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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
FIND LITTLE JOY IN MANTUA
American Soldiers In italian City Can
not Be Accused Of INDUCING
In Wild Hevei&

Mantua. the metropolis Of the prov
ince. Is the center of the territory
which encireles it in every direction.
Hither flock the country folk from as
far as five or six kilometers away, to
gaze at the vino and stand around 10
the middle of the street. impeding the
progress Of the trolley car.
Equally fascinating to the American
soldier Is this city. with its car track.
its air Of cordial welcome. and its I'm
salubrious climate. all Of which com.
bine to make him think more Of the
old home town than he did before he
came here. says a writer In Italy Am
bulance Service News. II Is not DIFF
icuft to find things to do. for one may
always spend quite a while figuring
out when he last saw the sun. or when
he will see 1t again. And then one
may also look at the lake.
But It Is at night that Mantua dis
closes its true nature. With an cleo
trio light cleaning on every fourth
block, and the comradely mist always
with you. you can start out for wild
evening. There are plenty Of places
to go-all cafes. Variety is supplied
by ordering beer In one place and wine
In the next, until In final burst OF
hilarity you end up with caffe-latte
(the nadir of recklessness). By that
time 1t is 1890. the shutters are up,
the waiter jingles pocketful OF CEN
tessimi and looks bored. the last pa
tron has departed and the girl behind
the bar seems to wonder what secret
sorrow keeps you from home. So you
depart-via the back door. barking to
your footprints echoing upon the stiil
night air. The carabinieri look at you
suspiciously. cat runs across the
black street. and you are all. all alone
In the wicked city. You yawn and 60
back to bed. filed with excitement
and beer. One night nearer home.
Mantua has many attractive fea-
lures. but the best one Is the ten
o'clock train to Milan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Liberty Bonds Due On July LIST To Be
Redeemed


Washington. June 8. Pay
ment of approximately s., 500.
600, 600 on subscriptions to the
Victory Liberty Loan, caused
Secretary Glass to authorize fed
eral reserve banks to redeem in
cash before maturity at par and
accrued interest to the date OF
redemption. by certificates of in.
debtedness. of all series matur.
ing on or before July l, 1919,
and not overdue.
Secretary Glass said he took
the occasion to repeat his stat.
ment made before the Victory
Liberty loan campaign. that flu
ture financing would be by means
of loans placed privately, and
that no more popular loans would
be offered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Despite Loss From Rust Wheat Will
Give Bumper Yield.

Washington, June 8.-Bumper
crops are growing throughout
the country, but plant diseases
already have done some damage
and threaten to curtail produc-
ton somewhat. The larg es t
wheat crop ever grown. aggre-
eating 1,236, 600, 600 bushels of
winter and spring wheat combin-
ed, was forecast in today's month
ly report of the Department of
Agriculture. That repr ents
practically one-third of tn e
worlds wheat crops this year.
In previous years the United
States has grown about one-fifth.
Big crops of oats. barley. rye,
hay, apples and peaches also are
in prospect.
Red rust made Its appearance
during May in the principal win
ter wheat-producing sections and
the infection is spreading. 1t
caused damage to the extent of
about 1000, 600 bushels to win
ter wheat and experts are un-
able to determine how extensive
the damage will be by the time
that crop is harvested.
A wheat production of 1886.
600, 600 bushels this year, COM
bining the winter wheat and the
spring wheat crops, was forecast
today by the Department OF
Agriculture from the condition
| of the crop June /.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Outlook Good For Sweet Potatoes.

Outlook Good For Sweet Potatoes.
The recent meeting in New
Orleans of twenty-five sweet
potato Gamers, from eight SOU
thern states to formulate plans
for an increased production of
sweet potatoes should be highly
encouraging to all growres of
this valuable crop. According
to the Gamer. the grower is as
sured a good price for all the
sweet potatoes he can produce.
They say that the demand for
the product will not be supplied.
Culls can be used, but such po-
tatoes should be shipped to the
factories as soon as possible after
digging.
1.-THE sweet potato is one of
Louisiana's best money crops,
and its production could be doub-
led, or even trebled, without de-
pressing the market" says M.
Hull, assistant horticulturist.
Extension Division, Louisiana
State University, who is in
charge of the sweet-potato work
in the state. In fact, such in
creased production would be q
means Of charging the markets.
Although each year Witnesses
an increased demand for south.
ern sweet potatoes in the mark.
cts of the North, East and West
the Gamers are planning an ex.
tensive advertising campaign in
those sections. A method of ad'
vertising that has been followed
with much success by severa
Gamers is that of placing book
lets of receipts in all shipments.
This should be a good tip to thu
storage-house men,"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14

Thrift Fabie1--The Wise Oi0 Dog ana
the Shiftless Pup.
Once upon a time there was a
wise old dog and a shiftless pup.
The wise old dog buried bones in
the garden but the shiftless pup
lived only from day to day and
never saved anything. Til e
family drove in to town Satur-
day and stayed over Sunday and
the shiftIess pup went hungry.
The wise old dog went out into
the garden and dug upa bone.
Moral-Put your savings in
War Savings Stamps and be pre-.
pared for adversely. Have you
bought your Thrift Stamps to-
day?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
What Did He Meant

The minister had eaten very good
dinner and was getting ready to leave
for a long time. He happened to
glance at the eighteen-year-old daugh-
ter.
"well. WELL" he laughed. II sup
pose that pretty soon I'll be coming
back to marry this young woman to
one Of the interesting young men Of
the congregation"
The irrepressible eight-year-old son
spoke up:
"Oh. no. you WON'T" ne offered.
MARY is going to be an old bachelor. "
The family's laugh told him that be
had used the wrong word. So straight
way he started to make II right.
Il mean an old WITCH" he asserssd
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Border Touch Injected Into Libel
Action.

Mount Clemens, Mich, June
Followers of the trial of Hy.
Ford's $1,000, 600 libel suit aginst
the Chicago Tribune, today got
what they have been waiting
for-namely the picturesque touch
from the Mexican border.
The proceedings before Judge
]. C. Tucker introduced rangers.
deputy sheriffs, a conspiracy of
empire which involved the cap
ture by Mexicans of the states
of Texas, New Mexico and the
southern part of California.
Sombreros. embroidered range
boots, cattle rustling, raids by
Mexican bandits and a bit of Ger
man propaganda in the form of
one German iron cross, taken
from a slain Mexican bandit, and
three accent Mauser rifles, also
of Teutonic origin.
The story came mainly from
Marcus A. Hi8sss nuwH scustom
official at Santa Maria, Texas,
n Il A \ u u
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Cotton Exchange Form of Contract
-, ..- Sustained.

Washington. June 9.-The
present standard form of con-
tract used in New Orleans and
New York cotton exchanges
comes within the provisions of
the federal cotton futures act.
the supreme court, in effect, held
today, by declining to review
judgments for $23, 2l5 awarded
New Orleans cotton brokers from
Fred Browne, of Fort Smith,
Ark, on a cotton futures trans
action.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14

666 has more limitations than any
other Chill and Fever Tonic on the
Market. but no one wants limitations.
They are dangerous things in the med
icine line. adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
VOL. XII

Government BY Appointive Boards.
AS we approach the opening
of the State campaign a discus
sion of some of the ills that afflict
the body politics, seems pertin-
ent.
To those who think intelligent
ly and who are acquainted with
the system of government now
obtaining in this State, it must
appear that we are gradually but
surely drifting away from pop
ular government of the people.
In a true and correct analysis,
not only the city of New Orleans
is passing under the ban of a
Prussianized autocratic system,
as Mr.. Breazeale expresses it.
but a process whereby the peo-
pie are gradually losing the in
herent rights under genuine
republican form of government,
is taking deep root, and its pois-
onous tentacles are spreading
and reaching out into every par
ish in the state.
We do not here allege against
nor indict any one in particular
but unless the system is changed
and the development of the ex-
listing process arrested. a few
more years will witness a state
controlled by a few appointive
boards and political overlords.
We referred last week, to the
State Highway Department,
vested through its engineer with
exclusive authority, to expend
the good road funds coming foom
the State tax, and from the fed
eral appropriation as we'll, where
ever and however it pleases the
engineer.
This tax for public roads has
formed a part of our constitu-
tons for eight years or more,
and the sheriff is required to col
lect it annually along with other
taxes and it is forwarded to Bat
on Rouge, but not a single dollar
in all these years has ever found
its way back to this parish. We
are unable to say how and where
such funds are expended. Hence
in our opinion it would be ex-
travagance, puerile if you will.
for our people to vote a tax to be
turned over to this State Board,
divesting the police jury and the
local citizens of any and all rights
in the premises.
Then too we have the State
Board of Health vested with vsat
plenary powers, whereby the
ipse dixit, of one man, DR.. Dow
ling may close your business and
seal your doors on an exparte
order, if he should by chance
sense the presence of a microbe
or germ, or snuff the unpleasant
odor of a box of stale sardines.
We have also the conservation
commissioned with vas powers
and a number of employees.
Then comes the Board of State
of Affairs with the arbitrary
right of fixing values and i'm
posing taxes for the State, where
in the assessors and the taxpay-
ers have become mere figure
heads, pawns upon the board.
And pertinent to our ram
shackle system and government.
al we are now operating under
two constitutions, 1898 and 1913.
Able and conscientious lawyers
differ widely as to how the doc,
uments containing the organic
law, are to be harmonized anG
interpreted.
Referring again to the BoarG
system of government, it is wei
known that these boards are al
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Three States Ratify Suffrage Amend
ment.


Springfield, ILL.,, June 10.-The
Illinois house Of the legislature
this morning unanimously rati-
fled the woman suffrage consti-
tutional amendment. The rati-
fication was by viva voce vote.
Lansing Mich. June 10. The
Michigan legislature late today
ratified the federal suffrage
amendment. Action was by
unanimous vote in both houses.
Madison, Wis. June 10. The
Wisconsin legislature today rati-
fed the constitutional suffrage
amendment, the assembly voting
81 to 4, and the senate q to /.
New York. June 10. -Ratifica-
ton of amendment by the legis-
latures of Illinois. Wisconsin and
Michigan. with Governor Smiths
call for an extra session in this
state 10 acton the amendment,
caused jubilation at the head
quarters of the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association
tonight.
Governor Allen, of Kansas.
telegraphed that he had issued q
call for q special session on June
| 16, and he believed a unanimous
favorable vote would be recorded.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-14
Methodist Drive For 500, 000, 900 II

Chicago, June 10. The Meth
odist joint centenary campaign
for sos, 600. 900 passed its goal
to-day. the director, John w.
Hancher, announced. The total
to-day had reached sos. 295, 600.
with six large subdivisions of the
loan workers yet to report their
latest contributions.
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COAL STRIKE
WILL NOT BE
CALLED OFF

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announced 1t was not known here that
the operators, as reported in the st.
Louis dispatch, contemplated closing
mines in event of strike.
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GENERALS
FOR HARDFICHT
Expect Virginia Polyteeh to Be Tough
Aggregation to Beat in Satur-
days Game.

Lexington, Oct. 29.-With gates
barred by order of Head Coach RAJ
terry, the Washington and Lee Gen
erals" began work on Wilson Field
yesterday in preparation for the ".
p. 1. next Saturday in Lynchburg
The entire week will be devoted to
secret signal practice and nobdy' but
the players themselves will be allowed
upon the field. Two scrimmages will
take place before Friday
Viewing the situation today. and ac-
cording TO reports from headquarters.
Bullet joe Silverstein is the only
man in the backfield who is certain
of a position. A merry fight is being
waged for the other two positions,
with Cobb, Stevens, Raines, Mattox.
IT. Cogbill, Mcdonald Matson, and
Sinclair as material to pick from.
Those men are showing up SO well
that it is a mere toss up as to who
will fill the halfback positions next
Saturday. The average weight of the
backfield will be 1872 pounds.
The coach seems to be satisfied with
his line and it is doubtful whether
any changes will be made before Sat
urday With Davis Moore, Sanford
Paget, Bailey, and Captain Bethel
forming the big Blue and White stone
wall, there is a feeling here that Is
expressed in 'let V. P. l. come on
These men tip the scales for an aver
age of 100 pounds of bulldog, pep and
power.
A lively fight for end position is GO
ing on between Corbett, Mattox, Col
Inns. and Obergast; and here again il
Is mere conjecture as to who will wiz
| out. Stevens was out Saturday fol
the scrimmage with Roanoke College
but was not allowed to take part il
| the battle.
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Holtzclaw, thanking each of them for
assistance in putting over the demon
STATION Monday. The letters follow.
To Colonel Mauidin.
Col. w. H. Mauldin,
Fort Barrancas, Florida.
Oar Sir:
in behalf Of the committee OF ctti-
zens having m charge the matter or
exhibiting to the Centennial Commi5-
SIGN the advantages that Pen5acoia
affords as site for the Centennial
Exposition, we beg to convey 20 you
our grateful Apr, citation OF tie "a;
SIS. ance which ecu rendered the COM
ra:ttee In ex1ioi,irg to the coram's-
s:oners the al: a ntages OF this NY.
The services of the band and OF the
steamer "Swartwout" were indispen-
sible to an attractive showing OF tho
beauties of our bay, and it's surround
ings We might have expressed our
thanks to you verbally at the lime.
but we thought it Lest to pr: the ex-
preston in writing, as more impress
sive method of conveyance.
Will you kindly say to Major Rem
nett that the committee and the peo-
nle of Pensacola will not soon forget
his earnest and kindly efforts.
| Respectfully,
F. d. SANDERS, Mayor.
| F. G. RENSHAW,
| JAS. C. WATSON,
For the Committee.
To Captain Christy.
| Captain II. H. Christy,
| u. S. Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, Florida.
Dear Sir:
The undersigned in behalf OF the
| committee of citizens having In
1 charge the matter of exhibiting to the
| Centennial Commission the advantages
| that Pensacola affords as a site for
the Centennial Exposition, desires to
| express TO you, in their behalf ana
in behalf of the citizens of Pensa-
cola generally, their grateful apprecia-
ton of the splendid manner in which
you assisted them in the performance
of their undertaking. The tour OF the
yard and the flying of the airplanes
were doubtless the most impressive
things that we have had to show our
guests, and il is due TO your courteous
cooperation with us that we were able
| to show them.
| Please express also our sincere
thanks to Commander E. r. johnson.
Respectfully.
F. d. SANDERS, Mayor.
F.. @. RENSHAW,
JAS G. WATSON.
For the Committee.
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NOSE CLOGGED FROM
A COLD OR CATARRH
Apply Cream in Nostrils To
Open Up Air Passages.

All! What relief Your clogged nos
trils open right up, the air passages of
your head are clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuffiing,
mucous discharge, headache, dryness-no
struggling for breath at night, your cold
or catarrh is gone.
Don't stay stuffed up! Get small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist now. Apply little of this
fragrant, ant;septic cream in your nos
trils, let it penetrate through every air
passage of the head; soothe and heal
the swollen, infamed mucous membrane,
giving you instant relief. Ely's Cream
Balm is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer has been seeking. It's
just splendid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-30

luncheon; the club needs you and
you need the club. Present yourself at
the door of the San Carlos dining
room at 1888 and be prepared to
take your seat at the table at i p. m.
The regular program follows:
Business.
Oral boost by Kodak Rox," some
thing all will be interested in.
Silent boost (canned this week..
Cheque location.
Entertainment furnished by ''Kiwan-
ian Hobgood." It's a hum -dinger.
SIMON WAGGENHEIM.
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ever, told the delegates that waiie
the League of Nations had not tech
nically come into existence, IT was
an assured fact" and that conse-
auently it was the duty of the United
States to organize the conference.
THE completion of. the. organiza-
tion" said Mr.. Wilson, cannot take
place until the League of Nations has
been created. While the final techni-
cal steps have not been taken. tho
creation of the league is now an as
sured fact We can, therefore, go on
with the definite assurance that IL
will be ultimately completed and l
take the liberty of suggesting that
this conference proceed during the
process of organization to the consid-
Grafton of the questions it has before
it"
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Team 3-R. NJ. Merritt, Capt; T. e,
Hendrix, Mrs. j. A. Renfroe, Mrs A.
A. wainwright. Miss Martha Penn.
Team fl. T. Mackey, Capt: Adrian
Carlson, H. K Davis. Mrs. Geo. Axel~
son, Mrs. j. T. Coker.
Team 81. t. Coker. Capt; w. H.
Gentry Mrs. R. L. Brooks, Miss Lii
lie Condition, Mrs. J. NJ. Harper.
Team Geo. Axelson, Capt. p. NJ.
McCloskey. Mrs. Charles Simpson, Mrs.
L. E. Gentry, Mrs. Annie Wilson.
Team I'll. Z. Franklin, Capt; t.
NJ. Farrar, r. c. Merritt, Miss Mabel
Barker Miss Elizabeth Penn.
Team ST. F. Butler, Capt; J. d.
Rawls, Mrs. c. d. Nicholas, Mrs. w.
N Brown, c e. Patrick.
Team 9--W. H. Roberts, Capt; a.
A. Wainwright, Mrs. B. r. Smith, Mrs.
W. E. King, Mrs. E. b. Williams.
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Rev. Aaron Brown was elected chief
secretary of the conference. J. S. Mel
son reporter to the Star of Zion. and
Rev. J.. H. Hall reporter to the local
newspapers. D. J. Martin was selected
statistical secretary and G. w. Powell
marshal of the conference. The reports
from the financial divisions were re-
ceived.
Other general officers of the con-
ference will arrive today and tomor-
row. The conference will remain in
session until Sunday night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-30

Carolina. Florida and the Philippine
Islands presided at the days session
Addresses were made during the day
by Dr. j. w. Martin. secretary of the
educational department of the con-
ference: DR.. S. A. Whittet. secretary
of the ministerial brotherhood, and
DIR. Harvey Johnson. editor Of the
Star of Zion.
At the night session Bishop Warner
addressed the ministers on their
duties and on organization. and DR.. J..
w. Martin preached an appropriate
sermon.
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CENTENNIAL TO
BE BOOSTED AT
MEETING TONIGHT

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WORLD MEETING
LABOR. LEADERS
DOWN TO WORK

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Member Entertainment Committee.
y. B-There are some members who
have not been attending luncheon.
Of course, it is impossible to tell you
all you have missed--but do not miss
this meeting. Lots of fun
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-30
KIWANIANS HOLD
LUNCHEON TO-DAY
G., Carlos is the Place and kiwanian
Hobeood Will Entertain.

The Kiwanis club will hold its
-reexIy luncheon at the San Carlos
.cdav. at l o'clock. the following pro-
-, having been announced:
H. al Loyal Kiwanians:
Do not forget the obligation you
took on last Thursday. Be a good
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-30
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
A. nj. E. z. CHURCH OPENS

The Florida conference of the A. NJ
E. Y. church convened yesterday morn
ing at Hauser's chapel Bishop A
Warner, presiding bishop of North
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ST. Louis, Oct. 29-Thomas Brewster.
chairman of the scale committe OF
the mine operators association, to-
night reiterated that the mine owners
will make no attempt to operate the
mines without government aid, II the
strike became effective and reassertec
that the operators would reopen nego-
tiaticns with the miners IL the strike
order were rescinded, pending a set
tlement.
indianapolis, Oct. 29.-The strike or
der of the United Mine Workers effec-
tive Friday midnight stands. After
two hours discussion, the conferences
here today of officials of the big union.
it was announced, had no idea of mod
flying the call for a cessation of work.
President Wilson's prenouncement on
the threatened industrial war had no
defender in the conference. 1T was
stated.
The meeting of the miners was not
called to order and the doors closed
until IL o'clock. Only about three
fourths of the members expected were
present.
Washington, Oct 29.-Federal Fuel
Administrator Harry A. Garfield dis
cussed the threatened strike of btu
minous coal miners today with Secre-
tary Tumulty at the White House. He
was summoned here from Williams
College, of which he is president.
DR. Garfield, who still has authority
to function as fuel administrator, said
he was in close touch with the strike
situation and expressed confidence a
settlement would be reached without
walkout of the miners.
The fuel administrator would not
discuss his conference with Mr. Tu-
multy, but his visit to the White
House resulted in the renewal of sug-
gestions that the fuel administration
might again be called into existence
to exercise the wartime control over
fuel provided for in the Lever food
control act.
While actively serving as admins
traitor, DIR. Garfield was instrumental
In bringing about the so-called wash
ington wage agreement, which expires
April 1, 1920, and which it has been
commended would be violated II the
miners walk out.
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GOLD MEDAL
slhkRAEM ON
CAPSULES

The worlds standard remedy for kidney.
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles
since 1896; corrects disorders; stimulates
vital organs. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every boz
and accept NO imitation
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MANS
BEST AGE

"A man is as old as his organs; he
can be as vigorous and healthy ..
20 as at IS if he aids ais organs in
performing their functions. Keep
your vital organs healthy with
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BAPTISTS WILL
HONOR FAMOUS
SPEAKER TODAY

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