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

PkOtisAMAIloN Of
Pursuant to resolution passed by the Grant
Parish school Board OF Grant parish Louisiana,
at meeting held on the 10th day OF July, 1873.
l, b. ID. Fletcher. Vice President OF the said
parish school board do hereby give notice that
in compliance with said resolution special eet-
ton win be held in simms school District, par
ish OF Grant. Louisiana, on the 18th day of Au-
gust. 1919. for the purpose of submitting to the
property taxpayers qualified under the constitu-
tion and laws of the State of Louisiana to vote
at said election the following proposition, to-
wit:
To levy a special tax OF two and one-hali
mills t$.oO2h) on the dollar ON all the property
In Sinms School District. parish OF Grant Lou
isiana. subject to State taxation. for period
Of i've years. for the purpose OF erecting and
equipping two school buildings In said school
district.
For the purpose OF said special election the
polling place will be Simms Precinct and tn,
following commissioners and clerk of election
are appointed 10 serve at this election. each t,
receive two dollars per day for his services W
A. Beck. A. b. Brown. c. Delaney. commission
ers. II. s. Darlington. clerk.
At said special election the polls will open
-
and the election will be conducted In accordane
with the laws Of Louisiana applicable thereto
Notice Is also given that at II o'clock m. G
the Goth day OF August. 1918. the said paris
school board OF the parish OF Grant. Louisiapa
will meet at Colfax. Louisiana. and In open SET
sion proceed TO open the ballot boxes. examin
aud count the ballots In number and amour,
examine and canvass the returns and deciar
the result of said special election
This the 10th day of July, 1918.
b. ID. FLETCHER
Vice President Of Grant Ph. School Board.
Section !. Be 10 further ordained ETC., Ths
the special election herein and hereby provide
for shall be held aud conducted aud the return
thereof shall be made under the provisions
Act s5s Of 1910 and amendments thereof an
such other laws as may be applicable.
Dated this July 10. 1919.
b. ID. FLETCHER.
Vice President Grant Parish SCHOOL Board
A true copy.
). n. WARNER Secretary.
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PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

PROCLAMAIION Of kiOss
Pursuant to resolution passed by the Grant
Parish school Board Of Grant Parish, Louis
lana at meeting held on the 10th day OF July,
1919 1. B. d. Fletcher. vice-President OF said
Parish school Board. do hereby give notice that,
In compliance with said resolution, special
election will be held In Rock Hill School District
No. 2, Parish OF Grant, Louisiana. on the 18th
day of August, 1918, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property taxpayers qualined under
the constitution and laws OF the State OF Louis
lana to vote at said election. the following prop
osition, to-wit:
To levy tax OF two and one-half mills
($.OO2l) on the dollar on all the property In
Rock Hin school District No.2 Parish OF Grant,
Louisiana, subject to State taxation. annually
for period Of five years. for the purpose OF
erecting and equipping two-room school build
ing near Douglas Springs. and an additional
room to the Rock Hill school.
For the purpose OF said special election the
polling place shall be Bagdad Precinct. and the
following commissioners and clerks Of election
are appointed to serve: J. l.. Gray. James Ty-
son, John James. Commissioners; L. z. Dyers.
Clerk, all OF whom shall receive two dollars per
day each for their services.
AZ bVfu bpccfui cieSttch eesS RDfa~ "-'- -
seven O'Clock a. m, and close at five O'Clock
d. M, and the election will be conducted in ac
cordanee with the laws OF Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice IL aiso given that at " O'Clock. NJ, o
the 10th day OF August. 1919. the said Parish
school Board of the Parish OF Grant. Louisiana
viii meet at Coifax, Louisiana and in open SEES
sion proceed to open the ballot boxes. examine
and count the ballots In number and amount
examine and canvass the returns, and deciar
the result OF the said special election.
This 10th day OF July. 1919
BID. FLETCHER,
vice-President OF Grant Parish School Board
Section7. Be 1t further ordained. etc. Tina
the special election herein and hereby provide
for shall be held and conducted and the return
thereof shall be made under the provisions G
Act 25e. OF 1910 and amendments thereof, an
such other laws as may be applicable.
The vote on the above ordinance was as 70
lows; Yeas. -Four. Nays. None.
Absent and not voting Three.
Dated this July 10. 1919.
b. d. FLETCHER:
Vice President Grant Parish school Board.
A true copy.
J. n. WARNER. Secretary.
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Sheriff Sale.
State of Louisians, Parish of Grant,
Thirteenth Judicial District
Court No. 1928.

State of Louisians, Parish of Grant.
Thirteenth Judicial District
Court No. 1923.
John G. Foster VS.. H. T. Kent.
Bv virtue of q Writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Honorable Thirteenth
Judicial District Court and to me d.
rected in the above numbered and en-
titled suit. directing and commanding
me to seize and sell the property of de-
PENDANT, have seized and Will offer
for sale at the principal front door OF
the Court House in Colfax. La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales, on
SATURDAY. August 80, 1919,
the following des cribed property, seized
as the property of the defendant
herein, to-wit
A plot of land in the W corner OF
the n e I of NV Of sec tip north, z
West Louisiana Mer.. beginning at the
quarter corner and running east l66
Yards to Claiborn road, thence north 30
Yards, thence west to quarter line,
thence south IS yards to quarter cor
ner, containing one acre more or less.
Also Lots 8 and of Block 5 of the
Town of Bentley. Louisiana, as per
official map of said town on file in the
Clerks Office.
Terms of sale--Cash. without the
benefit of appralsement.
| l.. O. CLINTON,
| Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
Colfax, La, July %. 1919. : JULES
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PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Grant.


Pursuant to authority contained in
Ordinance No. of the Parish School
Board of the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, of date the first day of July, 1919,
I,J. H. McNeely. president OF said
body, hereby give notice that an cleo
ton will be held in Dry Prong School
District in the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, on Tuesday, the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1919, as set forth in the following
abstract of said ordinance:
"Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish School Board of the Parish OF
Grant, Louisiana, in lawful session con-
yened, That an election shall be. and is
hereby, called to be held in Dry Prong
School District, in the Parish OF Grant,
Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 18th day OF
August. 1919, at which election the
majority of the property taxpayers OF
the said district, in number and amount,
eligible to vote and voting, shall de-
termine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said Dry Prong School
District, in the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, to the amount of Thirty Thousand
Dollars $3.50, 0OO. 0O), to run for perioc
of twelve years, bearing interest at the
rate of FIVE per cent (5%) per annum
payable semi the funds thus
derived to be used for the
/ Purpose of erecting and equippine
school building at Dry Prong. in Dr.
Prong School District, Parish of Grant
Louisiana.
i 1.-The said election shall be held a
: the following polling places and the fol
lowing commissioners and clerks o
election are appointed:
Dry Prong: Emile Johnston, T. E
Brister, j. C. C. Fralick. Commission
ers; T. B. Morgan, Clerk.
I Greed: Hildra Newton, Chas. Sin
e quefield, j. H. Faircloth, Commission
e ers; Will Hutchinson, Clerk.
Oak Grove: Willie Chandler, Mat
Hammons, T. L. Chandler, Commits
J. sioners; o. L. Nugent. Clerk.
Buckelew: w. C. Nettles. C. A. NJ
It gent, R. M. Deem. Commissioners; {
A. Richardson, Clerk.
Each of the above being registere
,i voter and to receive two dollars pr
h day for his services.
# "Notice is hereby further given thu
- on the 10th day of August, 1919. Il
t. first day following such election, at
re o'clock, M, the Parish School Boal
will meet at the Office of said body,
said Parish, and there in public sessit
at open the ballot boxes, examine Al
q count the votes, both as to number al
Of amount, and examine and canvass u
returns, and declare the result OF Il
election, and promulgate the same.
.'Given on this, the LIST day of Jul
l9ls, at Colfax. Loufsians, in -
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At all meetings of stockholders fol
the election of directors or for any
other purpose, each stockholder shall
be entitled to cast one vote for each
share Of stock held by him. either il
person or by proxy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION

J. n. WARNER. Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26
ARTICLE XII.


It shall be the duty of the cashier of
this bank to notify each stakeholder of
the annual meeting of stockholders
and each director of the regular
monthly meeting of directors and of
such other meetings of these bodies
held under the provisions of this char
ter or by call of the president.
Thus done, read and signed at Mont
romery, Grant parish, Louisiana, on
this the 3Oth day of June. 1919, in the
presence of Messrs. A. c. Teddlie and
j. H. Bosley, competent witnesses,
who, together with the appearers and
me, notary, have signed hereto after
due reading thereof.
C. G. Wilson, A. G. Morat, ST., C. v.
Dyson, R. A. Sellers. /. C. Dyson, O.
lP. Harrison, w. o. Harrison, 7. j.
Harrison, j. d. Boston, d. S. Mathis,
A. J.. Morat, C. E. Woods, r. w. Har-
rison, w. Payne Harrison, w. w. Dy-
son, w. L. Moore. L. ]. Harrison.
Witnesses:
A. C. TEDDLIE,
j. H. BOSLEY.
J. B. ROBERTS,
Notary Public.
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Wanted To Buy.

Good tract of land in Grant0r Match
itoches parish. Give complete descrip-
ton, price and terms of same in your
answer as nothing will be considered
that is not priced reasonable.
Address, r. A. TUCKER.
iy19-3t P. o. Box 203, Homer, La.
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,hn G. Foster VS.. H. T. Kent.

666 has proven it will cure Malaria.
Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds
and LaGrippe. 1t kills the parasite
that causes the fever. 1t is splendid
laxative and general Tonic. adv.
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I. H. McNEELY.

Parish, j. n. MCNEELi'
President of the Parish School Board
of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana.
"A true copy,
J. N. WARNER, Secretary"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Under
SmlOkePall
From Fires
Fighters Are Called Out to
aaitIe Flames II Distd6ls !
Near Seattle -
vASHoN DOCK MENACED

Seattle aroae Monday morning 20
find herself env.loped In thick
blanket OF smoke. reminder that
brush and forer, fires were sweep
Ing thru King county.
Within the city limits brush fire
near the Firlands sanitarium caused
Fir. Chief Frank l.. Ststson to dis
patch force Of flrcmen with
chemical engine 20 the scene Of the
blaze. Tn. sanltarium was In no
danger at any tirne. but the brush.
burning ficrceiy. required the efforts
Of a considerable number OF firemen
from the Pine 81. station to keep II
under control.
Reports Of brush fires on vashon
island moved Port Warden Alexis
paysee to send a patrol boat and 500
feet Of hoar 10 the island. Three
firemen went along 20 direct the fire
fighting.
The appeal to Fire Chief Stetaon
was made by citizens living near the
Dclworth dock. on the northeast end
OF the island. The flames are spread
ing rapidly. and unless outside help
is furnished. the dock will be de-
stroyed. IL is declared.
Forest .firca in the snoauaiimie
pass were reported by automobiles
who passed thru Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

day, were the Developments in the
anti.Jspanese campaign Monday.
At its meeting Saturday the Dem.
ocratic club appointed a committee
to delve into the japanese infiltra.
ton OF the Northwest. after Miller
Freeman. former member of the
legislature. had outlined the stu
alton.
George r. Ryan. chairman of the
democratic state committee, backed
up Freeman's statements.
Asked Investigation
My attention was first called to
the seriousness OF the Japanese sit.
uation in this city several months
ago" Ryan said, when delegn.
tion Of laundry drivers informed me
Of the control the Japanese exer.
clsed here.
II submitted all OF these facts 10
Senator Phelan. of California, and
suggested to him that a commission
should be appointed by congress FOR
the purpose OF making thoro in.
vestigation OF the Japanese hold.
ings upon the Pacific Coast. and to
recommend such legislation which.
In its Judgment, would tend to min.
Imize this fast-growing menace on
the Pacific Coast. ] am OF the
opinion. however. that II the busL
(coNT'D ON PAGE FoUR)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Hunting for Suckers!

THOSE blind gentry who imagine that the Jap
i control of business would be fine thing for Sc
attle invited to read this little experience sent
in by Star reader as his bit toward the rent hog
argument:
Editor The Star: In answer to your request
for rent experiences, send in mine. came to Sc
attic two years ago and rented an apartment Tor 80
a month. The landlord reasonable and in two
years my raise was only $6 a month.
Last month the place was sold to a Japanese.
who put a white man in charge who raised the rent
50 month the first jump.
ALSO he ordered me to pay for my electric
lights in addition; before this my rent included
lighting.
"He said that the Jap buyer had been stung
the deal and that he would have to hunt another
sucker. II looks like I'm going to be the sucker.
Il am one Of 48 tenants in the same fix
Il am glad to the stand The Star is taking
in exposing this sort of thing for something must
Yours truly. ALBERT TURNER"
uERE is another letter. from the writer who pro-
i posed the cooperative BODYBUILDING plan:
Dear Editor: Glad to you used my sugges-
ton in regard to cooperative home building. As
you say the deferred payment interest would amount
to considerable, but it would be cheaper than the
present rents.
THE home that today sells for $4,000 could be
built for about $4,000, because the association would
buy material in large quantities. and archi-
tects fees, and secure the best class of efficient
labor.
"This plan is being worked by large textile
mills in the East with pronounced success, it
be done.
yours truly, EDWARD VAN SCHAAK"
Send in your rent hog experience. Send in your
plan for relief. The Star has nothing to serve but
public welfare in this campaign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
HE CONFESSES COLOSSAL
MISTAKES OF HUN POLICY

Ludendorff confessed that colossal mistakes
especially the bloody attacks at Verdun-took cost
y toll of wasted lives and material
The terrible effectiveness of Marshal Haigs pol
icy of attrton caused huge losses at the Somme that
Germany could i'll afford.
According to Ludendorff the weakened man.
power of Germany and the shortage of munitions on
the Western front was more alarningy serious than
the Allies ever suspected.
He says that at the end of 1916 the German
troops on the Western front were completely ex-
hausted.
Details of serious troubles between German
statesmen and the High Command on one hand and
of Austria Bulgaria and Turkey on the other, are
revealed for the first time.
Gigantic failures, which the world thought were
German successes, are revealed for the first time
New light is thrown upon the attempts of Ger
many to embroil Mexico with the United States.
Ludendorffs revelations are considered the most
important historic contributions to the enemy side
of the war that have been made The book is al
ready creating world discussion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

and A few score teams. and weeks
and weeks Of work. to make room;
and weeks Of more slow. costly Of.
fort to dig a pavement.
Up on sixth ave. and Columbia
st. they are getting ready for big
building, and they are tearing
down young Alp that would pro
vide several fleets with ballast.
And they are toting that dirt
10 together.
And there are only two shovel
men on the job. and nary a horse.
A big, int alIigent steam shovel
bites a yard or two OF dirt and old
pipe and cement walk and hidden
sturnps out OF the hillside.
II dumps the load on five or
seven-ton truck. II keeps on
dumping until the truck has more
OF load than seven teams could
pull.
Then the truck scoots off at Is
sniles or more an hour, and anoth-
er truck gets In line.
This system will move more dirt
in a day. move IL farther and fast.
er. and leave less OF IL scattered
over the street than ten times the
men and twenty times the horse
power would under the old system.
Every Nay the worlds work is
done easier and more quickly,
which. seeing that most Of our
common labor has thrown down
the pick and donned a stiff collar.
Is a very good thing, indeed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Only One American Fight rance And Belonged uns

great American air service. and their
faces turned often skyward rs they
waited.
Now visualize this; Another for.
est, greater thousand fold than the
Argonne, filled with giant spruce
trees and sweating men, soldiers and
civilians. sawmills and logging rail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Would Have u. S.
Quit the League

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2b.--With-
drawal Of the United States from the
league OF nations two years after
ratification of the peace treaty. yun'
loss all nations abolish conscription
within that time. was provided for
In a bill introduced today by Sena-
tor Jones. washington. Repub.
lean
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

Close your eyes, friend reader. and
visualize a forget dense with under
growth and interiaced with a million
strands OF barbcd wire alive with
A German horde entrenched
among the countless machine
guns sputtering ceaseless shower
Of deadly stcel--over all hail Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

shrapnel and high explosives
And, facing the forest. called the
Argonne. division of American
troops. the Wild West t9ist. from
Seattle and the Northwest; their
faces drawn from hunger and their
haversacks empty, waiting and hop
ing for the signal to advance.
They had heard lot about the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
FIRST 800 pages
Of LUDEND0RFF'S
BOOK TRANSLATED

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Frank confession of the
most colossal failure of might against right in the
worlds history is revealed in the translation of the
first 800 pages of General Ludendorff's book the
German side of the war.
The manuscript which recently arrived from
Sweden, is now in the hands of the Mcclure news
paper syndicate for translation The entire book will
be ready for publication in the leading newspapers
of America and Great Britain in two weeks.
The first translation to be sent across the Amer
lean continent will go to the Pacific Northwest,
where THE SEATTLE STAR will begin serial pub
lcation of the Ludendorff book Monday, September
with the Mcclure Syndicate to publish the Luden-
dorff book in full
From the text already translated Ludendorff
tells how Germany feared that Holland and Den
mark would join the Allies and deal Germany her
death-bow on those unprotected frontiers which she
had not single man available to defend.
He explains that at no time had he any hope of
collapse of any of the Allied nations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
DEMOCRATS PROBE
JAP COLONIZATION

Investigation by a committee ap.
pointed by the King. County Demo.
cratics club to ascertain the extent
Of japanese colonization on the Pa.
cific Coast. and the shaping up Of
plans for a meeting of all the white
grocers In the city In room 727 l.,
C. Smith building, at 3 .. m. Tues
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
ARREST 200 IN
BISBEE EXODUS
Special Train Carries De-
p0rtation Defendants

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. Aug. 25.- Unit.
ed Press Two hundred defendants
in the Bisbee deportation cases were
arrested today on a blank warrant.
Nearly all reside In Bisbee. A spc.
clal court train was run from Bis
bee to Douglas at noon today with
the defendants aboard.
Hearing was resumed today on 30
cases. Fifty.one cases have been
previously disposed of by binding
over on motion OF the defendants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Masked Bandits
Steal $4,000

BOSTON. Mass. Aug. 25.-1'wo
bank messengers OF the Fidelity
Trust company were held up and
robbed OF $4,000 by four masked
bandits on Cottage street, Roxbury,
today. The robbers made their es-
cape in an automobile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
WILSON
OFFERS
RAISE!

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
President Wilson today Of
fered railway shopmen an
increase of four cents an
hour, retroactive to May /.
The shopmen are asking =
raise of IL cents an hour.
retroactive from January T.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

roads and cut-up plants
A million feet of lumber. the fin-
est In the world for making airs
planes-another million feet--14S,.
100000 feet. cut. sawed and delivered
TO the airplane factories.
1t was quite natural. was II not
tcoNr'D ON PAGE FOuR)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25

Those arrested and held for viola
tion OF the Lever food control law
are.
John Q. Herret and A. U. Her.
ret. iii3 Western ave. charged with
boarding 3o,soo pounds OF potatoes
since May 2s. 1919.
G. III. Hohag. w. II. Hohag and
J. 7. Rice. 1918 Western ave.
charged with boarding ii4.Ioo
pounds since May 10. 1919.
John Doe Nomi. Richard Roe
Nomi. Thomas Styles Nomi and
Edward Cody Nomi. owners OF the
Western Produce Co, at 5l4 Sixth
ave. So. charged with boarding
$500 pounds of potatoes since
May "a. 1919.
c. w. Chamberlain, Irof Western
ave. accused of boarding 40. 900
pounds OF potatoes stored since
April II. 1919
Henry J. Mignerey, 1909 Western
ave. charged with boarding 90 800
pounds of potatoes since May FL.
1919.
s'""v tbb0s teftFHSSu
The arrests came as the result of
the government seizure OF several
hundred thousand pounds of stored
potatoes In the Spokane st, ware
house last Thursday.
In the case OF Grossman Bros
the original search warrant which
charged them with storing 1900
pounds did not eliminate in arrest
when II was found that the pota.
toes had been released for the mar.
ket several weeks before the raid.
Face Drastic Penalty
Other than admitting that an
agent OF the department of justice
was at Redmond waiting TO seize
$4,000 pounds OF potatoes destined
to arrive there to be used as hog
feed. federal officials refused TO
state what action would be taken
against Annie Louise Strong. In
whose name the potatoes were
stored since November rs. 1918. or
against w. III. Kaufman. OF Bel.
lingham, said to be the real owner.
IL found guilty OF violating the
food boarding law. the commission
men arrested Saturday face fine
OF $4,000. or Imprisonment for two
years, or both.
Set Hearing Date
Final hearings for the alleged
potato hoarders were scheduled to
take place before Commissioner Nc.
Clelland on the following days:
c. w. Chamberlain. Tuesday. John
Doe Nomi. Richard Roe Nomi
Thomas Styles Nomi and Edward
Cody Nomi. proprietors of the West
ern Produce company. Wednesday.
c. II. Hohag. w. II. Hohag and J,
4. Rice. Thursday; A. U. Herret and
j. Q. Herret. Friday. and IL. ].
Migncrey. Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-25
Charge II. Men
Hoarded Food

Charged with illegal boarding of 2S39OO pounds of
potatoes of the 1918 in the Spokane warehouse
eleven Seattle wholesale produce dealers arrested 81
deputy United States marshals Monday on complaints M
were released on $500 bail each -