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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
VOL. XXXvIII
Dyed in the Wool Socialis: Jones.

Dg Gu iH Tic w Ooi oOcidnSs SOhSSs
Georgetown, La, May 5. 1914.
Editor Collar Chronicle.
| see from your editorial, April
Is, that the difference between
you and | on Socialism is that
you accept the ideas of the Utop-
ion writers on Socialism ms d
Of Scientific Socialism as outlined
by Marx and Engels; but | will
admit you have me hoo-dooed
when you say all the good pee
pie united to defeat the Socialist. !"
/ guess that depends upon the
point of view. | understand it
was the good people of his time
that crucified Christ. He was
looked upon as a disturber of the
peace. 1t was the good people
that stoned the Apostles to death,
and prosecuted the early Christ
ians. 1t was the good people
of England that would have hung
George Washington, Patrick
Henry, John Hancock and others
of our revolutionary forefathers.
1t was the good people of Virgil
MIA that hung John Brown, and
now the people of the nation are
singing songs to his memory. 1t
was the good people that had the
socalled Anarchist hung in Chi
cago in 1887; and now the people
of the nation are awakening to
the fact that it was a judicial
crime. 1t was the good people,
the leading citizens of West Vir-
ginia, that fitted up the steel
special" and wentdown through
the miners camps and shot men,
women and children during the
late strike. 1t is the good peo-
pie and leading citizens of Colo
RADIO that are furnishing detec-
tives and private gunner to muir
der, insult women, and are de-
priving the miners of their con-
stitutional rights, in order to
drive the miners back into SUBJ
mission to unbearable conditions
imposed upon them by the mine
owners, Yes, Mr.. Editor, j don't
know about this good man prop
osition. A good slave is one who
is obedient to his master; aggood
master is one who is good to his
slaves; a good mill superintend-
eat is one who handles workers
well and gets the most dividends
for the mill owners; good work
err is one who is industrious, con-
tented, sober. obeys orders, and
even tries to do more than he is
paid to do; a good preacher is
one who breaches to please his
congregation.
In every system of society the
rulers of society. who as a rule
are the owners of the means of
production and distribution,
make the laws and the code of
morals to protect the owners of
property. and in this system of
society the laws and morals, and
other institutions, have been so
arranged as to protect profits,
interest and rents. When any
one or a few people rebel against
this system, of course they are
unlawful and immoral, but the
idea is growing that it is wrong
to live off of the labor of others,
and some day they will be in a
majority, and then it will be
right to abolish the system.
Yours truly,
J. r. JONES.
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Want young men to learn telegraph
and station accounts. Position positive
ly guaranteed.
BAsTRoP RAILROAD SCHOOL,
mch7-tf Bastrop, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
An Agricultural Building Needed on
L. S. u. Grounds.

L. S. u. Grounds.
Realizing that the progress and
prosperity of Louisiana depends
upon the development of her
agricultural resources, the farm
ing interest of the State, and
)ther branches of industry de-
pending upon the products Of the
plantation and farm, are now al
most a unit concerning the ne
,essity for greater facilities being
provided the youth of the State
or their more thorough educa-
lion along all lines of agricultu-
.al practice, including field crops
md live stock. 1t is also realiz-
ID that it will devolve upon our
State Agricultural College to pro-
tide this necessary education;
)ut in order to do so, greater
equipment will be absolutely es-
,ential, and what this institution
stands most in need of at the
present time, and for the future,
IS a building at the University
With adequate equipment to take
are of this most important
branch of work.
In showing the general senti-
nent throughout the State re-
yarding this matter, it is only
necessary to mention that the
most prominent agricultural and
allied organizations have express
I'd themselves, either through
resolution or endorsement, of the
project of having the coming
legislature appropriate an ade-
quate amount of money for the
purpose of erecting, on the State
University campus. an agricultu-
raj building in keeping with the
present and prospective needs of
the States agricultural develop
ment, and representative of. the
planters and farmers of the State.
Among the organizations which
have so expressed themselves
may be mentioned the Louisiana
Swine Breeders Association; the
Louisiana Corn Growers Asso-
citation; the Louisiana Jersey
Breeders Association; the Dixie
Dairymen's Association; the New
Orleans Board of Trade; an as
ISOLATION of some 275 farmers of
the state in attendance at the
Farmers Short Course last Janu-
airy, etc.
This unity of expression on the
subject covers, practically, the
whole State of Louisiana, and is
illustrative of the general senti-
ment which prevails with refer
ence to the subject of providing
an agricultural building on the
University grounds which will
represent the farming classes of
the State, and better enable our
young men to prepare themselves
for the greater development of
the States agricultural resources.
Up to the present time the
State has never made an appro-
priation specifically for the con-
struction of agricultural buildings
in connection with the College
of Agriculture; those at present
occupied are merely makeshifts
of buildings scattered over differ
emf. parts of the campus, and to-
tally inadequate for the purpose.
| 1t is hoped that all progressive
citizens in our parish interested
| in agriculture will lend their aid
in the accomplishment of this
project, which is one of our great
est needs at the present time.
! Cbamberlain's Liniment.
srh;r ,.-,.raratior, 10 intandad ou ,eria
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Why Collection. Are Large.

A pious old lady of our acquaintance
devotes the proceeds from the eggs
her hens lay on Sundays to the
church. Fortunately for the church
nearly all her hens are Sabbath-break-
erS
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For Sale Cheap, or Trade.

1913 Ford runabout car in excellent
running condition. New non skid tires,
master vibrator. Reason for selling,
getting larger car. Apply or write to
DIR. j. l.. KELLY.
apr25-4t' Melrose. La
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Colfax. La, May 5, 1914.
The mayor and board of alder
men of the town of Colfax, La,
met this day in regular session.
Present.. @. Long, mayor, and
Aldermen Duncan, Faraldo. Nc
hurry. Carnahan and Goodwin.
The minutes of April Z and 13
and May a were read and ap-
proved.
On motion of r. M. C. Duncan,
seconded by w. C.. Carnahan,
the following claims were allow:
ed and ordered paid:
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The Roll of Colfax Riot Veterans.

seeing the proceedings OF the
meeting on the forty-frst ami
versary of the Colfax Riot, bef
leave for a small space in your
paper for a correction of an error
that appears in the list of both
living and dead. / have in my
possession, possibly, the only
roll in existence of that sad cor
'fiict, an old paper tattered,
though complete. and yellow will
age. 1t lies before me as l write
and / do not find the names OF
Nick Lowe, Frank Machen.
Buck LaCroix, George Kemp, 7.
M. McWilliams, Jas. A. LaCroix,
Henry D. Pruett or Jas. 4.
Hyde.
Among the dead could appear
the names of Stephen D. Strong,
John TORY and Jim Yawn. Tho
living, Mathew Honeycutt, J.. j.
Duplissy, Pleasant Honeycutt.
/ would send this roll in TIC
print, but it was given to me
many years ago, together will
other valuable data, and a con-
else history, written by one OF
the men who led the Franklin
and Catahoula men to the aid OF
Grant parish, with the distinct
and written understanding it was
not to be given out to certain pa
pers for publication, and as the
Colfax Chronicle was among the
list of papers the writer had q
grievance against, / could not
send them in now.
However, the outcome of this
reunion may be and the intention
seeming is good, but let us keep
to the path of truth and sense of
justice. If we were not the in
the smoke and fray when our
country needed US, let us not
fudge now. Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars and
unto God the things that are
Gods" still holds good of this
memorable occasion, is the be-
lief of one of the Colfax Riot
veterans daughters.
Best wishes to the Chronicle
and its many readers.
Sincerely,
MRS. A. E. HADNoT JOHNSON.
News Letter from Louisiana State J
University.
Characterized by the L. S. u.
authorities and the principals as
1.-The greatest gathering of high
school people ever held" the
sixth annual high school rally on
the University campus came to 9
close Saturday. May 2. There
were over 1000 visitors at L. S.
U. for the attraction. Of this
number about 600 were high
school students and teachers, and
the pupils actually competing in
the different events far surpass-
ed the number ever reached in
the past.
The literary contests of the
rally were held Friday morning,
May l, with the afternoon given
over to the athletic events. The
final count showed that the Eu-
nice High School stood first ir
the athletic meet with a score oil
81 points and New Orleans came
second with % points. The Els.
planade High School of New Or.
leans made the best record in the
literary work. Jenkins of Eunict
was the particular star of :ht
rally, winning four first place:
and practically walking away
with the relay race for his term
The medals and certificates
were awarded to the winners Of
the differentevents Friday night
dopf of E<1,,cofioy, Hor
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ne eXHIUICeu uVpOSIC SIPS TOT
$500 and paid to the treasurer
$25. 81 to balance the settlement,
and same was approved.
Mayor Long turned over to the
treasurer a check from c. w.
LaCroix for $52.17 for building
sidewalk.
On motion of w. C. Carnahan, Sec
onded by j. r. McMurry, the following
budget of expenses was adopted for
the town of Colfax for the year 1914:
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Alderman Carnahan, seconded by Al
derman McMurry, was adopted. to-wit:
Be it resolved by the mavor and board
of aldermen of the town of Colfax, La. {,
in regular session convened, That tax
of eight (S) mills on the dollar be and
the same is hereby levied on all taxable
property within the limits of the town
of Colfax, La, for the year 1914.
Resolved further, That this resolu-
ton be advertised according to law:
Adopted May 5, 1914.
10. LONG,
A. M. GOODWIN, Mayor
Secretary.
On motion of H. B. Faraldo,
seconded by R. M. C. Duncan,
the secretary was instructed to
notify the La. Ry. & Nav. Co.
that their switch tracks are OBJ
structing the free passage of wa
ter through the bitches on the
east side of their main track, OPP
posite the Colfax Brick Co. plant:
that they are requested to RENE
dy the matter, and also request
ed to place a culvert under their
main track at or near the Big
Pine commissary, a distance of
about 2340 feet north of mile
post SO; and also to fill the bar
pit at the LaCroix grist mill, near
the Colfax freight depot. The
said railroad company is further
requested to, confer with the
council and street commissioners
of Colfax as to the material to be
used in work referred to. and the
size of culverts necessary to give
a free passage of water through
the bitches.
There being no further bust
ness the council adjourned.
J. @. LONG,
A. M. GOODWIN, Mayor.
Secretary.
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COLFAx, GRANT PARISH LA SATURDAY MAY g. 1914

books, said committee to report
at the next regular meeting Of
the council.
The marshal reported the fol-
Lowing collections:
Taxes of 1918. .................... % go
Licenses ~ 20
Total 43 81
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Mayors salary ....................$ Is 90
Secretary-treasurer's salary rs 90
Street commissioners salary. SO 90
City attorney .............. SO 90
Town marshal's salary ............ $40 90
Printing .......................... l25 90
Bridges 800 90
Streets and sidewalks .............. 300 90
bitches ....................... 400 90
General fund. ................... 600 90
Total .............~.. 25l5 90
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showing amount had been de-
posted to credit of town, and the
settlement was approved.
Mr.. Mcknight also requested
that a committee of three be ap-
pointed to check and audit his
accounts as retiring treasurer of
the town.
On motion of A. M. Goodwin,
seconded by r. M. C. Duncan,
the mayor was requested to
name himself as one of the COM
mittee to audit the books of ex-
Treasurer Mcknight.
The mayor named Aldermen
Carnahan and Goodwin to assist
him in auditing MIR. Meningitis
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09

q. II. Mcknight, retlrlng street
commissioner, made a verbal re-
port to the council, and reported
collections as follows:
Balance from j. w. Duncan Co.
on sidewalk ......................... Is Sc
Amt. from G. H. Mcknight for
cement used .................. ID 40
Total .................. ....... 80 Sc
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So Loans 81

Magistrate Ward s, Grant Ph., La
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
SHAW DENOUNCES
MEXICAN POLICY
(CQntiAued from Page. .one.)

fore chautauquas. And in those days
when our people were encouraged to
engage In business we made treaty
with Mexico and insisted upon a pro-
vision that our people should have the
right to go. down there, join, in the
development of those wonderful re-
sources, share the profits andrbe pro.
teeted in life and property. We, have
now told them to come home, and it
has been announced from the white
house that if. we should attempt to
protect them, as every other country
that has flag protects its citizens:
some of our sons will get killed and
some. Of our sweethearts will be shot.
J. suppose that is true, but unless we
can; occupy the territory known as
the United States OF America, as be-
hoOves a red bIOoded sovereign people
we ought to move off and let somebody
else take the job and assume the re-
sponsibility."
Suppose" sad Mr.. Shaw, II make
q contract with my neighbOr across
the way, as sacred as treaty, have
1t signed, sealed and placed OF record,
under which my children shall have
the right to play in my neighbours
grove. Then | 60 to the door in the
shank of the evening and see my
girls playing in the grove and i tell
them they had better come in for
there are some tramps camped on the
creek below. But my girls say, Sup
pose there are. While dad is across
the street we don't care who camps
on the creek Then in the night l
hear. these girls screaming for help. !
recognize that if cross the street |
am liable to get hurt, but will cross
the street as will commit hara-kiri.
Bob Ingersoll once said, The flag that
will not defend it's defenders is a
dirty rag that communicates the air
In which it foats.'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13

III, Boys are being taught domestic
Science in Kansas high schools. This
prOviaes their future wives with sub
stitutes- in the Kitchen while the
bridge parties are going, on.
A good days work for. peace was
done when they killed off 10000 Next
cans Of the various factions at Tor
Il The normal human being cherishes
the ideals of his own. natural associ-
ates. The boy OF 10 whose heart is
set first on earning money, is follow
ing ideals too old for his age. On the
other hand, the boy of 10 who merely
likes to play tag and tumble in the
dirt, is not old enoughfo his age. At
that period he should have emerged
from the unorganized play OF the kid
let age. He should have desire to
excel his own mates in the pursuits
that their minds are best able to ap-
preciat. aast
b Grammar school education can new
er wholly satisfy. until the lower
grades, have ball teams organized by
d professional coach. "a -
g In spite of all the uncertainties
about the weather, it is pretty safe
TO- predict q wet season in the navy
from now until July 1st,. 4 X.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13

- -. (COOtl0ueu 1FOu. rage OucJ i.
hail. storm. known Sunday evening
about O'clock. The very large hail
came thick and fast. covering the
ground, and were accompanied by a
strong wind, and followed by down.
pour of rain. The hail, driven by the
wind, was forced through nearly all
the windows on the north and east
sides of the houses and demolished
the windows, sending glass across the
rooms, making it dangerous to 90 near
the windows, and drenching things in
side with rain. Twenty-Five window
panes were broken in the M. E.. church
and the large windows in all OF the
business houses except the bank were
broken, facing north and east, gardens
were cut of at the ground, covered
with broken twigs and leaves from
trees, and some crops were hurt. We
are very thankful, however, 1t was
no worse. Window glass was in
great demand Monday morning. -
Mrs. Lowry received the greatest
damage by: the storm Sunday. The
roof Of her house was demolished and
let the rainin on the plastering, which
fell off, The show case was broken
and quite a large damage sustained.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
EGGS, Come From China.

Kansas City, May Fifteen cases
of eggs from China, the first ever re-
ceived in marketable quantities, ar
rived. in Kansas City today. 'fhey are
not to be sold at once, but will be
placed in cold storage for several
months as an experiment. The eggs
laid down in Kansas City, cost about
16 cents dozen, 2 cents less than
present prices of domestic eggs. The
A. w. Bear Commission company, III
East Fourth street, received the ship.
menu - : ,. - ~
81. ate some of the eggs for break
fast and they were as good as those
produced within thirty miles of Kan
sas City," said Mr.. Bear. Should the
keeping quality prove successful, our
firm will import large quantities, prob
ably beginning in, August. The eggs
were in transit about four weeks.
Freight from Seattle to Kansas City
was By cents DOZEN"
Chinese eggs have been in use on
the Pacific coast for several months
The. importations have had a senti-
mental effect in maintaining low lev
Ell of prices the country over, and deal
ers who generally store heavily at
this time Of the year are operating
with great caution. Present prices III
Kansas City, however, are cent high.
er than 8 year ago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
WILSON cAslHET, DIVIDED

ii IL said the Wilson. eabinet. is d.
yided on the queStioh,sof the method
81 procedure in MEXICO. The presi-
dent and Mr.. Bryan are inclined to
hold back and to ayold taking any
decisiv esteps inytrying5tO settle mat
tiers ~ force, while Secretary CARR.
soh and some othef members OF the
csbinot are insisting shat something
should be done w relieve the situa-
ton. General Funston, IN command
Of the American ARM in Mexico, has
made demand upon. the authorities in
Washington for fsinforEements in such
numbers that dur interests and the
lives OF citizena ia Mexico will not be
left in danger kekiuse, 0fsa sufficient
force 70 protect them. The secretary
Of war is Of thetopinion ithatsour army
in Mexico shoult be increased, but ne
Is seemingly overruled by the presi-
dent and his premier. What we fear
Is that the administration is sowing
to the wind only to arsap the whirl-
wind. The whole movement Of Mr..
Wilson seems to be dirScted against
the one man, Huerta. We wonder
what will happen after Huerta isF elm
mated. 1t looks very much as II Villa
and Carranza, who have been appar-
entity favored by Wilson, will them
selves become 4 source of trouble to
the United States: Carrafiza has al
ready shown disposition 70 take ex-
ception to our action in Seizing Vera
Cruz; and it is evident when Huerta
shall be overthrow. that he will not
be slow to condemn the United States
for invading that country We Will
find In time that it will be necessary
to deal with him as it has been nee.
essary to- deal with Mexico. We still
adhere to the opinion that the only
way to deal with Mexico is to use
sufficient force 70 restore order and to
maintain it until the people can be
trusted to govern themselves. which
they are not able to do at this time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
suEz AND PANAMA CANALS.
Growing Traffic of the Former and
the Great Expectations OF
the latter Canal.

The Suez canal is owned by a. stock
company with shares OF stock num-
bering 1924. E ~. d 7.
Z Since 1876 the British. government
has been the owner of 170,G02 Of these
shares. for which it paid $19,S55,32O.
Through its holding OF these shares
the British government exercises .
controlling interest in the Suezs canal.
The canal cost about 1927, 100000, -
.1O3 miles long, about twenty-eight feet
deep and it takes seventeen hours for
vessels to pass through it. ~,
During the. year 1910 the Suez canal
was trayersed by 4,533 vessels, with
q total net tonnage OF 1C. 581, 1893, and
the toll charges were $3.50 per net ton
for vessels with cargo; s2 cents per
net ton for vessels in ballast and $1.93
for each passenger II years of age.
The total receipts Of the canal, COM
pany for the year amounted to $25,-
,l6S,4vO; the costs of maintenance and
operation to $3,s57 ,4O2: payments for
fixed charges and in retiring capital
obligations aggregated $6,072,GO
The companys net profits were $751;
9Os,419. permitting. the payment Of a
dividend OF 81 per cent on the canal
company's shares. .
The outstanding capital obligations
amounted to $92 ,4S4,544 ut the close of
the year 1910. p,
The Panama canal is owned by the
people Of the United States.
1t is estimated. that. it will cost,
when completed, approximately $685.
100000.
1t will be fifty-four miles. long, for
ty-One feet deep and vessels will be
able to go through it, from ocean to
ocean, in twelve hours. 70 pay for
this canal the United States govern
ment has issued bonds to the value OF
$S4,63l $50, bearing interest at the
rate of per cent and $5O0O0,00O in
bonds bearing interest at the rate Of
3 per cent. ~ "
The expenditures on account. Of the
canal in excess OF the money received
from sales of these bonds have. been
paid from the cash in the United
States treasury. 80
A traffic expert report made, to
President Taft estimated that during
the year 1915, 1O,5OO,OOO net tons
would pass through the Panama. canal,
of which amount the coastwise trade
OF the United States, now free from
tolls under the existing law, was esti-
mated at 100000 tons. ~
The rate of tolls as established by
President Taft is to be $1.20 per net
ton, this being 10 cents per ton less
than the Suez rate collected in the
British controlled canal.
Our coastwise trade being free, the
tolls to be collected from the other
tonnages, as per this estimate. would
amount to about $11, 100000. s'sfgs 7 =
II The costs Of maintenance and oper-
alton 1t was thought would not be