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Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-04
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Notice is herebs given that X fun 'ii1s Bonds
81 the osnfy q t,nnni-ou. tsiit1rasio , rses A.
uunb b.rea W. aud o. fof One tn s-sua D,iars
each bearing date November ii i-.f. viii he
IA I'd upou pre-entatfon at kouutze Hrs. >ew
York
After Deeenbsr lsth. Isii such hnnds will
cease to bear interest Dated November 18th.
lgI, ANNIE NJ. DON >EN,
County Treasurer.
~ n. "a. Palmer. Deputy
FIRST Jubltcstion Nov. ~ 1874.
Last publication Dsc. "a. isls
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-04

A storm Sunday threatened to put an
end to our eight weeks Of perfect fall
weather. However. il was just a blus-
tering false alarm and sunshine contin-
ues.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-04
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Wlissse g~stssca alldfr-z - AfsT 's.tilis. tol..
hsis made aIit1llrstiIu NJ. a slff ltsse the
fslloeine d..soribad -chaoi Land. lanste IA
tianuison EsIsuti loioraiisl. b.. 81
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-04
HAVE YOU
'''' / CHILD?

Many women long for children, but beca auss e
o1gse durable physical arrangement are depr1Vu1
Of this greatest Of all happiness
The women whose names follow festoru1
70 normal health by LYDIA 4. Pinkhams Vsostap
~ Compound Write md Ash them about /.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-04
EoksAl1>tioa Anead
ncae Gained.

it s.raf 4Hr tsssss aaapt-
ed the State t:.sard ss t.ssaisza-
s.en an.eaans-ut hy . csa-s<'~ra-
Ia. uaapsrssy sesuHEs -h~~ that
~ ,- carried ~ at hss-' slssAs
N " very a,ut,strl q the y~sSsse
Knew Iss-; wbai this s.sea<iusest
y,rov,<i.--. t,ui wh..sises uh~y did ssr
moi. IL may h.slP 10 sssrl~ many
cf the dsfficult pre't,'-as- thai
have ar.~sn ~ the Pa-i "a iDs
valuation aud as>er-spesi ~
pro,erty The am.nens.st gives
ti. state board sd .gsaiszstssss
the right te value every ds'Stars
worth of property in the state
ior assessment PURPOSES. The
state hoard os saaailzat'ea VIII
he composed ef the governor, the
secretary. the state treasurer,
the state auditor aud the attos-
ney general
Ia times past the state board
sf equalization has only had the
right to value Intercounty pro-
perty, aud daring tue last wear
IT has had the right to value
pul,lic utilities. The ASSESSORS
valued the remainder oi the
property. Under the present
amendment the assessors i@cospe
merely advisers to- the board, OF
IN way clerks of the board.
The assessors list the property
upon it aud the board follows
that recommendation or not /,
Just as it deems hest. The state
tax commission will tse retained
la practically the same position
il now holds-thst of advising
the board what valuation to
place against all property. In
times past if the state board II
equalization fit that a piece II
property was valued too low by
the assessor all the recourse it
had was to order raise in valu-
alton Of all the property in that
county. This was unfair to the
property that was correctly val
ued. Under the new order of
things the state board of squaDi-
IN atiou II il desires can order .
raise on the valuation II any
property or any piece of proper
ty, in other words, il becomes
the one valuing power d the
state.
This authority will give the
state board of equalization the
right to lower an assessment
when il il convinced that "a raise
made by the Tax Commission is
unjust.
However, whether this will he
any advantage in the end is a
grave question. When we make
our local assessor the mere clerk
to an irresponsible state body
then so much OF the power OF To-
cal taxation, the control by
voters over the distribution ol
taxes within a community such
as our county, passes away, foI
it is impossible to hold a state
body responsible in the same de-
gree az the local assessor. Every
time We have made an attempt
to correct the admittedly poor
system of taxation in Colorado,
the move has bsen away from
the people aud Immediately taxes
become higher. 1t is fine thing
to theorize about taxation mat
ters and to imagine that one
central body with large powers,
is wiser and more patriotic and
better situated to adjust taxa
ton and correct abuses. But il
is the same principle upon which
a strong centralized government
is demanded. When once the
people are lulIed into relinqu ish-
ing their power, then graft and
corruption and tyranny, the in
evitable evils Of monarchy and
Ione-man-power creep in, and II
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

Within a very few minutes after
the alarm was given between 10:30
and II o'clock Saturday night, an
immense crowd of volunteer fire.
men were on the scene to fight the
fire at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leopold Levy, and but for their
noble and strenuous efforts a very
serious confagration in the whole
neighborhood would have resulted.
The fire was under good headway
and evidently had been slowly
gaining for several hours before
it was discoved, tho the daughter
of the house had detected a susDi1.
cious odor long before and
had casually investigated without
finding any signs of 1t, and 1t was
only when her Youngest brother
went out to the coal house in the
yard to replenish the scuttle be-
fore retiring, that he heard the
'cackling" and then he had to go
into the attic before the fire was
discovered.
Then suddenly the whole attic
was ablaze, and began to trail in
all directions, but fortunately the
house is one Of the old substantial
brick kind with o tin roof and the
fire was controlled but not before
a great amount of damage was
done. all of the upper story on the
northwest side being practically
destroyed and while the flames
did not reach the lower. story the
damage from water is almost as
great as if it had.
All of the furniture was removed
and naturally in the hurry, great
deal broken but the breakage to
the china and glassware is almost
lncalculable, as it was very valua-
Bile, great deal Of it being heir
looms that have come down thru
several generations, while most of
the beautiful clothes of both Miss
Levy and her aunt, who had re-
Gently come on visit With an ele-
giant wardrobe, were burned.
The second story and attic will
have to be entirely rebuilt while
the whole first floor will have to
be done over, and while the house
and its contents were well insured,
the loss will he far from being
covered.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19
GOOD WORK FOR CONGRESS
MAN ASWELL.
Bentley, Ia, Feb. 8. 1914

Bentley, La, Feb. 8. 1914
Editor Town Talk:
The public hearing before the
Public Land Committee cn the
Aswell Bill for the relief OF set
tiers, was held on the 26th and
9th ult.
Mr.. Aswell, and the settlers
delegation had a strong force to
fight before the committee, for
there were fifteen eminent lawyers
and representatives from five diff
ferent states opposing the bill.
This is the first opportunity the
old settler, have had for a public
hearing before the public land Of
fee and the committee in their be-
half on the land question
We attribute this to our able
congressman, Mr.. Aswell. 1t is
evident that it is the result of not
a day a week nor months siren
uous and earnest toll for months.
New light and truth had to be
thrown on this land question. A
great change of opinion had to be
wrought of the position that pred
ecessors in the land Office were
taking for a number Of of years.
We have realized this fact more
fully, since we have visited Wash
lngton and have observed for our
selves what difficulties he had to
overcome. Mr.. Aswell is to be
congratulated for having obtained
the favorable report from the land
Office ON his bill, under such ad-
Verse circumstances.
If the bill IS defeated, it will be
no fault of Mr., Aswells for he has
done all that a human could do.
Furthermore, it would be useless
for any one else to attempt what
he has, in this respect. He would
be obliged to resort to another
process.
Mr.. Aswell has done his duty
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

The survival of the fttest" is
being recognized and more appre-
ciated daily in every walk of life.
This fact is making itself felt
more among the farmers, possibly
than in any other lines, since
farming is recognized as a science,
when only few years ago
strength and endurance were the
factors that counted most.
And as result prosperous
country and high-prlced land are
rapidly taking the place of broken
unsightly lands, dilapldated farm
houses and cabins and wastifuI
ignorance as has been the case
since the war.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

While the newspapers are urg-
ing the people to patronage home
institutions instead of patronizing
mail order houses, wouldn't it be a
good idea for merchants and bank
ers to give their printing to home
shops instead of ordering it from
the large citiesY The excuse is
sometimes made that they can get
the printing done cheaper, That
is the reason given by those who
patronize mail order houses. We
should never send away from
home for anything We can get at
home, even if it does cost little
more. Newspapers build up a
town, and their work should be
fttingly recognized. Hammond
YiudlcatOr.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19
Last fall, Miss Apusta Edwards

Last fall, Miss Agusta Edwards
! Of New Orleans killed man, Her
victim was married man with
quite large family Of children.
Without discussing the matter in
detail 1t WAS about as common.
place and sordid a murder as can
we'll be imagined. A few weeks
ago, the woman wA tried in New
Orleans and the jury very prompt
ly found her guilty of murder
without capital punishment. 1t is
difficult to understand how (under
the law and the evidence in the
case) any another verdict except
one of SIMPLE murder could have
been found.
Her attorney has applied for a
new trial on the ground among
others that the defendant was in
sane, when she committed the
deed and an alienis5 who was en-
ployed to examine Miss Edwards
has reported his finding to the
court which is as follows:
MY examination has convinced
he that Augusta A. Edwards has
a hysterlcal, psychopathic consti-
tuition, which became aggravated
into a severe form of eknoia with
Zwangsvorstellungen or impulsive
ideation, and that the affects-de-
Walton resulted from the mental
shock when she learned that Mr..
Riehl was a married man and
could not marry her"
We suspect that the learned gen
tlemen is indulging in a species of |
grim humor in an attempt to per-
perate question of a joke upon
the court. If he is serious how
ever, the incident serves to show
how ridiculous the administration
of the criminal law can be made.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

The Southern Univerrity for
the industrial education of negroes
will be located near Baton Rouge
in spite of the protest of the most
prominent citizens in the neigh
borhood of the chosen site, who
called upon the Governor and pre-
sented a formal petition of pro-
test.
The Governor refused to have
the Board rescndi its action and
the citizens who live near the old
Schaffer place, state in event the
school is placed there. they would
sell their property and move away.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

which this bill is founded. All
agree that they are sound. The
one remaining question is the
method of procedure. The gener-
al cooperative plan of the bill is
correct, but if | had my way the
amount appropriated would be a
hundred million, instead of twenty
five. Every county seat in each
state would have a permanent
road connecting it with every
other county seat in that state and
lateral permanent roads would
reach the farmers of the rural
sections of each state and thus
| bring the farms into easy and
harmonious communication with
cities and towns of the country,
Why shouldn't we spend millions
at our doors when the demand is
so urgent? We build roads and
streets in Panama. We ex9end
millions for the Panama Canal
and for the islands of the seas. for
railroads IN Alaska, for the dlplo-
matte service in foreign lands, for
the army and navy, for pensions
without number and for a thOus-
and non productive enterprises
These expenditures may be defen-
sible. but to neglect the people at
home by falling to appropriate
liberally for tits great construc-
tive work, would be utterly indie
fensible. Let our first effort be
fer the people at home. Let us
no longer follow the example of
the colt that drowned himself in
an effort to swim the river to get
drink Of water on the other SIDE.
Although the appropriation
roads should be multiplied hy
four, because it is SO imperatively
needed and because it is the one
expenditure of the public funds
that will reach every man, woman
and child in the country, yet | am
heartily for this bill. 1t is the
best that can be done now, and
opens the way by stimulation and
announcement to a new life, a
new prosperity, and a new type of
patriotic devotion by all the peo-
pie to American institutions. ]
earnestly urge the immediate pas
sage of this bill. AS member of
the committee on roads have dis
that this bill doyetalls
with the Louisiana road
laws, and will greatly encourage
our people in their efforts for
better roads. Louisiana is raising
two million dollars annually for
roads, and has the best road laws
in this land.''
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

Editor, The Enterprise,
Natchit0ches, La.

EHllOf, he Enterprise,
Natch!toches, La.
Dear Madam
After writing the presidents and
secretaries of the parish fans
throughout the State relative to
calling meeting Of all the presi-
dents and secretaries of the parish
fairs for the purpose of organiz-
ing a Parish Fair Association and
receiving a reply from most Of
them endorsing the suggestion, |
have called tins meeting for March
4th and 9TH at Baton Rouge.
Many important subjects will be
discussed, such rs fixing dates not
to conflict, the elimination of un-
desirable attractions, the increas-
ing Of premiums, etc.
You know there is no better way
to advertise a community pro-
uressiyeness, nor is there any bet
ter way to induce the farmer to-
better his condition by raising
more and better crops, more and
better live stock, poultry, vegeta-
bleS, etc.. than through an agri-
cultural fair.
Please give notice of this meet
ing and urge your pre- sidcEt al 4
secretary and in fact your people
to attend through your editorial
columns.
Thanking you in adj ance, | am,
Yours very Truly
+ O. BEUNEu,
Commissioner of Agriculture
and Immigration.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19
Paint Now

If your property needs it; don't
wait.
There are two parts of job; the
paint and the work: the work is more
than the paint.
The cost of paint is about two tifths;
the work three tifths.
Paint won't come-dcwn in a hurry;
too many JOBS put-otf,
Men are waiting for 81 or 50; they
don't know it; they think they are
waiting for $40 or $25
Why don't men use their heads?
DESOE.
Peoples Hardware Co., sells it,.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

The T. 6 p. started out a work
train from Marshall this morning
consisting OF a steam shovel and
boarding cars and spreading cars
equipped with plows. They were
sent down the line on the Natchi-
toches branch below Shreveport
and will be put to work making
improvements on the road bed and
track. Marshall news notes.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

A repetition of the disastrous
floods of 1913 can be expected ac-
cording to the president of the
National Drainage Congress, VINO
has issueed a warning to the Red
Cross Society to be prepared to
cope again in few weeks with
food havoc such as cost thousands
of lives and millions of dollars
worth of property last Spring.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

The February apportlonment OF
the public school fund is $757, 1852,
an appropriation of Sl.44 tor each
of the 526.278 school children in
Louisiana of (which Natchltoches
parish will get S19,6 9,608.48
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

In the death of Prof. Alcee
Fortier of New Orleans not only
Louisiana but the entire country
has lost one of the most eminent
authorities and seekers after
knowledge in all that relates to the
history of Louisiana and French
tongue in America.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

Communications are solicited, and
we will not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
No attentiot will be paid TO anony-
nous letters.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

10000 square miles are covered
by the known coal acre of the
United States and it is believed
that there are 10000 more under
laid with marketable coal.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

The English government has
recently appointed two women on
the advisory council for medical
research.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

A 220 mile pipe line has enabled
oil to replace wood for fuel for
navigation and other purposes IN
the interior of Congo.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-02-19

Official! Journal Parish of NatcIIltOches
Parish School Board.
City of NatChitOches.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-10
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed In ex- office.
Wars Effect on Immigration.
 (New York Globe.)

Indica tiOn that the rush abroad of foreigners to service under the colors of the countries engaged in war will by no means be as large as has been predicted in some quarters is fur nished by big jump in business at the federal and state naturalization bureaus. Apart from the fact that the facilities to transport abroad any great number of men are exceedingly limited, with most of the carrying lines out of commission. the disincli- nation to leave this country as shown in the naturalization activity is in- deed significant. It is not at all sur prising, however
 Most of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who pour into United States every year come with the defi- rite idea of making their homes in this land of plenty and few years resi- dence here tends materially to loosen the ties that may have bound them to the fatherland. They find work at good wages, and opportunities to edu- cate their children and bring up their fa antilles in comfort that were denied them in the old country. The clink of money which spells peaceful prosperity is sweeter music to their ears than the Cldnk or dTIIIS, WHICH IuSduS and ruin and devastation. And unless the incentive to take up arms and leave comfortab ble homes for the un- certainties they must face is born of undeniable duty to loved ones left be- hind across the seas, they are like ly to hesitate before taking a step so fraught with grave probabilities.
 Our immigrants are of the working class and this class go to war only be- cause it is forced on them. They prefer peace, and having found it here most of them remain. We well comed them with open arms when they came, and we much prefer their company to their room We need their willing hands to aid in fur ther building up the prosperity of their adopted country and we are glad so many of them realize that the peace and prosperity they now enjoy are blessings not lightly to be cast aside.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-10
Making the Ohio Wait. (Pittsburg DiSpatch.)

Chairman Sparkman of the house rivers and harbors committee has is- sued warning that if the rivers and harbors appropriation bill fails of passage at this session much of the work on the Ohio river will be de- layed indefinitely. The decision of the senate to lay the bill aside and give precedence to the administra- tion's antitrust bills has placed the meritorious projects in the waterway bill in grave peril. If the trust legis- lation can be disposed of it is feared there will be little hope of keeping congress in session to pass the rivers bill. There is also an intimation that administration leaders would welcome the opportunity given by the failure of this appropriation to claim a sav- ing in expenditures, already assuming extra ordinary proportions. Such claim would, of course be mislead- ing because it would be merely a postponement of expenditure to next session and not a permanent reduc- tion.
 The political purposes, however, are of less interest to the public than the effects of the postponement upon the river improvement program. The canalization of the Ohio has been adopted by congress as national policy to be pressed to completion at a certain rate of progress. It has a1- ready been delayed so often that a great national improvement which should have been completed years ago is still dragging along. The promise to hasten this work so that the great central valleys could share in the benefits of the opening of the Pana- ma canal has not been realized Now it is threatened with further delay The suggestion has been made that whether the rivers and harbors bill can be passed at this session there should be an emergency appropriation that would permit the continuing of work OF the Ohio authorized by con- gress. There is no tant of pork about this project. It has been in- dorsed as a national program. Con- gress cannot honorably or consistent ly obstruct it.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-10
LAND PURCHASED
 FOR JEROME HOME
Located on Colb.n Avchuc- Fund
 Now Exceeds $lOO,OOo.

The trustees of "The Home for Aged People, which was provided for by the will of the late Augustus Jerome of Hartford and who at one time lived in New Britain, have pur- chased several acres of land on Cor bin avenue from Arthur W. Williams for site for the home and it is un- derstood that more land is to be pur- chased in the vicinity for the same purpose.
 In 1909 the home was incorporated by the legislature of Connecticut and E. H. Davison, James E. Cooper, An drew J. Sloper, Philip Corbin and w. E. Atwood were named as trustees in accordance with the will of MT. Jerome. but no one has been appoint ed to fill the vacancy since caused by the death of MT. Corbin. The fund now amounts to over hundred thou sand dollars and it is expected that work on the home will be started in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-10
SOME CIGARETTE FIGURES

The Literary Digest says that the hopeless handicap which cigarette smoking puts on our youth impels c. w Baines to ask in the Philadelphia Sunday School Times whether it is not about time that our Sunday sound the warning against this habit. With its attendant evils, the saloon and vice, he says, it is sapping the mental and moral stamina of Ameri- ca's young men, gnawing at the very vitals of their physical well-being.
 Teachers throughout the country we read, recognize in the cigarette the schools deadliest foe, and confess without reservation that they find it practically impossible to educate a cigarette smoking boy. Nor has Mr. Baines any toleration for the statement, as falacious as it is prevalent, that while cigarettes may be harmful to boys, they do not in- jure young men. He cites from the records of Harvard university the fact that for fifty years not one tobac- co user has stood at the head of his class, although five out of six Harvard students use the weed. On the whole according to him, cigarettes hurt in some way every one who smokes them and he is dismayed to find the habit on the increase, as one may judge from the government report which shows that in 1913 we consumed the amazing number of 14,53O, ,4S6,2 200 over the previous banner cigarette year.