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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

clarinet, Miss Margaret Wig. piano
and the leading violinist from the ia
nous Strand theatre orchestra in
Portland. The orchestra viii play for
both afternoon and evening perform
anceS.-Advt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

Sheriff +. ID. HARDWOOD moved Sat
urday from his home on Riverside
Drive to his official quarters at the
Jail and is now comfortably settled
with his family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Beale of
Green street expect to leave Augusta
the middle ot the month for St. Peters
nurg, Fla, TO pass a portion of the
winter months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

something of a novelty in these days
As seen Saturday on Water street,
hclue a sled with wooden shoes.
~ied runners are usually made OF
IupG but when it comes to the shoes
n I've runners they are of iron or
trel hut with the one in question the
hoes were of wood and about six
lch"~ thick. the wood being birch or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

A party Of Augusta people in which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-08

Especially Assigned Cases
The FOLLOWING civil cases are specially
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Suffragists Are Accused .of So
cialism-Praise for a Car
toon-Rights of Free
Speech
ANTI-SUFFRAGE CRITICISM
To the Editor of the Epening Ledger:

To the Editor of the Epening Ledger:
Slr-In your issue Of April I was quoted
as saying "All suffragsts are Socialists and
have no patriotism or religion" l ask the
courtesy Of the use of your column to cor
rect this statement. / said THE majority
of suffragists are Socialists, and in socialism
there is neither patriotism nor religion"
In the suffrage parades one notices the
large percentage of Socialists with their
red banners. Socialist headquarters are
used by the suffragists. The Woman's
Peace party has indorsed woman suffrage,
and the pacifists are all suffragists. The
percentage of men and women suffragists
outside of these organizations is small.
Socialism repudates national lines and
denounces patriotism. Max Eastman, So.
cialist and atheist Is an honored guest and
speaker at suffrage meetings His bias
phemous paper, The Masses is used by the
suffrage organization and indorsed by them.
Professor Flint, who has conducted an ex-
haustive inquiry in Christian socialism,
sums up his conclusion as follows, What is
called Christian socialism will always be
found either un-Christian in so far as It is
socialistic. or unsocialistic in so far as it
truly and fully Christian"
Fortunately, men are often better than
their creeds, and in Europe many Socialists
have rallied to the colors, although their
organizations have been a serious trouble to
the Governments. d. N. c. BROCK.
President, Pennsylvania Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage.
Philadelphia, April Z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
GREATEST FIGHTING SONG

There can be no question that the worlds
most famous song is the "Marseillaise. f"
There is no other which by its origin, his
tory and influence can compete with it. For
a century and a quarter it has voiced the
aspirations and fired the courage of one
of the most freedom-loving people on the
globe-the gallant French-and today il is
sung not only by the soldiers Of that great
nation but by all the Allies.
Everybody knows how the young officer
Rouget de Lisle, composed the words in a
white heat Of patriotism, composed the tune
on his violin. and sang it to his comrades
and how. shortly afterward. it was sung
on the March from Marseilles to Paris by
the redhot revolutionaries who were des.
tined, out OF welter Of blood, to bring Ia
pass a new France.
On July 4, 1915. in the midst of the rrea,
war and Frances heroic struggle to main.
tain her ancient freedom. the ashes NJ
Rouget de Lisle were taken to the InvaIides
where the President, the Ministers and the
diplomatic corps paid homage to the man
who voiced the nations heart-Answers
London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
What Has Been Done

Among the matters that have really be-
come national movements on the part of
clubwomen may be mentioned the bettering
or country life conditions, the study of the
immigrant and work for Amercanization
the founding of country libraries baby week
and child welfare, the teaching of home
economics the study of Latin America with
q view to better understanding between
the republics of this hemisphere.
once in two years the federation holds
It's biennial" when delegates from States
and clubs meet for discussion of their aims
and working methods, when the eleven de-
partments set forth their particular sub
Jects, and distinguished speakers add in
spiraton to the occasion.
The last biennial was held in Nav. in
New York, with something like 10000 dele
gates and visitors in attendance, and the
next one, for which preparations are al
ready under way. is to be in Hot Springs
Ark, in May, 1918
In the alternate year is held a council
meeting, when, If fewer delegates come to-
gether. the close personal contact Of the
working members plays more important
part and the matters discussed take on a
more practical character. The council will
be convened during April-the 9th to the
13th-in New Orleans
Men who assemble for their business con-
ventions realize that besides the working
value OF such meetings there is a kind Of
joyous fervor in meeting people from all
over the country who have the same inter-
ests. One goes home with renewed cour-
age and wider outlook
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
All Points of the Compass
Casuals of the Days Work
XLIII

pEING compilation Of certain pbra sss
~ written by the late Colonel WilIiam
shakespeare, and applicable, possibly 20
those pacihsts who would induce men n
refuse to enlist in the service OF that
country: '"er
Let them not live to taste this lands ,no..
rhat would with treason wound this fair iand.s e
Thou art a most pernicious I,snsrd ns,sa III.
froward by nature. enemy to peace
Look, look. a mousei Peace. peace: ehbhy thyi. VI
Treason and 90 away in peace tUsstSsrr dsSsr
Would they make peaceY terrible Seil ns Lost
That like not peace nor war,
Peace tender sapins thou art mdoia1s: made OF 9s:r.
Which as take It. isa Kind Of pnasSnie1s pSpry e
What would the wars do with tSs.ssss NIL MIL.
iooisf Companion. hsnce ''ss'hs
when signior sooth here does psocIa,,,C of Caesar.
He matters you. makes war upon your peace
He's more and more a cat rericles.
YOU @xs Il e. wsll wsslR'1snss' Tsss EDa.w n wsS.
f'S is s:n:. :SS Ss.s Il so:s :srSss a*s
OF wh.no. ar. you,-Nos s e. fSS III. Like Like, II,
81 Sid:' 'ssT ssS' s:sa, S aii!as;s.:i i!ss sov.ra..
Conscience Is bat vord that fesHrs fessrss.L Lost
H;r:. that is too weak to r. siss:ra sisSsrra h hiIi
B:.s ss'': 4sx;i r ', ,A.a. IL W. ~ '...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
INSURANCE WAR CLAUSES
How Men Called to Arms Are Pro-
tected by Their Policies

Since the break with Germany there IS
perhaps, no question which so vitality affects
majority Of male citizens who are likely
to volunteer or to be called upon for mill
tary or naval service as the question of
their life insurance.
So various are the executive methods of
the several life insurance companies doing
business in this city that many men carry
ing life insurance in these companies hardly
know where they are at" and to make
confusion worse confounded. the legion of
policy forms, with and without conditions
and restrictions, with and without special
privileges, while perfectly ineligible to the
professional insurance agent, are like
Chinese puzzle to the ordinary layman.
So far as can be observed any man who
holds policy in any of the reputable COM
panies which he had taken out before the
break with Germany will find the company
will faithfully carry out the terms of that
contract, whether he enters the military or
naval service of the nation or not But
from now on the companies will unquestion-
ably seek to protect themselves by the in
sertion of 'war clause" in each policy
issued.
This war clause" as it Is called is only
operative in the event of the person to
whom 1t is issued taking up military or
naval service, at home or abroad, either
voluntarily or otherwise.
one of the large New York companies
has instructed its agents that in all future
policies issued such clause will be in
serted, operative for the first five years of
the policy in the event of the insured taking
up military or naval service at any time dur
ing those Ave years. In that event, the
company requires a sixty days notice and
the payment of an extra premium each year
equal to 10 per cent of the face value of
the policy If the insured does not comply
with these conditions, the company's liabi-
ity in case of death by warfare only ex-
tends to the sum of all premiums paid in.
Some companies limit the amount which
they will issue, even under these condi-
tions. to $4,000 and others to $4,000. The
action of this particular New York COM
pany may be taken as fairly indicative. In
a general way, of the action to be taken by
other life insurance companies throughout
the country.
II viii be WELL however, for any person
intending TO take out life Insurance In the
near future. whether he intends entering
military or naval service or not. to have q
perfect understanding OF the terms and the
Conditions Of mis- policy from the company
m which he insures. There Is no general
muls to follow. Each company has its own
rules. and each kind Of policy ~ own sps-
~ eon1ltiQpA n - :. . D = II !. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

one of the beligerent nations. Will you,
true and loyal American citizens, sit in
your homes by the fireside and watch this
outrageous warfare going on? Will you,
citizens. watch your brethren, your country
men, being sunk on neutral snips and with
out warning International laws have been
violated and freedom of the high seas has
been stopped
Are we to see the objects for which we
Tripoli and in the War of 1912 wrested
from us? Are we to see our homes burned,
our mothers, wives and children starving :?
Shall We bow the knee to the conqueror
timidly and see that for which we have
fought 141 years ago beat down? No
Better an honorable death on the battle
field than to play the craven and see our
symbol vanish, our flag disgraced. Ameri-
cans, stand up for that for which WASH
ington, Jefferson and our forefathers
fought. 1t is an honor to die for ones
country.-the country which has protected
you-ths country which has given you and
your CHI ,iren living. Therefore, fail not
when your call comes.
President Wilson, the man we have to
thank for keeping us out of this world
wide war for more than two and half
years, is taking immediate steps to end the
war. Many of our patriots have enlisted in
the army and navy, many of the women
have enlisted as Red Cross nurses. The
spirit OF '76 Is with us. H. ROSEFELD.
Philadelphia, April s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
DURATION OF THE WAR"
To the Editor Of the Euening Ledger:

To the Editor OF He evening Ledger:
Sir--why is the recruiting of men to
serve in the army and navy not meeting
with the expectation of the heads of the
departments?
The million men that were to spring to
arms over night at the call Of the nation
dwindle down to a few thousands.
When Great Britain was raising her VOL
unteer army. our papers were merciless in
the denunciation of the lack of patriotism
shown by the people of that country. yet
they raised an army Of millions. believe
that part of the difficulty can be got over
by asking the young men Of the country to
enlist in either the army or navy for the
duration of the war, or to serve say. six
months after peace Ii declared.
/. At present. II q map enlists. he Joins the
service for certain length of time. Peace
may be declared before one-hRlf of that
time is up and the remainder Of his serv-
ice becomes irksome to him.
Young men with great possibilities in
business life before them are unwilling to
give up these opportunities to take up the
life OF militarism. w. b. T.
Philadelphia. April
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
THE PASSING OF OLNEY

THE passing OF Richard G. OIney
L dramatically comedies with the close
Of the long chapter in American states
manship in which he so brilliantly shone.
Hands off America and our hands off
Europe" was the cardinal principle of
the political philosophy for which Olney
so skillfully and powerfully contended in
the Venezuelan boundary dispute even to
the extent of challenging the might of
England.
His bold defense of the Monroe Doc.
trine in 1895 gave new weight to that
creed of New World democracy and Eu.
ropean noninterference and Britain COM
pletely rescinded her first fiat refusal to
arbitrate the issue of the Guiana-Vene,
zuela frontier.
AS a Secretary of State he had much
in common with another great personality
of his time--John Hay. The latter had
an imaginative gift in literature which
Olney lacked, but both were stalwart
champions of international fair dealing
and both men read the law with the same
scrupulous regard for the code of honor.
1t is doubtful however, ifOlneys vision
of twenty-three years ago, keen as II
was. could embrace the present role OF
the United States. Certainly, he hoped
| for sympathetic union Of New World
democracies. and that ambition is bearing
wondrous fruit in the rallying of Latin
America to our cause.
But that we would ever carry our
| liberalizing gospel to the camp OF Europe
was assuredly not conceived by our
| former statesmanship. Isolation for which
Olney fought IL no more The new era
calls for leaders to espouse not merely
.Amsricanispa for the Americans" but
/ "A -knericanism for the worid."t
1xzrlr ~ Qlo erfer, ehspesth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
MILLIONS THAT WILL SAVE
AMERICAN LIVES

LIVERY hundred million dollars Of
IL credit placed at the disposal of the
United States Government and Of the
Allies will shorten the war. Every day
the war is shortened will save the lives
of Europeans and Americans. There have
been about 1000 days of war and many
millions of persons have been killed or
malmed. Every month of the war has
brought death or perhaps worse than
death to a number of persons equivalent
to the population of a great city.
Every year destroys five great cities
in human life and many times that in
treasure.
It would be shortsighted nation that
did not grasp the opportunity to invest in
the Government bond issues that will
soon be offered. No brave American is
glad that it will be many months before
our army can eexpect to be sent to
France, if, indeed. it ever need be sent
But since such is the case, peIforce, so
much the more reason to make every
effort to end the war this summer and
make unnecessary a great outpouring Of
American blood upon the continent of
Europe.
Expenditure of vast sums on our own
equipment, even if our military and naval
aid to the Allies does not play great
part in their success. will not be wasted.
This is insurance. Peace, restoring the
productive activity of the world, will soon
make up for losses. For world at peace
can produce even more than a world at
war destroys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

BAPP1NEss

BAPFINE66
The city man scouid taste true JOY and
know Ltte's every charm
II he could Ieave the asphalt strecfsNcnd
HDe back on the farm.
The farmer siohs, for he Is also cursed BY
Fortunes Jroton,
Since he must Hre so far from, all the
pleasures of the fo,cn.
In every paIh and sphere Of Hte this same
old problem's hno,cn;
True happiness u IN the things that other
people oton.
IL never Is your oyster that contains q
priceless pearl,
The stoeetest maid you knoic Is dltodys
someone else's 0irT
You may haze found splendid cook
tohose dishes Jou adore,>
But then you look toith envv on the cook
1DHo Hoes nert door.
You'd shoto the ,corld that genius and
brains 1oere not myth
II you could only hold the Job that noto
belongs to Smith.
And so II seems the tcorh 11ouId be a
place removed from, strife
II each of us could only Hue the other
telloto's Hte.
VARLEY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
Mason and Slidell

s. C.-In November. 1861, a United Statee|
navy captain. Charles Wilkes, in comman4i
OF an American man-o'-war, stopped tn]
British mail steamship Trent in the b.
hama channel and took from her by for31
j. M. Mason and John Slidell, commission':
ers from the Confederacy to Great Brita1|
and France on their way from Havana
southampton. Wilkes needed neither the
appeal to the British flag for protection re!|
the protest of a captain Of the RoyaS
Navy in charge of the mails. The Nors!'
went wild with delight when 1t receNee|
the news of the event; no rejoicing coup'
seem excessive when 1t saw two hated ene'
mies-the one author of the fugitive sIaw
law, j. NJ. Mason, and the other the chan
pion of filibustering in the interest Of Say.
ery-delivered into their hands Captam
Wilkes was praised throughout the countryi
his act was justified by lawyers and stats.'
men. Two public men, however. pointed ~
the only correct course open to the Govern
ment. OF the captives. Senator SUNNI
said at once, I'VE shall have to give tnss
up" Montgomery Blair. a member OF ~
Cabinet, recommended that Wilkes % Y.
dered to take Mason and Slidell to Enen,3
on warship and deliver thep to the bfn7
ish Government. The President also ~,
II fear these men will prove white ~
plants. We must stick to American pnsI
ciples concerning the rights or neutfs.
However, they were not turned over 70
English Government, but were conhneo
Fort Warren, Boston. The news cause1
great sensation in England. The Eneu
cabinet decided that the act of Capt1
Wilkes was "a clear case of violation
the law of nations and one for whicn W.
aration must be demanded" The brus
Government formally protested and
President and his Cabinet. seeing the )usp.
Of it. delivered Mason, and .Slidell 70
English steamer. The disavowal OF tho ~
was accepted as a sufficient apology.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10


THE above program seems to repre-
= sent the essential features of the
nations policy al this time. The achieve
ment of the first four detectives has al
ready begun. The Department of Agri-
culture and the new farm.loan banks have
colossal test ahead Of them in the fifth
item of the program. The prevention of
waste and the encouragement of eco
nomical living can be accomplished by
publicity, and not in any other way. The
public must be educated to see the neces-
sty Of controlling food prices by avoiding
in every way any unnecessary drain on
the sources of supply.
The mobilization of our industries will
be ineffective unless transport for sup.
plies is provided. Among the industries.
therefore, by far the most important is
the shipbuilding industry. Every yard
capacity. New yards must be built. Wood
as well as steel must be utilized. We
must build fast enough to nullify the
submarines destruction. Obviously it is
wise to create a great mercantile navy
of small ships. Each .submersible can
carry but limited number of torpedoes.
Eight 1O0Oton ships are more desirable
than one s0OO-ton vessel because it re.
quiree eight times the effort on the part
Of Germany to accomplish her purpose in
the first case than in the second.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

OUR TABLETALK is not always rs
cheerful as mother would like. Although
she does her best to keep us all in order
a grumbler occasionally breaks loose
One such at the dinner table on Sunday
complained:
Those people in the kitchen never did
know how to cook potatoes"
Cook Popapoesr' echoed the three-year-
old pounding on the table with her spoon
Nobody home!" continued the
grumbler.
"Al gone day-day." cried the baby.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

416 Peru refuses TO acknowledge her
sovereignty. The two Pacific coast ma
tions within the past twenty years have
frequently been on the verge of another
war over the question. And now the
common cause of democracies against
tyranny may turn an Irritating American
boundary dispute into relative insignif-
canoe. A Peru-Chili alliance. heretofore
regarded as incredible, is actually in sight.
In America, at least a League Of Peace
is no longer a dream. 1t is becoming "a
mighty moral fact.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
Sir Speaking of Great Divides. how
about
SABLOSKY
and
McGUIRk
L-pto

and
McGUIRK
Enterprises
on window at Market and Juniper?
KRAB.
1t takes so little, even thing so little
as that to remind us of a story.
Levinsky and O'Brien were going into
partnership and Levinsky took OBrien
to his lawyer-Rosenthal- he said:
"Meester Rosenthal, dis iss Meester
O'Brien, Meester O'Brien, Meester Rosen-
thai. Meester Rosenthal Meester O'Brien
und me, We are goink in. partners und
want you should draw de papers und
want you should draw dem fine. Meester
Rosenthal. Efferthing must be equal,
efferthing must be fair und square,
Meester Rosenthal; vat he gets get, vat
I get he gets. In odder voids, as We say
in de law-Schecktah Goy!"
Whassat? Don't you? Well, we never
print diagrams. Ask some Irish friend to
translate it for YOU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
1T is TO BE A "PAY-AS.YOU.
ENTER" WAR

JAMES A. PATTEN, whose past opera
tions in piling UP sudden millions
made a colorful page in stock-market
history is retiring from speculation for
patriotic reasons" A number Of other
spectators are going to be similarly
"stung," either by patriotism or lost op.
portunity when the efficiency experts at
Washington perfect the system of buying
at minimum prices
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10

Tho use of the English spelling Of
honour" ''parlour," and the like by
American publishers having an eye to
the British market is quite understand
able but why they also substitute an IS"
for the ~" in words like mobilize" !"
minimize" and so on bothers us. The
Oxford Dictionary, the prime authority on
the other side, gives the ~" spelling only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
THE MAKEUP. MAN "GoEs DAY-DAY''

THE MAKE-UP MAN "GOES DAY-DAY'
The couple returned from Williams
port Sunday evening and their mar.
riage had been kept a secret until today.
Their many friends wish them a pros
porous married life.
The funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
-Bloomsburg (Pa) Sentinel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-10
Standard Time

Standard Time
H. D.-"Eastern" time includes ~
York, Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimos
Washington, Richmond, Norfolk, ChsIw
ton. Buffalo Pittsburgh, Cleveland ~
treal. Quebec. Ottawa, Toronto, -
central" which is one hour slower
eastern time. includes st. Louis, Cnic.
Minneapolis. st. Paul. Milwaukee.
City. Omaha. Indianapolis. Cincinnaus
troit. New Orleans, Memphis, Savans
Pensacola, Winnipeg, etc.; ''mounu
which Is two hours slower than eas
time, inclddes Denver. Helena, Coo.
Springs, etc. Pacific" time. which Is "
hours slower than eastern. includes
Francisco. Los Angeles. Portland. Victe
Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Vancouver ~