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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
LIFT. YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
Tells how to loosen q tender corn
or caIlus 90 Il LITE out
without pain.

You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once a week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by a Cincinnati authority
to use a drug called freezone, which
the moment few drops are applied
to any corn or callus the soreness Is re-
neveo ana soon the entire corn or cal
lus, root and all, lifts off with the fin
gers
Freezone dries the moment il IL an
piled, and simply shrivels the corn or caI.
lus without inAaming or even irritafino
the surrounding tissue or skin. A smail
bottle OF freezone will cost very littIe
ct any OF the drug stores, but win posi-
lively rid ones feet of every hard or
soft corn or hardened callus. If vour
druggist hasn't any freezone he can oct
It at any Wholesale drug house for Won.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
The Patriotism of COlfax is Well Rep
resented.

A Colfax boy who was among
the first to volunteer for enlist
ment in the State National Guard
and is now mustered into the reg
ular U. S. service. writes word
that the Chronicle has failed to
mention all the Colfax boys in
the service. We have tried to
give the names of all the Grant
parish boys who have enlisted,
particularly the Colfax boys.
who have been noted for their
promptness and patriotism in
joining the colors. We shall be
pleased to receive the names and
enlistment of any and all of our
boys that may have been omit
tea from our list.
The Colfax boy writes that
Alb G. Irwin is with Pershing's
troops in France; Robert Nc
Nicely is in the navy. as is also
@. A. Wilson, another Colfax boy
in the English Channel on one of
our big war ships. In addition
to these boys who have seen act
ual service, there are several
other Colfax boys in the navy,
namely, A. c. Lewis, Jas. A.
Hyde, Jr., Geo. Moses, Will Wise
and Robert Hodnett. Also Geo.
C. Jordan is in the aviation SER
vice, Dewey Mcknight in the
army, Pliny Cameron has joined
the medical corps in Oklahoma,
and Lester Duncan joined the
National Guard and is now in
the regular service.
All told this makes twenty
nine Coifax boys that have vol
unfairly joined the coIors. 1t is
doubtful if there is another town
in the State of only two thousand
that can show as good
a record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

The war department is offering to
buy horses and mules direct from the
farmers and breeders. BY this ar
rangement they exect to pay the breed
er more than he has been receiving for
his stock, and also effect-a slight saw
ing to the government by eliminating
the middlemen. The parish agent is to
be the means of bringing the govern
ment and the farmers together in par
ishes where there are sufficient stock
to justify. The man with stock to sell
is expected to make the first move by
getting in communication with his par
ish agent. Only good animals con-
forming to certain specifications will
be bought. These specifications are in
the hands of parish agents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
LEMONS WRITTEN AND
BEAUTIFY THE SKIN
Make this beauty lotion eheapIy for
your face, neck, arms and hands. =

At the cost of small jar of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint OF the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautifer,
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem
ons into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white. Care should be taken
to strain the juice through a fine cloth
so no lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
ton will keep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is used
to bleach and remove such blemishes az
freckles, sallowness and tan and Is
the ideal skin softener, whitener and
beautifer.
just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make nm
q quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. It il
marvellous to smoother rough, red hands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

The many friends of Mr.. Bolton
WilIbanks and Miss Carrie Clinton
were surprised to learn this popular
young couple were joined in wedlock
on last Sunday AFTERNOON at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Boren, Justice G..
U. Robinson officiating.
The bride is the beautiful daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clinton of this
city and sister of Sheriff L. o. Gin
ton. She is one of the most popular
and highly esteemed of Pollock's young
er set and is an accomplished and low
able young lady. The groom is q son
of Samuel d. Willbanks of this city
and is one of the model tyoung fellows
of the town. He is valued employee
of the Pollock Drug Co.. and is popular
and everybody's friend.
1t is reported that the young couple
left for Tioga, Glenmora and other
points to visit before returning to make
their home in Pollock. Pollock Press,
August 10.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Ed HamIll Shot
Attempting to Es-
cape from Deputy

At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Deputy S. w. Johnston shot Ed Ham,
mil through the right thigh as he
was making a sensational attempt to
escape from the deputy. Deputy John
ston had force of prisoners cutting
weeds between the Chronicle Office and
the school house, when Hammil made
a break Tor liberty. Dupty Johnston
fired at him twice as he ran behind the
school house striking him in the right
hip, but not disabling HIM. Hammil
continued to run towards the woods at
the edge of town, and as the deputy
rounded the school house he fired at
him twice again. BY this time the
wounded man became so lame he could
go no further, and Deputy Johnston
overlook him and loaded him into an
automobile and returned him to Jail.
Hammil was placed in jail about q
week ago charged with disloyal ut
terances and melting young men not
to appear for examination under the
selective draft act and for making
threatening incendiary remarks about
President Wilson.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

During the hot weather of the sum-
mer months some member Of the fam
lly is likely to be troubled with an UNI
natural Iooseness. of the bowels, and IT
is Of the greatest importance that this
be treated promptly, which can only be
done when the medicine is kept at hand
Mrs. F. F. Scott, Scottsville, N. r.,
states. Il first used Chamberlain 8
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy as much
as Ave years ago. At that time l had
a severe attack of summer complaint
and was suffering intense pain. One
dose relieved me. Other members OF
my family have since used it with like
results. adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
IN MEMORIAM.

BALLIO.-E Edward Harvey Ballio,
born in Grant parish, La, July q,
1893, died at Port Arthur, Texas. July
70, 1917, aged "a years and days.
The deceased was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Balllo. well known and
honored family of Grant parish. He
leaves devoted father, seven sisters
and three brothers, his mother having
died several years ago. The sisters
are Mrs. Pearl Maurice, Mrs. Irene
Lowell, Mrs. Mary Reeves, and Misses
Ethel, Blanch, Viola and Ruby Baltic,
and the brothers are Bert, Gus and
Emery Ballio. all of whom are living.
Harvey met his. death from drown
ing in deep canal. He and friend
left their boarding house at night to
go in bathing and had to cross the ca
nal to get to the bathing pool or lake.
In crossing the canal their boat was
upset, and as Harvey's friend could not
swim well it is thought he lost his life
in trying to save his friend, but both
were drowned. What could be nobler
or Drawer than to lose his life trying
to save his friend?
He was member Of the Oak Grove
Baptist church, having joined in 1910.
At the time Of his death he was work.
ing for the Texas Oil Co., and had
bright prospects for the future. He
had been promoted several times and
was loved by all his employees. He was
planning to visit his old home Christ
mas. and the home folks were expect
ing to have reunion. His untimeiy
death has changed all those plans, and
the hearts of loved ones are sad. Dear
ones, plan to meet him in heaven.
Harvey was . jolly good boy and
man, and made friends wherever he
went. HIS friends in Port Arthur show
ed their love and respect for him in
many ways. The casket was a beauti-
full one, covered with the choicest
flowers and cards of sympathy. and
several hundred people followed the
casket to the train as be was being
brought back to his Louisiana home.
Gods will be done. May we ali live
30 as to meet dear Harvey in that bet
ter home above, is the hope and pray
or Of bis old teacher and friend.
PHENIE NUGENT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

A Reversal of Conditions in Is Years.
In 1892 scarcely one-fifth of
the United States was embraced
in dry" territory, and the pro-
hibition propaganda was loudly
proclaimed by the brewers. and
distillers as having spent its
force. In 1917 prohibition pre-
vailsin fully nine-tenths of the
territory of the United States,
and there is strong, unmistak-
able and overwhelming senti-
ment that the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors must be totally
wiped out.
Louisiana is among the five or
six states that still enables the
whisky sellers to fatten and
thrive in about one third of its
territory. but there is no ques-
ton that a majority vote of the
people if once fairly held would
Danish the traffic from the State.
So far as Grant parish is con-
cerned the question was definite
ly decided against open saloons
35 years ago. Although two or
three efforts have since been
made to open the question, our
people voted against it so deci-
sively that for a score of years
it has not again been attempted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Total expenses l917-1s.... $50, 46S o.

Total expenses l917-18..'. $50, 46S 90
On motion of Mr.. Wall duly
seconded by Mr.. Rambo and car
ried, the following teachers nam
ed for the several schools of the
parish for the coming school ses-
sion were appointed: (The list
of teachers will be published
next week..
The president and secretary
were authorized and instructed
to make any changes that might
be necessary or fill any vacancies
that might occur in any of the
schools of the parish for the COM
ing school season.
The board then adjourned to
meet the first Friday in October,
1917. j. H. MCNEELY,
j. N. WARNER, Prest.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Arrested for Attempt to Steal Pipe.
a record.

Arrested for Attempt to Steal Pipe.
Alexandria. La, Aug. Is. j.
L. Oakley and j. A. Gallon,
white men, have been arrested
and jailed on charge of larceny
of a carload of pipe that belong
ed to the Standard Oil Co., and
which was stacked near More
land. The pipe is valued at
about So, 500. 1t consisted of 70
joints of eight inch pipe 81 feet
in length and valued at SIS per
foot. 1t is alleged that the men
secured a car and loaded it with
this pipe and were negotiating
with a Shreveport firm for its
sale. They offered it at Is cents
per foot. The suspicious of the
firm was aroused and on investi-
cation it was ascertained the
pipe belonged to the Standard
Oil Company. Sheriff David
was notified and the men were
taken into custody.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

If an inference might be drawn
from the undercurrents started
by the report. an observer might
venture the opinion thatthe pro-
posal is one which would be dis
cussed in good faith by the allies
but that it does not meet their
war aims. 1t was indicated that
a peace proposal coming from
the pope-the first actual pro-
posal of the kind to come from
the Vatican-would necessarily
have to be considered carefully
and deliberately and that an an
swer convincing to the world
would necessarily have to be
made.
How far the peace proposal re-
fleets the close relationship of
the Vatican with Austria whose
earnest desire for peace despite
German influence is well known.
or how far it reflects the Cath
Ole agitation for peace in Ger
many, no one here would ven-
ture to say. Some recall that
leading Catholics were promi-
nent figures in the recent peace
furry in Germany,
Within the entente diplomatic
circle the opinion was freely and
promptly expressed that the
peace proposal was inspired by
Germany and was an attempt to
split the allies in a conflicting
discussion of their war aims.
Summed up, the proposals are
for restoration of the status
quo ante-bellum with all ques-
tons as to the readjustment of
frontiers to be left to underlined
subsequent negotiations"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Three Rivers Oil Co.. .Ka nsas City, Mo

Three Rivers Oil Co., X ansas City, Mo.
For the past week Mr.. B. c..
Potter, of Sioux City, Iowa, has
been in Colfax quietly looking
after business interests in Grant
parish, and with an eye open to
such developments as may ap-
peal to him hereabouts. Mr..
Potter is president of the Red
River Land and Cattle Co.,
which bought in fee simple the
well known Bynum Plantation
property in Grant parish, con-
tanning 3705 acres, on the Jeffer-
son Highway. about seven miles
southeast of Cofax.
He is also vice president and
general superintendent of the
Three Rivers Oil Co., of Kansas
City, Mo-, having a holding of
Is, 900 acres of oil leases in the
oil fields of Kansas, which he is
exploiting in connection with the
3705 acres of agricultural land
of the Bynum plantation, Grant
parish, La, held in fee simple
by his company. The Bynum
lands, besides being well known
to our citizens as wonderfully
rich and productive, are also
situated in the great belt of oil
bearing sand known and proven
to traverse the State of Louisi--
ana from one end to the other.
We understand that wells are to
be sunk on or near this property
at an early date, and the de-
velopment of oil and gas is re-
garded as a certainty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Red Cross Division Calls for Sweaters,
Muff1ers and Socks.

Mufiiers and Socks.
The Gulf division of the American
Red Cross is sending out calls to all
chapters under its jurisdiction for
sweaters, mufflers and socks for soldiers
in answer to the appeal of Major Gray
son M. p. Murphy, Red Cross commits
sioner for Europe. Major Murphy has
sent an appeal to this country for L.
500, 900 sets of these articles.
Here is the chance for the Colfax
Auxiliary of the Rapides chapter to do
some effective and necessary Red Cross
work. There are number of elderly
ladies in this community skilled in knit
ting who would be glad to engage in
this work, provided they are allowed to
do the work at home. ard they would
take great pleasure in showing younger
persons how it is to be done. OF course
all precautions should be taken to keep
garments sanitary and clean, and this
essential should be strongly insisted
upon at all times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Rapides Chapter Red Cross was visit
ed Tuesday by the Colfax Auxiliary
ladies, Mesdames McNeely and Nc
Knight, who brought 81 bed shirts. IA
r. C. bags, 20 comfort kits, and all
we're beautifully finished. The chair
man and her captains, :Mesdames
Pendleton and Bremen, examined each
garment and they were found finished
according to directions. The ladies
were supplied with more garments.
pajamas and bed shirts, also bandages
for the surgical department. -Alexan
dria Town Talk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Attention is called to the ordinance
passed by, the CoIfax town council last
week and now being published in the
Chronicle, prohibiting bulls over four
months old from running at large on
the streets of Colfax. Owners of bulls
over four months old should make note
of this new town law, and see that they
do not subject themselves to fine by a
violation of its provisions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Sharp, Stabbing Pains
Often Tell of Weak Kidneys---The Fol.
lowing Statement Shows You
What to Do.

Wu6t 10 OOs
The sharp twinge of pain in the small
of the back that strikes you after any
sudden twist or awkward move, may
tell of weak kidneys. And there are
often disturbances of the urine-to fire.
quent urination, scalding or burning
pains during passage, discolored urine
and sediment.
Doan's Kidney Pills are prepared es-
pecially for weakened kidneys, kidney
backache and urinary disorders-have
proven their merit in thousands of
cases. Can Colfax readers demand
more convincing proof than the fol-
lowing?
d. Logan, WINFIELD. La, says: 81
had more or less trouble from my kid
neys for fifteen years. / could hardly
get around, owing to the awful pains
in my back and sides and if sat down
/ had to have support in getting up.
My kidneys were so weak that l was
obliged to get up six or eight times
during the night. The secretions were
also highly colored. / felt dull and
languid and the least exertion tired
me. / didn't get relief until used
Doan's Kidney Pills. In few days
they brought improvement and before
long. the pain in my back disappeared
and my kidneys became normal. /
keep Doan's Kidney Pills on hand all
the time and when my kidneys are the
least disordered / use this medicine and
get relief.
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't simp-
ly ssk for kidney remedy set Doan's
Kidney Pills = the same Mr.. Logan
recommends. Foster MiIburn Comps-
nv. Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
The Pope's Proposal for Peace.

Washington, Aug. Ia, An unof
fetal outline of Pope Benedict's
peace proposals received here,
disclose that the Pontiff includes
some of the principles of world
peace for which President Viii.
SON has declared.
Among the Pope's proposals
are reduction of ornaments, free
dom of the seas, and that there
shall be no retaliatory struggle
after the war for world CONNER
cial supremacy. These are re-
garded as the foundation stones
of the Pope's plan. Included in
the restoration of territory, the
Pope's proposal insists, should
be the return to Germany of all
her colonies, as well as the COM
plete restoration of Belgium to
her sovereignty.
The Pope's proposal declares
that the injuries to all belliger-
ents have been so great there
should be no thought of repara-
tion except for the return of ter
ritory.
The proposal is long. Although
special efforts are being made to
faciliatate its transmission to
the United States, this may not
be affected for a day or two.
Meanwhile. however, an accurate
outline of the principal points of
the communication is in the hand
of this government and has re-
ceived thoughtful consideration.
No official cognizance can be
taken of it until the proposal is
conveyed officially. Whatever
consideration is given to it will
be after consultation with the
allies.
The extent of the state depart
ment's information does not in
dictate through what channel the
proposal will be conveyed and
gives no information from which
an inference might be drawn as
to whether it will come through
one of the allied governments or.
through a dignatary of a church.
Officials were unusually ex-
plicit in saying that it could not
be discussed until it came official
~ before the government. and
were emphatic in declaring that
no statement whatever could be
represented as rejecting the Of
fetal view Of this government.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no means an easy matter to
cure this disease, but it can be done in
most instances by taking Chamberlain's
Tablets and complying with the plain
printed directions that accompany each
package. adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Do you get up at night? Sanol is
surely the best for all kidney and blad-
der troubles. Sanol gives relief in "a
hours from all backache and bladder
troubles. Sanol is a guaranteed rem
edy. 35c and $1.00 bottle at b e
drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Official Proceedings of Grant Parish
School Board.

Official Proceedings of Grant Parish
School Board.
Colfax, La, Aug. A, 1917.
The Grant parish school board
met in adjourned session on the
above named date and was called
to order by the president, ]. H.
McNeely.
There were psesent at the
meeting the following board
members: j. H. McNeely. C. F.
Blackwell, E. A. Wall, R. W..
Rambo and B. D. Fletcher. A
quorum being present they pro-
ceeded to transact the following
business, to-wit:
The minutes of the July meet
ing were read and approved.
Mr.. Charles Deere, of the Flag
on community, appeared before
the board and presented a claim
for transportation while attend
ing the high school at Pollock,
the distance being over three
miles for him to travel to the
said Pollock high school. After
considerable discussion a motion
prevailed not to allow the Claim
for the reason that the young
mans grade had not been elimi-
mated from his home school at
Flagon. The motion was duly
seconded and being placed before
the board by the president it car
ried unanimously, all board men,
bers voting in the affirmative,
and the president so announced.
Mr.. Wall moved that the action
of the board relative to paying
pupils living three miles and over
from nearest school for attending
school be repealed. His motion
was duly seconded by Mr.. Black
well, and being placed before the
board it carried and the chair so
announced.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher duly
seconded by Mr.. Wall, $500 or as
much thereof as may be neces-
sary, was appropriated to build
an additional room to the Shady
Grove school house.
Some claims were presented
for payment, and after being ex-
amined by the board the presi-
dent and secretary were author
lied and instructed to draw
checks against the proper funds
and pay them.
On motion of B. D. Fletcher
duly seconded by E. A. Wall and
carried, the following budget of
expenditures was adopted for
the year 1917-1918, to-wit:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

No end of misery and actual suffer-
ing is caused by disorders of the stom-
ach and liver, and may be avoided by
the use of Chamberlain's Tablets.
Give them trial. They only cost
quarter. adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18
STRAY Horse.

Left my place about July Is. one bay
horse. S years old, branded v on shoul-
der, small split in one ear. Think ne
can be found in ward 6 or 2. Will pay
S. for return to me at Fairmount, La.
AUDIT T. C. BUSH.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Do you know Sanol Chill Tonic
knocks the Chills and all Malaria Few.
ers. Get it at the Drug Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Salary of white teachers $45, 900 90
Salary of colored teachers. $500 90
Salary demonstration agent $50 90
Salary of superintendent .. 1900 90
Office expense inc. help ..... 800 90
Building schools G furniture. 1000 90
School supplies. LOCO 90
Repairing school houses ........ 200 90
Per diem milage BID. mbrs.. $50 90
School libraries .............. $50 90
Laboratory supplies .............. 450 90
Miscellaneous ..r.................... 1,168 90
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

If you have Chills or Malaria get q
35c bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic nothing
better fs shills and malaria. Get it
at the Drug Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-08-18

Give the ticks q ticket to the dipping
yat-that's good tactics.