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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
Ferries to be Sold at Public Auction.

Notice III hereby given that under
the authority of the police Jury Oi
Grant parish. and by virtue of the
la VS. of the Stat t. of Louisiana. will
offer for sale to the last AMI highest
bidder. with the right to reject anv
aud all bids. on
MONDAY. JANUARY 2.191I.
the following ferries:
Across Red river at Colfax.
Across Red river at Montgomery.
Across Red riverat Boyce.
Said ferries to include both hanks.
Across Little River at Thompson's
Ferry, Wainwright Ferry, Walker
Ferry, and Tingle's Ferry. and all
other ferries under the jurisdiction'of
the police fury of the parish of Grant
All ferries To he subject to the fol-
lowing privileges and conditions: and
such Others as may hereafter he pre-
scribed.
All ferries To he let ont for period
OF ten years beginning January LIST.
1911. the new lessees of ferries to he
given sixty days for preparation af-
ter a successful bid. during which
time old le<ses shall continue ferry.
All ferry boats and landings shall
he subject to inspection and con-
demnation every four months; all
ferrymen shall construct and keep
proper shelter and protection on
each bank for the comfort of pas
sengers.
Allferries shall l,e open for teams
from sun up to shutdown and for
foot Passengers from a. m. to Z
y. m.
All ferrymen shall he required, he
fore beginning operations. to give n
bond with solvent surety. payable
to police jury of Grant parish. in the
sum Of Five Hundred Dollars. Tor the
faithful performance OF the contract.
the surety to he approved by the
President Of the police jury. provided
all ferryman across Little. River shall
be required to give bond of one Hun
dred Dollars.
Ferry rates shall he asnow or may
hereafter he provided by ordinance.
Colfax, La, November 4. 1910.
j. W. DUNCAN.
PRECEDENT Police Jury OF Grant par
ish. Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
Saved from Awful Death.

HOW an appalling calamity in his
family 10 told by A. d. Mcdonald. OF
Fayetteville. N. G., r. F. d. No. .. "My
sister had consumption. he writes. .she
was very thin and pale. had no appetite
and grew weaker every day, as all RENE
dies failed. till Dr.. Kings New Discov-
cry was tried. and 30 completely cured
her. that she has not been troubled with
a cough since. Its the best medicine /
ever saw or heard Of" For coughs,
colds. lagrippe. asthma, crosp. hemor-
rhage- all bronchial troubles. tit has 20
equal, Soc. $l00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
Crippen Hanged.

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On the morning of Nov. %, DR.
81. H. Crippen was hanged in tie
Pentonville prison, in England,
for the murder of his wife, Belle
Eimore.
The execution of DR.. Hawley
Harvey Crippen completed the
criminal record of one of the most
sensational of recent murder cases.
The brutality of the crime commit
ted by man who had been known
as of gentle and kindly nature,
the nurderer's spectacular fight to
his native land and the fact that
the case against the doctor was
purely circumstantial, combined
to make the tragedy one of absorb
ing interest not only in England,
where the murder was done, but
as we'll in America, where both
Crippen and his wife were born.
Crippen, slight in figure, was
just past fifty years of age. He was
born in Michigan, aud after study
ing medicine, practiced in the
United States and Canada. In
1906 he married Cora Makamotzky
of Brooklyn, a vaudeville actress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
coLFAx GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910

Ivy Mr.. Purvis, it WAS ordered that
$44.35 be paid j. A. Fuller for re-.
pairing,bridge over Bayou de Gappe.
On motion of Mr. Nugent seconded
By Mr. Bradford, it was ordered tina
ten dollnrs he paid Miss Mary E.
Leonard for stenographic work in he
case of the State vs.. Moody, same
having been ordered by Judge Black
man. owing to- the sickness of the
Clerk Of Court.
Gu motion Of MIR. Purvis seconded
by Mr.. Built, Jim Turner wars placed
on the pauper list, to begin January,
1911, with W. o. Harrison agent.
On motion of Mr.. Built seconded
by Mr.. Nugent, F. l.. Lasyone WIS
placed on the pauper list, to begin
January, 1911, with H. N. Brock
ugent.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent seconded
by Mr.. Bradford. the following reso-
linton was adopted: That j. w.
Duncan..G. C. Purvis. and J. b. Rob-
erts, be aud they are hereby appoint
ed Committee, to consult with Gov
ernor Sanders and the State Board
Of Engineers relative to State aid for
the public roads to be built and con-
structed in Grant purish with the
five mill tax voted on May 10th,
1910. and j. W. Duncan is empower
ed hereby to ask for the aid of the
State in the matter OF the said roads.
under the Act 40 Of 1910. Said Com
mittee is ordered to report to the po-
lice jury Mt its next meeting.
On motion Of Mr.. Clinton seconded
by Mr.. BuIlitt, j.. j. O'Quinn II author-
lied to purchase the necessary docu-
ulent files for use in the vault OF the
Office OF the clerk Of court for filing
suits and other documents and pa
pers therein.
On motion Of Mr.. Clinton seconded |
BY Mr.. BullItt, be it resolved, That,
it is the sense Of the police Jury that
the public roads for 1911 shall be
worked under the supervision of one
road contractor, who shall have
charge Of the entire roads Of the par
sh, and. work the parish convicts
thereon, and employ such other help
as may be necessary. Carried.
1t il understood that the above
motion does not have any reference
to any work to be done under the
i've mill tax voted. that matter hay
my been covered in previous mo-
ton just preceding.
There being no further business to
come before the body, the police jury
adjourned subject to the call Of the
president. A
j. w DUNCAN,
j. B. ROBERTS. President.
(,lprk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby warned
against hunting or otherwise tres
passing On the following described
lands: Frac hf Sec. ~. tip 3 u.
W. e hf So or sec 20. tpSn. 5 ".
blocks %. rs. "a. % aud ~, and hi
blocks Is and .. Valuations uf this
warming will Ike prosecuted.
This Oct. Ii, 1910.
ol5 I. G.. DYSON
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-12-03
Trespass Notice.

Hunters aud all trespassers are
hereby warned not To- hunt or other
Wise trrspass ON the l,snum aud
Raven Camp Plantations IN Grant
parish La. Violations viii l,e PROSE-
cuted To the full extent ri the law.
This Nov. IL, 1910.
2J12+ A A l,rAy
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

al Columbus, which Gov. Harmon has op-
posed, so that. just as in Maine. State
issues are cOmmingled with national is
sues 10 brush the Republicans out OF
Office"
An InSurEent State.
Had the insurgent element been able
70 control the Republican State cOnven-
ton which nominated Harding, and had
IL been able 10 write a progressive plat
form and nominate Garfield, or any one
else aligned with the movement in the
Republican party which has come TO be
known as insurgency there might be a
different tale TO tell Ohio is undeniably
an insurgent State.
The progressives blame Garfield and
Representative Paul Rowland for their
failure TO control the Republican State
convention. They bitterly assail these
two men as "quitters,' and say that had
they continued 10 fight a progressive plat
form would have been adopted and a
progressive candidate indorsed
As it was, Boss Cox. of Cincinnati Sc
lected Harding as a candidate. and Sem
ator Dick wrote the platform. Two DAYS
before the convention Cox told some c.
his friends that Harding could not be
elected II nominated. Astute Republicans
declare that prophecy is coming nearer
fulhllment every day.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

Iowa. But II Is stronger here by all odds
than in Minnesota OF Wisconsin. There
is a possibility that this wave OF senti-
ment may sweep the state in such a way
that il might overcome the normal and
overwhelming Republican majority. /
talked with certain business men who
told me that they had always been
Republicans, but that at this election they
were going 10 vote for the Democratic
nominee.
Why, l asked. have you changed?'
Because of the tariff issue only" was
the answer, Il believe that the Aldrich-
Payne tariff bill was conceived for the
single purpose OF enriching the men who
were already rich enough. and I don't
intend TO lndorse the party that enacted
it. I believe that my own expenditures
for my home have been increased by this
bill ! do not know whether the Demo-
cratic party can correct it. but the
Republican party certainly never will
correct it. and for that reason I in
tend 10 vote the Democratic ticket this
year"
At another town I talked with the man
who managed the principal store in the
city. In past years men of that type
were always thoroughly Republican.
This man I found anxious that the Demo-
cratic party should put up a conservative
candidate for the Presidency, such as
Harmon or Gaynor, and he declared that
he and his associates would vote for such
a nominee.
Again asked why have you changed
your views?" Said he, That Payne
Aldrich bill has greatly injured my bust
ness. l cannot add to my prices in a
little town Ike this the increased cost
of my goods; I have TO sell cheaply. and
I want to buy cheaply. The tariff bill
has compelled me to buy in dear mar
ket and I cannot raise my prices suf-
Aciently 70 cover the increased cost"
Many people will think that in predict
ing that Iowa viii send some Democratic
Congressman 10 Washington / am more
or less chasing a rainbow, but I believe
il. nevertheless. And furthermore, had
IL not been for the fight made under the
name of insurgency" by Senators Cum
Minis and Deliver, there would not have
been enough Republicanism left in the
State OF Iowa to be worth counting at
primary or any other election.
Copyright 1910, by joseph r. Bowle>l
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

or the States newspapers Is practically
ignoring the Congressional nominees.
was shown a list OF the editorial topics
for the next week. and they ranged from
good roads TO the development of the
merchant marine, in which Iowa has a.
much interest as Pierpont Morgan has in
the growth of sugar beets,
II is apparent that the Capital is. If not
knitting the ticket. at least ignoring IT,
and the Capital to-day is the strongest
political factor in Iowa It's proprietor,
Lafe Young. stands with the Old Guard
and viii do all that he can to destroy the
insurgent influence.
Cummins IA Near-Democrat.
There is no enthusiasm manifested by
any Des Moines paper for the Republican
ticket. Senator Cummins. who leads the
party in the state, and who, It seems to
me. is receptive candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination. is doing very little
for it, He is speaking mainly outside OF
Iowa. He has a following, and a great
one.
I do not think I err when l say he
has a following in the Democratic party.
too. In my judgment Cummins comes as
near TO being a Democrat as Bryan does,
and I am not entirely sure he isn't
better Democrat than Bryan. Probably
he would not like this statement, but l
sincerely trust he will see il some time
On every point that the Democratic party
has expressed its opinion, with possibly
- Elm 81
Minis, whatever his vote may have been,
has talked Ike a Democrat, and in his
conversations with me he has shown HIM
self essentially Democratic. That is one
of the illustrations of the curious disap-
pearancs of party lines that I have found
In this Journey I have made through the
Western States.
Fighting Chance for Democrats.
Iowa has in the present Congress eleven
Representatives, all Republicans. The
State Democratic chairman insists that
there Will be at least four Democratic
Representatives in the next delegation
Personally. ! rather doubt this. But
think there is a good fighting chance in
the Second district. in the Sixth, and in
the Ninth, the latter being Walter
Smiths district
To the country at large the only dis
trict which is of interest Is the Ninth
There Walter l. Smith Is the nominee OF
the regular Republican organization. He
has fairly good majority upon which 10
count, and has Furthermore traded largely
on the fact that he has been in Congress
for three terms. He has even said that
II reelected he would probably be made
Speaker Anybody who knows Washing
ton understands that Mr.. Smith has
about as much chance OF being elected
Speaker as a schoolboy has 10 become
principal of his school. have talked
with many men living in his home town.
and have found that they. as rule. are
strongly for him. But the mere fact that
he Is making statements as TO the prom
inence he Will attain. should he be elect
ed. statements absolutely without iusti-
hcation, leads me 70 doubt his ultimate
success.
1t is impossible 10 determine how great
Is the wave OF Democratic sentiment in
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
Private Ownership.

John T. Clark. in Atlantic.
Exposing any valuable thing 70 a free.
for-all seizure is insuring the surest and
speediest destruction OF it, and private
ownership marks an advance on this con-
dition. even from the point OF view Of
public interest Only monumental idiot
will kin a goose that lays golden eggs
when he has her securely penned: but
when she is al large and other men are
chasing her an intelligent selfish man will
do it. since under those circumstances
only quick use Of his gun will make
her afford 10 him personally even so
much as q dinner. And RETAINING from
shooting would not save the goose. The
whole issue lies between this particular
destroyer and some other. and the situa-
ton fairly well describes the attitude OF
many who prey on public resources. They
would do better, though not usually very
well, If they owned the resources out
right. Private ownership cOnfsrs a power
10 preserve, and affords some motive for
doing il, and IL is for the state to supr
what will decisively re-enforce that mo-
tive. Resources that are needed by the
public may well be privately owned when.
either spontaneously or under compulsion.
owners use them for the public
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
DELAWARE DENIS
SEE VICTORY AHEAD
Col. Du POnt May Give Way
to Willard Salisbury.

Democracy's hopes run high in Della
ware. Old timers are focking TO the
party standard AID all sorts Of predi =
tons are being made as 10 what's going
10 happen.
Even the legislature is claimed. Should
this come about, ii would mean the re-
tirement of Col Henry A. Du POnt and
the coming 10 Washington of Willard
Salisbury
The Republicans are much divided. and
viii need soon to patch up their differ
enCeS.
Not since the DAYS when J. Edward
Addicks was making political history has
the situation been so interesting. Since
the Gasman drew ont of the State the
Democrats have been slowly forging TO
the front They have gained an attorney
general in the last two years. the lower
branch OF the legislature. and hold the
city Of Wilmington.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
BY WILLIS J. ABBOT.

Des Moines. Oct &-There are few
people in the United States who would
imagine that the State Of Iowa could be
other than absolutely Republican. It
sent Allison TO the Senate year after
year almost without question; il has
voted for every Republican candidate on
the national ticket whose name has been
presented. II has sent in the past a Re-
publican delegation TO Congress not in
the slightest degree tempered by Demo-
cratic admiXture.
And yet this year Iowa has become a
doubtful State. and I wish I could say
that 1t is doubtful because of Demo-
cratic arguments and Democratic
strength. That Is not the fact. Iowa is
doubtful because OF the split between the
Republican standpatters and insurgents.
Country standpatters' View
This is the sort of talk I heard from a
man at Waterloo, where stopped briefly.
we believe that the oldtime representa-
tives OF Iowa at Washington are men
that we can trust. We don't believe in
this new Republcanism. this new ma
tionalism, as Mr.. Roosevelt calls il. In
the country districts we are going 70
fight for the continuation OF our oldtime
ideals. We may be beaten. possibly we
Will be, but we viii fight for the regen-
Grafton of the oldtime Iowa Republican
party, and We expect in the end that we
Will win and that our night Will be one
that will be OF advantage TO the country
as whole.
Newspaper Against Insurgeney.
That Is fair expression OF the country
stanGpat sentiment For the city senti-
ment one has 10 go 20 Des Moines. and
even there l did not find a very material
difference of opinion. The standpatters
In Des Moines talk as II the state was
lost 10 the Republicans.
This seemed TO me curious. because in
Minnesota and in Kansas even the op-
ponents Of the so-called insurgents ad
mitted that the insurgent movement was
the only thing that had saved the Re
publican party. But in Iowa they appar-
entity do not appreciate this fact While
insurgency runs rife In the State. the
standpat politicians refuse 10 recognize
Its Importance
The Des Moines Capital. the strongest
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
CHAMP CLARK'S SON
AN AID TO FATHER
Proves to Be a Chip Off the
Old Block.

Young and brilliant. the son Of Repre-
sentative Champ Clark, Democratic
minority leader. has taken the stump 10
help out MS father. He is cutting quite
a ngure in the Ninth Congressional dis
trict, where he has been debating the
political questions with his fathers op-
poner- JJdge Reuben Z. Roy.
A'issc ri thinks he is certain 10 be
hearl from. as he IS q chip OF the old
Iock. Association with practical politics
nas :iven him keen insight in how 10
Sc ihere.
Here's the Clark platform:
Tariff on q revenue basis.
Reciprocity with Canada.
Reciprocity with South America.
Reduced appropriations.
Restoration of merchant marine.
Popular election of Senators.
Stronger antitrust laws.
Real conservation.
Waterway improvements.
Exposition of extravaganza.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
Just stood Pat.

Prom the Philadelphia Telegraph
Talk abOu; being between two fires, a
Camden man was aroused by his wife
the other night, who said she thought
a burglar was in the house and wanted
papa 10 go downstairs and chase him.
Papa promptly declined.
What's the natter" scornfully ask
ed wiley, ARE you afraid?"
Nc" replied the old man. replacing
his head upon the pillow But while
am downstairs chasing the burglar
you'll be going through my clothes. so
its about six in one and a half dozen
IN the other
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

took the conversation as II was given.
When I returned 20 my camp / made two
copies OF President Lincoln's remarks. l
sent one copy home and kept the other.
carried II IN my family Bible. I still
have IT,
1T was many years after before I
realized what President Lincoln had
meant by the initiative and referendum. I
became an advocate OF the principle. Il
was I who introduced IN the last House
House concurrent resolution No. p This
called for the initiative and referendum.
Il was lost 7 intend to Try again this
winter II I am sent back 10 the House"
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
TURN ON ROOSEVELT.
Continued from Page One.

Continued from Page One.
II is too early TO say what will come Of
it. Mr.. Roosevelt may come out here and
charm them again as he has before. but
just now they seem TO have their eyes
wide open, md 10 be possessed of no
Illusions
Lack of sympathy.
One thing that the itinerant analyst is
told by Republicans is that President
Taft is not popular among the rank and
file Of that party in the State. The other
day. when Warren G. Harding. the Re
publican candidate for governor. was
speech making Up in this part Of the
State, he was approached by the county
chairmen in the strong Republican coun-
ties and warned not to say anything COM
pllmentary about the administration.
our people won't stand Cor It," they
told Mr. Harding Pressed for an expla-
nation. he couldn't give one. at least,
one that was intelligent and coherent.
Other Republicans are equally at a loss.
They say the Republican electorate In
Ohio, or a large part Of It. is sore" al
Taft. But none of them can say what
precise action or speeches of the Presi-
dent has caused this feeling Said an
old Republican party manager:
IF you can analyze this state Of mind
OF the body of the Republican voters in
Ohio and accurately chart the current
and cross-currents in the public mind
that are affecting and crystallizing public
opinion. you will do more than any of us
have been able TO do. We all know that
things are not as they should be. and
that the drift is against US; but lis like
trying TO solve a Chinese puzzle in the
dark to know how 10 find our way out
of the maze.
Restlessness Prevails.
I'VE know there is restlessness and
uneasiness and dissatisfaction among the
voters OF the State. With some 1t is
caused by the high cost Of living and dis
approval OF the new tariff law Others
are dlsgus' ed with the personnel OF the
managers and leaders OF the party IN
the State.
With others. il is a feeling that the
time has come for a general house-clean-
Ing and change. II the feeling Of revolt
is as strong on election day as It is now
there will be a clean sweep The same
causes that brought about the overturn
in Maine are operating here. There has
been Republican graft in the Statehouse
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
LINCOLN A PROPHET
Could FOrsee Adoption of In
itiatiye and Referendum.
SOLDIERS SHORTHAND REPORT

Heard War President Tell Gems.
Grant and Meade that Plan Was
Bound to Become UniversaI-TrIes
to Have IL Put on the Law Books
of Kansas-SIakes Shorthand Notes.
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
THE UNKNoWING.

They DO rot know the awful tears We she'd
The tender treasures tia; Ne keep and kiss
They could not he so stiil-cuF quiet dead
IN knowing this.
They do not know What time we turn % MI
L0re's empty chalice with a cheaper bliss
They could not be 50 stiil-So ven still
IL krSxing this.
-Iheodnsia Garrison IN Ainsles' 9,
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

There are not many people who know
that President Abraham Lincoln looked
into the future during the civil war and
prophesied that the next generation fol-
lowing him would see the initiative and
referendum adopted by every State in
the Union.
This is the statement Of A. H. McCor-
mick, a member of the last legislature
from Crawford County. Kans.. and Re-
publican nominee for reelection.
Il heard President Lincoln tell Gen.
Grant and Gen Meade that the initiative
and referendum was bound to become
universal in the United States" said Mr.
Mccormick. Il was a Union soldier. Just
a short time before the breaking or the
rebel lines in front of Petersburg Pres
ident Abraham Lincoln visited Gen Grant
at City Point on the James River.
AT that time l was crippled in the left
army by musket shot and was detailed
as mail agent for the Second Corps. I
frequently made trips from the front to
City Point. One day Gen. de Fobrlann
gave me a letter and ordered me 10 de-
liver 1t TO Gen. Meade. He asked for
reply When I entered Gen. Meade's tent
I found with him Gen. Grant and Presi-
dent Lincoln and two other officers. They
had evidently been talking earnestly
about Switzerland.
''They stopped when entered the tent.
I presented my letter to Gen Meade. He
read ii and said:
Tell the general yes
Hears the Prophecy.
II was about to withdraw when a sud
den thundershower burst. Gen Meade
turned TO me and said Soldier, sit down
and wait for the rain 10 quit l sat on
a camp stool In rather a dark corner OF
the tent Apparently not noticing my
presence President Lincoln continued the
conversation evidently where he had left
off when l came in. Turning 10 Gen
Grant. he said:
General. the day will come. but il will
not be In your day or mine. when every
State in this Union Will have the initia-
tive and referendum. When that day
comes the people VIII rule. the people
viii rule AS he said this ne brought
his fist down on the table with such
vehemenee that he overturned the ink
bottle. Z knew shorthand. / sat there and
The Washington herald., 1910-10-09
Auto Etiquette.

Hon Iunch-
A young lady who was recently run
over by a motor car apologized 10 the
chauffeur In motor circles surprise Is
expressed that We should have had TO
wait SO long for some one 10 realize what
is the correct thing TO do in the cireuuS>
stances.