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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Meeting of Parish Committee for Or
ganization.


A meeting of the members of the
Democratic Parish Committee il
hereby called for Saturday, March 9.
1912, for the purpose of organizing
the committee which is to serve for
the ensuing four years. The com
mittee, as duly declared at the meet
ing held Nov. 2, 1911. is as follows:
At large-H. G. Goodwin, M. c.
Nugent. B. +. Lewis and Lie. Tully.
Ward IA. A. Dean, J. B. Roberts.
Ward 2-L. E. Hadnot and W.
Honeycutt.
Ward 3-Richard Newton and T.
j. Walker.
Ward Nv. p. Deem, Geo. Z. ODER.
Ward ST. &. Lincecun and Fleet-
Tillman.
Ward 6-Joe Ferrier, j B. Lyman.
Ward &c. w. Williams and w.
L. Dowty.
1t is important that all the mem
bers attend, or be represented by
written proxy.
A. A. DEAN. Chairman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

The Democratic parish committee
will meet on Saturday, March 2, To
canvass the returns and gromulgate
the election of Tuesday, Feb. 81,
and, after We have printed the Off
cial finding OF the committee, our
readers will be given much needed
rest from political matters-except
the town of Colfax, which may have
a little twist over the election OF
town officers in the next few months.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

AS modern example of an abso-
lutely primitive race of people Prof.
w. Volz Of Breslau university. has
brought to notice the Kubus. who are
completely isolated in the forest In
terror of Sumatra. They share the
life and habits Of the apes living In
the same forest. They do not seem
to have advanced even TO the hunting
stage Of development, and are not
known to have any ideas Of religion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Hustling Colfax and Prosperous Grant.

Hustiihg SOlIax anu prosperous Urant.
Shreveport Journal: Afte I
quoting recent comment of The
Journal upon the building of a
new bank and the establishment
of postal savings bank deposit
tory in Colfax, the esteemed Col
sax Chronicle adds:
We are glad To see our neigh
inrs taking notice of the why we do
things in hustling Colfax and pros
porous Grant. The two items noted,
however, are only small part OF our
progressive assets. What with two
big sawmllls. "a big hardwood mill
and stave factory, press brick fac
tory, fine freight and passenger &C.
pots, fine high school, court house,
aud dozen other big brick build
Jugs, n $55, 900 school fund, Colinx's
fifteen miles of good streets and side
walks. fort y.six miles of model roads
ahuut completed, and thirty miles
more TO he built right away, reach
ing out in three different directions
ihto the parish. Colfax and Grant
parish feel that they are in the swim
with the most progressive commune
ties in the State.
The Journal is always glad to
note evidences Of prosperity in
our neighboring towns and par
ishes, and, incidentally, we might
remark just here that one of the
finest services a newspaper can
perform for its town and parish
is to keeping telling it's readers
about the good things being ac-
complished. There is one piece
of information in the little
boosting item" quoted above
ought to be especially interesting
here and elsewhere, and that is
about the forty-six miles of mod
ell roads about completed and the
thirty miles additional which are
to be built right away. Any
parish with forty-six miles of
model roads is bound to attract
new settlers. Grant parish
should see to it that this infor-
nation is given the people of the
north and west, the people who
are looking for just such pro-
gressive communities in which
to make new homes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

Inc LOuIsldnd ocapegOats.
st. Landry Clarion: The game
wardens are on the blink" as
far as the regularity of the pay
roll is concerned. If any set of
officials deserve prompt pay,
that's the game wardens. They
need the money. They earn it in
anguish of mind. And then
they are important fellows.
They play a leading part in plat
forms, in speeches, in every
thing. When a spell-binder has
nothing else to say he cusses a
game warden. They are a de-
serving set, and ought to be paid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

A woman sent to the conscience
fund $50 she believes she owes for
duty, on 81 yards of Irish lace bought
from an Italian peddler, who declar-
ed he had smuggled 1t and. therefore.
was able 10 sell 1t to her at 20 cents
yard. Conscience is strange thing.
The poor woman. II she only knew 1t.
owes herself money.-New York
Evening Telegram.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
re Deum" a Hymn Of the Ages.

Hallowed by old association and
fraught with many memories are the
great church hymns like the tie
Deum," which for more than thou
sand years has been the song OF
Christerdom. 1t was chanted at the
baptism of Clovis and sung at the
jubilee of Queen Victoria. 1t was sung
also after Agincourt and Waterloo.
and on all solemn occasions when the
heart of the people had been moved
to thanksgiving for victory on land or
sea-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
A Concerted Railroad Effort for Immi.
grafton.

The Joint immigration Bureau,
composed of the international &
Great Northern, Texas & Pacific.
and the Iron Mountain railroads,
is engaged in an extensive adj
vertising effort to promote immi-
grafton to Louisiana and Texas.
They wish to get into close touch
with real estate men and land
owners in Louisiana having lands
for sale, in order that there NAV
be thorough cooperation in adj
vertising the State to prospective
buyers, and they will assist in
every way they can to make
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
The Vote for Ward Officers.

The following is the vote cast
for ward officers in the second
primary election held on Feb.
9th, to determine the nominal
ton as between the two highest
candidates in those wards in
which no one received a majority
of all the votes cast on Jan. 23d,
viz:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

medicine day. could not walk more
than hundred yards without resting.
MY friends told me to take Peruna,
and / did SO. now feel that Peruna
has saved my life. 1t is the best medi-
cine on. earth. and I would not be
without It."
Ask Your Druggist For Free Peruna
Almanac for 1912.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Sport Of the Antlpodes.

A favorite sport In New Zealand, as
also in Australia and Tasmania. is
competition in wood chopping and
saving; and in these contests, which
attract great deal Of interest, the
championships are always won through
The use of American tools. In fact
the expert woodsman working for q
prize would never think Of using any
other kind of tools.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Yokohama. Fire Department.

Yokohama's fire-fighting apparatus
is owned by the association of insur-
ance companies, which also pays the
firemen. The coolies who assist when
blaze calls out any part of the de-
partment receive on an average four
cents per hour. The regular stan of
firemen and watchmen are paid an av-
erage of STAT month.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

lOQi0, Vv1Os
Mr.. Morris Bernstein, the Aged Mer-
chant of winfield Murder0usly
Assaulted.
Henry Stephens, young negro
man about twenty-five years old,
was taken to Alexandria last
Monday evening from WINFIELD,
to prevent his being lynched by
a mob Of Infatuated citizens in
that town. He is now in the
Rapides parish Jail, having been
brought in over the L. R. & N.
railroad by Deputy Sheriff C. E.
Shaw of Winn parish.
Stephens was arrested Monday
morning at Winfield on the
charge of assault and robbery, his
victim being Mr.. Morris Bern
stein, one Of Winnfield's oldest
and most respected merchants.
Mr.. Bernstein is between seven
ty-five and eighty years of age.
He is an uncle of Hon. Henry
Bernstein, the attorney of Mon
roe, La.
Mr.. Bernstein was badly in
jured by the negro, but not IA
tally. He relates the affair as
follows That Stephens entered
the store between 5 and ga. M,
just after it was opened, and
stated that he wanted to buy a
pair of shoes. The old gentleman
showed him the shoes, but the
negro appeared not to be pleased
with them and walked out of the
store. He came back later and
asked to see the shoes again.
Just as he got close to Mr.. Bern
stein he famed out the light and
struck Mr.. Bernstein on the
head, telling him to the floor.
He than dragged his victim to
the rear Of the store where the
cash drawer was located, and al
though the old gentleman was
still conscious, he placed his foot
on his PROSTATE body to prevent
his rising, while he looted the
cash drawer.
When the negro finished loot
ing the drawer he asked Mr..
Bernstein if he recognized him,
or il he knew his name. Mr..
Bernstein promptly answered
that he did not, knowing that if
the negro suspected that he knew
him, that he would without doubt
kill him right there. The negro
was evidently satisfied with the
answer and left the store without
doing further bodily injury to the
proprietor.
Later in the morning after a
posse got to work on the case,
stephens was arrested and jailed.
The news was soon spread over
the town and vicinity. and it be-
came apparent that the negro
would probably be taken from
the Jail and summarily dealt with,
so the authorities spirited him
away, taking the south bound L.
R. & N. train for Alexandria, ar
irving there late Monday evening.
Mr.. Bernstein, at last report,
was resting easy and it is believ-
ed he will recover. The negro
Stephens is a son of a former
driver for Mr.. Bernstein.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
expIanatlon Of saturn's RInos.

A new theory to explain the rings
Of Saturn is urged by Prof. Birkeland
of Christiania. who holds that they
are produced by electric radiation
from the planet and are renewed. 90
to say, every instant"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
A BIT Hot. but LOYAL.

A girl went to India, and at the
first New Years away from home she
wrote to her devout mother: 1T is
now very hot and perspire great
deal, but you will be pleased to hear
that am still a member of the
Church of England"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
sonnet's Duty Laid Out.

The poet stopped. as the boy rush.
ed up almost breathless. Say" said
the boy, your wife says she forgot
to tell you that If you sell that love
song you are to fetch ham home.
an eff 1t won't buy a ham, p'raps It'll
be equal to can o. salmon"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Good Habits In New York.

1--WE had a fine sunrise this morn
ing" said one New Yorker to another.
Did you see lit" "Sunrise?" said the
second man. why, I'm always in bed
before sunrise."-New York Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Miscorception Corrected.

A good neny mistskss arise from
mlsapprehenslon. Fur instance, dem
fist advertises that he will extract
teeth without pain. You suppose he
means the patient will not experience
rsir. That is a wrong conclusion. 1t
is the dentist who feels no pain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
HumankInd's Perversity.

What is remote and difiicult Of sue
cess we are apt to overrate; what Is
really best for us lies always within
our reach, though often overlooked
Longfellow.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
strono Ones.

my dear, these are excellent CT
CARS. but they are awfully strong"
yes; I got the strongest could find.
They won't break SO easily in your
pocket."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

You judge man not by what he
promises to do. but by what he has
done. That is the only true test,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judged
by this standard has no superior. Peo-
pie everywhere speak of it in the high
est of praise. For sale by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Notice.

January %, 1912.
] hereby give notice to all persons
not to trespass on the following
lands. tp-wit: Lot IA. sec. %. and
lots 2, 3. and 5. tip. 8 n. e. La.
Mer. Men of honor will need no fur
Their notice. otherwise they will an
swer to the law.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Only JustInabIe War.

The only war that the spirit Of to-
day can think of without shame Is the
indignant defense of homeland
which Is a home for all.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
For Sale.

Fer Sale.
One 40 h. y tubular stationary
boiler.
One % h. p. engine.
30 foot shafting, 4 wood split pull
Ieys All in first-class order and
ready for use. Will sell all or n part
cheap for cash. Apply to.
JNO. RANDOLPH,
Fairmount. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

Only a few Of the people who are
not satisfied with the world are doing
anything to make 1t better.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
TRIED
SEVEN
DOCTORS
MY Life Saved by Pe-ru-na.

Mr.. s. 8.
J o I'm s on.
G re enville.
H.. writes:
Il was Tor
five yes ar g
t r u b e d
W 1 t h ca
tarrh. Two
years ago I
had one foot
In the grave.
/ had tried
seven doc
tors and al
SO went to
q catarrh
specialist in
St Louis.
q ~ n fnaL
3 e " e r a ]
k 1 n d s Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02

Finck's Detroit Special overalIs
wear like a pigs nose. Peoples
Cash Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-02
Good Thing to Remember.

Five fingers Of scorn do not equal
one helping hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
Four Who Will Represent New
York as Delegates
Senator Root, Nicholas M.IButIer
and Schurman in List.
PASSING OF BLACK
Ex-Governor About to Retire
From Active Life.
Believe Taft and Bryan VIII Be
National Ticket.

New York. Jan. 2s.-New York
state will be represented in the Repub-
lican national convention Of next June
by United States Senator Elihu Root.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF
Columbia university. Jacob II. Schur-
man, president of Cornell university.
and William Barnes. chairman OF the
Republican state organization, these
being the four delegates at large who.
unless some Unforeseen emergency
arises, will be elected at the Republic
can state convention at Washington on
april g. The district delegates will be
erected by each congress district while
the state convention is in session. II
present purposes are carried out. the
preferences expressed by the Republi-
can members Of the state legislature
IN a careful poll taken a day or two ago
VIII De warmly supported by the dele
gates at large The Republican state
lSsislature Is strongly committed to
the denomination Of President Taft.
HAD former Governor Frank s.
biack been willing to serve as dele
gate at large he would have been cbos-
en- probably in place of William
Barnes. Governor Black was earnest
~ invited to accept election as dele
gate at large, but, with insistent court
esy and yet with emphasis he declined.
Continued on Page Three.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
The President Crosses the Ohio
Line Early Today.
First Scheduled Stop on State
Tour Is Cleveland.
PROGRAMME is FULL.
A Conference With Herrick,
Speeches and a Banquet.
Columbus and Akron Also Prom
ised Visits.

| Cleveland, Jan. 29.-Invading a hot
, bed of national politics, Mr.. Taft cross
ed the line into Ohio early today. He
was due to arrive here at 11:20 o'clock,
this being his first scheduled stop on a
tour of the state which will consume
| three days.
In addition to Cleveland. Columbus
and Akron are promised visits, Mr.
Taft spending tomorrow and part Of
| Wednesday in the former and Wednes-
day afternoon and evening in the latter
city.
After being met at the Euclid avenue
station by a committee it was planned'
to escort the president to his hotel,
whence he later would go to the cham
| ber of commerce for an address TO It's
members and to be the guest at pri-
vate luncheon given by President
Charles E. Adams.
The program thereafter included a
conference of nearly two hours be-
| tween the president and former Gov
ernor Myron T. Herrick, a reception to
old soldiers and to Tippecanoe club
members, this being the only function
open to the general public; an address
| to students of the Cleveland school; the
Tippecanoe banquet with an attendance
of more than 600 expected, and the
president as the last speaker; thence
Hungarians and another speech the
day to be concluded with the drive to
the presidential car and departures at
2:40 o'clock in the morning. for Col
umbus
Those watching national politics an
ticipate a striking speech from the
president at the Tippecanoe banquet
In the earlier stages much of the pro-
gressive Republican propaganda aman-
ated from Cleveland and the desire to
observe the presidents treatment of
insurgency in his native state has
been general.
The presidential party arrived at Ills
a. m, and packed d into automobiles was
taken through slush COY cred streets to
a downtown hotel. A committee of
citizens was on hand to greet the pres
ident and an escort consisting of troop
A Ohio National guaurd and a detail
of mounted police.
Stays in His Car
Pittsburg, Jan. 29.=President Taft
and his party arrived here from New
York at 7:30 o'clock this morning in
binding rain and the president did
not leave his car, although a detail of
police and automobiles were at the
Pennsylvania station to accompany
him on ride through the city if he 50
desired The president left at o'clock
for Cleveland, where he is scheduled |
to arrive at 1880 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
Continued on Page Two.>
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Debate ON the StelI Tariff Revision
Bill Continues.

Washington, Jan 29.-Senate in ses-
sion at 2 D. m. Resuming Senator Lori
nnar's cross examination investigating
committee hoped to conclude testimony
this week.
House met at noon. Debate on iron
and steel, tariff revision bill resumed.
Bill to be passed late today.
Steel trust hearing resumed with an
inquiry into labor conditions at steel
plants.
House Democrats will caucus tonight
on economic program.
The army appropriation bill carrying
$SS. .53A. 600 and the agricultural appro-
priation bill with a total of S15,S36 976,
were today reported to the House The
pension appropriation bill also will be
reached and probably will have the
right of way. It carries about $780,
600 0OO
The army bill shows a reduction of
SO. 500 900 from the appropriation of last
year The agricultural bill is s1,630 900
below last years approximation. The
chief cut is in the forest fire emergency
fund. The department asked for 81
ono 00N but the committee allowed only
5000 GOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

1t is significant that the Cherokee
sena tor received encoura cement on ev-
cry hand today from the regulars of the
party who composed the major portion
of guests at the-cIub meetine and ban
quet. Conferences were held all day
between Senator Huffman and the old
time party leaders. At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the senator gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Having given the matter of becom-
ing a candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor careful con-
sideration I have decided to enter the
race and will make a vigorous and ag-
gressive campaign for such nOmina-
ton Within a few days 1 will make
a statement clearly defining my posi-
tion on the issues.
CHAS. S. HUFFMAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
HUFFMAN is IN.
Formally Announces Candidacy
for Governor.
Cherokee Senator Says He'll
Make Vigorous Campaign.
PLATFORM NOT READY
Make a Statement of Position in
Few Days.
E. B. Jewett Suggests Senator
Stewart for Same Office.

State Senator Charles S. Huffman of
Columbus, Cherokee county, soldier,
physician and politician, today an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination for COVE rnor. Senator
Huffman's candidacy WIS endorsed by
his home people last week, bu the SEN
ator himself had not decided to run IN
til today. He wanted to talk to the
party leaders from over the state and
the Kansas Day gathering in Topeka
tocay gave him an excellent oppor-
tunity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

"NosTRUMs OF REFORM.
President Taft's Address Before Ohio
Society in New York.


New York, Jan. 29.-On the eve of
his three-day visit to Ohio his home
state, President Taft spoke at the Wal
dorf Astoria to the Ohio society of
New York, delivering probably the most
imPassioned speech he has made in
many months, directed against the
''nostrums of reform" and particularly
aimed at the recall of Judges.
In the efforts that the president said
have been made to reform legislation
in this country, he saw much that was
good. He saw the faults of government
in the United States today and admit
ted that in trying TO eradicate them
formers. But in the effort to make tho
judiciary responsive to every "whim''
of the people, he saw destruction. He
declared that the conservative element
of the nation must eventually fget to-
gether,' to prevent a movement that
would make the courts the creatures
of popular viii and might make the de-
cision iE every case not accord with
the law. but accord with what . ma
jority of the people thought the law
should be.
"They are having a constitutional
convention in Ohio said the president.
land I am told that one of the PROPOSE
tions is to propose the judicial recall
Orators and statesmen are going up
and down the country denCuncirg
courts. pointing out their corrupt ma
ture. The time is coming, in my judg-
ment, when the conservative people OF
this country who are in favor of the
eternal principles of justice srd their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
SNOW FLURRIES TO-DAY
Tomorrow VIII BE Fair. the Weather
Man Says.

1t is cloudy today. Snow has fallen ir-
termitently in quantities too small 20
measure. The predictions OF the United
States weather department is that fair
weather viii prevail tonight and tomor-
row. The precipitation Saturday night
and Sunday morning came as rain and
amounted to .O1 of an inch. The wind -
blowing miles hour from the north
west. The hourly readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

From Arkansas City is a delegation
headed by w L. Cunningham. Among
those in the party is O. Martin, mayor
of the town. Martin is 10th to discuss
politics. Just at the present time Ar
kansas City is worried about the vlr-
tues of the commission form of govern
nlent and Martin would rather talk Of
the new plan than the presidential pos
sibilities-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

Seth Wells of Erie is for Taft and
declares that the Republicans of Erie
tend to speak for the county," said
Mr.. Wells, but in my town the senti-
ment is for Taft. I understand the
farmers are for Roosevelt 1 am for
Taft"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
WEATHER RECORD.

me ioiio"ing are observations OF tro
United states weather bureau for the "a
st'.i slHuas enulng at o'clock this morning.
giving the high mark yesterday and M,
lowest point recorded last night:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29

Where there is a political gathering
there also is Hon. Curly Harrison,
once a political leader in Franklin
county. but now a peaceful citizen of
Topeka. Mr.. Harrison's size does not