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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

Earl Oaks has severed his con-
nectIon with E. T. Harper and is
working with Joe Helgeth at the
carpenter trade.
Mrs. Marion Foote and boys
are visiting Mrs. Mowrey while
Marion, who has sold out his in
terests in Lincoln county is look
ing for a location. He was de-
sirous of locating in Ebert but
met with such little encourage
ment from our citizens decided
to move on.
DR.. Henderson, Dentist, 2le-ll-lz
Central Savings Bank, Denver
Will be in
Ebert. Thursday, May 10.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15
Lineup of Factions in OPP
position to Senator and
Effect on Next Governor
ship Keep Center of At
tentlOn.
(By A, W. Newlin.)

Prospective shaping of lines of oppo-
sition to Joseph E.. Ransdell for the
United States Senate when he goes to
the post in State. wide primary next
year, and the further possibility that
out of this lineup will be forecast not
only the gubernatorial candidates for
the next State contest, but more likely
the next governor of Louisiana himself,
occupied politicians during the past
week.
Gathering of 500 delegates for the
annual session of the Grand Lodge of
Louisiana from all parts of the State,
many of whom are political leaders at
home, and the assembling of Demo-
cratic chieftains for the meeting of the
executive committee of the Democratic
State Central Committee on Thursday,
provided occasion for this newest and
latest gossip among the statesmen.
Names of many are already figuring.
Friends of l.. E. Thomas, of Shire 5e-
port, let it be known during his four
days visit here that his acceptance of
the craftsmanship Of the Board of State
Affairs had not necessarily ipso facto
eliminated him from becoming a candi-
date for the United States Senate next
year against Senator Ransdell. To con-
fdertial friends, he is said to have con-
firmed this statement.
Although this senatorial talk is only
of a nebulous nature at best, politicians
admit that the drift will soon turn to
this contest as the next big political
battle in Louisiana.
Important because in that lineup"
said a well-posted member from the |
State, mot only will the senatorship
be settled, but also the next governor
will be forecasted. Personally, look |
Cor the governorship toibe practically |
settled in the senatorial campaign of
1918"
Ransdell will go to the post in the
congressional primary of 1918.
Broussard must meet the people
again in the primary of 1920, after the
present State administration has ex-
pired.
But, to return to the senatorial gos-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15

sip: There is already lot of talk,
much Of which Is Chunk" but the lob
bies are agog with it anyway. John H.
Overton's name figures the we'll
known lawyer of Alexandria, who al
most became candidate for governor
the last time. The name of James B..
Aswell, congressman from the Eighth
district, of Natchitoches. is also men
toned. Judge Luther E. Hall, former
governor, is reported as having said he
will oppose Ransdell unless the Federal
bench intervenes. Ex-Governor J. Y.
Sanders. of Bogalusa, has denied that
he will be candidate against Ransdell.
II have just what l want" he is
quoted by friend as saying, referring
to his place as congre ssman from the
Sixth district. John M. Parker is also
mentioned, but close friends of the
erstwhie candidate for governor are in
doubt whether Mr. Parker's ambitions
run to the senatorship, or to the State
House at Baton Rouge, or whether he
is training for any public preferment
or not,
And there is Harvey E. Ellis, of Gov
ington, behind whom is an enthusiastic
crowd of supporters, eager and ener-
getic-the never-sleep fellows, who are
for Ellis for whatever he wants. If he
wants to go to the Senate, they are for
him. If he prefers to run for igover-
nor, they will be found shouting for
Ellis for governor. Some of these
loyal friends are at present en-
gagged in boosting Ellis for the
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15
1877 IS DANGER
YEAR FOR SOUTH
Twenty Million Bales More Likely
Than Twenty Cents Pound,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga.-(SpeciaD-That 1917
is danger year" for the south, and
that there is dynamite in the pres
i ent cotton situation for the cotton
growing farmer" are the warning
words used by H. G.. Hastings, presi-
dent Of the Southeastern Fair Asso-
citation and the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, in an interview given to
the newspapers here urging farmers
not to increase their cotton acreage.
Eighteen to twenty cent cotton at
| planting time In spring." he says, SIS
I the bait that will lure hundreds Of
| thousands Of farmers in the south to
each put in few extra acres, and
should nature smile on the crop as in
| 1914, we will come nearer a twenty
million bale crop than 20 cents per
pound, for evidence multiplies daily
that they are planting right up to
the graveyard as 1t is sometimes ex-
pressed.
"On the Hastings farm we don't ex-
pect to put in an acre more of cotton
than we did last year, because we
think it time above all others to
play safe. What we will increase to
the limit Of our ability will be food,
grain and forage, beef cattle and
hogs.
1.-THE safe way is to first supply all
needs of family and stock from ones
own acres, and then put surplus acre
age in cotton. With bread and meat
in hand, and garden producing
steadily through spring, summer and
fall; with home canned vegetables and
fruits on closet shelves for winter ia
Bile use; with corn in the crib and hay
and fodder in the barn or stack, the
farmer can be largely independent of
cotton prices in the fall The farmer
so provided for is never distressed
He can sit on his cotton bales with |
mind at ease, and sell In his own good |
time when prices are right.
With labor comparatively scarce !
and fertilizer high, any material in
crease in cotton acreage must nee |
essarily be at the expense of food and |
grain acres that are in reality far !
more responsible for the south's pres
ent prosperity than is Is to 20 cent
cotton.
Memories are short, but wise far
mers need only to look back to 1914
and see the disaster due to too much
cot+on that can't be eaten, and the
OF food that one must eat. re-
peat this year Of 1917, Is a danger
year. farmer who increases cot.
ton acreage and cuts food crop acres
10 gambling with the cards stacked
hKaiaaa hizAR -----------+
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15
SUCCESSION SALE
Succession of L. @. C. Grapp

Notice is hereby given, that on Sat-
urday the Ord day of March 1917, / will
offer for sale to pay debts to the last
and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court House in the
City and Parish of Natchitoches, with
in the legal hours of sale, the follow
ing described property.
That certain tract of land, situated
in the Parish Of Natchitoches, near the
village of Grapes Bluff, said tract of
land being bound North by the Louis
lana Railway & Navigation Company
South by Red River, East by J. @
Copellar and West by R. W. Lowe the
exact quantity of which is unknown,
part of the tract having caved into the
river, being what is left of the same
tract of land acquired by the deceased
from Matte Roubiou, as shown by the
records of the Conveyance Office Par
ish of Natchitoches, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Terms of sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement.
D. ]. HYAMS,
Clerk of the 18th District
Court of La, in and for the
Parish of Natchitoches, act
ing as Curator of the Sue.
cession of L. @. c. Grapp
deceased.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15

United States naval office, and want
to see him elevated to this post
in the interim, when Sanders vacates
it. They are not sure that Ellis wants
the place, but they want him to have
it, if he does, and the two United
States senators from Louisiana have
been importuned quite briskly in be-
half of Mr. Ellis. Both Ransdell and
Broussard are said to be friendly.
However, the general belief is that
Mr.. Ellis is not personally very serious
about the naval citizenship, although it
is said the gubernatorial or senatorial
bee has buzzled few times about his
head.
eff they are locking for a man who
can hold the Third and Seventh dis
tricts in line and come from them with
big majority, would like to suggest
the name of Congressman L. Lazaro,
of Washington, St. Landry parish"
remarked DR. Merrick W. Swords.
DR.. Lazaro has also figured in the
gossip over both the senatorship and
future governorship. He enjoys the
support of a faithful band of boosters
who have been keeping his name dis
played in all the discussions. They
point to his remarkable defeat of two
strong opponents in the recent Demo
cratic primary for Congress in the
Seventh district, and his personal hold
upon the people of the great South
western section of the State as well as
among the Creoles of the Third district
where Lazaro is equally at home in
English and French.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15
D. J, HYAMS
SUCCESSION SALE
Succession of Isiah and Maria Even

succession OF 1Sldn anu malta EV6nS
= By virtue of an order issued out of
the Eleventh judicial District Court. in
and for the Parish of Natchitoches,
State of Louisiana, ordering a sale of
the property of the Succession of Isiah
and Maria Evens in order to pay debts.
l will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Natchito-
ches, La, at the hour of eleven o'clock
on SATURDAY MARCH the Bird, 1917
the following property to-wit;
NE4 of Section 8, Township II,
Range 6, West, the land will be offered
in forty acre lots, and then offered in
bulk and adjudicated to the highest
bidder.
The terms of sale cash subject to ap-
as per inventory on file in
the probate proceedings.
JAMES NJ. MCCOY.
1876 Administrator
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-15
SUCCESSION OF SYLVESTER
SOLICE.
18th d. G, No.

Paul Solice. Sr., Administrator, haV-
ing this day filed his final account of
administration in the above succession,
notice is given to all persons interested
to show cause within ten days from
this date, why the same should not be
homologated and the administrator dis
charged.
D. J. HYAMS,
Clerk 18th D. c. of La.
Feb. |, 1917
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
ALL ABOUT IN VIRGINIA
Bank building Going Cp--New Com.
pnnieS Getting Into Business.
Much Money being Invested

The Brown Hardware Company, sos
900 capital stock, is new concern
Just branching out In Salem.
between Perslmmon Tree and Sal,
Works I'm Franktown District Of North
arnpton County sand -clny road Is to
10 built. bids for the building of which
VIII be opened this week.
~ new bank building is being erect =
"d in Altavista for the Farmers and
Merchan's' Bank. OF that town.
The Knights of Pythias Of Roanoke
viii erect lodge building at Camp
Ice.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
~ Mineral will erect a bank building
The house in which the bank did bust
nose was recently destroyed by Are.
W r. Lcrpett il tho president Of the
Coca Cola Bottling Company. recently
Incorporated at Norfolk, with st0O. 00O
'apital stock.
According to a report from BlueHeId
W Va. the Simmons branch OF the Nor
f1lk and Western Hallway has been
finally converted to electric operation
and is now being operated with the
re" power. Tho classification work
wHs extended from Bluestone Junction
~ Craft Yard. near Simmonds. and ali
'ra!ns ~ Tho Widemouth Branch will
y" assembled nj This new yard. and
h"ou2ht thence to Blucfie1d by electric
motor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
PAPER FROM RICE STRAW
The Louisiana Low Lands md Nis.i..
sippi Sramps May Solve the
Troublesome Paper Problem.

Louisiana and Mississippi may We,
solve the white and newspr,nt paper
problem, that is, help 10 solve IL. 4
special from New IBERIA. La, 10 the
Manufacturers Record says.
Installation OF the machinery in the
nuln mill cwned ~ the Sugar Cane BE-.
Products Company. al New IBERIA. Is
now under way after a delay OF ncarl,.
year The company placed orders
FOR the machinery in 1916 but the
equipment was only recently delivered.
Lack of transportation was the main
cause OF the delay
Th" plant vii! begin operations ahou.
-" middle OF December with capacity
OF forty tons or pulp per day No paper
Viii l." nufac;ufed for the present.
but finishing machines VIII he
added later. The puip outpu; OF the
mill viii bc shipped 10 paper mills
The company has Developed and
patented process for making pulp
from hagassc, with dcuatureh alcohol
ccllUlosc and fertilizer az Ny-products
From rice straw tn" mill VIII make
pulp, denaturcd alcohol and fertilizer
u IL stated 'hat practically It suricieu.
amount of h%-produc;s viii be obtained
from tho haghssc md rice srra,y 10 pay
I'll" operating EXPENSES Of tho plant
The hagaHec and rice straw o! louipi.
ana would Keep several hIg pulp T..
raper mills ir operation the year round
so there rs no danger u; ID. .an ma
trTIai Icing exhausted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES
New Companies SpringlnE Up for Iiuki-
ness Hero and There Throughout
Old North state.

The East Coast manufacturing Com
rany, capitalized at 25,0oo. has been
Incorporated at Wilmington. to do :.
sIwmilling and woodworking business
To deal IN. repair and rebuild auto
mobiles. the Twin City Motor Company
has been Incorporated at Leakvtlic.
with $4,000 capital. :. II. Wilson. OF
ri;;sylrania County. Va; I. H. Bar
k"r of Henry County, Va. and J.. L.
Martin. OF Leaksvillc. are tho incorpo-
ra;urs.
Tho White Oak Hog Company has
h"cn incorporated at Charlotte. with
$4,000 capital stock. to establish a
h"g-raisine ranch in Mecklenburg
County.
The Latham Mills. OF Greensboro.
has been incorporated with sZ5o.OOO au-
ihorized capital to manufacture textile
products ut Greensboro.
The Peoples Building Company has
been Incorporated at Washington. with
siou.o"O capital stock. i. W. Cox is at
the head Of this Improvement company
The Motor Service Company, with
$l25,"oo capital stock. has been incor-
roratcd AT High Point to run auto lines
in all directions from that town.
The Nifong. Royster & Llcwellen
company has been organized to opcra;a
big lumber plant at Midway. in
Davidson County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
FACTS FROM AFFAIR
hricI Items Giving Industrial E'ncts
From Various Parts OF the
Far ANny licriuus

United states in 1916 produced g., 900
tons Of chromitc.
United states this year grew l35jI
100 bushels OF onions AMI C.i..e0 tons
OF cabbage.
Returns CT BcngaYs Juto yron for
1914 show decrease of nbou, urr
cent in the area aown. compare! with
last years final lEurcs
In Mine Run. Pa a mining settle
msht OF twenty-five families, every
family subscribed 10 thc lib,rty loan.
The total subscription was $H.rs0
For shipping pcrishablc goods long
distances Russian has invented an
artificial Ice. made 10y freezing solu-
tons OF salt ut various degrees of con-
ccntration.
The state of South Australia has,
since 1891. erected 2.,li miles Of yer.
III III fences enough TO cncircIc the
globe and with the remnant bunt A
double line Of fence along the south
ern border % the United states New
south Wales has spcu ur. .Iau s.r
100000 FOR rabbi, determination and
has within its borders ~ 900 miles O!
f,Mcc.
The cultivation OF lepary beans is
something new In the state OF Cali
i"rn!a. This legumr cam" up from old
Mexico, and has been popular IN New
Mexico and Arizona FOR years BECAUSE
OF its hardy habit. II IL capable mot
only o. standing extremes OF iciupera-
irro. but dong we'll under exception
ally arid conditions. Il is hard bush
bean with 4 high nutritive value.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
ALL OVER THE SOUTHLAND
Numerous Companies with Lnrpc Cnpi-
t"i Organized and OrGnnining to
Establish Factories In Dixie

! BALTIMORE. MD. December An
| important Southern dcvcIopmcntal an.
| nouncemcnt OF the past week, among
the many detailed by the Manufacture
ers' Record. is comprised in tho plans
ot the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Company. Of Birmingham, for its
proposed ship,ar'ls at Mobile The
Shickasaw Shipbuilding Company has
been organized 10 build this plant. and
construction VIII begin ut once. ~
include laying ten ShiIwuys, Accom-
panyins facilities Will Include power
plant, boiler shop. plate and angle
SHOP. machine SHOP. stccl-mctal shop.
JOINER shop forge shop, s,orchouso and
main office. other improvements wall
include l.ouo employees dwellings with
village s.d"wai Ks. streets. storm and
sanitary sewers. water supply. electric
lighting Ia siiitics. etc. for the indus
trinl city &c be established. Ship con-
struction materials Tor this Mobile ship
H"tu VIII Ne manufactured In che Birm-
insham district by the Tennessee cor
p"ration and from there sent tn Mobile
They are among the products planned in
connection with the s1100o.OuO invest
ment which tho company IS progressing
with 10 incrraae It's Birmingham plants.
mill and 26-inch shape mill are being
constructed, and 400 employees houses
are being erected. \ plate and angle
shop. machine shop and forge foun-
dry Will be constructed and 400 ON
ployccS' houses Will he built. \ third
c"nvrrtci will pe adden to the con-
rerting mill and an "pen-hearih fur
mace NJ larger size than the existing
furnaces will be added to tho Enslcy
pended for these additions and the ship.
yards.
Other biz projects ot the week. as
reported by tho Manuta lturcrs' Record.
Include: se.s00.oto 60 'pbration to de-
'"lop Gas and oil properties in tho
birmingham d.stric'
ducts plant to bc built in Virginia: 100
ton charcoal iron furnace to hp con-
s,ructcd 'n Tennessee: 100000 COM
rany Which Pittsburgh investors will
organize 10 mine coal In West Vir-
rin'a; 100000 ctmpan: Incorporated
TO develop lead and Zinc properties
okla ho,N". sos" Gn" >~~,,.-,
'"~oh TO build oil refinery in oklahoma;
s"5o.o 600 comranv 'r
Kentucky coal land 10 mining cor
roration: $3.50 900 com Nau- "a MAN.
facturc furniture In North Carolina
-" '"N Connanv to ruiuc ccppar ny
in North Caroline: s,1O 600
to min lead nnd 7,"-
Sl"o,Nnu company to n anufac:ure lum-
her IN Wrs' Virginia: 100000 COM
r'ny to build electric power rlart In
Kentucky: $500. 600 corporation to nnnr
~" shelters IN - nth Caroline: s05 600
corporation to mine coal in West Viz
c'nia: company tC develop 1000 acres
of coal land. for a daily output Of .
600 tons of coal. in Eentucky
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
IN THE APPLE MARKETS
Condition nf tho Apple Trade ms Seen
by Governments bureau Of
Markets.

The Tovcrnmcn:'s Bureau or Mar.
ke,s reporting on the apple situation
for last week. says:
Inc recent feature of the apple Sit,
uation has he"n tho continued dizziness
md moderately sagpinr price tendency
OF the cooking varieties IN many civ
markets, particularly New YORK ana
Boston
Virginia Missouri and Illinois Zen
Davis frsts .anged ;2.15-sa.a in mid.
Western markets, with slow movement,
but TOP was exceeded in SON. North.
wer.ern and Southern markets remote
from main producing sections. BAR
relied stock ~ choic" Kinds SIM roach.
cd Sc in some Wcsteru ana Northwest.
ern markets, hut wi'h generally weak
demand. Table Kinds NlrLiula and
Illinois Jonathaus. and Virginia Grimes.
first to fancy, mel slow "a fair demand.
with prices nearly steady at prevail.
Ing range. 81 7i-IG Leading box annie
states. Notwithstanding their large
proportion Of the current shinmcn,s
are st!ll behind last seasons record To
corresponding date, washington falling
of IN this respect over - per ccut
The barrel section, as rep.cseutnd t,.
New York. New jcsery, Maine. N;chi-
gan. has shipped no moro THAN one
half last years quota OF barr.!cd an.
Piles. Missouri. however. is nearly a
per cont ahead OF last years figures IL
corresponding date, while Virginia and
Illinois have been shipping freely.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
Rocky Mount Maker Some Gains.

ROCKY MOUNT, N. e.. December l.
Sales adjourned Thursday and Friday
or this week for Thanksgiving, and
consequently there were ~ three
sales days TO report. The amount sold
was little more than 100000 pounds,
FOR an average Of s32.75. making the
totai SOLD TO date l8.347,253 pounds, for
an average OF $3.50. The market has
gained $4,000 pounds over November
last year. and 5.l8s,75S pounds over last
season to date. The gain In average
Tor Inc same period being $500 per
100 pounds.
The receipts for the past week have
SHOWN very Good quality. the better
grades OF cutters ana leaf being In good
supply. while the commoner grades
have been scarcer.
The common grades from s35 down
have held up remarkably well, and are
very nigh. The medium and better
grades have shown weakness comparcd
with former we>ks. though prices are
stu satisfactory 30 the seller Tho
crop has proven to ho somewhat larger
thon estimated early in the season. and
there is right much tobacco remaining
In the hands Of the farmers now.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
SWEET POTATOES FIRM
NIrEtnin Leading Shippcr-Good Prices
for FIrst-CInss stock-DnmnEed
Goods Away on.

The bureau OF Markets Of tho United
states Agricultural Department reports
on sweet potatoes as follows:
After tho declining spell OF the pre-
c"d!ng week. sweet potatoes have
shown nrmer trend nj country ship
ping points. although s2.25 was best
figure reached at (. q. b. points for Big
stem Jerseys In clothtnp barrels. Vir-
ginia continues By far the leading ship
yer. with 2il ears for tho week but
falling an sharply compared with 4lt
ears .hG previous week. Jobblng mar
kets were uneven and unsettled owing
PARTLY to condition OF oncringH New
Jersey Sig Stems. mostly In hampers
moved nj prevailing range OF Si-sl25
Virginia Big Stems, Eoot quality, In
ciothtop barrels. in Eastern and Mid
western markets, ranged s3-s375. hut
considerable poor and badly damaged
stock sold IT very low Acurcs. In
Northwestern markets. distant from
growing stceiosr. MFWYPMrWYP
growing sections. desirable lots ranged
S&sa50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
A THOUSAND COAL CARS
Norfolk and Wrstcrn Uosuok. Shops
flushing Uut steel Car. Z" Helie,.
Transportation tongt4uon.

ROANOKE, VA. DccemHcr Per.
haps the busies, plant ni thi, tu.y
manufacturing town jUEi al the pre-.
ont tmc is the b!G shop Of "a. Eorto.n
aud Western Railway. some months
ato tn" company decided 10 build e..
rapidly AZ possible 1000 al..wccl cosl
cars IN order 10 relieve tho car sh0ri.
axe on liz liner. Two hundred u. these
cars have now bcsn completed ana
pUi ia az" On the road. and GDw The
order has com" To increase The OUTPUT
"a rapidly ar possible. and the :o,,.,
u tn" shopf have been enlarged The
sh6ps are now finishing about q aDzer
per day NJ .hcsc Gfty-kcyen-ton ga
paci'y coal haulors. ~ soon a, IN.
. 1000 arranged fer shall lee cornyle,od
the shops WIN probably commence WORK
on another big order for the same class
and size coal cars.