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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Defense, Then Prosecution Rests.

Defense, Then Prosecution Rests.
Mr.. Shanigan inserted his key quiet
"; walked softly, undressed silently
and crept into bed.
All his precautions were In vain.
Mrs. Shanigan had been awake lis
tening and waiting for him. She told
him she supposed he had been work
Ing at the office again; that she did
not believe that story or any other he
had ever told her; that she did not
have to put up with him; that she
could have a career; that even now
the committee was waiting to see II
she would accept the nomination for
mayor: that she had been warned
against him; that she was not now
the foolish sentimental girl she was
when she married him. and then q
deep snore showed that
The defense rested.
Now everyone knows the prosecu-
ton should rest first; so Mrs. Shani-
gan jabbed Mr.. Shanigan with her
elbow; shook him; fused, fumed,
scolded and wept; but 1t was no use.
He slept on, soundly.
The prosecution also rested.-Kath-
crime Negley. In Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
CANDIDATE GOT ONE VOTE
HumIIlatIng Practical Joke Played on
italian Who Had Made Himself
Politically Unpopular.

Solicitor Gandolf of Cremona,
Italy, besides being poet, is also q
bombastic meddler in political matters.
Because of this 1t was arranged by q
party Of 1okers to bring him forward
as candidate for the pclls. The cleo
toral committee was duly constituted
and Gandolfi's name was entered on
the government lists.
The unlucky solicitor was forced
during the fortnight to do his own can
wasting and to drive about from VII
lage to village delivering speeches.
When election day came, no voting pa
pers having been distributed by the
committee for him, 1t was found that
the only vote he received was his
own. His discontinue may be imag-
ined. but It Is said that q radical
cure for his political tendencies has
been found.
A still more unfortunate candidate
was a communist in the same town
named Lodolini. After the commun-
lists had officially announced their In
teutious to carry him, the man disap-
peared. It was found that the Fas-
cisti had seized him at night time and
driven him to Casalmaggiore, where
he was forced under the severest
threats to remain during election time.
Once Lodolini returned to- Cremona
to see his wife, but the same night
the Fascist again entered the house
and forced him to dress and drove him
again to seclusion and meditation over
the rules for the Third Internationale.
New York Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Take Prisoner From Sheriff on

Take Prisoner From Sheriff ON Train.
Alexandria, La. Aug. 8. Two
unidentified bandits at the point
of pistols held up Deputy Sheriff
Grant of Minden, La. on a Lou
isiana and Arkansas railroad
train at Skidder, seventy-nine
miles north of Alexandria Tues
day afternoon and took from his
custody John Semple, a young
white man he was conveying to
Minden where he is wanted on a
charge of stealing an automobile.
Semple, who was born and
raised in Alexandria. was arrest
ed here by Deputy Sheriff Grant
and Deputy Sheriff Joe Baltic,
of this city. Grant left for Min
den with his prisoner and when
the train reached Tioga 4 miles
north of here he noticed two
young men got aboard. He paid
no attention to them, who made
no demonstration until the train
reached Skidder. when they pull
ed out their pistols and pointed
them in the face Of Grant, took
the prisoner from him, jumped
from the train and escaped.
Sheriff Phillips, of Webster
parish, has offered a reward of
fifty dollars each for the trio
locked in Jail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Louisiana Banks Show Good Gains il
State Reports.

State banks throughout the
country have held their own for
the six months ending with
March. according to a statement
of R. N. Sims, treasurer of the
National Association of Supervis-
ors of State Banks.
The increase IN capital in state
banks for the six months period
was $139, 655, 581, and in resourc-
es of 1921, 2O1, 381. There was a
decrease in deposits of $170, 087, :
1872.
Total capital, surplus and un-
divided profits in state banks
amounted to So. 587. O81. 143. COM
pared with So, 733. 815. 600 in nat
ional banks. Deposits in state
banks were $23, $50. $50, 818, COM
pared with SIS, 478, 1854. 600 in ma
tional banks.
Total resources of state banks
were $29, ALP. 657. 029, compared
with $50, 3O7, 651, 900 in national
banks. There are %. 705 state
banks and 8143 national banks.
In Louisiana Mr.. Sims report
shows there are 236 state banks
with capital of $22, 1853. 254; SUR
plus $11. 269, 400: undivided prof.
its 81, 123, Gal; deposits $248. 517,-
994; loans and discounts $3.50,
1853, 99S; total $341. 129. 962.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Boy scouts Aid Birds.

The birds In the neighborhOod OF
st. Louis have had their housing prob
lens reduced to lowest terms by the
act Of the boy scouts OF ST. Louis, who,
an result Of contest, provided 2,3O6
well-built bird houses, which have
been placed in the public parks and
other reserves. The winning troop
turned out 651 bird houses. The
scout executive writes that much In
terest was reused locally, not only In
the house building which 1t is pro-
posed to make an annual good turn
event. but also In the scouts themr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Eerrxboat Pavilion.

As a fitting complement to a swim
ming pool built on Connecticut es-
tate recently. ferryboat pavilion has
been erected. says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. This boat has all the
fittings of a regular craft OF its type,
being equipped above with life
boat, life preservers. funnel and pilot
house. The cabin is spacious dance
door, where diversion from the
swimming sport may be INDUCED In.
The swimming pool forms a forward
deck for the ferry, and is surround
ed by q sidewalk ret with benches
and chairs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

DeRidder, La. Aug. Re. E.
Elliott, county agent. Beaure-
gard parish, has succeeded in
getting wool buyer to come to
his parish and has been instru-
mental in disposing of 120, 600
pounds of wool at Is cents per
pound, two cents above local
market, a saving of 81, 400. In
terest is being shown by local
lumber companies in a creamery
and So. 600 has been pledged for
the erection of one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mrs. B. B. Dean and daughter,
Isabelle. and Mrs. j. E. Swat.
ford and two children. left We'd
nesday for a weeks stay at
White Sulphur Springs.
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Bale Brings 50 Cents Per Pound.

New YORK. Aug. 2. The first
bale of new Georgia cotton was
sold at auction on the cotton ex-
change today for so cents and
was classed as strict low middl-
ing. The proceeds of the sale
go to charity. The same bale
was auctioned off on the Savan-
nah exchange for SO cents per
pound.
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Parish board affairs...........~ 400 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000 90
400 90
$1,000 90

Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bU, uUV w
The following ordinance was
adopted:
An ordinance levying taxes for
the year 1921 on the assessed
value of taxable property in
Grant parish.
Be it ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish in lawful
session convened, That tax of
five mills be and the same is lev
led on the assessed value of all
taxable property in the parish
for the year 1921, the proceeds of
the same to be used in paying
the general and usual expenses
of the parish including the par
ish school fund.
Be it further ordained. That a
tax of one and one-half mills be
and the same is hereby levied on
the assessed value of all taxable
property in the parish for the
year 1921, the proceeds of the
same to be for the benefit of the
public school fund in accordance
with the provisions of the Byrne
amendment to the constitution.
Be it further ordained, That a
tax of two and one-half mills
be and the same is hereby
levied on the assessed value
of all the taxable property
in ward No. 6 of Grant PARISH
for the year 1921. the proceeds
of the same to be used for the
purpose of building andmaintain-
ing public roads and bridges in
said ward.
Be it further ordained, That a
tax of six mills be and the same
is hereby levied on the assessed
value of all the taxable property
in Road District Number Eight.
for the year 1921, the proceeds
of the same to be used for the
purpose of retiring the bonds and
coupons of said district which
mature in the year 1922.
Be it further ordained, That
a tax of six mills be and the
same is hereby levied on the as
sessed value of all the taxable
property in Road District Num-
Der nine for the year 1921, the
proceeds of the same to be used
for the purpose of retiring the
bonds and coupons of said dis
trict which mature in the year
1922.
There was no further business
and the jury adjourned to meet
again in special session on Au-
gust 10. for the purpose of re-
ceiving bids for bonds and roads
in accordance with ordinance du-
ly adopted. and for the purpose
of transacting any other business
that may come before the jury.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
JAS. A. CHRISTIAN, Pres.
Secretary.
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Few Cases Of PelIagra in State.

There are very few cases of
pellagra in Louisiana according
to reports reaching DR.. Oscar
Bowling said the official report
for the week ending July 80. in
dictated only seven cases of pei
lagra in the entire State. This.
he said, was very favorable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Don't forget Wednesday night,
Aug. 10. THE Furnace" bene-
fit Catholic church.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Dean and
Mrs. E. H. Blackwood are spend
ing this weekend at White Sui
phur Springs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
looicaI Asbit.

"Why Is It that musicians have such
long hair7'' II suppose they think
they ought to have plenty Of locks 10
match their keys"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

DIR. Earl Jones is spending this
week at Arcadia visiting rela-
tives and friends.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mrs. E. A. Mathis and daugh-
ter, Autre, returned home Sum
day from an extended visit in
Dallas. Texas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mr.. r. C. Bennett and wife
are enjoying a visit with Mrs.
Benefits parents at Dubach,
Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
: .rex.s lconoclast

Our guess Is that when the brids
promises to love, honor and obey she
b Just a. earnest as when she kisses
the briderooms folks.-Dallas News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06
Ancient Wines Perfumed.

Greek and Roman wines we're per.
TUNED, generally BY sleeping the
leaves Of roses or vfolets IN the liquor
until It had acquired the odor Of the
flowerx
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SATURDAY. AUG. 6, 1921.

SAl AOG. u, lJAl.
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Aug. 1, 1921.
The police jury met in regular
session with the following men,
bers present: Randolph, Fra
lick, Jones, Corley, Bryant, Le-
moline and Nugent.
The minutes of the June pro-
ceedings were read and adopted.
The minutes for July were read
and corrected to show that bids
for crawling roads under a GER
tain ordinance would be opened
on August 10 at ColfaX, La.
Mr.. Brown filed a petition re-
questing that a road be granted
commencing at the Williamson
Highway running south one-half
mile, east one-half mile, then
south lao rods, then east to set
Element road, to intersect the
Jefferson Highway about one
quarter mile north of Hudson
creek bridge. The road was
granted without expense to the
parish.
A petition was presented re-
questing that a change be made
on the lake road from Perkins
spring to Mayhaw branch. The
requested was granted.
A letter was read from the
secretary of the chamber of COM
merce at Monroe. La, request
ing the police jury to appoint
committee to attend the Arkan-
sas-Louisiana highway meeting
to be held in Monroe on Aug. 5
at one o'clock. The president of
the jury appointed j. M. Jones.
w. B. Corley. DIR. D. B. Donald
son, j. G.. C. Fralick and Jas. A.
Christian, to attend said meet
ing.
The police jury contracted with
Mr.. Perry to maintain the Jeffer-
son Highway from Sept. /, 1921,
to January 1, 1922.
On motion of Mr.. Lemoine,
Frank Boudry was placed on the
pauper's list and Felix Bullitt
was appointed agent.
Mr.. G. H. Mcknight was ask
ed to repair the Darro bridge and
the president of the police jury
was given supervision of the
work.
A petition was presented ask
ing for bridge across Cypress
creek on the Pollock Selma road.
The bridge was granted and w.
l.. Nugent, j. H. Smith and J.
G. Lincecum were appointed a
committee to locate and build
the bridge.
G. w. Mcdaniel made applica-
ton to be placed upon the pau
per's roll and his petition was
tabled.
Permit No. "a to operate a
transfer car was issued to 0. H.
Bradford. Permit No. Is to OPP
crate car was issued To-
conditioned upon his bondsman
making the affidavit required by
law.
The following budget of ex-
penses was adopted for the year
1922.
Iourt expenses. -..,..-...... S3,U00 w
Jail.........-...................... 500 90
Roads and bridges. ............ 5000 90
Justices of the Peace 900 90
Constables......,................... 900 90
Treasurer. ..-....................... 1000 90
Clerk police jury 300 90
Psuper fund ...,................. 1000 90
Feeding prisoners ...........- 1000 90
District attorney ............ 500 90
Printing ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 800 90
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Meaning Of Fevsrlss Dream.

To dream you have q fever signi-
6es that you will excite the envy Of
-FOUR friends: also difficulties with your
lover.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mrs. L. M. Coins and little
son returned home Wednesday
from a visit to relatives in Rus
ton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Bees never sting unless they have
been offended. says an exchange. How
about the political beef
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

It takes the eyes Of tho rich % ~
the blessings Of povsru.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-08-06

Mrs. Ruby Roberts Stewart,
of Monroe. is visiting her brother,
Mr.. Earl Roberts.
The courier-index., 1921-05-13
Negro Is Lynched
 By WcGehee Mob

McGehee. May t2.-A negro, whose name is not known here, was lynched late last night as the result of his having participated in an at tack on J. P. Sims and a young white woman, while they were riding in an automobile between McGehee and Arkansas City early Tuesday night. The negro was identified by Sims as one of the three negroes who stopped him and his compan- ion, but who fled when Sims open ed fire with revolver. One of the two negroes is believed to have been wounded and officers are searching for the pair.
 The attack was made while Sims and the young woman were riding along a lonely stretch of road.
 Sims says the negroes approached the car and ordered him to stop and that he complied. Learning that the negroes intended attack ing the young woman, Sims opened fire and the negroes fled.
 Sims reported the affair to of ficers here as soon as possible and a search resulted in the capture of the negro yesterday. He was plac- ed in the city jail here and was identified by Sims. A mob took the negro from the jail late last night and hanged him to a tele- phone pole. Sims is a blacksmith employed by the Missouri Pacific railroad.
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mer, at the time-twenty years ago "a flourishing hardware merchant of Marianna, at the present time your worthy county judge. The 'Plummerites" did not confine their activities to Lee county. The team actually defeated every team that looked like a baseball club in East ern Arkansas. After defeating ev- erything in Eastern Arkansas, the team took on Little Rock and then invaded Tennessee, mopping up with ease all teams out of Little Rock and Memphis. Of course 1 have reference to amateurs.
 The team lined up as follows : Lorraine, c.; Sutton and Shorten, pitchers; Sam Harrington, 1b; Wood, 2b; Claude Cotter, ss; Elem ming, 3b; Geo. Smith, of; Derrick, If; Jarratt, If.
 This was a ''reaP' ball club, MT. Editor. We lost precious few games. When things commenced to look ominous in a game we would find some flaw in the decision of the Jumps" and rather than be robbed" we woulo just simply quit and forfeited Therefore, we were not defeated and we always would contend that had it not been for the bad judgment of the Jumps" we would have won them all.
 Of course we had great trouble with Friend Lorraine when we were away from home. George had a terrible thirst in those days and would quite frequently break train ing rules. It was no trick at all for him to drain the dregs from the finger bowl" Now that the color is about the same, I shudder to think what would happen in this day.
 But when Lorraine was out, we would put Friend Derrick in to catch. Rocks" had a wonderful arm. It was no trouble for him to knock the boards off the center field fence in an effort to head man going to second. And this boy was certainly a "card." He did pretty we'll until he went off to school at Winston Salem and the way he would sail at 'em" when he got back was a caution. He nlAeo Hls IoOtDali accOmpllShmentS with his baseball play and it was lucky second baseman who escap- ed a flying tackle when Rocks went down to second. We used to have to carry the opposition off the field on a stretcher.
 Fred Sutton was undoubtedly the best amateur pitcher that ever toed the plate and George Smith was the "class" of all amateur center fielders. Both of these boys have passed to their eternal reward, but the memory of their boy baseball playing days will live forever.
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Tom Wood Replies to Hays
 In Baseball Controversy

premises for a retreat. Hays Hoodlums' never did acquire more than a county reputation. It's play and fame, by the admission of it's captain and manager, spread no fur ther than the county lines of Lee county. Maybe once it did play a team from Helena, but if so it was grade school team. Just how Hutton could lay claim to the best semi-professional team in the en- tire South, after bloody conflicts with Haynes, Felton, LaGrange, Lexa and Marvell, is somewhat of a mystery to everybody except Hut ton (and those who know him as dol. Hutton was always a reticent, quiet sort of a chap. He would even demand ''jedgment" from the umpire after the delivery of each and every ball to the batter, this for fear the Jumps" would go to sleep, doubtless, the scores ran up so big and the games were so uninterest- ing, when his Hoodlums were in combat. But all in all Hutton did not have a bad team, considering that it was kind of family af- fair" every member kin to another member.
 But kidding" aside, MT. Editor Marianna never had but one hon est-to-goodness all-home amateur team that was really a ball team That was the old "Plummerite' team, managed and explained by yours truly and furnished and prac- tically financed by John A. Plum.
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Lunatic Suspected
 Of Causing Wrecks

Memphis, May 12.-Railroad de tectives and special agents have been rushed to Eastern Arkansas by the railroads and thorough pa trolling of tracks has been started following the third mysterious wreck in a few days, which occurred when Cotton Belt train No. 625 went in to an open switch one mile west of Forrest City at 9:25 o'clock this morning Officials here believes the Wrecks are due to lunatics.
 Pine Bluff, May 12.-One train man was killed and another serious ly hurt and one passenger hurt, when Cotton Belt train No. 625, eastbound, ran into an open switch at the west side of Forrest City, at 9:25 this morning and was wrecked.
 Only one passenger, J. B. Acree, was injured. The engine and tender rolled down a twenty-foot embark ment and engineer, Arthur Boone, was pinned under the engine, dying in a few minutes. Fireman W. G. Hugan was badly scalded and other wise injured. It is believed he will recover. The baggage. mail and express cars were derailed, but re- mained upright.
 Boone and Hugan lived at Pine Bluff.
 Rock Island officials at Forrest City suspect that the switch was left open nhaliciousIy and are in vestigating. The Cotton Belt uses the Rock Island tracks from Brink ley to Memphis. A Rock Island train passed safely through the switch 10 minutes before the wreck. The switch was found to be locked open after the wreck. It is said no one had authority to change the switch and officials have not found who threw it after the Rock Island train passed.
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FROM AUBREY

The Aubrey Community Club met Wednesday afternoon, May II, at 2:30 o'clock, in the domestic science room of the school building
 Miss Hudson gave quite an inter esting demonstration in salad and salad dressing making.
 On June and 3 we will have a short course in the following dem onstrations: Canning peas, beans, and corn, steam pressure cooking, used for cooking whole meal, cook ing eggs, making cream soup, beat en biscuit, foods for children, serv- ing a meal, making dress form. On the evening of June 2 there will be a lecture on Home Beauti- fication.
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 But, then, are you quite sure that you understand Mr. Harding's $ theory of international relativity?- Dallas News.
 There is something touching about the courtesy of Viviani's visit to this country.-GreenviIle (S. O. Piedmont.
 When our country enacts it, it's a protective tariff; when foreign country adopts it, it's tariff war. Dallas News. , Gilbert x. Chesterton proposes that we abolish the inevitable. Shucks, haven't we prohibited it?- Louisville Courier-JournaL
 When England meditates concern ing her far-fluug empire, she doubt less wishes that portion of it had been flung a little farther.-San Diego Tribune.
 Colombia gets her treaty at last but Colonel Roosevelt. got the can al.-New York Morning Telegraph
 It is interesting to know that there are 13,703,9s7 alien-bprn per- sons resident in the United States, but what AmeScans want to know is how many hyphens are included in the lot?-New York World. 
 ExKaiser Karl went out on a home run.-Greenville (S. O. Pied mont.
 It is now settled that Charles was the pest in Budapest. Washington Post.
 If Charlie Chaplin's bride is wise, she'll cook no big, soft lemon pies. Washington Post.
 The nations seem more inclined to plant than to bury hatchets.- Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
 Germany's horde used to be after France, now France is after Ger many's hoard Norfolk Virginian- Pilot.
 This is the time to put emphasis on the "dig" in the dignity of la bor.-Greenville IS, O. Piedmont.
 The only banks that amount to anything in Russia now are the mountebanks. Washington Post.
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Out of 8S American cities only Is permit street corner oratory by radical labor speakers and meetings.