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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-04-19
THE .JEFFERSONHAN

offer at even :: and the fourth part of
hin of wine for drink Offering (Ex. 30.
3S-4O.)
On the Sabbath, double quantity of wine
was to be offered. Mum 28.9.)
(The chin" was liquid measure equal to
123,300 grains of water The daily libation
to God was. therefore, 30,025 grains of wine:
on Sunday, twice that much.)
When Hannah-good old soul fetched lit
tie Samuel to the house Of the Lord to dedi-
cate him to the higher and better life, she
fetched, also, three bull yearlings, a measure
of meal, and a bottle of wine. Il Sam. 1 :24.)
1t was fortunate for Hannah that no Geor-
Ola constable was waylaying the road.
We read of how Jesse loaded the ass with
bread and kid and wine, and sent the present
by David and Saul
We likewise read how Ziba met David with
a couple of asses loaded with bread, raisins,
and wine, and Zba said that the vine was for
to drink. q Sam. Is. 1-2,)
Nehemiah-a pious old brother-prayed to
God and refreshed the Lords memory as to
reminding Him of the daily offering of the
OK, the sheep, the poultry, "and once in 10
days, store of all sorts of Wine" Neh. 5.
49,
The inspired poet, David, rapturousy
praises Jehovah for His good works, as fol-
lows:
''He bringeth forth grass for the CATTLE
And green herb for the service of men;
That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Ind acine that maheth glad the heart Of man,
&c.
prayer Book version of Psalm 104)
In Proverbs-9 2, 5-we are invited to a
Feast of Wisdom, which we cannot now cele-
brate in any Southern Bonehead State:
Come, eat We of my bread, And drink of
the wine which | have mingled!'
The sober truth is, that the Bible does not
prohibit the moderate use of wine and strong
drink; but, On the contrary, sanctions it in
more than 100 passages.
If God were fanatical Bone-dry prohi-
bitionist, would there be nearly $50 references
to it, most Of them approving?
The God of the Old Testament demanded
Worship IN eciiHe; and the Christ of the New
Testament not only created wine, for beverage
purposes, but is worshipped with wine
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-04-19
PAGE -FOUR


Suspicion that you are in possession of beer,
wine, or whiskey.
Such arrests and searches are intolerable
violations Of the natural rights of free men.
To search a mans house-ransack his cup
board go into his bureau drawers, turn up
his BEDS force entrance into his wife's toilet
room-hunting for a bottle of Hqu0r, IS MON
sTROUs
Think of how this law can be abused
Your home can be broken into while you
are absent
Your wife and daughter can be Inundated
and terrified
Your deadliest enemy can gain access to
your privacy, pretending that he is enforcing
the law, when in reality he may have designs
on your life.
Your house is no longer your castle.
The safeguards of thousand years are
destroyed
The humbI2st hut, of which Lord Chatham
proudly declared in the English Parliament,
that "tbe Hing cannot enter there" is no
longer sacred from proclamation
In the crazy notion that one man habits
can be forced upon another, these bonehead
laws are SCATTERING personal liberties that are
as old as Anglo-Saxon history.
Driving the negroes out?
Yes, these fool laws are in part the cause
OF the negro exodus.
These fool laws will turn many a farm into
q desert. and send wages skv high, when cot
ton-chopping and picking set in.
Just such fanatical legislation drove the
Jews and the 1Ioors out Of Spain. deprived
the country of its most thrifty citizens and
reduced fertile agricultural provinces to bar
rem wastes that have not, to this dav, re-
covered the frutfulness Of the former days.
Just such fanatical legislation drove out of
Holland and France the weavers, spinners,
textile experts. silver-smiths. and other handi-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-04-19
Thursday, April 10, 1917.


fall upon the accessories, which the common
people are forced to buy in order that they
may live.
Isn't this serious situation?
Does it not invite your most careful con-
sideration!
You, as vet. are sovereign: you can make
your opinions felt by those whom your votes
elect to office; and there was never a time
when more urgent need existed for the voice
Of the people to be heard-achy?
Because it is yosv boy who must face the
bullets on the fring-lne, end it IS y0Wr
pocket book that must endure the strain OF
high taxes hereafter-taxes cunningly dis
guised in higher prices for clothing, shoes,
hats, and at manufactured articles.
The supreme law of the Republic says, that
no appropriation to maintain an army IN war
time shall be made for longer term than two
years.
This clause in the Constitution indicates
that our forefathers did not create govern
ment for long wars of conquest.
The bond-issue of seven billion dollars now
pending looks to me like an erosion Of the
Supreme Law.
e The seven billions is really an appropriation
for the army and navy; and OF course the
bonds will run for many years
Perhaps the financial feature is the least
formidable: it is overshadowed by the propo-
sition to raise an army of half-a- million
young men, to be sent to the European battle
fields.
What for?
[ said at the beginning, that we have
d7Tfted SO we have.
Let your mind go back over the last two
Ofr,N. nafs
Germany laid down, on paper, her U-boat
ring around her enemies in Feb 1914: has
she done anything worse?
AS you know, [ am intensely anti German
In this war; and | realize deeply that the En-
tente-England, France, Russia, and Servia-
are fighting for the liberties OF mankind,
against Kaiserism and Vaticanism.
But [ haven't allowed pre- udice to deceive
me; and | am trying to see things in their
true light and their true relation to each
other.
This being so, I can plainly see to what
extent we are to blame for the crisis in which
we find ourselves.
In Feb. 1914 after the Allies had drawn
their imaginary circle around Great Britain,
and warned us that all neutrals entering the
barred zone would be sunk. we notified Ger
many, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria-the Al
hes-that no vessel of ours must be sunk I'M
lawfully, and no loss of property or life in
fiicted upon Americans
Il refer to the now famous 'strict &C.
countabiIity" note)
What happened Immediately after this
sternly warning note was communicated to the
Allies, and published to the world?
This happened: Our Secretary of State,
W. j. Bryan, slipped around to the Austrian
ambassador, Dunba, and told him that the
President didn't mean aohdt he said!
Mr. Bryan told one Of the ambassadors of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
Death of Peter Coooins.

The Public Utilities Commission has
rendered a decision in the matter of
the accident on the premises of the
Boston & Maine Railroad near North
Berwick July 16 last which resulted in
the death of Peter Coggins, aged 40
years of Worcester, Mass, who fell
from between two passenger cars of
eastbound train No. II, second section.
Boston & Maine Railroad, Western
Division. about three miles east of
North Berwick, at 1914 P. NJ. july 16.
1917, receiving a compound fracture of
the left leg, scalp wound and inter-
nal injuries from which he died at
2.4o +. NJ. July 20. 1917. The de-
cision concludes:
Evidently Coggins was standing on
the platform Immediately at the open
ing between the two cars. The train
was going from forty to fifty miles an
hour. Either he lost his balance en-
urely accidentally. or was startled by
the appearance of the conductor and
pitched out. There is no evidence of
fault on the part of the Boston e.
Maine Railroad or of its employees"
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ed by the Office Of the attorney general

ed by the Office Of the attorney general
OF Maine:
Williams Emerson Co, organized
Aug. 6 at Portland. Capital stock, s1o.-
900; all common; paid in. $50; par val
ue. $40; shares subscribed, 8. President,
A. L. Jackson, Portland; clerk, F. S.
Higgins. South Portland; treasurer, E.
F. Higgins, Portland; directors, the
above. Purposes. to conduct a general
business in musical instruments, mu-
sic and general merchandise also a
real estate business. Approved Aug.
7.
E. P. Tibbetts Co.. organized July 81
at Auburn. Capital stock, $4,000; all
common; nothing paid in; par value,
$50; shares subscribed, 81. President
and treasurer, Edward P. Tibbets,
Lewiston; clerk, Harry Manser, Au-
burn; directors, the above and George
J. Bouchles. Auburn. Purposes. to
carry on general dairying business,
selling and producing retail and whole
sale milk. butter cheese and all their
allied products. Approved Aug. I.
q. K. Donnell Medical Co, organic
ed July "A at Auburn. Capital stock
~AV'''''' VI WHICH s0u,UuU is common ana
$4,000 is preferred; nothing paid IN;
par value 81; shares subscribed, 25.12o
President. c. x. Donnell, Lewiston
clerk, Grant Rogers, Lewiston treas
urer. William w. DOYLE, Lewiston: di-
rectors, c. K. Donnell VIM. w. Doyle
and H. L. Donnell, all of Lewiston
Purposes. to buy. sell, manufacture or
compound drugs. medicines and chem
icals. Approved Aug. Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09

Plissey was %, they entered life to-
cether as man and wife, full of hopes
for the future and promising to share
one another's joys and sorrows. To
this happy union were born 10 chill
dren, of whom survive seven girls and
four boys: Mrs. Harriet Grant and
Mr.. Harry Plssey of Lakeville, Mass,
Mrs Carrie lTaggett of Dorchester,
Mass, Mrs. Nellie Peterson. Miss
Gladys Plissey. Mrs. Laura Scott, Mrs.
Mary Storey and Mr.. George and
Thonaa PHssey of Washburn, Me-.
Mrs. Ruth Gillispie Of Griswold, Me-
and Augustus P.issey of Providence,
r. l. OF the grandchildren thirteen
are girls and nine boys, Of the great
grandchildren two are girls ana one
boy.
The house was prettily decorated
with roses and flags. Many fine pres
ents and quite a large sum OF gold
pieces were given to the couple by
friends and relatives. During the
afternoon a short program was car
ried out Miss Grant. grand daush-
ter of the couple, read two selections
which were listened to with great in
terest. About four O'Clock refresh
merits were served consisting of ice
cream. cake chocolate and oranges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
Public Utilities

The following matters, were made
public Wednesday at the Office of the
Maine Public Utilities Commission:
Boston G. Maine Complaint.
The Public Utilities Commission has
rendered a decision on an investiga-
ton and formal complaint by the COM
mission, on its own motion. on infor-
nation of the Andrews & Horrigan Co.
of Biddeford relating to the reason
ableness of certain practices and regu-
lations of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road.
The decision orders that a rule re-
curing a shipper or a consignee of
freight delivered by a railroad COM
pany in carload lots, on a public bulk
delivery track, where said track is
used also for the delivery of carload
lots to other consignees and for the
delivery of freight to or the receipt of
freight from the carriers freight sta
ton, all involving car movements
past and in the vicinity of the prop
erty of the first mentioned shipper or
consignee-that rule or regulation
requiring such shipper or consignee,
as a condition precedent to the placing
Of cars for the loading or unloading of
such freight at a designated point on
said track, first to waive his rights to
endorsement for loss or damage by
fire to his property, or property in his
possession or under his control when
caused by engines while operating
upon or doing work in connection with
said track, is an unreasonable regula-
ton.
The decision further orders that the
regulation, being the stiplation as to
loss or damage caused by fire, which
the Boston & Maine Railroad proposes
and threatens the Andrews & Horri-
gan Co. to as a condition to its re-
celvlng the service is an unreasonable
regulation and that the Boston &
Maine Railroad .desist from de-
handing and requiring that the An
drews & Horrigan Co. to agree to any
stipulation or regulation as condition
OF the continuance to the Andrews g.
r orrlgan Co. of the service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09

noon stepped from his private Office
just as party Of young ladies was
entering, being shown about the State
House by a young gentleman friend
employed in one of the departments.
The Governor was acquainted with the
young man and said.
We'll, who are these young ladies?
Show them right in
The kindly tone and the accompany
ing smile did the business and the ell
der Of the girls promptly told the Gov
ernor where they were from and in a
very audible aside added:
This is the Governor of Maine,
girls Just Think
And you may believe that the last
two words were in capital letters, if
intended to be low. The Governor may
have heard it, because we thought we
saw the faintest trace Of a blush on
his countenance, but the sincerity Of
the compliment was enough and with
the ever-present smile and another
CHEEKY word, he temporarily abandon
ed his errand in another part of the
building and entertained the girls IN
the private Office and Executive
Council chamber.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
GOLDEN WE'D
DING OF WASH
BURN COUPLE

Washburn. Me-. Aug. S.-A very
plea SAINT occasion occurred recently
when Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Plissey
celebrated their 50th wedding ami
versary surrounded by ten Of their
children and their families. Mr.. and
Mrs. PHssey are very highly respected
and beloved by all who know them.
The golden wedding was celebrated
at their home in Washburn. The dav
vas spent in rejoicing and thankful
ness in that such a large number of
the children were present. All the
living children but one, Mrs. Taggett,
were able to be there.
Mr.. Plissey is veteran Of the civil
war, having served three years. Mrs.
Plissey Is an old member Of the Bap-
fist church and is still an active work
er. They were among the earliest
couples to settle down in the then will
derness of Washburn and have
watched the town grow up around
them.
In 1867 when Harriet Elizabeth
PNssey was IS and Wesley George
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09

Near the close of the session Col.
Plummer spoke at length upon the
causes which had led the American
boy to neglect the sea calling, and
declared that the great influence, m
influence greater than all others
combined, had been the fact that
with our declining merchant marine
the boy could see no future there
worthy of his ambition. Then he
called attention to the special bill
just introduced in Congress. admit
ting foreign ships to the ccastwise
trade, and declared that the enact
ment of that law would more than
offset all the advantages which the
present demand for seamen prom
ised for our sea service. He voiced
the conviction that once the foreign
flags were flown in the coastwise
trade they never would leave it.
Secretary Redfield promptly arose
and assured Col. Plummer PERSONAL
ly, and asked him to assure the men
he represented, that this bill was to
be used merely in emergencies, as
when a foreign vessel had discharged
cargo at New York and had to go to
Savannah for cargo-in such a case
she was to be allowed to carry cargo
between American ports.
Later Col. Plummer took up the
matter with House leaders in Con-
gress. He pointed out certain in
ternational complication sure to fol-
low the enactment of this law, and
apparently the seriousness of the
danger which had escaped their no.
tice will cause long hesitation before
such an experiment is tried.
But the fact that Col. Plummer re-
ceived such emphatic assurances
from the administration, addressed
to him personally in the presence of
all members of the convention, that
no harm should come to the coast
wise trade and that only emergency
trips should be made, gave him much
encouragement to believe that the
Hardy bill, which had been hanging
in Congress for two months, and
which would give the privileges of
the coasting trade without limitation
to foreign vessels, will not be passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
JAIL LABOR, ITS
EMPLOYMENT

DR. Hastings H. Hart of 100 East I'D
street. New York city, Of the Russell
Sage Foundation, chairman committee
on jais national committee on prls-
ons and prison labor. was visitor by
appointment on Wednesday with Gov
ernor Carl Z. Milliken of Maine at the
State House. The subject of their con-
versation was the employment of the
TAIL labor outside of the Jail buildings.
a matter in which DR.. Hart is much
interested through his connection with
the Sage Foundation and for which he
hopes to arrange plans for the adop-
ton Of the plan in this state.
Vermont. Connecticut, Wisconsin
and Delaware have tried out the
scheme. each under different local con-
ditions but each With a gratifying de-
gree of success. Secretary James F.
Ragley of the Maine Board of Chart
ties and Corrections was also present
at the conference and will be connected
with the working out and application,
IL adopted. of the plan in Maine. Gov
ernor Milliken will take the matter I'M
der advisement and DIR. Hart will see
what can be devised for plan to meet
the conditions here in Maine, where
necessarily the county commissioners
and the sheriffs would be directly in
terested and affected, through their
Jurisdiction over all prisoners, Should
a feasible plan be found it is probable
that Gov. Milliken will call a confer
ence Of the commissioners and others
concerned. the plan laid before them
and some action taken. 1t will be
watched with great interest by all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
Charities and Corrections

The Maine Board of Charities and Cor
rectlons held its regular August meet.
Ing tuesday evening at its Office at the
state house with full attendance Most
OF the business attended to was Of rou-
tine nature. DR.. Hastings H. Hart of
new York, who was in the city for a
conference with Governor Milliken, was
an interested visitor at the session of
charities and corrections. The board has
accepted the invitation of the board of
trustees of juvenile institutions to hold its
next meeting with them at the School
for Boys at South Portland and the Sep
TENDER meeting will be deferred until
Friday, Sept. IS. for that purpose This
will be the first of a proposed series of
charities and corrections meetings with
the boards Of the State institutions and
It is thought the plan will result in much
benefit to all members and the manage
ment of the institutions.
Miss Gertrude E. Hall, Phi. D.. n Mon
day. Aug. 6, joined the staff of charities
and corrections. coming from New York.
where she was for some years a teacher
in the public schools, then going to the
New York Board of Charities and Correc-
ucns, serving as inspector or almShouSeS
and later as head of the Bureau of
Analysis and Investigation. Her duties
with the Maine board will be chiefly with
the mothers aid law, although she will
have to do with the inspection work and
other branches.
Miss Hall was born in Newfield. Me.
but passed her girlhood days in Lewiston,
where she attended school and was a
friend of Mrs. Milliken, wife of the Coy
ernor. She was educated in the public
schools. She is a graduate of Cornell
University and took a post graduate
course in the University of Chicago,
where she received the degree of Phi D.
MisS Hall on Wednesday went on her
first trip for the board. going to Somer-
set county where she will get personal
pictures of applications for aid from
that county. She may also inspect some
of the almshouses while in that section.
Mrs. Esther Gates Rowe Of rtxfeld,
agent for the protection Of children for
Oxford county was caller on official
business Wednesday at the department.
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State House Chat

Robert Sutherland of Bath was at the
State House Wednesday calling on Supt.
Charles S. Brown in regard to the trees
and shrubbery about the grounds which
he laid out. Mr.. Sutherland stated that
the flower urns of novel shape. design
and material at the front and north en-
frances and which attract so much at
tention. are made at Danville junction.
the designs being the inventors own and
the handsome stones imbedded in the
cement coming from the tourmaline
mines in Eliot.
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
r. A. Eddy and Deputy Commissioner
Fl. NJ. Donnelly were in Portland wedne.-
day on business connected with the set
tlement OF the Maine Central strike They
will return today to Augusta
A S. Morrison, inspector in the en-
ployment bureau, department Of irmi-
grafton. Washington. who has been as
signed to Maine to assist in securing the
men so much needed in the farming. lum-
berng and shipbuilding lines. on wednes-
day went to Bangor where he WILL ope,
an ONCE in the federal building and at
once begin work in connection with the
Maine ofiicials to relieve the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
INCREASE IN
POTATO FREIGHT

The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
mas flled with the Public Utilities
Commission copies of the following
schedules or tariffs which, effective
sept 6, 1917, increase the rates on
potatoes and other vegetables,
supplement No. to tariff P. L. C..
NO 325, which contains rates as ap-
plying to various points in Maine.
other New England territory and
points beyond. This supplement pro-
poses an advance of &c per 100 lbs.
over the rates now in effect.
Supplement No s, tariff p. 7. s No
So applying to Brunswick, Me. and to
junction points with the Canadian
racine and Maine Central Railroads,
for destinations beyond, contains
rates which show increases of an
proXimately one and two cents per 100
lbs. over the rates now in effect.
Tariff P. L. c. No. 4ss applying to
Stockton Harbor, sows advances of
one and onehalf cents per 100 lbs.
over the present rates.
Supplement No. s to tariff P. T. G.
No. rs applying to Bangor and other
points extending to Mt. Desert Ferry.
proposes an advance in rates ranging
from onehalf to three cents per 100
lbs, over the rates currently in effect.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
also filed with the Maine Public UtiH-
ties Commission a copy of its tariff
NJ. P. L. c. No. "a, which effective
September g. 1917. proposes a general
advance of three cents per 100 lbs. on
potatoes and other vegeta bles to des-
tinations on the Maine Central. Bos-
ton & Maine. and beyond. except that
to Brunswick Maine. and Northern
Maine Junction, the increases are
less than three cents per 100 lbs.
Nav Gaeaaeakiaas
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Fish and Game

The Inland Fisheries and Game Com
mission has been notified by Deputy
Warden Archie E. Ward Of Wellington
of the prosecution before Trial JUS
tice Isle Hutchins of Winslow Bridg-
ham of Pittsfeld and Leroy n. Varnum
of Pittsfield for taking short fish, Var
mum having one more than the limit.
Brigham was fined s12 and s125 costs
and Varnum s13 and s125 costs. This
is the sixth case of apprehension and
punishment of violators of the fish
and game laws by Deputy Ward
within the past six weeks.
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CORINNA

Flung from their carriage as IL
locked wheels with another, when ons
Oh the drivers apparently becama
blinded by an auto light, Mrs. Tutte
ana little daughter Of Corinna o.
Jones Corner narrowly escaped in.
1uries of serious IL not fatal nature
Monday evening, as they were driving
down Main street in Cor!nna, the trat.
nc pelng heavy on account Of band
concert. 1t is probable that Mrs
Iutties presence Of mind in clinging
70 the reins as she was dragged. saved
rer and her daughter from being VIC
inns OF a fatality. Mrs. Tuttle was
dragged about 25 feet before the horse
could be stopped. She was taken 10
the office of DR.. Redman. No bones
were broken and her injuries were OF
minor nature though she was badly
bruised and shaken by the danger
through which she had passed.