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The Colfax chronicle., 1920-07-24
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to resolution passed by
the Grant parish school board of Grant
parish, Louisiana, at meeting held
on the 9th day of July, 1920, |, J. Fl.
McNeely, president of the said parish
school board, do hereby give notice
that, in compliance with said resolution
a special election will be held in Sand
Spur school district No 80, parish of
Grant, Louisiana, on the 18th day of
August, 1920, for the purpose of SUBJ
mitting to, the property tax. payers
qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following PROPOSE
tion, to-wit:
To levy special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all property in school dis
trict No. 80, parish of Grant, Louisi-
ana, subject to state taxation, for a
period of one year, for the purpose of re
moving, rebuilding and equipping the
Sand Spur old school building near the
present Sand Spur School building, the
building to be used for educational pur-
poses.
For the purposes of said special cleo
ton the polling place will be Sand Spur
school house with Ras Johnson, N. G.
Morgan. A. j. Smith, commissioners
and j. |. Walker. clerk, and they are
to be paid three dollars per day for
their services.
At said special election the polls will
open at seven O'Clock a. m. and close
at o'clock p. m., and the election will
be conducted in accordance with the
laws of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at twelve
O'Clock m. on the 18th day of August,
1920, the said Grant parish school board
of the parish of Grant, Louisiana, will
meet at Colfax, Louisiana, and in open
session proceed to open the ballot box
examine and count the ballots in num-
Der and amount, examine and canvass
the returns, and declare the result of
said special election.
This 9th day of July, 1920.
j. II. MCNEELY.
Prest. Grant PHI School Board.
Section BE it further ordained,
ETC., That the special election herein
and hereby provided for shall be held
and conducted and the returns thereof
shall be made under the provisions of
Act 256 of 1910. and amendments there
of, and such other laws as may be APP
plicable.
Board members.
j. HI. MCNEELY. Prest.
b. ID. FLETCHER, Vice Pest.
GUS ST. ANDRE,
E. A. WALL,
c. F. BLACKWELL,
r. w. RAMBO.
j. N. WARNER, Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-07-24
What to Do when Bilious.

Eat no meats and lightly of other
food. Take three of Chamberlain S
Tablets to cleanse out your stomach
and tone up your liver Do this and
within day or two you should be feel
inp fine
The Colfax chronicle., 1920-07-24

THE Turkish tobacco IN Chester
l fields is real Turkish, not coun-
terfeit. The Domestic il the best
leaf money can buy. And the blend
Is q secret 1t can't be copied.
Chesterfields are good" anywhere
and you'll never tire Of Satisfy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
WEST DOVER.

Hhe village school will begin Monday
Aug. %.
/ Miss Marion Hill is spending few
days with her aunts in Wilmington.
DIR. Wright of Wilmington was called
Saturday to attend Mrs. Hattie Boyle
who was i'll.
Henry Dennison of Colerain, Mass.
came Saturday night to visit his cousin
w. M. Harris.
Many from this place are taking ad
vantage of the Old Home week celebra
ton at Wilmington.
Mrs. Emma Downs, NJ F. Evans and
John and Clara Evans of Dummerstor
were guests of their cousins, o. f. and S
L. Hill, Sunday.
The second of the community picnics
will be held Saturday, Aug. n, on tn,
church lawn. Sandwiches and cake viii
be served and a collection will be takeI
to add to the funds already raised to b,
used toward repairs on the church build
ing. Those who have not already con
tributed will have an opportunity to dc
so. Ice cream will be on sale, the pro
ceeds to be used to reimburse the Ladies
Aid society for current expenses. At :
o'clock there will be meeting of citizen.
interested in the up-keep of the churcl
building to choose a committee to lool
after the repairs to be made. Included
in the entertainment for the Afternoon
will be community singing and specia
music.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19

which every speech made by President
Wilson in Europe on Democracy and
self government was burned. The acts,
however, were disavowed by the Ma
tional association.
Promptly. with the passage of the
amendment by the congress the suf-
frage forces turned their attention to
ratification. by the necessary three
fourths of the states. More special
sessions of the state legislatures were
called to act upon the 18th than upon
any other amendment
Wisconsin and Michigan on June 10
were the first states to ratify, quickly
followed on June l6 by New York,
Kansas and Ohio. 80 SOS
Other states ratified in the following
order: Illinois, Pennsylvanias !Massa-
chusetts, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, Utah, California,
Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Colorado. Rhode Island, kentucky, Or
egon, Indiana, Wyoming, Nevada, New
Jersey, Idaho, Arizona New Mexico.
Oklahoma, and West Virginia and Ten
nessee.
From its beginning in this country,
the suffrage movement met determined
opposition from women as well as from
men. The first organized opposition on
the part of women manifested itself IN
1873 when a committee of prominent
women presented petition to congress
fsprotesting against the extension of
suffrage to women Mrs. w. T. Sher~
man, wife of the Civil war hero, headed
the committee, of which Miss Gather
inc Ward Beecher, sister of the famous
divine, Henry Ward Beeeher, was a
member. Various anti-suffrage organi-
cations came into being subsequently
until the National association opposed
to woman suffrage was formed in 1911
with Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge of New
York as its first president. This body.
step by step, fought the adoption and
ratification of the amendment.
Full suffrage is enjoyed today by the
women of 81 foreign countries includ-
ing the new states of Czecho -Slovakia
and Poland and the ancient nations of
England, Germany and the Scandinavia
countries. Now that the women of the
the United States nave won the right
equally with the men to take their part
in the government of the republic the
effect of the women IS vote on the po-
iitical life of the country remains fol
time to show. First efforts probably
will be directed to the laws on inner
itance. guardianship and other laws
alleged to discriminate against women
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
LEAVES DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
George A. Weston Says Opposition to
League of Nations Is His Reason.

4
Editor of The Reformer:
|. | saw the item in your last evening
(l7th) issue in relation to my being a
candidate for the office of judge of pro
bate for the district of Westminster.
The effort made to secure my nomination
was without my knowledge or consent,
and while l very much appreciate and
thank those who made the effort and the
signers for their kindly feelings toward
me, / could not with propriety accept
the nomination had every Democratic
voter in this probate district signed a
petition to have my name placed on the
ballot, because / am honestly, sincerely
and absolutely opposed to the United
States becoming member of the league
of nations. Being so opposed, shall
support Senator Harding for the presi-
dency.
/ have rendered my resignation as a
member of the Democratic state commit
tee, as / felt in honor bound to do SO,
after the Democratic candidates for
president and vice president told the peo-
pie of the United States that the league
of nations was the predominating issue
in this campaign.
1t is my sincere hope and belief that
the voters of this country, at the Novem-
Der election, will so overwhelmingly bury
the league of nations idea that they will
never have the pernicious proposition put
up to them again.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE A. WESTON.
Bellows Falls, Aug. Is, 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19

me no good at all-my pains got worse
instead of better. / began taking the
Vegetable Compound and felt change
from the first. Now I feel fine and ad-
wise any one going through the Change
of Life to try it, for it cured me after /
had given up all hopes of getting better.
You can publish this and / will tell
any one who writes to me the good
it has done me."-Mrs. MARGARET
DAM, 1925 n. Alder ST., Phila., Pa.
1t hardly seems possible that there is
a woman in this country who will con-
tinue to suffer without giving Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial
after all the evidence that is continually
being published, proving beyond contra
diction that this grand old medicine has
relieved more suffering among womeI
shan any other medicine in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
MARLBORO.

Miss Hattie Braman is with Mrs. E.
P. Adams for the week.
R. T. Atkinson of Holyoke spent the
weekend at The Poplars.
H. C. Warnock spent the weekend
with his family at The Poplars.
Miss Sara Patton came Monday to
spend her vacation at the summer
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Bradley left
Wednesday for their home in Brook.
lyn, Iowa.
Miss Catherine Calhoun came Tues
day and is at. the summer home of Prof
and Mrs. L. B. Patton.
Miss Marion Dalrymple of Brattle-
boro is spending few days with Mr.
and Mrs. L. p Adams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19

V e 9 e { a b ] c Com
pound has done me.
l had organic trou-
bles and am going
through the Change
of Life. l was taken
with a pain in my
side and a bad head
ache. | could not
lie down, could not
eat or sleep. | suf-
fere d something
terrible and the doc
tors medicine did
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
REMARKABLE
RECOVERY
Extraordinary Curative
Power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

Philadelphia, PA want to let you
know what good Lydia Z. Pinkham's
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
FRANK w. AGAIN
His Views on State Highways

I Every one in the State of Vermont is in favor
Of good roads, but hardly two men agree as to the
best way TO get them. Merely talking about good
roads won't help things much. Who's got real
plan? Who's prepared to give us a new deal" in
building good roads Who's running for governor
without consulting the political road machine in
the State of Vermont?
Not Mr. Emery whose district the best in
the present commissioner lives there
Mr.. Rabbit, who merely proposes to extend the
present SYSTEM and reappoin the present highway
missioner;
81 Not Mr.. Hartness, whose campaign about
tabshng industries for Vermont and letting the roads
take of themselves.
In his various speeches. Mr. Agan pointed put
bad roads standard per faster
good roads, that the difference in the cost of gasoline
about 20 per cent, to say nothing about tires
Figuring 10000 Vermont at $1,000 each this year
y loss into something like 100000 year Worth
saving isn't it?
What's the Agan plan? It's told in two words: SUR
FACE and DRAINAGE.
Nothing new about that you say? True enough
France has had roads of the gas-savng upkeepsaving
type for years French good helped
Mr.. Agan favors the French plan.
What's the French plan? Merely deep bitches and
side drainage with good surface your money buy
waterproofed possible That plans good for stone roads,
gravel roads and dirt roads It's good high
ways county highways, cross-state highways and
highways. Itels the whole story Of bad roads good
roads and how to get them.
Costs money, you say? True again, but we've got the
money spend and get much if need it
and can show something in the way of Improvement
If motor-car owners could save any part of that ST.
100000 wouldn't they be willing to pay more tax?
Wouldn't you be glad have money spent for town
roads and cross roads?
AS matter of fact we're not using all the money we
raise now due to various There money in
the treasury right highway department
knows what to do with
Ordinary folks paying all the they can stand
at present. what ais system the lack of
something to tax, but the unequal way that as
sessed. ~,
man buys $4,000 house and is assessed-say $4,000
At $3.50 the grand list tax on his house would be
500. man buys $4,000 and he pays probably $40
horse power for the first year. with sliding scale after
that. Anything right about that?
Once more: The light car which costs less than
$1,000 pays horse power of $40 The big heavy ex-
pensve which than five as much and
Injuries the highway times much pays perhaps $40
Is that a fair distribution of the burden?
Mr.. Agan heavy and he says MOI
So here's program: Better roads by better
methods; more tax, if necessary, by readjusting
the burden. No bonded debt. No heavier burden
on the ordinary taxpayer ~" - fs
.l HAS anyone else better plan?
g Has any other candidate any deinite plan?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-19

Continuing their demonstrations over
period of seven years members of the
women S party picketed the White
House with banners in their hands and
served terms in jail Cor the disturbances
of the peace which grew out of their
parades and blockade of the executive
mansion. During the last few months
before the adoption of the amendment
the militants redoubled their exertions.
Several demonstrations were held on
the steps of the Capitol and on New
Years Day, 1919, watch fires were
lighted in front Of the White House in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
POPOCATEPETL AWAKES
AFTER 400 YEARS SLEEP

parently from the crater Of the vol
cano BY observers IN the nearby
town. there was panic and alarming
reports were. sent out. Then came
the statement that the smoke was
not from the crater. but from fires
near the summit OF the mountain
Immediately altar the report that
the volcano was in action after being
Inactive for 400 years. several parties
OF scientists started out 20 investi-
gate what was going on at the top
OF Popocatapetl-
Fable Waltz and Francisco Fernan-
dez. two authorities on matters re
latinE 70 volcanoes. have reported
that the smoke actually issued from
the crater Of PopocatapetL Mr.
Waltz was Of the opinion that this
did not indicate a serious subter-
ranean disturbance, while Mr. Fer
nandez thought that there was a pos
sIblnty that the eruption might as
sumo greater force and become a
source Of danger 10 jewellers in the
surrounding district
others who assert that they visited
the crater insist that smoke was
caused by fires and not BY an erup-
The statement Of the two scientists,
however. are accepted, leaving no
doubt that there was some sort OF an
eruption. Other investigating parties
are arranging to 80 to Popocatapetl
and their reports will-settle the pres
ent controversy.
The volcano helped Cortez in his
conquest OF Mexico. Just before he
landed with his small band OF adven-
turers there was an eruption OF Popo-
catapetL The superstitious Aztecs ac-
cepted this as g warning that some
great disaster was coming upon them
They were In this excited. desponding
frame Of mind when the ships bear
ing Cortez and his band appeared
The Spaniards were at first looked
upon as immortal beings who had
come from the home Of the gods. Be-
fore the Aztecs discovered that they
were merely human beings. greedy
for gold, the conquerora had gained
a footing IN Mexico and were abs %
fasten the yoke OF Spain upon the In
habitants-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
Quiet Cemetery In Denver
Bootleggers' Curb Market


DENVER, Colo, NOV. IA boot
u leg whisky mart amid the tomb
stones OF a cemetery here Is the
latest discovery Of Denver police and
prohibition officers.
among the monuments and mem
DRY stones Of Riverside cemetery on
the outskirts Of this city IS located the
headquarters OF an extensive boo,-
ieggine ring, police declare
Where the white and granite snaIrs
tower against the beams OF the moon
a CLIQUE Of dealers gather 10 trade
in moonshine and fix the price Of
booze for the underground trade, ac-
cording 20 police officials
For weeks police and prohibition
officers have searched for the head
quarters OF an extensive bootleg trade
Large stores Of white mule" and other
Illicit liquors have been disposed Of
it was said by way Of the under
ground" route. coming 10 the surface
later in much drunkenness on Den
yer streets and many gay parties
in the nearby roadhouses.
A "tip" 70 the police from motor
lists who tra- ! the Brighton road led
10 the discovery that the dark
shadows seen fitting about the tomb
stones were believed 10 be engaged
in the liquor traffic.
There isn't the least doubt but
what sales are made, prices arranged
and wholesale operations conducted
within the cemetery" declared a po-
lice sergeant in charge OF one Of
Denver's substations,
The bulls and bears OF the
cemetery change are strong on Sc
crecy this officer said, and usually
turn out che lights and muffie their
motors while performing their
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
IS 4 WOMAW THZ7VKETH
BY HELEN ROWLAND

THERE are just three binds Of mar
1 risges.
A few are Ideally happy.
A Few are desperately unhappy
But most marriages are merely .un-
comfortabIsF'
That is the theory Of Mr.. ". L
George.
And isn't he right-oh. ISN'T he
Ask any average wife-or husband.
We know, we know WE knowl
Love does not die, half so often.
from a violent stab as from a thou
sand little pin-pricks-
Nor, from q great establishment
as from a million little discomfortsi
Of course every woman prays to
be Ideally happy"
But she can endure being tragically
and passionately miserable
There is, at least. some consolation
in feeling sorry for herselfl
It's being drably, duly, stupidity.
eternally UNCOMFORTABLE, that is
so deadly
Never to be able to do exactly what
you want. as you want.
Nor TO have exactly what you want
when you WANT it,
Never 70 be able to retire when
you like, set up when you want to,
eat when you're hungry. nope when
you're sad, or laugh when you're Esyi
Always aud forever TO be subject
to some other humsn-being's will
won't moods, lenses, tastes and
prejudicesi
Never 70 put on a new frock OF .
new hat or q new shade Of face
wder, without the fear Of some
body's disapproval or criticism
Nor TO serve a meal without a shud-
der at the thought that something
may be forgotten. or overlooked or
overlooked.
Never TO be able TO SAY what you
think, TO be frank or amusing or con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17

fidential, without starting an argu-
ment.
Nor to have a cosy. chummy, inter-
esting conversation
But always TO have TO keep Up a
running monologue, 70 an accompani-
ment Of grunts and monosyliables-
THAT'S what an uncomfortable
marriage" means 20 womanl
And, to a man, IL means
Never TO be able to spend per-
tectly quiet evening, without being
Chartered at. or lowered" over.
Never to be able to come down to
breakfast without the painful fore
bodlng that you are going to be asked
for more money or confronted with
q bill
Never TO be able TO glance az a
pretty woman. without being accused
Of mental infidelity."
Never 70 be able 70 enjoy nice.
quiet crouch, OF a good round swear,
or smelly old pipe.
Or to 90 without a shave, or put
your feet on the divan and your ashes
on the rugs, without a debate or 4
scrap
Never TO be able TO overeat. OF to
sneeze, or to 60 out IN the rain.
Without being followed around with
admonltions and hot water-bagi
Never to be able 20 stay down town
or at the golf club for dinner, without
ealing up ana reporting ike
policeman
On Lord. what a penal servituds We
make OF marriage.
When we COULD so easily make Il
a heavenly refuge Of mutual comfort
Just by letting each other ALONEi
BY minding our own busineSsl
BY having as much regard for one
another's personal liberty,
As We have for one another's tooth
brush and one another's napkin
THAT'S what makes marriage
prison-instead Of a privilege.
A wrestling match-instead Of q
rest cure.
An autocrecy-instead Of a democ-
racy
4 urEafory-lnstead OF a Paradise
Yea. verify, II I could write the Ten
Commandments OF MatrimOny,
The first NINE would be,
Mind your own buslnessF
And the tenth would be-'Partner-
ship not ownership l"-Copyrlght, 1920,
by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17

brokerage transactions in the spoosy
rendezvous
Police declare that when the price
Of bootleg scars in Denver, the
manipulation can be traced 70 the
board OF directors" who hold their
midnight sessions In the graveyard
Likewise, when the quotations de-
cline. which IS seldom. the cemetery
plotters are declared to be response
BILE
! Automobile loads Of booze are said
to have been exchanged in Riverside
cemetery with only the moon as an
eyewitness. and II is facetiously sug-
gested that the widespread insistence
that John Bsrleycorn'' IS dead was
the Inspiration for the establishment
Of the liquor curb" in the Denver
graveyard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17

When your skin breaks out with
itching eruptions, tetter, raEh, eczema,
psoryasis, OF other terrifying disorders,
very of--n the pain becomes so intense,
and the discomfort 90 thoroughly IN
bearable that you are willing to try
almost any remedy that you think viii
give some measure Of relief from the
torture.
But temporary relief VIII do you
but little good, for soon ali the itching
and irritation breaks out sfresh with
renewed fury and you soon realize
that local remedies such as ointments,
salves and sinilar treatment viii
n-rer nd you Of your trouble.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
SEEKS SISTER LONG LOST;
ENDS Her FELLOW EMPLOYE

Houston, Tex, Nov. It. - After
searching eight years FOR his sister.
R. P. Wilder. OF this city. learned re-
Gently that a young woman with
whom he had worked IN a local office
building for three years was the one
he was seeking. Though they had
seen each other every day during that
time, neither was aware OF the re-
lationshlp existing between them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17

Mexico Guy. Mexico. Nov. 17--It IS
expected that Msxico's sugar crop
viii amount 70 more than 10000
tons. But as the country consumes
about 100000 tons annually Mexico
viii continue 70 import sugar.
Previous TO the revolutions Mexico
produced almost enough sugar for
home use. II is said that the country
would have been IA a position by this
tina 70 export sugar had Il not been
for the paralyZins effects OF the 10
years OF turmoil. Because OF the
revolutions MeEico's output OF sugar
has dropped more than $4,000 tons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
Why Are Skin Diseases
So Difficult to Overcome?

It VIII not be so difficult to rid
yourself of skin diseases = you viii
but realize that these troubles orr
ginate in the blood, and if you expect
real substantial relief you must treat
them through the blood,
The best remedy for this purpose is
SIS, the fine old blood remedy that
purifies the blood Of disease germs, and
thus restores the skin to a 7 -lal and
healthy condition.
Begin taking SIS. today, and write
a complete history Of your case, and
our medical director VIII give you eI-
pert advice without charge. Address
Chief Medical Adviser, $50 Swift Labo-
ratory, Atlanta, Ga--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
1910 - II LID.

Austin. Tex Nov 17.-There VIII
he considerable cotton left in the
fields OF Texas this year. according
to the prediction Of Fred VI. Davis.
state commissioner OF agriculture,
who said that in some parts OF the
state farmers are offering half the
cotton that can be picked as compen-
alton for the picking.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17

Cheyenne. Wye. Nov. 17.-Edwin
A. Hoadley. year OLD son Of ]. =.
HOadley. Of this city. ia dead OF pneu-
monia here, contracted when a nail
that the child swallowed lodged in the
lower bronchial tube Of his left
lung
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-17
TEXAS COTTON GROWERS TRY
NEW MARKETING METHODS

Kingsville. Tex Nov. 17.-Cotton
growers OF Kleberg county VIII con
struct a warehouse and adopt
marketing system which would put
cotton on the market in such guam
titles as the needs Of the spinners
suggest. Construction viii be started
as soon as standard plans for such
wanshouses are accepted by the board
OF governors Of the United Cotton
Growers association