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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

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What Maj. Gen. Wood Says:
War Department.
Office of the Chief of S

Office of the Chief of Staff,
Washington.
August IS, 1911.
Mr. Frederic J. Haskin,
Washington. D. c.
Dear Mr.. Hdskin:
/ haze looked oyer yonr article on
the army. The statements therein
made as to strength. general military
policy, snfeiencv Of coast defenseS,
policy scth reference to Improvement
and building up of the militia, and CO.
operation betUeen it and the regular
serSice,, etc, etc, are correct.
Tery sincerely yonrs,
(S;gued) Leonard Wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

The board OF supervisors of Kappa
hammock county. Va. has shortened the
season for shooting birds by fixing the
time from November II 70 December 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

I4averck, why did she send for your
II imagine said he, that it was a
whim. 1t must have been a whim.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
FIGHT WATER RATE
Columbia Heights Citizens
Oppose Raise.
ARGUMENT OVER REPORT
Executive Committee Favored Rati-
flying Commissioners View.
NO ACTION ON TRANSFERS
Resolution Calling for New Manual
Training School Is Introduced
by Mr.. Hiatt.

One more citizens association enrolled
itself under the banner of those friends
of the District who intend to defend the
integrity of the pact between the United
States and the District when the Column
bia Heights Citizens Association over
threw the recommendations and report of
its own executive committee last night
and took a decided stand in opposition
to the Commissioners action In forcing
an increased water tax on the District
The main argument used against tho
Increase was thar it is an insidious meth
cd of sapping tho strength of the pact
States, as written indelibly in the or
sAntc act of 1878.
The report of the executive committee
was based on the same contentious which
the engineer department Of the District
has used In attempting to prove the Com
missioners' right in asking for extra
money to install meters instead of OBJ
tanning the money by appropriation.
\. 3. Carly, chairman of the executive
committee of Columbia Heights Citizens
Association. presented the report which
recommended that the people accept the
Commissioners action without protest.
This was based on the statements that
Columbia Heights people probably would
get water cheaper by meter than ever
before.
But did You ever stop to think that
this method of the Commissioners is in
violation of the organic act?" asked
James Easby-Smith
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Saw Supt. Mcfarland.

Yes, perhaps that is true answered
Mr.. Carly. but we looked into the mat
ter at the District building and were
told that Congress void not appropriate
for the meters. We called on Supt. Nc
Farland of the water department and
asked him for information as to the rea-
sons for this Increase. He gave us facts
and figures and showed us many tables
and documents showing how much waste
there is in the city. and we are convinced
that 1t is better to have meters than to
have new conduit
Several speeches were made in favor of
the report. James Easby-Smith opposed
1t. He said:
Let me tell you that went to the
water department along with the execu-
tive committees party, and not all OF
the facts have been stated. Mr. McFar-
land showed us that we must stop the
great waste of water or pay for a new
conduit, but he also showed us that the
greatest waste of water is not in houses
such as we have here in Columbia
Heights, but in the little alley houses
with back yard hydrant. / agree with
the Commissioners that there is a serious
question in this waste of water, but
differ with them as to who shall pay for
stopping it,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
Verda High School.

The work in the v. II. S. il pro-
crossing nicely aud rapidly IN
der the management and supervision
of our principal. Mr.. j. X. Mckee.
We have an enrolment of more than
two hundred, including the AZ stud
ents in the high school department,
which is, as is shown by the records,
the largest enrolment in the history
of this department. The student
body throughout the entire school is
mnuifpsting more interest in he work
than ever before, by actually doing
good honest work. which shows that
it is finding something very interest
ing that it had not seen before.
All the tillable land on the farm
has been carefully, thoroughly and
scientifically plowed and seeded to
oats, clover and vptch, which vii
serve AS cover crops during the win
ter. Part of the crops will be turned
under in the spring to furnish hunus
to the crops which will be planted,
while part will lie allowed to grow
to- furnish feed. This part will be
harvested. and then the land will be
seeded to peas. DORA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce
]. E. ADAMS
as a candidate for Sheriff oil Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
q. G. N. FLETCHER
as n candidate for Sheriff OF Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
GEO. N. OWENS
as a candidate for Sheriff OF Grant
parish. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We IRE authorized to announce
M. C. NUGENT
as q candidate for Sheriff OF Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
A. b. PERKINS
as n candidate for Sheriff of Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized To announce
r. w. WAGNER
as candidate for Sheriff OF Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
DR.. Leander Willett Stands for Repre-.
sentative.

We this week place the name OF
DR.. Lpander Willett IN our announce
mpnt columns as candidate for
Representative, subject to the Demo-
craft primary. The Doctor is well
and f;ivorably known to wide circle
OF acquaintance in Grant parish,
having been reared here from his in
fancy. He has engaged in the mer-
camille business and in the practice
of medicine for livelihood, and in
all of his associations has met the
requirements OF substantial citizen
ship. He takes his stand before the
people of Grant parish in conser-
yative and dignitied platform, which
we publish elsewhere in this issue of
the Chronicle. In it he makes no
wild and glittpring promises, but
proposes. if he is elected to represent
the people, to do so with an eye Sill
gle to the greatest good of all. His
friends of the east side and central
Grant parish are recommending and
supporting him for he position, and
if he is elected We feel sure he will use
his best endpavors to represent the
people with faithfnlness and credit.
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We are authorized to announce
q TnHG

we are authorized tn announce
J. @. LONG
as a cantndate for Justice of the peace
for ward one. subject to the Demo,
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce.
C. u. ROBINSON
rs a candidate for first Justice of the
second ward, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized tn announce z
RUFUS A. WALKER
as a candidate for first justice OF the
second ward, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
r. L. PARISH
as a candidate for second Justice OF
the peace for ward two, subject to
the Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
II. C. TULLOS
as q candidate for second justice OF
the peace for ward two, subject to
the Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
]. w. BARRON
as candidate for Justice Of the peace
In ward three. subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
J. WALTER SMITH
as a candidate for Jus tice Of the peace
OF ward three. subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized tn announce
I. O. NUGENT
as a candidate for Justice of the peace
for ward four, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
FELIX p. BULLITT
as candidate for Justice OF the
Peuce IN ward six, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We ure authorized TO announce
JOHN r. GRAY
as a candidate for Justice Of the peace
Of ward six, subject to the Demo-
crHtic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
w. l. DOWTY
as n candidate for first Justice OF the
pence for ward seven, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized tn announce
WILEY n. JONES
as candidate for first justice of the |
peace for ward seven, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized tn announce
j. h. MILLER
as candidate tor second justice of |
the peace for ward seven. subject to |
the Democratic primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
For Coroner.

We are authorized to announce
DIR. e. III. BLACKWOOD
as candidate for Coroner of Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
d. v. DONALDSON, M. D.,
as a candidate for Coroner of Grant
parish. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
DIR. E. b. GRAY
as candidate for Coroner of Grant
parish. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized TO announce
DIR. IRA w. SANFORD
as a candidate for Coroner of Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
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We are authorized to announce
II. III. TALBOT. M n
For Representative.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE A. FOSTER

uCOnuC A. It I'd i En-
as candidate for Representative
from Grant parish. subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
II. S. DARLINGTON
as candidate for Representative
from Grant parish, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
T. o. HART
as q candidate for Representative
from Grant parish. subject to the
Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
DIR. LEANDER WILLETT
as a candidate for Representative
from Grant parish. subject to the
Democratic primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

We are authorized to announce
J. ". CARNAHAN
as candidate for constable of ward
one. subject to the Democratic pri-
mary election.
We are authorized to announce
JOE I. LEE
as a candidate for first constable of
ward two, subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
J. w. HADNOT
az a candidate for second constable
Of ward two, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
w. G. LINCECUM
as q candidate for constable OF ward
four. subject to the Democratic pri-
mary election.
We are authorized to announce
G. L. BARRETT
az a candidate for Constable Ia the
fifth ward. subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
JOSEPH FERRIER
as n candidate for constable Of ward
six, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary election.
We are authorized TO announce
JAS. w. FLETCHER
as a candi,iat t. for cOnsta Of ward
ak. subject to the Democratic pri-
mnry election.
We are authorized to- announce
IRVEN c. DYSON
as n candidate for first constable Of
ward seven. subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
NIGHTS OF UNREST
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
Sufferer from Kidney Troubles.


Sufferer from Kidney Troubles.
No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to
night.
Get up with a lame back.
Twinges of backache bother you
all day.
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night.
Urinary disorders add to your
misery.
Get at the cause-cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only
Have made great cures in this To-
cality.
Philip L. Kramer. GIT w. st. Peter
ST., New Iberia. La. says: "Pains
in the small of my back prevented
me from resting well. / became ner-
vOus and arose in the morning feel
ing miserable. l did not know that
this suffering was due to my kidneys
but being urged to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, | procured u box They
proved to be the very remedy need
ed. bringing me prompt relief. The
results were s0 satisfactory in every
way that give Doan's Kidney pills
my hearty endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
Good Roads Built in Wrong Place

Colfax, La, Nov. 20. 1911.
Editor COlfax Chronicle:
| note your editorial of Nov. 18th
in regard to some peanut individuals
drawing on their imagination as to
what the good roads cost per mile.
1t costs us in Grant parish $17S5. 90
per lmile. Now you make the ran
dom assertion that it costs from
$1,000 to $4,000 per mile. ask yon
if you have the figures that the actu-
al cost to the constructor will aver
age $1500.00 per mile.
Now, Bro. Goodwin, Louisiana
has just started. She is in her iIl-
fancy, aud fully 35 years behind
some of her sister States in good
roads, and the first move she-made
she started wrong. To verify what
4 say | refer you to,one of our mid
die States, let's say Ohio. They
have as good roads as you will find
infhe Union, and why! They start
ed right.
First, We started wrong in laying
out our roads in GiNnt. The first
one should have started exactly at
the center of one line of the parish
and run on a section land line due
east, west, north or south, and then
no one could have kicked, and then
criss-cross the parish until our whole
parish was sectioned with good
roads, surveyed us the people would
have become interested. and voted
more taxes.
Just look at orr roads being huiitl
They remind one of the old Iudiun
trail, AMI are so crooked that they
almost make the letters of the alpha
bet with their crooks. We are not
building roads, ouly improving the
old Indian trail. Good roads are one
of the essentials to the up building
and prosperity of any country, but
they should he surveyed out as YOU
would lay OF town or city. Sur
veyed out exactly ON section lines,
and then build and improve them as
We can. The present system of sur
vey is Il stumbling block in the path
of the progress of Grant parish.
| advocate good roads, but I'll
never vote another cent for roud tax
in Grant under the present system of
management, for it is wrong, and in
saying this | think voice the senti-
ment of the majority of the most
progressive people in Grant.
Speak of our ruads to visitor,
from the middle Suites and he will
laugh at you, and il you question
him as to what he thinks of our good
roads, he will say they resemble an
old Indian trail to- him.
The work has started right, but
the course Is wrong. We catered to
the interest of the speculutor and
run our good road through his cut
over land. which will enable him to
sell it, as it has become a white ele-
plant ON his hands.
And the second mistake is we are
paying the constructor $7S5 too
much per mile to buiId our roads.
| believe in good roads. but | be-
lieve in making our money build MS
much road as possible. I'll bet you
my next years peanut crop that the
good roads movement in Grant will
be SO dead at the end OF the next five
years, that all the politicians in the
United States can't revive it. Why?
Because we started wrong.
| am not making my kick because
want to see Us go back to the old
way of building roads with a pick.
shovel and hoe, for Lsurely believe in
progress, but because hate to see a
good thing done wrong.
More anon, II. L. PARISH.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

Mr.. j. F.. Stevens, of Nevada, Texas,
after giving the Lone Star State a
few years fair trial, has returned to
Louisiana, and will make his home
here. He gave the Chronicle call
on Thursday, and informed US h.
has bought 81 acres of Red river
land on the Raven Camp place, about
five miles south of CoIfax, for which
he paid $40 an acre, and he IL con
WINGED Grant parish is good enough
for him.
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For Police Juror.


We are authorized To announce
WILLIAM LaCROIX
az a candidate for police juror from
ward one, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized tn announce
JOHN RANDOLPH
as candidate for police juror from
ward one. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
G. w. GRAY
as candidate for police Juror from
ward two, subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
HENRY L. IRWIN
as n candidate for police Juror from
ward two. subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized TO announce
N. G. MORGAN
az candidate for police juror from
ward three, subject to the Demo-
cratic primary election.
Te are authorized to announce
M. II. NUGENT
as candidate for police Juror from
ward four, subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
r. RAMBO
az a candidate for police Juror from
ward four. subject to the Democrat
ic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
w. L. BLEWSTER
az n candidate for police Juror from
ward 1--WE. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
w. A. NUGENT
as candidate for police Juror from
ward five. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
FLEETE P. TILLMAN
as a candidate for police Juror from
ward five, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
PETER M. USSERY
as n candidate for police juror from
ward five. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
ISAAC McMILLS
IA a candidate for police Juror from
ward six. subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
N. s. ROBER rs
as n candidate for member Of the po-
lice jury from ward six. subject to
the Democratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce
r. M. DUNN
as candidate for police juror from
ward seven, subject TO the Demo-
crat tic primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
Gov. Sanders Speaking Itiuerary.

Gov. Sanders will be in Rapides
parish on Dec: II and IL, and ON
Wednesday, Dec. IL, he will speak
at four places in Grant. viz:
Montgomery. at 8 Il. m
Verda. at II O'Clock noon.
Aloha. Up. IN.
COlfax, p. m.
Thursday he will be at COushatta.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

A big homestead contest Was tried
before Clerk }. J. O'Quinn, taking up
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
quite a number of witnesses being
present. The suit was j. f. Brown
vs.. Joseph Roberts, the plaintiff be-
ing represented by G. Purnell Whit
tington, of Alexandria. and the de-
fendant by j. b. Roberts. of Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
simms Truck Growers Organize.

The Simlns Truck Growers Associ-
alton WAS organized Nov. Is at the
Simms school house. with Geo. An
DIRE. president; H. Z. Miller, secretary;
Paul Strohcheim, treasurer. Twelve
members were enrolled. Another
meeting will he held Nov. 25 to de-
eide ON what crop to grow next year,
and to enroll new members. All in
terested are invited to attend.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
Baked At Cold Steel.

II wouldn't let a doctor cut nv foot
OF. said Fl. ID. Ely. Bantam. Ohio. sal
through horrible ulcer had been the
plague ct my life for four wears. IpsteaJ
] used Bucklen's Arnica Salye. and my
loot was aeon completely cured" Heals
burns, boIls, Sores. Bruises, Eczema.
Puppies, Corns. Surest Pile cure 25c At
all Druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

Messrs. c. +. Duffy and T. E. Duck
worth have opened up Il new stock of
fancy family and staple groceries at
the old John Russo stand. Their
store has been painted aud retitted,
their goods ure all fresh, and they
solicit the patronage of their friends
and the general public. See adver-
tisement in another column.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

Troublesome rare coins were
found On the streets of Colfax last
Saturday by MIR. A. j. Hunter, of
Paramount. which can be had by des-
cribing property and paying for this
notice. One is a Spanish coin, and
the other is English or Canadian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25
For Assessor.

For Assessor.
We are authorized to announce
b. ID. FLETCHER
as a candidate for Assessor of Grant
parish, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
E. s. MURRELL
as q candidate for Assessor of Gran.
parish, subject to the Democra tic
primary election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

DR.. R. E. Jackson ON last Tuesday
got on fine new automobile. in which
he has been taking sundry rides
every day this week with fSipnds and
members of his family. This makes
six automobiles for Colfnx. to say
nothing of Mr.. Coins and his motor
cycle, which can beat them all when
it comes to making n racket.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-25

Hon. r. F. Bronssard and Judge
W. +. Blackman spoke at Selma last
Monday night. Messrs. e. H. Me-
Cain. j. j. O'Quinn and j. NJ. Dur
ham. of Colfax, were present, and
said they had n good crowd. -