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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01


Colfax, La, Oct. 80. 1918.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
A clipping from the Bossier Farmer
reads as follows:
CDR. Aswell beat Mr.. Perrin by only
eighty-seven votes in the primaries
last fall, and if stories told by politi-
clans from that section are to be credit
ed, it required q number of acci6 ents
to build up even that meager majority. -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
1t was said at the time that no Off
cial election returns were made from
several precincts; that, like the Irish
mans chickens, the ballot boxes ''came
up missing" 1t was an ugly affair, to
say the least, and it is to be regretted
that the whole matter was not legally
ventilated, and if fraud was perpetual
ed, the guilty parties severely punished.
There is no excuse whatever for dis
honesty in Democratic primaries in this
State. = Bossier Farmer.
A greater Islander could not be heap
ed upon the gentlemen composing the
9Th Congressional District Committee,
all of whom are liberty loving and hon
orable men. and went to probably more
trouble than the law contemplated "a
see that full justice Was done eaeA con
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01

A large number of farmers attended
the agricultural meeting at Simms on
Friday. Oct. "a, and took part in the
discussions regarding the establishment
of dairy industry at that point.
Simms, according to Mr.. G. o. Car
penter, is the most promising colony
that has as yet been started in the cut
over pine lands along the lines Of the
Iron Mountain, and for that reason tie
Railway Company through its agricul-
tural department, intends to cooperate
with the farmers in establishing profit
able and permanent lines Of farming
The agricultural experts are of the
opinion that dairying will best enable
the farmers to undertake profitable
| farming, because it enables tie farmers
TO have steady income while they are
clearing their lands, and to continually
| improve their lands by the use of the
manures from the cattle. One of the
greatest needs of the sells of the cut
over region is larger supply Of decay
ing vegetable matter to improve the
physical ard chemical condition. Live
stock farming and especially dsirying
will best serve this purpose. For these
reasons the discussions at the meeting
were enthusiastically entered into by
the farmers who have lately moved to
the Simms territory and it is believed
that before many months are past a
large number Of the farmers of that
section will soon be milking several
cows each.
In speaking to the farmers at the
meeting Mr.. d. c. Welty, newly APP
pointed commissioner of agriculture
for the Iron Mountain, outlined bis
plans for cooperation with the ia mers,
and rged the people to get in closer
touch with the State Experiment Sta
tion at Baton Rouge and TO cal upon it
and other agencies for assistance in
meeting any problems which may arise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the dis
eased port.oa OF the There Is only oae way 10
deafness and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by an ini1amt condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachiap Tube When tbs
tube Is infamcd you have rumoling souad or inn
perfect hearing. and when II Is etireiy closed. Deaf
Is the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal cord.-
ton. hearing viii be destroyed forever: nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
but an in1aned condition OF the mucous surfaces
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls CAtarrh Cure Send for circulars. fire.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. q.
Sold by DrugRIsts 75c
Take Hails Family Pills for constipation
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01
Save Half Your Money.

BY using ORC forschills and fever,
Bilious fever. malaria, colds and grip
pc. A 25c bottle contains exactly as
many doses as the usual so cent bottle
which is twice as large. Does quicker
and better work. 1t acts on liver and
bowels. Cleans out the system, stops
chills and fever, builds up strength.
No pills or calomel needed with it.
Contains no poisons- rs cents. Money
back plan. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01

The Poston minister who says 1t
is possible to marry and live com
fortably on SIS per week should con-
fer a favor on young men with small
incomes by setting up bureau to In
troduce them to the young women
Who can make good on the program
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01

Asked to pay $50 10: the overeo:
made for his son in college. an Ameri
can father said that he hinssslf wore
the $40 kind and so he refused to foo'
the bill. Is the American father about
to strike for freedom?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01

testant, and so impartially and well did
they perform their duty. (of which
there are many, upon the conclusion
of the compilation and count showing
that Dr. Aswell had gotten small ma
jority; both Mr.. Perrin and his mana
ger, Ia Mr.. Harper, of Jena. La i,
made short speeches thanking the COM
mittee, and gave notice that Mr.. Per-
rim would be in the race two years from
that time.
The returns were regular, but slow
coming in, for the reason most COM
missioners mailed copy of returns to
the Clerk of Court of the different
parishes instead of the Chairman of
the District Committee. This caused
the delay and adjournment, but after
re-assembling all the returns were in
for each precinct in each parish, ex-
cept Natchitoches parish, which was
two short, viz; Grapes Bluff and
Chestnut; They were supplied, upon
my application, by the Secretary of
State, and were as follows:
Grapes Bluff -AswelI 81; Perrin "a
Chestnut Aswell 10; Perrin GA
Totals SO S8
Showing majority for Mr.. Perrin
of 38 votes. This does not look like
we wanted to count him out, does it?
There was one other precinct in the
district not heard from. Cypress Bayou
Mr.. Harper, Perrin's manager, who
was also member of the committee,
asked leave to go to LaSalle, his home,
that he might investigate that box,
and he and Mr.. Freeman, manager for
Mr.. Aswell, went, and upon their re-
turn said there had been no election
held in that precinct
Now in conclusion, let me ask you to
give this article publicity, that q lot
of gentlemen may not be robbed of that
you cannot give them.
Sincerely, C. H. TEAL,
Chairman Of Committee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-11-01
care Of Insomnia.

The most common cause of insomnia
is disorders of the stomach and consti-
patton. Chamberlain Tablets correct
these disorders and enable you 70 sleep.
For sale By al dealers. ADV.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Would inspect Foreign Meat

WASHINGTON, May 2-Protection
from danger to the health of the Am.
ertcsn people through importation of
infected meat, under the fres meats
clause Of the Underwood bill, is the
object of bill just introduced by Re-
preventative Mondell of Wyoming.
The measure will compel the same in
spection of foreign meats at the place
OF slaughter ~ is nov provided for by
the meat inspection act of 1905.
Meats imported to this country un.
der the present law are not inspected
BY the agents of the bureau of anima
industry, % are domestic meats, either
In this country or abroad. Very few
of the countries from which meat
would come under the proposed free
meat law have any inspection Al ell,
and none anything like that dem landed
In the United States. The Moudell
bill would require the same rigid in-
spection on the hoof and in the kill.
ing pens before foreign meats could be
landed here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Artistic Antiques Are Exempt

NEW YORK, May 2.-Former Unit
ed State Senator William A. Clark,
of Montana, whose Fifth avenue resi-.
dence is pointed out by sight. seeing
guides ss the costliest in the metrop-
oils, has fnslly convinced the United
States government that come of the
panels with which he adorned his man.
sion are more than Q century old.
When Mr.. Clark brought several Lou.
is xvi. jsrdiniere velvet panels to this
country . year ago, the custom men
made him pay . sixty per cent duty on
the $50, 900 valuation.
He appealed to the board of ap'
pr sisers and after producing many ex.
perts who testified that the panels
we're more than 100 years old, he con.
vinced the authorities that the psnels
we're "srtistic antiques" within the
meaning of the present tariff law and
therefore exempt from duty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Wool Growers Are Farmers.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Because
wool has been placed in schedule K
along with manufactured articles and,
therefore, associated to this extent
with the great trusts OF the country,
the woolgrower has been made to
suffer from associations absolutely
unfair and injurious to him, is the dec.
iaration of Secretary Mcclure of the
national woolgrowers' associat alton.
who Gays:
''Under the present arrangement oi
the tariff wool is included In schedule
K. There 10 nothing else in this
schedule except manufactured articles
and, therefore, wool does not and
and never has belonged in this sched
ule. Wool 10 an agricultural produc
and belongs in schedule G. which II
devoted exclusively to such products
BY keeping wool in schedule K, along
with goods manufactured by the grea'
trusts OF the country with their mil
lions of watered stock, 1t has givel
the country the Impression that tn
woolgrower was allied with thes'
combln atoms, when the truth is tha
the woolgrower is just an ordinsr!
farmer and should be so classed.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-If Secretary
Lane OF the department of the inter-
ior takes the action expected and
orders patents issued to the North.
ern Pacific railway lands in Montana .,
more than 1000, 600 acres will be of.
fered for sale by the company at once
and the number ofsettlers coming to the
state will be doubled in she fall of 1913
and during 1914.
Chss. F. Trotter of West Virginia,
who has been promoted to chief clerk
for the first assistant postm aster gen.
eral, At $500 q year, was in govern
ment service In Montana years ago
He was observer OF the weather bureau
at Fort Assinniboine in 1856 and at
Helena in 1887.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Relief For Water Users.

WARRINGTON, May 3.-More thar
$50 representatives of water users' ss.
soci iations Ia the irrigated regions oi
the west, senators and representatives.
and officials of the reclamation ser.
vice and the interior department were
present at the second session OF the
conference on irrigation, called by
Secretary Lane.
The session was given up to inform.
al talks by the representatives of the
water users, who spoke Of the various
problems which the farmers in the ir.
rigated regions are called on to solve.
The law governing the use of water,
permit for water rights, payment for
homestesds and similar lave, % we'll
% the regulations established by tha
interior department and the reclaim q.
tion service on government irrig alton
projects were gone over and many
suggestions for amendments to exist.
ing laws, new legislation and modiff.
cations of regul ations were made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
For Pure Wool Clothing.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Henry L. Myers has introduced bill
which If it should become q law, he
thinks would be of material benefit to
producers of wool. His bill provides
for labelling and tagging all fabrics
and articles OF clothing intended for
sale which enter into interstate COM
merce. The bill provides penalty of
q fine and Imprisonment for misbrand-
ing any article of clothing.
Woolen goods. when tagged, shall
be marked or labeled in plain letters,
"pure WOOL" and oil fabrics and Or.
ticles composed IN part of muugo.
shoddy or extract shall be marked or
labeled in plain letters, linked goods
and the tag or label shall show the
proportion Of pure wool. mungo. shod-
dy and extract.
Senator Myers believes that the pass.
age of his bill would greatly stimulate
the wooden industry OF the United
States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Interest On Government Money

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The fiscal
system of the United States governing
deposits of federal funds in national
banks was revolutionized today by
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury de-
partment with an announcement that
all government depositaries, whether
active or inactive, would be required
to pay interest at the rate of 2 per
cent per aunum beginning June l upon
deposits of the government. Stimuli
taneously with this action the secre.
tary authorized 40 immed ate incre ase
OF S10, 600, 900 In government deposits in
the national banks, makes the total
S52 ,649. 964, from which the federal
treasury will earn, under the new In
terest order, Sl,053,0 snnu ally.
There are indications that Secretary
McAdoo intends to release sttll more
surplus money from the treasury
vaults and place it In general circula.
ton through increased deposits with
the national banks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Big SuHragist Parade.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Au army of
women sutfragists marched up Fifth
avenue this afternoon, 10000 strong,
to the martial music of "The Marseil.
laise' blared from 40 bands. In uni.
forms of white, cleaning with yellow
streamers, they paraded in the heat of
the midsummer sun for three miles
from Washington square to Fifty
ninth street. A forest Of yellow ban
ners appealed for "Votes for Women
to an nnbroken wall Of spectators.
estim sted at quarter OF million.
Women with snow-white hair, chill.
dren not yet out of rompere, girls from
Sweden, women from New Zealand,
negroes from the northern states, COW
girls from Oklahoms, newsboys from
the east side. Wall street brokers'
these and the srtisans OF many trades
and callings marched in unbroker
lines, eight abreast, disbanding finally
At the Fifty.nint plaza, to overflow
into the two great mace meetings
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Passed Alien Land Bill

SACRAMENTO, May 3.-The admin
stration alien land bill prohibiting
ownership of land In California by
aliens Ineligible to citizenship passed
the assembly late tonight and now
awaits the sign sture of the governor
to become q law.
Only three votes we're cast against
the measure In the lower house, one
democrat and two republicans oppos.
Ing the bill on final passage. The roll
call was at 11:25 O'Clock. lees than "a
hours after the final passage of the
act in the senate early today.
Confronted with failure In his diplo.
matte effort to dissu sde the Legislature
from enactinR such bill, Secretary OF
State Bryan declared this afternoon
he looks to the people of the state to
express final judgment, through the
referendum, before the act shall 60 in
to effect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Railroad Loses Valuable Land.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 1.-THE
court orders that decree be entered
forfeiting these lands to the United
States government, and that the gov
ernment recover its costs and disburse-
ments In this case"
BY this statement of Judge c. E.
Woverton of the federal district court,
In the presence of q few attorneys,
lands stipulate to be worth s30, ,000.-
600 and estimated by experts to have
q value OF $4,000, 900 to $50, 900. 900,
were taken from the Southern Pacific
company and returned to the federal
government.
An acreage aggreg ating slightly
more than 1900. 900, for which the peo'
pie of Oregon have been clsmorine
the past decade, was declared the pro.
perty OF the federal government, to be
opened for settlement or purch ssed by
the people If congress 90 desires.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Settlers Bring Livestock

HELENA, May 3-More livestock
has been imported into Montana dur.
ing the period from Dec. l, 1912, to
May l, 1918, than there was during tho
entire preceding twelve months, &C.
cording TO figures compiled by the
livestock sanitary board, from certif-
cations made to 1t. Shipments during
the past five months aggregated 1925,
as compared with only 1920 during
the preceding twelve months. During
the past II months total of 16, $3.50
horses and mules, 8,57l head OF cattle
and 1856 head OF swine have been
brought into Montana, almost exclu.
sively by settlers.
Shipments largely increased during
April. and most striking feature was
the increased number from Canada,
These aggregated 45 in all, each ship.
ment representing family.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Three Billions For Good Roads.

WASHINGTON, April 30. - An ex.
penditure OF three billion dollars for
good roads-one billion being for con-
struction and two billion for msinten-
ance-the Investment extending over y
period of SO years was proposed to.
day In Q plan submitted to q joint
congressional committee on federal
aid In the construction of post roads
by former Senator Bourne OF Oregon.
Senator Bourne's plan provides for
federal aud state cooperation. He al.
so suggests the establishment of Q
national school OF highway and
bridge engineering from which train.
ed specialists in road building would
be supplied to the various states.
The billion dollar construction fund,
according to Sen ator Bourne's plane.
would be apportioned among the
states upon the basis of area. popula-
ton, assessed valuation and road mile.
age. The states would be required to
deposit in the United States treasury
5O-yesr 4 per cent bonds for the
amount due them. The government
would then loan the states the par
value thereof for road construction,
the government raising its fund by
the sale OF 50.year non.taxable 3 per
cent bonds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Conference On irrigation

WASHINGTON, May l.-Diaoulties
and differences Of opinion between Of
fcials of the reclamation service and
users of the water from various gov.
ernmeut irrigation projects are ex-
pected to be threshed out at confer
ences which began here today. Sec
retary Lane invited the contending
forces and interested members of con.
gress to attend the conferences, over
which he will preside At the interior
department. 1t 10 the announced pur-
pose of the secretary to develop clear.
ly the differences betweenlthe off1cia
and the water users over each project
that he may make such changes In the
administrative policy OF irrigation
and reclaim alton as may be shown to
be desirable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Japan May Protest

WASHINGTON. May 5. - President
Wilson received today by telegraph a
copy OF the alien land bill passed by
the California Legislature now await
ing Governor Johnson's signature.
BE let 1t be known that the federal ad-
ministr alton would take no further
steps until Secretary Bryan returns
Thursday with first hand inform nation.
Mr.. Wilson told his callers that be
had not yet received the formal pro-
test of Jspan and iutimsted that be-
fore May l3, the last day for Cover
nor johnson to sign the bill some ex
pressions might be expected as tc
whether it might be in contrsventior
OF the treaty with Japan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
WEST WILL SUFFER.
President favors Discrimination
Against It's Products.

WASHINGTON, May l.-President
Wilson intends to .tand pat for free
wool and free sugar and 90 announced
today to Senator W alsh aud ave other
western enstors. after they had plead.
ed and argued with him two hours and
halt in the hope OF gaining his con.
sent to . senste amendment to the
Underwood bill placing duty Of Is
per cent. on wool and . duty Of cent
q pound on sugar. While these sena.
tore have it in their power to prevent
free letting of wool and sugar, they
will not exercise that power. but will
accept the admipistr alton bill and
shifs the responsibility for free wool
and free sugar to the shoulders of the
president, should the aduinistr alton
policy prove unpopular.
During today's conference, the sena-
tors present attempted to convince
the president, fret, that the Under
wood bill. as it stands, grossly dis
crimina ates against the west, aud in
favor OF the east. II the bill become
law as it stands, they asserted that
both the wool and sugar industries
will be crippled and that lumber,
shingles, fruit shd other western in.
dustries will be materially N injured.
So firm was the president ia his
stand that the cen ators abandoned all
hope of winning him over and they
now practically concede that the ad-
ministr alton program willgo through.
Some of them, however, were talking
THE afternoon about making sn effort
In the finance committee 10 force fur.
ther reductions OF duty on eastern
manufactured products, particularly
wool and cotton, and Offering amend.
ments of that oh aracter on the aoor OF
the senate II the committee does not
follow their recommend alton. They
propose TO 60 the president one better
contending that II they cannot have q
duty on western products, they will
undertake to equalizs the effect of the
Underwood bill by placing important
eastern products on the free list as
we'll.
A few repu blican votes could be Sc.
cured by such propog snds - this.
butt isdoubtful If this retail atory plan
can be put through. Eastern demo-
Gratis will oppose 1t.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Train Without Engineer

SALT LAKE, May 5.-As Union Psc.
iflc eastbound train No. 2. the Over.
land Limited, was nearing Church
Buttes. Wyo., last night, the fireman
discovered that Engineer Alfred Mel.
con was missing from his post. The
train was stopped and then ran back
over the road for several miles, bu,
no trace of the missing engineer could
be found. 1t is not known how long
the train had been running without az
engineer but 1t is believed that Nelson
was knocked from his seat as the tr air
passed over bridge which spant
Blacksmith's Fork creek, about ter
miles from Church Buttss.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
They Ate Dog Stew

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May L.
Dressing the carcass of an old dog to
resemble mutton was resorted to by q
farmer living near PittsvilIe, as q
trap to catch thieves who had been
visiting his smoke house and taking
meat from time to time.
Following the disappearance of the
'prepared mutton" the farmer called
at mealtime on suspected neighbor
and was urged to join the family al
dinner, being offered repsst of "mut-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
viii Sell Whale Meat,

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. - The
thrifty housewife who complains Of
the present high cost of living will
coon have an opportunity to make .
saving on her meat bill by adopting
for the family menu, steaks from the
carcass of . whale.
This is the announcement OF . whal-
ing company organized BY several
prominent San Prsncisco chipping
men. A whaling station costing e500,.
600 is being erected at Trinidad har.
Dor, Humbolt county, whore experts
will strip the blubber, make fertilizer
from the bones and prepsres dainty
cuts of meat for the public. OIn addi-
tion to the meat the oil OF she whale
can be deodorized and placed on the
m arket a. . substitute for lard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-07
Would Tax Arizona Mines

PHOENIX. Ariz., May 3.-Wtth the
mine tax bill as q rider, the house
passed tod sy the senate measure de.
6ning the duties of the state tax com.
mission and the board OF equalizs.
ton. The mine bill provides that as-
sessments shall be figured on the basis
OF four times the net output OF pro.
ducing mines, plus 124 per cent. of the
gross production. II the senate con.
cur the mines OF the state will be as.
sessed at sl26, 226, $40 this year, as
against S45, ,OOO, 900 last year.