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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03
Change ia Our Police Jury System Not
Advisable.


Advisable.
We publish in another column
of this issue an article from the
Lake Charles American-Press, in
which Editor Krebs says: The
State has certainly had enough
horrid examples of the evils OF
police jury government recent,
to make it ready to try almt
anything else" He intimate s
his leaning t. the commission
government plan" as a remedy
for the evils he has observed.
The Chronicle differs with Edi-
tor Krebs very decidedly in this
matter. We do not think it ad-
visable to try any other form,
nor Go we believe there is any
considerable desire for a change
among the people. Our observa-
ton and experience with the po-
lice jury system of this State
dates back something over forty
years. In all that time. among
the fifty or sixty parishes of the
State, there has scarcely been
an average complaint of more
than one police jury going wrong
each year. We think this is a
pretty fair record for the police
jury system Of Louisiana, and
that it speaks we'll for its repre-
sentative citizenship. There is
scarcely any other representative
or corporate body that we know
of that can exhibit as good a
record for correct administration
of affairs. Because crookedness
has lately developed in the con-
duct of the police juries in two
or three parishes is no reason fer
wholesale condemnation of the
system. To the contrary, we be-
lieve it furnishes a pretty good
reason for continuance of the
system.
Under present conditions we
have a travelling auditor, whose
duty it is to check up and follow
after the operations of every po-
lice jury and school board in the
State, and this system is calcu-
lated to reduce to minimum the
"horrid examples" to which our
confrere refers.
Our governmental system is |
one of representation, and we
are a stickler for the system, as
distinguished from the commits
sion or centralized form. Our
police juries are the fundamen-
tai types of the system. They
represent the several wards or
divisions of the parish, and come
in close contact with all the peo-
pie of their various localities. I'll
their administration is not salts
factory they can be changed,
and if they are corrupt it can be
found out and they can be punish
ed for their corruption.
All of the different phases of
the system were threshed out
by Alexander Hamilton, Thomas
Jefferson, and other ancient
worthless before the eighteenth
century came in, and we do not
believe that their theories of
government, as recited in 1.-The
Federalist," have been in any
wise improved upon by the latter
day statesmen of the nineteenth
century.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03

Mr.. ]. C X II lfs orth has
moved hack to Coitax from Aloha
with his family. He informs US
that he will engage in the butch
er business with Mr.. w. D. Irwin
and they will occupy the building
in the rear of Mr.. Twins resi-
dence as a n arket house.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03

Mr.. JAG Bloch, agent, acting
through his brother. Raphal
Bloch as installing workman, put
several gasoline lights in the
court house this week. So the
clerk, sheriff, assessor, and the
court, can hereafter have all the
good light necessary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Duncan
arrived at home from Bells.
Texas, Tuesday night, accomp-
anied by DR.. E. H. Blackwood.
Mrs. Duncan was quite i'll, and
DR.. Blackwood went to Texas to
determine if she was able to
stand the trip home. We are
glad to learn she has greatly i'm
proved.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03
Hotel for Sale.

Hotel business and good will of the
Flowers House, in Alexandria, La,
Second Oldest hotel business in city.
House full of guests every night. Own
er has gone into other business.
w. H. FLOWERS,
sl3 Alexandria, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03
Notice of Final Account.

18th judicial District Court, Parish
of Grant, State of Louisiana.
Succession of E. H. Thornton, deceased.
No. 1851.
Notice is hereby given to the creCi-
tors of the estate, and TO all other per-
sons herein interested to show cause.
within ten days from the present mott
fication, if any they have or can, why
the final account presented by Mrs.
Mary Ellen Thornton, administrative
of this estate, should not be approved
and homologated and the funds dis
tributed in accordance Herewith.
By order of the court, Jan. 2, 1914.
JAS. J. O'QUINN,
Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03
Land for Sale.

zoo acres of land near oil well now
being drilled by the Iatt Oil Company.
Apply to DR.. Z. B. GRAY,
do Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03

Ladies! Gentlemen! be our repre-
sentative. Five to ten dollars daily
commissions. Every family buys one
or more. Hustlers wanted in every
town. P. o. Box 995, New Orleans,
Louisiana. jan3-4e=
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-01-03

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The day book., 1914-08-10
THE WAR AT A GLANCE

Great misunderstanding on army
of invasion to fight Germany across
channel to France and Belgium con-
tinues although all details are care
fully suppressed. Following sinking
of German submarine by British war
fleet further attacks by Germans are
looked for.
France.-Invasion of Germany
through Alsace and Lorraine frontier
continues with fighting believed pro-
crossing, but with all details withheld
by censor; French and Belgians fight
ing side by side in that country.
Belgium.-city of Liege taken by
Germans but forts still hold out; al
lied French, Belgian and British army
concentrating at Namar; German in
vasion delayed by river Meuse over
flowing banks through heavy rainfall.
Germany.-Interruption of COM
munications continues; kaiser report
ed reaching AK la Chapelle to take
command at front; officially denied
German army routed in Alsace, but
troops retired pursuance pre-arrang-
ed military plans. .-
; Austria.-Russians are invading
Germany and Austria from Prussian
frontier south through the valley of
the River Styr in Gallicia; Austrian
army massed to oppose while army
corps of Austrian troops has been
sent through Switzerland to cooper
ate with Germans in Alsace. Aus,
trian fleet modified in Adriatic.
Russia.-Army mobilization report
ed nearing completion, offensive as
sumed on Prussian and Austrian from
tiers with all details suppressed by
authorities.
Japan.-Two Japanese squadrons
are in Sea of Japan and government
is prepared to strike in accordance
with British-Japanese treaty if Eng
lands Chinese possessions are threat,
ened.
n
The day book., 1914-08-10
Prince Oscar, Emperor Williams
second son, is going into battle with
his royal pops fighting men.
GLOVE
FAMINE WILL
FROM WAR

A glove famine is another possibil-
ity uncovered by the European war.
1t is possible American glove wearers
more particularly the masculine
can get through the coming winter
without discomfort, but if the con-
f1ict abroad continues for any length
of time there are likely to be hard and
expensive times next year.
Another months developments in
Europe will determine whether the
price of gloves rise this autumn.
Nearly all gloves worn are of foreign
make, or if of American manufacture
are made of foreign leather.
American stocks are low IN all
grades, and it will be tight squeeze
to get through the winter.
The day book., 1914-08-10
-O-O-
ITS UNANIMOUS

II = UNANIMOUS !,
He-Do you know l often wish l :
had lived in the time of the Caesars
She (yawning)-EVerybod wishes :
so, Mr.. Saphead!
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
GREEKS WOULD ENLIST

A party of Greeks, said to be ten in
number, called upon Postmaster H. W.
Smith Thursday and asked him to en-
list them in the United States army.
They are ready and willing to enter the
service and go direct to Mexico if nee
essary to fight for the Stars aad
Stripes.
Postmaster Smith informed them ho
could do nothing for them, but he gave
them the address of the enlisting officer
in Denver and they communicated with
that official and probably before this
reaches our readers they will have held
up their hands and taken oath to fight
for Uncle Sam through thick and thin.
All of these Greeks are said to have
seen active service under the flag of
their own country. They have worked
for some time in the coal mines of this
state, but were called out some months
ago when the general strike call was
issued. They laid down their tools and
now they have determined to enter tho
army.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
NAMES COMMITTEE

Mayor Barnes on Wednesday of this
week named a committee of citizehs
to examine the books of the Glenwocd
Light l. Water company that report
might be made regarding the earnings.
expenses, etc, of the water plant. This
committee was composed of w. L
Smith, C. Z. Hubbard and Henry Bos,
60, and began work Immediately AMI
were given every opportunity of seeing
the books and learning the facts abo'.s
the business. This report will proba-
bly, be made public at = meeting OF
citizens called for tonight At the cour
house.
Mayor Barnes and the councilmea
are anxious for the people to thorough.
ly understand actual conditions before
the election of Tuesday. Those who
attend the meeting tonight are urged
to do SO for the purpose of learning
and advising the taxpaying voters.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
ALUM BAKING POWDERS ARE
DECLARED NOT 10 BE HARMFUL
Dspartmsut Of Agriculture Experts
Come 70 Unanimous Decision on
the Matter

Washington, May 2s.-Alum baking
powders are no more harmful to q per
son than any other baking powders.
Such is the conclusion announced to-
day Of the referee board Of consulting
scientific experts Of the department. Of
agriculture ~ the result Of expert
ments to determine the influence Of
aluninun compounds ON the nutrition
and health Of man. TIE fepost gives
IL results Of three ssts Of extensive
sxperimeats On human subjects eoa-
dscted isdepeadently BY nenbers u
ths board a1d was in response to 1ues-
tio.s put to It BY the department. Of
agriculture. Tie beeed's report wss
unanimous and was signed BY Ira Rem
sen, president Of JoAl Hopkins uni
versity, Chairman; Rasssll h Cfittsn-
asa, professor Of physiological cAenif-
try in Yale univsfsity asd airecter Of
tie Sheffield Scientific seAesl; JeAa
h. Long, professor sf sAsaistsy n
Nssthvsstes, aaivsfsity; Alease Z
ray,ss, professor sf physiological sAsa-
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
WHITE ". RITCEl11

In Milwaukee Tuesday night Of this
week Charley White, an aspirant for
light weight crowns, outpointed Willis
Ritchie. the champion, in ten round
go. Ritchie is said to have had the
best Of the argument in the second and
third rounds, two rounds were even
and the rest were all Whites. Neither
man could score either a knock down
or knockout. According to reports in
newspaper dispatches White was the
eleverer of the two, but lacked the
steam.
This means another 60 between the
two men in San Francisco within tie
next three months, and lscal sports be-
lieve Richie will then deaoDstrate his
superiority over White fer the g will
probably be staged for twsaty rsusas.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30

Robert j. AnAssssa cd wife ef
Brooklyn, NY, arrived fAaF.Aay aad
expect to make this their future homo,
providing Mr.. AnAeFssa can aeeuree
suitable employment. Mrs. Anderson
is in failing health sad they eOne in
hopes Of her deriving Permanent bene-
fits from this climate. Mr.. Andersoa
comes highly recommended by Brook
our consideration and assistance in e
curing work.
Switzerland. which is NO larger than
some OF the counties of this state, has
expended some $20.0OO,0oO On high
ways since automobiling became fash
ionable in that country. And yet we
often wonder why so many people go
to that country for their summer va
cations. Perhaps Colorado cannot aft
ford to spend s2o,O0O,OOO on her high
ways, but she can certainly spen l
much more than shs ~. 0st ths
highways in better shape and then the
autoists will come into this state in
increasing numbers.
Married, at the Methodist church,
by the Rev Mr.. Klein, Wednesday at
$3.50, Mr.. Clyde R. Guss to Miss
Frances Now, both of Carbondale. M.
and Mrs. Guss were both graduates of
the Carbondale high school this spring.
and their marriage is the elimination
of . school romance. Rev. Klein, the
officiating minister, preached tue
baccalaureate sermon to the class
from which they graduated on the l7th
inst. Mr. and Mrs. Now, parents of
the bride, and . brother attended the
marriage. The couple will make their
home at Carbondale.
DIR. E. J. Horan and wife. accOmpa-
MED by Miss Emily Kruezenger, former
Glenwood nurse, arrived home early
this week from Salida where DR.. Horan
has been in the hospital for several
weeks. He is greatly improved and
will soon be able to appear on the
streets again. In speaking of his re-
turn he said, "Do you know We Glen
wood people sometimes fail to realize
the beauty of our city until we have
been away and then come back? Glen
wood is certainly the best town Of
all.'
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
BUSINESS THOUGHT BY LEADERS
Z, H, Gary,
Chairman United States Steel

Chairman United States Steel -.
Corporation.
"We have many burdens to carry,
particularly at this time, and they are
very heavy, and We are trying to car
ry on the affairs of our corporation
in such way as to secure the ap-
proval of employees and of our stock
holders and of the general public. We
have at present more than $4,000
stockholders who are employees of the
subsidiaries of this great corporation,
and the number is increasing. and We
have their interest to consult. We do
not feel justified in making large ex-
penditures that are unnecessary, but
we feel fully justified for the very
large expenditures which We have
made and which we are constantly
making, calculated to promote the wei,
fare and the best interests of our en-
ployes and their families"
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30

Joha Mccoy, Joe Hart.aa and 9th
ers were in CarbOndsle Tuesday o;
this week.
Quite number of people are here
from other sections Of the country, and
all seem 10 be enjoying their stay IN
this city. We are told that many of
them expect to remain here throughout
the summer.
W. X. Lee of Hotel Grand was home
over Sunday from the ranch near Rlfle.
He reported an abundance of water
and said several of the ranchers had
increased their grain acreage becaus
they knew there would be sufficient
water to care for all the land they
could cultivate this season.
= = =
Increased interest was displayed IL
the coming summer social season when
it was announced by Manager Lucas
of Hotel Colorado that Miss Loula Long
and party will arrive in her private
car about July LIST. 1t was feared, for
time that the Longs would be unable
to come to Glenwood this summer.
The fishing season opened Monday
and local anglers were out in force 20
tempt the sporty trout from its haunts.
DR.. W. T. Oberto and Joe Silver se-
cured . nice basket at Catherine, 81
mon Hymes got whopper from the
Roaring Fork, and Others made nice
catches in spite of the high water in
all streams.
Down at Grand Valley the people
are taking great interest in the float
which will represent their city and
community in the coming Strawberry
festival They have an active COM
mittee working and have already or
dered the decorations to be used in
making what they propose to be the
prettiest float in the big parade.
= = =
The State Fair association is trying
to secure someone in this county to fill
the honorary position of vice presi-
dent. 1t is the work Of this vice pres
ident to secure an exhibit from the
county to the fair and to see that the
exhibit reaches Pueblo in good shape.
1t is said the Colorado exhibit for the
Panama exposition will be taken from
the display Pueblo.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
MAIDS OF HONOR

Notice came this week from May )r
that he had named Miss Helen Larkin
as Maid of Honor from that city to
the Strawberry festival and carnival.
Slope cities to report their selection.
Following the word from Marble
came letter to c. c. Canady from
Mayor Wilcox of Minturn announcing
that he had named Miss Martha kocn
to represent that city.
1t will be seen that the towns are
taking interest in the coming event
and that ere another week has passed
all will have sent in their choice.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
100 eREETERS
TO VISIT CITY
Hotel cje1ks M Lunch And
a6e Is Guests Of
Manager uueas
HERE on June FIFTH

Walter Biller, head clerk for Hotel
Colorado, is again in the city after
spending the past few months visiting
all the large cities of the south and
east in an effort to get in touch with
people who expect to come to Colorado
for their summer vacation.
~ have visited all the large cities
and am sure We will have a nice
crowd of people in Glenwood this
summer. In fact, have reasons to
believe Glenwood will be the most IA
vored spot in the state. True,
found business conditions over the
country rather quiet and believe
GlenwoOd is the best town of her size
in the country today. 1 have done ali
that l could to advertise the place and
know I have started things in many
places" said Mr.. Biller to the Pos..
Mr.. Biller brings another message
which is of great importance to Glen
wood when he announced that the
Greeters, national organization of no
tel clerks, of which he is an active
member and E. E. Lucas is an honorary
member, will be here June 5th to &C
cept the invitation extended by Mr..
Lucas to be his guests at luncheon
and take the baths while they are here.
This organization is one of the best in
the country for the purpose of secur-
ing more people for this city. The
Greeters are the ones to whom hotel
guests 60 when they want information
regarding other places and, if Glen
wood makes the hit with this crowd of
ono hundred she does with all other
visitors, there is every reason to be-
lieve they will tell their friends to
come hero for vacation time. TIL.
special train Of Gfeeters will come II
via tAs D. L =. g. and win renal.
three Aoars which gives them ample
time for lnseheon a.A to take . plunge
in the big pool. Manager Laeas a.
nounees that he il having . special
menu pssparsd fer thsss visitsss sntl
intends = give them one Of tAs finest
luaehesss thsy win st o. their s.tirs
trip = Los Anesass whsrs they hold
their .ssisnal SatAsri,g.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
James A. FARRELL,
President United States Steel
COrporatiOn-

President United States Steel
Corporation.
1.-The progress of American mani
facturers in export trade is encouray
ing, and has been made in the face of
many seemingly unsurmountable diff
culties. The development Of the vast
natural resources Of this country has
heretofore taxed the ingenuity and re-
sourcefulness Of our manufacturers in
supplying the requirements of the
home market. The great strides which
We have made As a manufacturing ma
tion are causing us to look beyond our
borders to find markets for our sur
plus manufactures, just as We found
such markets in former years for our
surplus foOdstuffs and crude materials.
In the future, our exports will largely
consist Of the products Of factory and
mill labor.''
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
A PRACTICAL BEAurY mEf

The use of cosmetics and other ar
tificial aids to attractiveness is as old
as the human race. To Darwin and
students of anthropology in general,
decorative applications were = feature
of selection-of attraction and sexual
selection. The cheek covered with
rouge, the heavily elaborated eyebrow
and the eolored wig, it appears, orig
mated at an early period among couf-
tesans. 1t has been remarked that
time has taken the taint from the
TINT" and the wide employment Of
artificialties today would seem to in
dicate the truth of this observation.
The host of advertised medicants, the
beauty columns which grace or dis
grace almost every metropolitan news
paper, the display windows of the va
rious department stores catering to q
large feminine clientele, bear further
witness to the fact. The average man
Of rational clean mind does not ap-
prove Of cosmetic innovations in hia
own feminine people. He wsuN pssfse
to see these radical departures frso
the natural confined to tAs elssss laay
and the public tansoisk n pAyui-
eian always warns against tAe ~ -
cosmetic prepafations because nsse
Of them are dangerous. Ts Mn ~
natafal and healthy has always s,snaA
to be typical Of beauty. Evsa ~ -
itor Of the lay press, hovevse, ~ sssa
the ridiculous in the beauty eeaupn,
and the following satirisal szespe
taken from = southern weekly esa-
tains what is, in the opinisa 4 n
Journal Of the American Nsdieal A.
sociation, an ideal beauty Ai.t, "Tse
giving the face . good color, ~ -
Pot Of rouge and one raASits lss&.
Bafy then tvs niles ffsa AeQa oaA
walk ont a.d haek saes . ~ - -
that they ars stin tAeso."
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
CIT COUNCIL lG0VUB

The city fathers were this wesk X
face to face with the proposition of
either moving or occupying the o,d
structure bought for city hall purposes.
Wednesday WAS, therefore, moving day
and the meetings for the coming weeks
will be held in the new quarters under
the Citizens National bank, where a
fine vault awaits the records and valu-
able papers of the city.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
c. A. Rathbone, manager Of the Hot

c. A. Rathbone, manager Of the Hot
Springs company, WAS called to Denver
Thursday evening to attend to i'm
portant business affairs. Mr.. Rata-
bone is allowing nothing to come up
which may prevent the holding of the
series of polo games here this season,
probably in September. He is an en-
thusiast for polo and believes that the
time will come when this sport will
become one Of the chief attactions for
many eastern people.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
WHAT UUluaLAl1u naansD

State immigration CsaAissisoes
NeGinnis says:
"What Denver and Ceassado need
is advertising in the rigAt way, aleag
the lines Of what has hsen aeeea-
plished and the great possibilities n
the future, our wonderful snlsvGa-
oped resources. Such facts - that
Denver, according to tAs recent q. q.
census report, shown . GRss4se gain II
population thaa ssy stAse wsseses
city. Out IN the state tAsrs ars 81
vsnees tAat can Be spsasa ahsst With
pride. The town Of 1eAsA3s, wAsrs ths
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
GLENwo0D LOSES GAME

BY a score of 3 to and in a loosely
played game, Cameo last Sunday de-
feated Glenwood in the locals third
game of the season. Errors were re-
sponsible for the runs secured by
Cameo, although their hits came ut
opportune times, being sandwiched with
the errors.
Score by innings
l23 345 567 3 o r II e
Cameo ..1 0 o 0 l 900 3 8
Glenwood 1000 900 0 90 II
Batteries Bragg and Waccob; !;
Mangnall and Lacey. Struck out, by
Bragg, 6; by Mangnall, 4. Bases ON
balls. off Bragg /; off Mangnall q.
Hit by pitcher, Hogart. Umpire,
Brown.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
George H. Reynolds.

''1n my opinion, war with Mexico
would have a negligible effect on bus.
ness and financial interests of the
ton of war, there might be TEN
porary spasm, but it would soon be
over. Conditions would speedily ad
lust themselves. Business of United
States is on too stable foundation
to be seriously affected
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30

istry in the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and Theobald Smith, professor
of comparative pathology in Harvard.
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30

Colorado Ysle Marble company is 10
Gated, . few years ase vas given =
population of 100; now it is right at
3,OOO''
The Glenwood post., 1914-05-30
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