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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-02-26
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-02-26
This May Interest You.

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or side. stiff and sore muscles or joints,
rheumatic aches, or have symptoms of
kidney trouble such as puffy swellings
under the eyes or sleep disturbing blad-
der ailments, you should know that Fo-
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-02-26
Some Political History.

During the primary campaign
four years ago when Mr.. John
M. Parker had served up to the
people of this State his hand
picked candidate for governor,
there was one contribution to the
sum of knowledge respecting Mr..
Parker, his fine business abili-
ty" and his record in politics that
Mr.. Parker probably has forgot
ten and that the people of North
Louisiana in particular should
never forget.
We refer to the one Joint de-
bate" that Mr.. Parker courted in
that campaign-a debate that ST.
fenced him as a stump speaker,
willing to mix it up with his oppo-
nents, for the entire period of
that contest-the occasion when
DR.. j. B. Aswell, now represent
ing the eighth districtin Congress
met John M. Parker face to face
on the platform at Natchitoches.
That was a memorable discussion,
and the facts brought out in DR..
Aswell's speech on that occasion
were so vital and are so pertinent
to some of the claims advanced
ia behalf of Mr.. Parker in the
present campaign that we are go
ing to reproduce part of DIR.
Aswells remarks.
1t will be recalled that the can
didates for governor in the pri-
mary of 1912 were invited to dis
cuss the issues of the campaign
at a meeting of the State Farm
ers' Union at Natchitoches on
July q, 1912. Mr.. John M. Par
ker announced that he would at
tend this meeting in behalf of
JudgesHall, the Good Govern
ment League candidate, and in
situated that he would reveal GER
tain facts connected with the
battle of Monroe, where Judge
Hall was selected by Mr.. Parker
as the League candidate which
would drive Aswell out of the
race" In order that the record
might be kept straight as to what
took place at the Monroe confer
ence, G. w. Jack and F. H. Cos
man, of Shreveport. friends of
DIR. Aswell, who took part in the
Monroe conference, were invited
to be present.
Mr.. Parker laid his plans care
fully, and the day before the date
set for the meeting appeared sud-
denly at Natchitoches, organized
a separate meeting and sent word
to DR.. Aswell to come and meet
him. He gave as an excuse fol
this dramatic change of the plans
previously made that he had not
been invited to speak at the Far
mers' Union meeting and that
DR.. Aswell had declared he would
meet no substitutes for the other
candidates in joint debate. AT
ter having invited Messrs. Jack
and Gosman to be present, he ig
nored the fact that they were mo-
in Natchitoches and could not ge1
there, since they, like DR.. Aswel
and everybody else, did not ex
pect Mr.. Parker until the 9th
the date originally agreed upon
All the facts went to show tina
Mr.. Parker planned to make
sensational appearance the ola.
before that agreed upon and TAX
DR.. Aswen by surprise. Hi
speech excoriating Aswell wa
printed by the New Orleans Item
which appeared on the streets 0
New Orleans before the speed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-02-26

he had been offered the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor and
then the support of Mr.. Parker
and his friends for the United
States Senate, if he would with
draw from the gubernatorial race
and leave the contest between
Judge Hall and Mr.. Michel. He
spurned both offers. Then, turn
ing upon Mr.. Parker, DR.. Aswell
denounced him in finished Ian
guage as this follower of Roose-
welt, this conceited, selfish, AFRO
CANT, would-be political boss,
whose political complexion seems
to change at every election, this
man who confesses himself often
to have been Republican, occa-
sionally a Democrat, and some
times a squaw man"
Continuing his arraignment of
John M. Parker in business as
we'll as in politics, DIR. Aswell,
pointing his finger directly at Mr..
Parker's face, said:
who is John M. Parker that
he should seek to measure the
eligibility of any man for the Of
flee of governor? This is the
same John M. Parker who. in a
public trial in the criminal court
of New Orleans, testified that
| the custom of averaging cotton
| is just one. This custom gives
to the man with a good grade of
cotton the same price as that CIV
en- to man selling a low grade
of cotton. Who will doubt that
this method of selling your cot
ton is, from the farmers stand
point, crooked? A man who
would state under oath that this
system of averaging cotton is a
just one, would likely, if it is to
his personal interest, average the
farmers good cotton to the aver
age of the bad. If this is his
sense of justice in dealing with
the farmers, in my opinion it
stamps him as unfit to appear in
public for the discussion of pub
! lie questions.
/ That my statement of his
testimony is correct, | refer you
to the files of the Times-Demo-
crat of March IL, 1903, and John
M. Parker's testimony given in
the criminal district court in the
case No. 32,053. entitled the
}. State of Louisiana VS.. Newman
and Hyman. In the above mat
ter defendants were charged with
embezzlement. Their defense,
in the main, was that they had
not misappropriated the proceeds
of Mr.. Buckner's cotton, but had
accounted to him in accordance
with the usual custom of aver.
aging prices.
1.-The averaging of prices was
done in a manner much like this
: When different parties shipped 9
( commission merchant cotton, the
: samples were placed upon tables,
t the lots of cotton sold to buyers
t as they appeared upon the tables
| The man with good cotton re-
: ceived no more, under the aver
age custom, than the man with
+. poor cotton. The Times-Demo
t crat of March IL, 1903, gave the
q substance of Mr.. Parker's testi
mony on the custom of averag
e ing as follows: John M. Park
$ err, placed on the stand by th'
S State, testified that Henry New
!, man sent for him and asked hin
t to undertake to settle the corpo
h ration's troubles with Colone
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27

The First Aero squadron. New York
National Guard, has been mustered in
to the federal service by Major Hart
man, U. s. A. The photograph shows
Miss Phyllis Hartman, the majors
daughter, ready to take ride In one
Of the new planes Of the squadron.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
American Cities, Growth.

Nobody knows how fast an Ameri-
can city, state or town may grow. l
recall some twenty-five years ago
meeting a friend In Denver. He was
an investor from the East. I think
Denver had about 10000 people then.
He had come to buy real estate. He
said to me, "Thls place is overgrown.
Real estate is too high. None for
mel" And he went away. Had he
invested wisely at that time he could
have multiplied his money ten or
twenty fold. / was in Los Angeles
about the same time. 1t had had a
serious reaction after a sudden boom.
1t was little place, not one-tenth Its
present size. It seemed like doomed
city. An investment of $500 then in
outlaying acreage property, | am told,
would be worth $500,000 today
Leslie's.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
officers Named For Recruit Duty.

officers Named For Recruit Duty.
Mt. Gretna--
Announcement was made by Adju-
ant General Stewart of the appoint.
ment by the Governor of a number Of
recruiting officers to have charge OF
the recruitment of the Pennsylvania
organizations now in the Federal serv-
ice, and II is likely that others win be
named within the next few days.
The officers selected include a num-
Der from the retired and supernumer-
airy lists of the National Guard. Their
assignments to stations will be made
by the Department Of the East, at
Governors Island.
Recruits secured will be sent to Mt.
Gretna, where training camp Is to
be established, and possibly 5000 men
will be assembled there and trained.
The camp will probably last all sum-
mer.
The officers thus far selected are as
follows:
Major A. D. Whitney, Captain Clar-
ence ]. Kensill and Major c. T. Hess,
First Infantry, Philadelphia.
Major Benjamin A. Peacock, Second
Infantry, Philadelphia.
Major Benjamin A. Peacock, Second
Inler, Third Infantry, Philadelphia.
Major E. H. Dickenshield, Captain
Carroll S. Hudders, Fourth Infantry,
Allentown.
Captain II. S. Melvin Allen, Fourth
Infantry, Reading.
Major Samuel o. Wynne, Sixth In
fantry, Philadelphia.
Captain Harry T. Lear, Sixth In
fantry, West Chester.
Captain F. H. Mike, Captain Henry
M. Stine, Eighth Infantry, Harrisburg.
Captain w. w. Van Battan, Eighth
Infantry, York.
Captain c. G. McLain, Tenth Infan-
try, Indiana.
Major A. NJ. Porter. Tenth Infantry.
Harrisburg.
Lieutenant C. Francis Linn, Tenth
Infantry, Monongahela.
Major L. Benton Long. Sixteenth In
fantry, Ridgeway.
Captain John d. Myer, Eighteenth
Infantry, Pittsburgh.
Lieutenant Joseph NJ. Brown, First
Artillery, Pittsburgh.
Major oscar T. Taylor Pittsburgh.
Lieutenant r. A. zentmyer, Tyrone.
Major l.. M. Thompson, medical
corps, Dorranceton.
Lieutenant Robert =. Thomas, medi.
cal corps. Scranton.
Captain w. p Maclay. Philadelphia
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
To Be Sure.

Two Irishmen were engaged In dis
pute In a cemetery one day.
"Well," said one, 81 don't like this
cemetery at all, at ALL"
"Well," said the other II think It is
a very fine cemetery"
mo" said number one, 81 don't like
II at all, at all. and I'll never be buried
In II as long as live"
"What an unreasonable ould fool ye
are, to be sure" said number one, ap-
parently losing his temper. 'Why, man
alive, It is a fine cemetery, and II my
life is spared, sure I'll be buried In It."
Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
HEALTH OF MEN
IN CAMP GOOD
Troops Complain Of ofScantWater
Supply.
ALLOWANCE is TOO MEAGER
Precautions Taken To Prevent Out.
break OF Disease Have Been
effIeaclous-Typhold Vac
elnation.

Ell Paso.-There Is not one typhoid
patient not a single case Of dysentery
or nothing to indicate that the health
Of the men viii not improve instead Of
deteriorate in this camp.
Good health is the prime essential.
In 1898 disease swept the camps and
hundreds Of volunteers died because
the officers and enlisted men did not
know how to prevent disease nor how
to combat It after 1t took hold.
All has been changed. There's a
reason. All soldiers are now fortified
against diseases before they are taught
the manual OF arms Sanitary inspec.
tions and lectures are held daily
Literature on the subject has been dis
tributed and is in the possession Of
every officer and man. Pennsylyanians
received their third and final inocula.
ton against typhoid and many tainted
as they did with the previous two.
Cleanliness In cook tents and the
wholesome food keep the dread dysen.
terry away. This has all been effected
through a set Of orders issued that
are posted on the bulletin board Of
every unit encamped here.
Complains or Water Supply.
A pint and half Of water a day al.
lotted to each man, is occasioning dis
content among members of Troop A,
First Pennsylvania Cavalry here.
Day after day the temperature has
scared to 1870 to 1876 degrees. The
travel rations, still being dispensed.
or hard tack, potatoes, corned beef,
beans-and Deans and beans" as one
Of 'em puts it--however nil they may
be in producing pep" generate plenty
Of thirst. Wherefore the cavalrymen
feel that their meager allowance Of
water indicates poor judgment some
where. Three menus a day every day
Of the travel fare don't tend TO rub the
end off their humor Sanitation is
likewise only fair.
Another cause for complaint Is the
impossibility Of frequent bathing. Only
two or three Of Troop A have bathed
or shaved since leaving the train.
It is reported that ex-Mayor John
Weaver, Of Philadelphia, will visit here
soon. Further reports have It that the
marriage Of his son, Roy, which did
not take place at Mt. Gretna, con-
trary to rumor, may be staged here.
Greensburg Guardsmen Drowned.
Thomas Hagg, nineteen years old,
member Of Company NJ, Tenth Regi-
ment, N. G. p, was drowned while
bathing in the Rio Grande River near
Boquillas. Company NJ is a part Of
the Third Battalion, under Major
Henry Coulter and was the first com
pany of the Pennsylvania Guards to
be placed on active patrol duty on the
border. Hagg enlisted with Company
NJ shortly before the Presidents call
came.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
Two Justices Appointed.

Charles M. Heifner. of Frledensburg.
was appointed justice Of the peace for
Wayne township, schuylkill county.
John II. Melvin was appointed Justice
for West Salem Township. Mercer
county
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27

Miss Esther Cleveland, daughter of
the late Grover Cleveland, in her uni
form at st. Dunstan's, London, where
she is working in the institution for
the care of blind soldiers.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
" hat Grandpa
 knows

G0-dL folks say at Red Ridiae S Hood
 She didn't live at all nor go Down where tn wolf was in at
 wood,
 But grampa says at it is so. An some folks say at Goldilocks Don't meet tn bears an run away, A-bumpin' into trees an rocks, But grampa's seen her many a
 day. My grampa takes me on his knee An tells me all bout Fuss in
 Boots An bout tn fairies you cant see For their in-vis-their funny
 suits. An he knows where the bean
 stalk is
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

From the crystal palace, far in the
 north,
 have come since dark, and see These curious things for the little
 folk
 Who live on the Zuyder Zee" Then, seating himself in his rein
 deer sledge And drawing me down by his side, He whistled, and off on the wings
 of the wind We flew for midnight ride. But first such comical presents he
 left
 For the little Dutch girls and
 boys Onions and sausages, wooden faced
 dolls,
 Cheese and gingerbread toys, Soldiers that marched at the word
 of command, Necklaces, bracelets and rings, Tiny gold watches, all studded with
 gems,
 And hundreds of exquisite things. Straight to America then, where I, Perched on chimney high, Watched him scramble and hustle
 about
 Between the earth and sky. Many a stocking he filled to the
 brim
 And numberless Christmas trees Burst into bloom at his magical
 touch.
 Then all of a sudden a breeze Caught us and bore away to the
 
 And afterward blew us out west. And never till dawn peeped over the
 hills
 Did we stop for a moments rest. Christmas is coming" he whia-
 pered to me. You can see his smile in the sky. l wish merry Christmas to all the
 world. My work is over, Goodbyp Like flash he was gone, and I was
 alone, For all of this happened to me
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
A Tiny Christmas Tree

E TINY fir tree Ufsy symmetrical, shape xsM and only two and half feet high
 was chosen for ny little girls dell $ Christmas tree says writer in the Woman's Home Companion This was easily planted in a flowerpot and established upon a large table in the living room. Tiny candles were fasten- cd upon the branches, a ten cent bunch of tinsel was sufficient for draping and q further outlay for the small coiored glass ornaments added to the gorgeous ness.
 The main Idea is to keep everything on a miniature scale while duplicating for the beloved doll children the gifts that usually fall to the small mother. So 1t was that tiny dolls were dressed; tiny fancy boxes were filed with tiny candles. others contained wee handker chiefs embroidered with smallest of initials; here hung hand mirror, there a nursing bottle. tiny fans, a lovely set of cups for the tea table a small bird fin gilt cage, new pet kitty, and so on. Ten cent stores yielded most of the treasures
 On the morning of Christmas my eight-year-old was shown her old dol lies, each radiantly dressed, and was told that their tree was ready below stairs. The joy and delight at the sight were charming to behold, and the bliSsful apportionment of gifts began As each arriving playmate rolled in her new dolly Ito show what I've got" envy and pride reflected upon the faces If the visitor and visited, only to be dispeIled by there is something on the tree for your dolly"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

At Jack tn Giant Killer climb To get at gold an things O his, Cause grampa's seen it many a
 time. An Cinderella, too, my pa Ist laugh an say at he don't
 know, But grampa-wy, my grampa saw Her slip at slipper on her toe An Simple Simon-would you think He never was like some folks sayl But grampa only laugh an wink, Cause he has seen him many a
 day. My grampa knew Boy Blue an all Tn children at live in tn shoe. When Humpty Dumpty had at fall He's standin' close as me an you, An he say ist to don't buhlieve Tn folks at say there ain't no
 chime O reindeer bells on Christmas eve, Cause he has heard 'em many
 time.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
Spoiled the Chrlstmas Dinner.

Guest dining at merry Christmas party - Tommy, where do turkeys come from?
 Tommy (pointing to one on the ta. ble)-Dunno, but ma got this one from tramp for quarter cause he said he stole 1t. Didn't he. ma?
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
"Who Gave Us Christmas Day y2r

A happy, happy Christmas Be yours today! Oh, not the failing measure Of feeting earthly pleasure But Christmas joy abiding. While years are swiftly gliding.
 Be yours. l pray. Through him who gave us Christmas
 daNl
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

Once on a time in a queer little
 town On the shore of the Zuyder Zee.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16

sz. . Iss!' z.. 7 2s r,,;;SOulds (Qlt;'!'*jfjve P Ajdvetitlule i N NICE on time in queer little " town
 On the shore of the Zuyder
 Zee, When all the good people were fast
 asleep,
 A strange thing happened to me. Alone the night before Christmas, l sat by the glowing fire, Watching the flame as it rose and
 fell, While the sparks shot higher and
 higher. Suddenly one of the sparks began To flicker and glimmer and wink Like a big bright eye till I hardly
 knew
 What to do or to say or to think. Quick as flash it changed to face, And what ill the world did I see But dear old Santa Claus holding
 his head
 And waving his hand to me! "0h, follow me, follow mel" soft he
 cried,
 And up through the chimney with
 him I mounted, not daring to utter a
 word
 Till we stood on the chimneys
 rim Now, tell me, I beg you, dear Santa Claus, Where am going with youf" He laughingly answered: Why, don't you know7 To travel the wide world through. |
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18

u S. inspectors of Hulls and Boil
ers Joseph j. Meany and Thomas j.
Heeney returned from Hilos today on
the Mauna Kea. While in the second
city they made an annual inspection
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
MARKET Strong;
ACTIVITY Shown
DURING ADVANCE

Strength and activity marked the
Saturday morning stock market There
was a general marking up of prices on
the list. some OF the rises being quite
sharp Sales between boards were
94A. and al session SIS
Sales reported on the stock eX-
change this noon give the following
prices 0laa lj4. McBryde i2&.
0nomea o., Oahu 33. Eva 35% Ha-
Haiian Agricultural 4TIs. Hawaiian
Sugar 432a. Brewing 2D1s. Hawaiian
Railway common 2Ie. Waialua 54la
Honolulu Oil showed strength
among the unlisted stocks and advanc-
ed to 1915. The idea seems TO prevail
among some OF tile brokers that the
talk made By Secretary Roosevelt
means that patents will issue TO COM
panies entitled to them and the gov
eminent take over other lands. In
any event the price had been higher
on the mainland than here. Sales: $500
at 1856. 1850 at 1910 and 1900 at
$50.
There appeared to be al effort to
offer Engels Copper down, but so far
do buying orders exceed that il did
not avail. 1t was also said that En-
gels Copper was higher on the main.
land than here. Sales were 1850 at
sac. Mineral Products was unchang-
ed, $1.30 for $50 shares.
Mountain King was 30 cents and
perary cents.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18
FIVE STEAMERS WILL
COME HERE IN NEXT
10 DAYS; MUCH CARGO

Three big steamers from the
Orient and two from San Francisco
Will arrive next week, all consigned
to Castle & Cooke, Matson. T. X.
K. and o. S. x. agents in Homo
lulu.
Tuesday morning the Matson liner
Wilhelmina will arrive, with 126 cabin
and Is steerage passengers, 514 bags
of mail and 1899 tons of cargo for
Honolulu. She docks at Pier 10.
Wednesday, probably in the after
noon, the T. K. X. liner Shinyo Maru
is expected from Yokohama, with
223 steeFage passengers and 1915
tons of cargo for this port. The
Sh;nyo Maru will dock at Pier T.
Due a week from today is the o.
IS. X. freighter Shinkoku Maru. She
has a small cargo for Honolulu from
Yokohama, 500 tons
Another scheduled arrival for next
Saturday. November %, is the T.
r. K. South American liner Kiyo
Maru.
One week from Monday the Shinyo
Maui No is due from Yoko-
hama, with 1850 tons of cargo for
local discharge. She is freighter
and has no passengers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-18

N. Phillips, Miss o. Denius, T. T..
Rivers, Mrs. E. B. Rivers, Miss NJ.
Roper, Noel Sullivan, Miss Sterling.
Hiss II. Simon. A. !. Selner, Shoun
Sawali. f. Sokon. Mrs. X. Sokon,
Thomas Smith, Miss Trubee Truscott,
i. K. Young, Mrs. B. x. Young, W. A.
Winterbottom, j. D. Woodbury., +. a.
Wicket, Mrs. F. A. Wicket, Mrs. w.
Webb. w Alpenfels, Mrs. w. Alpen-
fels, Z. Anderson, Mrs. A. E. Bar
rett, Chong Chew Buck, G.. v Ed
rington, Miss K. Burlington, A. r.
Fitzgerald, A. B. Finnie, Airs. A. B.
Finnie, Harry Goldberg, Mrs. r. Hill
debrandt, Henry Ii, NJ. c. Lewis, Jr..
Mrs. Lewis, Jr., R. Martin, j. f..
Montgomery, Charles Nelson, c. Ras-
mussen, NJ. G.. II. Riley, N. Rohd. r..
A. Richey. A. W. Smith, Mrs. A. W.
Smith. Fred. Sackwitz. F. d. Wood.
Luiz Ansonia, Sergio Aradanos, Manu-
erto Argilar, R. c. Abasalo, Jack
Betner, Ramon Correiro. j. Calve.
Lucas Ibanes. Hans Marraum, Sc
gundo Marty. W. Matsuoka, B. Musca,
z. Nakano, BonifaciO Neute. Floren-
tine Salamanca, K. Tahetaro, Fila
mente Villa, William Greene.