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-22

at present nothing from which the
State could derive so profitable a re-
turn for this expense than to require
the convicts working upon the plan
suggested as to have them aid to con-
struct a system of State highways in
South Carolina.
Of course, first there would have
TO be such a system adopted by the
State.
Then there would have to be a
highway board or commission created
70 manage this proposition. Of course
of necessity, there would have to be
Il funds provided for operating the
convict gangs, but there is a fund
row, by counties, distributed about
eve the State, where the counties
ere having convict work done on the
public roads by using these men in
small parties.
But suppose, for example, that all
the counties between Charleston and
Columbia would concentrate their
convicts on n highway at a time,
taking first the old State road, which,
under the proposed new system of
highways, becomes by name the CEN
trail State highway.
Then this road under concentrated
effort would very shortly be splendid
" drained, properly graded and suit
ably crowned, and all made ready to
receive the surfacing material.
On the other hand, at the present
pace it will be many years before this
road will have been completed in this
manner. There might be several
highways in process of improvement
in the State at the same time by
large bodies of convicts.
The county roads DR. lateral COM
mercial feeders to the State highways
would, of course, have to be looked
after, but this could probably be ac-
complished cheaper and more adj
vantageously by working small bodies
of hired men.
Certainly it is not intended in this
communication, as stated, to 60 into
the various details which would of
necessity be connected with an organ
ization as proposed, embracing camp
ing outfits, tools, appliances, the are
of the sick, and also how the convicts
might be proftably employed during
the months in. the Gead of winter,
when it would not be best to carry on
road building, by the use of their
time and labor in mining, preparing
and delivering road surfaclng mate
rails to be used during the coming
spring; the making of drain pipe,
keeping the drainage system in opera
ton, etc, etc.
The foregoing remarks, Mr.. Editor,
are only made in a suggestive man.
Ter, thinking that some plan might
be started in this direction which
would be not only profitable and COM
,mercially advantageous to the State,
but at the same time afford an oppor-
tunity for the betterment of the con-
vict generally. Reid Whitford.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. 8, 1915.
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EugeneB. Gary,
Executor.
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A young man car make any girl
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
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IN EUROPE.


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
Coming Events
1875.

Jan. 12-Annual meetings Of many
Maine banks.
Jan. H-supreme Court convenes. Port
land.
Jan. 12-15-Berwick Poultry Association.
Jan. 22-Maine Forestry Association.
Jan. 2s-3o-Belfast Board Of Trade fair.
Feb 4-Kora Temple. Mystic Shrine.
Ladies' Night. Lewiston.
Feb. 4-5-Maine Grand Lecturers Con.
ference, Bangor.
Feb fash Wedne sday.
Feb. 21-First Sunday in Lent.
Feb 2-Washington Birthday.
March 1-Ctty election In South Port
land, Saco, Rockland. Lewiston. Auburn.
Waterville, Ellsworth, Hallowell, East.
port and Bath
March 5-s-7-Boys' Conference at Port
land.
March s-City election in Biddeford.
Belfast. Bangor. Brewer and Augusta.
March 22-City election. Old Town.
March 2S-Palm Sunday.
April 2Good Friday.
April 4-Easter Sunday.
April 5-City election. Calais.
April 6-United States District Court.
April 1s-susreme Court convenes.
April i4-ls-Maine Methodist Confer
ence. Bishop Hamilton Of Boston, presid-
ing, Waterville
April 19-Patriot's Day.
May 4-Superior Court convenes civil
and criminaD. Portland.
May 3o-Aemortal Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
Saturday, January 9, 1915.
Gould with Republicans.

HoI. Nathaniel P. Gould, Progressive
member from Leeds. has reached the
parting Of the ways and has declared
his allegiance to the Republican party.
as a result Of the demonstrations &
three days IN the Legislature. the
futility of delay Srd obstruction in at
tempt to please few leaders who de-
mand vastly more than any alliance
should en,itle them, has apparently
convinced him that the moral correct
ing agent needs correcting more than
the object Of its criticism. Mr.. Gould
answered questions with utmost frank
ness and took a manly stand that
should receive the applause Of all VINO
respect the courage Of convictions.
With others he has declared that ne
wishes 10 be in a position where no
man can accuse him Of playing into
the hands Of party that would be re-
sponsible for such an incident as that
Of Thursday.
NJ Gould makes emphatic declara-
tion that 20 member Of the Republican
party has approached him with a sug-
gestion Of trading for patronage. But
II is matter Of common repute that
every Progressive member has been SO
constantly under party dictatorial as
sumption as to arouse q spirit OF re-
volt.
To the on locker who will lay aside
party prejudices and observe, it seems
that these Progressive members, con-
s,antly under the eye and voice OF half
a dozen leaders, two at least Of whom
are candidates for Office. and as con-
stantIy directed as though they were
incapable Of deciding their own course,
are sort Of between the devil and the
deep sea-and the deep sea is the con-
demnation Of public indignant be-
cause Progressive and Republican
principles are being sacrificed TO the
common political opponent in a hold
up. And 1t is plain TO all that not one
Of these gentlemen who are doing the
voting is going to get a smell Of the
possible benefits Of the hold-up.
We believe that mistakes have been
made In reaching a common ground
and understanding between these hon
est members Of both Republican fac
lions in the Legislature, simply
through the interference Of leaders.
And We believe it is high time for poll
ticians and candidates to let the mem
bers alone and allow their own judg-
ment and convictions to meet the en-
ergencies.
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TEN, kept their assets liquid. credits
were closely scanned and new enter
prises were, as a rule. discouraged.
Past bad management, revealed IN the
cases OF the New Haven and the Rock
Island, were weight upon sentiment,
and, as II these were not enough, ef-
forts to advance securities prices met
Hquidating sales from abroad, which
caused enormous gold exports-
Strained Mexican relations threatened
war and depressed the markets at sew
eral times. but the country was for
tcnately spared this calamity. Good
crop promise, eyentuating in excellent
yields, attracted only negative atten-
ton. Business in the first half Of the
year was only fairly active. failures
were numerous and liabilities large,
the heaviest single commercial sus-
pension ever recorded marking the
mid-year. Signs Of improvement.
based upon crop promise. made their
appearance in July, but difficulties Of
transportation lines obtruded, and the
war, which caused a dislocation Of all
commercial and financial relations,
made necessary a recasting OF the
worlds trade systems. II was a trib.
ute alike to the well-liquidated stu
alton OF the securities and other mar
kets and to the essential strength OF
the basic conditions Of American bus
mess life that the anti-panic measures
taken by American banks and public
officials proved so successful.
With the results of ls14, that year
Of a hundred years in mind, one
would be rash who would pin him
self down to hard and fast predictions
as TO the course OF 1915 trade. On the
stock market theory that all the bad
news is out, any possible changes
would seem to be for the better. It
needs to be remembered that following
the first crash the hostilities and the
succeeding recuperation, the effect OF
the immense war expenditures has
been a stimulating one, and European
as well as American industries cater
Ing In any way to war conditions have
been accelerated. 1t was SO in our
civil war, and there is historical basis
for the claim that replacing the waste
Of war has often given an impetus to
a varied line OF industries. The imam
cial results. the debts piled up, the
ruin Of the fousht-over regions. the
industries destroyed, the lives lost, the
trade formerly possessed gone beyond
recall. must be left to the future to
record, but it must be remembered
that the world as whole inevitably
pays the bill as truly as the business
community pays the loss from failure
or from fire. The lot Of the neutral In
the war Is not an altogether pleasant
one-we in this country have felt this
already-but as the leading neutral
country, a position which it is to be
hoped we will retain, we seem des-
tined to fall heir to much OF Europe
los, trade On the surface Of things, 1t
might be said that We have completed
in the form Of bankruptcies a vast
volume Of liquidation that, hurtful as
II has been, will not need to be done
over again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
The Year Past, and the Passing.

Bradstreets review Of the business
early in 1914, the d.s,ul bsace later. the
short crops OF 1913, the check Of trade
by legislation and regulation in the
first half OF the year, the disturbance
of commercial fabric in midsummer
by the war. the smallness of trade.
slack industry, and great unemploy-
ment.
Nineteen hundred and fourteen was a
period Of cisquiet, of disappointment
and alarm at home. and of cruel stress
and deep tr!bulatinn abroad, says the
review. The shadows Of past wars,
with their inevitable results Of finan-
cial unsettlement and liquidation. lay
across its path early, and the worst
that had been feared from many years
Of warlike preparations was realized
In Europe before the summer was
half spent. With the European war IN
plain sight, it would seem petty to
speak Of our own infinitely lighter
troubles in the year just closed II it
we're not that We thereby become i'm
pressed with the fortunate situation Of
the United States during year which
has seen the industries and lives OF
millions sacrificed. 1t was common
tary on the essentially fragile charac-
ter of the worlds boasted civilization
that the year witnessing a centenary
Of peace between Great Britain and
the United States should have seen US
narrowly escape a war with our neigh
bors to the south of US and marked
Me outbreak Ut confitct which has
drenched Europe in blood.
In view of the wide range Of hos
tiuties, with all its consequences upon
the finance, trade and industry alike
of belligerents and neutrals, it seems
like ancient history to speak now OF
the starting point OF the present
trouble in the autumn Of 1872. And
yet the topping Of the laboriously built
up structure OF commerce seems to
date from October Of that year. Ger
taiply since then the commercial his
tory Of the world has been a tale Of
liquidation. of the ending OF booms,
OF q tightening of credit resulting in
a virtual collapse, in which all CONT
nents have shared. or by which they
have been unfavorably affected. Last
year the word moratorium" ceased
to be a mere dictionary term and be-
came a living actuality to the world.
Nothing like the present conflict has
desolated mankind since the days OF
Napoleon, and. before him. since the
time Of Frederick the Great, but the
interdependence of world relations to-
day makes the results of war all the
more severe and far-reaching, though
it must be said that, just as grave d.
seases call for strong remedies. SO the
business world at home and abroad
has grappied with its troubles, and,
within reason. solved some very per-
picking problems.
Even without the war abroad, the
year would have been a notable one in
this country. New and untried meas
ures, heritages from the preceding
yeer--such as the tariff, the income
tax and the currency system-were
put in operation. In addition, the leg
islatiye mill ground steadily, and the
federal trade board act. the anti
trust law and the prohibition of inter-
locking directorates were among the
years products of uncertain force and
meaning. The banks. facing the go
ing into effect 81 the new reserve sys-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
Editorial Comment
Comments Of the Press.

portland Express Adrertiser)
There is a good deal Of uncertainty
too about what the Progressives will
do today This will develop later but
row it is expected that two OF the Pro-
gressives will vote for the Republican
candidates and it is as reasonable as
anything can be 10 suppose that at no
time will the Prosressives go with the
Democrats. Whatever else they do
they are pledged to each other not to
do that. Phey have not done this
without good deal Of opposition COM
Ing from some Of their own party lead
ers. 1t is understood that Hon. Hal
bert P. Gardner Of Patten. Hon. Morrill,
y. Drew OF Portland have used all
their influence for the Progressives to
maintain that attitude. To vote as
long as they choose for their own can
didate but never to carry victory to the
Democrats.
Chairman Vernon Of the State com.
mittee is said not to be as insistent az
are Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Drew, while it
Is understood that Rev. H. E. Dunnnck
OF Augusta. who Is one Of the leading
lights Of the Progressive party has
been exercising all the influence he
could to secure victory for the Demo-
cracy. While nothing definite is known
about it rumor has it and it 10 very
persistent -umor that Mr.. Dunnack
desires very much to be made State
librarian to succeed Harry c. Prince
and tina. he feels that If he could carry
the Progressive strength enough over
to secure.polidcal SUCCESS for the Dszn-
ocrats. that Governor Curtis would ova
him debt of gratitude which could b
paid with no less q price than the
librarians lucrative and pleasant posa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
TROY

Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Lamb returned
the first of the month, after spending
a week with Mrs. Eugene Foster IN
York.
The NJ. c. /. girls have returned 70
their school in Pittsfleld, which opened
Jan. 5.
turned from Athens.
Ruby and Clarence Hollis came
homo last week from Bangor where
they have been visiting their uncle.
- The Grange will hold it's regular
meeting Saturday evening and confer
the Third and Fourth degree on
candidates. A Harvest feast will be
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

We have heard but little about the
Cape Cod canal since its formal opening
but Golfers arriving a, Maine ports bring
the word that il is attending 10 business
as though il had been for years on the
map. The captains all express them
selves as much pleased with the canal
stating that the expense Of the passage
is more than Offset by the time saved
They also report heavy traffic through
the canal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

If a little group OF men outside OF
the LEGISLATURE assume that the i'm
portance Of their membership is just
a great as that OF 90 times their num-
Der, whom shall the public hold. re-
sponsible for the hold-up of public
business and the cost 10 the State?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

Wouldn't it have been a nice little
Democratic joke if acting Governor
Senator Hersey had permitted that ad-
tournament motion TO carry and bal
lot in joint convention had been taken
while he was DISQUALIFIED from voting?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

Listening to certain Progressive
leaders we should say that those SO
Republicans hold the balance OF power
and are stubbornly holding out for
share of the Offices which belong to
the four third party men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

why didn't we comment on the
governors message?" Well, we
thought it spoke for itself ten columns
worth, and that was all the space We
had to spare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09
Not in the Running.

Shall l announce that I am in the
race for Congress p"
Perhaps it would be nearer the
truth merely to state that YOU are a
candidate. my boy" kansas City
journal,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-09

Now il the Gov. O. c. c. had read a
woman's suffrage message, as did Gov.
Walsh of Massachusetts, he, too.
might have received applause from the