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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Samuel Andrews. Once indispensable
to the Company, Had Been Dis
carded, So He Told Many
Of The Trusts Secrets.

told recently the story of the re-
the Standard Oil company at Cleve-
land In 1878 at time when / had
been instructed by the late Charles
A Dana. edito- Of the New York
Sun. to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the origin. growth and meth
DDS of the Standard Oil company.
That was in 1873. and the report
which then made was the first Of
any length that was ever printed on
the oil trust
! had met a perfect Chinese wall,
at the Offices of the Standard OIL
company, the sentry of which was
one of the blandest and politest young
men whom l had ever met L told
him that as l could not get my in
formation at first hand ! would un-
dertake to secure IT at second hand,
So turned to Samuel Andrews. I
had received an intimation that II I
would call upon Mr.. Andrews at his
home In the suburbs of Cleveland I
would probably find him ready to
talk
Mr.. Andrews was the practical man
of the first Standard Oil combination.
He was an experienced. in fact,
very able. refiner. He was of Eng
fish birth and had, believe, learned
his trade In that country. He was the
man who made 1t possible for the
Rockefeller brothers to manufacture
and market very high grade of
Kerosene OIL. As he was at first In
dispensable. he was carried along in
the various promotions out of which
the Standard Oil trust. so-called. was
perfected
In reply to a note. Mr.. Andrews
wrote me that II I would call at bis
house at certain hour some morning
he would be glad to see me. His
home was a beautiful one perhaps
two miles from the center of Cleve-
land. found him in his library. Al
though Of quiet manner. dressed In Inn
macuiate taste. and surrounded by
luxurious furniture and adornments,
yet 1t was apparent that Mr.. Andrews
had known hard labor, and labor with
the hands. There was no vanity or
false pride about the man. and /
thought that he was enjoying the
riches that had come to him in a most
reasonable manner. II there were any
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Sure Of a Raise.

An enterprising woman, who rents
several. apartments in a new building
and subjects them, furnished, room by
room, has profited at the rate of sew
eral hundred dollars year by wom-
ans propensity for telling everything
she knows. To each applicant for a
room she named an exorbitant price
to start with.
"Now, understand, this is a conces-
sion to you alone, and must be re-
garded as strictly confidential. II you
tell soul in the house that l have
made reduction In your favor / shall
have to charge the original price,"
Within two weeks rents had gone
up.
Mrs. Smith tells me-" said the as
tute landlady to each gossiping ten
ant, that you told her you pay only
IS for your room, instead of ST." And
as no one was in position to plead
not guilty the additional rent was ex-
acted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
sMooT BACKS WOOL FIGHT

Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, one
Of the most unrelenting reactionaries
In public life, is to direct the admins
tration tariff on the floor of the United
States senate.
That Smoot is to be the administra-
ton spokesman in the contest over
the revision of the wool schedules,
around which the entire tariff discus
sion will center, is a matter OF keen
satisfaction to the wooden manufacture
ers Of the country in general and to
the directors of the so-called wooden
trust in particular.
Smoot, a. member of the powerful
Senate Finance committee, had his
training for the important part he has
been designated to play during this
session, under the tutelage of former
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich.
The Mormon church, of which Smoot
is an apostle, is understood to be inter-
ested in the manufacturing as well as
the sheep raising end of the wool in
dustry. This bill. as Washington now
recognizes, was reduction In the ext,
tho lfOhf of m. furffy boord rov@ox$ @,.~<
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10

Kent Cooper, a newspaper man,
said he was in restaurant in Chica-
go recently when he observed. sitting
at the table next him, an evidently
well-to-do young man and a young
woman, the latter of whom showed
signs Of not being accustomed to the
restaurants of the class she was then
patronizing. When the remnants of
the dessert were removed from be-
fore the pair, the waiter stood at at
tention for the final order.
Il think you may bring me a cigar
and demi tasse," said the man.
Il don't care for cigar" giggled
the girl, but. you may bring me one
of the other things and cup of cof-
fee."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
How Governor Hoffman's Refusal to
Prevent q Great Tweed Fraud
Utterly Ruined Political Fur
lures of Himself and Others.

One Of the ablest Democrats of his
time. man. too. who possessed q per-
sonal magnetism that had gained for
him great popularity. was John T.
Hoffman. He was twice elected gov
ernor Of New York state and before
his election as governor was mayor
of New York city.
, Mr.. Hoffman was first elected gov
ernor in 1868. and 1t was then said
that this election would undoubtedly
lead to his nomination for president
in 1872 Governor Hoffman was fully
aware all along that influential poll
ticians Of his party in the state were
planning the capture of the Democrat
ic national convention of that year,
SO that his nomination would be as.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
GAUDY FUNERALS IN BURMAH
With Ballet and Band the Rich Bur-
mese Are Paraded to Their
Tombs.

They have gorgeous funerals In
Rangoon, the capital of Burmah, India
When a rich Buman is buried, for in
stance, the funeral procession might be
compared to the street parade of some
circus. First comes a kind of ballet
of Burmese in bright colored silks,
dancing the widest kinds of contor-
tons, anything but graceful. Next
there is the hearse, drawn by several
black horses Oddly enough, in some
cases it will be huge black English
hearse with attendants in black and
white girdles, instead of the usual
gaudy Burmese hearse, with its mod
els of dancers and race horses. Fol-
lowing this brass band will blare out
some lively tune, to which the ballet
can dance, the whole being about as
appropriate to the solemnities of such
an occasion as would be dirge to en-
liven bridge-whist party.
Stringing along after the band viii
be a mile, more or less, of ox-carts
with quaint tops of colored mating,
each crowded with "gay mourners"
who are provided with no end of re-
freshments. A big Burman In brilliant
pink silk and carrying large fan us
ually plays the part of master of cere-
monies, his chief duty being to see
that all are happy. AS companion he
will have muscular chap bearing a
huge case of bottles containing drinks
for the whole party. Luckily. since
dead men tell no tales, it is also true
that they find no fault; and SO these
grotesque funerals are never inter-
rupted by the box occupants in whose
honor the spectacles are arranged.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Helped Expose Standard Oil

ostentation 1t was not for his sake,
but for the sake Of his family.
You know l am no longer con-
nected with the Standard Oil COM
pany." Mr.. Andrews said, by way of
preface. Il am out Of It. I have
been used for all the value that is in
me and presume that / am no longer
useful"
| thought ! detected a hint of re-
sentiment or chagrin In Mr.. Andrews
manner. and / told him frankly that
| had Eeard that he had been recent
ly frozen out of the Standard Oil
company.
Not exactly that" he replied. mo,
1t wasn't that; but have been bought
out. don't suppose the Standard Oil
company would have been any sue
cess at all il it hadn't been for the
fact that l showed the company the
way to refine oil economically and to
market 1t in successful competition. /
thought my ability of that kind was
worthy of equal recognition with that
of the men who looked after the finan-
cial end of the business. But the
practical man, unless he has plenty
of money. is the man who is of least
consequence, and when others have
been taught all he knows, then he is
not OF any more use and is let out.
1t is always so.
Il shall be very glad to tell you all
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Thackeray's
TWAS Signal for James w. WaiIack.
the Actor. to Drop In After the
Theater, When Both Were
In New York.

In the same year-1853-that VIII
liam Makepeace Thackeray came to
the United States on his first lecture
tour. James w. Wallack settled m this
country and took control Of the first
theater known as Wallack's in New
York city. This noted actor and the
atrical manager had for one of his
great admirers the novelist Thacke-
ray. While Wallack was favorite in
11aEdon he and Thackeray became so
well acquainted that the latter felt
privileged at any time to visit the
actor in his dressing room. where
Thackeray always received a cordial
welcome
Some time after Thackeray had
landed in America for the first time he
called on James w. Wallack at the
latter's theater. There Lester Wal
lack, who was stage manager for his
father. was introduced by his parent
to Thackeray.
For few minutes took an instant
dislike to the man." said Lester Wal
lack years after. II thought he was
about the most supercilious appearing
man whom had ever seen. But all
OF that first impression soon passed
away and ] speedily found myself in
intimate companionahip with the nov
elist In turn. Thackeray seemed to-
take to me, and was delighted when
he discovered that my lodgings were
only q few doors distant from his.
Every night that l am home he
said enthusiastically, I will put a
lighted candle in the window of my
sitting room. When you see II there
on your way home from the theater
you are to come in That Will be my
signal to you that shall be glad to
see you every evening ! am not away
at lecture or dinner-that you are
,,Xanted within
Perhaps two or three times a week
would discover the signal in the
window. and whenever l entered
Thackeray's sitting room he would
bound from his seat and literally en-
brace me. There were always two or
three other friends of Thackeray pres
ent. and We had good cigars. Thack-
cray was q great lover of good cigar.
Now. curiously enough. during all
those sessions. which were prolong-
ed some times until three o'clock in
the morning-for Thackeray was the
greatest night owl l ever saw-his
guests had to do all the entertaining.
Thackeray would lie curled up on the
sofa. from The end of which his long
legs hung over. and call upon one of
us for a story. another for song. still
another for song and dance re-
member one night singing q duet with
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Danger In Arsenic Production.

S'0~s w ~ oCsssS ItVQ0CIiO0s
Brinton, Va. now a busy center of
industry. owes its beginning to the
poisoning of a farmers cows, which
also led to the discovery of valuable
deposits Of arsenic. A farmer cleared
a new field on the mountain top near
by for pasture. Before long the
cows sickened and died. 1t was
thought that the trouble lay In
spring which dubbed from the rocks
in apparent purity. Upon analysis It
was found that this water contained
arsenic in such quantities as to render
1t dangerous either to man or beast.
From the time when the ore enters
the crushers until the finished prod
uct reaches the casks it is untouched
by human hands. It is carried along
from point to point by automatic ar
rangements through each process of
manufacture. The impalpable dust and
poisonous gases generated are SO dan
gerous that the atmosphere of the
plant has to be kept pure by artificial
means.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10


which Williams
The howl that the
the
thwarting the game Of uee-umph!-bessed Yankees
Mr. Williams Ohio in
ten obtaining perfect command
edge Of Chinese character Shanghai he
consulate translator
Of the American
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
LOEB MAY BE CHAIRMAN

tits the generally expressed opinion
among wise politicians that If Presi-
dent Taft is renominated as the candi-
date for the presidency on the Repub-
lican ticket Collector Loeb, of New
York, will be chairman Of the Re-
publican National committee.
The story of the rise of William
Loeb Jr., is one Of hard work, an un-
conquerable determination to succeed,
backed by love for the political
game, combined with keen insight into
character.
Mr.. Loeb is Of German descent. The
straitened financial circumstances
of his parents forced him to leave
school before he had finished the
course and prohibited any thought Of
college education. He took up the
study Of law, but finding that slow and
Improbable he studied stenography
between times and later branched out
into shorthand reporting.
From the start he was interested in
politics and worked hard for his dis
trict chief. In 1883 he was SO well KIN
succeeded in having himself appointed
The making of Mr.. Loeb. however
Col. Roosevelt as governor.
As president, Col. Roosevelt relied
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Window Light

George William Curtis, and the tears
rolled down Thackeray's cheeks as he
listened to our sentimental ballad.
But try as we would, we were never
able to persuade him to sing a song
or tell story or do a dance. He en-
tertained us with good cheer. and we
were bound to entertain him with
song and story and dance.
"Ah. those were rollicking nights
with Thackeray. He seemed to me like
magnificent overgrown boy. And
after his departure for his home
in England. as passed the lodgings
every night l looked yearningly at
the window. still hoping that might
see there the familiar light beckor-
ing me to enter into his jovial com
pany."
Copyright. 1911. by e. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Fidgeting Children.

The child who shows no disposition
to move about and is apparently hap
pier sitting still will grow up to be
slow-witted, heavy. On the other
hand, the baby who is always using
its arms and legs will be intelligent.
its brain will work quickly, and it will
without doubt be clever.
Children should consequently be en-
couraged when in the infant stage to
throw their arms and legs about, to
play with their fingers and toes, and
when they are older the wise parent
win no. insist on their keeping still.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
A Lame Defense.

Representative Martin w. Littleton.
discussing the. Sherman law with a
Pittsburgh reporter. said:
You can't defend this law. Its de-
tense is as lame as that of the man
who defended the widow.
"a widow of very overbearing tenn
per was about to marry again. A
man said of her at a lodge meeting:
Dear me, that termagant! l
shouldn't want to be her second hus-
band, would your
well. I'd rather be her second
husband than her first"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
UNCLE SANS MAN IN CHINA

In the present critical Chinese situa-
ton 1t is reassuring to know that the
very heart and brains of Americas
China policy is now on guard in the
capital of that nation in the person OF
Edward Thomas Williams, secretary
OF the American legation at Pekin, and
charge d'affaires during the visit home
of Minister Calhoun for conference
with the heads of the state depart
ment.
Mr.. Williams Is specialist in the
history and languages of China, and
on familiar terms with its statesmen.
1t is common report in the inner cir
cles of diplomacy that ali the gstute
moves which blocked Japan and Rus
STA in Manchuria, maintained the open
door policy Of John Hay. and prevent
ed the dismemberment of China have
been of Williams devising when he
was "Chinaman" Of the state depart
ment.
The famous 'four-nation loan" of
$50, 100000 was the cleverest bit of d.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
Familiar Species.

What is the name of that species
Just shotf" inquired the amateur
hunter.
Says his name is Smith. SIR" an
swered the guide. who had been inves
tigating.-Louisville Courier,JournaI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
SPENDS NIGHT IN PRISON

After spending night in prison to
observe the condition of the convicts
to investigate conditions there, Gov.
B. w. Hooper has announced that the
stripes should come on all but the
worst prisoners in the spring and that
thereafter the stripes should be used
only as a means of punishment. AS
soon as the new chaplain took charge,
he stated, schools would be started.
AS result of his investigation the
issued pardons to rs prisoners as
Christmas gifts. During the night he
spent in the penitentiary he mingled
with the convicts and learned from
many of them the story Of their lives.
'The prison." he afterward said, ''is
q terrible place however humane the
and conditions. Hereto
fore Tennessee has thought of only
two things in connection with the
state prison. One was to get some
one into the penitentiary, and the 9TH
er to get him out. 1t shall be my pur-
pose to reform convicts and turn them
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10


in
q
parentage
pennes
attracted by his brown hair and bright picked
into his home and him his
lie
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10
ENGLAND WEN Watered

England has more rivers for its
size than any other CO lntry on tbs
globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-10


the light OF the tsrn board report jest fled with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-18

circles Of Europe say, are not capable
of continuing actual warfare for much
more than a month against the Turks.
In this postulate the short distances
are taken into consideration. The fact
that the European Powers might pre-
vent Turkey from holding Sofia, the
capital of Bulgaria, If it is once taken
might also end the war in that short
time, on the part Of Turkey. Some
European consultations are to be ex-
pected because Bulgaria is under CO.
bourg dynasty. The Sake Cobourg- ct
Gotha line is that of Bulgaria, England
and Belgium. King Ferdinand is a
cousin of King George Of England and
the king of Belgium. If the Ottoman
empire is victorious the Turks will not
be willing to stop fighting, and the
Europeans through the eagerness OF
the Turks may find themselves en-
broiled in war. Turkey, Of coudse,
will desire to make this a decisive con-
test. The highest aim Of the Turks, as
is readily to be seen, is to annihilate
the military power of the Balkans for
the next fifty years.-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-18

establishment Of a commission to as
certain the location and condition of
all Of the graves Of Confederate SOL
diers who died in Federal prisons and
military hospitals in the north and who
were buried near their place of con-
finement, and to acquire possession and
control over all grounds where such
prison dead are buried, which is not
now under control or in possession of
the United States government.
No less than S0,152 Confederate SOL
diers are buried in different places
coming under the provisions Of this
act. 1t incurred no little difficulty to
search them out nearly forty years af-
ter they were buried, but the work was
entered upon in a spirit of earnest zeal
and large percentage Of the graves
found have been identified. The task
Is now practically complete and a de-
tailed account is being prepared for the
secretary Of war, which will doubtless
be published.-Frederick J. Haskin In
Atlanta Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-18
REMARKABLE PoNTooN BRIDGE
Is $50 Feet Long and Built Across
Missouri River in Eight Hours.

Out across the swinging brown cur
rent Of the Missouri river a bridge
crept forth, travelling span on span,
over boats that made 1T look like a gi-
gantic water centipede. The boats
took the place Of piers. The bridge
was a pontoon bridge. 1t was slung
deftly across the river near Ft. Leav-
enworth, $50 feet from shore to shore.
by E Company Of the Engineering
corps all between the hours Of In
the morning and $50 in the afternoon,
October 1.
Just for practice, Captain Dillon
said, as he rolled a cigarette and
watched the anchoring Of the boats
that would carry the last few links
1--WE had a lot of trouble getting the
anchors to hold in this swift current
and on a treacherous river bed. We
should build this bridge in six hours
1 think. It will take us eight and a
half"
Still considering the time ordinari-
ly spent on much shorter structures
over streams) eight hours and half
appears to be very moderate limit
in which to construct a fine, solid
causeway nearly thousand feet long
capable Of bearing infantry, cavalry,
baggage trains and even field artil-
lery.
Captain Dillon did not fancy the
feat at all remarkable.
by putting in two more span
timbers," he said, "the bridge would
carry siege guns, with a weight of
5000 pounds on each pair Of wheels.
Five longitudinal timbers. to the span
will carry anything under that class
of ordnance. That's what we have
used here"
And 1t was a very solid affair, that
bridge. It seemed quite a pity that
it was shortly to be taken up. to be re-
placed across the river at another
point, where it will be in actual use
for hauling timber. 1t was hard to
realize that the planking, so stable
and unyielding under foot, was all sup
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-18

The following review Of the salient
facts leading up to the present crisis in
the Balkans and the outline OF events
that may be expected to come in short
order was prepared for the Evening
Sun by a person who for five years
preceding 1908 was active in trying to
preserve peace among the belligerent
factions Of those troubled states. His
connection with the diplomatic circles
in Europe make him competent to write
of the situation. It will not occasion
great surprise among those who are
acquainted with the situation, to have
the assertion Of the Balkan states that
they are fighting for the autonomy OF
Macedonia and their Macedonian
brothers" treated with scant courtesy,
and their desire for the apportionment
Of Turkeys European territory re-
vealed as the real motive Of the pend
ing war. Any exception that Is to be
taken to the following article will
probably be in connection with the ex-
pressed views regarding Turkey which,
Of course, are due to the prevailing
sentiments in European diplomatic
circles interested in the supremacy of
the Ottoman empire.
The divisions Of Macedonia and the
other points mentioned in connection
with the four important engagements
which, are likely to come in the next
few weeks, will be found on any map
which present the Balkans in any de-
tail.