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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-18

s. NJ. LACRoIx,
w.. S. WOODS,
H. B. FARALDo.
X. W. WAGNER,
Jury Commissioners.
Witnesses:
n. w. EVERETT,
L. ID. LACRoIx.
j. j. O'QUINN,
Clerk and Ex-Otficio Jury Conm'r.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-18

Two new enterprises for CoIfax are
booked for the near future, one a
hardwood mill, and the other box
factory. and work on both of them
IL expected to begin within the next
sixty days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-18
List of Grand and Petit Jurors.

The following is the list of Grand
Jurors. drawn to assemble at the
court house in Colfax on Monday,
Sept. 9th, viz:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
ANOTHER INTERESTING SUGGESTION.

4VOTHER INTERESTING STGGESTION
Anv reasonable suggestion relating 10 the
health and welbeing OF the human race Is
worthy Of consideration and there never before
was 4 time when 50 much interest in this ques-
1jnD was displaved as now Instead of trusting in
Providence while they are well and after being
attacked by disease throwing themselves en-
1ireIv on the skill Of the physician. all classes
manifest a more OF less intelligent interest in
whatever relstes 70 Illness and health. As
consequence. statistics show gradual decrease
in the death rate. and this decrease Is likely 10
he even more notable in the near future. when
the public arrives al better understanding or
the close relationship between certain natural
laws and health.
Some time ago Professor Fisher. Of Yale. sug
gpsted 10 the Association Of Life Insurance
Presidents that they might materially increase
the longevity of their policyholders and benefit
themselves by promoting hygienic conditions
and thereby reducing the death rate Dr.. Eos
ter editor of The st. Paul Medical Journal
now calls further attention II the respons-
bility Of life insurance companies and their On-
pOrtunities for benefting themselves while pro
noting the interests Of the public by examn-
ing risks at intervals Of. say. FIVE years. He
thinks that while such examinations could not
be made compulsory. most policyhOlders would
aVal themselves or the opportunity 10 ne eA-
amined by competent physician now and
then if if were offered to them and certainly
there is some reason 70 believe that the interest
Of the insurance companies in keeping the in
sured alive as long as possible might be great
enough TO justify the trouble and expense
Unquestionably a great percentage-how
large no can venture 70 say-Of deaths IS
due TO disease which could have been checked
if taken in time and il Is to reveal hidden
danger that the examination is proposed. The
number of persons who will not 20 to a physi-
elan so long as they can keep on their feet is
very large. and while in some instances the
determination not 10 give up aids the individual
in throwing off the disease in others 1t gives
durable disease opportunity 10 seize hold upon
the victim and become too firmly rooted for
eradication before Il is brought TO the physi-
clans attention.
That insurance companies 10 4 greater
or less extent bound by moral laws which do
not apply 10 institutions so close to the people
even the savings banks Is generally recog-
niZed. The statutes governing them are mora
stringent. and there is coming To be Il greater
sense of responsibility on the part of the officials
Of the companies themselves. Whether the SuC-
gestion made by DIR. Foster IS practicable may
be open TO question but both In the interests
Of the companies and Of the public. ii is deserr
ing of careful nSidera ton
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
The gr4DOO EITENSI0N-

Mr. ShoDtss fears regarding IA street appear
=, have beeB grorndIeS~ wherefore We are sure
tho r17bIi.. VIII Ire infinitely relieved The fu'
III. service Commission finds room not only l'I
NJ NTcAdno's tunnel 70 the Grand CeiifTai S'd-
rforl hut also for several more north ana -ootH
and r-0s~roVn lines. if therefore MF- NH'.i,>
= - disposed. he can now 90 right aHeaI WIN
any one Of the many large projects Tor lAN eA
tension Of his system which he was afraid would
be fn5erfarel with by the NcAdoo plans Ana
+ 10 wants 70 take another level in 43d sJTee'
and r7Iu his Belmont tunnel through II ana III
+, The Bronx car down u the Battery II = 4
safe a7le~s that Nr NcAdGo will not write
letter warning the public that there viii pe no
room left for some tremendous development ar
other that he sees with his prophetic eye
Ho doubt the LemueI E Quigg Club Of Wake
field and the East Side Accelera1"TS. ineoTp"-
rated. viii say that this i because Mr. NeAdVo
: after all. only selfish man wh" THINKS 'l
extending his tunnel merely with base eye for
dollars and Is no such stern guardian 81 '1'
r,r7nlfc interest a Nr Shonts. who wants IN see.
7-S- Of all that plenty of opportunity i left for
..rhe sfrv'S own system and that We don't sell
or fnterhorouCh hirthright for n mess Of New
Jersey Dottacp But. for our part We look upon
this fnterIoper who is intrudnG into the held oi
the city's own rs an efficient protector OF
the public interest. He does not warn rs OF
chfla u 50 much as do those who feel the dread
reSpansibiIity Of running the city's own hut
he builds subways. Sparins Of curtain lectures
and Indifferent to grave moral questions. he
keeps at IL with his pick and shovel and rnlS
< point in his favor with a public which
wants more rapid transit and less advice His
habit Of actual digging moreover spreads A
wholesome feeling of uneasinesS among those
who when they talk the city's own" often
think own the city." one little MCAdoo OK
tension inspires the InterhorouGh to offer 70
build half subway, 4 woman's car on the
McAdoo lines * followed by woman's car on
the InterhoroIgh lines. II i not impossible
even 10 think that managers Of the city's own
may soon perceive Il 10 be worth while 10
emulate Mr. McAdoo in gaining and keeping the
r,r1bIic good will
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
TO BE KEPT 4P4RT.

The almost simultaneous introduction of
bills i'll the legislatures of New York and New
jersey for the prohibition of the pollution Of
streams with sewage and manufacturing waste
is 10 be regarded gratefully and hopefully as
an important step in the interest Of health de-
cency and economy. 1t ought. of course to
Lave been taken long ago. not only by these two
but by all the states of the Union: but il NAV
still be made effective and of great value There
is no exaggeration in saying that the enactment
and strict enforcement # such measures would
be one OF the most serviceable acts in behalf of
the great interests which We have mentioned
that any state government could perform 1t
would be particularly in line with the movement
for the conservation of natural resources which
is now commanding much attention and sup
port for there certainly are no natural resources
more Indispensable to the public welfare or. We
may add mora candalously abused and profit
gately wasted than our supplies Of potable water
We told that special attention is given in
the per ing measures TO the compelling of man.
ufacturing concerns Ia dispose Of their waste
otherwise than by pouring ii into the nearest
stream or lake. That is emphaticallv as IL
should he. The waste Of factories is generally
exceedingly offensive. In some cases il Is rank
ly poisonous. killing the fish and other aquatic
animals of the streams into which II is poured
In some cases il is vilely malodorous = often
discolors the water and coats the shore with
sludse- 1t has long been recognized as proper
Ia forbid faetory to pollute the air with smoke
or gases 10 the detriment of neighbors and of
course. no concern would be permitted 20 dis
charge IFS solid refuse upon adjacent land be.
longing to others or TO the public Logically
then. factories should be forbidden 10 nolIufe
water which may be needed for the use of
others. IN England a strict distinction is made
between domestic sewage and factory waste.
al.d even when the former is permitted TO es-
cape into streams the latter is required 10 be
Kept out of theln
The economic importance of the proposed
action is far greater than many superficial Oh
servers may suppose. The fact is that an encr
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05

The report which published on Saturday
concerning the rapid progress being made hy
the Board Of Water Supply on the indispensable
CatskiH extension OF this city's water -.stem
is gratifying for more than one reason There
i much satisfaction in knowing that an under
taking Of such importance and urgency IS being
pushed toward completion energetically.
There viii be need Of the new supply. for com
fort health and safety just as soon as II can
he provided. and with FIVE thousand OF more
men working At various advantageous points
along the line from Ashokau 10 The Bronx there
i assurance that il viii be provided about as
soon As prudent nd thorough workmanship VIII
permit II Is also creditable 10 the board that
OF all the various contracts there has been dc
fault or failure on only one and that provision
has promptly been made for the continuation
of work at that point without interruption or
delay ON the whole the administration OF the
enterprise seems 10 afford commendable eX-
ample Of economy efficiency and expedition.
BY no means the least gratifying feature Of
this whole enterprise i the fact which was
clearly set forth by Commissioner Chadwick in
an address before the Chamber OF Commerce
last week, that in spending $IGOO000oD on this
work the city is not incurrnE a liability. but Is
developing valuable and profitable asset II
it We're not So if no return whatever could he
expected from il not even repayment Of con
struction cost the city would still have u in
crease its water supply. and could probably not
DO in any better way than that which X
now being pursued. But provision has been
made for the accumulation of sinking fund
which viii repay all the cost Of construction,
and thereafter the system will be Il source of
revenue 10 the city. That is 20 say. New Y,CIl
viii be getting an abundant supply of water of
the best quality and VIII bc able To distribute
ii To the people al cost to them 50 small rs
10 be only nominal. ana at the same time will
be making considerable profit from the opera
i'm
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
7HE FE0RID4,s ARMAMENT.

\ diSnatch from The Tribune'S Washington
bureau contains the information that the ten
tarfve plan II arming the Florida AMI the Utah
with 14fnch GUNS has been abandoned. and
that the main batteries of those battleShps will
bp composed OF 12-inch guns There i n" in
dication that other ravies are using OF intend
ing 10 use anything heavier than the weapon
which has received the approval Of the General
Board With rho possible exception Of Ger
many which apparently adhareS 10 the ll-inch
gun. all foreign powers still favor the size
adoured for the latest hattleshiPs authorized by
Congress 4 larger aIihre would have given
greater range no doubt. and an Increased range
would have its advantages. Yet he adoption OF
bigger gun would have involved the beginning
of q new class Of vessels and threatened 70
sacrifice that homogeneous quality which = one
Of the essentials OF an effective squadron
II would he Interesting 70 know. nevertheless
why no more than tweivP guns are 70 he mounted
on the new ships The Florida .and the Utah
are 10 displaca 26.t10 tons. or fully So" ions
more than the Dreaanought. which carries ten.
To the unnitiated It would seem possible to ger
more benefit from this extraordinary and IN
rrace41enred increase II size. Three hattleships
are under construction for Brazil in British
Yards displaciuc 14O00 tons. mounting Twelve
guns each and designed 70 develop Il speed or
rventy-one knots II has also been proposed -
provide the 81 Vincent and the Vanguard. Brit
ish harrIeshiTs whose keels were laid last year
or the year before with twelve guns each.
though there i Yet no official confirmation or
the report The vessels last mentioned are "a
displace 1920 tons. little more than the
Dreadnought does. but will be nearly 1.'oo tons
lighter than the Florida and the Utah. The new
American battleships are not expected u be
faster than those now under construction for
England and Brazil. and hence the additional
weight cannot attributed 10 their engines.
II may ultimately appear that the designers
Of the Florida and the Utah. preferrjng 20 utilize
the increased size Of the ships for defensive
rather than offensive purposes. have employed
much heavier armor than the -. Vincent and
the Brazilian vessels viii have
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
AReoR DAY EDUCATION.

t. the Editor cf The T-f1-1-s
Sir The real purpose or function o. A-1o- Oar
that OF encouraging among the people -hz plaar.uz
OF trees and not Ieas-. of interesting t1- vsuns
in intelligent appreciation Of the importance -
practical tree cuIrure-is IN danger fear - 5sinx
sIbordinared q conventional and more - lsss
abstract form o 3as=rvs-cen'r Intellectual 7 an
s-Ire-ou the part II the state Educational Ds-s--
Ilsnt. which s@n.is down 70 Is from sThs1- za-h
year mo-= beautiful and interesting. the s-oor
Day annual As Z part Of TIE departments i-tsr-
VsCripn and in order 70 practicable IL ard make q
dcubly seyvlcaatI= and valuable. there should e
sent forth each year in the early spring re7rs-
sentative. with the prestige OF the department b.
hind him competent discuss and advise J-e
practical side OF tree planting 10 visit district com
Trittees and school principals with the view 70
interest them in a timely and effective way IN ths
important subject OF tree planting Being On the
ground VIII re Of advantage. the possibilities OF
each locality may 5s easily determined and t1s
variety of the tr== It's best condition tOr use the
soing and manner Of planting, and subsequent care
can all ~ agreed upon Indeed. al this time when
the subject OF the conservation Of osIr natural
resources IS being so jupTessively discussed. the
Ge7a-tnlent could hardly expend money - better
advantage than 70 equip a competent representa-
tive with a lantern our- 70 80 about through every
f1Tsz. and hamlet OF the state IeCJurins with Nus
--7-aF material on the painting and care q trees
and otH-- vegetation f1- shade and oTna1ns1Istio1
New York. March = Iss. JOHN Y CCLYER
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
soT TO BE REJECTED OUTRIGHT

If the reports from Albany DO the Legislature
injustice. iis attitude toward the proposed
new charter for this city is unreasonable and
iDexcTlsable. That Instrument is not Il thing to
b. either sInothered in committee or defeated
outright on the floor. The commission was ap-
pointed on the authority of the Legislature both
last year and the wear before. The legislature
has thus twice recorded its opinion that the city
charter requires revision. and therefore the char
ter prepared icy Mr. IvinS's commission cannot
be rejected in toto unless ii is totally bad
But no reasonable person will maintain that
the Ivins charter IS totally bad. On the con
trary- whatever difference of opinion may exist
regarding twc or three details. all fairmindpd
persons viii agree that IL has many merits 1t
supplies the Old charter. gets rid Of IFS yer
biaSc and brings order oUt IF chaos If it did
no more than this II would deserve 10 be passed
with such alterations rs the Legislature might
think desirable \ revision which has accom-
piishei what this one las III reducing To order
tbe monstroas confusions Of the old patchwork
lau cannot rea sonably ba ignored 10y the Tesis-
lature. coutelaptuously dismissed o. defeated at
the hehest q local politicians. The new char
ter. moreover. provides q means for reckoning
the deht limit which VIII put gn end for The
future 10 the present dou5t and uncertainty II
guards against tie misuse Of corporate stock 10
pzy running expenses hy euuinerating the rilr-
poses FOR which provision must be made in The
Budget and those FOR which alone provision may
be made through the sale Of corporate Sfock Il
provides for Uniform accounting syS1em and
4 central purchasing bureau. It ends the pres
eut evil system under which The borough urasi-
dents both appropriate ard spend -Inonev. Even
those who insist that the h0roughs should elect
administrative heads are agreed that such ad-
ninisfrators should not have power also ove-
the appropriations hat they are to spend
The new char e. i full of eXceIleaceS. and
marks a great advance in charter making
Every one Is agreed as to the desirability OF
IL in general and 10 the wisdom of nine
ts1ths Of il ip detail The other tenth is in
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
IN DEFENCE OF IMMIGRANTS.

To ,na Editor OF The Tribune
SIT Aliens arr admitted TOO hastily ~s 81
--5- 70 our shores -1e- and women who become 81
-7s,-a-s rIzr5r7afIerS~ etc say our criminal a.
-ro-+--s Yet the Sicilis1 Italian Russian o. -
r-se immigrants are not The cowardly --''irdsTs7s
who --rn the red and green htsn powered street
locomotives Al sixty miles al hour through specal
privilege parkvays and spesd"ays iea'lAs "a
: 49, and manned women. children and ca5tss
in -rs5r wake and who XII and MAIN more peoPs
in ore wear In the public thoreUghfares OF tns cl-T
than have been credited 20 anarcHisrn and Ire BacA
Hand in the whole United states IN q century
The most recent kitnappinSs were ensineeFel y
- ,--z-+-t-s Of some standing and education
The arriving s-esraze passengers are not the o1ss
z-ho wreck banks railroads. trust and Insurance
ro-rpanieS and who sell paper traction systems
-ob the public buy and sell public or1c---s deiy
.r ra-5s1srrr7 Of state. the courts and t1s peo-
= ,.t- . r5-1 --i-s5 rsssI s-arS i1s-rucri-E them
g ., 40 f. WILLIAM STONEBRIDGE
(aU YORK Av-L !. 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05

nous pecuuiary loss results from the pollution
Of streams and lakes. II < caused not lnfTe-
quanrIy br the destruction Of life and health
and the neceSsitarinc of great expense III ont
breaks Of typhoid fever. In many cases II IS
caused by depreciation Of the value Of real
estate fronting On the polluted waters, The loss
which mas thus been sustained along the Pas
sale River from Newark 10 Paterson = probably
far greater than would have been the entire
rnsr Of protecting the river from pollution The
loss H. fisheries and 10 communities which are
compelled 10 establish filtration plants OF - 20
n remote sources for their potable water sup
ply ! enormous
Pure water and sewage are both exceedingly
valuable when they are kept separate, They
are both practically worthless and worse than
worthless when they are mingled Il : one Of
the prime duties Of civilized administration IL
keep them apart
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05

ONE HORE TLLUSION DINPELLED
Those who believe the press gent to be 4
product of modern conditions NAV have 10 re
wise their opinion. As for those word painters
who can make The desert 10 blossom as the
rose, who can construct literature which Will
part the willy metropolitan resident from his
money in exchange for an ivory plantation in
Timbuctoo art in advertising did not begin
when they were born, nor viii il gasp and cx-
pire when they have departed. 1t appears in
fact. that In respect at least To the permanence
OF their work the ancients had the advertising
art, like many others. worked out to perfection
for few OF the present day impressions based on
error can be expected To last several thousand
years.
Most of their descendants have 50 far yielded
to the spell Of the old publicity men as to
grow up with the notion that Cyrenaica was
a land fit to be the abode of the gods An emil
nent authority has said that this plateau Of
'fyrenaica was. and still is of the loveliest
and most agreeable regions of the world. The
climate is delicious. mountains on the south
'sheltering the land from the scorching blasts
of the Sahara. and cool winds tanning it on
the north" It has been further said that for
q distance Of eighty miles the land slopes down
in verdant terraces 10 the Mediterranean these
terraces being cut and watered by mountain
streams. forming luxuriant ravines But now
we fear that these glowing pictures of the IA
Eious granary of the Roman Empire are to be
blotted out by ore sweep of the brush of truth
for an eNpeditl fitted out under the auspices
of the Jewish Territorial Organization 10 in.
veStigate the suitability Of this region for colo
NAL purposes reports that while the country is
beautiful and heathful and the climate pleas
;.nt. wafer is scarce. owing to the existence of
great he'd Of porous limestone underneath
which takes up the moisture like a sponge. but
unlike th~t bathroom accessory. will not give
il mp again.
The loss of single illusion would not be
serious. but irreverent modernists may next
feel inclined to doubt other presumably vera
cious statements f the ancients Historians
Of the heroic age of Greece and Rome have
supplied inspiration to several hundreds of
millions of people finee that time. IT it should
ever appear that their blood warming tales. like
that of William Tell and thy apple, were only
New-York tribune., 1909-04-05
NEW YORK SCIENTISTS TO SPEAK
American Academy to Hold Meeting IN PnlT
delphia April 16 and II.

Philadelphia April 4-"Race Iu17ro's ,-,i-,
1-,5,e5 ,srates.. and The Development 'l -.
welfare Through Social Environment w .r
-ir,-f,.,I topics discussed az the r1iriee-l -
meeting Of the American Academy q - -
S,~{sr science which will be- held II '1-S = ~.
,rrfI II and l. Among those 20 take par -.
,ario,,s discussions are men Of nationAL :, -
r.,ca An exhibit on congestion IN cl''eS :, ~
,,Ear.,a of Reniamia G. Marsh. secretary -.ss
N York Committee or Congestion ." -.s
Among those expected to take part N til7 nssF
4i-,,,ssfor,s are Beuiarliu G. Marsh. III sr
Allen SARGENT director of the HeIlls-'' : ,.sss-
rssfun, Harvard University; Or. Charles . 0..onI
MORT director Of the station for S..t.-.sss
F,-olution Carnegie Institution. OF N@s-aE- .t,xaE-
cold Spring Harbor Long Island y s-s,f,rsl
der Johnson. general secretary Or ts fort
Conference of Charities and toTre.'-,--rss u
Wavne. Ind Ur. Luther H GiulicS e.su sage
the playground Extension Committee ~ r,-sons
Foundation. New YORK CITY Heroe'. Woods
member Of Congress from New YorS' - - Wit
Hutchinson New York City, DIT Is psra-
rnar. professor Of psychology. Uuivers'E - .Ths
svIvaria: Raw Stannard Baker. edHC- ,ssrss
American Magazine New York Cl;S' ,,-,raeld.
l. Dana. New York CITY; Etheloer' ,,5rsss,
president of Lafayette College. champ ; -sr.rv q
New York city, Mrs. Florence Kelley I-,rz ard
the National Consumers League, Ne" -.,st re-
J. P Iichtenberger, OF the Bure'o g
search, New York