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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-05-18
State Tax Sales
of
Immovable Property
The State of Louisiana VS.. Delin-
quent Tax Debtors, Parish
of Grant, Louisiana
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE. !

TAX COLLECTORS OFFICER
Colfax, La. April 20. 1912.
BY virtue OF the authority In me vested by the
and Laws of the State OF louisiana
viii sell at the principle front door OF the court
house In which the civil district court OF Grant
parish Is held, within the legal hours for judicial
se los bpgius,ipU af II n On
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
JUDGE MULLOWNY
DELIVERS WARMING
AGAINST "CAPPERS"
Complaints Made That COL
ored Men Harass Police
Court HabitueS.

Complaints Of certain colored lawyers
"capping" in and about the Police Court
building caused Judge Mullowny. OF the
United States branch of the court. to
issue warning against the practice yes
terday from the bencr.> The complaints
involve the allegations that attorneys
practicing before the two branches of
the court were daily holding up persons
who enter the Police Court building and
soliciting them to permit certain law
yers represent them before the court.
In this manner attorneys with offices
doing a legitimate law practice are
daily robbed of cases which they would
ordinarily get, according to the COM
plants filed with the Judges of the
court. Judge Mullowny declared that he
was determined to break up the cap
ping practice. He threatened to ap-
point n committee of three lawyers to
investigate the complaints, which are
filed in a general manner without refer
ence to any particular case or person.
IF any of you attorneys who make
these complaints can bring me evidence
substantial enough to prove your con-
tentions regarding Gaping in this
court. l will see that the guilty person
or persons are prosecuted" said the
court. after speaking at length against
the unlawful practice.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
With His [ laughs and Smiles
Catches World in His Wiles

"Ha! Ha! Har' one continuous
string OF ha!-ha's. making up the rec
ord long distance. riot-provoking and
contagious laughing spell yet placed
to the credit of mirth in the District.
constituted the disorderly charge on
which Albert Williams, fat and red
faced. was arraigned in the Police
Court.
Bubbling over with spirits, material
and psychological. Williams, OF about
230 pounds avoirdupois, ambled
through the swinging door OF a Penn
sylvania avenue intoxicant emporium
into the busy thoroughfare late yes
terday afternoon. according to the
testimony. There was apparently
nothing out of the ordinary going on
in the street, certainly nothing par
ticularly humorous, witnesses declar-
ed. But Williams had a sense Of
humor which his fellow m<n lacked,
sense which convulsed him and
made everything he looked at really
funny"
"Ha! Ha! Hal" laughed the portly
individual so convulsively that his
handkerchief was brought into play
to remove the beads of perspiration
brought on by the extra exertion.
'Ha! Ha! Ha! Isn't this a funny
world" he continued without inter-
ruption and with the vociferousness
of a believing calf. The sight of the
shaking and laugh -convulsed man
held the attention of everyone within
squares distance. The spirit of
mirth got into the crowd and those
who tread the steps of the laugher
also laughed. Boys, girls, men, and
women. heard the merry Ha Has and
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
BANKRUPTCY ORDER
HELD IN ABEYANCE
Court Gives Cafe Republique Re.
ceivers Chance To Pay
Indebtedness.

Adjudication of the bankruptcy pro.
ceedings against the Columbia Cafe
Company, which conducts the Cafe Re-
publique, will be held in allegiance for
one year under the terms of an order
issued by Justice Gould, in the District
Supreme Court.
Fred II. Geyer and Walter A. John
ston, receivers for the company, be-
leve that they will be able to put the
cafe on a profitable basis, and made
this representation to the court They
point out that the best interests of the
creditors would be conserved by a de-
lay in the proceedings.
Justice Gould yesterday signed an or
der authorizing the receivers to borrow
money to pay salaries and meet other
current expenses.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
CAPITOL BURNED BY
BRITISH 98 YEARS
AGO YESTERDAY
Foe Occupied City of Wash
ington for Four Days
in 1914.

1t was o'clock in the evening Of Au-
gust "a, 1Sl4-just ninety-eight years ago
yesterday-when the British forces under
Admiral Cockburn invaded Washington
and proceeded to sack the city, while
the defending militia were rctreating in
wild disorder toward Georgetown AMI
Tenleytown, and while President Madi-
son and Dolly Madison had taken refuge
in Virginia.
The battle OF Bladensburg. in the
morning had been an utter rout for the
American forces. Only the sailors una
der Commodore Barney had fought in a
manner worthy of the name. The Brit
ish troops and sailors camped on the
Capitol grounds within a few hours
after the battle. They were astonishod
TO find the structure totally undefended
They set it in flames, then proceeding to
the Navy Yard, where some American
sailor, in retreating, concealed a large
quantity OF guhpowder in a well. One
match in the well, and 100 of his COM
rades died along with him.
After burning the Capitol and the
Navy Yard, Admiral Cockburn's men
raZed the White House and the other
official structures. They stayed in
Washington four days, having a gay
hilarious time in the enemy's Capital.
On August 29, Admiral Cockburn or
dered his men to re-embark at the viii
lage of Benedict, Chesapeake bay.
1t was exactly four years afterWard
August "a, 1875 that the foundation Of
the new Capitol was laid. This center
portion of the great edifice on the hill
which was then erected is still stand
ing.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

wondered what the portly one was
laughing at and Joined in as II strick-
en- with the same spasms.
The sheep-like throng of laughers fol
lowing did not embarrass the chief
laugher in the least. He waddled his
way northward in the thoroughfare,
ha!-haing continuously.
"Ha! ha! ha!' In lusty-lunged tones
rolled with every step from the humor-
stricken Williams. ''Ha! ha! ha!' Choir
used the convulsed crowd that followed
Automobiles stopped, and their occu-
pants also ha!-haed. Clerks and patrons
the laugh in their blood. and made way
to the street to see the cause of the
mirth.
By the time the slow-moving, record
laughing Williams had reached Seventh
street the laughing party had assumed
melodrama. and bade fair to become a
mirthful riot. Several policemen-no, Il
was not the reserves of the Sixth pre-
cinct as was at first rumored-made
their way into the laughers and at
tempted to discover the cause of the dis
orderly assembly.
"Ha! ha! That's him: there he is
o-o-officer." pointed out one of the
"Ha! ha! ha!" was the still lusty-
lunged reply of Williams 70 all ques-
tions of the police as to what made him
laugh. Even the arrival of the patrol,
the trip to the station house. and the
sight of the desk sergeant, who took his
name and charged him with being dis
orderly. seemed funny to Williams. He
laughed until he went to sleep in his
cell. He declared he don't know what
he drank to make him laugh, but said
everything Immediately became extraor-
dinarilv funny after he had imbibed
two or three" On his promise not to
spread his laughs 80 promscuoUsly the
next time. the court took his personal
bond.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
HEAVY BOND LIQUIDATION CAUSES
GENERAL DISQUIET IN WALL STREET
High Class Railroad Issues Freely Concessions
Pceosty of Legislators Is Cause Assigned for Unusual
General Business Outlook Favorable
BY JOHN GRANT DATER.
Special Financial Munsey

stantial character OF industrial inn
provement 1t is the more remarkable
when one considers such features as
the apathetic and unsatisfactory stock
msrket the unmistakable liquidation
which Is progressing with the very best
securities In the country, as previously
noted. and the uncertain and puzzling
tbe slfastio1 To casual obsesy
ve,oapments a seem anything but reas-
| suring, but the country appears deter
mined to go forward anyway
The Riddle of Situation.
who can read the riddle Of this situ-
alton? Wall Street attributes it's I'M
satisfactory market, largely II not sole
ly at the present time, to political un-
settlement while the merchants and
manufacturers, which have vastly more
at stake in the political outcome, DO
not appear disturbed in the slightest de-
gree. Wall Street is but a reflective
market; 1t Is not a producer at all, ex-
Gept IN the securities 1t manufactures
ana these are merely issued on the in
dusries or utilities created or used by
others. The merchants and the manu-
Iacturers buy and sell the real products
and articles and work them up in pro-
cesses, and one would look there IL
anywhere for retarding Influences from
poutics' potite % Yet they are cheerful and
and apathetic. Both cannot be right in
their appraisal of things but which is
wrong or which will prove to have been
wrong the business man or the finan-
At present Wall Street, nor for that
matter, the country in general has no
very clear idea Of the outcome of th,.
can ca,mpaiga. nor is 1t likely that anyone
tendencies until after the September
elections. and perhaps not even then.
vermont holds her election on the I'd
or the month and Maine on the stt,
and IT Is not expected that Wall Street
VIII see much change in its market
until after these events anyway. But
It Is difaCult to say what outcome from
the September States. would be regard
ed as publish argument in the finar-
cial district. Under the old order OF
things, with two candidates running
It would not be difficult to decide. but
the triangular contest complexities the
abilities to fathom II. AS the financial
district views the matter, It can expect
no unusual favors from either candi-
date, ana: perhaps. that fact explains
'he Unsatisfactory market best.
News Developments.
The news developments of the week
were for the most part Of routine char
acter, and while these were generally
favorable, none of them were sufficient
ly inspiring to impart an impulse TO
speculation. Crop advices despite the
usual conflict Of expert opinion. were
interpreted as satisfaction in relation 10
practically all the important staples
and encouraging reports both as to sus-
tained activity. and price tendencies
were forthcoming as to iron and steel
and copper. These latter were utilized
by pools and cliques among the pro-
iessi9nais, to create demonstrations in
the Steel and Copper stocks. but stock
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

was freely supplied on the advances
and as the public showed no dispos'.
ton to participate In the movements,
tney speedily f1attened out. One featur
of interest, however was the advance
or steel common stock to rs, the high
est port touched In more than a year.
An evidence of expanding business
which was not viewed with entire favor
was contained in the Government report
or international trade for July. Both
imports and exports broke the previous
nlgh record for this month In the coun-
trys history. but the expansion In i'm
ports was so much larger than the gain
IN exports that an excess of imports Of
sl.S22s99S resulted. This is the first i'm
port excess since August, 1910, when
the alarm was sounded over the coun-
trys extravagant purchases abroad. As
natter OF fact, the total imports for
august. 1910. were Sill, ,3l5, ,591. while those
Of last month were sl4S. .593 9o3.. or more
thar, snsn Si. 100000 larger. From this IT
spasm OF economy in foreign buying
nad passed away entirely, and that a
new era of extravagnce ws ushering in
The Money Market.
The money market abroad showed a
relaxing tendency during the week, both
In London and Paris. and the local
market gave no signs or Increased ten
sion, though at this season of the year
the natural tendencies must be in that
direction. Despite heavy subtreasury
transfers of currency to the West for
crop-moving purposes, no actual short
age OF money has occurred. but IL gen.
eral business continues active, higher
rates are inevitable, for the banks must
meet threefold demand to provide for
business needs. crop-moving. and to
sequence 1t is not likely that there will
be any great abundance of funds for
purely speculative purposes. One sig
nlhcant sign Of this was a heavy ship
ment or securities to London not repre-
sentlng foreign investment purchases.
but In order to take advantage of lower
ket.
That local banks are husbandinr their
resources Is evidenced by the above,
and also by their present reluctance to
invest extensively in commercial paper,
originating out of town, even at the
for choice single name bills, and 5h
to 8 per cent for other names. The
continued ease OF call money, which
ranged during the week between 2k
and per cent, together with the apathy
in the stock market naturally relieves
the time money market of undue pres
sure. but time money is by no means
as abundant as the rate of 5% to a..
per cent for five and six months loans
would indicate.
losses of s,0l1 200, according to the
report Of averages, and of S7,475,OOO
according to that showing actual condi-
tons. This indicates that the CROP
moving demand has developed unusual
ly early. The surplus reserve decreased
S,625.S50 in the average report. and
s5.206,100 in that of actual conditions
The above were the salient features Of
the statement. and thev would seem to
indicate that money is destined to be
an important factor in the market Of
the near future.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK

The following
last for
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
SHIPS TO ASSEMBLE
FOR NAVAL REVIEW
Will Be Held October II in North
River, Off New
York.

The Navy Department has completed
arrangements for the great naval re-
view in the North river, off New York
city. On the evening of October IL there
will assemble there thirty-two battle
ships. four armored cruisers, four
cruisers, twenty vessels of special type.
eight fuel ships, twenty-six destroyers,
seventeen torpedo boats, and nine sub
marines, making a total of 120 ships of
all classes, with total displacement Of
more than 736. ga tons.
Secretary Meyer has invited the naval
militia of several States 10 participate
in the pageant. Their ships will be
given berths with the war craft and
officers and men will be accommodated
aboard vessels Of the Atlantic heeL
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
ARMY BILL CHANGES
AROUSE OFFICIALS
Believed Schools Will Be Closed
and General Staff Reduced
and Crippled.

War Department officials have beer
aroused to Indignation by the discovery
of changes in the army appropriation
bill which they claim will result in clos.
ing down practically all of the army
schools, including the schools at Fort
Leavenworth, Fort Riley and the Coast
Artillery School at Fort Monroe.
The general staff will be reduced by
fifteen officers and the Army War Col
lege staff will be crippled. The bill as
ficers below the grade of major, all Off
GERS who have not been on duty with
companies, batteries or troops for two
out of the last six years.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25
Joint Board Meets.

The joint committee of the Chamber
of Comerce and Board of Trade on ar
rangements for the convention of the
American Public Health Association and
the Fifteenth International Congress on
Hygiene and Demography will meet
tomorrow at noon at the rooms of the
board Further details about the pro-
gram OF entertainment will be consider
ed. John Dolph is chairman Of the
committee,
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

In politics caustic comment results
from certain maneuvers,
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

Total sales for the week. sl,9l9,7ss.
The Washington times., 1912-08-25

Some day there will be one gas and
electric light company, one street rail-
road corporation, perhaps one public
utility corporation.
1t is getting to be the rule in other
cities. Why not in Washington?
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
May Have Murderer

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS]
SANTA BARBARA Dec. 21.-Levi
Ehresman Of San Dimas has been taken
into custody by the police on order of
Sheriff IIammel Of Los Angeles. No
warrant has been issued. but he will
be held pending an investigation of the
death of ]. H. Nicholson of Pomona,
whose charred body was found in
barn in Lordsburg two days ago.
EhreSman drove into Santa Barbara
last night with a woman in an auto
mobile like the one Nicholson drove
when he disappeared while en- route
from Pomona to Los Angeles. Accord
ing to the police, Cheeseman's pockets
contained papers bearing NichOlsOn's
name. He denied all knowledge Of
Nicholson. The woman is also de-
tanned. She gave the name Of Nan
Shower. She said she did not know
where Ehresman got the car.
The police say they found in Ehres-.
mans pockets notes payable to Mich
olson aggregating s1434.35. A local
attorney claims Ehresman offered him
$3.50 to take the notes to Pomona
to collect. Ehresman declared he gol
the notes from Nicholson and dsclaims
that he even knew OF Nlcholson's
death. The Shower woman declares
she was i'll Arizona the day Nicholson
is reported to have been killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
Tackles Trust Problem

TRENTON, y. j., Dec. 2l.-PreSl /
dent-elect Wilson read up on the cor
poration laws of New Jersey with
view to recommending radical changes
in them to the Legislature.
Repeated charges We're made during
the national campaign that Mr.. Wilson
had failed to put into effect any legls-
lation curbing trusts that were chart
cred as New Jersey corporations
Though his opponents devoted many
speeches 10 this argument, Mr.. Wilson
never made a speech in reply. once
he telegraphed briefly to Senator
O'Gorman Of New York an answer that
was made public, in which he declare 4
that as the state legislature always had
been Republican in one or both branch
es he had been unable to put forth ms
promised program Of reform. He added
also that evils complained of in cOnnec-
ton with the trusts mostly concerned
federal jurisdiction.
The governor told his friends, how
ever, that he always had intended re-
form and would begin it il he could
get a legislature that was Democratic
in both branches. His wish being full
filed. the governor started work N
earnest yesterday, calling to his AID
Edwin Walker, chancellor of the state,
and Judge Van Syckel, formerly OF the
state supreme court. These men With
Governor Wilson will draft the new
lpgiSla alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
CHRISTMAS At CHURCHES
WILL CE DULY CELEBRATED

Christmas will this year be cele :
brated by the churches and Sunday
schools in the usual ways, and the
little people are all looking forward
with pleasure to the event.
At the Baptist church there will be
a tree and fine music and literary
program Christmas night.
The Presbyterian church will also
hold its celebration Christmas night.
With appropriate program.
The Sunday school of the STATE
Street Christian church will hold its
Christmas exercises at 7:15 Tuesday
evening, at the church. A fine pro-
gram will be rendered by the children.
The church will be decorated appro-
priately for the season.
At the Methodist church there will
be tree Tuesday afternoon at )
O'Clock for children / years old and
younger, and that evening there Will
be a Christmas chimney, with program.
for the pleasure Of the older children.
At all the churches, Catholic and
Protestant, there will be services ap-
prOpriate TO the occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
Chinese righbInders
Try vINITEn pPECE ACCOCI IT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21-Sand-
wiched between four armed highbind-
ers, X. E. Kee, wealthy Chinese
merchant was led through Chinatown
today to permit him to raise $500 to
pay extortioners. Passing Patrolman
Harry Walsh, Kee leaped to his side,
yelling. The highbinders fired tw0
shots and fled, Walsh pursuing. With
the aid Of the Chinatown police, he
caught Wong Cue, All Joe and Emil
FOng. All were booked on charge
of extortion. Wong, according to kee,
appeared at his house with a suitcase
which was seized by white man who
entered a moment later, claiming to be
federal inspector. The white man
found opium in the case and took S120
bribe to let Wong free. Wong ac-
cused kee of plot. He returned with
the gnnmen, demanding $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
ReId's BODY Comma

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS,
LONDON, Dec. 21.-The British cruis-
er Natal, carrying Whitelaw Reid's
body, sailed from Portsmouth for New
York at 3 80 this afternoon. All Brit
ish and American flags were at half
mast. Guns on the warships Of sew
eral nations gave military salute.
The casket was draped in the
Stars and Stripes when removed from
Dorchester house at 10 o'clock on .
caisson drawn by six horses. Thous-
ands stood with barred heads as the
cortege moved to Victoria station. \
military escort was provided As it
passed St. James park a military sa-
lutte was fired. The body was placed
aboard train at 10:45, arriving at
Portsmouth two hours later. Natal
blue jackets escorted the casket es-
pecially to put the catafalque aboard
the warShiU
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
TODAYS BALKAN OUTLOOK
IS MUCH MORE FAVORABLE

cordlng to reports from authoritative
sources. Al today's session Osman
NaZim Pasha. Turkish leader, de
manded the rcproNisioning of Adrian
ople. declaring this was the only
ground he had to permit negotiations
to continue. The allies refused to
comply. The Turks then declared they
must consult further with the porte
before proceeding.
PARIS, Dee. 2l.-In The chamber
Of deputies. Premier Poncaire limited
that general European war is likely if
the negutiatiuns in London fail. He
said that in the event the negotiations
are Interrupted The powers could not
afford to remain inactive, confronted
by the possible resumption Of hostili-
ties that would provoke a general con-
ilagratiOn. He said Austria has as
SurCd France that she does not desire
To acquire more territory or destroy
the political Independence of Scrvia.
The speech was interpreted to mean
that Puncairc believes the powers
should intervene if the London con-
fcrenc" fails.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-21
Mr.. Corfman Calls MeetIna

HEBER. Dec. 21.-At the request of
quite a number Of the stockholders of
Imperial Water Co. No. to call mass
meeting Of the stockholders for the
purpose Of proposing amendments to
the bylaws of the company, and sub
mitting them to the stockholders for
their consideration prior to the an
nual meeting, and also for the purpose
Of placing in nomination men for di-
rectors for the coming year who will
work for the best interests Of the
stockholders and valley in general; al
SO such other business as may be
necessary to transact at this time, l.,
therefore, now call said meeting to be
held December 81, 1912, in Water
Company No. 1 hall in the city Of I'm
perial, Cal.
Yours respectfully,
JOEL CORFNiAN.