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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-12-18
State of Ohio. City of Toledo, /
trcan Cnttr,frr Z ISL.

Lucas County. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he IS
senior partner of the firm of F. J..Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9th day of December,
A. d. 1856.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
testimonials. free
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, TIC.
Take Halls Family Pilis for constipation.
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CHARTER
Stewart Logging Co., Inc,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish OF Washington

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Washington I
ne IL known and remembered that on this Ard
day oil December. in the year OF our Lord nino
wen hundred and nfteen, before me- Herman T.
"ayer. notary public, in and for Washington
PARISH Louisiana, and In the presence of the mn.
"erHsneo Witnesses personally came nd nnea =.
gu tne persons whose names are hereunto sinh.
scr'oed' who severally declare that avail,n.
themselves OF the provisions OF the laws of ,ho
state OF Louisiana governing the Organization
OF corporations they do by these pr,,s.p,s co.,
nant and agree and bind themselves as xa,I :.
such other persons may become herea,,ar a.
ISOLATED with them. for the purnose n, to,.r,,..-
and constituting corporation or body poli,ic
In Law. for the object and purposes n ma 49,
the stipulations following. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this cornora,,o, s,.u
De STEWART LOGGING COMPANY, IycoR.
fohArED. OF Pollock. Grant parish. Louisiana
ana shall have and enjoy succession and exist.
enee for period of ninety nine years from the
date hereof. with all the powers. rights privi-
ieges and immunities accorded to eorpora,,ons
Under the law
ARTICLE H.
The domicie OF this corporation shall Ia 4,
the city OF Pollock. parish of Grant. sta,a q,
Louisiana. where all citation and other lae-.I
process shall be served upon the president . "a
In case OF the absence OF the president upon the
vicepresident. and In case OF absence Of the vice
president upon the secretary thereof in the man.
ner provided By Law.
ARTICLE Ill
The objects and PURPOSES for which this cor.
poration is organized and the nature of the busI.
'ess to be carried on by n are hereby declared
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men, and have met many of the .oys on
the road that are afflicted with disorders
of the stomach as they have to put IN
with all kinds of half cooked grub at the
differer. ~ country hotels. which is one
cause of this dreadful disease"
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Notice.

Inc town tax roll is now complete
and l am ready to receive taxes: Tax
es on movable property are due at once.
Coiiax, La, Nov. Is, 1915.
5: w. JOHNSTON.
Town Tax Collector.
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PROOF UNDER ACT JUNE 6, 1912.

PROOF UNDER ACT JUNE 6, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Hardy j.
Tracy. of Pollock, La, who, on April
II, 1911, made Homestead Entry No.
04l02, for SW ! of Sc I and Sc of
SW /. section II, township 6 north.
range ! east, Louisiana Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make three
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Clerk of
Court, at Colfax, Louisiana, on the 9th
day of January, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: ]. w.
Whitaker, Donnie Price. e. C. Gates.
w. Z. Guynes, all OF Pollock, La.
E. ID. GIANELLONI,
novN Register.
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bic. l tried nearly ev-
cry medicine I could
hear of, among them l
used fifteen bottles of
one popular prepare
lion, but never found
anything that did me
any permanent good
until / took Chamber
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, which
have effected a perma-
nent cure. 1t has now
been five years since |
took these tablets, and
L have had no more
stomach trouble dur
ing that time. i have
recommended Cham
berlain's Tablets to a
great many sufferers
with stomach trouble,
onI fra-oI:- -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-12-18
Pecan Trees for Sale.

Stuart pecan trees to feet high.
90 cents each in lots less than so. Ask
for prices for larger lots.
WIN. LACROIX.
ni5-tf Colfax, La.
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Notary Public.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Washington I
Personally came and appeared before me. the
undersigned authority. A. W. Stewart and G A
Stewart. who after being duly sworn say. Tha,
they are the persons mentioned in the act of In.
corporation executed before Herman L Gaver
notary public in aud for Washington parisb
Louisiana. on December srd, 1915. as president
and vice president respectively; that they know
and do hereby swear that the sum of six tbo,-
sand ts6oOo.00) dollars has been paid into tho
treasury Of the said corporation. S3poo. 90 n,
which was paid in cash and $4,000 90 paid by tbeda-
livery Of property to saidcorporation mentioned
ana described in the charter executed befor. said
Herman E. Gayer. notary public.
A. W. STEWART
G. A. STEWART
sworn TO and subscribed before mo this stb
day of December, 1915
HERMAN Z. GAYER,
Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
The above and foregoing act of ipcornora,,,,,
OF the Stewart Logging Company. Inerrnora,ed
having been presented to me for approval apd
nothing
therein contained contrary to the constitution
ana laws oil Louisiana hereby approve the
same.
Done and signed at colfax La, on this De.
eenber "a, 1915.
JOHN r. HUNTER.
District Attorney 18th judicial District
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish OF Grant
n.
nereoy certify that the within is true copy
81 'ne Original charter OF Stewart Logging Co.,
ins'' "h'en Is now on file and Of record In this
ONCE recorded In Book of Corporation Char.
ters at page "a ct seq Of the records Of Grant
parish. Louisiana.
Witness my Official signature on this the 18th
day OF December. 1915.
JAS. ]. O'QCINS.
cerk and Reccrder, Grant Perish, La.
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fTan Cured
Dallas, Texas

r: b. Counterman, travelling man of
Joplin, Mo-, writes: ''Twelve years ago
was great sufferer from stomach iron.
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Notice of Final Proof.

Department of the Interior. J
U. ). Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
November %, 1915.
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Inc above described property has this dsy
been appraised by the directors herein above
mentioned at the sum OF three thousand $4,000,
dollars. and is accepted by this corporation as
fuil payment for said thirty 1907 shares of cant.
sal stock of this corporation, subscribed for by
A. W. Stewart.
The above subscription shall and does constl.
tute the original subscription to the capital
stock OF this corporation.
Thus done and passed at my notarial Office in
TRANSLATION. Washington parish, Louisiana. on
the day and date first above mentioned in the
presence OF j. L. aagee and Ruth Pridgen two
competent witnesses
N. l.. STEWART ...... on
c. A. STEWART ,a.h.
a. n N f-.'..-'.'..-..-.. shares
Witnesses:
j. l.. MAGEE.
RUTH PRIDGEy
HERMAN E. GAYER,
Notary pnhlie
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18
Children's Bill
Before Senate

the states. Forty-three states nave =
14-year limit in factories and ~ O.
these apply it without legal exemp
ions. Thirty-four states have forDlo-
den night work by children unust =
Thirty-two states and the Ieaerai e.
eminent have by statute recosnl.eu
the s-hour day as suitable for aaul.s'
(although only - have appheo y :
all children under 16l. Only 10 81 us s
important mining states have 2 -
year limit, or higher. for undergrouh0
work in mines. but these y states en-
ploy two-thirds Of the mine WORKER
! 81 the entire country.
..The bill is now before the mssf
state Commerce Committee o. ~
senate from whom We expect 2 Iasol
able report. The fate Of the Oill g
| fore the Senate itself Is more unss.
! tain. and all who have not alseae'
written 70 their Senators ars uFseo !
"a - without ee1a7
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18

The long expected strike seems to
have come in the Fairmont coal field.
], Thursday delegation Of more
han dozen men appeared at the
headquarters of Sub District 5 Of Dis
.rict 6, United Mine Workers. at
Bridgeport, and asked to be recognize
ed by the United Mine Workers.
They explained that all the en-
ployes of the Jamison Coal company,
operating in the vicinity OF Farming
ton, were on strike, having gone out
tuesday. They said that they did not
4xDect financial aid. as they were
wen aware of the struggles the United
Mine Workers were having just now
with the big Eastern Ohio strike On
their hands. and the Colorado strike
still causing expenditures, but they
asked for official recognition. They
wanted to be organized as members d
the United Mine Workers, and the,
asked that ofhcials Of that organize
hon come to the Pennington field am
lhslp them with advice = conducting
the l.s.tA
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18

Members of the National Child La
Dor Committee in this vicinity who
have been cooperating with the Com
mittee in its publicity campaign for
the Palmer-Owen child labor bill, re-
ceived yesterday letter from Owen
R.. Loveioy, the general secretary, ask
Ing for further cooperation.
The majority by which the House
Oh Representatives passed the bill last
Monday was much larger than we had
dared to hope it would be-" writs Mr..
Loyejoy, 'fbut this is onlys the first
STEP The final step depends on yoI.
Only one in seven Of 276 Represen.
tatives voting on the bill opposed it,
and We believe that two reasons why
the bill is meeting with popular favor
are: ID that more than 100 900 chill
dren will Immediately be affected b
1t; % that the standards which i
proposes Tor these children have ii
fnaay been saOptsa ~ the ma,pfity 4
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18
TROUBLE AT
WEST WHEELING

The Johnson Coal Company have
been endeavoring to operate their
mine at West Wheeling on a supposed
co-operatiye basis for some time past.
Some time ago there was q personal
fight between the superintendent OF
the mine and another person. AT
another time. some union men caused
one Of the men who was working at
the mine to march at the head OF a
procession and carry sign on Wnlcn
were the words Il Am Scab. rms
individual is now threatening to prine
suit, and it is alleged that ne VIII In
clude the Sub District officlais IN ms
suit. However, the officials say tna'
they have no knowledge OF the aHali
and it is not thought likely that tnefe
will be any further proceedings.
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ny I. j. LaFIam.)

On Wednesday morning the Work
mems Compensation Bill passed in the
House Of Delegates by an almost
unanimous vote, there being but
seven against it. The bill as passed
Is great improvement over the pres
ent law, and from the working mans
point Of view could not be much bet
ter, and if we can have the Senate
pass it as it now stands, 1t will well
reward labor for what money and
time has been spent towards having
aided in its passage.
The bill provides the payment Of
benefits to the injured and killed EN-.
pployes to an increase of between $780,
and $4,000 a year, also carries with
it safeguard that will guarantee the
payments of all claims in the years to
come. This remedies a fault Of the
law as it now stands for if the fund
becomes bankrupt now, there is nc
guarantee that the injured will or
could get anything.
Coal Interests Opposed.
We, however, expect to have some
:rouble in having the bill go through
the Senate as the big coal operators
are very much opposed to several fea-
lures and Of course they will exert
every power to kill it. But with all
other interests with it, we may be able
to win out within the next day or two.
Vicious gill Killed.
The Gregory Libel bill was again
killed in the Senate on Wednesday
afternoon.
This bill was the most vicious bill
ever proposed in any legislature, aim
in gat free press. and was twice de-
feated here at this session. Aast
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18
ENGINEERS AND F|REMEN ASK
FOR HOD CARRIERS CONDITIONS

topic but eventually Mr.. Garter gained
the advantage and drew a repeated
Are of denials from the witness. The
railroads want no eighthour day fos
engineers and firemen. The idea is
obnoxious to then1--this was the es-
sence of the testimony.
Illuminating this feature is the fol
lowing dialogue taken from the steno-
graphic repot of the proceedings:
Mr.. Carter: Would you be Wiling
if you were operating a large terminal
railroad out here, to pay the engineers
who are operating these large switch
engines in the yard, the same rate OF
wages that the carpenter is getting
for saving the board in two by lie
side of the track?"
Mr.. Higgins: mo"
Mr.. Carter: Would you be willing
to let that engineer work on the same
basis of pay, an eight-hour day and
time and one-half overtime, just like
that carpenter who saws the board?"
Mr. Higgins: ION a straight hour
~ basis?"
Mr. Carter: Yes, on a straight
hourly basis"
Mr.. Higgins: well, that might De
considered. 1t would take great
! leal of consideration and negotiation
TO determine on what basis - The
carpenter gets a high hourly rate. he
mas no guarantee OF a minimum day.
and he has no guarantee of a months
work. He takes the work as it comes.
l could not, therefore, agree with Mr..
Carter that would be willing to put
man who had assured daily work
and continuous work on the same rate
nat man received who is not guar
anteed those conditions"
| Mr.. CartAr: DO you believe If rail
roads should acquire ownership, BY
some, means, of coal mines that the
first thing they would do would be to
do away with the eight hour day and
time and half in those mines?"
Mr.. Higgins: 7 do not know Of any
treason why they should"
Mr.. Carter: do not machinists on
some railroads work on an eight hour
day and time and a half?"
Mr.. Higgins: Il presume they do"
| Mr.. Carter: Except for the addI-
tional expense. is there any reason
Why switch.engineers and switch-nse-
men should not be changed often
enough to limit their work to eight
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Judge Shown To Use
OfficeFor Personal Gain
B. & o. Got Judge jackson Off and Dayton
On. Teter Could Reach Him."
Labor Men Testify.


sary for the miners to raise more
than $21, 900 in cash bonds, since that
was the only sort permitted although
many men of property were willing to
/ go on their bonds n the usual way
He said that the demand for cash
bonds was evidently a plan to drain
the resources of the organization, SO
that the defense fund would be
| crippled. ~
Bittner, as presi9ent of District 5,
United Mine Workers, knows the
value of a defense fund, since he was
the originator Of thep Ian by which
one half cent is taken from the per
capita to that purpose alone.
He told of Judge Dayton's sentene
Ing him, OF branding all members OF
| the Mine Workers as criminal con
spirators, and of saying that he wish
ed he. had John P. White before him.
so that he could give him year in
iail. Although, Mr. Bittner's testt
mony had large bearing on the case,
and showed clearly that Dayton was
acting in the interests of 9the coal
operators and against the workers,
and that he was not fair and i'm
partial Judge.
Fannie Sellins.
Fannie Sellins testified to the con-
ditions at the camp Of the strikers at
Golfers, and said that she distributed
shoes and clothing to the women and
children, some of the latter not hay
ing stitch OF clothing to cover their
bodies.
1.-THE company would not allow me
to walk on the only road, and s was
compelled to wade in the creek to my
knees in the winter time to reach the
tents" She also had been compelled
to max five trips to Philippi and was
finally sentenced to six months in jail
for this crime Of giving shoes and
clothing to the women and children.
Congressman Guard questioned her
as to this sentence and as to the
s., 900 bond required even after she
had. served three months of her SEN
tence before she could get out on ap
peal He seemed greatly affected by
her testimony.
James Oates.
James Oates gave testimony in
great detail. He is a member of the
District Executive Board of the United
Mine Workers of District S, and has
been member Of the organization for
80 years. He verified the evidence 81
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Aston G. Dayton is doomed to pri
vate life and the open service Of thu
corporation interests and selfisl
aggrandizement which he has SO Iona
clandestinely served, from all the in
iications brought out by the present
hearing.
Corwded sessions Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday in the Federal court
room here, have convinced those in
attendance, and even the readers Of
The daily papers, that the charges
against Judge Dayton are backed UP
with proofs, and that the decision OF
the investigating committee of con
gress must. be against him.
Attorney A. M. Belcher, as chief
counsel, assisted by Attorneys Ray
mond M. Hudson, of Washington; Sam
B. Montgomery, Of Kingwood, and
Joseph Bledsoe, Of Charleston, have
woven a legal fabric of the acts and
expressions Of the judge. both on and
OF the bench. which the general opin-
ion believes sufficient to make it i'm
possible for him to be longer consider
ed fit to sit in judgment over them.
To Washington.
The hearing here were completed
Wednesday evening, and the Congress
sional Committee went to Washington
where hearings will be resumed Mon
day morning. 1t is believed that a
few days there will be sufficient to
complete the taking Of testimony and
that the facts established will be suf-
ficient to justify report from 1.-The
Judiciary Committee recommending
impeachment. In that event, Judge
Dayton will be placed on trial before
the United States Senate.
: Van Bittner
In the Wheeling hearings the Labor
men did themselves proud. Many law
yers and business men trimmed when
before the committee, failing to come
clean there, and not substantiating the
statements they had given privately
even the night before. But all of those
connected with Labor stood out clear
and honest. They told the same facts
and told them in STRAIGHTFORWARD,
unafraid way that could not help i'm
press the committee.
Van Bittner was one Of these.
Deeply interested in the case from
its inception, he has been with the
attorneys every hour, and went on the
stand several times. He showed that
Judge Dayton's rulings made it neces-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18

CHICAGO, Feb. 18-The railroads
played their trump card this week In
the Western Wage arbitratEn hear
ing, placing on the stand J. w. Hig-
gins, general manager of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, reputed one OF the
foremost operating railway officials In
the United States. Mr.. Higgins was
ooked upon by both sides Of the con
.roversy as the star witness for the
Arailroad companies. He was on the
stand the last two days of the wage
inquiry which adjourned Thursday
night over Friday, Lincoln's Birthday,
until Monday morning.
Typifuing as he did the Western
abroad operating official, Mr.. Higgins
was cross-examined at some length
W Warren S. Stone, Grand Chief En-
,ineer Of the Engineers Brotherhood.
Ir. Higgins presented an exhibit pur-
porting to show the growth in wages
accruing to firemen and engineers on
four Of the principal Western lines
during the last thirty or thirty-fve
years. The lines were the Chicago
and North. Western, C. NJ. & St. P,
Missouri Pacific and Northern Pacific.
Throughout his testimony General
Manager Higgins repeatedly declared
80 - ywo, voora ooroorrad nvor COR.
tain rules in the railroad schedules
than he was regarding the compensa
ton engineers and firemed have been
or are receiving.
Naturally Mr.. Higgins said he felt
engineers and firemen are being re
mnnerated sufficiently and deserve no
further raise but he declined to as
sent to the proposition that even the
highest paid engineers on select pas
senger runs do not deserve this re-
ward of long service and arduous
work. It remained for President Car
ter of the fremen's brotherhood to
draw from the witness sentiments an
tagonistic to any plan that suggests
an eight-hour day or other benefits
under which various trades and crafts
at present flourish.
AT Thursdays hearing President
Carter asked Mr.. Higgins pointblanh
il he--would put the ~hremen and en-
gineers Of the Missouri Pacific road
Of which he is operating manager up
on an eight-hour day, time and hall
lpay for overtime. In exchange for thu
abandonment BY the brotherhoods d
their present request. There was n
hour d q q lsnciag = III aeIIs.s'
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18

, other witnessesaas to the injunction,
the actions of the Judge, and the jail
sentence. He, too, was sentenced to
six months in Jail and served three
before being released on $4,000 cash
bond
Frank Ledvinka.
! Frank Ledvinka, International Or
ganizer Of the United Mine Workers,
gave clear cut testimony in the case.
He said. that neither himself or any
of the others in connection among the
men had violated any Law. of the state
or nation, and that Judge Dayton's
Injunction was SO sweeping that nc
strike could be conducted under
and his actions SO prejudicial that no
Labor defendant had a chance in his
court. He, also was sentenced to six
months, served three, and had to put
up $4,000 cash to get an appeal.
Joseph GiihooIy. Ii
Joe Gilhoo1y, an old Wheeling boy,
now vice president of the American
Flint Glass Workers Union and resi-
dent Of Toledo, was a good witness
for the prosecution.
He stated that as organizer for the
Flints he was working in Wellsburg
trying to effect an organization of the
employees of the Eagle Glass works
and that an injunction was issued
against him by Judge Dayton. When
he proved that he was not a resident,
the bill was dissolved as to him, but
John Howard, then acting as attorney
for the Flints, advised him to go
away anyway, saying, "You know how
Judge Dayton is against Labor"
Later, he said, the injunction was re-
newed by adding as defendants the
names Of glass workers at Follansbee
who were living at Steubenville, and
that this was done only as a pretext
to get non-residents so as to bring the
case in Judge Dayton's court, and that
the men were innocent of all come
ton with the Wellsburg strike. H
said that the same Injunction haf
been asked Of Federal Judge Safer,
Columbus, and that he had refused Il
and that the injunction granted b.
Judge Dayton had since been rever
ed by the United States Circuit Coz
Of Appeals. He verified letters
written by John Howard, in which tn
writer admitted the hopelessness
trying Labor case before the ju.
(GmmhRmmAA m De-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-02-18
Long Expected Strike Comes
In F airmont Coal Field

that they did not seek financial assist
ance.
1--WE can carry the strike on for six
months" they said.
Much Speculation.
Frank Ledvinka, International Or
ganizer. conferred with the delegation
at the Bridgeport headquarters, and
immediately got into telephone com
nlunication with Thomas Haggerty at
Charleston. Board Member 'Haggerty
promised to have men in the field by
Monday.
There is much speculation as to the
strike and its causes, and probable
results. It can be authoritiyely stated
thu the strike has not been fathered
bxfhe United Mine Workers. In the
Hfs place the organization would not
seek strike there At this time,
lowing to the burdens now prevailing
In the second, the general trade con
Iditions are the worst in history. and
union mines and non union mines e.
working half tine o. less. These fact.
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