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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-23

A. Il. Erskine. first vice-president Of the
Studebaker Corporation, reported yesic,-
day that the Detroit factories are running
full time with the full force OF men IN
order to supply the demand for cars no
only throughout the domestic market, bu,
on export goods The entire production
schedule for 1915 has been ovetcontracted
for, he said, and the factories will con.
tiuue in full operation with the ptosprc'
that there would be shortage OF cars
before July /. The let down in buying OF
cars In October and November had been
followed by a markedly increased demand
in December and January. 40 great that
enthusiasm and confidence pe,yade the
Studebaker organization, he says and tha
corporation looks forward TO the hes,
season IL ever enjoyed.
Mr. Erskinc reported also that the
working forces at the South Bend fac
tories were larger now than they w-re
before the outbreak OF the war. and Ina;
business IN the vehicle division has shown
Improvement He stated. however. that
II was not desirable to create tho m
preston that workmcn from outside cities
could expect TO find employment In the
Studebaker factories. iuasmuch as ths
company was employing men who are
local residents.
Road reports from the east shore high
way to Albany are that the hill to the
north of Peekskill. between that town aud
Annsvlle. Is ground under repair The
hill Is being cut down so that the grade
will be less. In the interval II is had
travelling In that direction.
Charles H. Larson the Oldsmohilc
dealer. has arranged to have a permanent
broadway branch at 1900 Broadway. the
store from which the Rauch d Lang
electric cars are beinT moved TO the com
hinston electric car DISPLAY store at Cen.
trail Park West and SiNty-second street
Since the advent OF the new Oldsmohlc
light four. Larson has had "A branch store
at Broadway and Fifty-seventh street and
has done well with IT, This store Was IN
addition to the regular headquarters a.
22j-227 West Fifty-eighth street. Larson
intends to move into his 1900 Broadwav
place about February I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-23
Nignt Wihg.....
O. AprincnelA

'~Nr- Amy o: kprnEneis. 2 Goals-
First .h1lr. wilson. ) minutes 10 seconds;
second half Smith, minutes 80 seconds
Substitution Army-Mangan for Mcnceiey,
Ucdhyld Tor Tuly; Springfield, Swayzey Tor
smith. Pcnalties-Mangdu, zone minute
Time Of hulNes--15 minutes. Referee-I.ieut
Hayes, Umpirc-Liout PurdOn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-23
AUTOM OBILE
EXCHANGE

LOCOMOBlLE Li,tle-Si& l9li Five mas.
senger touring; practically brand new. ran
:. 600 miles, bargain T.. +. C., Room GOi, 81
East "a ST.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Judge Blackman Denies Campaign
RumOr.

Alexandrii, La.. July 20, 1915.
Editor CoJd1 C6romcle.;
Ii is reported 10 me that some one in
Grant parish has circulated charge
that Capt. c. II. Teal is my candidate
for the Constitutional Convention. /
do not know what the object or pur-
pose OF this is, except to injure me and
perhaps Capt. Teal or Mr.. Brian.
1 wish to say to the people of the
parish of Grant that have nothing to
do with their local elections, and there
is no man who can truthf1ily say that
L have ever solicited a vote for either
of the candidates running for the con-
vention. Both are my personal friends
and have been for number of years.
Both are competent and good men, and
| could not take any part in the .elec-
ton between these two friends of mine.
do not interfere with the local af-
fairs of Grant parish. When the Judge
or the district attorney is to be elected,
| have as much right to my choice OF
the candidates as any one else has, as
that is district and not parish mat
ter. hope that this charge against
me will cease as it is absolutely untrue
Yours very truly,
w. F. BLACKMAN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

have temporary for evident that this makes large the
But much accomplished than the Of the
notes the efficiency Of multiplied several times
while
cattle Its
there community everybody paid
bills
diatey deposited
would
settled
the checks they receive other which
although the
every large city there is Clearing House where
banks daily settle
bank constantly receiving
shipping products other
other cities which usually sends for deposit
this way these scattered credits consolidated and the
is evident
This the essential thing
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Negroes Fired On From Ambush.

A murderous attack was made on a
squad of negroes known as the ''gravel
pit gang" by being fired on Friday
evening, July l6. while returning from
work in the Edenborn gravel pit, four
miles east of Colfax. One negro was
hit with buckshot in the thigh and
wrist, and one was shot through the
hand. The negroes were returning to
Colfax after their days work on three
hand cars, when some persons, con-
cealed in the bushes along the track,
opened fire on them. One crew left
their car and took to the woods and
escaped injury. Fifteen or twenty
shots were fired from repeating shot
guns. The wounded negroes were sent
to Shreveport Saturday morning.
This is one of number of the same
offenses committed near here in recent
months, the negro crews of the Colfax
Hardwood Lumber Company, the Iatt
Lumber Company and the log train OF
the Big Pine Lumber Company having
been fired on several times. Only re-
Gently two white men were sentenced
to the penitentiary for firing into the
Big Pine train, and one white man il
under suspended sentence for the same
offense
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

On July IL wards l and 5 of
Grant parish voted to incur debt
and issue bonds respectively to
the amount of $l3, coo and SIG,
500 in order to build and main
tain the roads in those wards.
The plan of voting bonds for
public Improvements is endorsed
and approved by all up-to-date
progressive States and communi-
ties, and it is the very best plan
that can be devised. In a great
many States the counties issue
bonds for ten, twenty and even
forty years, and then go ahead
and make all the public improve
ments they want. They find
that the building of good roads
in a community adds an average
increase in value of about q per
cent to real estate, and in some
cases it will double the value of
property.
The advantage that wards l
and 5 will have over the other
wards of the parish will be that
they will get all the money at
once to build their roads, and
they will have the use of their
roads for the entire five years
while they are collecting the tax
es to take up their bonds. And,
in order to do this, they only
have to pay the small interest of
five per cent per annum.
In wards 2 and z. where they
voted a 5 mills tax for 5 years,
they can only build one-ffth of
the roads wanted each year. as
they will have to wait each year
for the taxes to be collected be-
fore building more roads. That,
however, is better than no sys-
tematic and reliable plan, and
they are to be commended for
adopting it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
]. II. WALKER.

Passengers shall be allowed to carry
their own baggage not TO exceed sia ty
pounds free CT charge, but ferryn. an
shall be allowed to charge cents er
100 pounds OF merchandise, and cents
per 100 for each additional hundred
pciinds, or such rate as may be agre ed
upon as satisfactory.
Sec. IL. Ferrymen shall not charge
in excess of established ferry rates ex-
cept in cases of crossing passenl ers
after dark ana extreme high water and
overfiows, when they shall have the
right to charge double the regular ferry
rales anu Tor each and every violation
and Illegal overcharge the feirman
shall be- subject to prosecution before
the district court by indictment or in
formation, ana subject to the penalties
as prescribed in section of this ordi-
nance.
The penalty provided in section z is 9
fine of not iesss than $50 nor more than
500, and costs and to be liable foI
y "A
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

On the other hand, we feel dis
appointed at the action of the
voters in wards 3, a and 6, in
defeating the road tax. 1t is a
reproach to those wards that
their citizens should have been
SO short-sighted and blind in this
matter. By their action they
have forced the police jury to re-
sort to the old antiquated plan Of
calling out the road hands to
work the roads in those wards,
as will be seen by reference to
the proceedings of the police
jury published in this issue. 1t
is indeed very strange that these
three wards should have voted
the tax ninety days ago. and
when'the same proposition was
submitted to them a second time
that it should have been defeat
ed, seemingly without reason.
Five years ago Grant parish
adopted parish-wide 5 mill tax
for good roads, and we certainly
expected, when the vote was or
dered this time by wards, so each
ward could control its own funds
within it's limits, that each and
every ward would endorse the
proposition. The failure of these
wards to do so has cost the par
ish about $500 expense for hold
ing two useless elections in three
wards. We hope, however, that
this action will be reconsidered
al all early date and the reproach
Of those wards will be wiped out
by a big majority vote in favor
of issuing road bonds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

Again a friend writes us for a
drawing model of a split log
drag. The best thing we can do
in all such cases is to refer our
inquiring friends to the free
farmers bulletins issued by the
United States Department of
Agriculture. Washington, D. C.
Ask for bulletin No. 597, ''The
Road Drag and How 1t Is Used"
and also for a copy of bulletin
No. 32l, Split Log Drag on
Earth Roads," if available. In
this connection it may not be out
of place to call attention to two
other farmers bulletins on good
roads. No. 311, "Sand-clay and
Burnt-clay Roads" and No. sos,
Benefits from Improved Roads.
Send for as many of these as in
terest you and help make good
roads sentiment in your neigh
borhood. Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Attempted Jail Delivery Thwarted.

Two young white men named Willie
Jordan and Henry Rogers, confined in
the Colfax Jail under the charge of lar
ceny. attempted to break Jail on Wed
nesday, but were discovered at noon
before they could make their escape.
They were permitted the liberty of the
run around their cage in the day
lime, and took advantage of the oppor-
5unity to dig through the brick wall OF
ne jail. The thickness of only one
,rick stood between them and liberty
when their attempt to escape was dis
covered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

On motion a resolution was adopted
levying tax of ten mills upon all the
assessed property in the Parish of Grant
for the year 1915.
On motion a resolution was adopted
levying a tax of five (5) mills upon all
the assessed property in Road Districts
number One ~ and Number Five (5)
of Grant parish for the year 1915, to
protect payments on accounts of Bond
issues ordered in said districts.
The police jury adjourned until the
first Monday in October 1915.
r. w. RICHARDSON,
R. S. CAMERON, President.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

about two years ago / had Sc
we're attack of diarrhoea which lasted
for over week." writes w. c. Jones.
Buford, N. D. Il became so weak
that could not stand upright. Adrug-
gist recommended Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The
first dose relieved me and within two
days was as we'll as ever" Obtain
able everywhere ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

The Clerk OF the Court has issued 9
license for the marriage of Mr.. K. H.
Benton, Jr., and Miss Myrtle Council.
We understand the couple were to mar
ry. at the home of the brides aunt,
airs. K. A. Rogers; in ward six, Fri
day night, Jaiy %, 1915. Taking it for
granted that the happy event was pull
ed off on schedule time, the Chronicle
congratulates Farm Demonstration Ben
ton and his bonnie bride and wishes
them happiness and prosperity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Are You Feeling Fit?

Do you envy the man or woman of
untiring energy, strong body and happy
disposition? All these depend upon
good health, and good health is impos-
sibie when the kidneys are diseased.
Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys
cast out poisons that cause backache.
rheumatism, and other symptoms of
dangerous kidney and bladder troubles.
j. w. Duncan. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

Harry K Thaw, hardly removed from
the ordinary bawdy house pimp, has
had worldwide notority because he had
millions, and at last has unlocked prison
doors with his golden key. 1t is an
outrage and crime against society that
the partner in his lechery and his un-
savory life have been given such prom
inence in the public prints.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24

A member of the grand jury, refer
ring to the article of G. A. Foster, rel
alive to the intolerable labor conditions
at Pollock, informed US that the grand
jury has already acted in the matter,
and it now remains for the court to do
its duty in having trial of the ques-
ton at issue. We find two cases on
the docket against J. F. Ball, presi-
dent, for violating the labor law, one
docketed in April and the other in July,
and he has given bond to appear in
court and answer both charges.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
An Easy, Pleasant Laxative.

One or two DR.. Ding's New Life
Pills with tumbler of water at night.
No bad, nauseating taste; no belching
gas. Go right to bed. Wake up in
morning. enjoy a free, easy bowel
movement, and feel fine all day. DR..
Kings New Life Pills are sold by all
druggists, sc in an original package,
for 25c. Get bottle today-enjoy this
easy, pleasant laxative. -Adv.-2
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
Secretary.
R. S. CAMERON,

Mr.. H. ]. Lea, who has been clerk
of the court in Franklin parish for
twenty eight years, dropped into the
Chronicle Office on Wednesday and left
his card. He is a candidate for Regis
ter of the State land Office, and was
here getting acquainted and soliciting
votes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
Parish of Grant (

l, j. N. Warner, President, and l,
G. A. Foster, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 3rd day of July, 1915.
c. u. ROBINSON.
Notary Public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Z W.-f. A. VanderIip
On The Business OF Banking

The farmers OF this nation to come into their own
must study business We must, a class understand
the fundamental principles that underie every industry
its functions to society its relation agriculture for
there be intelligent cooperation without under
standing Mr.. A. vanderp. president of the National
City Bank of New York. when asked What is bank?'
said in part:
THE first and most familiar function of q bank IL
that of gathering up the idle money of a community,
small sums and large and thus forming pool reser.
upon which responsible persons may draw as they
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
We are authorized to announce
CHARLES II. TEAL

as candidate to represent Grant par
ism in the Constitutional Convention to
be held in September, 1916. subject to
the action OF the Democratic voters In
the approaching election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized To announce
HARDY L.. BRIAN

as y candidate 20 represent Grant par
isn in the CONSTITUTIONS Conves.,ion 70
be neid in September, 1915, suaJecs 10
the approaching election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
A Complaint About Ferry Charges.
Pollock. La. July 10, 1915.

Pollock, La, July ~, 1910.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
Please publish this for the protection
of the travelling public, which is COM
PEELED in visiting White Sulphur Springs
to patronize the ferry, known as the
Thompson Ferry, operated by Mrs.
Anders. About two months ago | cross
ed there with my horse and buggy,
two of US in the buggy, and they
charged US 40 cents each way. Last
Friday they made US pay 30 cents each
way for the same vehicle and same
number of passengers. She claimed
that everything else was going up, so
she intended to go up on the single
horse and buggies. | am laboring un-
der the impression, she has no right
to make any advance, as the police
jury fixes the rate. You will favor me
and also the public by obtaining the
fixed rate and publishing same.
Yours truly,
j. H. WALKER.
In accordance with Mr.. Walkers
request we publish an extract from the
Grant Parish Stock, Fence and Ferry
Law of 1906, which we believe is still
tne law in regard to ferries, as follows:
Sec. .. The ferry rates designated
as the legal rates to be charged by all
ferries in Grant parish. viz:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-24
BANK Of POLLOCK
Located at Pollock, La.
Parish of Grant
Report furnished to the State Exami-
ner OF State Banks by the above
Bank at the close of business
ION June q, 1915
RESOURCES:

RESOURCES:
Loans secured by mortgage. ..$17, 418 Ga
Other loans and DISCOUNTS. 1872 O3
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
cured ............................. 564 06
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures ...................... 80. 1000 90
Other real estate owned..... 1871 O5
Due from banks and bankers 5,167 81
Checks and other cash items 264 06
Gold coin. ......... ...... 600 90
Silver, nickel and copper coin 1,444 81
National bank notes and all
issues U. S. government. 1851 90
-
Total. .$5s. 202 80
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in ...........$10, 600 90
Surplus .......... ........-...... 5000 90
Undivided profits, less expen-
ses and taxes paid 49l 81
Individual deposits subject to
check ................................ "a. ITO so
Bills payable. 5000 90
Total ................... $50, 2O2 80
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-24
Would Only Stand One Verse.


At Christmas the children of an Eng
lish provincial school tried to collect
money by singing carols and snatches
of hymns. Many complaints had
reached the rector's ears of bands of
youngsters scampering through the
first verse of "While Shepherds
Watched" and then violently ringing
the doorbell. So he instituted in
quiries on the next occasion he visit
ed the school. "Why is it," he asked,
"that instead of singing the hymn in
a reverent way, you scamper through
one verse and then ring the bell?"
Silence reigned for a short time.
Then a shrill voice from a small boy
at the back of the room was heard
in explanation. "Please, sir, it's
cause they always lets the dog loose
at the second verse;"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-24
Dog That Saved His Master.

l must write you just n story that
came to me at the ambulance just be-
fore Christmas, even though it is a
little late. We had a French soldier
brought in frightfully wounded. He
came from the region around st. Mi
hiel. One leg had to be amputated,
and, besides that, he had half a dozen
other wounds. His dog came with
him-a hunting dog of some kind. The
dog had saved his masters life. They
were in the trenches togther, when a
shell burst in such a way as to col
lapse the whole trench. Everyone in
it was killed or buried in the collapse,
and this dog dug and dug until he got
his masters face free, so that he
could breathe, and then he sat by him
until some re-enforcements came and
dug them all out. Everyone was dead
but this man.
isn't that a beautiful little story?
We have both the dog and the man
with us. The dog has a little house
all to himself in the court, and he has
blankets and lots of petting, and ev-
cry day he is allowed to be with his
master for a little while.-Letter
from DR.. Mary Merritt Crawford, in
Paris, to New York Times.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-24
Surgeons First Aid.

This is the sad story of a man who
was rendered hors de combat at his
first drill. He had joined the O. 7.
C. He was anxious to be as smart
as his more experienced comrades. In
the endeavor to give al extra smart
salute he managed to dislocate his
shoulder. Happily there were some
medical students in the company who
contrived to replace it. One consoled
the sufferer by telling him a classic
medical story. To put a shoulder
back the surgeon puts his foot against
the patients armpit and pulls strong
ly at the arm. A student had done
this, when the examiner said: Boots,
sir! How dare you keep boots on?"
The student meekly bent down and be-
gar to unlace the patients boots
Manchester Guardian.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-24
War and Copper.

Since the commencement of the
twentieth century nearly 100000
tons of copper have been extracted
from their ores, and have been con-
sumed in the chief manufacturing
countries of the world, and now the
demands of wal are further diminish
ing the worlds copper supplies. The
value of this metal, at an average
price of 60 pounds per ton. for the
whole period, is 480,000,000 pounds,
or nearly two thirds of III national
debt. How long can the earth con-
tinue to supply this enormou amount
of copper, or to keep pace with the in
creasingly rapid growth in the de-
mand of the red metal? 1t would GER
tainly seem quite probable that with
in the next twenty years all the
"known" ore reserves of the existing
mines will be worked out, and that un-
less new ore deposits of vast extent
are discovered, copper will become n
of the rarer and more costly metals
before half the century is passed
AWAY.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-24
THE WORD HELL.
A Little Book That Contains Some
Startling Information.


Startling Information.
A little book selling at only five
cents, postpaid. Is having a very wide
Notwithstanding up into the mil
Hons. 1t contains some very startling
information respecting the meaning Of
the word He'll. 1t claims to demon
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Greek of our Bible, that He'll Is NOT
q place Of eternal torment, but merely
another name for the TOMB, the
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torture, but quotes the Scriptures prov
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GRAVE at the cost Of his Redeemer's
LIFE and that the Scriptural Hope,
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is a resurrection hope based upon the
death and resurrection of Jesus. The
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The information 1t furnishes is GER
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