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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22

Go to the Peoples Cash Store for
mems and boys clothing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22

A free set of dinner platas for cash
customers at ]. w. Duncan Co., Ltd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22
Sheriff Sale.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22

Subscribe for the Chronicle.
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rake Hans FANNY PAS fof coasiInat.on.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22
Timber and Stone Entry.

U. S. Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
November 5, 1918.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-22

Peoples Cash store-t the home of
good shoes.
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Warning to Hunters and Trespassers

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
CHURCHILL FOR COLLECTOR
IS TAMMANYS DEMAND
Wigwam Decides to Force Will
sons Hand on Single Candi-
date for New York Post.

II was learned yesterday that Tammany
viii stand or fall on the demand that
Thomas w. Churchill be appointed Col
lector Of the Port. Word that came from
Washington was that there was most
excellent chance Of the appointment being
made
Mr. Churchill while he might not be de-
scribed as an active district worker, has
always been regarded as good ram
many man. He is member OF the ram
many Hall general committee from the
I'd District, OF which Thomas +. McAVoy
Is leader. and is in good and regular
Standing
The Tammany leaders decided IL "dS
declared, that they might as well make
fight for the Collectorship or at once
abandon all claims TO any patrohase'
They took considerable trouble In picki"s
their candidate. He has mad experience
IN the customs service, they say, y Id
yer OF standing and has held execu''Ne
Office. They defy President WILSON Oh
Secretary McAdoo OF the Treasury re
partaent 10 pick any flaw In ms ao"''y
CT availability, except as 20 the laiier' OH
The one ground that he IS mehloei VI
Tanmany Hall II President ""soh 70
gclag " discriminate against ANY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
C0C0ANUT MEN HAPPY
Get Word That Raw Material
Goes on Free List.

"Cocoanuts have been placed on the free
list" was the text of a message from
Washington that caused rejoicing among
dealers in that particular hard sheled
delicacy yesterday.
The proposed Underwood tariff bill
placed a duty Of one cent a pound on CO.
colnuts, which would amount to tax of
about SIS on a thousand nuts. dealers
argued. Under the present tariff they are
admitted free. with tax of two cents a
lon.
Leopold Schepp. head of the J.. Schepp
Company was among the first TO realize
the disastrous results to the cocoanut
made subject to a tariff. He appealed 10
! Representative Underwood and interested
Representative James =. Maher. of New
York. IN an effort to have the proposed
duty on cocoanuts removed.
/ Yesterday a telegram from the latter
was received stating that under the new
tariff bill cocoanuts would be admitted
1 free.
Unless they WERE said Mr.. Schepp
last night lit would mean the scrap near
for lot OF valuable machinery The
margin Of profit in the cocoanut trade Is
I small. and with a duty on the nuts We
would have been forced out Of business II
no time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
PANIC AT SPRECKELS HOME
Modern Romeo in Wrong Back
ward. Hence Things Happened.

The residence colony in Greystone PARK
az Ycnkers. was thrown into panic last
ni.ht when a man was seen lettering IN
tn. ward at the rear Of the home OF Louis
Soreckcls. superintendent OF the Federal
s.lear refinery Ms Spreckeis dlscoN-
cred the stranger and, fearing that ne
was one OF the striking employees and was
b-ut on numbering her husband or buin-
ing heir home. took a revolver, went out
in the ward and demanded To know what
he wanted. The mans incoherent an
swcrs did not throw any light on his
crrand.
Mrs Sprccxels then telephoned To po-
Ice Headquarters for aid. The police
shared her fears and rushed every avail
able man 10 the scene. chief OF Ponce
" OH was i'm Getty Square when Word "l
the trouble reached him. BY that time
the story ran that strikers were trying
to dynamite the Spreckeis home. Com
Wandering an automobile. the chief
drove 10 the house and found the man
surrounded bv policemen and frightened
neish5ors. The stranger was taken TO
police headquarters. while the officers
searched the neighborhood for possible
fellow consplrators
st police headquarters the prisoner re-
covered his composurc sufficiently 10 say
that ne was Adoph Schmitz. % No. 81
Jackson street and that he went up 10
Grcystoue 10 call on his sweetheart,
Elizabeth Steurer. who was employed at
n house I'm Shonnafd Terrace. lie was
instructed and went To the Sprcckcls
premises. where he was waiting for his
sweetheart to appear when Mrs Sprcckels
cam. nfft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19

Washington. April 1s-A final appeal
was made i'm the Supreme Court to-day
by Porter Charlton. the American youth
charged with th3 murder of his wife on
their honeymoon At Lake Como. Italy. on
June :, 1910 in an effort to block the de
mand Of the Italian government that he
be returned for trial and possible pun
ishment There was no decision to-day
Charlton himself was not in court Ever
since he stepped of the steamer from
Italy at the New jersey pier, Just after
his wife's body had been found in Lake
Como. he has been imprisoned in Hudson
County. y. j.. awaiting final disposition
of the Italian governments request FOR
his eXtradition. The case came before
the court to-day on an appeal from the
refusal OF the New Jersey court 10 re-
lease him on habeas corpus proceedings
after the State Department had turned
him over 20 the Italian authorities.
Questions by the court steered the OPP
posing attorneys to a consideration Of
whether the court has the right to 90
behind the action Of Secretary Knox Of
the State Department in granting the re-
quested eXtradition.
II. Floyd Clarke. attorney for Charlton.
told the court that the Italian govern
ment for thirty years had interpreted the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
MANY WIRELESS LICENSES
More than 3,400 Issued in the
Last Four Months.

Washington. April ls-Secretary Red
field is In receipt OF statement irom the
Bureau of Navigation showing mat dur
iug the first four months OF the operation
of the act to regulate radio communlca-
lion which took effect OF December ld,
1872 the Department Of commerce
through the Bureau of Navigation. has
issued 3.iO7 licenses 10 wireless operators
and stations I'm the United states. The
first grade commercial operators licenses
number l.g,9 and the second grade 1885,
while LIS amateurs have been licensed
although work with the latter class has
been delayed to p.sh the licensing OF
commercial stations and operators. Eight
operators' licenses Of the experiment ana
instruction grade have been Issued.
The Bureau Of Standards has designed
special testing instruments TO measure
wave length, decrement, etc, 10 reduce
Interference and insure the orderly use
of radio communication, and these IN
struments are now being put into the
hands OF the ten inspectors In the Held
Thus FAR forty six American ship sta
lions and eighteen coast stations nave
been licensed. and this branch 81 tne
work will now proceed more rapidly SlA
hundred and eighty -hve amateur stauohs
have been licensed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19

ously urged tie minority to stand by II
during tn present session. The Republi-
can members of the Ways and Means
Committee have yet to draft cotton BILL
as opposition has developed to the bill
introduced last session by Ebenezer Hill.
The conference will determine Monday
night whether the Republicans are mere
ly TO oppose the Democratic bill on prin-
ciple, or whether specific substitutes are
TO be offered to those sections covered IN
the tariff board report.
There is no sense in the minority pre-
senting a 'hand-me-down' bill, hastily
prepared" hotly declared Mr.. Moore to-
day The bill might arise to confound
us when we come back into power-and
We will return to power soon after the
Democratic bill goes into effect. III Is
futile and foolhardy for the minority 10
run the risk of making a hurried mis-
take when nothing that we may say or
do will have any effect on the approach
Ing revision Of the tariff"
The so-called Progressive Republicans
IN the conference seemed however. to
side with Mr. Payne in his contention
that substitutes should be offered for the
wool and cotton schedules. All were
agreed that the Democratic bill would
wreck American industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
LULL IN FIGHT FOR JOBS
Tammany and Insurgent Demo
Gratis Agree in One Case.

Washington. April ia lull In the ms
cord which has prevailed between Inc
Tammanv and the insurgent Democratic
forces i'm the matter of appointments was
,rouaht about to-day by an agreement OF
the representatives OF both iao''o"S "
ommend the appointment OF rap" ""''''
a LAWYER. OF Poughkeepsie. TO De Po"'
master of that city. Charles r. ferN'"H'
state committeeman and chairman Vi Wv
pu,cbess County committee conierfeu
with Senator O'Gorman ana 'he ia.'o'
agreed TO make the recohihe"ua'''"
Butts has the backing OF Johh ~ '"e
representing the insurgent forceS' WIZ
himself a candidate for once uhue' w
Wilson administration, and OF frahN''''
Roosevelt. Ao.,aoad
,a,,,;oan,s for postoffice jobs beslese"
.h. postmaster General to-day. ana nc
explained that the delay I'D i"aA'"s p
continents was almost entirety que W ''o
democrats in Congress ana not 10 '"e
administration. 40 .
poa+n,aster General Burleson mace
.,r,ev Of the situation snort tiihe as
ond discovered that for the wv Vsca"''e '
,oetof,ces existing because or the
a.
death or resignation OF incumDehts Vi '"0
oxniration OF their terms only sih'ee"
recommendations had been made ne
,hereupon addressed a circular letter 10
,,.,,,ocr.tic REPRESENTATIVES ana Sehaio's
uredne them 10 make recommendations
| after two weeks the number oil recon-
n,endations on file had increased 10 MY,
While the list Of vacancies had increased
no a much larger number.
DELAY I'm making appointments Is due III
large measure to the squabbiing between
senators and Representatives Inc rush
for the patronage plums Is SO srea' ."a.
there is jam of candidates. inc new
work situation Is only one OF 'i''S MINI
| altboueh there is an apparent as'eeiie".
between the Tammany ana ihsu'e .n'
forces over the Poughkeepsie poSt"'a
chin. there are signs that storm Is prev
,,b ana the regular Democratic orsa,'N",
zion Of the state may have 10 nsh' mar"
r. if is to get anything from THIS ADMIN
istratlon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19

didate simply because he is a member Of
Tammany Hall. they say they want TO
know IT, and the sooner the better.
~ am not posted on the COllectorship."
said Charles +. Murphy blandly. yes
terday. But ! do know that there are
several good men mentioned for the
place. all of whom have always voted the
Democratic ticket. any one of whom
would fiji the bill admirably"
At the Office OF Mr.. Churchill II was
said he was in Washington and would not
be back before MoHday OF the other men
whose names are mentioned as having
been submitted to the President Lawson
Purdy president of the Tax Board, was
said to be in Virginia His friends sald
they never heard him mentioned Tor IA"
office. William b. Ellison SAID the news
paper dispatches from Washington gave
him the first intimation that any one hdu
suggested his name. John g. Okecie
who for thirty years prior 10 ms tttiIgT
rnent was connected with the hrm OF H.
I. Horton & Co. bankers ana OroheIS'
said he heard his name had been iheh-
toned but he was not cahdIuate lV'
the place. If appointed he would PTop-
ably accept. his friends declared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
JACOB FURTH CONVICTED
Seattle's S10,000,000 Banker
Demands Another Trial.

Bellingham. Wash. April lS.-Jacob
Furth, chairman OF the board OF directors
OF the Seattle National Bank. who was
charged with aiding and abetting William
II. Schricker I'm accepting deposits for his
private bank while knowing It to be in
solvent, was found guilty to-day on his
second trial. \ motion for new trial
was made.
Furth was the principal fnancler CT
Seattle and the head in Washington oil
the Boston firm OF Stone & Webster's en-
terprises. He also Is president of the Ma
tional Bank of Snohomsh. Wash, the
Seattle Electric Company. the Puget Sound
Electric Company. the Furth Investment
Company, the Bank OF Commerce 'f
Anacortes. Wash. and the Chicago Lana
and Stock Company. and director in
many other financial institutions. He is
reputed to be worth 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19

extradition treaty OF 1865 TO mean that it
was not required To surrender TO the
United States its subjects for trial in the
| nited States. The refusal to do so. he
| contended, was a breach of the treaty.
and as a matter OF law breach destroy
ing the obligation resting on the other
country TO perform its part under the
treaty
! Congress had the right to act in re-
gard to this breach. but any attempt of
the Executive TO act is an attempt to ex-
ercise an arbitrary discretion. which I'M
| der our constitution is forbidden him,
declared Mr.. Clarke
| chief Justice White suggested that the
correspondence between ;he Italian gov
ment aud the State Department showed
that the Italian government expressly
/ stated it and not demand Charlton under
the tio,ty. but upon special grounds.
Justice Pilney pointed ont that the ltal-
ian government IN d suhsequen, letter did
place the demand on the treaty. Justice
Day turned To Secretary knoS : opinion
granting the eXiIadition To show that the
Secretary stated he acted in pursuance Of
the treaty. That is the final word, Is II
not?" inquired the justice. himself once
Secretary OF State.
Pierre T. Garven. attorney for the ltal-
ian government. took the position thai
Charlton's attorney was seeking TO have
the court declare treaty was not In eX-
istence when the executive branch of the
government said was In existence and
under which II was acting.
charlton's attorney referred To the
claim that Charlton should have been per
mitted 10 show az the eXtraditon hearing
that he was insane AT the time the Of
fence was committed.
Mr.. Garven argued that n" hearing
was equivalent 10 a preliminary hear
ing" and under the law governing In the
case the law Of New Jersey. defences
could not be considered al preliminary
hearings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
LAUNCH WRECKED BY GALE
Grew of Three Cling to Piles at
Dreamland for Two Hours.

Three men who We're cast up on the
burned wreckage Of the old Dreamland
pier yesterday afternoon. when heavy
seas hurled their launch toward the shore.
were rescued last evening by Oliver
Strickland. captain of the tug National
who saw the marooned men ciingins To
the spiles OF the old pier.
Tn. men were taken To "A shpyard at
Eystlands Bay. near'Coney Island, where
they were provided with hot coffee andl
dry clothing The launch. 30-foot boat
valued at 1850, a. pounding oifsho'e'
with the probability that IL will be dashed
IN nieces before IL can be saivagcd.
The boat Is owned by Edward NJ. Roo-
,ns NJ No. $50 Westminster Road, Flat
husb a member OF the Sheepshead Bay
Yacht club. who arranged yesterday
,,itb I l.. Richardson. a. q. SprlnSmeyer
and w. f. Frankenberg to take the
,a,,oh from its winter quarters in Bay
y + 10 the mooring at Sleeps
hasd BAY. The men started about
o.clock and experienced no trouble until
.,av reached point off the Coney Island
shore.
10, his time a gale was tossing the seas
=. 80, heights Soon the engine got out
:, order and the boat wallowed helpless
=. richardson and his companions waved
,,o,r coats and yelled for help. Fisher
- on the Steeplechase pier saw the
"a tried to get help, but no small
80, could live in such sea. FINALLY
, 49, wave swept the launch against the
""e a,reckage FIVE hundred feet from
P''' An three men were cast into the
I'm, managed to cling TO the spiles.
se"' 49,, launch continued toward shore.
n,".. rdson and his friends clung TO the
two hours. when they were taken
80 no the National.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
REPUBLICANS DIFFER
ON TARIFF PROGRAMME
Conference Will Settle on Mon
day Whether to Offer Sub
stitutes for Schedules.

Washington. April ls.-After fruitless
discussion OF several hours the hepupl-
cans of the House. in conference to-uaN'
noetnoned until Monday night vote on
motion 10 offer a substitute for the
,,.ooi and cotton schedules OF the Under
GOOD tariff bill. The conference was
omen 10 the public. and had before IL
resolution offered by Mr.. Moore OF rem
svlvania. denouncing the star chamOer
,roceediugs Of the Democratic caucus
"a ass.rting that it was the sense OF
Tho minority that 1t should not propose
q substitute for any section oil the peiio
cratic tariff bill.
!, ,yae on the latter provision or the
,,oo-e resolution that the wrangle came
,o-d,v Four II the minority members Oh
the WAYS and Means COMMITTEE hepre-
sentatives Payne. Gardner, Anderson an"
Greene-,favor Offering substitutes TOT the
,vooI and cotton schedules OF the Ihder-
rood hill These schedules were reported
-, Ia, tho raft tariff board. Representa-
t;voe Moore and Fordney. the other MI
,oritv members. take the position that
40, mn to the Republicans to oner
...,.,;,,,,, schedules which have no
49,, 90 anprovaI i'm the House.
we can gain nothing by Offering a
suns,i,u,e tarin bill or part thereof
said Mr. Fordney 'The Only ''''is ~ oe
oo,rad is criticism. ana any S"os''"'e
e''',N ooer now will become "A scare
-, o,r backward tran IL we are
,o return again TO po"e'
w .,'c,,ira of Oklahoma, agreed with
Mr.. Fordney 1T is not 'ncu ..nra n "po"
us TO offer a BILL he sa'u' ne D ,sao,
ora,,, nar,y Is responsible, SO let them
c'"''. p md revise the tariff. and let
MS profit by their mistakes ,,..
rnaer instructions from the majority
.,,,ori,v Of the Ways and Means
y, '"e Mr.. Payne reported the wool
hin U,'' supported by the Republicans during during
u'n supp 80, congress. This bill, Mr.. Payne
sad w vas drawn in accordance S w with nv the
report OF the tarin board ana ne 'iso'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
INCOME TAX STANDS
WITHOUT ANY CHANGE
Democratic Caucus Rejects All
Proposals to Change Exemp-
ton Limit or, Rates.
AMENDS INSURANCE CLAUSE
Language Altered to Strengthen
the Provision Removing Pro-
ceeds of Life Policies
from Taxation.

Washington, April lS.--In the Demo-
cratic caucus on the tariff revision bill
to-day the Ways and Means Committee
majority was sustained at every point dur
ing series Of fights over proposed amend
ments TO the income tax. The only inn
poItant change made by acquiescence with
the committee was to strengthen the pro-
vision exempting life insurance policies.
The $4,000 exemption and the graduated
scheme of income taxation running up 10
4 per cent ON 100000 or more were re-
tanned intact
The caucus also adopted an amendment
which in effect requires insurance com
pan.es 10 pay the proposed per cent
only on their net incomes out of which
they declare dividend To- policyhoders. =
The net income to be asce;tained by de-
Quoting from the gross amount of income
tho net addition. If any. required by Law
TO be made within the year To reserve
funds and sums other than dividends OF
return of premium payments paid within
the year on policy annuity contracts"
Democrats OF the WAYS and Means Com
mittoe agreed upon several minor changes
IN the bill which Will be offered probably
late tomorrow. 20 correct defects dis
closed I'm the caucus proceedings, in teie
grams and letters to the committee an'
I'm renewed study Of the measure.
The Democrats have been bombardec
With Inquiries regarding the clause of thu
income taX provision intended to exemp
life insurance policies. 70 avoid compli
cations the caucus changed the Language
so Is to read provided. the proceeds q
| life insurance policies paid upon the Geat'
Of the person insured shall not b. In
! Guided as incomes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
Appointed by President Taft.

Records of the State Department dis
close that Mr. James rendered his res
.ignaton a. assistant chief OF the division
Of Latin-American affairs before he I'M
ldertook the mission OF arDitrating TINS
dispute Mr. James was appointed by
President Taft as his personal repre-
sentative in accordance with the contract
between the government OF Ecuador ana
the railroad company.
President Wilson IS moving cautiously
in considering the radical recommends
tons Of Secretary Bryan regarding gov
,ernment protection OF American inter
tests in foreign countries. and II is not be
.lieved he will sanction fully Mr. Bryan 5
,epparent determination 10 divorce the
government from any interest in the well
fare Of American investors I'm other coun-
tries. Force is given 10 this view b.
President Wilson's own statement Of his
policy toward the American republics N
which he said:
The United States has nothing TO seek
in Central and South America except the
lasting interests Of the people OF the two
Continents. the security Of government ats
intended for the people and for 40 spe-
cisl group or interest, and the develop
ment OF personal and trade relationships
rebound 10 the profit and advantage OF
both and interfere with the rights and
liberties OF neither
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
STRIKE PARADES BANNED
Hopedale Adopts Bylaws to
Stop Street Meetings.

Hopedale. Mass, April M-By-laws IN
tended To prevent the striking foundry
mon of the Draper Company's machine
shops from holding their daily street
parades were adopted tonight at the
largest town meeting in the history OF
Hopedale.
Ex-Governor Eben 5. Draper, agent OF
the Draper Company, who presented the
imoton embodying the new bylaws
wb,ch give the road commissioners au-
thorlty to close a street to puplc traVe'
At any time they deem 1t necessary ior
public safety and convenience. Na'l lils
than the American and state nass, Is
forbidden. No one is 10 be permitted TO
make a speechn a public street without
nrst obtaining a permit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-19
$50 900 FOR HIS LOST LEG
Railroad Heavily Mulcted for Lack Of
Automatic Coupling.

Minneapolis. April is. $500 Deiioerating
only thirty minutes. a jury In the federal
court here to-day awarded s5ooOo for the
loss of leg to II. w. Otos. Of Willmar.
Mimi. formerly an employe of the Great
Northern Railway
Violation Of the federal safety appli-
ance act was alleged. Otos was injured
while coupling cars with an old-fashioned
counting pin instead Of the automatic APP
,l;ance which il was contended was pre-
scribed by the statute.