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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-02

gether with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, within the limits of
said district, title to which shall vest in
the public, viz:
~ A graveled road from Verda to
Colfax. distance of twelve miles, at a
cost not to exceed two thousand dollars
2,0OO) per mile;
~ The crawling of the Verda-M Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles,
at a cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars Isl, OOO) per mile;
(3) The building and crawling of two
spurs to the Jefferson Highway in ward
six, distance of four miles, at cost
not to exceed two thousand dollars
(s2, 00O per mile;
(4) A graveled road from Paramount
to the Boyce ferry. oistance of three
and one-half miles, at cost not to ex-
coed two thousand dollars ($2. OO0) per
mile;
(5) A graveled road from the VIM
parish line, near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Montgomery,
Colfax and Bagdad, the same being
known as the Jefferson Highway, a dis
lance of about thirty-three miles,
All of the above roads, except the
Jefferson Highway, to be built by this
Board with labor and teams, home la
Dor to be given the preference.
The said bonds to run for period of
thirty years and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually; and
Whereas Article 2S1 of the Constitu-
ton of 1898, as amended.by Act 1872 of
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
people in November, 1912, and Act 256
Of the Legislature of 1910 as amended
by Act 218 of 1912 and Act 1879 of 1916,
declares the Board of Supervisors of
Grant Parish Road District No. to be
the governing authority through which
said district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes,
when so authorized at an election held
in said district; and
Whereas the assessed valuation of
taxable property in said Road District
No. amounts to two million dollars
($2, 600, 000), and the existing bonded
indebtedness incurred under Article 28l
of the constitution of 1898 as amended,
amounting to $40, 500 at present. which,
when added to the proposed indebted
ness, does not exceed the constitutional
limit of ten per centum of said assessed
valuation; and
Whereas the special tax necessary to
be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed Indebtedness will approximate
five mills, which when added to existing
special taxes annually levied under Ar
ticle 28l of the Constitution Of 1893, as
amended, to extinguish the indebted
ness incurred under said Article, will
not exceed the constitutional limit of
ten mills per annum upon the dollar of
assessed valuation of the property of
said Road District No. 8; now, there
fore,
Section l.
Be it ordained by the Board of Super
visors of Grant Parish Road District
No. 8. Grant parish, La, in lawful ses-
sion convened, That special election
be and is hereby ordered to be held in
Road District No. of the parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, JAN. 2, 1917,
at which shall be submitted the follow
ing proposition:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-02

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place . cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
Eyes. To vote against it place q SINH
lar mark after the word NO"
And that the president be and he il
hereby instructed to have prepared for
use at said special election all necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters.
assessed valuation of properties and
compiled statements Of voters in num-
Der and amount
Section s.
Be il further ordained that the poll
ing places for said election shall be a.
below named, and the election shall
be held by the officers named as fol-
lows:
At CoIfax polling place-A. B. Per-
kins. H. T. Crew and D. NJ. Mcknight,
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin. clerk;
L. o. Clinton, returning officer.
At Paramount polling place.. o.
Logan, B. H. Randolph and ]. G.
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Bush,
clerk; Garland Dean, returning officer.
At Bagdad polling place.. N. An
thony, John James and A. NJ. Brown, :
commissioners; M. C. Buckner. clerk;
]. w. Hadnot returning officer.
At o. X. school house for Bruce
voters living in District Sd. M. Pugh.
George Futrell and G. A. White, COM
missioners; r. B. Roach, clerk; C. E.
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfield polling place.. w.
O'Quinn, R. w. Richardson and J. H.
Williams, commissioners; Amos Rich
ardson, clerk; j. w. Fletcher, return
ing officer.
At Montgomery polling placer. E.
jackson. C. w. Payne and. C. Dyson,
commissioners; w. L. Dowty, clerk:
E. w. Rodgers. returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
lette. R. ]. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis,
commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clerk:
c. J. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said Officers
shall be three dollars per day each, and
the said election shall be conducted I'M
der the laws of this State applicable
thereto.
Be it further ordained that notice Of
this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and the secretary of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. 8 and
shall be published in the official journal
four weekly insertions. the date of the
first insertion to be not less than thirty
days before the date Of the election.
The said notice shall further recite that
on the third day of January. 1917, the
first day following the election at IL
O'Clock noon. the Board of Supervisors
of Grant Parish Road District No. 8
will meet at the court house in Colfax.
Grant parish, Louisiana. and there in
public session open the ballot boxes.
examine and count the ballots both A
to number and amount, and examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of said election and. p-omul-
gate the same.
On motion the Board Of SUPERVISOR
of Grant Parish Road District No. 8 ad-
journed until noon January 8, 1917.
W. A. BROWNLEE,
president Of the Board Of Supervisors
of Road District Number Eight.
H. L. BRIAN,
Secrefsrv
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PROPOSITION to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor of Grant
Parish Road District No. in the sum
of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars ($l5O. 00O). said bonds to run for a
period of thirty years and to bear inter-
est at the rate of five per cent per an
mum. payable semi-annually, for the
PURPOSE of constructing and grav-
cling the following public roads, to-
gether with bridges and other equip
ment, within the limits of said Road
District No. 8, title,t to which shall vest
in the public, viz: A graveled road
from Verda to Colfax. a distance of
twelve miles, at a cost not to exceed
$1,000 per mile; the graveling of the
Verda-M Montgomery road, distance of
eight miles. at cost not to exceed
$1,000 per mile; the building and grav-
cling of two spurs to the Jefferson
Highway in ward six. distance of
four miles, at cost not to exceed $1,000
per mile; building and crawling road
from Paramount to the Boyce ferry, a
distance of three and one-half miles, at
a cost not to exceed $1,000 per mile:
and graveled road from the VIM
parish line, near Crews, to the line of
Rapides parish, by way of Montgom-
cry, Colfax and Bagdad, the same be-
ing known as the jefferson Highway, a
distance of about thirty three miles.
Section 3
Be it further ordained, etc., That
the president of the Board of Supervis-
ors of Grant Parish Road District No.
8. State of Louisiana, be and he is in
structed to have prepared for use at
said special election sufficient number
of ballots. on each of which shall be
printed the proposition in section one.
of this ordinance arranged in such a
manner as to enable the voter to vote
on said proposition. and in the follow
ing form, viz:
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)R THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION.

AsOt OoA AOANs
Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds of Grant Par
ish Road District No. 8, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars ($l50, 000), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable seminar
nually, for the purpose of con-
structing and graveling the
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col
fax, a distance of IL miles, at
q cost not to exceed $1,000 per
mile; crawling of the Verda-
Montgomery road, a distance
of 8 miles, at a cost not to ex-
coed $1,000 per mile; building
and crawling two spurs to the
Jefferson Highway in ward 6.
q distance of 4 miles, at q cost
not to exceed $1,000 per mile;
building and graveling q road
from Paramount to the Boyce
ferry, a distance of 81 miles,
at q cost not to exceed $1,000
per mile; and graveled road
from the VIM parish line,
near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way Of Mont
gomery, Colfax and Bagdad,
the same being known as the
jefferson Highway, a distance
of about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, IT,
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, $....-......... =,
Signature of voter ...............-..
NOTICE TO VOTER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-02

Hickory nuts, any size, 81. so per one
hundred pounds.
Peoples Cash Store, Ltd.
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
Farmer VICTIM OF R0BBER
Robbed By Man Ne Permitted To Ride
With Him In Wagon.

The next time a stranger ap-
proaches r. M, Russell, an lizard
county farmer, with the request that
he be allowed to ride with him on
the way home, the chances are the
STRANGER will be turned down good
and strong,
Friday Mr.. Russell marketed some
cotton at Calico Rock, and after
making some purchases, put the
money in bis pocket, instead Of leav-
ing it in the bank, and prepared to
return home Just as Mr. Russell
was leaving town, stranger ap-
preached him, asking to ride with
him to point In the country, giving
d plausible reason for the reques',
which MIR. Russell granted,
When about mile or 80 from
town the stranger drew gun and
forced Mr.. Russell to give up hi
money, amounting to $l25, aud then
made his escape 10 the woods,
This robbery was committed al
most In the exact manner jackson
county farmer was robbed couple
Of weeks ago, and would Indicate
the same person committed both
crimes,
Mr. Russell describes the robber
as medium sized, dark colnplexion-
ed, smooth shaved, and about 80
years Of age,
Farmers should beware Of Str0De-
ers. The fact that most farmers are
known to have money at this season,
especially those marketing cotton,
has resulted In several bold robber.
les by men to whom eood.nature1
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27

every church house in the state,
and if any of your officers refused
to assist this bunch entrenched at
Little Rock in their hefarious work
such officers would be sent to the
penitentiary.
call upon every man in this Ju-
dicial circuit, regardless of his polit-
ical views, to 60 to the polls and
vote against Act No. 2. | know
that there are hundreds of good
men who use liquor in some way,
but surely that class of good citi-
zens will. not stand for. the present
proposed act because you claim to
be in favor of local option. | call
your attention to the fact that the
act being initiated absolutely kills
local self-government, because If
the state votes wet, every vote in
your county may be cast against
the saloon, yet in the face OF this,
any man could establish saloon
at every cross roads without your
consent and regardless of public
sentiment. Therefore if you are in
favor of local self-government you
will 60 to the polls and vote against
Act No. 2.
| hope every good citizen in this
circuit will not be misled by the
literature being sent broadcast over
this country by the liquor interests,
but that you will carefully investi-
gate this bill before you vote.
Yours truly,
H. A. Northcutt, >
Prosecuting Attorney.
Salem, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27

punish the parties that sold liquor.
Another part of the act that
should cause every right. thinking
man to vote against it is that it
provides that the sheriff, clerk or
county judge who would have the
manhood to refuse to do the bid
ding of the saloon man who desired
license would be put in the peni-
tentiary for a period of one year,
while the party selling and peddling
the liquor could only be punished
by a small fine.
Under the old law white women
had a right to petition against the
sale of liquor. Under the proposed
act this right is taken from them.
Under the old law the negroes
were not allowed a vote upon this
question. Under the proposed act
the niger vote is restored with
honor, while the white woman's
vote is silenced with shame.
Under the old law if the county
court thought a man ought not to
be granted license he could refuse
license. Under the proposed act if
the county judge refuses to issue to
any and all parties applying for Ii
,ense he is branded as a felon and
sent to the penitentiary for one
year.
They say they want this act
passed because they want to in
crease the revenue of the state.
Who ever heard of a saloon want
ing to increase the revenues of the
state or county? And even if they
had to pay any amount as tax it is
not paid by the man who operates
the saloon, but is paid from the
pockets of men who need the mon
ey to feed hungry mouths.
Under the old law every school
house and church house in the
state could be protected by the
three mile law and no saloon could
be run to the terror Of these splen.
did institutions. Under the pro-
posed act a saloon could be set up
in front Of every school house and
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
Woman Gets Big Judgment

Mrs Annie Owens Of Pocahontas
whose husband was killed by a local
freight train at Hoxie on the first
day of last January, was awarded
judgment for $500 against the
Frisco Railway Co. in circuit court
at Walnut Ridge last week. Mr.
Owens, who was a brakeman, wat
killed while switching cars in the
Hoxie yards,
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
j. L.Gyngard,
Treasurer Sharp County.

and accommodating citizens believ-
ed they were extending favors. The
hest way to hide money from the
thief, is to keep it in bank, for debts
can be paid and purchases made by
check as easily as paying the cash,
and with much more safety,-Bates-
vile Guard.
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
Provides Womens' Rest Room

County Judge c. L. Prinele Of
Randolph county has fitted up a
room in the court house at Poca-
hontas to be used as a rest room for
women who have business at the
court house.
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
..See OUR.
FURNITURE

This store has just receiv.
ed a new line of Furni-
ture, which you should
see if in need of anything
in that line. See us for
chairs, Rockers, Safes,
Tables, BedSfeddS, Etc.
Our prices are low when
yisconsidered. You
are invited to come in any
time and inspect our big
stock in all lines.
Sharp County record., 1916-10-27
HPpOrfOnInenf

Following Apporonmen
From So 1877 40 Received Judgment W.
E Treasurer by the County Court its October 1916 Term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
MEXICO AND MILITIA,

The Mexican situation is a very
simple one. Our tiny army of 1856
is heavily drawn upon TO garrison our
overseas possessions and guard the
Panama canal. All the available eff
fectives left in continental United
States are either pursuing bandits in
Mexico or patrolling the border to
guard against raids. There is more
border than there are patrols to guard
it, and the danger Of raids is increaS.
ing rather than diminishing. Hence
the president has called out the mill
tia. There was nothing else to do.
This experience casts a Iurid light
on the wisdom of those gentlemen who
have been advocating an on-to-the-
City-of-MeXicO policy. Mexico has no
government exercising authority
throughout the country. The country
could therefore not be subdued by cap
turing the capital or by vanquishin5
the forces Of a single leader.
We could not take over from Car
rama an authority he does not pos
sesS. The country would have to be
conquered piecemeal. And even if the
ethics of such a proposal were right
how could We carry it out, with an
army so little that it loses itself in
merely police duties on the border
and has to invoke the militia to help
it perform them?
we desire once more to reCur to
our oft-repeated suggestion of joint in
PREVENTION with the South American
powers" suggests the St. Louis Repub-
lie. There are two reasons for adopt
ing this plan. One is that Mexico
needs, before everything else, to re-
spond to moral rather than physical
compulsion-and this kind of compul-
sion joint intervention would apply
The second reason is that we have not
the physical force ready to our hands
even if it were advisable to exercise
it. As our regulars and ma
tional guard patrol our border, why
should not our government arrange
with the governments of Argentine
Brazil and Chilli to enable Mexico 10
start on the way of self-government
even as we alone did the like for Cuba
II years ago."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21

tiers. The incoming administration
took up the problem of handling the
question practically and constructive
ly-and was face to face at the outset
with the puzzle Of overlapping ma
tiOnal state authorities.
The result was the Smith-Lever' ag-
rlcultural extension act, the note Of
which is neither federal authority nor
state rights, but cooperation. The
act provides for joint federal and state
supervision of county farm agents,
whose salaries are paid One-half by
each jurisdiction. 1t is now in opera
ton in all the As states. Not one con-
ffict of authority has arisen under it.
And the present congress is working
out good roads legislation upon the
same principle.
Here is the most serious problem
in American politics constructively
attacked in the course of the working
out of the most serious problems in
our economic life-the problem of eff
ficient agriculture. A new principle
has been invoked; a new vision of the
possibilities of our dual system of
government is coming to practical
statesmen. We are heading neither
toward state particularism nor ma
tiOnal bureaucratic control, but to-
ward a new cooperation and new
effectiveness.
Constructive democratic statesman
ship has found the way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
MUST BE FACED.

In his flag speech at Washington,
President Wilson grappled boldly with
the question which is the real issue
upon which the presidential cam
paign of 1916 must be fought.
That issue is beyond Disgusting. 1t
is simply whether the public servants
of the United States are to be intim-
ldated and politically penalized for the
performance of their plain duties
whenever those duties run counter to
the sympathies of any foreign element
in our population.
The president strikinglv character
ICES the work of propagandists and
agitators who have put their sym
pathies for foreign nations ahead of
their loyalty TO the United States as
political blackmail." And he offers
the loyal American this CHALLENGE
which cannot be evaded:
There is disloyalty active in the
United States and it must be absolute
ly crushed. II proceeds from a min
GRITTY, but very active and subtle min
GRITTY. 1t works underground, but il
also shows its ugly head where we can
see it, and there are those at this mo-
ment who are trying to levy a species
of political blackmail, saying, DO
what we wish in the interest of for
eign sentiment or we will wreak our
vengeance at the polls This is the
sort of thing against which the Amer
lean nation will turn with a might and
triumph of sentiment which will teach
these gentlemen onee for all that 10y
atty to this flag is the first test of toll
erance in the United States"
There can be no misinterpretation Of
these words. They mean that the man
who is not for America is against
America-and must be counted as he
is, and not as he pretends. 1t is in
tolerable and unthinkable that the
choice of public officials OF this ma
ton should be determined by the
whims of those whose devotion to
other nations is greater than their 10y
atty to the United States. And the
true Observation-Disclosures native born
or of alien descent-will never con-
sent that candidate for the highest
office in the gift of the people should
ride into power on a disloyalty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
THE NEW CHAIRMAN.

Vance c. Mccormick, the new chair
man of the democratic national com
mittee, is fighting democrat. A man
has to be all of that to run for gov
ernCr of Pennsylvania on a demo-
cratic ticket and make a good fight.
He is a Yale man, was a college
football player and a good one; he
publishes newspaper in Harrisburg,
Pa; is a director of the Federal Re
serve bank in Philadelphia and was
mayor Of Harrisburg when he was so
years old. He is "A now, so that he
has all of the balance and discretion
of maturity. together with youth
enough to work night and day through
the strenuous months ahead of him
and do good work all the time
He succeeds Chairman McCombs,
whose record of service in 1912 en-
titles him TO the thanks of his party,
and unless all the sign fail this sec
ond Nc. will keep up the good work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21

rlers by determining certain of their
expenditures, as well as their income?
Without venturing to discuss the JUS
tice or injustice of the present de-
mands Of the trainmen, let it be as
sumed that the income of the roads is
limited to a certain sum by reason of
rates fixed by the government. Let it
be further assumed that the demands
of the trainmen for higher wages Tor
shorter hours add to the carriers
expense large sum. The government
finds itself in the position of having
limited the income of the carriers, but
having done nothing to insure them
against inroads on this income which
might seriously reduce or entirely wipe
out the fair return" The only relief
available at the hands of the govern
ment would be permission to recuper-
ate by adding to the income through
increased rates.
Several economists, among them
Professor J. Laurence Laughlin of Chi
cagO university, insist that it becomes
incumbent on the government to exer-
else the function of wage-making, as
well as rate-making, for the carriers.
"Hsving taken one step THAT of regu-
lating inCome)," he suggests, at must
take the other regulation of the out
g0l The logic of events is forcing this
dilemma on the government"
1t is doubtful, however, if the pro-
posal will find approval among the
ranks Of the employees, as the fixing of
wage standards by governmental au-
thOrity would likely be regarded as an
invasion of the right of the laborer to
work or not to work for stipulated
wage according to his own desires, OBJ
serves the Peoria journal. AT the
same time, fair and intelligent inquiry
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, or some similar body, into the
demands Of employees, with thorough
consideration of the ability of the car
riers to pay, the increased cost of liv-
ing and correlated questions, would
give labor an arbiter which it greatly
needs-theoretically, at least.
There will be insistence from some
quarters that the simple and practical
solution Of the difficulty is government
ownership of the railroads, thus OBJ
waiting the tedious and complicated
task of regulation on either side. But
the country at large is not ready To
view such a proposal with favor. One
result of the present disagreement be-
Iween the roads and the trainmen will
certainly be to provide for more effec-
tive means OF meeting these huge is
sues. OF such vital importance to the
public, by arbitration.