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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

For special prices on Firestone tires
see advertisement of The Filling Sta
tion
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Mazda globes give the best light.
Tummineflo Bros. have them.
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Dry goods and shoes of all kinds at
reduced prices at j. w. Duncan Co.
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Mrs. j. ]. O'Quinn was a visitor to
Alexandria this week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Carnahan spent
Wednesday in Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

Mr.. C. II. Rhodes has returned from
q business trip to New Orleans.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

Mr.. A. E. Perry was among the bust
ness visitors in New Orleans this week.
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To break a cold take 666.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

Plant oats now for winter grazing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20

DR.. Foster F. McNeely has been in
Shreveport all this week on business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-11-20
The CoHax Chronicle
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1920

A few doses 666 break a cold.
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To prevent a cold take 666,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
PORT SAID. FAMOUS EGYPTIAN
CITY. ENDS REIGN OF CRIME

of them known TO the police Of two
continents, piled their disreputabls
trades with impunity. An incrf ''h' e
amount OF rubbish was carted away
by tourists in memory OF rev NJ r
STAY. Murder was a pastime after
dark. and MANY sinister stories re
told in the smoking rooms OF depart
ing liners, OF Port Said's wicked IN
habitants-
Nearly Respectable Place
Now this gateway to the east IS as
safe and nearly respectable The
hand Of the ~ P. " has been laid IN
no uncertain manner on the urNeE
world which was the real Port said
Deportations eased the town OF us
international rogues and vaga bones
A passport control second 70 none IN
effectiveness keeps a tight grip on
the polglot population.
Murder. even routine robbery,
which was n staple industry on
steamer days. T. discourage BY
the representatives Of British
rule.
Gone. too, is the atmosphere Of
piracy and Dillage maintained by
brazen guides and other varieties OF
profiteers- They were won't 10 seize
on amiable and inquisitive tourists
with the persistence Of a leech- They
would extract money by entreaties'
arguments, threats. even violence
Now the t0uts and trinket sellers
and ragged bootblacks approach their
CONTINUED on page -. column b.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
HungerGrips India
SeE-RuLe Desired

order to maintain their old civiliza-
ton and culture. classes were estab-
iished. The Brahmins were the
priests and teachers To protect
them while at their duties. a warrior
class was formed called the kshatryas
and traders. corresponding to the
great artisan class, were named vas
and from these same Aryans have
descended the Celts. Slavs, Latins,
Greeks and Saxons.
But the Brshmins. the high caste
people, do not live hating one an
other
asThe western class system j.
terrible. Our class division f.
based on responsibility. Renun-
citation a. our ideal Brhumins re-
nounee 80 they can accept the
highest positions.
Ireland must have her own gov
eminent according to the wishes Of
her people. India must be allowed
TO be ruled by her own people too
India wants 10 render service to
humanity Why should Ee not be
allowed TO do that work in our own
way7 We appeal to America in this
respect We entered the war 10 de-
How far we have done that I do not
know.
Stronger Grabbing Weak.
Everywhere We see the stronger
grabbing the weaker. Before the war
there was no protectorate over Egypt
by England But she gradually en-
tered and proclaimed a protectorate
over that country
The war was declared on the poll
icy that smaller nations should no;
Continued on page =, column 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
PESTS
GONDE MINED IN
GREAT BRITAIN
Lounge Lizards Becoming
Abundant As Result Of
Jazz Mania.
EASY TO PICK
OUT PAID MEN

7 OoSDON. Eng, March 20.-'Lounge
lizards and -'parlor snakes
borrowing the felicitous express
sious OF The Americans for paid
dancing men''-are becoming album
dant in London. The sleek. vel
dressed dancing man. with his
saponaceous. unCtuous, suave manner
IS an inevitable product OF the dane
ing craze He may be found in any
Of the dancing palaces in niglt
clubs. or lettering about fashionable
There is also another product Of
the Jazz mania"-the girl who is
asked everywhere because she dances
welL Some OF these girls have not
even good looks to recommnd them,
I'm the clubs and hotels where dane
ing is conducted
shake asFnntastie Hoof.-
However, they are taken every
where by hopelessly jazz-mad young
men because, as the americans say,
they shake a light and fantastic
In London one can see over dressed
women being helped from their cars
10y footmen outside the dancing
places preparatory TO an afternoon
OF night session with their pet
There are countless cases Of
llaclzmai1 going on in London, Of
which the public never hears a word
and most OF the culprits are the
young dancing dandies" OF the town
with an occasional youth Of good
family who is trying to keep Up the
pace in the smart dancing clubs with
@ young lady who dances we'll
Easy to Pick Out.
The dancing pest may be found
in many OF the dancing clubs IN
London BE Is usually with rather
old women. who are bedecked with
jewels. He can be distinguished by
the easy way in which he dances
about his partner, generally taking
two steps 10 her one.
Women who have had unpleasant
experiences with these pests gen
orally tell the same story The
poor boy told me how poor he was
how he was pressed on all sides by
creditors, and how the war left his
old parents penniiess," they say.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
WOUNDED HERO THOUGHT TOO
HANDSOME: ARRESTED BY COPS

nARIs. France. March 20.-Because
his new nose made his look too
handsome. Jean Cuchiile, French
war veteran. was arrested after
free for all fight at a tobacco store
IL was only after he bad proved that
he was really wounded that he was
released
Misfortune overlook the rehabili-
tated smutile" while standing in line
for the regular distribution OF to-
bacco which is customary at the
Paris shops. Tobacco being a state
monopoly. limited supplies are sent 20
the licensed stores at stated times.
and the men line up 20 purchase on
the first come. first served plan
The stock seldom lasts until the
whole line has purchased, so the gov
eminent has decreed that wounded
soldiers shall have the first place in
the lines.
Cuchile was late. and edged in be
tween two veterans, still wearing the
faded horizon blue. at the front OF
the line. he was dressed in civilian
clothes OF neat pattern and wore n
large pair Of spectacles- To an ap-
pearamces he was a meek bank CLERK,
untouched by the rigOrs Of war.
Got Ire OF Crowd
The civilian crowd in the rear
roared 1t him Get out OF these,
they shouted Come back to the end
OF the line where you belong
Cuchille simply glared back az
them. Then the wounded soldiers pe-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
Auhor Declares Brit
ish Control Of India
Is Oppressive.

BOMBAY, India March 20.-Hunger
n IS the problem Of the Hindu pro-
letariat at present, according 70
Hareudranath Maitras q Hindu Bran
min author and lecturer Hunger is
brought about by the slump in values
of the work OF a weaver, for instance,
who tolls in a native plant
In a recent Indian uprising, SAID
Mr. Waitra, as he is called, the d.
rect cause was hunger Weavers VINO
used TO get three pounds a mon h
per family. now are lucky II they
can earn IS shillings month Ihey
know that great monoponstic indus
tries in the same lines exist In Eng
land at Manchester and lancashire
Il do not speak against English
with hatred. II is wrong and futile
to hate. But / would Ike 20 ask
whether this disregard, added 10 9TH
er cruelties. is the reward India has
for furnishing men and funds TO car
~ on the war.
wherever England has colonized
she has either neglected native IN
dustries. or put them down by lack
Of patronage. Where the Hindu mas
gone he has always fostered the arts
and crafts he has found in the new
land
England wishes TO perPetunte
her rule and TO exploit natives
everywhere she goes
When the Aryans came into India
1000 years ago there was 1ightinE
among the natives at first Then, IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
German Officials Declare
Teutonic War Lords First
To Offend u. S. Government

sponsibility for all acts OF sa1ot4se
and breaches OF neutrality. realtzils
this must be done IN order 20 make
possible the renewal q the pre-war
relations between Germany and
~Our committee cannot send a com
mission TO America 10 get evidence
on the ground hecauce it is lmitel
assembly In America we could not
hold witnesses by oath. which would
lead 20 many Difficulties
I'VE have therefore decided 70
have professor " J. Bonl. who knows
America very wen and who IS a mem
Der Of our comrnittee. examine an
American material and write docu-
ment which viii be used as basis
for further examinations
win Not Call Hindenht *.
'-EindenburE viii not be called %
testify again az the reichstaE. but we
viii send . committee % take his
deposition az his home. Cen Luden-
dorff viii be requested 70 attend fur
ther bearings concerning count Bern
storffs report 20 him
-WIl YOU investigate the relations
OF the old imperial government with
Lenine and Irotzlzy in Russia ana the
support the kaiser's regime gave to
boishevism IN order 70 destroy Rus
sia's military power I asked Kerr
ave have never occupied ourselves
with the question Of the alleged rell-
tons OF the German overnment with
minister. There has been no sub
committee authorized to examine this
question"
''Wm admiral Won Tirpltz be called
to testify before your hearinsg
'sThat depends upon the evidence
disclosed az the further D-hone hear
ings.@ said Herr Gothei1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20

DERLIN, Germany. March z0-Ger-
y man military authorities and not
the German state department.
were responsible for the 1re4cnes OF
according 70 George Gothein- chair
man OF what in Germany corresponds
TO q congressional committee for the
Investigation OF the German conduct
OF the war This committee is 20
determine what Germans are consid-
cred guilty Of breaches OF interna-
tional law and 20 draw Up indictments
against them
7 wish specially to mention that Il
has been proved beyond doubt tnat
count Bernstorff. the German am has
sador 70 Washington. did not have
any knowledge Of the acts Of sabotage
for which Germany IS supposed 10 be
responsible
Blamed on Military.
investigations Of the facts when
Internal machines intended for sono-
tage in Russia and Italy were found
in Norway and in Switzerland showed
that the bombs had been sent in the
diplomatic pouch Of the ambassador
without either his knowledge or the
knowledge OF the German foreign Of
flee The possibility fer the
breaches OF neutrality must be borne
exclusively by the German military
circles
that the sabotage in America was
connected with officiRls OF the Ger
nan consulate service. II should De
remembered In due fairness 10 count
Bernstorff that the consul general OF
the ambassador and reported directly
TO Germany.
Want Question Cleared Up.
"Our commission finds Il extremely
important and absolutely necessar~
70 clear up the question OF the re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20

7 ONDON, Eng. March 20-Barristers
here recently have been debating
the question OF how much vie
is worth in money. The discussion
must have made quite an impression
on some wives. for IL is reported
they are now claiming the right TO
be paid regular wages
The situation has provoked the fol-
lowing comment from Myron Parrot,
a writer in the London Daily Express
Life is rather dull and common
place just now, and I am for tighten
ing il up IN every way possible,
Wages for wives viii do a lot toward
c0loring the drab mouotony OF eE-
istence.
Must Make Guarantee.
The luckless bridegroom viii have
TO guarantee something more material
than love in his marriage VOW
take this woman for my lawful wife.
he win probably be called upon 70
say, lat a salary Of five pounds i've
week" And the bride viii then
promise to love. honor and obey Tor
and in c0usidera ton Of the weekly
five-guinea emolument.
The girl who marries vel VIII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
JUDGE RULES ON
WIFE'S WORTH
To HUSBAND
British Judge Says Mates
Right to Damages Great
er Than Woman's.
ACTUAL VALUE
DECIDED UPON
By EARLE c. REEVES

7 ONDON. Eng March 20.-Ihis Is
l. the law IN England. as handed
down by justice MeCardle:
A husband. in suing for divorce
may demand and be granted damages
against q man guilty Of enticing
away OF harboring his wife
A wife may not be awarded dam
ages against a woman guilty Of entle-
ing away her husband
TT is doubtful" justice McCardle
rules, whether a wife has any right
OF action against another woman who
has enticed away or harbored her
husband.
'-The wife. in the eyes OF the law,
has no such rights to her husband s
services as those possessed nT the
husband with regard 70 his VIE
The right Of action for criminal
conversation exists only for the nus
band. Therefore. only thee husband
can ask for damages in divorce SUIT
The wife used TO be regarded BY
the common law as the properly OF
her husband He could even seize
her earnings and inflict physical pun
-lshment in due moderation
The married Woman's property act
removed the husbands power over
his wife's possessions The oiminu-
lAUM OF MS DOW CT o. NAA- oA=lA AAAA4AA-
ment was gradual
in granting compensation, two
points have 70 be considered - the
actual value OF the wife to the bus
band. and the blow TO his marital
honor sustained when she was taken
away
Must Weigh Her Falue
in arriving at the wife's value "a
I her husband such things as her abil-
ity 70 help him in his business and
her capacity as a housekeeper have
10 be considered
IF a wife f. OF q vFunfon dis
position Il a. apparent that her
value rs such f. iess.-
The justice then ruled that dam
! ages could not be awarded where this
/ correspondent was unaware that tbs
guilty woman was married. hecaus|
| "a wife who passes herself of as
| single woman must be deemed value
I less"
Justice McCardIe thereupon ruled
] accordingly upon six damage case
8 which he had ueld I'D for weeks
while he delved into the dusty Law
Z books.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
Vices Ask Hubbies Pay I'm Wages

The lounge lizard type Of gallant.
with m uniiued pocketbook ana
IN honest adherence for work
will. Of course scarcely be eE-
pected 90 pay his wife salary
He will very likely advertise his
wflllngness Ito take m i1cNpe-
riencrd young wife as apprentices
premium required
Wives naturally as wage earuers
viii form unions IL would be un-
reasonable to ask all husbands 70
paw the same salaries. so there VIII
have to be separate unions, classified
according TO the size OF the husbands
incomes
have no doubt that the wages
for wives system will meet with
popular approval. Our million su-
perfluous women, I imagine. VIII be
especially anxious TO see the scheme
adopted When the National fedora
ton Of wives union goes out on
strike the million too many viii az
last have their opportunity. And
when such an eventuality does come
about I shall want 20 hear the argu-
ment between the strike breakers and
the pickets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20

7 ONDON, Eng, March 20.-Reiations
between England and France are
exceedingly strained. At times
during recent negotiations an open
disagreement has seemed possible In
Paris during the last few days. I
have heard the French side Of the
dispute. Now having learned IN
London what the British have 70 say
I propose 70 set down the points at
issue
Two fundamentally opposed views
OF world policy are at stake, Be-
tween the two there can be no real
compromise
Great Britain has decided that a
brand new policy must be adopted Y
the world Is to be saved from an
archv ard DISRUPTION Lloyd George
and lord CurZons backed BY a M
jority Of the cabinet and by an over
Wishing weight Of public opinion.
are prepared 20 revise the peace
OF, as they prefer 70 put Il. In the IN
teresrs OF Europe.
Europe in her present agony must
be euvlszsed as a whole Revenge
even Just replration and deserved
punishment. must be abandoned The
allies. and It is hoped here America,
must realize that Europe is one oI-
Eanic system OF flesh and blood. and
a fostering sore IN one part OF her
system Is bound, u Il is not cured. 70
bring disease and death 10 the whole.
That sore Is RUSSIAN ana cent? =
Europe-Germany. Austria, Hungary
Poland. Jugo-Slavias Czecho-slovakla-
Urges American Aid
That Is what the British say now.
II Is not really Europe. but the world,
that should be looked al as the econ
omic whole. they say.
Consequently, II America stands
aside and refuses 10 help recon
struet Europe and adjust her own
Industry 10 basis OF long term
credits 10 countries which cannot
pay casa. the present Industrial
prosperity OF the United States
viii come down with q crlah- We
shall be piled fun OF goods and
have no customers.
This view Is that OF the British
clbinet, i can state categorically- In
! time. and probably IN no very Ions
time. 10 will be made clear 70 the
world that British policy is TO forget
the war and set Europe on its feei
again. making no distinctions be-
tween enemies and friends
This course IS essential for the ~
I ture existence OF the British empire
I IL is said here. The industrial re-
! covery OF England proceeds rapidly
I but England, too, must 90 down II
/ ruin Ultimately II the whole continent
/ dissolves in chaos That IS what WI
Z happen II the French world policy i
/ carried out the British think
French World Policy
What Is this French world policl
] between which and that OF Londor
] there yaWns a bottomless gulf thz'
Z cannot be SPAWNED by formulae OF
! after dinner speeches2
Despair for the future OF Franc
Z exists IN the highest French circles
I where the trend OF British policy Il
Z already clearly understood French
I men profess 70 see only ultimate de-
: struction ahead unless Britain anl
I America OF at least Britain 5oll
! France 20 keep Germany down
{ So the chasm between France ani
] England stands clearly revealed
4 any issue that comes before the 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
Housing Problem
Acute In Berlin;
Many Homeless

Berlin, Germany, March zo--tne
territory which Germany has sur
rendered to Poland under the terms
Of the Versailles treaty Is dumping
thousands Of homeless fugitives into
already overcrowded Berlin accord
ing to Or. ". Laportes municipal
housing commissioner.
Investigation has shown that IN
a single house 70 persons were tugi-
tfves from Polish Germany There
are approximately $4,000 families
seeking homes in Berlin We have
today only 800 apartments at our
disposal said Dr.. Laporte.
The Berlin housing commission
has proposed the immediate con-
struction of 5000 broom apartments
or huts TO accommodate the families
who are now exposed TO disease
sleepinE in cellars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
WarHaSM WorLdBetter
EDiLs Existing On Surface
Only Says British Cardinal

may be made less imminent by wise
deliberations and deliberate post
ponemenrs. This hope and this strong
desire find their embodiment in the
league Of nations
People Turn 10 God.
Lastly. and most important of all.
there has, in every nation, been a
turning 10 God, a recO gnition Of the
supernatural, an acceptance of di-
vine providence, a realizc ton Of
principles transcendinE this world. a
consciousness Of a power that eter-
naIly guides the destinies Of men.
which were not discoverable TO the
same extent in the days before the
war.
It is only too true that these mani
fsstations have been often lamentably
incomplete. and many a time at vari-
ance with the real teachings Of rev
elation- But millions Of hearts have
moved to q remembrance Of the SUI
preme ruler whom they had so long
forgotten
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20
POLYGAMY
LOOMSAS
REALITY
Authoress Declares West
VIII Accept What East
Now Recognizes.

brussels. Belgium, March zu--Ane
Is prediction that polygamy even
tuallv Will become a fixture OF the
domestic life OF the new world as u
is Of the old IS contained IN an article
in the Daily Express by Gertie de ).
Wentworth James, noted authoress.
The scarcity OF husbands, the author
ess asserts. will bring this about.
The law OF supply and demand,
Miss James writes, lis the only force
which governs the romantic and So
cial sides Of the world as well as the
business and commercial ones
1Inn Most Valuable!
This being the cas-, The three
most valuable commodities OF the mo-
rnent are man. the domestic servant
and butter-and man, being in the
greatest demand, IS the most valuable
OF the threei
and when any article increases in
demand and decreases in supply II Is
obvious that no one lnals - -. - ~
enjoy the same exclusive possession
a.Therefore the obvious result OF
these deductions a. ErudginE
and Mortified belief in the pro-
phecy that in due course polgEarrfy
will become established and
recognized In the west as II Is In
the east
u particularly accentuate the word
recognized because il viii be in the
which permits OF one man providing
the love-interest IN the lives Of sew
eral women that the sex laws OF to-
morrow viii differ markedly from the
sex laws Of today.
Secrets soon To BE-
To-day It is done all the time, but
we don't recognize it. And as, tao
itlv and secretly, many OF us now ac-
cept the fact OF a shared man 50 IN
a frfghteningly short space OF time
We shall do 50 openly and uncom-
plainingly.
rs the recently-reported case Of
Mrs Cora spiker (who even went 10
the spartan lengths OF being photo
graphed with her husbands affinity
and their babyl the thin enc OF the
{ big wedge Of polygamy which soon
viii be inserted into the assures OF
our social structure2
/ cone western woman has nc
! eepted the situation. and others
may be willing 20 do the same
/ pet ] know there o. not q wife
! or sweetheart in Europe who
wouldn't sooner discover her man
to be guilty OF almost any Grimm
nj offense than TO have him even
20 much as think OF another
woman.
I'VE have grown so used to being
loked I'D 70 like EOddesses and being
: housed and fed and kept and having
our bills paid and our parcels car
Q ried, and getting doors opened for US
{ and seats given up to Us, and having
] hats raised 10 Us that we have grad
ually put our own value al such an
! absurdly high standard that some sort
3 Of an ava kening was bound TO come.
Men Getting Scarce.
and that awakening began wher
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