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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26
Other Peace Treaties.


To the average man the time
consumed in making the peace
treaty at Versailles seemed ex-
traordinarily long. AS a matter
of fact, compared with some
other treaties, it was not, though
the parchment signed at YER
sailles June %, 1919. ended the
greatest war the world had ever
known.
By way of proof, Prof. Quincy
Wrig hit, instructor in inter-
national law. at Harvard. has
compiled the time between arm
istices and peace treaties which
concluded the ten principal Euro
pean wars prior to the one just
ended, beginning with the Thirty
Years War, and he finds that the
average time of negotiation has
been fifteen months.
In the Thirty Years War peace
preliminaries began Dec. -25.
1641, at Hamburg and the final
treaty was signed Oct. "a, 1913,
at Munster. Osnabruck, negoti-
ations thus lasting eighty-two
months.
King Williams War, 1889 to
1897, ended with the peace OF
Rijswijk, Sept. 20, 1897, the ne
gotiations covering clever
months. The War of the Span
ish Succession was ended by the
peace of Utrecht, April II, 1713
Negotiations began eighteen
months before. The War of the
Austrian Succession was ended
in six months. negotiations be
ginning April 80. 1748. at Aria
Chapelle and concluding Oct. 18
1748.
Only three months was con
sumed in settling the Sever
Years War. Preliminaries be
gan at Fontainebleau Nov.
1852, and the treaty was signe
at Paris, Feb. 10, 1853.
Peace in the American Rev(
luton was made in ten months
The negotiations lasted from No,
80, 1882, until Sept. 8, 1888. whe
the treaty was signed at Paris.
Preliminaries to end the M
poleonic Wars began April II
1914, and the treaty was signe
at Vienna June 9. 1915. A re
ord was made in the Crimes
War. The peace conferen'
lasted. two months, the trea'
being signed at Paris, March 8
1856.
Four months elapsed betwe'
the armistice and the signing
the treaty at Frankfort, May
1871, which ended the Franc
Prussian War. 1t took S
months to settle the terms
peace in the Russo Turkish w;
the treaty being signed July
1878, at Berlin.
In the earlier days peace &C
ferences did not have the advs
tages of transportation and co
munication which the gatheri
at Versailles in 1919 enjoyed,
when the vastness of the recs
conflict and the complicated CHI
acter of the questions are cons
cred, the Intervention of eif
and a half months between
armistice and the signing
peace with the chief of the
feated group of nations {
hardly be called unduly long
N. O. States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26
Centenary College to Broaden.

Shreveport, July 24.-J. w.
Atkins, who donated the ground
on which the Centenary College
stands, has lifted a 25-year con-
ditional claim from the donation
and permitted the institution to
obtain the support of the Gener-
al Board of Education of the
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
Because Centenary did not get
full title of the property. support
of the church board was prevent
ed until now. DR.. Sexton said
severing the strings" on the
grant will be followed by the
immediate construction of a new
main building to be ready before
the college opens this fall. Cen
tenary was moved to Shreveport
from jackson in 1906. This
year it will have a new presi
dent DIR. w. R. Boring, and al
| increased faculty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26
Two Army Trucks for Grant Paris
R0ads.

Mr.. John Randolph, President of the
Grant parish Police Jury. received at
Colfax Monday two Nash Quad trucks,
a present from the u. S. War Depart
ment to the Parish Of Grant. The
trucks were shipped from New Orleans
whence number Of the army trucks
are being apportioned to the various
parishes in the State to be used in road
building.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26

Nc anus, Commissioners; Amos Rich
ardson, Clerk. and Henry NJ. Denton,
returning officer.
At Montgomery polling place. J. !.
Mccain, L. J. Harrison, !. c. Dyson,
Commissioners; w. L. Dowty, Clerk.
and E. w. Rodgers. returning officer.
At Hargis polling place. R. E. Jack
SON. John F. Fletcher and N. E. Ted
die. Commissioners; Homer Drewett,
Clerk, and M. E. jackson, returning
officer.
At verda polling place, J. w. Che
lette, R. J. Fletcher and w. 7. Purvis'
Commissioners; G. L. Garrett, Clerk,
and C. J. Hutchinson. returning officer.
The compensation of said officers
shall be three dollars per day each ant
said election shall be conducted undeI
the laws of this state applicable thereto
| Section 4. Be it further ordained
etc. That notice of this election con
tanning the proposition herein submit
ted to the voters of Road District No
Is shall be prepared and signed by tb'
President and Clerk of the Police Jsr!
and shall be published in the ofiicia
journal four weekly insertions, the dat
Of the first insertion to be not less thai
thirty days before the date Of the cleo
] t;on. The said notice shall further re
|eits that On the 2oth day Of August
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Stephens call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Eby, Sun
day evening. Mrs. William Erwin
and Mrs. Sallie Shewmon spent Sat
urday evening with Mrs George Beard
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Daily enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierson
and son Of West Sonora, Sunday.
Charles Black and family were after
noon callers. Miss Ruth Crane went
to Anderson, Ind, Monday, to attend
an April Fool party, and to visit with
friends. Miss Grace Pottenger and
Miss Mabel Starr, the local teachers.
are now boarding with Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Ullom. Mrs. Walter Beatty
and daughter Cecil, Mrs. Charles Dali
1ymple and daughter Florence, Mrs.
John Waldren and two daughters OF
West Manchester, Mrs Hattie Ullom,
Misses Grace Pottenger and Edna
Rautsaw called on Mrs. H. G. Mastin,
Saturday afternoon. :. Misses Aldeau
and Mary Emrick spent Sunday with
Walter Beatty and family. Mrs. Mar.
garet Harris and daughter, Mrs. Clara
HORNE spent Sunday afternoon with
Thomas Rule and wife. 81. Mr.. and
Mrs. Emerson Beard and daughter
Elizabeth, Esther Miller, Dorothy Ra-
utsaw, Carl Campbell and Freddie
Miller spent Sunday evening with A.
A. Miller and family OF near Lewis
burg. 49,. Mr.. and Mrs. John Robson
spent Sunday with Andrew Petry and
family ;. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F1aig
and daughter Dorothy, and Miss D.
Kimmel spent Saturday evening In
Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Shew-
mon and daughter Naomi, entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beard and Ros-
coe Ferguson Of Arcanum, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Homer entertained
the latter's brother, Parker Book
walter and wife OF Dayton, Saturday
and Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Lauds of the Lost Battalion

Press dispatches say that Lieut. Heinrich
Prinz, whose troops opposed the "lost battalion,
had expressed the hope that he will soon be able
to personally congratulate Col. Whittlesey, it's
commander. 1t will be recalled that the laconic
reply which Col Whittlesey made to the overture
of surrender was an emphatic one.
Even if the reply was clothed in sulphurous
language, it embodied the spirit of the American
people in showing their contempt for surrender
while there was still fighting chance. Col.
Whttlesey's rejoinder has been used untold times
bv Americans in other connections, and the
phrase was not an addition to our profane vo-
cabulary. Americans have been accused for
many decades of being the most profane people
on the face of the earth. Few of them have
worried about the charge, so that Col. Whittle-
sey's reply was pretty true reflection of one OF
our alleged national weaknesses.
We are wondering whether Col. Whittlesey
will use the same expression in his reply to the
request of Lieut.. Prinz for meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
A Great Year For Highway Building

materials and services. Now that the situation has
changed the work be resumed and vigorously
c,ted Notwithstanding conditions still abnormal Ia
some respects especially with reference to the prices
of materials 1t believed the people of the nation
can prices recede before beginning industrial
operations Such hesitation will add to the difficulties
instead Of tightening them
. Secretary Houston then discussed the amount Of
money available and said 1t Is SO great he doubted
whether states all will take their share of the
funds offered by the federal government until 1920.
Under the federal laws. Secretary Houston says the
various highway departments have been strengthen
ed and developed satisfactorily and he pointed out
that the existence central highway in nearly
every activity cooperating with the Department of
Agriculture it possible to speed road building
rapidly other branch of public works The
road construction the Department of Agri
culture. the statement asserts plan to maintain the
possible touch with the state highways depart
and is contemplated the American Association
Highway Officials will be requested to designate
some of its members to an advisory committee
to cooperate with the department administration
and execution Of the federal aid road act
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Di n n e r
StOr / g s.

Mr.. Packington of Chicago, visiting
in New York, was introduced to a
lady as from the growing town.
"Ah," she smiled, with the keen
synicism of the effete east. From
Chicago suppose you have Indians
out there?"
Eyes, madam, some." he replied
humbly.
All! Aren't you afraid Of being
scalped"
"Not now, madam; not now" he re
sponded, with profound sincerity. Il
was. before 1 came to New York, but
having been skinned as / have by
these New York Indians, CONSIDER
scalping by our Chicago breed as
mere bagatelle."
Then there was lull in the con-
versation.
"Prof Pate is a very remarkable
man. He attended every showing or
a certain movie serial, whereas per-
sons Of less persistence usually give
it up after witnessing half dozen
instalments, discouraged over being
unable to discover what it is about
But the professor stuck to the bitter
end"
"Ah! And did he finally learn what
he wished to know?"
mo. He says he did not expect to
be able to find out what it was about,
but he is much disappointed at being
unable to find out why he couldn't
find out what it was about"
"I don't like the way this road is
rum said the irritable passenger.
What right have you to kick, COM
pared to me?" said the conductor.
"You only have to make this trip once
in a while"
Papa, I do hate to hear your pen
scratch So" said little Jane.
TITS the paper, my dear"
"Well papa, can't you get some pa
per that doesn't itch SO bad?"
with me-" said the tall man, life
is just one exposure after another"
what is your business?"
I'm photographer"
"Well, life is just one exposure
after another with me, too"
as that so? What line are you in?''
I'm in the United States senate"
Gentlemen remarked a third
man, with me also life is just one
exposure after another"
so? And what do you do?"
81 design party gowns"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Tells Details of
Burning of Old
Pemnsy Bridge

Samuel Marlatt, who yesterday told
about the old South Side suspension
bridge, was a witness Of the burning
of the old Pennsylvania bridge which
stood where the Pennsylvania now
crosses Whitewater.
The bridge was in use when first
came to Richmond in 1861, says Mr..
Marlatt. I we'll remember when 1t
burned as l was living at that time at
what is now 800 North Fifth street,
which was then Pearl street.
81 was there shortly after the alarm
and it was then ablaze from end to
end. It was limited that it was not
entirely accidental. 1t was rumored
also that the old bridge was not con-
sidered safe.
'In about five days the trestlework
was done and tested by sending two
locomotives across it, and in time, 1t
was replaced by an iron bridge ana
in turn by the present double track
bridge.
81 remember the occasion OF the
man riding his horse in the night over
the first wooden bridge. 1t was COW
cred with tin from the rails to the
edge of the bridge and it was plain
to be seen that the horse had walked
over the bridge in a space OF ABOUT
two feet, as he slipped occasionally.
About that time, William Ratrey
and others had the pleasure resort at
Buffers Grove and used the bridge as
a road from town to their place and
were we'll patronized. Now, l Woula
like to hear from some one that cele'
brated the close Of the Civil war When
! the wooden awnings were burned fOT
bonfires."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05

enth street. Sunday school at a. m,
E. B. Knollenberg, supt. Preaching
services at 1920 a. m. and 4:30 p.
m. Brotherhood Wednesday at 1880
p. m. at the parsonage. w. H. U. F. M
society Wednesday p. m. with Mrs.
Charles Johanning. Lenten service,
Thursday at 1880 p. m. Catechism,
Saturday, Seniors at l p. m. Subject
st 1920 a. m, ITO Whom Shall We
Coz" Subject at 4:30 p. m, "The
Talents"
Second English Lutheran-North.
west Third and Pearl streets. c.
Raymond Isley, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. M, J. F. Holiday, supt
Morning worship, 1890 a. m. Sermon
Church Attendance and Paternal In.
fluence." Evening worship, o'clock
Sermon, 1.-THE Victory of Christ" Pray
er meeting Thursday at 100 p. m
A cordial welcome to all.
Trinity English Lutheran-Corner
Seventh and South A streets. Oscar
T. F. Tressel, pastor. Residence, ~
South Eleventh street Phone, 1851
Sunday school, 900, mission sunday
special address by the pastor. Divine
service, 1920, theme, "Our Glorious
High Priest in Conflict with the Spirit
of the Times" Evening service, 1880
theme, Like Christ in His Self-sacrl.
fice." Lenten service Wednesday
evening, 1880, theme, "The Centurion
an Illustration of the Convincing Pow
err of the Cross" The ladies will meet
at the church all day Thursday to
sew for the Red Cross. The Senior
Luther League will Inject Thursday
evening with DR.. and Mrs. A. F. KEN
per, 500 South Tenth street.
ST. PauIs Lutheran-4O1 South Sew
enth street Rev. F. w. Rohlhng, ID
D., pastor. Telephone 1921. Sunday
school at 900 a. m. Jesse A WEIGH
man, supt Service with anthems by
the choir, prelude by Miss Marjorie
Beck, and a sermon on, 1.-THE Longing
Desire Satisfied" at 1890 a. m. Ser
vice with music by the choir, offertory
by Miss Marjorie Beck, and sermon
on 1.-THE Bearer of the Cross" at ZOO
D. m. Lenten service, with an address
by Rev. J. S. Hill, on "Wednesday
night. Choir practice on Friday night
Test for Confirmation class on Friday
night at 1880 o'clock in the chapel
Catechism classes on Saturday morn
ing. Come to Sunday school and re
main for church. The Junior choll
will sing at the morning service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
PRE.EAsTER SERVICES

EATON, o., April 6IThe Rev.
Thomas j. Simpson will inaugurate a
series of pre-Easter meetings Sunday
evening at the Presbyterian church.
which will continue all of next week,
with the exception Of Saturday. and
will close Sunday evening. Presby-
terrain ministers Of Dayton have been
invited to preach at the meetings. The
church Sunday school orchestra, re-
Gently formed, will furnish music for
the meeting, and Lloyd Sutton. of this
city, will sing at all the services. The
meetings each evening next week will
begin at 8 o'clock, while the initial
meeting tomorrow evening will be-
gin at $780,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
An Experiment That Comes High

The futility of the principle of bolshevism is
thus set forth by the Kansas City Star:
Evidently it doesn't help man If his wages
are raised and he has to pay $3.50 for black
bow tie or 81 90 for pair of shoes. Yet this is
the sort of situation that has resulted in Russia
according to the first hand observation reported
by Frazier Hunt theoretically Utopia has come
In practice the old problems of providing food
and clothing and shelter for the family remain
and are increasing in difficulty.
The trouble is that it continues to be some
thing of job to run factories and stores and
railroads and other industries. Only compare
lively few men develop the necessary qualities
1t is the same way in every department OF human
activity. The war produced only one Marsha!
Foch, just as the Civil War produced only one
Grant and one Lee. There are only few great
writer's and speakers
In the existing competitive system of industry
the men who have the stuff in them to conduct
business successfully do come to the top. Not
all of them, of course. Accident has something to
do with success, and some boys are brought up
under conditions in which they have no chance to
show their capacity. But in a rough way the
men with the qualities to conduct business sue
cessfully fight their way to the top. The Schwabs
ana the fOrQS anu the 11OOVefS are SIMPLY CLc
conspicuous examples of process that is going
on in industries throughout the country.
Also, in general, the only way these men can
make success is by serving the community.
They have got to be efficient producers of steel
or motor cars, or mines, if they are to get any
where.
The Russian Bosheviki have tried to make a
clean sweep of these natural organizers and to
substitute men elected from the ranks of the
workers for the place. 1t is an interesting ex-
pertinent. Interesting, but enormously costly for
the Russian people. So far the men so elected
haven't been able to deliver the goods. At least
they haven't been able to deliver anything like
such quantities of goods as the men they dis
placed.
In time the right men will fight their way to
the front and will take charge Of industry again.
Meanwhile the Russian people are suffering and
many of them dying. Experience is hard
school, but apparently the Russians will learn in
no other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
From the Kansas City Star.


DOPTION of the plans to expedite highway con-
n structon under the enlarged program recently
n authorized by Congress is expected to result in
more miles of roads being constructed this than in
any previous year the Nations history Secretary or
Agriculture Houston announced in statement issued to-
day. II all states take advantage of the opportunity Of
fered and make road building amounts equal
to those apporoned by federal road officials ($loo
OOo) a total Of 5000 may be expended
AS the result of conference March between the
secretary highway commissioners of Eastern and
Middle Western states the Department Of Agriculture.
through the public roads, has taken with the
Raroad Administration question of freight rates.
which are represented being of the principal OBJ.
,acles in the way OF active resumption OF highway
building The is under consideration by govern
mont railway officials decision is expected
Secretary Houston has also taken up with Secretary OF
War Baker question Of releasing army highway en-
cneers in order that their services may be utilized
.Durtng the war;" Secretary Houston says in his
t to curtail road construction
because of the difficulties of obtaining transportation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
czzz-,==z-News Of the-=,
A.: Churches ll11 s. II ~

gram and entertain the social hour.
Cottage prayer meeting Friday, 1880.
Nazarene
Church Of the Naxarene-North
Fifth street. M. T. and Ida Brandy
berry, pastors. Sunday school, $3.50
a. MI w. Mount, superintendent.
Preaching, 1920 a. M, Rev. Mrs. Ida
Brandyberry in charge. Young Peo-
pies meeting, $50 p. M, leader, Wal
ter Jacobs. Evangelistic service, 1880
p. m. Prayer meeting Tuesday at Z
D. m. at the home of Samuel Casters,
North Second street Eighty six at
prayer meeting Wednesday night.
Our next prayer netting IN zHM
May. Come early to all our services
and secure good seat.
Presbyterian
First Observation-Disclosures cor
ner of North Tenth and A, The
church with a message and welcome.
Bible study 9:15; public worship
1920 a. m. and 4:45. Jos. J. Rae,
pastor. Percy C. Sprague. S. S. Supt.
Subject of the morning sermon, The
One Thing To Do" Subject of vesper
sermon. THE Message of the Birds.
The pastor will preach at Earlha m
Heights at 1880.
Second Presbyterian-North 18th st.
Elmer E. Davis, pastor: Bible school
1T 9:15, Darrell Thomas, superintend-
ent; morning worship with communion
service at 1920; evening service at
1870; motion pictures, subject, Arg
entine;" sermon to follow; mid-week
service. Thursday evening at 1880.
Scientist
First Church Of Christ Scientist
North A between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets. Subject: Unhealthy.
Sunday school at 8 a. m. Services at
1890 A. NJ. Wednesday evening. tes-
timony meetings at 7:45. Public cor
daily invited. Reading room. located
in south end of the church edifice,
open daily except Sunday and legal
holidays from 1870 to 500 p. m.
Miscellaneous
Jail Service-Rev. c. Raymond Isley
will have charge of the Jail service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Good Evening!
BY ROY X. MouLToN

AMBITION.
care not for riches,
Neither silver or gold,
I care not for jewels
OF value untold.
care not for ruffed grouse,
Or porterhouse steak,
Or tufted town cars
OF swell foreign make.
] care not for these things.
Oh, heaven forbid.
Because
1t would make no difference
If / did.
Beats all how Trotsky can be shot
through the hat without being hurt.
Maybe he isn't highbrow after all.
QUESTION:: WHAT
WILL MRS. ORION DOT
Mrs. Mortimer Orten will 60 to Chi
cago Saturday afternoon, where she
will phiebdunis plsmnn glcloe ddk. It:
crskl; cohbu 7j4-Kansas City
Times.
Those mosquito netting. socks for
girls that one sees on Fifth evenue,
II one chances to look, must be quite
easy TO darn. And also to dam, IL one
is paying for theme. A. N.
1t took i've Kansas City motor GODS
to round up Vera Crandall. a widely
sought heiress, and make her go and
claim her fortune. 1t is not likely
that the city will have to establish a
branch Of the police force to do that
sort OF work exclusively.
Another inducement is offered this
year to American tourists to go to
Europe, says the Abilene Reflector"
By going to Europe they may see q
president Of the United States.
What has become OF the old-fash-
Toned guy who used to claim SO loudly
that the parcel post would reduce the
cost Of living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
THE GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS DAILY TALK
THE CHARM OF THE UNAVOIDABLE
It's the unknowable that makes us know!


imagined possibilities of things that oon
leads and drives all wonderful accomplishment
station with
enough IN us
Invisible in the brain OF man VINO
the motive driving the en-
is-Inysble.
telegraphhe telephone the aeropane
tmeust
headhe Invisible made WIS.,
fascination excepting in the stimulus
could his nnlshed ne
probably Of And perhaps
spoil everything
Feeling things Invisible makes we'll as
more
Edisons the Invisible
became is what
spired bring useable.
Observation-Disclosures invisible things Great
s
life ahead is
thing about attempting big
"beievedim
possible hat n accomplishes worka-day miracles
ability to imag
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-05
Labor and Neu Social
Order," Topic at Church

Labor and the New Social Order
is the subject of a meeting at East
Main street Friends church tomorrow
evening at 7:3O o'clock. The address
of the evening will be given by A. F..
Mitchell, pastor of South Eighth street
Friends church. The relation OF cap
ital and labor, which Is one OF the
most disturbing elements in the
worlds life, will be discussed from o
neutral standpoint. The public is cor
daily invited.