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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
Queer Laws.

Berre. Switzerland.-There are In
force in Switzerland certain laws
which. in the hands OF the unscrup-
ulous. may work great havoc with
personal rights and liberties. This
is point concerning which there can
be no dispute. For instance. In most
cantons men and women may be pun
ished not only for What they have
actually done in the past. but also for
what may possibly result in the fu-
ture from what they have done. Sup
pose man is spending week by week
all that he earns. Then the local au-
thorities. acting in conjunction with
the police. may send him to a penal
workhouse. on the pretext that his
conduct is such that he may later be
come destitute. and therefore bur.
den on the community
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
GOT HIS soBRIQuET EARLY
"Eionest john" Kelly Proved His Right
to the Title Long Before
Manhood.

There have been many stories about
the manner in which Honest John"
Kelly, the ex-umpire, first got his nick
name. Mr.. Kelly himself, according
to New York letter, holds that it
came to him naturally. for even as a
small boy the purity Of his soul shone
through his face. Il think the first
time was ever called Honest John
was when / was quite yoangster."
said Kelly. "A man engaged as an
ambulatory salesman of tinware OBJ
served the ingenious countenance
presented to the world and hailed me.
You look honest, boy said he. What
might your name be?' john said /,
quite simply. 'John,'-just like that.
Then hold my horse while / go in
the saloon and get drink said he
And SO held his horse while he went
in the saloon and got drink. But
this was on lower Ninth avenue, in a
day when the avenues honors went
to the man who could clean the most
cops In given time. By and by the
gang came along and beheld that
wagon full of tinware. The peddler
was detained within by sore thirst,
and they took the tinware. And then
they came back and took the cush-
ions off the wagon. Eventually, be-
coming daring, they unhitched the
wagon and took it away. True to my
trust, l stood there. holding the horse.
And by and by the peddler came out
of the saloon and sized up the situa'
/ tion. Well said he warmly, you're
Honest John, all right. You saved the
horse"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
The HIppo,s Mouth.

Cape Town. Africa.-The hippopota.
mus is sort of floating island which
inhabits the African rivers To see
one rise out Of the water and go away
is as disconcerting to the tourist as
1t would be to see a sand bar get out
of the Missouri river and chase a SOW.
The hippo-life is too short to write
his full name-is big brother of the
pig. He weighs five tons and 2 gar
goyle is cute and pretty beside him. He
is fat and fiabby, covered with red.
dish skin adorned with bristles. and
has a broad. fiat head as wide rs a
dinner table. The mouth OF the hippo
Is another OF natures African extrav
agances. He has mouth enough to &c
the eating for a boys boarding school
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
Ended the Controversy.

On the steeple of an old Universal
list church in Bath. Me-, there is a
wooden figure of an angel. 1t is not
remarkably fine specimen Of art and
has always been somewhat laughed
about. especially because Of its high
heeled shoes. The Bath Enquirer re-
calls the story that former pastor of
the North Congregational church once
accosted a devoted Universalist with
the question: mr. Raymond, did you
ever see an angel with high-heeled
shoes en- its feet?" Why. no." an
swered Mr.. Raymond. Il can't say that
/ ever did: but did you ever see one
without them?'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
FAMOUS OLD HOUSE
Crosby Hall Fine Example Of
18th Century Architecture.
Anticipated Building in London Where
Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth and
Other Distinguished Persons
Were Entertained.

London.-One Of the most interest
ing houses in London, renowned for
its historic associations. is Crosby
Hall, in Bishopsgate. 1t has the dis
tinction of being not only the home
of great men and the scene where
kings and queens, ambassadors and
mobiles disported, but also OF being
the most beautiful specimen of fif-
teenth century domestic architecture
in London. Shakespeare dined at its
festive board and mentions 1t in bis
play Of Richard III.
Crosby Hall was erected by Sir
John Crosby. who was an alderman OF
London In 146S. II was the highest
building in the city and its great
hall, the scene of many historic
events, was 81 feet long, q feet
broad and 40 feet high. The Duke
of Gloucester, afterwards King Rich
ard III, who was the last Plantagenet
king of England and who fell fight
ing for his crown and life on bloody
Bosworth field, lived in 1t at one time
and there concocted his plans for the
murder of his nephew, Edward ".
and the seizure of the throne. Other
royal murders are laid at his door.
For many years Sir Thomas More,
England's great chancellor, and the
author of the ever-famous Utopia,
dwelt In peace and dignity within the
great mansion. 1t was from Crosby
Hall that he was sent to the Tower
preparatory to his farcical trial al
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
Left Both Satisfied.

1t all happened on one of those few
surviving pay-after-you-enter cars.
"Oh. insist on paying. Gladys said
the brunette you paid coming
down.
NO, shall pay" declared Gladys
with equal firmness. What If did
pay coming down-didn't you buy that
last package Of gum?"
Let me settle the quarrel, ladies'
suggested the diplomatic conductor.
why not use the denatured form OF
Dutch treat?"
What's that?"
We'll. you each pay the others
fare"
And that was the way they solved
it"-Cleveland Leader.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
E. G. STEVENS,
Notary Public.
Letter to
Dr.. kllzcr 4 C..
Einxhantsn, y. Y

Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
!. Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores Price fifty
CENTS and one-dollar.
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3!RlHNGAAh CITIZEN SWEARS
TOREMARSABLE STATEMENT

want to tell you what DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root did for my wife. She was
troubled with terrible pains IN her back
and they were such that it deprived her
of many nights sleep. There was thick
red sediment in her urine like brick dust.
The passage of the urine was very annoy
ing, being of burning sensation and the
complication was making her very thin
and weak. The medicine which the doc
tor gave her did not seem TO help her
and she was finally persuaded to try DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. / purchased one
bottle of the large size for her and it helped
ncr greatly. After she had taken three
bottles she did not have any more trouble
with her kidneys. 1t has been seven
years since she took Swamp-Root and she
is now well and healthy At the time OF
her kidney trouble, she weighed 40 pounds,
and she now weighs lS5. Ny wife is 81
years of age and cheerfully recommends
DIR Kilmer's Swamp-Root to her friends
aud feels very thankful that she found q
remedy, with such wonderful merit.
We give you absolute permission to
publish this in any way you wish.
Yours very truly,
D. R. RIDENHOUR,
Cor. 4th Ave. and Goth st.
Birmingham, Ala.
State of Alabama
Jefferson County
/, E. G. Stevens, Notary Public in
and for said State and County, certify
that D. r. Ridenhour, known to me as
such, personally appeared before me this
3lst day of July, 1909, and made oath
that the above statement was true IN
substance and fact.
E. G. STEVENS,
- -. Notary Public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
No Such Luck.

Wilson-Do you keep second girl?
Bilson-No; we can't keep the forty
third-fIarper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

Some people would drown with life
preseryer at hand. They are the kind
that suffer from Rheumatism and Neural
gia when they can get Hamlns Wizard
Oil. the best of all pain remedies
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

1t would be easier to see good In
others II we didn't have 80 many
faults of our own.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
Quick as Wink.

If your eyes ache with smarting; burn
ing sensation use PETTIT'S EYE SALVE.
An druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo, NY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

The whirlwind of passion scatters
many of the seeds of sin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
a SOUNDING Name.

A Sounding Name.
"Who is that girl in furs who seems
to be the big scream?"
she? Oh. she's our sleigh belle. !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21
TO DRIVE oyT MALAEIA 81

Take the OF Standard GROVES IASTsLES5
CHILL TONIC You know what you taking
The formula rs plainly printed on every bottle,
showing II Is simply 0uiplne and Iron In taste
less form. The Qunine drives ont the ma la ria
and the Iron builds up the s. stcE1. Soid oy all
dealers for 50 years. Price 20 cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

II takes more than singing vo-
cabulary to make prophet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

Constipation causes and aggrayates many
eerious diseases. II is thoroughly cured by
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
ite family laxative.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-01-21

To add a library to house Is I
Give that house q soul.-Cicero.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
TO'DISCOVER'
IN ROOSEVELT'S RULE
Contributing Editor Again Seeks to Justify
His Action in Permitting Absorption of
Tennessee Company

New York, August 17.-Ex-President
Roosevelt has an article on The Steel
Corporation and the Panic of 1907" in
the Outlook appearing to-day. Mr.
Roosevelt discusses his recent appear
ance before the congressional commit
tee investigating the Steel Corpora
ton, repeating the written statement
he then presented and dealing with
some OF the lines OF inquiry and his
responses. He says:
On Saturday. August 5. in compli-
ance with the request of the chairman
OF the congressional committee inves-
tigating the absorption of the Tennes-
see Coal and Iron Company by the
Steel Corporation. appeared before
that body. had nothing new to
which to TESTIFY. There was not a
fact of the slightest Importance or Of
the slightest bearing upon my action
which was not already known. and
which had not been known from the
time acted; and incidentally l may
mention that this is also true as re-
CARDS Panama, the dealings OF my ao :
ministration With the sugar trust. or
any other truB. and as to any other
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ALL LOCAL JUDGES
AWAY FROM CITY
Are Absent on Vacations but
No Emergency Seems to
Require Them.

Richmond was without n Judge yes.
terday for the first time in many
years. Had any citizen desired bail
for a serious offense beyond the pro-
vince of the bail commissioners. had
any one asked an injunction, ,here
might have been n serious hitch.
Clerks of all the courts specialized
what would be the result OF certain
contingencies. An attachment could
be Issued by the clerk of the court.
but were the attachment for perish
able goods. only Judge could order a
sale. Receiverships would have re-
quired judge had any merchant de-
sired to surrender his affairs to his
creditors. and other formalities- of
court acton might have demanded i'm
mediate action.
All Were Absent.
Heretofore the Judges have by tacit
agreement divided their vacations sc
that one was always available for any
emergency. BY some misunderstand-
ing every one was away yesterday
Judge s. r. Witt, of the Hastings
Court. Is at the White Sulphur
Springs: Judge Ernest Fl. Wells. OF
the Hastings Court, Part 2, at Vir-
GINA Beach Judge r. Carter Scott. oil
the City Circuit Court, is at War
renton; Judge Daniel Grinnan. OF the
Chancery Court, is at his home "a
Madison. and judge John II. Ingram
of the Law and Equity Court. is In
Southwest Virginia. Clerks of the
courts conferred and agreed that the
most available Judge in event of an.
emergency was Judge Walter A. Wat
SON of tho Chesterfield Circuit Court
detained at his home at Forest Hill
by the illness OF his father-in-law
Judge Cardwell, of the Supreme Court
Is at his home in Hanover.
|. No emergency arose. however. ThC
day was quiet In every court. Ne
one appeared with any petition de
nandipg immediate court action, ant
the clerAs spent the day completing
the records in previous cases. Judge
, Wells unexpected to return to tho
city in 5rday or two. and can act ir
any emerssncy for any of the. other
Judges. q
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gotten officers Their any quicker than
he did. having no facilities for so do
ing, and by reason of illness and many
hours of duty. he was physically I'M
| able to go himself Many members Of
the bar were present at the investiga-
ton. rendering their friendly support
| to the chief
Attorney Mann paid a high tribute
| to Captain Ragland as faithful and
| sagacious officer, and declared that his
loss to the police force would be a
calamity to the city.
The commissioners, after a brief
consultation, announced that their de-
cision would be rendered on Friday
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Change OF Quarters.
The Petersburg Benevolent Mechan-
les Association has rented quarters in
the Exchange Building on Bank
Street for occupancy during the build
ing of its seven-story structure. The
work on the building is expected to
| he given in the early fall.
Buildings for the Fair.
The buildings in progress of cree
tion on the Fair Grounds will be COM
pleted by the LIST of October. including
the grandstand at the race-track. The
main exhibition building will have n
floor space of $1,000 square feet, with
walls lG feet high.
General News.
1t is reported that R. E. wilkerson.
a prominent citizen of Dinwiddie. will
be nominated by the independent par
~ for County Treasurer. to run
against Treasurer Hargrave. who will
be the regular Democratic nominee
The independence will all stay out OF
the Democratic primary.
That portion of the Dinwiddie con-
Wet force which for some time has
been working on the Dupuy Road,
near this city. has completed that
work. and will be moved up. to the
main camp near Dewitt for labor on
the Roydton Plank Road
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piled that he would send officers as
soon rs possible. He 'phonea to the
station to wake up two officers who
were asleep there, and send them to
the hospital as quick as possible. He
then copnccted with the hospital. and
said that officers would be sent at
once. The officers from the station
house obeyed the order at once. testi-
f%ing that they dressed as they ran to
the hospital
Another officer was sent from the
chiefs home. reaching the hospital
In few minutes So the evidence as
to furnishing police protection rs
promptly as possible was in the chiefs
favor. Captain RaGland stated that
he had always entertained the kind
est possible feelings for the hospital,
had often responded to calls for as
sistance there, had several times been
patient there, and had married there
He loves the institution as he does
his home. He could not possibly have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

action of my administration Nobody
need feel either concern or hope al to
whether anything done by my admin
istration will be discovered" for the
excellent reason that there is nothing
that was hidden
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his threats to Kill the nurses. OF the
turning OF the hose upon him and OF
his final subJusation. She spoke high
~ of Captain highlands uniform kind
ness to the hospital
Mrs. Davis, the matron. for many
years always considered Captain Rag
land one of the hospitals best friends
and so did many others.
Mrs. j. Is. Harrison. at whose home
Chief Ragland lives. and Mrs Rag.
land. both testified to Captain Rag
lands answering the phone, getting
out of bed TO do So and to his prom
Use to get officers to the hospital as
quickly possible. and of his efforts
to do so. He sent one officer direct
from his home and two from the 20.
lice station.
John L: Harvell. a neighbor of the
hospital, told of Clary's violence and
murderous tendency, OF his turning
the hospital hose upon him. OF his fall
TO the ground. when he was found
temporarily helpless and was borne
in on cot; of his subsequent VIC
lence, and of the necessity of strap
ping and putting q straitjacket on
him. Police officers did not get there
until after Clary was brought into the
hospital, and they helped to hold him
Four police officers testified of being
ordered to the hospital by Chief Rag
land. TO hurrying there with all speed
and rendering the best service they
could. @
Chief Ragland testified that about
1880 O'Clock his phone rang violently
and for some time. that he Jumped on;
OF bed to answer heard a woman call.
Ing eNcitedly: mir. .Eanes." several
times. He told her he was not Mr.
Eanes. but the Chief of Police. He
understood her to say she wanted Mr.
Eanes "a detective). He did not know
at the time who was talking. but she
said Clary was giving trouble. and
asked that officers be sent He re-
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ton nearly complete control of the
steel business. through control OF the
sources of the raw material. Whether
or no; this is SO has no bearing upon
the action taken four years ago. The
purchase as made did not by itself.
one way or the other, affect the status
OF the steel Corporation so far as the
sherman law was concerned; and this
statement is not affected by consid-
Grafton OF what may not be totally
different state OF affairs four years
later dealt with facts as they
were not with facts ms they might
or might not afterwards become.
believe that this covers every point Of
any consequence raised in the Ques-
tions put TO me after had made my
statement"
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action of my administration Nobody
need feel either concern or hope is to
whether anything done by my admin
istration Will be discovered" for the
excellent reason that there is nothing
that was hidden.
Motive Not His Business.
II made TO the committee the state
ment which follows. Several questions
were then asked by different members
of the committee. Most OF these
questions dealt with matters not OF
sufficient moment to warrant allusion
to them here. Many Of them were as
to what my belief was concerning the
motives OF the Steel Corporation peo-
pie in acquiring the Tennessee Soai
and Iron Company's property; 10
winch, OF course. my answer was that
II was not my business. and neither
was 1t in my power. to search the hid
den domain of motive. and that my ac-
ton was conditioned. not upon what I
believed to be the motives actuating
the Steel Corporation. but upon my be-
lief that the action which they pro-
posed taking would be enormously to
the benefit of the community at large
at that particular moment Whether
the chtef motive for their action was
desire to absorb the Tennessee Goa
and Iron Company. or whether their
, chief motive was to save the threaten
ed New York firm from failure. and
thereby stop the panic, was of no con.
Germ TO me-
That both motives were in their
minds thought possible, and nov
think possible. T>hat was the pre.
dominant motive was Of no conse.
quence. My concern was that the ac.
ton should be taken and the situa ior
saved In the interests of the people
OF the United States Most indlvi.
duais nave short memories, and the
events In question took place nearly
-FOUR years ago; but If any one viii
look back and think the matter owe,
seriously and in good faith, he will
Understand that 1T was not a question
OF saving any bank or trust company
! from failure; the question was of saw.
! ing the plain people the common peo.
pie In all parts OF the United States
from dreadful misery and SUFFERING
| ana THIS was what my action did
one OF the questions put to me in :
| dicated disbelief. or, to he more ac.
curate. perhaps I should saw that -
was meant to he understood as indi-
eating disbelief, that the action taken
was really efficient in stopping the
panic At the time. and for some
months after the panic had been stop-
! ped, no man would have ventured IN
express such disbelief unless prepared
10 be greeted with derision by every
human being rho knew anything
whatever OF the actual facts. Tho
! question is not to be treated seri.
| ously. for 1t cannot be so treated
The action thken was. In my judg
| ment. the only action that could stop
the panic. and 1t most certainly was
or enormous, and in nil human prob
ability OF decisive. influence in actually
stopping II,
No Bearing on Former Action,
Certain other questions related IL
tho alleged fnot that during the past
four years the orc lands formerly own.
ed by the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company have been developed until
they nre OF such enormous import.
ance as to give to the steel Corpora.
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CHARGES AGAINST
Chief ARE HEARD
Investigation by Petersburg
Board OF Police Com
missioners.
WILL MAKE DECISION TO-DAY
Several Witnesses Examined.
Other News OF Peters
burg.
WILL MAKE DECISION TO-DAY
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
los North Sycamore Street,
pntnrsnnrr. Nn AncuSt !


The Board OF Police Commissioners
sat for three hours this Afternoon in
vestigating the charge of neglect OF
duty preferred against Chief OF Police
Raeland. on which he had been sus-
pended by Mayor Cameron The Com
monwealth's attorney was present as
friend and counsel for the chief, ana
George Mason was present in the in
terest OF the city. \ great many Wit
nesses were examined, including nurses
from the Petersburg Hospital, where
the trouble occurred that resulted in
the chiefs suspension. The Mayor 5
order of suspension was read. and II
was decided to confine the evidence
to the specific charge therein alleged
of neglect of duty in not furnishing
police protection TO the hospital on
the morning of August Is. against the
violence OF John S. clary."
Ciary. a patient, became suddenly
insane between and o'clock In the
morning, broke UP the furniture in
his room, threatened 10 kill the nurses
and caused great excitement by his
mad rawlings and cursinSs'
Miss Brown. nurse. testified &c
Clary's wild and dangerous condition
and to her attempts 10 get -ohce pro-
lection. She called 10 the station AND
told of the need OF help, ana was tolu
there was no officer there to send. She
called UP Chief Ragland, tried to eX-
plain the situation to him, and asked
him for aid at once. The chief adj
vised sending for a doctor. She de-
clarcd she did not want a doctor but
some one TO subdue 4 maniac. She
says she was very excited and got but
Htuc satisfaction. She called up sew
eral doctors. and in the meantime
neishbors came to their aid. subse-
ouent call from Chief Ragland asked
II help was wanted. saying that he
had done his best to send officers. but
then Clary had been suhdued and
strapped TO cot.
Miss Brown testified that Captain
Ragland had always been warn
friend of the hospital had rendered as
sistance whenever called on, and that
his kindness had been frequently
shown.
Miss Spencer testified to practically
the same facts, giving vivid descrp-
tion of Clary's rawlings, and threaten
Ing conduct, of the calling in of neigh
mors, OF sending in fire alarm, OF