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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13
fward trend Of prices.
Farmers Need Net Worry.

.
AS far as the farmers and the cot.
ton planters are concerned there v
little cause for them to WORRY, accord
j ing to the department Of agriculture
All they need to do is 10 arrange for
credit to tide them over the present
period.
The government has responded to
the demands for credit by creating an
emergency currency issue. which Is
practically without limit. 1t is now UP
to the farmers to avail themselves OF
this currency and not walk right into
the trap set for them by the specula-
tors.
1t was predicted at the time the
emergency currency amendment was
passed by congress that the bankers
woul1 seize it for their own speculative
purposes. Controller of the Currency
Williams, however, issues a statement
in which he said any bank which re-
fuses to carry on it's ordinary trans
actions of business or which demands
usurious rate of interest because OF
the European situation. will be
promptly and severely dealt with by
the treasury department.
Plenty Of Money For All.
Mr.. Williams is out to make that
statement good. He reaffirmed that
there is no reason whatsoever why the
business men and farmers Of this coun-
try should not obtain all the cash and
all the credit they need. The treasury
stands ready to supply the hanks with
the cash and 1t is up to the business
men and farmers to demand it from
the banks.
If they do not obtain ii, they are
asked to report promptly to the treas
ury department, that action may be
taken against the offending banks
without delay.
Candy Welcomes inquiry.
Chicago. Aug. 13.-President c. III.
Candy. of the Chicago Board of Trade.
denied any attempt is being made ny
the grain and provision men on the
board of trade here to corner the food
stnffs market He said an investiga-
ton of the boards operations would
show there IS little to investigate.
Mr.. Candy blamed the newspapers
for the advanced price Of foodstuffs,
charging the printing of stories about
increased, prices in Europe had given
the merchants of the United States an
opportunity to raise prices and lay the
increase to the war.
Mr.. Candy cited flour as an instance
of foodstuff which had not increased
in price.
No Excuse For Raises.
Flour Is little higher than it was a
month ago" Mr. Candy said. 1T hasn't
gone up as a result of the war. Wheat
has increased few cents bush .
which of course, makes -four higher.
But flour now isn't 9 cents higher than
il was in January or Nav. 1t isn't 5
cents higher than the average for the
last three years.
There is 10 reason FOR the advance
of prices on any foodstufs so far as I
can see There isn't any rea son that
can be traced to supply and demand.
Certainly the demand hasn't increased
since the war and the supply of food
stuffs hasn't been impaired in this
country by the war.
I'm fact the war has hal little to do
with the advanced prices. / see nothing
for the government to Investigate. l
know of no movement among Chicago
grain operators to corner the foodstuf
market. The newspapers print stories
of the increased prices and that causes
every merchant to ask more for hts
wares
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Sheep.
sbeep and lambs were steady.

Sheep and lambs were steady.
Native sheep have escaped for the
most part with 10915c declines on
fat classes, due TO the scarcity Of aged
muttons from the range country and
to a good outlet for ewes on specula-
tive and stocker account. A few heavy
ewes, however, have looked CSC down
IN late rounds.
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Omaha Livestock.

In the Alps there IL . letter box 49,
900 feet above the sea level from which
daily collections are made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13
Daily Grain Letter.

From Lamson Bros. & Co. Masonic
temple. Phone 1881
Chicago, Aug. 13.-Wheat-Furt Their
change in ownership of wheat destined
sor export has given the impression OF
cancellation OF sales by European pur-
cnasers, but we can find no confir1na-
ton of any such situation. The ex-
port situation will. however, be doni-
mated by a few prominent export con-
cerns, as the strain has been too much
for many Of the independent exporters.
Selling, due TO this condition, which
was somewhat understood, has caused
declines of from q to Y. Important
developments in the export trade
should occur within the next few days.
Corn-Good rains in Nebraska and
scattered showers in Iowa were re-
ported before the opening. and. dur
ing the session. word was received Of
good rains at numerous Illinois points.
which led to selling by longs and
heavier country offerings os cash
corn. The demand for cash was less
keen ard September closes i lower,
while new crop months are off from
ia to ~. These rains thru important
sections should repair such dana &c
as has been done from drought since
the first Of the month.
Oats-Fresh export business a. New
York is reported tho quantities are
not given out Probably considerable
export business can be done as soon
as better general export facilities are
afforded. Farmers are reported as bin
ming their oats in many sections and
II rs not expected that the movement
Will be heavy as anticipated because
of the change OF conditions
Provisions-Trade IN provisions was
light and unimportant. There was q
little easier tendency. probably in sym
pathy with the decline in grains. De-
mand for meats Is said TO be very good
though the southern demand Is some
what curtailed because of the inter
ruption In the movement OF the cot
TON cYon
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Range Of Prices.
Furnished by L. G. Clay, member OF
Chicago Board Of Trade, "a East Main
street. Phone 165.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13
Representative Hoq Sales.
Representative Cattle Sales.

Below are given a few of the repre-
sentative cattle sales for today:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13
CHICAGO Grain Close.

VVCdSO NFdIh OFUSes
Chicago, Aug. "a.
wheat-september e2ta; December
ssss.
Corn-september 7sA; Decembe,
ssss
oats-septenb AZ: December 45as
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Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Aug. 10.
.fl~Esttmated receipts for today
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-03-14

had the right to treat our own
shipping as we pleased; other
wise, the treaty.would never have
been ratified.
So far as it relates to domestic
commerce the Panama Canal Is
purely an American waterway
and should be treated in the
same manner as other American
waterways. Placing tolls on in
terstate commerce through the
Panama Canal would overturn
the custom which has been fol-
lowed from the foundation of
the government. 1t is claimed
that free tolls would constitute a
subsidy to coastwise shipping and
that the benefits would be abb
sorbed by a monopolistic combi-
nation, instead of going to the
shipper. A ship with a net reg
istered tonnage of 10000 tons
would pay $12, 900 in tolls each
time it passed through the canal.
If our coastwise shipping consti-
tutes a monopoly so strong that
the remission Of tolls would re-
suit in no benefit to shippers. the
proper remedy is. not the repeal
of the law, but the destruction
of the monopoly.
The cooperation of every citi-
zen, every newspaper and every
commercial organization to which
this memorandum or a knowledge
of its contents may come is ear
nestly requested, so that a food
of letters, kilograms, editorials,
petitions and resolutions may be
sent to the Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives in the Congress of the
United States urging them to
maintain American rights and
refuse to repeal the free tolls
clause.
JOSEPH E. RANsDELL,
S. A. THOMPSON. Prest.
Secretary.
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Ransdell Opposes President
Is Fighting His Proposal to Repeal Sec of the Pana
ma Canal Act, Which Exempts American Vessels
Engaged in Coastwise Commerce from Pay
ing Tolls to Pass Through Canal

A tremendous effort is nov
b ling made to secure the repea
of that provision of the Panama
Canal Act which exempts Ameri,
can vessels engaged in coastwist
commerce from the payment Of
tolls, and this effort is likely tt
succeed unless those who are op.
posed to legislation by the Con.
gress of the United States which
is in the interest of Great Britain
and the transcontinental rail.
ways, rather than of the Ameri.
can people, shall enter a prompt
and energetic protest.
The National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress at its convention
in 1912 unanimously passed a
resolution commencing the SIND
Congress for its exemption of
coastwise commerce from the
payment of tolls, and this action
was unanimously rtaffirmed at
the convention of 1913. The ex-
ecutive officers of the Congress,
therefore, consider themselves
in duty bound to use all legiti-
mate means to prevent the re-
peal of this portion of the law.
1t is claimed by Great Britain
that the free tolls provision
is a violation of the Hay -Paunce-
fote Treaty, but the members of
the Senate who voted to ratify
that treaty held a different view.
Senator Lodge, who was in Lon
don while the negotiations were
going on and afterwards was in
charge of the treaty in the Sem
ate, Senators Clapp and Perkins,
former Senator Bard, the late
Senator Davis, who was chair
man of the Senate, Committee on
Foreign Relations and an ac-
knowled authority on information
al law, and Theodore Roosevelt,
who was then President, all be-
lieved that under that treaty we
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-03-14
Secretary.

Program Of Big Creek Association.
The following is the program
of the district meeting of the Big
Creek Association, to be held at
Colfax Baptist church on Satur-
day before the fifth Sunday in
March, 1914:
Introductory sermon Friday
might at 7:30 by Elder B. C.
Smith.
SATURDAY.
$50 q. m. = Devotion. Rev. L.
M. Tyler.
1000 q. m. "The Place of
Christian Education in the King
DOM" Prof. Weathersby.
HOO a. m. The Importance
|of Missions, /" DR.. G. H. Crutcher.
Special song.
Adjournment for dinner.
100 D. How Enlist the
Attendance and Support Of Dis
interested Members? The Atti-
tude Of the Church Toward
Them" Elder /. M. Brian and
Robt. Hale.
2:3O p. m. (a) The Pastors
Duty to the Church, :" Elder B.
F. Wallace. (b) The Church's
Duty to the Pastor, . DR.. R. L.
Baker.
$3.50 p. m. Why. Baptists
Should Support their Dcnomina-
tional Paper" Elders ]. O. Fo-
gleman and E. O. Ware.
Preaching Saturday night by
Prof. J. L. Railey; Sunday night
by DR.. Crutcher.
General discussion after each
subject.
Churches, see that you are rep
resented. Come whether elected
|or not. The good people Of Col
fax will entertain all who come.
II. Is. MERCER,
Pastor.
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ION the defenseless negroes, who
broke and ran in all directions.
Of the forty negroes in the yard
about twenty were killed, the
balance escaping under cover OF
the darkness.
In all there were some ninety
five negroes killed. All the ne
gro bodies that had not been re-
moved by their friends or rela-
tives were buried on Tuesday,
being placed in the ditch which
they had dug in making their
Notifications, and covered with
dirt taken from the embankment.
No birds of prey Toasted on their
carcases before they were buried.
One remarkable feature of the
fight was that there was not a
solitary white Republican with
the negroes when the fight came
off, while only the day before
they had with them Harvey,
Payne, Shaw, Terry and one or
two other white wretches who
helped to agg on the terrible con-
test between the races. They all
took good care to save their own
bacon.
The foregoing is a condensed
account of the "Colfax riot. p
which we have gathered from
eyewitnesses. We hope the Mas
cot and other papers will do our
people the justice to give publici-
ty to this account, which we
vouch for as being truthful in
every particular.
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with upon this exhibition of treachery
he remarked sententiously: I'VE mus
burn little powder, and spill litti
blood. The blood of the martyr is tn
seed of the church, and my govern
ment has not been recognized at Wash
ington.
The statement of the Mascot
in relation to Kellogg commits
sioning two sets of officers fol
Grant parish at one and the sam,
time, with the view of precipitat
| ing a conflict between the races
lis correct in the main, being wei
known to hundreds of living wit
nesses, and can be abundantly
substantiated.
The first misstatement of the
Mascot is in speaking of Judge
Rutland as the parish Judge, anc
designating him as a Democratic
leader in this parish. Judge
Rutland was.a Republican, not a
Democrat, and at that time was
simply a lawyer practicing his
profession, and held and laid
claim to no Office whatever. The
contestants for the Judgeship at
at the time of the riot were Judge
A. Cazabat, Democrat, and Shep.
Williams, Republican. In tn e
controversy, Judge Rutland, who
sympathized with the whites,
made a visit to New Orleans in
their behalf, as stated by the
Mascot. After the riot Rutland
abandoned the Republican party
and became Democrat.
The second. most glaring and
unjust statement, is as to the
manner in which the negroes
were killed. In order to put our
account of this affair in a con-
nected shape, we will rehearse
all the important occurrences of
the day and of a few days pre-
vious. To begin with, the condi-
ton of affairs were about as stat
ed by the Mascot, namely, two
sets of officers, one Democrat, the
other Republican, held Kellogg's
commissions, and had been in
structed by him to hold their
places by force if necessary. The
whites secured possession first,
and were soon driven off by a
mob of negroes, who installed
their officers. A meeting of the
whites (Democrats) was called
for the first day of April, to as
semble at Colfax, to consider the
propriety, and the best measures
to pursue, in order to gain pos
session Of the parish government.
The negroes, to the number of
two hundred or more, assembled
at Colfax early on the morning
of the first. They were nearly
all armed, and exhibited their
weapons with such freedom and
made such open threats of vio-
lence in case the whites attempt
ed to hold their meeting, that,
although a large number of
whites came to town to attend
the meeting, it was deemed best
not to assemble. This action of
the whites seemed to give the
negroes greater confidence and
they began to boast and make
direful threats that they would
kill all the white men and take
tile women and raise up a new
people. In the next four or FIVE
days several hundred negro men,
women and children gathered at
Colfax, all making the most ter
rible threats and conducting
themselves in such an insolent
and violent manner that the
whites became terrorized and fed
from their homes under cover of
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Calhoun plantation for a stable
land never used as a sugar house
as stated by the Mascot. From
this building they kept up a con
slant fire, wounding three white
men in the meanwhile. The on.
ly approach to the building was
at one end in which there were
no openings. The whites made
a torch of oil and other combusti.
BILE material. and, putting it ir
the hands of negro prisoner
(alive at this writing) compelled
him to set the corner caves on
fire. The wind being from that
direction the flames commenced
to spread Immediately. The ne.
groes attempted to punch off the
burning shingles, but by keeping
up a regular fusilade on the burn
ing spot they were forced to de.
sist. In few minutes flags of
truce were run out at various
windows. The firing ceased the
minute it became known the ne
groes desired to surrender.
Right here the negroes CON-
mitted one of the most dastardly
acts of treachery ever perpetrat-
ed by fiends in human shape.
Mr.. James Hadnot, a gray-head-
ed, venerable and respected citi-
zen of this parish, DESTROYS of al
lowing the negroes to escape
from the burning building, rush
ed up to the door in company
with five or six other white men,
in order to make terms of capitu-
lation as quickly as possible.
When they got within q few feet
of the door. a volley was fired at
them from the inside of the build
ing, mortally wounding Mr.. Had
not, Frank Moses and Sidney
Harris, and slightly wounding
two others of the party. After
this act of treachery the negroes
attempted to escape in the con-
fusion that ensued. The whites
were enraged at the perfidy of
the negroes. and, as they rushed
out of the building, shot them
down like dogs, and those that
escaped the first fire were ridden
down in the open fields by men
on horseback and shot without
mercy. Notwithstanding this
fearful carnage, some 40 prison.
ers were taken by those disposed
to be more humane. At 4o'clock
all firing had ceased and the
whites were masters of the situa-
lion. The prisoners were march
ed into the back yard of a resi-
1ence, so they would be convent
ent to a cistern of water. They
were not bound. nor was even a /
guard set over them longer than
one hour, after which they might
have gone without let or hind
rance, had it not been for fear of
mourning the displeasure of their
,aptors. The wounded whites
we're taken into the house, so as
TO be convenient to the same els
tern to which the negroes had ac-
cess. There was a general dis
oandment of the whites, many
If whom went home thinking all
was over. About dark the steam
boat Southwestern came down
he river and landed at Colfax, |
,aking Mr.. Hadnot, who was then
N a dying state, and other seri-
,usly wounded whites, on board. |
While this boat was at the land
ng a number of the whites drank
pretty freely and became intoxi-
,ated. Among them were the
IONS, relatives and warm sympa-
,hizers of Mr.. Jas. Hadnot. At
,er the boat was gone. and near
y all of the sober and influential
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coIFAx, PARISH La, SATURDAY MARCH a. 1914

night. The negroes finding thu
houses vacated broke them opef
and took possession, rifleing tn,
stores and residences of every
thing in them. Their acts o.
vandalism during these. days Of
terror almost beggar description
In the house Of Judge RUTLAND
they found a coffin containing the
remains of a child, awaiting
transportation, which was ruth.
lessly thrown into the yard, face
downward. and the lid broken
nearly off. Among the catalogue
of crimes committed by them
was robbery, rape, and murder.
The whites were terror stricken
and the alarm spread into adjoin.
ing parishes like wild fire. The
call of the citizens of Grant par
ish for help was responded to by
the adjoining parishes, who sent
about two hundred men to their
assistance. These men encamp-
ed within two miles of CoIfax on
the 9Th of April, and demand
was made on the negroes to dis
band and give up the offices and
records of the parish then in their
possession. This they refused to
do, and set to work throwing up
breastworks, saying they propos-
ed to fight it out. Capt. C. c..
Nash, who is at this time a resi-
dent merchant at Colfax, was
the acknowledged leader of the
whites, being the sheriff elected
by them, and he made repeated
demands for the negroes to dis
band or he would attack them
and drive them away by force.
Day after day the same demand
was made and refused. Thus
things went on until the morn
ing of Easter Sunday, April Is,
1873, when the negroes were mott
fed to dispense, or else to remove
their women and children. as an
attack would be made by the
W hites on the breastworks.
The negroes sent off their women
and children and manned their
Notifications. The two opposing
forces were somewhat reduced
in numbers, owing to the fact
that the attack had been delayed
so long they thought there would
be no fight, and a large number
IF men had left and gone home.
At the time the fight commenced,
> little after 10 o'clock a. M,
here were about $50 white men,
some 25 of whom were kept de-
tailed to hold the horses, and
about $50 negroes behind the in
A kind of skirmish
was kept up all day until about
} o'clock in the evening, when it
was decided to send a sort of
'forlern hope" of thirty men
llong the river bank, who were
% creep up until they got behind
he breast works. then to raise
Up and open fire On the negroes
n the rear. This was to be the
signal for those in front to charge
70 their rescue. These thirty
men were led by Mr.. James DAN
els, a resident of this parish un-
il two years ago, when he re-
moved to Rapides parish, where
lie now resides. The most of the
men who accompanied Mr.. Dan
els were Grant parish men, and
/ large proportion of them were
# the citizens living in the Rigo-
ct neighborhood. While they
made their way along the river
,ank those in front kept up a |
constant fire to divert their at
ention away from them. Sol
'uccessful was this storming
,arty that the negroes had no
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A History Of the Colfax Riot
Facts Gathered from Eye Witnesses Correcting the Mis-
statement that it Was a Massacre of Innocent Ne
groes by Whites Without Cause or Any Rea-
sonable Grounds of Jus tifcation.

From The colfax da.) Chronicle. June 8. 1921
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-10
Baptist Notes.

The Ladies' Aid are very grateful
to all who assisted, and the people for
their patronage at the carnival on
last Friday evening. The returns were
gratifying and all enjoyed good
time
The annual supper of the church
and congregation occurs on Friday
evening of this week and promises to
be a great fellowship occasion. Sup
per will be ready at 7 p. m. and all
should come direct from their work
without eating at home. Following
the supper the annual reports for the
current year will be made, officers will
be elected and plans for the ensuing
year will be discussed.
The B. Y. P. U. have changed their
annual meeting from Monday to unite
With this service and vii! hold ttei,
meeting following that of the church,
together with their monthly social.
The Ladies' Aid is meeting this
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. William Findley on the South
Slope, in their monthly social and
annual meeting. The annual election
will be held. All the ladies' are urged
to attend.
Sunday at p. m. the pastor speaks
at the Central Mesa schcGlhorsc
Four new members were welcomed
into the church fellowsnio last Sun
day morning. Others havs been ac-
cepted and will receive the hand Of
fellowship at the communion service
on January 3.
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Captains of Industry.

This title, while not new, was
brought into general use by lunch
con in New York arranged in honor OF
Prince Henry of Prussia when he Wis
tied the United States in 1902. 1t was
attended by men who by their genius,
means or otherwise, were responsible,
in whole or in part, for the creation
and development of important indus
tries in the United States. The late
John Pierpont Morgan, the prominent
financier. presided at the luncheon,
and the men who attended it were des-
ignated Captains of Industry"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-10

A novel plan for financing big ma
tional market for farmers is proposed
by the American Farmers Federation
which meets in Omaha December TO-
IL. According to officials of the feder-
alton, there are about 10000 farmers
organizations of all kinds in the coun-
try. 1t is estimated that the small
amount of two cents per acre for land
in cultivation will provide funds neces-
sary to establish an efficient market
ing organization. The proposition of
uniting this great body of farmers in
a distinctive marketing organization
is the novel plan undertaken by the
federation.