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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
GEN. D|Az IS ARRESTED
FOR SHOOTING ASSA|LANT
Recent Presidential candi-
date Wounded by Mexican
in Havana Fight.

HAVANA, November 7.-Gen. Felix
Diaz recovered his composure today at
the hospital to which he was taken for
surgical treatment after he had been
wounded In the neck in the attack OH him
by a Mexican last night. DiaZ later was
arrested and accused of shooting Pedro
Guerrero, the young Mexican wounded by
bullet during last nights alteration.
i'm the course of which DiaZ was wound
ed
All that Diaz could tell about the in
cident was that he and his companions
were listening to the music played by Il
band on the Malecon promenade when
the electric lights Were~>suddenly eXtin-
guished and he was attacked. He asserted
that he was entirely unable to account
for what afterward happened. His
wounds are not serious He was stabbed
twice. being wounded behind the ear and
in the neck. He also was beaten with
canes.
Cen Diaz. with Cecillo Ocon. fellow
fugitive from Mexico, and Luis Nadia,
were listening to band concert in the
Malecon when group of Mexicans,
among them young Mexican. PEDRO
Guerrero. passed the DiaZ party. DiaZ
Is said to have made some unpleasant
remarks about the followers of Carranza,
where the other Mexicans were seated
and Informed them of DiaZs alleged in
suit.
Hot Words Exchanged.
The entire group came back TO where
Diaz and his friends were conversing and
hot words were exchanged, it is said.
Guerrero sprang at Diaz with knife,
wounding him. The two struggled for a
moment together. when a policeman
seized Guerrero by the shoulders Diaz
is said to have drawn revolver and
fired. the bullet striking Guerrero. Then,
it is said, Diaz handed the revolver to a
friend.
Diaz was taken to a hospital. Guerrero
is seriously wounded The entire party
was placed under arrest.
Gets News in Paris.
PARIS November Mime. Porfirio
Diaz learned today of the attack on Gen.
Felix Diaz She said Gen. Porfirio Diaz
would be greatly shocked by the occur
renee and she would break the news to
him as gently as possible. Nine Diaz
declared that her husband would not say
ANYTHING for publication, as he was de-
terrnined to follow resolutely the rule he
| had laid down for himself not to give
| any interviews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
FOUR KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.
Seven Others Injured in Early Morn
ing Collision in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES November -Four
persons were killed and seven injured
early this morning when two automobiles
collided. a seven-passenger automobile
hacked with men and women ran into a
smaller machine and overturned, crush
ing four of its occupants to death. The
dead are Erwin Chapman owner and
driver of the larger car: Miss Vride Ell
more w r. Sanders and Harry b. Cur
It's. The occupants of the smaller car es-
capped serious injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
Plurality Goes Up 1000.

NEW YORK, November 7.-Revised re-
turns received at republican state head
quarters today increased the unofficial
by which William E. Werner was
elected chief judge Of the court of appeals
by 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
CABINET CONSIDERS REPLY
WHICH DEFIES DEMANDS
John Lind, Wilson's Special Envoy,
Arrives in Capital.
MAY FORCE EVENTS TO ISSUE
Washington Believes Some Definite
Outcome of Tense Situation Is
at Hand-Conference at
White House.

MENlCO CITY, November 7.
Provisional President Huerta S
formal negative reply to the
United States demands, which
was discussed In detail at last
nights cabinet meeting, will set
forth that the United States has
no right, legal or otherwise, to de
mand Gen. Huerta elimination.
This statement was given out to-
day from one of the departments
of the Mexican government.
The informant says it was de-
cided to incorporate i'll the reply
a declaration that Gen. Huerta
intends to increase the Mexican
army to 10000 men.
The reply, it is said, will also
point out that Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta has no legal right to
accede to the demands.
Lind in Mexico City.
The final stages of the negotiations be-
tween Mexico and the United States are
TO be participated I'm personally at short
range by John Lind. He arrived this
morning from Vera Cruz.
The series of delays in provisional
President Huerta's formal answer to the
United States and the lack of definite
sction which would indicate' his attitude
In face OF the demands has been annoying
10 President Wilson's personal representa-
tive. II was known that negotiations had
been conducted in an indirect manner,
not following the ordinary diplomatic
course, and MIR. Lnd's sudden appearance
In the federal capital is assumed to be
due TO his desire to bring things quickly
to a clearly defined point.
Accompanied by Officers.
Mr.. Lind proceeded to the American en-
bassy. where he will reside during his
stay. He was accompanied by Capt. VIII
liam a. Burnside. the American military
attache. and Ensign John l.. Hill of the
battleship Louisiana, who was detailed
by Rear Admiral Fletcher to act MIR.
Lind-s aid.
hr. Llnd tad not Hotiiied any pouy ina |
he was coming to the federal capital.
The staff Of the United States embassy
learned the news from the morning
papers. Only one of the clerks of the
embassy went TO the station to meet
him.
Arrives in City Quietly.
The public and the Mexican officials
likewise did not know of MIR. Lind's S
movements. and he came into the city
In . manner contrasting greatly with his
first arrival here.
A. Mr.. Lind stepped from the train
he consented to pose for several photog-
raphers. but to all inquiries by inter
viewers he made non-committal replies
thus maintaining the reputation for
tsciturnity which lie earned on his
previous trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
Gas and Telephones.

1t is more than likely that It's recon-
mendations as to transportation facilities
will be the first to be considered by the
Commissioners, although the District
heads plan to take UP at the earliest pos
sible time the question of rates charged
by the gas and telephone companies.
The commission may not announce a
decision i'll the universal transfer matter
for some time. Conrad Fl. Syme, the Dis
trict's new corporation counsel. is look
ing into all phases of this question, and
until he has made report to the COM
mission that body probably will not make
a further move in the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
Bridal Trip Aboard Yacht.

1t is understood here that Mr.. and
Mrs. McCombs will go aboard the yacht
Niagara, now at Southampton, for a
short trip, and that when the vessel
leaves that port to continue the journey
around the world they will be guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter as far
as India.
1t is also considered very likely that
the couple will return to this country
in fact. to this city-in time for Mr..
McCombs to take up the duties of the
American ambassadorship in Paris In
February next. There seems no reason
able doubt among friends here that Mr..
McCombs has accepted the offer of the
President, and that probably for the
first time a Washington girl will pre-
side at the American embassy at the
French capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
Trains Meet: 8 Killed: 4 Hurt.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, November Three
men were killed and four injured I'm a
head on collision Of freight trains on the
Lake Erie. Alliance and Wheeling rail-
road, three miles southwest Of here. Yes.
terday. All were trainmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
MARINES TO MAKE READY.
Orders Sent to the Portsmouth,
N. H, Navy Yard.

PORTSMOUTH. n. H., November -
Orders were received from Washington
today for 200 of the 800 marines stationed
Continued on Second Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-07
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer tonight; Sat
urday partly cloudy and warmer;
moderate southwest winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE SEVENTEEN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

Grant parish acted wisely when
it decided to accept money aid
from the State to build its model
roads, instead of using the State
convicts. A late dispatch from
Natchitoches says that in con-
formity with the decision of the
Natchitoches police jury to aban-
don road building with the aid of
convicts, the State has taken its
prisoners from the roads of that
parish. The model roads in
Natchitoches, built by the con-
victs, have cost that parish about
$500 per mile, whereas in Grant
it has cost us something less than
$1,000 per mile. We have prob
ably paid a little bit high for our
earth roads, but our people have
learned a whole lot, and the mon
ey was well invested. In the
future we will profit by our ex-
perience and be able to act with
more intelligence over our good
roads propositions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

Louisiana will hardly get a
place in the Wilson Cabinet, as
the forces who should unite in a
recommendation to the President
are divided among themselves.
So far as we know all the lead
ing politicians of the State had
agreed on Hon. Robt. Ewing,
the National Committeeman, as
worthy and suitable for the port
folio of Postmaster General, and
after he announced that he could
not afford to accept the position,
even if rendered, Judge Farrar's
name was suggested but opposi-
ton to him has developed, and
with a division among the prom
inent leaders of the State, the
President would not likely make
an appointment from this State.
Guardian Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

sy amateurs, might wiring tales of
mysterious confession from the most
innocent. Walker confessed because
he was told to do so. He said what
they wanted him to say, besides all
this, imagine yourself nothing more
than boy, handcuffed and with rope
tied around you; led about the woods
in the night; wading water in creek
up to your chin, half freezing, and
threatened with different kinds of I'M
pleasant things. Can you picture your
self being visited by crowd of men at
all hours of the night and day and
dragged out at midnight and placed in
a buggy, tied to seat like wild
animal; hauled across the country to
hunt for dead man that you did not
know was dead, and told to tell the
spectators that you killed him. How
would you feel?
Walker says he was almost persuad-
ed that he had killed McManus, SO per-
sistent were the host of "sleuths, :"
who assisted him to confess.
Those two Officials" from AIexan-
dria, one clothed with the authority of
a U. S. deputy marshal, while the other
was clothed with the same official au-
thority as the raiment Adam wore on
the day that the trouble occurred in
the garden of Eden. Who called them
to Jena is not known. Why they went
is also unknown to this writer. Suffice
it to say, however, that one of these
detectives, at least, had a great
deal to do with this remarkable con-
fession from Walker. 1t was one of
these ''sleuths" that changed rooms
every night during his stay in Jena,
stating that he was a detective. I"
He also refused to take an outside
room.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Cattle Mutilated.

On Tuesday Nick Ursery and
Carroll Gray, two negroes, were
lodged in Jail charged with mutt
lating five head of cattle belong
ing to Mr.. T. C. Bush, of Fair
mount. The negroes had cut
down a tree with considerable
moss on it, and becoming enrag-
ed at the cattle trying to eat the
moss, proceeded to hack them
with an axe, one having its back
bone severed and another having
a leg almost cut off, while the
other three were mutilated al
most as badly. Ursery denies
committing the deed, and charges
Gray with the crime.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

-
1t has been discovered in GER
tain States where the primary
has superseded the nominating
convention that an active and ag-
gressive minority of a party can
name the party candidate. Such
minority in an Oklahoma coun-
ty nominated the candidate for
sheriff. He was so unpopular
with the friends of other candi-
dates that he was defeated, not
withstanding the fact that his
party usually carries the county.
The governor of the State has
recommended that the law be so
changed as to require that a ma
jority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to elect; but even that
leaves open the question of what
is to be done when no candidate
receives majority. Under the
convention system, the delegates
would stay together until they
reached a compromise. Under
the primary system, the matter
is not so easy. Caldwell Watch
man.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
The State Assessors Organize.

The assessors of thirty-two
parishes met in Alexandria on
Jan. ID, and formed an organi-
cation to bring about a more uni
form and equitable rate of as
sessments in the State, and also
for facilitating the work of the
State Board of Equalizers. The
organization was perfected by
electing the following office rs:
j. M. Ferguson, of Richland,
president;E. S. Murrell, of Grant,
vice president; L. P. Marshall, of
Rapides, secretary and treasurer.
The following recommendation
was adopted by the conference:
We recommend that so per
cent OF the actual value of pro-
perty be adopted by all the as
SCISSORS of the'State as the basis
OF assessment for the 1918 as
sessment, with the exception of
residential property occupied loy
bona fide owners, which shall be
assessed on a basis of 40 per cent
of the actual value of same, and
with the further exception of
those classes of property the val
ues OF which have heretofore
been fixed by the State Board of
Equalization"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
An Early Easter.

The early date this year of
Mardi Gras and the nearness of
the Lenten season has called to
mind that Easter this year will
occur on March %, which will
not be the case again until the
year zoos. The earliest possible
date on which Easter can occur
is March q, which is only one
day earlier than it comes this
year. Such was the date for
Easter in the year 1873, and will
not occur again until the year
2285. The latest possible date
for Easter is April 25. This oc-
CURED last in 1886, and will not
occur again until the year 1913.
1t is usually a sign of an early
spring when Easter comes early,
and it is very unusual for a freeze
to occur after Easter. However
the date is so much earlier this
year than it has been for many a
year that it is not a positive thing
that we will not have some cold
weather after that date.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Local Items from verda.

The farmers hereabouts are
hauling quite a lot of fertilizer
from our depot, ordered out for
them by d. H. Wallace. of Old
Verda.
Our model road in some places
is rather bad to get over where
lately built up, owing to the late
rains.
The business of Verda has been
fairly good, considering the fact
that the Lotion mill has cut out
its timber. 1t was a big help to
our trade, and all regret to know
its timber is cut out.
Mr.. Milton O'Quinn has been
appointed postmaster in New
Verda, with his clerk Mr.. Cor
bitt as assistant. They will move
the postoffice into the new brick
store.
MIR. Jackson, of New verda,
has been improving and is cult
waiting his orchard.
Mr.. Robert Berry, Winfield
phone man, has been visiting his
aunt, Mrs. ]. r. Miller.
Mr.. John Calhoun was here the
other day, and from the seed he
bought he must be going to do
considerable gardening. XXX
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Mr.. wilson Should Visit Louisiana.

President-Elect Woodrow Will
son is being urged to visit the
Panama Canal before his inaug-
uration on March a. If he ac-
cepts the invitation Louisiana
boosters should get busy and see
if he cannot be induced to take
Louisiana in his itinerary. We
have some world famous indus
tries in this State that are we'll
worth seeing by every public man
OF the nation, to say nothing of
the a'ue Of the good will of such
men in the building up of our in
stiiutions. The Avery salt mines,
c icasieu sulphur mines, the oil
a -! gas wells in Caddo and other
10 Slities, the Intercostal canal,
the two hur dred miles of wharf
age afforded seagoing vessels by
the Mississippi river extending
from New Orleans to Baton
Eoige, the levees and other big
things to be found in this State,
would doubtless prove to be both
interesting and instructive to Mr..
Wilson, and would enable him to
deal with problems in this section
OF the country with a much bet
ter understanding than if he had
never seen these things.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
A Girls wild Midnight Ride.

To warn people of fearful forest
fire in the CatskiIls young girl rode
horseback at midnight and saved many
lives. Her deed was glorious but lives
are often saved by DR.. Kings New
Discovery in curing lung trouble, coughs
and colds, which might have ended in
consumption or pneumonia. 1t cured
me of dreadful cough and lung dis
ease, writes w. r. Patterson, Yelling
ton, Texas, after four in our family
had died with consumption, and / gain
ed 81 pounds. Nothing so sure and
safe for all throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Dixie Pharmacy. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Nelson McManus Shows Up Alive.

The following account as to why
Leland Walker Confessed to the
murder of Nelson McManus, is from
the Pollock Progress-News of last
week, and if true it sheds a world of
light on the subject. If parties from
Alexandria or anywhere else are guilty
of any such outrage upon young Walker
as is here related they richly deserve
punishment for their impudence and
assumption of authority in this matter.
The Progress-News says:
McManus showed up in Alexandria
last Sunday morning and the balloon is
busted, leaving the scandal monper
to hunt for something new to roll
under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
1t was the subject of conversation
for weeks throughout the State. People
quit their work to 60 and help the ter
rible catastrophe be little blacker, if
possible.
They found bloodhound where the
parties had rested with the body on the
way to the creek. One man was shot
and wounded over the matter; and an
other made some kind of confession.
Yet, McManus turns up very much
alive, and finds his female relatives at
tired in raiment of the mourning va
riety, which they FASTENED to "shuck"
when he turned up.
McManus stated that financial trou-
bles drove his mind to arrangement
and he fled the country. Walker did
not know where he was. In fact. no
one knew. His mother offered $1,000
for his return alive, and $500 for his
dead body. True enough, this was a
mystery of the deepest dye. But the
body could not be found high nor low.
The question now is, why in the
world did Walker confess to killing Nc
Manus when he knew he was not tell
ing the truth. The daily papers are
puzzled over this question. In fact.
that was the question that puzzled
everybody. Someone was to blame for
the tale that Walker told. He saws
that he was promised release if he |
would make the confession, but this is |
not all. When he knew he had not |
done anything for which to be held. |
what was there ODE released from?
There was more to this confession |
than many people imagined. There is
such thing as frightening people, not 1
TO mention the well known sweating
process, which, when handled by clum- !,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Proclamation of Election for Mayor.

The following ordinance and resolu-
ton of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men, of the town of Colfax, Grant par
ish, Louisiana, was offered by Alder
man Brownlee, and seconded by Alder
man Cole, and on being put to a vote
all members present voted in favor
thereof and the same was unanimously
carried, by sections and as whole. to-
wit:
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, Of the town of Col
fax, Grant parish, Louisiana, in regular
session convened.
Section That by virtue of the an
thority vested in US by the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of louisa ma
and especially of Act liz of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1912. We do
hereby order order an election bv the
qualified voters, resident of, and EMIT
led to vote in the municipal election of
the town of Colfax, for the following
officer to-wit: Mayor of the Town Of
Coifax, and we do order in accordance
with said Act, and the municipal adop-
ton thereof, and of Article 2O6 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
adopted in the year 1893, that the said
election shall be held on Tuesday. Feb
ruary IS, 1918.
Section BE it further ordained
ETC., that the said election shall be con.
Quoted and held under the general cleo
ton laws of the State of Louisiana. ar !
that the following: A. W.. Lewis.
M. Dufilho, D. M. Mcknight, comiss ion.
ers, and Joel NJ, Durham, clerk. a..
hereby appointed to hold the said nnn;-
cipal election, and that there be and i
conferred on them, all the a,atho~itv
granted by law in the discharge of tha;r
duties as such. A1
Section BE it further orda;na5
etc.. that this ordinance, resolution and
of election, for which fhe
ordinance is hereby declared to be. shall
be published in the Colfax Chrnn;cia
the official Journal of the town IF CrI'
fax, for period of thirty full davs
Section 4.-Be it further ords;nea
etc., that all ordinances, or parts Of
ordinances in conflict with, or contrarv
to any of the provisions of the ord;.
nance, be and the same is hereby re-
1ealed.
10. LONG,
n n up,ror Mayor protein.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

Washington, d. c., Jan. Co.
The following Louisiana postmas-
tiers have been appointed: Ro-
chelle, Grant parish, /. v. Duke,
vice H. W. Burlington, resigned;
Paradis, St. Charles parish. F..
Pitre, vice C. C. Beauvais, de-
ceased; Antonio, Grant parish,
M. E. Miles, vice P. F. Milan, re-
signed; Manistee. Grant parish,
J. D. Moore, vice ]. w. Caden-
head, resigned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Col +. G. Hudson of Mon roe Dies ii
Hot Springs, IL

-F--S~s a. Ne
Monroe, Jan. II. Col. F. G.
Hudson. general att orney for the
Missouri Pacifc-I, ron Mountain
system in Louisia- Ia and the per-
sonal representa- tive of George ].
Gould in this S cate, died in Hot
Springs, Ark :, about midnight
last night.
FOR Two yeslrs his health had
peen falling. Trips to Bermuda
ana vat1ous other resorts only
gave tempo 9ary relief, but he
seemed to be holding his own,
ana word ca ne from Hot Springs
yesterday, : 5here he went two
weeks ago. that his condition
was so'.newh at improved and his
recov cry was possible. Early
last night he began to weaken
q ID at midnight the end came.
Colonel Hudson was one of the
best known and most successful
lawyers in Louisiana, being senior
member of the law firm of Hud-
son, Potts & Bernstein.
The remains Of Colonel Hudson
are expected to arrive some time
tomorrow. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at his late
home on the river front. Inter-
ment will be in the City Gene
terry. In accordance with Col.
Hudson's expressed wishes, there
will be no public display and the
funeral will be private and as
simple as possible. The services
will be in charge of Western Star
Lodge No. "a, F. & A. M.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

The Louisiana Beef Cattle
Breeders Association met in
Baton Rouge on Jan. IA and Is,
and organized with the election
OF the following officers: w. P.
Connell, Baton Rouge, president;
j. H. McNeely, Grant parish,
vice president; F. T. Foote, Yer
million, director; Mrs. August
Mayer, Caddo, director; George
A. Sentell, Avoyelles, director;
John Cockerham, Natchitoches,
secretary; R. L. Hines. East
Baton Rouge, treasurer.