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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
Causes Only Indignation.

The strongest effect apparent as a
result Of President Wilson's defense
Of the wage-increase conspiracy. Is
public indignation that he should per-
sist in pretending that the surrender
to the brotherhoods hold-up IL what
every intelligent person knows It is
not. It Is manifest that President
Wilson still believes the great average
in America is incompetent to under
stand the simple facts in this notorious
case: that an eight-hour day has not
been established, and that the whole
purpose Of the demand and the ad-
ministration support was to give to the
highest paid labor in the world a IS
per cent increase in wages.
There was no eight-hour accom-
p1ishment: the President knows 1t, and
he openly insults the public when he
assumes to believe that it cannot un-
derstand the bald, plain facts. That
is why his Saturday utterance at
Shadow Lawn has only added a degree
of bitterness to the verdict against
him.
The Presidents defense Of his sur
render to the demands Of certain un-
ions, regardless Of the interests of 9TH
er unions and the millions of un-
unionized labor in the country, shows
only its coating of "molasses to catch
flies" Read his balmy phrases of Sat-
urday and compare them with his ut
terances when he was not bidding for
votes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26


make q man believe Ia me. know that
ths 90 ps'e. ss kofv e .aecs.. sess WI VIZ e S
can (ee 70 times - much out OF nun
a. II he thought were his antagonist.
And his labor is cheap at any price.
human side as eHtends ssos to this ccnception Co
his employer. II he . . moro tool Of
his empaoyer. he b only e seryiceaoie
70 into it. He does not plan how the
work shall be better done. He does
not look upon the aspect OF the busi-
ness or enterprise al whole and wish
Si. @ GSsRssass Srsins and Vii" his Invention inv to the
success Of 1t as q whole.
And yet the same gentleman ac-
ouired fame In an address at the Wal
dorf Astoria, New York City. by say
ing:
1--WE speak too exclusively OF
the eapitaiistie class. There is
another a. formabIe an ensmy to j..
equality and freedom Of oppor.
tunity a. it 10, and that is the
class formed by tho labor or.
aanixations and leaders Of the
country"
There you have the vote bidder, as
Presidential candidate, patting labor
on the back and declaring that the de-
mands Of the railroad brotherhoods
was above arbitration; and following
1t tho utterance Of a highly educated
college man. teaching the young idea
how to shoot. Indifferent to votes.
II the thing demanded by the broth
erhoods. presented to Congress by the
President and passed into law had
fixed an eight-hour day instead Of
granting ten hours pay for eight
hours work without limit to the day,
the President would have had better
ground for his assertion of Saturday:
II do not regard the question Of the
principle Of the eight.hour day as
arbitrabIe."
That principle was never In question
in the controversy, and the Presidents
words are sophistry pure and simple.
That is why the public resents his
speech of Saturday.
The Adamson law contains no as
surance that Congress will not again
be laid under duress and the public
put under tribute whenever any group
of labor leaders feel themselves strong
enough or think that a President and
subservient Congress is weak enough
to let them get by with it.
When the President said that steps
must be taken to prevent the recur-
renee Of another railroad situation
such as we recently passed through, he
spoke words of solemn import upon
which he turned his back as soon as
Congress proposed to adopt pal
liative instead of real remedy.
There is absolutely nothing now to
prevent recurrence of the trouble
either with the brotherhoods or with
OIHSI CldSSSS VI AoiA odo CitiPioyO
whenever they see fit to inaugurate
it. The brotherhoods may decide that
they want the time and half instead
of the pro rata pay, the other en-
ployees who do not benefit by the
present arrangement may decide that
they want the eight-hour day. There
is nothing to prevent them from
formulating the demand and nothing
to prevent them from coming to Con-
gress and fixing a day and hour before
which the legislation must be enacted.
The President went the whole dis
tance in yielding and he attempts to
put another face On the folly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
Light and Airy
One Summer Day

Little rabbits In a row.
All dressed up, no place to go.
Said the tiny, frisky one:
Let US go and take a run
Lets sit still." said t'other rabbit.
He who had the lazy habit.
II know what to do" said Creepy.
"Sweet sbe our dreams, I'm sleepy"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

yedegaJ TeesTvo tor the bankers, rural
credit for the farmers, conpensation for
federal employees. but what do we get
cur auto WITH f-lsilweukee Journal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

A rather unique and not altogether
practical way to cause undesirable
tenants to vacate the premises was re-
Gently taken by a Calais (not careless.
pardon the pump man. He had some
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26


urday and compare them with his ut
terances when he was not bidding for
votes.
In his Saturday address President
Wilson said:
I'VE believe in the eieht-hour day,
Wfhin eirht a hours bsS than he does With
in more extended day, and the whole
theory of it, theory which is sus-
tained now by abundant experience, IS
spirit In his work is improved, and the
whole morale and physical vigor OF
the man is added to. This Is no longer
conjectural. Where 1t has been tried,
it has been demonstrated. The judg-
ment of society, the vote or every
legislator in America that votes upon
it is the verdict in favor OF the eight
hour day.
On another memorable occasion
when he was giving advice to young
men just entering the various fields of
professional, industrial and CONNER
cial activity, he spoke with no thought
of his personal interests but to direct
their understanding of the economic
disaster of trade unionism." Then he
said
"You know what the usual stan.
dard Of the employee is in our
day. II is to give as little as he
may for his wages. Labor is stan.
dardized by the trades unions, and
this is the standard to which it
is made to conform. No one is
suffered to do more than the aver
age workman can do. In some
trades and handierafts no ono is
suffered to do more than the least
skiIful of his fellows can do within
the hours allotted to days labor
and no one may work out of hours
at all or volunteer anything be-
yond the minimum. ] need not
point out now how economically
disastrous such regulation OF
labor is. It is so Improbable to
the employer that in some trades
it will presently not be worth his
while to attempt anything at all.
He had better stop altogether than
operate at an inevitable and invari.
.abIe loss. The labor of America
is rapidly becoming improbable
under its present regulation by
those who have determined to re-
duce it to minimum. Our
economic supremacy may be lost
because the country grows more
and more full Of improbable ser.
wants."
On Saturday last, in defending his
assault on Congress at the head of q
labor union delegation. President VIII.
son said:
1.-THE very difficult question which
the American people are now face to
face with. and which they are going
to SETTLE is this: How are we going
to organize our participation as
partner In the settlement of disputes
tSa Sapfa fs al and the eapo1 nat,on ch I'M I'M
vite all subscribers to suggest
method"
On another occasion, in a letter in.
| viting him to speak at banquet of anti.
I strike, anti-boycott advocates, he
wrote:
n am a fierce partisan of the
open shop and Of everything that
makes for individual liberty and
should like to contribute any.
thing that it might be possible for
mo to contribute to the elarifiea.
tion Of thinking and the formation ,
Of riehh purposes In matters Of
this kind"
On Saturday at his summer home al
Long Branch. N. J., President Wilson
saids
Labor IL not a commodity. It IL a
form Of cooperation. and II can
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

We add to our list Of long welded
couples Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark OF
Bowerbank, Piscataquis County. who
on Sept. observed their 45th wedding
anniversary They had with them on
the evening of that date a party Of
friends and relatives who most appro-
priately assisted them in the observ-
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

Although we cannot kick still we
wish there were more like Samuel F.
Lyford of Corinna, who on Sept. IL
cast his 65th vote for the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Lyford has not missed Vot-
ing since he cast his first vote as
young man.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

A bear weighing 800 pounds! That
was what Daniel Warrener Of Monson
killed on his farm, Saturday, Sept. 3.
It must be that bears are thick In
that locality for just a short time
after the big game a half grown one
was seen on the new Douty Hill road
by Arthur Hill. superintendent Of the
State road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

We understand that this above
quoted was received at the once OF
the Bar Harbor Times and the editor
was in doubt whether to run 1t as a
card of thanks or a classified ad.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26

Sept. 20, 1916! On Saturday morning
in the mail was a small box containing
some of these flowers. They were
from S. A. Dudley Of Readdeld. with
the information that Mr.. Dudley
picked them from a tree "this morn.
ing" (Friday morning). He said they
were from a sweet apple tree from
which he has already picked bushel
Of fruit.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20

.Bev. W. G. Boone, of Missis-
sipDi, the new pastor of the first
Baptist Church has reached here
with his wife and is comfortably
located with DR.. and Mrs. Reed.
The new minister comes highly
recommended as a learned and
intellectual young divine, with the
rare Gift of oratory and the power
of reaching all of his congregation
by his natural pastoral instincts.
A reception viii be given at the
home of Mrs. McCook's tonight
so as to enable all of the members
of the congregation to welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Boone.
The "Stopher'' cottage has been
transformed into a modern Rest
Cure patterned on a modest scale
alter the famous Battle Creek"
hospital and similar institutions.
equipped with all the latest con-
veniences for operations, massag-
ing, gymnastics and out door
sleeping.
And above all the attention that.
has been given to sanitary sur
rounding especially commends it
and will appeal to the physicians
who will cooperate with DR.. Berry
in the treatment of patients who
are 10 a run down condition and
wish to recover vitality and vigor
with health.
Mrs. F. p. Raggio entertained
at cards in honor of her daughter
un-law, Mrs. Warren Ragglo of
DeRidder on Wednesday after
noon when the tables We're placed
on the gallery and natures cooling
breezes we're re enforced by cleo
trio fans which tempered the
atmosphere delightfully."-. Mrs. d.
J. Hyams won the beautiful first
prize, Mrs. Watson the second,
Mrs. Porter the BOBBY and a
lovely souvenir of the evening
was presented b e charming
honoree. Misses Matte May,
Norma and Mildred Hill assisted
the hostess il serving one of her
delicious turkey luncheons with
salad, pickle peaches and ice tea
followed by brick cream and cakes
to Mines. Watson, Hyams, Porter.
McCIung, j. G. and &. DeBlieux,
Phillips, Aaron, McCook, Hill,
Ragglo, Stephens, Keyser, john
SOC. Phanor, w. w. and 9. L.
Breazeale, Misses Ficrson, VAIN
sley. NJ. De }lieux and the laiies
uRo cane in for tea Mics.
weaver, Leyeque and A. Ragglo.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20

Among the most attractive
features in the Preparedness parade
on the 4th hat we inadvertel "
failed to mention, was the Suffr %
car that was tastefnlly decor" ed
in the national c%olors, We W
bunting and sunfowers, berg
used most effectively with banrers
on which was inscribed Vote for
Women" and it was filled with a
number Of our prettiest girls in
dainty white frocks with yellow
hats and ribbons, carrying YelI5w
parasols, while in the Melting Pot
one of our most stately yong
girls was gotten up in the garh Of
a sutfragette and would have play
ed her part to perfection with The
girls ofall nations, had the weather
permitted the performance to ave
gone on as planned.
Altheas in the reception hall,
roses and daisies in the parlor and
sun flowers in the dining room
upon a bed of which in the censar
of the handsome mahogany DO "a
a crystal punch bowl held 1t'ci.
Gus nectar that was served as ne
guests arrived, were used 7. ysG
artistically in the handsome &C.
Cook home when its gracious
chavelaine entertained The Ro I'd
Table Club, Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Phanor Breazeale won ne
handsome first prize, Mrs. 9: re
the second, Mrs. Raggio the bov Y.
A delicious salad course III
saltines, olives and ice tea follow
ed by brick cream and cakes as
served by Misses Ada Car r,
Edith Porter and Mr.. Levin Nc
Cook to the members and o Is
who we're Mines. Raggio Of Q
Rldder, johnson of JennIagy,
Chafe, Cockerham, Henry and
Misses Person of TalluIah and
Lizzie WaImsley.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20

The old iron bridge over Bayou
Amulet or Second street that has
been in a dilapidated condition for
a long time, has been torn away
and work on a concrete structure
is under Roadway.
Mrs. A. c. Lovett, Misses
Shirley Edgerton, Leila Corley,
MadeI Werner, Annie and Willie
Scheen and Nh. Rufus Lovett
motored to Natchitoches Thursday
on a pleasure trip-Coushatta Citi-
zen.
| Mrs. Phanor Breazeale was
called to New Orleans Thursday
night to be with her daughter
Miss Katherine who had some
light operation performed upon
her nose and is now recuperating
very fast. /.
Miss Gladys Breazeale enter
tanned The CInderelIas and a num-
Der of other guests Wednesday
afternoon when a very pleasant
evening was enjoyed while busily
plying needles. Delicious fig ice
cream and cake were served.
Mr. T. E. POLICEMAN left on Tues
day for Shreveport and after
escorting his mother to Sewanee,
Tenn. went to Chicago and from
there will go to the East and
spend some time in New York
before returning home.
MI. Warren Raggio motored up
from DeRidder after his wife and
son leaving with them for home
on Thursday morning. II 5
mother Mrs. F. 2. Raggio accom-
panied them as far as Alexandra
where she spent a couple of days
with her son, Tom.
Mr.. 6. w. Kile left on Sunday
night for New Orleans to have
the physicians who operated upon
him some few weeks ago, continue
the treatment before discharging
him as entirely cured.
The friends Of the family We
yerv much distressed to learn of
the serious illness of Mrs. j.. g.
Keyser who had a stroke of
apoplexv Saturday morning ard
all that day was III a very critical
condition But owing to her
wonderful constitution. the aft CT
ed lady regained consciousness ard
and the use Of her limbs later, md
vale still very weak is convaIesc.
ing 10 the satisfaction Of phXsisi-
ans, family and friends,
F
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
Mr.. Y. L. Roy attended an

Mr.. V. L.. Roy attended an
educational conference with the
head of the State Institutions held
in Alexandria Thursday, to discuss
certain matters in regard to
uniformity of work and time and
length of sessions at the State
University, State Normal and
State Industrial Institutes at Rus
and Lafayette.
The K. of G. gave a delightful
picnic at Grande Ecore Sunday
that was enjoyed by a number of
quests from Campti, Starlight and
Bermuda. The ladies all took
great baskets full of the best
picnic dinner manageable that
was spread on the Bluff and dur
ing the discussion of which a
Yictrola furnished enlivening
music.
The engagement of Miss Cecile
Prudhomme and Mr.. Phillip
Cloutier has been announced, the
wedding to take place on August
-
23rd. The bride is the youngest
daughter oil Mr.. and Mrs. 2. E.
Prudhomme and the groom the
second son of MI. and Mrs. A.
CIoutier of Bermuda and their
nuptials are eagerly looked for
ward to bv a large number of
interested relatives and friends.
The announcement of MI. NJ.
Barron for reelection as member
of School Board from Ward 10 at
the primary to be held September
18th, will be found in this issue.
Mr.. Barron has attended to his
duties as a member of this import
ant board verv faithfully and if
reelected will continue to give his
people the same conscientiou
service that has been satisfactory
all around.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Dranguet
chaperoned five cars full of gay
young people on a moonlight
picnic last Thursday night wiz 4
Grand Ecore was the Mecca. II
owing to the rain earlier in Us
evening, the seed-room &C the Oil
Mill was turned into a dance halt
and banquet chamber. A graph :
phone furnished1the musicand BE-
sides enjoying the modern dances
an old time Virginia Reel By tn,
whole crowd was a world of tuI
Sandwiches, pop and cakes 10
served In abundance from star
finish and it was 4 late hour b. &
the merry CROWD returned.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
Miss July BreazeaIe has re


Miss July Breazeale has re-
turned home after a mouths alb
sence the latter part of which was
spent with friends in Kentucky
after attending the National
Sorority Meeting of which she
is a member, in New York.
Friday and Saturday were
scorchers, the thermometer flirting
with the mercury in the nineties
but a light shower on Sunday
relieved the tension and a heavy
rain Monday cooled the atmos-
phere and helped vegetation.
DIR. 1, Katie accompanied by
Messrs. Harold an Malcolm
Katie, Roy Barlow and Joe Inter
motored to Shreveport Sunday,
via Mansfield where they spent a
few hours with friends and reach
ed home early Monday morning
after a comfortable trip.
Messrs. J. B. Tucker, Carl
Henry, and Hymen Friedman
will be the guests of Mr.. Fl. Jaffa
on a motoring trip to New Or
leanss tartlng Saturday morning
and while in the Crescent City,
hey will be entertained at the
hospitable home of Mrs. Harris
Jaffa and family.
By special invitation of the
proprietor a visit was made to the
Berry Sanitarium and Rest Cure,
on Saturday afternoon and it
would be we'll worth the time for
any or all of the citizens of Nat
chitoches to visit this institution
that promises to fill a long felt
need in our city and surrounding
country.
Mrs. p. IS. Prudhomme with
her daughter Miss Julie went to
New Orleans during the week TO
consult an occulist, and re-
turned via Alexandria to see her
sister Mrs. W. French who had
the misfortune of losing her home
and all contents. by fire last Thurs
day.
Mrs. NJ. HI. Carver has returned
home after spending the past few
weeks in New Orleans, with her
daughter Miriam and son M. H.
who were operated on for nose
and throat troubles, but now ar.
restored to good health. Mrs. 1
Bath who accompanied the part
and had Master Reynolds treete'
too, reached home last week.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
10 per cent off on Refrigerators,
Freezers and Coolers at Kafie's

10 per cent off on Refrigerators,
Freezers and Coolers at Kafie's
Messrs. II. Lambre, Lestan and
Laurence Prudhomme, and DIR.
Keator were among the Bermuda
visitors during the week.
Mrs. J. B. Aswell and son
James and Miss Corinne have
reached home after spending the
past six month in Washington.
Miss Leila Ducournau returned
home with Miss Camille Parker of
Monroe and will spend the next
next few weeks in that city.
Mr.. Charles Greene went to
Alexandria on Saturday and from
there on to Mooringsport to visit
the oil wells on bis place that are
being developed.
The eclipse of the moon Friday
night was watched with interest
by many of our citizens whose
attention was attracted first by
the meteor that shot across the
horizon.
Messrs. Sidney Katie, S. II.
Hill and j.. L. Bryan spent Sun
day in Alexandria, and enjoyed a
visit to Camp Stafford.
Mrs. w. P. Wemp, Misses
Myra AXE and Esther Wemp and
s. Hart and /. Marcus motored
over to Winfield Saturday even
ing to spend Sund ay with the Axe
family, returning that night.
Mr.. J. e. Keeney, one time
training teacher at the Norma,
now president of the Industritl
at Rusosn, spent Wednesday b
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. v. |
Roy.
A slight change of schedule
went into effect last week at the
r. g N. the train leaving at I
a. m. instead of 1850 and return
ing at 5:45 p. m. instead Of
5 p. 10.
The wonderfully large enroll
ment Of 1900 students at the Nor
was some what decreased
Tuesday Of last week when the s <
weeks OF shortest term of the
school, ended. Quite a
few more who matricnlated f,r
the eight weeks term will les re.
next week and the regular
midsummer session will come o
4 Close two weeks after that.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
PERSONAL
md
OTHERWISE

De Woes Forecast. July 21st
hot and sultry. 22nd to 23rd
thunder storms. oath to 18th
pleasant. On the 26th a hot wave
will form over the Missouri Valley
and move 5outheastward. 9th
hot and sultry.
Miss Suzette Inter has returned
from a visit to friends at Colfax.
MI. George Gillespie of Shreve-
port spent Saturday in town,
Mid Summer dress goods sale
at Kafie's.
Miss Emma Trichel came up
from Alexandria Monday to pay
a visit to her folks.
Messrs. John Stephens, j. STAN
fl, r. Lovett, of Coushatta we're
business visitors Tuesday.
Miss Seessel Breazeale left Sun
day night for Campti from where
she will visit friends in Coushatta
before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cloutier of
Bermuda were visitors to town on
Monday.
Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses
any kind at Kafie's.
Mr.. Garner Noise Of New Or
leans spent Monday in town when
be was cordially greeted BY family
and friends.
Practically ell the children il.
town attended the dance given in
their honor BY the Comus on Fri
day night, when many of the
older set participated also.
Mr.. Il. g. Barnes has bought
the Jack cottage On Second Street
now occupied by the Leonard
family that he win thoroughly
remodel and enlarge before taking
possession of
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20
Notice.

The annual meeting Ct 1o
st 5ckholders of the Natch!t( es
Cotton Oil Co. will be held at he
Company's office on FRIDAY.
August 4th, 1916 at / p. m.
q. +. HIMEL,
rs Sect. Treas.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-20

FIR SALE 8 second band ats.
2 Fords and l Overland. I ices
run from $4,000 to $4,000.
THE SERVICE GARAGE,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-01-28
AGAINST AMENDING
THE CONSTITUTION.

The senate last night killed joint
resolution to amend the constitution
so as to allow trustee of public
school or a high school to hold also
another office of honor and profit at
the same time. The senate made this
the principal topic of discussion at
last nights session, a number of the
senators entering into the debate.
The resolution was to submit to
the people an amendment to the con-
stitution regarding the holding of
more than one Office of profit or honor
at the same time. The resolution
was amended Monday night so as to
make it apply specifically to trustees
of public schools or high schools. Sem
ator Banks had moved Monday night
to strike out the enacting words and
the motion was renewed last night by
Senator Wightman.
An amendment was offered by Sem
ator Laney to amend the amendment
by adding, cor trustee of any State
institution of higher learning" and
Senator ]. F. Williams offered 4
further amendment that "no men,
ber of the general assembly could be
trustee of State institution"
The senate by vote of 22 to l9
refused to strike out the enactinG
words, and then the amendments
were put, both Of which were rejected
Mr.. Williams then offered anothe'
amendment that no member of ur>
general assembly could be trustee
of State institution except the e,
| officio members of such boards, an(