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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25

Harry d. Wilson Gives Few Facts for
the Cotton Planters of the South.
My dear Friends:-It is a well
known foot that a small cotton
crop has always sold for more
money than a large one. When
our crop runs between eleven
and twelve million bales the far
mer realizes more actual cash
money than when it runs from
twelve to fifteen million bales.
In other words you can get as
much if not more for eleven bales
than you do for fourteen or fiji
teen bales. Then why do you
want to increase your cotton
acreage to the detriment of your
food and feed crops, especially
when the whole world is crying
for more food and feed?S
Another thing, my good
friends, to remember, is that
freight rates have increased from
20 to 40 per cent, and if the fell
low in the north and west grows
your food and feed crops you
surely will have to pay these in
creased rates.
The world depends on the south
for its cotton and it is not
my purpose to try to prevent
your planting some cotton, but
what we want to try and impress
upon you is, do not let the ap-
parent high price of cotton cause
you to increase your cotton acre
age and decrease your food and
feed acreage.
If you do not think cotton at
the present price the cheapest
commodity grown on your farm,
just stop and figure a little. Ba-
con 36c per pound, lard 26Hc,
corn meal So per barrel, live hogs
14c to tic per pound, cattle SIC
to 15c per pound on foot, and all
other farm products in proper
ton.
Now. let US all try together and
grow between eleven and twelve
million bales of cotton and get a
fair price for it. If the south
ern farmer loses his head and
plants an increased acreage of
cotton he just as well make up
his mind to take less for his cot
ton next fall and winter.
In conclusion please remember
one thing. a SMALL cotton crop
has always brought more money
than LARGE one.
Yours for prosperity,
HARRY D. WILSON,
President Cotton States Advisory
Marketing Board.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25

Gee! Amt it awful, Mable ?
Colfax citizens are "cussing"
about the condition of their DIRT
streets. and Natchitoches citizens
say their GRAvELED streets are
a travesty upon streets, being
almost impossible as well as a
menace to safety"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25
The Comb Toter.

Miss Myrtilla says she might in time
grow to love a man who totes a little
comb around In his pocket to comb his
mustache with in public, but she's not
going to try 1t unless there's law
passed requiring her to.-Macon Tele-
graph.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25
Remarkable Mexican bird.

A remarkable bird found in Mexico
is the bee-martin, which has trick
of ruflling up the feathers on top Of Its
head into the exact semblance Of a
beautiful flower; when bee comes
along to sip honey from the supposed
flower it Is snapped up by the bird.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25

The hotels and restaurants of
Colfax are all doing good bust
ness, showing an air of good
business for the town.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25
Court Enjoins New Telephone Rates in
Louisiana.

Court Enjoins New Telephone Rates in
Louisiana.
Baton Rouge, Jan. %. The
Railroad Commission of Louisi-
ana has been granted an injunc-
ton by the district court at Baton
Rouge, which restraints the Cum
berland Telephone Company and
the postmaster general from put
ting into effect the new schedule
of the long distance telephone
rates proposed by the authorities
at Washington.
Huey P. Long. railroad COM
missioner, last night made the
following statement concerning
the new rates:
Until further orders of the
court or the railroad commission,
the new telephone rates as pro-
posed by the telephone authori-
ties and the postmaster general
will not go into effect. The rates
as previously fixed by the rail-
road commission of this state
will prevail in the meantime.
The injunction issued out of the
district court at Baton Rouge ap-
plies throughout Louisiana.
The courts opinion sustains
our contention that the constitu-
ton of Louisiana vests the pow
er in the railroad commission to
make, alter or change long dis
lance telephone rates within this
state. There is nothing in the
act of congress which gave the
president authority to administer
the telephones during the war
which took away from the COM
mission the right to control rates
within this state. The act of
congress did not give the post
master general the right to make
rates and enforce them. In this
particular the telephone legisla-
ton differed with the act taking
over the railway systems.
1t is further within the police
power of this state to regulate
the telephone systems. The act
of congress which gave the presi-
dent right to administer the tele-
phone specifically provided that
the police power of this state
should not be impaired by that
legislation. '
/ have previously shown that
the proposed schedule of rates is
a raise of about 100 per cent on
long distance calls in Louisiana.
The statements from Washing
ton to the effect that rates are
lowered are incorrect, we con-
tend. 81
We are confident that the pres
ent restraining order will become
permanent. This means that
the raise in rates can only be eff
fected with our consent. We
will never consent to the schedule
90 propoood for To,,;c;ono .,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25

Suppose you were attacked
by a gang of ruffians who
nearly killed you, and you were
saved by some plucky doctor
who himself was injured in the
struggle, but who stayed by
you night and day until you
recovered.
Would you refuse to pay the
doctors bill on the ground that
the danger was now past and
that paying for past services
was an unpleasant task, any
how?
You would not. You would
regard it as a sacred duty to
hquida&e that debt.
/ see no difference between
the situation described and the
position of every man, woman
and child in this country to-
day. At the cost Of life and
magnificent effort we have
been saved by our fighting
men and our intelligent, hard
working statesmen from some
thing quite as bad as death.
A Most Solemn Obligation
rests upon US to pay the bill.
There is so much owing that
we can never repay that there
should not be heard one mur-
muir about settling the finan-
cial part of the obligation.
/ do not believe that there
viii be any difficulty. The
American people are just peo-
pie who pay their debts, they
are grateful and generous peo-
pie.
The Government paid out
the stupendous sum of Two
Billion and Sixty Million Dol
lars in war expenses during
the month of December alone
and the expense will go on for
many months to come. Of
course the Government was
borrowing all this money from
the banks, and must soon pay
It back-and, Of course, we
must find that money.
We Are Going to Do It
by buying Thrift Stamps, SAY
ings Certificates and Liberty
Bonds on a scale bigger than
ever before. We are going to
economic and save, not because
we are afraid of the Hun get
ting his foot on our neck, but
because we are grateful to AL
mighty God, our sainted dead,
the boys who are coming back
with victory in their hands, to
our beloved President and his
helpers, to all of whom is due
the credit for the glorious re-
suit.
We Are Going to Save, Too,
because We have found out
that it is just the grandest
thing in the world for us, men
tally and physically. We are
going to save because it brings
us a solid satisfaction and
peace of mind.
The fighting has ceased, the
bands do not play or the flags
wave now. but the earnest
purpose behind our effort in
the sgreat world war remains
yet to be accomplished. Much
effort and billions of dollars
have yet to be spent before this
objective is attained Minions
of lives, the agony and sweat of
countless thousands has been
the cost of victory. It is for US
to see that this priceless pur-
chase is not thrown away. In
such a task we csnnot, dare
not, do less than our very best.
FRANK NJ. SMITH.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25
New U. s. Policy Allows Sale of FAR
Loan Bonds.

Loan Bonds.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Feder-
al farm loan bonds may now be
bought from each of the IL land
banks under a new treasury poll
cy ordered by Secretary Glass
modifying the former plan by
which farm loan bonds were to
be absorbed by the treasury and
kept off the market until after
all Liberty loans were floated.
About million dollars of these
bonds have been sold by the fed
eral land banks since January /,
when the new policy was adopt
ed.
The bonds sell . per cent
above par and are exempt from
federal taxes. Since November
l the treasury has absorbed &c.
500, 600 of farm loan bonds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25
Foresees 10 Per Cent Raise in Foo,
Prices.

Foresees 10 Per Cent Raise in Food
Prices.
Washington, Jan. 27.AHigher
food prices next year are expect
ed by army officials, who in ask
ing congress for appropriations
for food purchases disclosed they
had allowed for a 10 per cent in
crease in the year beginning next
July.
when the food administra-
ton ceases to function, and all
its restrictions are removed,
prices will go sky high," de-
clared Lieut.. COL, Adams, of the
quartermaster's' corps, before
the house military committee
hearings on the army appropri-
alton bill.
An army ration-food for one
man for one day-now costs the
government 48 cents. Col.
Adams said appropriations had
been asked on a basis of So cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-01-25

Get your garden in shape for
early planting.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
Sergeant-Major Seibert
HonorabEy Discharged

The many friends nC SerGcant-Ma)or
carl G.. scibcr, will hc as one IN re-
irirjng ;ha. he has received his non
nrahIc discharge FROM Uncle Sans army
nj Camp Taylor. Ky. and yesterday re-
turned 10 hiE homo in Elm Grove. alter
an absence of more than 1 year.
Sergeant Major Snihcrt went TO lamp
I.ca, Va. wiki III" second Increment Oh
drafi.rs September Il. 1911. lie was
later transferred u the National Guaro
in the rrglm"riai headquarters depart
m,nl. and was stationed nj Camp smell
liz UatticsturE. Miss. urtll p"t'p"''
1915. when nc sailed fG- France.
Shortly after his arrival in France
The armisiirc WAS signed. mud Selhcrt
was fortunate enough 10 BIZ among Ur
frs, ~ r., sen; home. Ills promotion
WAS rand. and had the war not term
mated wh"n i. did. he worh In al prom
ability hav> been awarded n c"nm's-
sion.
S,rEcan, Major ScihrIt is the young
rsr SON nf .Ir and slr*. Charles Sc!hcr,
IF Elm Grove. AMI u t".m"r student OF
Triatirlnhia i s;:ict hIE II school. tiS
IS an enthusiastic athlete and played on
TIC EiEh school b%s2lail nine. and ais"
tho l.. and t.. &. ;cam for several sea-
sorS. At III" time y: his departure for
ramn h" was employed 1T III" lnIrd
States engineering rffI"c i'll this city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11

career he struggled with such heroic
and inspiring ardor and devotion.
History will write his name high on
thc roll OF those who not only Of ms
nation. hut Of all tho modern W"I~i'
wrought greatly N humanity's h"hah.
Under thu leadership of Abraham
Lincoln tho Republican party proved i'S
LOYALTY to tn" nation when "harE'u
with thc full responsibility 1T IN" gov
eminent in n supreme crisis IN IN" II'
Of the republic.
.'Cnder the leadership of Th""d"r"
Roosevelt. the Republican party i'll 4
world crisis. proved that as Il party ON
Of power it could rise L. the sam" hIEh
level of devoted service. and by It's pa
,riotic course inSur" compl"t" NATIONAL
unity in support Of the country's chus"
Above all others. rs the European
var came on. his virilc voice was heard
aruusinC Americans 70 4 sons" 81 th"ir
duty and their peril and " tn" ifnp"fi-
,;yr necessity nr SubordiRatInS every
Other consideration. IN both puhilr an"
private life. to tho on" purpose "t
achieving by victory Il just and "nd":-
ing peace.
with. all his limul"&s energy hnj
dauntlesS courage. his far-r"ach'nE WIS
ion. his genius for organization and
y,
thought. and gifts OF expression. with
his breadth Of human interest, ana hu-
man sympathics. and his r"markth!"
range Of personal attainm"ntS. me
quality in Theodore Roosevelt which
most rnnobles a life crowded with hiGh
achievements in that. Ike his great
prototypes in III" presidency, Washing
ION and Lincoln. he was ready L. lay
his all. his own life and the lives Of
those dear 10 kirr. upon the altar OF
sclf-sacrifice
"All hc had 70 give he gave 10 his
country. His gospel "f Am"r!canism IS
today tho hrriidg" -! his c"uH!"En"n.
His message /" all patriots. could n"
but speak. would he regardless Of the
new made gap in the ranks. carry Oh.
carry on.
"Th"rcforc In tho spri: Of WASH
ing and Lincoln and Roosevelt. tho Fc"
publican party VIII 20 forward. cT"r
forward. that the Caus" of liberty. fra
tcruity and American nationality may
be advanced. and government hy t'"
/ people, Of the people and for the poo
plr may not perish from The earth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
MUCH MORE WORK
THANH men FOR
COAL Mines
COMMISSIONER ALsAS1N EEVEAS-
ES SHUT DOWN AND STAHRAt1ON
erorv puBr1sHED RECENTLY.
Declares Coal workers Have More Money
W. S. S. and Bonds Than IS CFeeot-
ed To Them.

largo sized scar WAS thrown '":H9
no eastern Part Il Ohio Il few days AZ"
hv . story sent ouc from Columbus that
nearly all .hn coal mines wcr" close!
down ar!,;t:hs miners raced StarN'iit"h.
~. ,;n wages wCr" going mt" tHsir i-'cN-
ITS anJ n,iS.qurt,tly ~" f;LmilT iar""r
v-is Depicted wiki Il long col" WINTER IN
i,""srNc..
Hrn. ...,,os - st..rulsr. FROM Commits
,,nr.- g 7. NhpS.n .: The Pittsburgh
,-..n H:,.ra:orS Association. which TO-
v-rs.S ~, shut Gova and ta;ni'" story
and SAYS .hr d.':,i:,;h f"c men At eastern
D..,, r,,;ros CONTINUES and Hvcrv miner
~ ,hc field can have work and n!c3;% ~
:, = ~. wants II and federal employment
nf.irrs have he-n sized :" fill the
>!lfr,as. ~ miners which exists.
'Wfa. IS wcrryiaS t:!N operators also
/ie tn. shortage. &c cars which has CAUSED
:: reduction in oUta'l' Of coal and every
',aiu., has 70 accunI"ta;" its situation :"
,he car question a7i II" operators a7"
asking ror relief in this direction.
Eastern Ohio runners have :HT"S'Hd
heavily in I,ih.rty bonds and war saw
!1ss STAMPS and ar financially among
nc aristocrats 90 ths working rr"'' ard
would w.u ho ahl" 20 tji" over a hard
winter T. they did ~; have ANY work.
or COURSE th~Yn NJ" some few exceptions
70 this ruiz. Il class which ar" always on
thc border % povert" hecl"s" "t II"
re>kIrss SPENDING al wages IN hitting
.hr high spots Will" work IS plenty ana
wages arH big.
According - Mr.. NhaSi0'S statement
m Eofshcv!;li and L W. rs have lost n
big opportunity - howl their heads or
ahn,,. the starving rsinc- and his ram''y
ard Tho law will continue IN I'll" even
tenor OF its way
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11

VOTE OF confidence and authorized him
IN name an executive and other commit
te-s at his discretion.
The committee settled a contest over
the national rommlttccship III Louisiana
which has been pending since the last
z rpublican national convention in l?l"
by seating Emil Kuatz. negro. f-iT-
I-aniI was the unsuccessful contestant.
Both factions agreed to abide by Inc &c
c.Son of thu committee.
Tho character Of the memorial TO he
erected to Roosevelt will be decided by
4 special committee, Gt which W. &.
'rhumpSuu OF YunkcrS. y. y. ia chair
,;an. TIL" other members of III" COM
mite. will 'b2 named BY Chairman HAYS
later.
We have no idea a present Just
what ;h, memorial will he Ut how nuch
II Will cost" SAID Ch;uraian Hays. IN
si,s-.rstiuG. tn, idea 10 the committed
Chairman Hays SAID:
II Suggest for your conSid" ration inc
idc, that this committees sponsor Il
movement fn- tn. drvel"pm"nt al Il
n.rnan.,,t memorial 10 tn" memory OIL
rhrodorc Roosevelt just what the ma
;ur.. az THIS might be or the extent l"
which il might hc carried ~ matte!
Tor careful consideration. but y cannot
Go too substantial or Of any extent 100
great adequately /" measure IN" merit
Of the dcccd"ni.
After representatives from Nt,s
e,.,t, mad delivered addresses on III"
death nf Roosevelt the committee
adopted by a rising vote. tho following
resolutions. presented b. Nati"iHi
rummittcrgan King: 49,
The Republican party n1ournS tns
passing OF Theodore Roosevelt, IN an
ho.r nf difficulty and danger. lie haS
fallen like 4 warrior III battle. leaving Il
place. in NATIONAL and lntcrnatloihl ie"o
rrsh!p which cannot il" hllc". 49,, .,
...rI,c rms; trisut- Il Is possible ia
nay his memory is IN the pledge ina,
his por;y. III" Republican party. 'shh'l
remain true TO tn" fdcals OF american +
ISM and special advancement WIN
,xh;rh his name will forever h: linked
and for which throughout this use1u'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
TuWerleTS 20 Act.

N&'IIN,,T"N. jan l".--hIHt! N.
Manl; JOINT shn.rmrr Of III" \Atl"naI
War Labor l"rrd, G"Gn" t"l'@rarh"d
,:oy,rnor i:d:r 81 Nrw Jersey that Inc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11

Change Of Management Sale
aow going ON ut
Tho Now York Store,
lol4 Main st.
Hare Dargntn Opportunities
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
DIED
=, 81 4,

sur1ryAr-At Taft, California. on
saturday. January 4. 1919. THRESA
Ii%Okk., wife OF James Sullivan.
funeral services Mt the Bertschy charrI
Mt 1874 Main street. this (Saturda/l
afternoon at 2,o'clock Friends OF t.iI
family invited to attend. lntcrIncn'
in Nj. Calvary cemetery.
oREoLp-On Friday. January 10. 1919
AT 5:.5 o'clock n. m, at his home. NJ.
1T4a Jacob street, CHRISTIAN q.
ORNOLD. m his 74th year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
plcasc omit flowcrs.)
HwN-In New York City, on Thurs
day, January 9Th. 1913 at $50 O'CLOCK
a. m, ROBERT G. IRWIN.
ruucroI from residence Of Mrs. Nina
W'iedcbusch. 2.l2 Eoff street Satur.
day afternoon at o'clock. lnterincn'
private.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
DEATH WHEN CAUGHT
IN FOLDING BED

FAlEMuNT. W. Va. Jan. 1o.--David
Pianril VIII" recently was discharged
from Tho United States arm% service
was killed t"-nrht about II o'clock at
tn" nome Of his SISTERS. Adelaide and
&!llic Plnncl. by Icing caught in {" fold
in% bed. which closed in N, hin. hr"nk'
inf: :ris neck TIE Tinnrll family had
n1orr,i here this w"ck from Grafton. w.
Va. With Mr.. Fnnrll in bed was his
,,rrthcr-in-law. JnEn MTsE7"v". OF Graz
ton. and the latter had y narrow escape.
beng almost smnthcrcd when rescued.
The decreased was a son "f the late Dr
David ninnrll. If Grafton. and he WAS
rn.> ~ y family; of - children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11


,,r,r1 under is existing powers W"hi0
IN, ,,,abI,, Ia Iak, further action LOOK
INV ~ an adjustment Of III" New !HTh
nrhur strike unless both parties I" wv
contruvc:S: agreed |" submit t"' w.
,jnns nj iS&uc 10 art'itra'lnn.
The boat .wunrs have 'or"S''"'H
r,funrd To- submit IN" question: ~ $500
Ia a:v form nt arhitr"' ION h'. 49,
said ard by their arT"Gat"H va
'nIrutr EolrWnly entered wv" '
;h"ir continued d"lan'' n"' "".i
War Labor Board. hHt oi an '' n,-
ornamental agencies when h"N
tempted L" i"''' r','', ,,si,inr.'
themselves in ~ un''nhnas ,,.,.. Ecrn
Will" army and navy W. ,it, ~, -,,nv,,
doing their h"'t 1" 'Np'''t .,r. arc
mont nf S"|"Fni:l'n' ,,I h,rc,s
curc"":"d Ny imply Ham,, .,,,',n; rurra-
which hay" dc'a%ru ,.'i.,.- .;,ram-
,ohS. -. ~ other ;ha:; govern
ships "ncaE'H ~ ", n.,,, led ,r
n"n' tT"rN 80 " s.+.lo,ncat.
w ru.-%o nor" Of an
Ne" l'.sN' jan, yhi;.h has
early H"t'l'hl"'' ~ Wv >.,,,. Work for
iai:'iyzHd 'h' I'''' va ';,b, Lenders
~" day. wa "PIn' -, ,u..s LIGHTERS
If the '"'"'," ,I,r,l ompha,icaily
and irrT! '"'''H ,,d ~. a finish
tnai TIC members Of the
iiS"l i ~ - ,,,.,,,,;,,irr we're
New York h>at ~" hHTs ".','' i,r hat
equally "mrFHnc III '!'''' ,,,,,,,.,,,j far
! th-y meyer ""uia E'''' -
an - ht h"Hr GA
The |Isil !" II" 80! ,'t ,.x. ,h,t
! rotary "i ar !,an'' ~" ~ ,Jiust
| LIS infiu"nc" 'H'S"' r'',"'. ..r,r. Ijr.J.
mcnt. hu; I'll" mop" ""H 1,,,
! When III" secretary ic' ''''' ',. ,,,,,,
! VA wn"rf H. Wii SpHhH 'N",,,' 49,. ,.,,.
! i" had given II" ln"n'"'"H ,.' , j., ,hc
department "''a'a 'h"' H., sud
/ controversy. IN inc con" ~:
Tho strike had not r"''u'''" ." D.
! embarrassment 10 Inc drP"' ''"'',
| turning troops wrr" "''"E
! witruu: delay. h" stM"n. 'hI wv"
| been m interruption :" ~" no" ~ :"
! rlic: a. III" army "frrcl''>' t,'
! I,rvy tugs arc avallnhlH Tor THIS WON
| MIR Vahrr ~ai3.
! A. II. smith. regional dl:''''F
! railroads. apparently has l'>ii'" w ~,
effort 10 arrange an hrn'S','' y"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
COREY SEE WAS MANNED.

SOREY SEE WAS MhENIEU
and when you told him / vas mar
r;,.L." snId the girl who had Tilted him.
'',lid hr seem To b., sorry"
yes" replied the ether, he said he
WAS very sorry--althpuEh he didn't
know the man personally. -Tit-Blts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-11
LUXEMBERGERS IN
REPUBLIC DEMAND

METZ. Jan. 1N---A large crowd pa
radrd before III" u;r-rrG pncal Falac" IN
Luxembourg to-day. requesting, the aD-
Jicatinn " the grand duchess and tho
nruclanatiun Of 4 republic \ commit
leo an public safety has been appointed
and ouIr, il being maintained every
where In Luxembourg.