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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08
Official Proceedings of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the Town
of COlfax.

Colfax, La, June 4, 1912.
The mayor and board of aldermen OF
the town of Colfax met this day in
regular session with MayorR. R. Jeter,
presiding. Present: Aldermen W. A.
Brownlee, F. B. Cole, J. @. Long, G.
H. Mcknight and ]. E. Swafford.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of w. A. Brownlee, Sec
onded by G. H. Mcknight, j. @. Long
was elected mayor pro tenn.
On motion of w. A. Brownlee, sec
onded by j. @. Long, G. H. Mcknight
was elected secretary and treasurer.
On motion of G. H.: Mcknight, sec
onded by ]. E. Swafford. j. H. Brister
was elected tax collector.
On motion of F. B. Cole, seconded by
w. A. Brownlee, G.. H. Mcknight was
elected street commissioner.
On motion of w. A. Brownlee, Sec
onded by G. H. Mcknight, the salaries
of the several officers were fixed as
follows:
Mayor. $75. 90 per annuK
Sec'y. and Treas $500 +"
Street Commissioner. 5000 {" :"
Marshal. ........-....--..... $500 per month
In addition to his salary the marshal
shall receive five per cent on all licenses
and taxes collected, provided that he
shall not receive commission on fines.
On motion of w. A. Brownlee, Sec
onded by F. B. Cole, H. G. Goodwin
was elected town printer.
On motion of w. A. Brownlee, Sec
'nded by j. @. Long, the following was
adopted as the budget of expenses for
he TOWN of Colfav for fho 200. IOro
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

Mrs. j. M. Durham returned yester-
day morning from visit to Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08
Take Notice.

Take Notice.
| have neither partners, agents, nor
bosses. Persons representing them
selves as such are imposters.
JOSEPH B. COZZO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved by the mayor and board of
aldermen of the town of Colfax, La. !,
That tax of eight mills On the dollar
be and the same is hereby levied on all
taxable property within the corporate
jurisdiction of the town of Colfax, La.
for the year 1912.
Resolved, That this resolution be adj
vertised according to law.
Mr.. J. H. Brister, town marshal, Of
fered his bond as Marshal, and on mo-
ton of W. A. Brownlee, the same was
approved.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08
ODE Cola. Chronicle
SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1912.

Rub My-Tism will cure you.
3 box of matches for dime at the
Peoples Cash Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

Balance as shown by pass books 65 80
We find that w. D. Irwin re-
ceived and deposited to cred
it of the town the sum of. SO, 891 SO
G. H. Mcknight received as
shown by minutes. .... 373 O3
Net proceeds of note at bank. 6s2 so
Balance at beginning of term. 130 20
Received from, other sources,
approximately ......e........ sos 20
Total IS, 762 SO
Total disbursements as shown
by stubs ..........................$ 1876 40
Paid interest. 81 I6l
Paid note at bank ... ZOO 90
Balance in bank 65 20
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

Upon exhibition of pass book, show
ing that the above amount had deposit
ed in the Bank of Colfax to the credit
of the town, the report and settlement
were approved.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members ofth
IoaOn Council Of the Town of Collar,
Louisiana.
Your committee appointed to check
up the books of G. H. Mcknight,
treasurer of the town of Colfax,. La.
beg to submit our report as follows:
We find
Total claims allowed as shown
py mlnutes....---...-...... ~, 446 AZ
Total claims paid on salaries,
etc., and not shown in the
minutes ....................... 2,4ss o4
Old claims paid. .................... 10 rs
Interest paid on note. .. 21 Isl
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 81, 974 "a
We find following disburse-
ments as shown by STUBS. 4,976 40
Discrepancy ..............-.$ 46l
We find the total deposit for
tne Observation-Disclosures IS. 566 SO
Balance on hand at the begin
ming of term. ... 100 20
Total -.......-...............$5 81, 500 70 |
Total disbursements as per
vouchers ................ 1851 40 |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

we Recommend IN order TO facilitate
future checking of the books, that any
money received by the treasurer be-
tween meetings of the council, that it
be reported at the first meeting, nam
ing the source from which received,
with deposit slip, and that it be entered
on the minutes of the meeting, just as
the marshal's report is handled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
-FOUR BOTTLERS ARE ARRAICNED
 It is Charged That they Made Illegal Use of Ruppert's Bottles

As the opening gun in a, crusade started by Col. Jacob Ruppert against other bottlers who are alleged to make illegal use of Ruppert's "Knick- erbocker Beer bottles, four local h- quor dealers and one junk dealer were arraigned in the city court, this morn ing, bottles having been found in their possession by David E. Williams, a detective for the Ruppert brewery.
 Those arraigned are: William Broch, T. Murphy, James Mulligan, Steven Vargo and Barnet Bufferd, of 25 Evitts Lane, the latter a junk dealer.
 Murphy and Mulliean were held in honds of. $50 each = rial on March 26, and the others ere held in bonds of $15 for trial on the same date.
 This is Brid reports first taste of a crusade that Col. Ruppert, the head of the Jacob Ruppent & Sons brewery of New York, has been carrying on against the alleged illegal users of his bottles. Detective Williams for the Ruppert interests has been touring the State, obtaining evidence. He recent ly visited New London, where he ob~ tained convictions in several cases
 Connecticut law provides a fine of 50 cents per bottle or thirty days in jail for anyone who refills and makes illegal use of another mans bottles or cases, this being the maximum fire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

$1.GO White Lawn Embroidered Shfrt
 NdStS SOc S1.25 White Lawn Embroidered Shirt
 WaiSts D0c S1.35 White Lawn Embroidered Shirt $1.65 White Lawn Embroidered Shirt
 waists ......... $1.25 $1 .85 White Lawn Embroidered Shirt
 WaiStS SI.40 $2.5O White Lawn Embroidered Shirt s4 % White SIX Tailored Waists $f.ss Black Silk Waists :. 7.
 ....... .S1.9S, $2.48 $2.08, $3.0S $6.0O Fancy Colored Chiffon Waists
 @4.SO S4.OO Persian silk Pettfcoats. .$I eB Black Percaffne Petticoats 48c, ,55c, ,06c Black Taffeta and Messaline Silk
 -. $1 75. SPAS, s2. .ss, Ss.ss, s4.es $7.O0 Misses and Ladies' Striped
 Blazer Coats .............. $4.98 New Spring Long Cloth Coats. ...
 White Fancy Embroidered Shopping
 Rags. ....... .$1.48 to $4.0O Mafabout Stoles and Capes.
 ............. $2.8S to $15.0D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

for the first offence. For the second offence, $1 per bottle Or a year in jail are the maximum penalties.
 The statute covers the cases exact ly and was framed to protect the own CTS of bottles, for beer or milk, from being the prey of junkmen and those who use the bottles without buying them. Certain junkmen are said to make a practice of buying the bot les and then selling them ito liquor dealers who refill them with their own goods and resell them to customers.
 According to Detective Williams, representing the Ruppert interests, a vigorous crusade against the users of Ruppert bottles will be pushed and maintained until the practice is stop ped. More local arrests are said to be slated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22

$1.5O Trimmed Ready-to-Wear Tur-
 UauS SSC $2.OO Trimmed Ready-to-W Wear Hats
 $I. 4S $2.75 Trimmed Ready-to-W Wear Hats
 ...-.... $l.9S $1.35 Black and ColOred Chip Hats
 Soc S1.OO Assorted Straws Unfrimmed 4Sc Splendid Values in Untrimmed Straw
 HatS rom .uD to $O % Children's School and Dress Hats
 lIOlH 1OC to DO .UO $2.5O Ladies' and Misses Milan Taii-
 Dret Hats .4S $500 Ladies' and Misses Milan TaiI-
 OTeO TdiS $1 .8S Exceptional Values in Tailored Straw
 Hats from ..... $2.OO to $7.OO S4.OO Trimmed Dress Hats. .. .$2. .9S $5.OO Trimmed Dress Hats. S3 .98 $7.OO Trimmed Dress Hats =. $4 08 Most Interesting Values in Trimmed
 Dress Hats from. $5.O .OO to $50 % OUR SHIRT WAIST VALUES ARE
 THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
 75c White Lawn Embroidered Shirt
 WdiStS 4Sc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
HERMANN QUITS POLITICS.

Cincinnati, O., March 22-Auguss Hermann, who for thirty years has l,een an as ociate with George B. Cox in Republican politics here, has re- tired. Hermann has for years been one of the leaders of the Republican party in this city. He was a special. ist in municipal government He is president of the National Baseball Commission and of the Cincinnati National League Baseball club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
FIRST THROUGH TROLLEY TRIP BOSTON TO NEW k
 YORK IS COMPLETED.
fspeciaI from United pre...,

VSpcCI6I ITOlH OHIgCH fT60SsJ
 New York, March 22.-The first trolley car to make a through trip from Boston to this city by raH is here, bringing 8 party of street rail- way men, members of the street raii- way club of Boston and officials of eastern lines.
 Combining business with pleasure, the party made leisurefy trip through Massachusetts and Connectf- cut. At Stamford, Conn.,. the only break in the trip between here and Boston was temporarily bridged by the laying of new track. Leaving the party here, the car was returned to Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
F. H. DILLON & co.

flee. In the advertisement today many prices are given which will be interesting to the general public. Ev- cry article is of the regular stock and
 for this anniversary sale has been
 greatly reduced in price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
NEW DISEASE APPEARS.

Washington, March 22,--An epi- demic of ''cashitis.' new malady at- tended by vertigo, sharp headaches and stiff necks, and caused by eye strain in the glare of the sunshine or electric lights on piles of new gold and silver coins, has broken ont among treasury clerks and has re- suited in the establishment of An emergency hospital room In the treasury building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-22
SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY SALE

Prices have been greatly reduced
 on all furniture in the immense stock of George B. Clark & Company, 1057- 1073 Broad street, opposite Post Of
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Lieutenant MARTIN. assigned to the
Fifteenth Cavalry.
Lieutenant POPE. assigned to the
Eleventh Cavalry.
Lieutenant PRATT. assigned to the
LIeutenan, s@iFr assigned to the
Sixth Cavalry.
The name Of each of the officers here
matter specified 10 placed on the
list Of detached officers. to take ef-
feet on the date indicated:
tenth Cavalry; December II;
enth Cavalry. December l6.
Captain FRANK TOMPKINs. Eleventh
Cavalry. December l6.
Captain HENRY W. PARKER. Tenth
Cavalry. December l6.
Captain DAVID II. BIDDLE, Sixth
Cavalry. December II.
Captain FRANK o. WHITLOCK.
Fourteenth Cavalry. December lG.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM w. Ed
WARDS: JR.. Tenth Cavalry. De-
First Lieutenant EMMETT r. HAIR.
RIS. Eleventh Cavalry. December l6
First Lieutenant GEORGE II. BAIRD
Eleventh Cavalry. December H..
First Lieutenant ROY w HOiDEH'
NESS. sixth Cavalry: December II.
Fifteenth Cavalry. December H.
First Lieutenant RUDOLPH f.. SMY-
SER, Fifteenth Cavalry. December
First Lieutenant HORACE n. NUN
RO, First Cavalry. relieved from as-
signment to that regiment, Decem'
ber Is,
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
Here's a Book

Interesting not only as kind Of auto
biography but as social and political
study as well. MY Friends at Brook
Farm" by John Van Der Zee Sears.
contains glimpses into the lives OF
many people of note. Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Horace Greeley. Charles A.
Dana, and Nathaniel Hawthorne all
having been connected more or less
closely with the authors life.
An excellent idea OF contemporary
literature at the time Of Greeley Is to
be had, all through the very pleasant
medium Of the account Of the school
days Of a little Dutch English boy at
Brook Farm. First signs Of kinder
garten education were seen at this
period. Brook Farm itself was the
tangible expression Of some Of the
socialistic principles about which we
wrangle today, and It was at this time
that the last traces Of Dutch settlement
In New England began to disappear.
The Brook Farm Association (though
in all probability this might be denied
was the seed the nucleus from which
grew such organizations which have
today found expression In the rather
doubtfuily successful school, home. and
workshops of certain Fra.
There are several photographs and
dra wings. and the publishers are Des.
mond Fitzgerald, Inc, Of New York.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
NAVY.

CAPTAIN T.. e. HAYDEN, detached Nav.
al Home, Philadelphia, Pa, January
/, 1918; to commandant Naval Sta:
tion. eKy West and Seventh Naval
District.
serve Torpedo Group. Charleston. B.
c.: to Union Iron Works. San Fran.
EnsiSn % FRANK sLINoLUFF. detached
Hannibal; to treatment Naval nos.
pitai, Bosmton. Mass. ,,
Passed Assistant Surgeon III. r. HULt-
to Naval Hospital. Puget Sound'
WASH. December u. lsl2; .,o~,
Assistant Surgeon A. b. DAV!DSoNs
detached Pacific Torpedo F1otiAa; 70
Pay inspector T. H. HICKS. to Navy
Yard, Norfolk. Va. as general store
keeper, January 2. 1913.
Paymaster r. P. SACkETT. detaGhea
Navy Yard, New York; to Navy
Yard, Washington, ID. c.
Assistant Paymaster H. II. PALMEK,
detached Prairie: to Receiving snip
at Philadelphia, Pa.
|. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arriyed-Utah. Delaware. New Hamp'
shire. Vermont, Virginia: Georgia
Illinois, at Hampton Roads; Hector
al Portsmouth. n. H.: Bunalo. G.
San Juan del Sur; Hilalobos. al
SHANGHAI; Rainbow. at Hongkong
Sniied-Elcano. from etakwan for cruise
on the Yangtze: Des Moines. from
Port Arkansas. Tex. for Port Ar
thur, Tex.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07

torcaly parallel lines Of our expansion; have oil
been influential in producing that condition.
But ouracommerce Win Great Britain has grown to
s present proportions because We have been export
nR to free trade country. II that country changes
its tariff policy and becomes protected country the
volume Of our exports will diminish. Also, cur own
domestic economy will be affected IN another difec.
ton II We, in turn, throw our home markets open to
our protected competitors.
That English opinion is moving In the direction
Of preferential trade with her extensive donions 10
historically certain. That movement was started By
Cecil Rhodes and Joseph Chamberlain. The increas-
ing naval and military necessities Of the empire; the
ng-continued demand for commercial preference
by Canada Australia and New Zealand; the strength.
ening Of the ties Of race that had been dormant until
the Boer war; all those influences have been pressing
in one direction, and the end Of that movement In
the words Of Cecil Rhodes, is "a ring fence round
the empire with minimum wage for every man in.
side IT,"
The natural resources Of Canada are efeat in
some directions. The natural resources Of Australia
are as great Is those Of Canada in some directions
and as varied as our own. II 10 BY no means Ger.
tain that the dissolution Of her large landed estates
and their dedication to intense culture would not
allow England to feed herself That view 10 at least
held by men Of some authority. And these facts
taken with oil their logical relations present stu.
alton that the new Administration doubtlessly will
consider and certainly cannot afford to ignore in any
scheme for tariff revision. al
II was said once and there was truth Of q certain
political character in the statement that the tariff
question was local ISSUE" II is being said now
that II Is an issue which concerns te>cost of living
and the destruction Of Trust monopoly. But 4 10 de.
veloping from that assumption Of its character into
fundamental world question, and the temper and
understanding with which it is handled by our states
manship may influence, in vital way, the course Of
cur own future history.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
What's On tie Program,
In Wasbtsgton Today

MeetiAs .. GI Iyeihmvnl t'rntinE Or
nee Council, No. 211. National Union.
Pythisn Temple. tonight.
Annual dance OF the Alumni Association
OF the Business High School, the
Raleigh. tonight.
Monthly meeting Of the Federation Of
Citisens' Associations, Chamber 0f
Commerce rooms, Twelfth and +
streets northwest. 7:30 p. m,
BANQUET OF the Delta Tau Delta Fra.
ternity, the Raleigh, tonight.
Amusements.
National-Maude Adams In peter
Fan," 2:15 and S:l5 p. m:
Belasco-Sothern and Marlowe In
"As You Like It," p. M; "Hamlet."
Coium mbia-Robert Lorraine In Man and
Superman," ?:16 and s:15 p. m.
chase's-Polite vaudeville. 2:ls and Sis
Poirs"yaudeville.
Academy-"A Lucky Hoodoo." c:l6
and S:l6 D. m.
Casino-Vaudeville.
Cosmos-Vaudeville.
Lyceum-"Lady Buccaneers" ::l5 and
asysty-"ooldsn Crooks" ELS and Gil
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
THE BRIsTOW AMENDMENTS.

The two resolutions submitted to the Senate by
the Hon. Joseph Little Bristow Of Kansas for the
lutionary nor as lusory As they may seem at first
sight to conservative observation. When Congress
adopts law and the Supreme Court rules that law
to be unconstitutional in 50 deciding some suit OF
process where the authority Of the said law is de.
MED, we can see no danger to good government in
giving the people a revsionary power. And where
Congress persistently refuses to pass a measure
recommended by the President it should be reason.
able enough to refer that measure to plebiscite oil
the people. The certain thing is that the machinery
Of Government must be made more readily respon
sive to the will Of the people and the Constitution as
II now exists is, virtually, inhibitoy Of such in
fuence,
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
ENCLAND'S T. RI

A popular weekly Newspaper publishes In its
current issue character study Of Winston Spencer
Churchill, the young yan in hurry" Of conten,.
porary British politics in which Churchill Is compared
to Theodore Roosevelt. But there Is one very SUBJ
stantial difference between the two men, and its
source may be found in what we believe to be the
fact that whereas Roosevelt could have succeeded
in English public life Churchill could never have
succeeded here. Despite the rigors Of the parla.
ment bill, peer or the son Of peer or person
directly related to peer has still fatal attraction
for the kind Of Englishman whose vision Of the
empire is bounded by the tupenny tube and Winston
Spencer Churchill owes much to that fatuous habit
But comparing Churchill to Roosevelt is to lend q
fresh point to the banality Of all comparisons.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
LEssENlNc THE LAWS DELAYS.

Congress should respond to President Tafts re-.
quest for the grant Of authority to the Supreme Court
to make rules Of procedure in common law the same
~ 1t has always since the beginning had the right to
exercise in equity procedure.
Lately the Supreme Court has reformed its rules
in equity to an extent that means great saving Of
time in litigation in the Federal trial courts II it
could reorganze the procedure on the common law
side the results would be equally gratifying not only
as regards the Federal courts but in the influence
Vhieh the progressive measures Of the Supreme
Court will have on State tribunals
In giving the movement to end the abuses Of the
law's delays a good beginning Mr.. Taft has per.
formed one Of the substantial achievements Of his
Administration He deserves thanks for what he has
done, and in his latest effort he ought to have the
hearty cooperation Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1912-12-07
THE TARIFF AS A WORLD.PRoBLEM

The introduction Of 4 bill in the Canadian parlia.
ment for the expenditure Of $3s,0o0,000 on addi-
tonal vessels for the British navy has wider inter-
est to this country than that native to it as fine
exhibition Of loyalty to the empire. II touches init
mately the course Of craftsmanship medtated by the
Wilson Administration. It indicates problem that
will have to be faced in revising the tariff. The
character Of that problem is, virtually, inevitable
1t is q problem that received no attention in the
special session called by President Taft And it is
a problem that has been ignored in the recent dis.
cussions Of the tariff question.
This Canadian vote Of $35 900 for the British
navy is in the FIRST place an exhibition Of empire
patriotism. 1t means that all English.speakng pes.
pie who live under the British flag recognizing
larger common purpose. But that purpose can
neither be expressed nor realized, in parliamentary
votes alone, and the Canadian movement is, without
doubt only the forerunner to agreement for pref
erential trade between Great Britain and her great
autonomous dependencies.
Now preferential trade within the British en-
pre means an adequate system Of high protection
against the rest Of the world and with Great Britain
and her dependencies operating under high tariff
the problem Of reducing our own tariff assumes a
new and, we think, an unexplored character.
Great Britain today is our largest single customer
Our exports to England. are twice as great as they
are to any other country. In 1911 our exports to
England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brit
ish South Africa exceeded one billion dollars Oul
commercial relations with the British empire are
essentially friendly in their character. Our trade
with the British empire is the easiest trade we have
to handle. The identity Of our language; the sim
.ilarN Of our methods Of doing business; the his