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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-22
Rub-My-Tism will cure you.

Mrs. E. H. Blackwood spent last
Monday in Shreveport.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-22

Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of the Louisiana Railway for the cleo
ton of directors will be held at its Of
fee in Selma, La, 10 a. m. Tuesday,
July 2, 1912.
E. E. FITZGERALD,
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-22
Scrapers for Sale.

Three wheel scrapers, one No. l and
two No. 2, in good condition, for sale
at a bargain.
COLFAX BRICK CO.,
je1-tf Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-22

Barbecue and Speaking at Montgomery
July 4.
You are cordially invited to attend 9
barbecue at Montgomery, La, on July
4, 1912, and hear some of the best
speakers of the State. A ball game in
the afternoon and good time for ALL
Come one, come all. Bring nice bas-
ket. ]. T. SMITH,
Secretary Treasurer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-22
Notice of Final Account.

18th Judicial District Court, Parish OF
Grant, Louisiana.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
PRESENT LAW IS
ALL CITY NEEDS
Mills Will Oppose Cox Bill, De-
signed to Tie Up Work of
Building Inspector.

A meeting of subcommittee on
Water will be held this afternoon at
+ o'clock to negotiate with l.. RAN
dolph Williams, attorney. and Thoma $
:. Wheclwright. manager of the Old
Dominion Iron and Nail WORKS, for n
right-o way across that property for
the proposed 20inch main, which the
city Will construct to provide q more
adequate water supply for South Rich
mond.
The Council Committee on Icslsla-
,ion will also meet this afternoon at
i o'clock for n conference with the
City Attorney as TO the progress of
the pending bill designed to prohibit
the pollution of river water by manu-
featuring plants.
Another bin on which the committee
will take action is that offered by
Mr.. Cox, by request OF owners of GER
tain property, which provides for an
appeal from the decision Of the Police
Court i'll the case OF dangerous or
unsafe buildings reported by the
Building Inspector. The present
statute gives the property owners an
appeal from the judgment of the
Building Inspector to the Board Of
Safety, consisting of the Mayor, the
City Engineer ana the Chief OF the
F'rcDepa rtment Any citizen. police
officer or the Building Inspector may
under tho building Code report Il
house, wall or scaifolding as unsafe.
The statute provides that the owner
and occupant must be notified of the
me set for hearing. and the Build
ing Inspector instructed to make Il
personal inspection and report IN
writing, and also appear as n witness
in the case The owner may summon
other engineers or builders in his be-
half and the decision OF tho court Is
final.
Chairman Mills, OF the Committee on
Legislation. says that this gives am
pie right uf ':6Ireal... and lhnts TO tbs
great dangers" OF interminable delays
IN the event of appeal 10 higher courts
when the case would have % await
its turn On the docket. n the case OF
walls rendered unsafe by fire. Cll.ai!,
Mills said. II was important that there
should be a prompt decision. an! such
walls ordered down at once. that ha-
man life might not ne cndang .red and
tcaric locked on important streets
Were an appeal allowed 10 the next
term OF the Hastings Court, such oh.
struction might remain as a menace 10
life and limb for from thirty to sixty
DAYS before the appeal could be heard
Captain Mills points out that no case
mas been shown whore the present lax
has worked hardship on any prop
crty owner. There has. on the other
hand, acen much complain, % the Gus.
tom Of the Police Justice IN sovera'
times nostponn= the trial Of sucl
cases, as. for instance the Monticellc
Hall case last summer. which wac -four
times postponed, although outside on.
eineers summoned hy adjoining prop.
~, .,l, - ~
the foundations that tn. l,tildin. wa,
rot safe, Before the Police Justic,
rendered his decision the builln. ,cl
IN, thus itself conhrmiuE .hc ACTON 81
the Building Inspector and tho opino,
OF me engineers called IS witnnstcs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
HOLDS HIS JOB AS DEACON
BY ORDER OF FENRICO COURT
Board Had Expected to ire Jordan at 8 oClock
but lnJunctlol, Issued in Meantime, Made
That w owe Dangerous

For one Of the very few times record
Ell when man threatened with eXcom-
municatlon rcsorted TO law, Deacon
Robcrt y. Jordan. OF the colored Mount
laoor BAPTIST Church, of Henrico, yes
terdaE applied for and obtained a writ
Oh injunction from the Henrico county
circuit Court TO prevent the members
of the dcacon's board cutting him off.
iock. stock and barrel, from member
snip III that congregation. Facing tho
prospect OF election from the church
because he had produced the books OF
the dcacons' meeting when subpocnaed
by court, Deacon Jordan las, night
turned the tables on his brethren at
the last minute, and set at naught tho
elaborate preparations for his excom-
nhnication. which had been arranged
TO be officially enacted at church
meeting ut o'clock.
Deacon Jordan. IN addition TO being
one OF the founders ana material con-
tributors toward the building of tho
Mount Tabor Church Is superinten-
dent of the Sunday school and clerk OF
the deacons' board. II VAS In thig last
capacity that nc was ordered by the
court 10 produce the books Of the
board in the recent case OF Moses
smith against John Burton, two mem
bers of his church. In his application
for an Injunction, the deacon set forth
the fact that at meeting OF the board
before the Smith Burton case wag call
ed. 1t was feared that tho church books
would be demanded. and resolution
was passed forbidd!nG the clerk TO sur
render them to the scrutiny OF the
court. AS had been feared both the
clerk and the books were subpocnacd
threatened on the one hand with
election from the church, and on the
other with injection into the cooler"
the deacon sought legal guidance. He
was Informed that a refusal to produce
the books would be regarded as con-
tempt of court and treated with the
greatest severity, and SO nc produced
them y hurried meeting OF tho dea-
cons board. to which Deacon Jordan
was not invited. was Immediately call
or hashed over and the word passed
around that II was time for Deacon
Jordan 10 be on the wing.
When IT came to the ears of tho dea-
con that a meeting had been set for
last night at which time tho last rites
would be said over his membership in
Mount Tabor, he ned with his troubles
to Clerk s. L. Waddill, of tho Honrico
court. got an affidavit from the clerk
that he would have been guilty of con-
tempt had he refused 10 produce the
needed volumes. and handed in his in
junction application to Judge Beverly
who is sitting for Judge r. Carter
Scott during tho latter's illness and nf-
fectually blocked the cXcom-nunica-
tory intention of the dcacons for the
time at least. The Injunction holds
good until March {, ana unt!l that time
tho deacons named in the paper arc re-
strained by order of court from parti-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
EVA BOOTH HERE
TO GREET ARMY
Head of Salvation Organization
Will Speak Tonight at
Centenary Church.

Miss Eva Booth, tho distinguished
founder of the Salvation Army. arrived
In Richmond last night on her tour OF
the Southern States in her official Ca
pacity of commandments chief OF the
Salvation Army in the United States.
She was met at the station by Adjutant
Virgins and other officers OF the local
branch Of the army. and went ,mme-
dately TO the Jefferson Hotel. AL
though extremely fatigued by Il stren-
nous day in Baltimore and hard
railway journey. she WAS very amiablo
to q reporter for Tie Times Dispatch
who approached her for an interview
This Is my first visit to your his
toric city, said Miss Booth. smiling
charn!ng!y although feel I should
not admit IT, From what have heard
OF I;!chmnnd and the little or IL have
seen myself this Is a very delishtful
place only regret that cannot
take the time necessary to see in full
the historic spots in and around Rich
inond."
To any one who talks I'VE minutes
with this earnest. handsome young
woman the secret OF her wonderful
magnetism and executive ability is
no mystery Tho wonder of 1t l. that
woman IS capahic of standing up
undar the load " work that rests on
the chief Of such an organization as
she heads. on this tour she goes as
far as Jacksonville. Fla. where she
VIII preside over convention Of sal
vat!on officers from various PARTS ~
| The country Before assuming com
mand OF me army in tho United States,
Miss Booth was for eight years head
Of the salvation Army OF Canada.
She viii speak in Richmond tonight
Mt the Centenary Methodist Church
aud VIII be introduced by Governor
william Hodges Mann. The Governor
% Maryland presided ovar her meeting
sunday night In Baltimore A, noon
today Mayor Richardson will give a
reception In her honor In the anteroo,n
Of his Office IN the City Hail. Miss
Booth is credited with powers of ora
tory 10 match her marvellous eSecu-
tiye ability. and II such is the case
SIR must be stirring speaker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
POLICE COURT CASES
4 mat eur Detective sent On to Grand jury
OH Robbery Charge.

4 nlnt cur Detective sent On to Grand jury
on Robbery Charge.
j. l.. Glenn and John iIiEBinS. the latter
being q private detective and once special
officer the police force. were sent TO
day morning on charge OF breaking into
the room OF Robert Gaines, AL West Grace
Street ard robhing him Of SIS. Gaines was
acting earetaker Of the house for Or.
j. g. IIorsley. One OF the men is alleged 10
have pointed revolver him, while tho
other used Hashi.ght to find the money
Justice Crutchfeld listened tho story
OF Sllas Fields. colored. who said that ne
carried revolver to protect himsel! from
wild animal which has been commit
ting depreciation IN Richmond suburbs. and
then, with the utmost noncha!ancc, fined
him 800 and placed him undor 500 security
for twelve months.
The hearing Of Bernard FauIconor. eight
cen years Old suspected OF grave oTense
was continued to March l. He Is being held
in tho City jail.
Lucille Davis. colored, charged with steal
!ns 'lN worth of clothing and jewelry from
6. Crowcil was sent on to the grand jury.
Rcrnard Raborg. charged with forging tho
name Of his father w. l. RaUbor2, to a
check for $3.50 and forging the cndorsation
OF J. E. Hines. was held for action by the
grand Jury.
simon Travers. eoIored, cmployo Of the
tanitor OF the First Police Station. shunled
into court and denied that he sold whisky
on Sunday In his barber shop in the rear
Of the station. Tho hearing was continued
to February ~
charscd with siashins John Brown. was con
timed TO February %.
Thomas White. coiored. was fined sa5 for
running an alleged gambling resort at 10
East Charity Street. Tic arrested by
Bicycle Policemen samuels and Thurma n
after he complained to them that Joseph
Morris had entered his place and shot Alsy
Hughes and robbed him OF s2.Sa
Eddie winston and Bland Tinsley, colored
ehch charged with operating Objectionable
resorts were fined $50 apiece.
Frank Gross, colored charged with oz
sansinE Junius Johnson. was sent on to
tho grand jury.
The hearing of Clarence Russell a,ias
butchcr colorcd. charged with selling
cocaine. was continued to Fcbrunry q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
DOCK PURCHASE
STRONGLY URGED
Chamber Delegation Will Appear
Before Finance Committee
to Indorsc Project.

Delegations from the Chamber OF
Commerce and other bodies VIII APP
pear before the Council Committee on
Finance tonight In support of tho
pending resolution providing for the
acquisition OF the old Richmond Dock
for 100000. the price reported by the
special committee, the chairman OF
which was RI. r. Pollard, Jr., chair
man of the Council Finance Commit
tee.
committee OF merchants is pre-
pairing a statement of the practical
use and benefit to be derived by the
city from the acquisition, repair and
operation OF this property. Tho
chamber dclcgation will make special
emphasis OF the bearing OF local
terminal facilities, such as docks and
wharves, on securing from Congress
adequate apprSpria tons for deepen
Ing and strengthening the river. RI
the dock is secured and put in proper
repair, the chamber believes that with
the new wharf along the river front
which the city has recently contracted
for. IL VIII have an unanswerablc
argument with which to go before tho
Congressional Rivers and IIarbors
Committee.
1he Finance Committee will also re-
ceive from n subcommitt the annual
budget which has been prepared by
Messrs. Pollard, Grundy and Richard
son. If approved. II Is anticipate ed
that a call Will be issued for n special
meeting of the Common Council TO re-
ceve the budget either for Friday
night of this week or Monday night
of next week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
NEED NOT ACCEPT
MILEAGE COUP ONS
Vests Bill Validating Inter
changeable Books on Trains
Is Disapproved.

Chairman L. r. I9rentis. OF the state
corporation Commission. was quoted
Yesterday mornIms by. senator j. T..
committee on Roads and Internal
Navigation, as saying that when the
passenger rates were increased tho
age book on sale. This brought from
w. 3. Mc1lwaine. Of Petersburg. an as
sertion that courts have held there
Is no power TO require railroad 10
sell mileage AT any lower price than
the maximum passenger rate in force,
The committee had under considcrl-
tion Senator Vests bin 10 require
railroads issuing interchangeable mile
trains. At present. these coupons must
be exchanged at stations for tickets.
II was the contention of Senator
West that after agreeing to sell coupon
should accept them as they do the
books issued by each individual road.
1t was brought out incidentally that
the Southern Railway does not sell
tho two-cent book in l,000-mile denom-
nations. good only on it's system.
Representatives of the railroad said
that It would be impossible to keep
books with other roads were the bill
ZIP all over tho South. Tho arrange
mcnt, they said, was n voluntary one.
and contractual relations could not he
forced.
Conductors also appeared against tho
bill. contending that their duties are
now heavy enough without imposing
additional burdens consuming moro
time. They said that when passengers
with ihtcrchang cable mileage board
trains at points where there arc no
agents. or come directly from a train
on one road to train on another. on
quick connections they accept the cou-
The committee killed the bill, al
though II had passed the Senate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
SURGEON BRIGHT
WINS PROMOTION
Becomes Major and Is Trans.
ferred From Blues to First
Regiment.

Captain j. Fulmer Bright, for the
past five years surgeon of the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues Battalion,
has been appointed by the Adjutant-
General to be major in the medical
corps, Virginia Volunteers, and has
been assigned to the First Infantry.
He succeeds Major Truman a. Parker.
who was placed on the retired list
last November.
First Regiment people are delighted
with the accession of Major Bright
He has been asslduous in his attend
nncc upon medical corps camps of in
struction, and has been regarded as
an officer who is destined for big
things in this branch of the service.
With the completion OF the new ar
mory. il Is intended to begin the for
nation OF field hospital, with which
Captain Bright will. in all probability.
be IDENTIFIED Captain Giles b. Cook.
now assistant surgeon. is next in line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

cipating In, either by actual compairp
ing or moral suasion, any movement
tlat mas FOR Its aim the olstipp 90
brother Robert a. Jordan
ne order of the court, admtnister,,-
siecpinS powders to the meeting schct-
uied Tor last night, was served on thc
jealous deacons of Mount Tabor lust az
they We're preparing to enter into IN,
preliminary deliberations of the meet
lhs. for the time being. they wcre
routed Aside from the injunction me ,
thod. there seems no way In which
Deacon Jordan can keep IL stranglo
noid on his dignlties in tho Mount
Iabor Church. and even IL the court
consents TO extend the time OF the in
Junction, his relief seems but tenn
porary. 1t Is his belief. however that
tho breathing spell granted him by
Judge Crunlp Will allow him to get {.
new hold on the confidence of tho con.
sresation, whose membership is large,
and perhaps put him in position TO
UNDO the Vaccinations OF tho deacons'
hoard and defeat by majority Of the
church vote any effort TO Dust him
when II comes 10 a show down
The dcacons named IN the Injunction
arc w. 7. Brockcnbrough. William
Taliafcrro. Major Jenkins, Richard
Parker. Thomas Jaccy. George Gate
wood Alexander Franklin. william
Giles. r.. j. BASS. George b. Robertson,
James Clarke and William jackson.
This list comprises practically all OF
tho influential members OF the board
ana compensation %ho are Schcming To
hand the election pill to Deacon Jor-
dan BY order OF the court. not one OF
them can INT Anger against the In
terests of Brother Jordan until the day
OF March has como and gone
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
THOMAS LECTURES
DIR. Monlfon. of Chicago Uniy.rs,ty 40
beGin Series ON Ncdncndnr Nirht

Inc thirty-nrst course of lectures on
me Thomas Foundation Will be riven
~ Richmond College on Wedncsdav
thursday and Friday evenings of this
Week by Professor Richard Green
Moniton. Phi D.. of the University or
Ihicaso The general subject of thesa
lectures is The Philosophy Of shakes
peace. and the plays which will he
discussed and Interpreted partly
through readings. arc Richard III Z.
Eomeo and Juliet" and "Alerchs mt
of Venice"
,nd DR. Moulton is internationally ia
nous as an author, critic and stlmu-
lating lecturer His books on the
drama, ancient and modern. as we'll
as his Modern Readers Bible" enjoy
widespread popularity. DR. Moulion
Is an Englishman. and was educate ed
ut the University of Cambridge. He IS
q member of an old and prominent
English family. Since coming to this
country about twenty years ago. hn
has. through his books and lectures
exercised profound influence on
thought and literary culture In this
The public il cordially invited to
these lectures. After $40 o'clock on
the evenings named no tickets are re-
ruired. From 7:45 20 $40 admission
VIII be by ticket. Those desiring tick
cts should send a self addressed en-
Nclopc with such request to the coll
| iegc office AT once. There Is no charge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
CEREMONIAL SESSION
Snmmis Groffo initiates Candidates and
Has Enjoyable banquet

At ceremonial meeting and dinner
held by Sammls Grotto. No. &c. last
night, ffty-siX candidates for member
officers took part in the exercises:
Monarch. II. G. Pclou1c; Chief Jus
ticc Carl Rostrnp: Master of Cercmo-
MES, y. o. Boschcn; Treasurer. II, NJ.
Stark. and Secretary, W. n. Watkins
About 100 members were present
-Four vaudeville features were given
for the entertainment of the mem
bers, performers having been secured
from the local theatres.
y handsome past monarch's jewel
was presented to T. IT. Sutton, Jr.,
Attorney OF Hcnrico
county. the presentation speech being
made by Henry IIutzicr.
The meeting was followed by din
ner at which there were 100 covers
Monarch PclomZe acted rs toatms ter
and addresses were made by Attorney
General Samuel w. Williams, Henry
Hutzlor and others,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
PLANS FOR NEW MARKET
Committee Recommends Award Of Contract
In W. a. IhesIcrInnn.


\ subcommittee Oh Markets ycsterJay
afternoon after examining tho bids !or the
new First Market opened By tho FUN com.
In!ttec iaHt week. decided TO recommend
Award 81 contract for Il nerr vegetable mar
ket 20 De erected on the prersnt site from
FRANKLIN TO Grace street on Seventeenth
street. to CONTRACTOR ". \. Chcsternan n.
h' bid o. N7.iio on plans drawn by, Carncsi
& Johnston All bids Tor the meat make,
were recommended for rejection as exc.,s-
VIA extend from franklin to Maip street
"."ng seventeenth, VIII be reInoIeied by tAa
architects 80 10 bring thu cog, OF thar
hH!!GinG 70 about $500 The co,nfui,te.
stated that 4, would no, favor e.prndil.
more ihhn tt111p In the complete rcbulIding:
q Che iTI1rkct uiless the plans were 80
as was nDce over tho old First Market and
which became unsafe and vas removed sew
er,l years ago
INC Committee on Markets has been called
to meet TONIGHT 20 &C, on thc report o. Tho
subcommittee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

Tic Duncan Memorial Class Of Broad
Street Methodist Church, which is taught
by T.. II. Courtney. organized n Bnrsca class
Sunday morning with las membcrs present
Jesse f. Wood. president OF the Baraca
Oily Union, and John G. Ncalc. MEMBER OF
the extension committee. were present and
advocated the orEanza ton OF Ba
class. The class expects every member 10
be present next Sunday morning when the
election OF officers WILL take place The
first sunday In March was set aside rs char
ter day. when Il is expected that ut least
t75 will enroll their names charter mem
bers. 1hts IS the NTH Baraca class organ
iEcd within the pas, month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
DEP AR TMENTS ARE
AT LOGGERHEADS
Electricity and Water Committees
Scrap Over Rate One Charges
the Other.

That the Water Department is mere
~ trying to kill time and discredit the
city's municipal electric plant was
charged In tho Council Committee on
Electricity last night by Councilmcn
Seaton and Lynch, who predicted that
the Water Committee would make no
report to the next meeting OF the Coun-
ell on the ordinance creating the Of
lice or superintendent and providing
general regulations for tho manage
ment of the plant MIR. Lynch said that
II hero was no report from the Water
Committee. he would move To disch 1sge
II from further consideration of tho
paper, and asked the support of his col
leagues in tho effort
Chairman Mills OF the Water Com
mittee, spent some limo yesterday af-
ternoon going over estimates with Spc-
cial Accountant Crcushaw. His view
is just the opposite. lie says the cf-
fort is being made to float an expensive
electric proposition TO an apparent
success by making eXorbitant charges
for current against other departments
of the city government. So far as pay
Ing cents per killowatt hour for
current used In water jumping, Chair
man Mills said he could bu: the curren
from the Virginia Railway and Power
Company for less, and would prefer to
do SO, rather than patronize the city's
eiectrlc pant at such terms. Tho
Water Department gets no credit for
the site and water power rights 1t
made over for tho electric plant. vari-
ously estimated in value from 100000
to 100000.
Friction Between Departments.
For some months there has been
friction between the two departments,
and charges have been made that for
months at time the water power
pupms were allowed TO lie idle while
all water was pumped to the reservoir
by electric power. this rover being re-
CURED even at time when the river
was low and the electric plant was
burning coal. The Water Department
is now installing two new centrifugal
pumps for the stand pipe service, which
VIII have to DO driven by electricity,
and to keep up tho pressure must be
run all the time. They cannot be stop
ped for moment without the water
draining from the stand pipe, and this
service Will make an extra demand on
the electric plant for current.
Tho Electricity Committee last night
mad the usual scramble for lights, sew
eral members expressing the hope that
the lamps they asked for would be in
stalled at once, as the councilmanicI
election is approaching. Mr.. Seaton led
n successful fight against this kind OF
politics at the city's expense. and had
all such requests referred to the Con-
sultinE Engineer for report on the
cost OF installation and the desirable
ity OF placing lights at those points.