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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
EUIHANASlA IS
THOUGHT UNWlSE
AND DVHUMANE
Prominent Men Think Easy
Death for Sufferers is
C~omrnendable.

Washington, Oct. 15.-From a cold
blooded economic standpoint every
pauper and imbecile. and hopelessly
incurable person in the United States
ought to be put to death painlessly by
the state, according to DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, former chief Of the United
States bureau Of chemistry. but the
idea is impossible under our present
national psychology, he believes.
commenting upon the action, of DR.. A.
". Guild of Des Moines, Ia, who made
a plea before the annual convention
Of the American Association of Pro-
greasive Medicine at Chicago in which
DR.. Guild urged the adoption of legal
lied euthanasia for the disposal Of all
aged, infirm or suffering persons who
longed for death.
such an idea is only possible un-
der a system similar to German kul-
tur," said DR.. Wiley. 1.-THE existence
of .imbeciles and incurables is I'M
doubtedly a burden to the state, bu,
fact that the state will carry such a
burden shows that humanitarianism
is still active in our government.
Is Already PracucedA
"Euthanasia is already practiced to
the greatest possible extent. It is le-
Ultimate medical practice to ease the
pain of an incurablee though b
easing of his pain will hasten death.
believe, though, that Is long as human
life IL regarded Is precious it is i'm.
possible to put into operation such ar
idea.
Every reputable practitioner in the
United States believes in this form OF
authanasia. 1t is perfectly proper
when a physician has satisfied himself
that a patient cannot get we'll, and
when the patient is in an extreme
mortbund condition, to. administer al
opiate or a narcotic Of some sort, ever
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
NEW YORK'S ELECTION

The city Of New York is in the midst of a municipal
campaign which 10 being watched with absorbing inter-
.sst an over the country, for it involves much more than
who shall be mayor Of a great city. The candidates FOR
.elsction are Bennett, the Republican nominee, Hylan.
the Tamnany candidate. Hliquit, Socialist, and Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell. who seeks reelection.
Mt Mayer, Mitchell has given his city a splendid admins
tration. For every imaginable reason Of local nature
ne should be reelected. But he has been more than a
local omcial. He has held up before the world the in
spring spectacle Of the government Of Americas great
sst city organised and working In entire sympathy with
the national administration in every effort put forth in
the cause Of the nation in this war. in the great struggle
for democracy. And. because Of this he has incurred the
enmity Of pro-Germans, Of whom New York has not a
fsv, and Of that section Of the Irish element which is 50
ohssased by its passionate hatred Of England that in Or
der that England may be injured it is willing that the
United States should share in her disaster.
In the present campaign the bulk Of the vote Of these
claasas. is with Judge Hylan, who commands, also, the
support Of the Tammany clan, which has bten deprived
Of ~ opportunity to enjoy tho flesh pots during the
Mitchell administration. In the ranks Of the Hillquit
following are the Socialists whose cast Of thought is de-
cidsdiy German. In the contest for the Republican
nomination Tammany and Germany put forth their ut.
most effort on behalf Of Hyian. The primary was char
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
THIS Is ANOTHER WAR

TT 10 absurd to accuse me of disioyalty. My father
fought In the Union army in 81" That is the sort Of
statement which Is frequently made just now by indi-
viduals for themselves, or on their behalf by apolosists
who sssk to glo. over evidence Of lack Of warmth to-
ward the national cause.
This Is another war. 1t is being waeed In the pres
snt, and not sixty years ago. And the man who is not
ready to do his duty in this present war of today, and
who is not in full sympathy with the America Of today
In which he lives, and under whose institutions he en-
joys the protection Of orderly democratic government
cannot clear himself Of the charge Of cowardice and sell
fairness and ingratitude il all his blood relations were
Union soldiers in 81. "
The man whose father was a soldier in the armies
Of the nation in the great struggle which cemented the
union and freed the slave has a right to feel a sense OF
graadeakion in that fact Just IS the rascal cannot find
sxense for his crimes in the fact that his father was an
honest man, 30 the man whoss acts and expressions do
not sausre With loyalty cannot take shelter under the
patriotism Of hts father. Patriotism, like every other
virtue. IL an individual thing. and does not pass auto
mattcally from one generation to another.
Tho son Of 4 loyal father who himself is playing
. dfsloyal part rs doubay reprehensible, for In addition
to his other enenses he is dragging in tho dust the repu-
tasion Of his own family which was established by th<
sacrifices Of his parent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
n RUSSIAN FRONT

A year ago the practical closing of the gulf Of Riga
Is Russia by the setxure Of several Of it's important islands
by German forces, with the possibility that even with
winter approaching the disorganized condition Of the
Russian armies might permit an easy journey to Petro-
grad by the Germans would have caused grave concern
to the allies Today that situation Is viewed, not with
Indifference. but with canposure. Nothing Of a military
nature can now occur in Russia which has not already
been discounted. Russia has long since been counted out
OF tho war a. an effective element, and the allies, includ-
ing the United States. are proceeding about their business
on tho theory that Russia has been eliminated entirely
from the situation.
The Germans themselves are 1ik@ly to be rather eau.
tous as to how far into Russia they wander. No matter
what area they occupy their occupancy cannot eliminate
Russia more completely than she has already been elm
mated. And every mile that German armies march into
Russia means the transportation of tons upon tons of ma
ter1al another mile. the stringing out Of a long line 81
communications. and the always present possibility that
by one Of those sudden shifts for which the Russians have
become famous, they may strike the invading enemy be-
tween wind and water. as it we're, and cause the German.
to repeat In their own experience something Of thu
tragedy Of Napoleon's march to Moscow.
We should prefer to see Russia reorganize and re
habfitate herself now, as she will in time. But the fac
that she does not, need cause no alarm. The contingent,
Of her continued failure has been provided for.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15

acter1sed hg scandals which are now being investigated
On the facs Of the returns. in spite Of the union Of the
forces Of dsaeyahy ana corruption against him, Mitchell
had the larger vete. but . recount, concerning which q
number of Suspicious circumstances developed, resulted
in the declaration Of Bennett as the nominee.
Immediately there came an emphatic demand that
Mayor Mitchell should stand for n0upination in any case,
and he consented to do -. He is running on : uon-par-
tsan ticket on . platform OF honest and smctsnt city aa-
ministxation and undertaking loyalty to the American
government Some idea Of the character Of his sup
port may be gained from the fact that among those who
are working most vigorously for his election are William
81. Taft and theodore Roosevelt, former presidents OF
candidate for president, and Charles Edward Russell, the
best known Socialist in America, who believes that be-
fore Socialism stands Americanism. and who has enlisted
in that cause.
For New York to fail to re-eect Mayor Mitchell
would be a civic and ecoxonic blunder and a national
and international crime. @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
JACK LONDON'S
mir. PECK IS
COOK IN ARMY
Jack Rowe Sailed Around
Cape Horn ii the Bark
Dirnarco. 4. !,

Baltimore, Nd, Oct 15.-Rounding
the Horn as a member of jack Lon
don's crew, later to be 8 adr1ft Art
er the bark Dimarco had been Gap
tured and sunk by q GerEnaA subuaS
rine, and locked up q Inc soutnern
police station, charged with larceny,
are some Of the experiences In the
career Of James Rowe. VINO mas now
forsworn the life Of the sea Tor the
more safe. IL less romantic, Job In the
culinary department OF Camp Meade.
rowe gave a satisfactory explains
ton and the charge Of larceny was
dismissed. Rowe told this story Of his
recent experiences:
Last May I shipped on The bark
DtmarcO, bound for China. We got
along so we'll at first that We began
to think all this talk about. raiders
IVA bluf. But w soon changsd olr
minds and q shot over DOW on
the morning Of the 18th VA the
cause. We Were In the Mediterraaean
sea off the French coast. Our captain
lost no time in answering tho oom-
mand, and In q few moments q sub
marine was by our sida The Ger
mans boarded our boat and, after
taking her papers and most Of har
|supplies, directed u to take to the
lifeboata.
There were twenty Of ~ II the
crew and we put of. The Germans
then placed two bombs fore and aft
in the bark andin q few minutes che
was sinking. Our lifeboat oundered
about for forty-eight hours until we
were picked DIP by a French yesael.
Later we were transferred to . Dutch
ship, which landed us at Valparaiso"
Rowe was aboard ths DimAFco
when the late Jack" London made
his cruise from Bath, Me-, to Seattle,
Wash, in search Of local color for his
novel, '"The Sea Gangster." Rowe
says he figures In 1.-THE Sea Gangsfer'
as the red whiskered Mr.. Peck.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
THE LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN

The attention of the whole country will be focused
on the Liberty Loan campaign during all this week. The
war is ON. The men are on their way to the front. The
entire nation must stand behind and support them.
Money must be provided for the thousands of things that
win contribute to success and help to bring the war to an
end. That money must be raised In some way. II VIII be
raised, every last penny that is necessary. The people
will decide whether it shall all. or nearly all be raised in
the form Of taxes 50 high that they will be oppressive. or
whether soms considerable part will be borrowed for the
time being. to be repaid out Of taxes levied later on. II
the response to the appeal for q loan Il not satisfactory,
there will be nothing left but to resort to the most drastic
taxation ever known in the history Of this country. And
let no man, rich or poor. Imagine that he viii escape.
That 10 tho situation, broadly, as 1t relates to the
purely financial 40 Of the war. Az to the Individual,
he is asked to make the government a loan on the secur-
iy in the world. at a rate Of interest higher than Is paid
by most savings banks Payment Of principal and inter-
est arc assured.
But the purchase Of q Liberty bond is more than a
financial investment. It IL . declaration by the individ-
ual that he is q full partner in this nation. prepared to do
his full share in helping the nation to carry on its work.
It means that the purchaser has q sense of the obliga-
tons resting upon him a. tho beneficiary Of the labors of
others, both in ages gone by and in the present crisis in
his wonderful address the other evening, that the pur-
chaser is preparing for that Satisfaction in later years
that can como only to those who have the consciousness
Of having performed their duty. Before such considera-
ttons tho pecuniary side of the question sinks into insight
ncance.
The amount Of money that the individual is to loan
to the government At this time IL . matter that must be
governed by the state of his own pocket book, his own
conscience and the value that he places on his American
citizenship. But there must be no Sinking. and no evad
ing Of tho responsibility.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15

when the doctor knows that the ad-
ministering Of that narcotic will pass
the patient into a sleep that precedes
the, sleep Of death.
"But at the same time society faces
a terrible responsibility when 1T at
tempts to, take the life of the indi-
vidual without the proper process OF
law. The mere fact that several per-
sons, among them the principal. come
to an agreement to bring about the
death Of an individual is not sufficient
ground for causing the death of a
human being, no matter how grave
the p~rovocAtion.
Dieagrees With Guild.
"Dr. Guild says, I understand, that
Ia man would mercifully knock a horse
in the head, and that the same thing
in effect should ba-done to q human
Ii don't agree with him. Such things
tend to produce cold Medicines in q
nation. It is that same cold blooded.
calculating efficiency which has made
the German conduct of the war too
terrible and which we are now trying
to wipe out for the peace of the world.
CDR. Osler in advocating the chloro-
forming Of men after they had passed
the age of 60, made the mistake OF
fixing d time limit, just as the mill
tary service mistakes in retiring Of
ficers at a certain age regardless OF
their efficiency. According to Osler's
theory I've been dead for thirteen
Lyears, whereas I've done my best
work in that time.
~"Hindenburg, the great German
general. is 20, and the president OF
the United States has passed CO."
Condemned BY Mgr. Thomas.
Euthanasia, in it's suggested form
is condemned by Mgr. C. F. Thomas
pastor of st. Patrick's Catholic
church. who holds to the theory thai
nature has her own euthanasia, ani
that man should not be deprived o,
the last moments of life when hi
should be preparing himself for tn,
world to come.
"Euthanasia, the giving Of anes
thetics to deaden pain, so that tn,
patient is rendered greatly OF perma
tnentlyL insensihle- seems-rather-e
IRENE and i~ndefensible," said Mgr
Thomas. "It might be readily ad
mitted as just and proper to admin
lister drugs for temporary relief Of tn
sufferer, or, when a serious operation
is to be. performed, 1t is necessary t,
put the patient into a condition wher
he will not feel the pain.
But 1t does not appear to me jus
right to deprive a sufferer of the us
of his 81 in the hours precedin,
death.
If man were but an animal. with
L #LH4 .E- FT NL Xxx"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15

out a soul or spiritual life, and IL his
going forth from this life be no more
than the passing of a goat or q sheep,
then perfectly right o r justifiable
might be the administering of such
powerful drugs to deprive him Of
sense or reason.
Calls Idea Horrible.
II do not know Of any special de-
cision of the church on the subject
other than the general teaching that
in his last moments a ma should be
left so as to prepare himself for the
eternity which is coming in upon him.
Nature seems to have a way of its own
in those last moments of deadening
pain. At least, I have often been told
by physicians that the pains which we
imagine to be so acute are not felt sc
! much by them. Nature, IL no grace,
gives them, strength to bear what
otherwise they would be incapable OF
bearing"
The idea Of euthanasia, is bitterly
opposed by DR.. William Tindall
former secretary of the district com.
missioners an done Of the mos
prominent Of the older element o.
Washington's population.
II am unqualifedly against an,
such idea," said DR.. Tindall. "It is no
only a horrible idea and an inhumar
one, but I don't believe that it woult
be possible to enact such a law with.
out paving the way to a succession o.
appalling crimes"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
HANDICAPPED
(By Berton Braley.)

\By PeftOn BFaley.)
They wouldn't let him play with the
rough little boys
Who lived in the neighborhood, =
They told him to beware of the tough
little boys
And they had it understood
That a good little boy mustn't grub
XII, around
With the common" little boys at
all,
But must stay right close to his own
home ground
And be safe from a fight or brawl.
They said he could mingle. with
. enough little boys
Who came from the "better class"
50 he wouldn't have to frolic with the
tough little boys
To make his playtime pass;
And thus he was coddled to his mans
estate
In q perfectly proper way.
And they ent him forward to com.
bat his fate
With the worlds grim game to play,
And there he struggled with the rough
little boys
VINO had also aged and grown,
6ut ne hadnt over travelled with these
tough little boys
And he could not hold his own
For he didn't understand 'em or thu
things they did
and his failure came to pass,
Since he hadn't learned to batt,a
when q right young kid.
Weith n tough little BOYS
And h rough little bows
VINO came from the Clover class
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15
The Submarine Menace
Is Being curbed

Some time ago Washington dis
patches said the navy was getting The
better Of the German submarine
menace.
A recent piece of news not only
confirms this, but gives ground for
loptimism OF the part of every Amer
lean who wants to see his country win
the war
There Is no use burktne the facts:
the submarine menace Was serious.
and furnished cause for perturbed
thought by the governmental heads
of America, England. France and
Italy. With the German U-boats rum
ming full tilt, there was not only dam
could not be shipped to our allies,
holding the lines while We make
ready. but there was also the equal
danger to our own troops en- route to
France and their supplies.
And now comes the message that
is bound to cheer. The United States
governments War Insurance Bureau
had fixed a rate Of five per cent
premium On vessels sailing in the war
zone. Late in July khe bureau decid-
ed this was not adequate, as it had
sustained some heavy losses. : It rails
ed the rate to $3.50 per cent. This
has just been cut 25 per cent. rs
If this means anything It must
mean that the cautious experts in the
bureau with all the inside informa-
ton about tho shipping losses and all
the facts about the submarine activi-
ties, figure the U-boat menace has
been reduced rs per cent since last
summer.
The firing of depth bombs, the en-
ployment of various devices still kept
secret, the increased activity of
American d~estroyers and the larger
use of the American plan Of convoy
ing merchant vessels-all these things
have undoubtedly played their part
in offsetting the activities of the
kaiser's assassins of the sea.
II this good work is kept up and
perfected. the percentage of shipping
losses will be further decreased. The
~vaing4efieHs promises made-te--th
German people by the German rulers
cannot be fulfilled. England and
France will not be beaten to their
knees. The American armies will not
be kept on this side of the water.
Instead, it is going to be the happy
fortune Of u troops to be in at the
, death Of kaiserism.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-15

II an the bankers In town were to stand on the cor
ners and shout that they were ready to pay 500 for ev-
ep one dollar silver certificate Of the United States treas
ury that could be brought to them before October Z. there
would be a great rush-don't you think SO? Wei tHat is
just what Uncle Sam is doing. He is pledging the credit
Of the entire nation in borrowing the new Liberty loan.
He offers bonds paying 4 per cent interest and that means
one dollar and -four cents for each dollar, and the extra
four cents - paid each year besidesL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF
TAX DEED.

To Whom It May Concern: l
Whereas the undersigned has pur-
chased at tax collectors sale for tho
taxes of 1915. for the parish Of st.
Tammany, La. on the Gath day Of.
June, 1916. the following described
property, to-wdt: s
Squares, 312, PSI. 2s3. 2s4. 2s5.
and 313 B. less lots 1, 3. 13. IA. 49,,
16. Fl. 80. 81, "a, So, 80, 80, 40:
Al, A.; square 313 A, less lots ~, s,
s, %. %. "a. Is. ~, SO. t35. SO.
80; southeast quarter of square So,
north half and north half of south
half of square SO, in Ward Four, st.
Tammany parish, La, the same hav-
ing been seized for the payment Of
taxes due by the Marigny Realty
Company as owner thereof, accord
ing to the tableau and assessment
roll for the year 1915. e s
Notice Is hereby given to whom II
may concern that have hereby caus-
ed the said deed to be registered In
Conveyance Book No. 81, page 1884,
of the official records of st. Tam
many parish, La, as per tax deed
issued by T. e. Brewster, sheriff and
tax collector.
j27-3t l.. G. NOISE. 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the St. Tammany La, Parish School
Board at it's regular meeting on the
fifth day of January, 1917, l N. III.
FitzSimons, president of said Parish
School Board, hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolu-
ton, special election will be held
in School District No. of the parish
of St. Tammany, La, on the second
day of April, 1917, for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax
payers qualified under the constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Louis!-
ana to vote at said election, the fol-
lowing propositions. to-wit:
Proposition No. 4.
To levy a special tax of three 60
mills on the dollar on all property
in School District No. 4 of the par
ish of St. Tammany, La, Subject to
state taxation, annually, for period
of ten years, for the purpose of CIV
ing additional aid to the public
schools of said school district No. 4.
Proposition No. 2.
To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of s15,0O000 to run
not longer than fifteen years from
date and to bear interest not exceed
ing five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually, for the purpose
of constructing and furnishing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
NOTICE OF REGIsTRATIONO OF
TAX DEED.
To Robt. Johnson.

To Robt. Johnson
Wlsereas the undersigned has pur-
chased at tax collectors sale for
state and parish taxes or 1910. on
May 20. 1911. thea&Qllowing describ-
ed property. to-wit:
Eighty and thirty-six one-hundred-
tbs acres of land, being the south
half of the southeast quarter Of Sec
ton l, township south, range IA
east, situated in st. Tammany par
ish, La, same having been seized
for payment of taxes assessed In the
name Of Robt. Johnson as owner
thereof. according to the tableau and
assessment roll of 1913.
Notice is hereby given to whom II
may concern that l have caused the
said deed to be registered In the
Conveyance Book of the official rec
ords of St. Tammany parish, in the
Clerks office. in Covington. La, as
as per tax deed issued by 4. E.
Brewster, sheriff and ex-oficio tax
collector.
"a w. E. CAUSE,
ia13-2t Slidell. La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
NOTICE.

( !. sAdell. La. Dec. -. 1916.
I hereby give notice that I have
applied to the president and men,
bers OF the Police Jury OF the parish
OF St. Tammany for q permit to open
and operate a negro saloon in this
parish in building to be erected by
me on a lot 50x100 feet approxi-
mately in the center OF q 12O acre
tract of land in section -, township
8 south. range IA east of st. Helena
Meridian; which said 120 acre trac:
is the property Of one Hamp Robin
son. The said building will be ap-
proximateiy 3-4 Of q mile from North
S.idell Depot, and between the
Northeastern right Of way and the
right of way of the Great Northern
Railroad Company. ..
ja13-3t JOHN SEAL.