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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-10-09
Office of the NatChit0cheS Liv-
cry 6 Garage Co., Ltd.,
NatchitOcheS, La.
SEPTEMBER IS, 1919

At a meeting of the stockholders
the Natchitoches Livery g. Garage
Co. Ltd, this day held at thei
office in the City of Natchitoches, La.
here were present the following stock
holders: NJ Aaron, J. B. Pressburg.
D. W. Breazeale, H. Hughes, G. L.
krleger, constituting quorum. The
meeting being called by proper notice.
ETC., and being the regular annual
meeting. One of the objects of said
meeting being to amend Article One
of the charter of said corporation by
changing its name from Natchi-
toches Livery & Garage Co., Limited to
Natchitocnes Motor Company, Limited.
The object of the meeting being
stated, the following resolution was
offered, seconded and unanimously
carried:
Section l. Resolved that Article
One of the Charter of this corporation
be amended so as to change the name
of the corporation from Natchitoches
Livery & Garage Co., Limited to Match
itoches Motor Company, Limited.
Section 2. That certified copy of
this resolution be published in the
Natchitoches Enterprise for 80 days
and certified copy recorded in the
Recorders OffiAe of the Parish of
Natchitoches, La, and certified copy
forwarded to the Secretary of State
for recordation in his archives.
(Carried)
State of Louisiana,
Parish of NatchitOches.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy of
the original resolution amending the
charter of the Natchitoches Livery &
Garage Co., Limited. adopted by a
unanimous vote Of the stockholders OF !
the corporation at the stockholders
meeting held at its office in the City
of Natchitoches, La, on September
Is, 1919.
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and seal of office this September
Is, 1919.
j. 3. PRESSBURG.
Secretary.
Sept. 1S.-30d.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-10-09

| Signature of Voter ......
| Notice to Voters: To vote in favor
OF said proposition place cross (X)
mark in the square below the word
/ YES. To vote against said propo-
sition place similar mark in the
square below the word "NO".
Section 3. That the Secretary is
hereby instructed to have prepared for
use at said special election all neces-
sary ballot boxes. tally sheets, lists of
voters assessed valuation of property
and compiled statement Of voters in
number and amount.
Section w. That said special cleo
ton shall be held in accordance with
the laws of the State of Louisiana and
at the following precincts, and the
following are appointed Commission
ers and Clerks of said election:
Precinct Beulah, Ward sc. C. Nc
CARNEY, A. C. Knott, j. H. Cook.
Commissioners and Frank James, Clerk
of said election.
Precinct Marthaville, Ward 5-B. T.
Look. Julian Dixon and Herman Pull
I'm, Commissioners, and Bill Glass.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-10-09
BALLOT

Proposition to levy a five
mill special tax on the dol
lar on all assessable pro-
perry in Road District No.
% Ward S of the Parish of
Natchitoches, for a period
of five years beginning
with and including the year
1920 and ending with and
including the year 1924
Said tax to be devoted to
the construction and MAIN
tenance Of roads in said
District No. % of Ward 5
Parish of Natchitoches,
La.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1919-10-09

Continued on SUPPLEMENT-
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
SENATE WILL ACT
ON z|HLMAN BILL
Favorable Report Expected on
Measure to investigate D.
c. Water Supply. Z

Favorable action on the Zihlman
resolution creating a commission to
investigate available sources of water
supply for the District is expected
after consideration of the measure
District of Columbia Committee.
The resolution has already been
passed by the House. 1t provides
that commission of FIVE be named
TO investigate the Patuxent and other
sources of water supply with a view
to relieving the water situation.
j. W. T. Curtis, president of the
Washington and Suburban Sanitary
Commission. will probably appear be-
fore the Senate committee to point
out the needs of additional volume of
water. The suburban commission is
developing number of small water
works systems in townN near the
Maryland District ofNColumbia line
and authority of Congress has been
given to tap the District mains. This.
however. cannot be done at this time.
since the consumption in the District
is equal to the production.
Two years ago the Senate passed
tne Alhlman resolution as a rider on
the District appropriation bill. 1t
was stricken in the House, and this
year was passed as an independent
measure.
Should the proposed commission
work out plan for relieving the
water situation here a big program
or extensions and improvements OF
suburban property would follow.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
Clean Up Mexico Quick,
These Senator'S Demand
Senator EIkins of West Virginia
Would Put End At Once
to 0utrages.
BY SENATOR DAVIS ELKINs. From
| West Virginia. 2

BY SENATOR DAVIS ELKINs. From
West Virginia.
| think all of the Senator'S are
waiting the outcome of the Presi-
dents message to the Foreign Re-
lations Committee on Monday with
great interest.
No one believes for a moment that
the release of Consul Jenkins on bail
VIII nav ethe slightest influence with
our proceedings in the matter.
Why should 1T? His difficulty is
perhapsN one OF the very mildest
wrongs against American citizens
endured through a period OF years
and, as | said before, is but an in
cident in the case against Mexico.
Some OF the startling things ex-
posed by Senators on the Senate
floor this week bear testimony to
the treachery of the Carranza gov
|ernment and show conclusively the
perilous situation of our citizens in
Mexico and within our border.
1t is time that we opposed Stub
bornly and effectively the aggressions
Of these outlaws.
shall. with my vote and voice, ad.
vocate cleaning up the whole busi-
ness right now. 1t should have been
done long ago.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07

because they were Americans" or
because the slayer wished to show
that he could kill an American"
During the period from April Z,
1917, to November IL, 1918, while the
United States was engaged in the
world war. with the Carranza gov
ernment in power in Mexico, forty
eight Americans met death. OF these
sixteen were killed in the Mexican
oil fields where they were patri-
otically maintaining the supply of
oil that was essential to the success
ful prosecution of the wS< by the
United States.
Throughout this period the Amer
lean workers in the oil fields were
forbidden- the Carranza authori-
ties to carry arms or to have arms
In their possession. and they. were
utterly unable to protect themselves
against the bandits and rebel fac
tons which infest the oil territory
around Tampico.
Finger Cut From Hand.
On April 5. 1918, NJ. T. Dollar and
Leonard Loris were killed at Tam.
pico. the port of the oil fields, and
the authorities cited assert that they
were slain by Mexicans "at the insti-
cation of Germans" On May 80, 1918.
Gustave A. Whiteford, an American
citizen. met death at the hands of
bandits in the State of Nayarit. He
was carried off and held for ransom.
a hnger cut from one of his hands
was sent to his friends with the de-
mands for money. Repeated attempts
were made to steal the ransom pay
ments which were delivered to the
pandits, and Whiteford was killed in
cold blood after the ransom had been
paid In full. The authorities cited
declare the whole Whiteford incidea nj
was planned by German alien enc
mics who sought to hamper the
United States during the war period.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
Judge Annuls Marriage
OF Chevy Chase Girl To
Bogus British War Hero
Court Restores Maiden Name to Florence
Brainard and Gives Her Custody Of Child.
False Husband Posed A. Adventures.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-4retty Mrs.
Florence Brainard Grimwood, nine
teen-ycar-old girl of Chevy Chase.
ID. c., daughter of e. c. Bra,nard. real
estate operator, who married a var
hero and discovered soon after that
her husband was an impostor who
already had wife and family in
London, England. with the aid OF a
decree handed down by Justice Don
nelly, or the supreme court, will try
TO forget her unhappy romance.
Following the recent trial, al which
witnesses testified to the real char
acter of William F. G. Grimwood, also
known as William Robert Archer. the
husband. and described him IN most
emphatic terms. Justice Donnelly. to-
day annulled the marriage and grant
ed the plaintiff permission to use her
maiden name. She obtains possession
of her small daughter, whose name
the Judge fixed as Rosemary Brainard
Testimony by witnesses and the
reading of depositions sworn to by
many who were unable to attend.
wove a tale of "a gentleman adven-
turer seldom equaled in daring by
creatures fashioned in some noveiist's
fertile brain.
Accepted ~ seeiety.
The alleged bogus officer landed in
America in 1916. at a time when the
allied cause was uppermost in the
minds of many leaders in American
business and social life His uniform
was accepted as sufficient credentials
and he was accepted in Washington
society. where Capt. w. Frank Grim
wood. the dashing British office, soon
became a familiar figure
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
55l Americans Killed
In Mexico Since 1910,
Latest Figure. Reveal

Mexico reign of terror which followed the Madero
luton in 1910 and which has continued to date has cost 55
American lives, according statistics submitted today to
the State Departemnt and the Senate Foreign Relations sub
committee investigating the Mexican situation by the Ma
tona Association for the Protection of American Rights
Mexico.
The figures accompanied by a map showing the
location and the approximate date of each of the killings
The most complete list far made public by the State De
partment showing Americans killed in Mexican disturb
gives only 251 slayngs.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
FIRST GOLDEN EAGET
BOASTS EXCITING LIFE
Della Damon, Girl With Thrilling
Career, Takes Role of Bugler
At Scout Rally.

Della Damon, twenty-year-old en-
ploye of the Navy Department, the
first Girl Scout in the country to re-
ceive Golden Eaglet medal for pro
ficiency in scouting, took the role of
bugler at the Girl Scout rally held
yesterday afternoon in Memorial
Continental Hall.
Miss Damon has had about as ex-
citing a career as any young girl OF
twenty years could wish for. Only
four years ago she was a mill worker
at New Bedford, Mass. then her
home. She was Girl Scout. and her
ambition was to win the seventeen
merit badges required before one is
eligible for the Golden Eaglet medal
1t was no easy task to get those
merit badges. She had to go to work
early; she had to toll hard all day
long; and at night she was ready for
the bed. But that didn't discourage
her.
To get her dairymaid's merit badge
she got up every morning at 4 o'clock
rode bicycle four miles TO a farm
on the outskirts OF the town. milked
a herd of cows, and then rode to the
mill to start her days work She
kept this up every morning unal she
had attained enough skill in milking
cows to entitle her to the merit bad ge
TO get her naturalist's merit badge
she used her lunch hour at the mill
10 study bugs and plants. She would
skip into a park and. with book In
hand. make a study of nature.
To get her electricians merit badge
she wired an entire house all by her
self. She drew her own diagrams of
the electric circuits, ran the wires
herself. and then put in the fixtures.
When the United States entered the
war sne came here as yeoman (F)
Although she received her Golden
Eaglet medal year ago at the White
House from Mrs Wilson. the medal
was represented TO her by the Queen
Of the Belgians during her recent
visit here. in view of the fact that
the design of the medal had been
changed since the first issuance
The Washington times., 1919-12-07

While he moved in the best circles.
behind him loomed the shadow Of a
past that had interesteS Scotland
Yard. according TO sworn testimony
introduced at the trial The society
favorite was in reality, 1t is sile~sd
Robert Archer. clerk In L<oncon
law office and wanted by the English
authorities for forgery Prccisimsnr
himself a widower. he vss really
married and the father of two chis-
dren- He deserted his family. the
allegations continue. and escaped To
America with a forged passport
The climax of his meteoric social
career was capped when he met Miss
Florence Brsinsro. then twenty-five
years old. and belle of the exclusive
Chevy Chase set In Capital society.
Met In. In New Yerk stsstsa-
1t was brought out that Mrs. Grim
wood met her husband -to-be at the
Pennsylvania station. New York. IN
July, 1915.
An intense courtship ended IN less
than a month. when the captain. ger
Reously clad in British regimentals
and with several decorations gleam-
ing on his tunic. led Miss Brainard
to the altar Of the Church of Trans-
| hguration in New York.
Tales of his service on the vestern
| front had eniivened his days OF
courtship and the new bride was in
tensely proud Of her supposed hero
husband. But the awakening came
before the honeymoon tour was end
ed. The first indication Of the clay
feet Of the idol was the return of .
check for 500. given by the captain
IL is alleged. and rejected by the bank
as N G." -
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire Would Cubanize Re.
public Without Delay.
BY SENATOR GEORGE H. MOSES
From New Hampshire.

By SENATOR GEORGE H. MOSES
From New Hampshire.
The situation at this moment with
Mexico is most battling. We are in
a muddle.
Everybody knows that something
must be done with this vexing prob
lem and everybody is in the air as
to what shall be done.
Everyone knows what to do last
but what to do first-that is any
body's guess.
However, we hope that the COM
munication from the President which
has been promised the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee by 1890 o'clock
Monday morning may serve to point
the way to a settled policy.
At least we shall know on Mon
day noon what the President thinks
upon the subject of Intervention in
Mexico.
Urges CubanizatiOn.
l have for years been firm be-
lever in the Cubanization of this
republic. Of course we shall find
plenty of obstacles in the way of
establishing this condition. When
we took charge of Cuban affairs we
were more fortunately placed in all
ways to accomplish this purpose be-
cause our efforts were matched with
a monarchy on the other side of the
Atlantic, while the battling part of
our program now is to deal with a
republic that has had half century
Of birthday anniversaries, and one
which commits acts of l3wlessness in
our very door yard.
All Senators and Members of Con-
gress say we must do something, but
what? How shall we proceed?
If on Monday the President agrees
to the provision of Senator Falls
amendment and recommends the
withdrawal of the recognition of
Venustiano Carranza, heretofore ac-
corded him by the United States as
President of the Republic of Mexico,
and follows this up by severing all
diplomatic relations between the two
republics. What then?
Shall we assume the responsibility
of watchful waiting during an eternal
trial OF de facto Presidents until
they hit upon one that we can recog-
Inize?
Do we want a repetition of the
jenkins affair, and do we feel salts
fed that Jenkins release is an end
to this unpleasant matter?
We do not
Hasn't Been Released.
Consul Jenkins has not been re-
leased. He is only out on bail, and
this legal parole was not negotiated
nor desired by Mr.. Jenkins; other
wise he could have PUT up the bond
money long ago.
All of the proceedings as revealed
by the evidence already in the hands
Of Senator Falls committee show a
conspiracy on the part of the Car
rama government against our Re-
public.
The evidence is not all in by any
means, and it is said that it will re-
quire two more months at least to
collect the information reported on,
and it will take at least another
month to make a selection after the
material is before the committee.
In the meantime, it is anybody's
guess as to what will be done.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07

cold blood while travelling under a
safe conduct from the Carranza gov
ernment- The Americans were going
to reopen the Cusi mines on the guar
antee of Csrranza officials that they
would be safe. The authorities re-
fused to supply a military escort, and
the railroad train upon which the
mining men were travelling was held
up by Villistas at Santa Ysabel. The
men were lined up beside the train,
stripped of valuables and clothing
and shot down by volleys. Altogether
the map listed forty-seven American
mining men who met death in Mexico.
The map showed two attacks by
Carranza forces on American troops
of the Pershing expedition which
were supposedly cooperating with
the Carranza authorities in their ef-
forts to run down villa. Captain
Charles It. Boyd Lieutenant Henry
r. Adair. and thirteen troopers of the
Tenth Cavalry were listed as killed
at Carrizal. Chihuahua. when an over
whelming force OF Carranza troops
massacred a scouting party of the
Pershing expedition Three troopers
were listed as killed when the Car
rama garrison ana -townspeople of
Parral attacked a squadron of cav
airy attached to the Pershing expe-
dition which was on a peaceful visit
to the town.
Victims Were Tortured.
In many of the killings the victims
were tortured, or mutilated in a hor-
rible manner after they had been
killed. William Bishop, Carl Eek and
, William Spencer, who were killed by
bandits under Jose Perez at Temo-
sachic, Chihuahua, on November s.
, 1914, were dragged to death by wild
horses. After robbing and numbering
John Glenn Parmenter at Guadala-
jara, Jalisco. on May %. 1913, the ban
dts tore the victims teeth from his
head to secure the gold filings. Maui
rice Mcdonald an American soldier
of fortune, who followed Villa, was
captured by Carranzistas at San Pedro
de las Colonias, Coalhuila, in April,
1914. The soles of his feet were cut
off and he was forced to walk about
the plaza. He was then burned at
, the stake until his legs had been COM
pletely consumed, and finally shot.
In several instances men were
killed after the United States. learn
ing that they were held by Mexican
factions had protested against, their
detention. In numerous other in
stances men carrying American pass
ports were killed. When James s.
Beard was captured by Mexican revo-
lutionists under Gen. Benjamin Argu-
medo at Parras, Coahuila, May IL,
1914, he produced his American pass
port. Argumedo ordered the passport
pinned to Boards breast and used as
mark By the firing squad that exc
cuted him on the spot.
Killed Because Americans.
In he n
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
PRESIDENT TO TELL
SENATE OF MEXICO
Foreign Relations Committee Will
Hear the Executive
Tomorrow.
Continued from First Page.

continued from First Page.)
not yet been transmitted to the Amr:-
can embassy at Mexico City, accord
ing to today's official dispatches.
LAT least three Republican members
of the Foreign Relations Committee.
IL was learned today, will vote with
Democrats to defeat the Fall resolu-
ton. directing that relations with
Mexico be broken, il President Will
son says ii would hamper or embarrss SIS
him. This would insure defeat of the
measure in committee.
Matter for President.
The attitude Of these Republicans
caused adjournment Of a conference
of Republican committee members
yesterday, without decision as to their
course when the whole committee
tomorrow.
Senator Borah. speaking for those
who took this stand, said that he de-
sires to cooperate with President
Wilson, and not to interfere with him
Il took the position" said Borah
that passage of the resolution would
serve no useful purpose. Handling
the Mexican question is an executive
function. Congress has no power to
act unless asked to do So"
Senator Hitchcock, Administration
leader, today predicted defeat of the
Fall resolution.
Says Resolution Is Dead.
The Republicans thought they had
put President Wilson in a difficult
position said Hitchcock, referring
to the sending of the subcommittee
to the White House yesterday. "They
found they had created a difficult
situation for themselves instead. The
Fall resolution is dead. in my opin-
ion."
Hitchcock said that in his belief the
reported freeing of Jenkins on bail
viii have no effect on the situation.
But Senator Fall took the view that
If Jenkins was released On bail, leav-
ing him at liberty only until his trial.
this Governments demand for his un-
conditional release remains unan-
swered, just as enough Jenkins were
still in Jail.
Fall expects President Wilson TO
communicate either with him or with
Senator Lodge today or early tomor-
row.
The Washington times., 1919-12-07
RAPS JAZZ CLOTHES
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Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robert
son Hale Condemns Prem
ature Beaux at Rally.
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RAISE GIRLS TOO SOFT
r. Il
Teach Them Bodies Are Not
Only For Decoration,
Urges Mrs. Reppin.

Pneumonia waists, silly high
heels. fluffy hair. jszzy clothes
rip-snorting parties, and prema-
ture beaus for the average mod
ern girl of adolescent age are
breeding a race of puny sickly
women who will be wholly in
capable of giving birth to strong,
healthy babies, according to Mrs.
Beatrice Forbes-RobcI tson Hale.
lecturer and former actress, and
niece of the famous English actor,
Sir Johnson Forbes Robertson.
Mothers who rear their daugh-
ters too softly, VIII othrow about
them too much of a hot-house
atmosphere. and who preach the
doctrine of Have a good time
while you're young, girls" were
vehemently denounced by Mrs.
Hale in a stirring address at the
Girl Scout rally held vest rday
afternoon in Memorial Continental
Hall.
we can't teach our girls such
friyolities in these days and get
by with it," declared Mrs. Hale.
I'VE are still at war, and war Is
no time for frivolity. We are in
the midst of a great industrial
or economic war-more fraught
with possibilities for good or
evil than the great war with Ger
many. And it promises to be a
war of much greater duration
than the world war.
Need Spartan Note.
"Our girls need to have instilIed
into them a bit of the Spartan
note They need to be taught
their duty as mathers, wives, and
citizens"
Mrs. Jane Deeter Rippin. ma
tional director of the Girl Scouts
of America, took up the note
struck by Mrs. Hale.
"Our girls should be taught
that their bodies are for some
other purpose than merely to be
decorated" she saids THE Girl
Scout organization teaches them
their responsibility as citizens. 1T
gives something useful TO do to
those girls who have outgrown
their dolls and are beginning to
dream idly of love, marriage, and
such things. Scouting is a wom-
ans job cut down TO girls size.
Congressman Richard Olney OF
Massachusetts told of the bene-
fits to be derived from physical
training. He said that the sup
plying of trained officers to COM
mand American troops during
the war was due largely to the
establishment of citizens train
ing camps prior to the war.
Congressman Olney told the
girls that they had big task in
front OF them in filling the gaps
caused by the 1000, 900 deaths in
the war