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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
List of Jurors.
PETIT JURORS,

The following petit jurors are to
report for duty on Monday, April
II, A. d. 1911. at 9 a. m:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

For Rent.
Two nice residences. For terms
apply to DIR. X. f. JACKSON.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Three Kinds of Democrats.

According to Mr.. Ransdell there
are three kinds of Democrats when it
comes to considering the tariff.
These he defines as follows: Free
Traders, those wanting Free Raw
Material, and those WHO advocate
Tariff for Revenue Only.
In the discussion OF this question
it WAS found in many instances that
Democrats and Republicans were
lined up together, and on the tariff
question, ut least, there Was no diff.
ference This has caused great con-
fusion to the ordinary aymen, and
it is very hard to explain to them
that there are Democrats and Demo
Gratis, almost without limit. on this
vital business question.
The purely business aspect of this
question. is held by some, should
take it out of the domain of politics
This idea seems to have prevailed
with sort OF harmonizing effect with
the present Congress, as is evidenced
by the action of the Democrats who
have helped MIR. Taft, the Republican
President, carry into effect laws in
keeping with this idea.
The idea obtains more and more
that the Tariff is business question
and not one of politics, but all the
same there is a vast distinction t.
he observed in the consideration OF
this question by Democrats. The
party leans to free trade. and has
only accepted tariff for revenue
only" rs u compromise between the
protection" idea and the plan o.
direct tax for revenue. There is Il
wide range of discussion between
these two poles, but no Democrat
is expected to favor tariff measures
that will protect the classes ut the
expense of the MASSES. He may bt
one of the three kinds of Democrats
Mr.. Ransdell mentions, but when hs
goes into the realm OF protection
simply for the sake of protection
he is no sort of Democrat at all.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
The Hook Worm Campaign.

The person reading this notice
very probably has hook worms in
his system, or they exis. in some
member of his family. and he ought
to know it.
Approaching the great work OF ouf
State Board of Health. and the ne
tivity of DR.. Bowling in informing
our people about the necessity foI
cnre of the health and sanitary pre-
cautions, the Chronicle has arranged
with the Board of Health to publish
a series of articles, givingan account
of the causes which produce hook
worm Infection, and the methods o.
prevention and cure.
The first publication appears on
our front page this week, and We
trnst orr people will read it with
care. and take note of the important
suggestions the Board OF Health
mnkes to prevent spread Of the hook
worm disense.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Letter From Hon. N. C. Blanchard.

The Chronicle is in receipt of let.
t.r from Hon. y. G.. Blanchard. Civ
iny n statement as to the present
status of settlers ON the Backbone
Land Grant. which will be published
ia our issue OF next week. He gives
very lucid aud satisfactory account
1T conditions, and says that the
lands cannot he taken away from
bona fde settlers. We shall also
hive some interesting editorial COM
mrnts to make on this subject next
week, and hope to awaken sufficient
interest with congressman Watkins,
rujo and Wickliff To make them sit
up and take notice that they can per,
form some effective work ia securing
the rights OF large nmmber OF set.
tiers in their respective districts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Action Wanted by U. 8. District At.
tOrney.

In another place we publish an ar
ticlp ''rhe Rights of Settlers Demand.
ed" in which it will he seen that the
delay OF Is or 1S years in getting n
decision i'm the matter Of settlers on
the famous, or rather, infamous, y
Backbone Land Grant, is laid 1t the
door of the u. s. Dist riot Attorney
for this district, who has failed to
press these suits either from lack oil
knowledge On this subject or matt
ton to his duty.
Our correspondentasserts that the
present U. s. District Attorney, Mr..
+. H. Randolph, who was lately up.
pointed to this Office, has promised
To have some of these cases decided,
nnd We hope to be able to note some
satisfactory action on his part be-
fore another season has passed away.
We are told that the U. s. District
ATTORNEY Is the proper person to
have these settlers claims called mp
for action. The attorneys for the
Railway Co. can have them called
Tor decision, but they have not done
80 because the decision will be against
their railroad clients, and of course
they do not want that To happen
Ia fact, We are told in that in some
cises the railroad attorneys have
sued out injunctions against settlers
preventing them from making any
improvements on their lands, or using
the valuable timber on same, and
this, too, IN the lace OF the fact that
they have had suits pending 3 and
1S years, that If decided would give
them undisputed title to the land
aud timber.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
A Dangerous Threat.

English cotton spinners have
bought very large tract of land
in one of the central cotton States.
The purpose for doing SO is to
avoid dependence on the southern
farmer for the raw material. 1t
has OF late come to public atten-
ton that other negotiations of a
like character are on foot, and it
will not be long before thousands
of acres of our best lands pass in
English hands and will be planted
into cotton.
We see a threat in this to the
southern farmers, especially to
those who do not own the land
that they cultivate. More than
this the threat extends even to
the business men of the country.
Once a large proportion of the
cotton of the country is owned
directly by the foreigner we cease
to hold our own in the commerce
of the world resulting from our
great and necessary staple. We
will have at home a dangerous
competitor, one well provided with
money, using the most approved
methods of culture and whose pro-
duce will be shipped directly to
foreign market.
The foreign cotton spinner cam
not be censured for projecting such
movement. He is simply acting
to the best of his own interests.
The country offers him the most
flattering inducements to do SO
and he avails himself of the gen.
erous invitation. But when he
has obtained a firm foothold we
will hear a great hue and cry GO
ing up in protest to this 1t will
then be too late. The man with
out lands will feel the blow the
most keenly, the business man
will find that he is hurt and the
country itself will lose its great
prestige. 1t is high time to hear
and see the warning and to avert
it now that it can be done.-Avoy-
elles Enterprise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

ZELLER-In the town of Colfax.
La, ON Saturday, June 10. 1911.
Edna May Zeller. horn Feb. %. 1905,
daughter Of 4. X. Zeller and BERTHE
X. Zeller. departed this life, aged 3
years, 3 months and II days
Little Edna May was sick only
about thirty hours. haying died from
congestion, and although the best
medical skill and loving care was be-
slowed on her it was of no avail
She was sweet and beautiful child.
AMI looked lovely even in death.
Her father was absent I'm New Or
leans during her illness. and was
only able To get here Monday morn
ing in time for the burial, which
took place ia the Colfax cemetery,
Rev. n. W. Ledbetter officiating.
Three aunts were present at the
child's funeral, Mrs. Ivy L. Harrison.
Mrs. V. Simms and Mrs. Frisly, who
Joined with kindly neighbours in min
istrations of sympathy for the be-
reayed family.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
The Fouke Brick Plant Sold.

MIR. q. W. Fouke. the Texnrkana
capitalist, was in Colfax on Friday
and Saturday last, and while here he
Informed US that he had sold out his
celebrated press brick plant IN Colfax.
The purchaser is Mr.. WIN. LaCroix,
who was one of the original stock.
holders when the enterprise was first
organized. The brick made at this
plant are the best by test of a United
States expert of any made in Louisi.
ana, and there is every reason why
the enterprise should be one of sue,
cess and profit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

Just received, a lot OF medium
priced hats. Mrs. Leila Long
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
DIED..

HATCH ER-At the Fink Home In
the City of New Orleans. at .. M.
on Tuesday. June 6. 1911, Mary Jane
Hatcher (nee GOodwynt departed
this life, aged rs years. 3 months and
3 days. her remains being laid to
rest on Wednesday in the Valence
street cemetery Of that city.
Mary Jane Goodwy was the third
daughter Of Elias Goodwyn. and
was born at GAINESVILLE. Ind. Sept.
3. 1894. She moved to indianapolis
i'm 1910. aud to New Albany In 1884.
She was married to Josiah Hatcher
at Jefferson, Texas. March 4. 1855,
and afterward moved to Eufala.
Ala. where Hatcher enlisted IA lieu
tenant OF a company in the COnfed-
crate army. in which he afterward
became captain. He was killed or
died from wounds received during
the war. Mrs. Hatcher was the
mother OF two children. both of
whom died when only a few years
old.
Mrs. Hatcher was the only living
representative of eight Elias Good
win children. Her brothers were
Philo Merrill GOODWIN. Simeon
Tarleton GOODWIN, George ". w.
GOODWIN. Harvey Hamilton Good
wyn and Alexander Elias GOODWIN.
Her sisters were Elizabeth Caroline.
who married Rev. N. A. Cravens.
and Catherine Adeline. who married
Col. H. l.. Grinstead.- She also had
two half sisters. her widowed moth
or having married Theodore Barnett
in 1897, of which union two daugh-
ters were born, Maria Louise. who
married DIR. s. l.. Gustinp, and Isa-
bella. who married Hon. +. w. Pike,
of NapOleonville, La.
In disposition Mrs. Hatcher was
sunny. gentle. cheerful and affection
ate. and she had many warm friends
who greatly admired her christian
character In her death our lovable
old aunt was pretty to the last. and
we are told that with her crown of
silvery hair while lying in her coffin
she looked as though only asleep
and. in the resurrection morning,
that she shall awake and be beauti-
full throughout eternity In the firm
conviction OF her loving nephew.
H. Il. GOODWIN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
A Charming Woman

is one who is lovely in face form, mind
aud temper. But it's hard for woman
to be- charming without health. A weak
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able. Constipation and kidney poisons
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tons and a wretehed complexion. But
Electric Bitters always prove a godsend
to women who want health. beauty and
friends. They regulate stomach. liver
and kidneys, purify the blood, give
strong nerves, bright ewes. pure breath
smooth velvety skin, lovely complexion
and perfect health. Try them. SOC al
all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

As we are going to press Friday
afternoon the ladies of the Woman's
Home Mission Society we're prepar-
ing for an ice cream festival, to be
held at the band stand on Railroad
Avenue from 8 to 10 p. m. The pro-
ce-is of the festival are for the pur-
pose of sending Rev. II. W. Ledbetter
To the Sea Shore camp meeting.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

Colfax. La, June IA, 1911.

Colfax. La, June IA, 1911.
To the Voters of Grant Parish:
| take this INT thod Of announcing
to the public that l will he candi-
date for reelection to the sheriff's
Office in the approaching campaign
at the proper time. and having re-
ceived a number of inquiries from
my friends relative to the same. de,
sire to set all parties at ease relative
to my position in the matter.
Yours truly, A. b. PLRKINs.
Sheriff
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Notice of Final Proof.
U. s. Land Office, Baton Rouge. La.
Nav %. 1911.

U. s. Land Office. Baton Rouge. La
May y. 1911.
Notice Ia hereby given that Colum.
bus Delaney. Of Simms. Louisiana
who. ON March 6, 1905. made Home.
stead Entry No. 267S9. Serial No
0l420. for sw or NV or, sec rs. town.
ship 6 n. range / w, Louisiana Me.
ridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final five year proof. to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed. before United States Com.
missioner. at Alexandria. La, ON
the 18th day of June. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: w,
Delaney. Ben Darlington. John
Crooks, NJ. +. Rice. all of Simns. La
JOHN +. NUTTALL,
my27 Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Mail Boxes Received for New Route.

Three dozen new metallic u. s. mail
boxes have been received 10y Mr.. l.. l..
Roach, carrier on Rural Ronte No. 2
out of Colfax, for distribution to
patrons on that route. The most OF
these boxes have been spoken for,
and marked with the names oil
the parties taking them. MIR. Roach
started in on this new route on June
lst, and is beginning to get things
in convenient shape for himself and
the citizens who live along the route
he travels.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

On account oi the Good Govern
ment League meeting June 21, in
New Orleans, the railroads will give
reduced rates of one fare plus 25cts
for the round trip.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Estimated Budget of Parish Expenses

On motion Of Mr. Purvis. second
ell by Mr.. Bullitt, the following bud
get OF expenses was adopted. and
after having gone over the ASSESS
ments and estimating the expenses
of the parish, for the year 1911:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
fremont.

L. ID. May, St. Louis; {. 5. Clarke
Akron. Ohio; f. Mccarthy, Jackson
vile; J. X. Underwood, Birmingham
Ala: Jno. NJ. Carlisle. Gainesville;
E. A. Burn, Mayfield, KY; l.. A.
Hawkins, Atlanta; W. H. Burt, Va;
D. T. Robertson, Detroit; c. Hoover
Easton, Pa; W. G. Hodges. Knox
vile: J. G. Higgins. Sanford; J. G.
Cline, n. Y; c. II. Isbell, Kansas
City. Mo-; Chas. Rice. Tampa; W. G.
Corn, jacksonville; W. r. Tucker
Cincinnati; ]. J. Carlin, n. T.; Roy
al c. Dunn, Tallahassee; E. R. Cook
n. Y; n. A. Bitch. Tallahassee; E.
2. F. Golden, Arcadia; V. A. Davis
Tampa; A. P. Jordan. Punta Gorda
E. ]. Walsh, Birmingham; J. L. Hen
derson, Tampa; T. ]. Nickerson. N
Y; W. H. Drew, Tampa; H. |. Estes
jacksonville; Jno. B. Singletary,
pa; Geo. W. Mershan. Jacksonville;
Bradentown; W. X. Knudson. Tam
A. c. Wise, Atlanta: Frank n. Yo-
chem, Chicago; S. w. Jackson. De-
troit, Mich; r. L. Perkins, Ocala;
Mrs. S. Powell, Norfolk. Va; j. w.
Stephens, Ocala; J. D. Langston. At
lanta; T. E. Whiteside, Tampa; H.
r. Steiner, Sanford; c. r. Richard
son, Tampa.
Matanzas.
d. c. Lucas, Tampa; B. F. Fraser.
Jr., Jacksonville; w. F. Ashe, Tam
pa; D. E. Glass, Tampa: n. Holder
and wife and daughter. Carmi. ILL.,:
G. n. Slaughter. Jacksonville: E
Bradford, Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
OFFICIALS VISIT
PENSACOLA FAIR

State Superintendent of Public In
struction W. NJ. Holloway. who Is In
the city attending the Pensacola In
terstate Fair, accompanied by County
Superintendent N. B. Cook, yester-
day morning visited q number Of the
public schools in the city on a tour
of inspection.
Attorney General Park NJ. Tram.
nell also accompanied Superinten-
dent Holloway on his visit and was
introduced to the pupils and made
few remarks at several OF the
schools. Pensacola Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09

Mr.. Sam H. Bryson. a leading cit
izen of Winter Haven, is In Lakeland
today and reports his home town to
be growing by leaps and bounds.
Mr.. Bryson says Winter Haven Is en-
thusiastic over the question Of good
roads, which is matter in which all
progressive citizens should be inter-
ested. This was Mr.. Bryson's first
visit to Lakeland in four years and
he noted many changes and improve
ments in Lakeland, in fact, he hard
ly recognized 1t as the same place.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09

Hon. Jno. B. Singletary, Represen-
tative to the last Legislature from
Manatee county and prosecuting
attorney OF the Tenth Judicial Cir.
cult, is in Lakeland today and while
here is registered at the fremont.
Mr.. Singletary is returning to his
home from Barlow, where he has
been engaged in his official capacity
as Prosecuting Attorney during the
recent term Of court.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
DISPUTE OVER BUSINESS
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
(By Associated Press. }

Monroe, La, Nov. 9.-In a pistol
duel in drug store here today
Charles B. Wolfson. life insurance
agent, was shot and killed by DR..
A. II. GLADDEN., a physician. The
men disputed over business matter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09

Jno. NJ. Carlisle, a prominent citi-
zen of Gainesville, is in Lakeland to-
day on a business trip and while
here is registered at the fremont
hotel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
GOVERNMENT SHIPS SEARCHING
FOR ABANDONED sCH0oNERs
(By Associated Press) .

Washington, d. c., Nov. 9.-The
Revenue Cutter Forward ordered
from Key West today to search for
three water logged schooners, which
have been abandoned of the south
ern coast of Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09

ID. c. Lucas, of Tampa, Is In Lake.
land and while here is a guest OF
the MatanZas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
TO THE LADIES Of LAKELAND

Mrs. 6. Thomas Fleming has located
at 301 S. Kentucky Avenue. next to Meth
odist church, where she is ready to TAKE
ORDERS for all kinds of EMBROID.
lERY. Stamping done to order. This
in connection with Circulating Library
of new fiction, which she invites the Read.
ing Public of Lakeland to inspect.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NOTES.

r. L. Perkins, of Ocala, is In Lake.
land today and is registered at the
fremont.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-13

become convinced that their city gov
eminent is not to their liking Dallas
has invoked the recall. and there have
been enough other horrible examples
to keep the average municipal official
in the straight and narrow way.
1t Is probable that other instrument
talities for good in municipal affairs
will be developed through the home
rule principle. With charter com
paratively easy of amendment It nat
urally follows that many cities will
experiment with new remedies for nau-
nicipal ills, and 1t would be contrary
TO human. experience to suppose that
out Of the thousands OF experiments
made. other new engines OF direct con-
troll OF municipal affairs viii not be
discovered. Los Angeles experiments
with the initiative and referendum and
the recall may not have produced en-
tirely satisfactory results but when
California followed the example OF
Missouri in establishing the principle
Of municipal city home rule. It made
possible the widespread adoption OF
many ideas in state as we'll as mu-
nicipaI politics which promise to give
new voice 70 the demands for the
American people for good and whole
some control of local and general pol
tiles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-13
On the Girls of the
Orient
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In America the corresponding period
when young woman grows anxious to
become engaged" is from Is to %. But
not at all infrequent is the visible and
unmis taxable effort of the sixteenyear-
old girl in High SchooP' who makes
the initiative move to attract a young
man and to lead him to a proposal.
The average American girl combines
the skill and holiness of the Oriental
parent, priest, and duenna in her search
for a husband.
Testimony of Mothers.
Three American mothers, living In
States. have related similar trials in
their efforts to give attractive young
sons an education and to see them well
launched in a promising career
Each mother was trying to be the
friend. counsellor. chum and comrade
of her son. and each found the young
lads time. thought and prospects in
terfered with and intruded upon by the
young girls OF his acquaintance. They
rang the telephone and called him
away from his studies. They wrote
notes and sent him invitations TO all
sorts of festivities, and they even called
at his home and urged him to act as
their escort to various functions.
Nllcn he NtAt away LOT q summer
outing with his parents they pursued
him with letters, and by their unre-
hitting attentions succeeded in dis
tracing his mind from study, and, in
one case. leading the boy into mar
riage before he had become seIf-sup-
porting.
In no other country on earth can
daughters of respectable parents &C.
cupying positions of dignity in society
be found who make these bold advances
toward the opposite sex
Young girls in England, France. Ger
many and all European countries are
more carefully guarded by their par
ents and are not allowed the freedom
which has been and is being rnisused
by so many-by the large majority-of
our American girls.
Liberty and License
It is one thing to enjoy liberty of
action
It is quite another to be guilty of IL
cense in conduct.
The girl who keeps the telephone
busy calling up her young men friends
and asking them to show her attentions
is guilty of license and unmaidenry
boidness. The man should always be
the one to make advances.
There is no question that the eastern
women need greater liberty of action.
There is no question that the American
girl needs restricting in her liberty Of
conduct.
Copyright 1911, National News AS
sociation).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-13

suited to local needs and better adapt
ed to local conditions.
The states which have constitutional
guarantees against legislation for in
dividua1 cities not only have prevent
ed legislative interference, but they
have cut off the right of a city to ap-
peal for aid to the Legislature in rem
edying a specific situation. Authori-
ties say that the experience OF Chicago
in this direction is most Illuminating
by way Of illustration as to what
city can do when conditions are bad.
The same law which prevented the leg
islature from interfering with Chi
lagos affairs also prevented it from
rendering Chicago aid when that city
desired to free itself from the thrall-
dom of a corrupt city council. So,
hampered by the impossibility of add
ing to or subtracting from the powers
of the council through Legislative ac-
ton. Chicago reformers settled down
to fight the problem out in another
way-by cleaning out the crooked
members and substituting good men, II
was a long. uphill pull. but since then
good government experts everywhere
have held up the experience of Chi
cago as an object lesson Of what can
be accomplished when city is left to
its own resources in its fight for bet
ter municipal conditions.
Under the Michigan constitution
cities of all classes are governed as to
what they shall and shall rot do by
the same general law. This law had to
be broad enough to allow Detroit. with
its nearly half a million people the
ne cessary freedom Of action Of me-
tropolis, ard at the same time it had
to be specific enough in detail to guide
the unframed official Of the country
town of 500. It is provided that when
a revision of charter is sought, there
must be an initiatory petition signed
by at least 20 percent of the voters.
II two-thirds of the legislative body
vote favorab1y on this petition. 1t is,
at the next municipal election. submit
ted to the electorate. If a majority
vote in favor Of the revision. charter
commission is next chosen, consisting