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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-11-05
SATURDAY, NOV. 5. 1921:
Business Survey Shows Bic Gains.

SATURDAY, NOV. s. 1921.
Business Survey Shows Big Gains.
Washington, Nov. L. The
most optimistic survey of general
business conditions issued since
the beginning of the depression
has been made public by the Fed
eral Reserve Board.
Substantiating this also was
Secretary of Commerce Hoover's
statement that a distinct inn
provement in business is noted
in reports to his department.
Improvement in the agricul-
tural situation, particularly in
the favorable marketing during
October. is credited by the Fed
eral Reserye Board with having
stimulated generally the activity
OF important lines of industry
and trade. The report states:
The higher prices realized by
the farmer for tobacco and cot
ton. and from heavy sales abroad
of cereals have given him ready
cash and have brought him into
the market for purchases of sea-
sonable goods with correspond
ing benefit to trade in the pro-
dncing regions. I"
Discussing the credit and fin
ancial conditions, the board says:
The beginning of improve
ment is noticeable, in portions Of
the country such as some Of the
southern and southwestern dis
tricts where credit conditions
have been more serious than gen.
erally.''
Distinctly encouraging ele-
ments in the general business
situation. noted by the board are
greater demand in the textile
industries. and increase in pro
duction and in orders in the iron
and steel industry. and greater
production of bituminous coal. =
The activity Of building has
been practicularly noteworthy. .
it is emphasized. because Of its
continuance beyond the time
when a seasonal reaction would
normally occur.
The belief that retail prices
have reached a level Of stability
for some time is noted by the
board as follows:
The index number of the Fed
eral Reserve Board shows no
change during the month Of Sep
TENDER while commercial index
numbers reflect tendencies to
slightly higher prices. Prices
are generally in better relation
to one another than at any time
during the past eighteen
months. /"
Although unemployment con-
tinues to be a serious element in
the existing industrial situation,
the board states, there has been
q fairly general increase in the
number of men employed. Rel
atively little labor unrest exists
at the present time.
financially. the outstanding
occurrence, according to the
board, has been the marked In
crease in the price of standard
bonds. particularly of liberty
bonds and the limited decline in
rates OF interest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-11-05
BOYS CLUB.

Ten ears corn. v. Bowen, $14.
Ten ears corn, A. Bryant, s..
Velvet beans. I. Bryant IS.
Velvet beans. Jas. Crooks, s.
Cowpeas, Earl Baxley, S..
Cowpeas. Albert Sands, S..
In the garden club exhibit East
Baton Rouge scored first. with
DeSoto second and Grant parish
third.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-11-05
New P,lse. U,sd . DsotlsersssL

New Psissn Ussd - DeotIsgyefA
Washington, Nov. Ia great
er menace than wood alcohol is
now contained in much Of the
bootleg whiskey sold. s. F. Rut-
ter. associate prohibition direc-
tor of Pennsylvania, told Federal
Commissioner Haynes to-day.
An epidemic Of blindness and
paralysis which win result in
certain death Is lowering over
many a. q result Of the use Of
acetone in contraband liquor. the
prohibition bureau warns today
in an official statement.
Mr.. Rutter informed the bu-
reau that bootleggers have been
using denatured alcohol in large
quantities for the preparation Of
the whiskey sold by them. This
contains acetone which it is at
tempted to extract without sue
cess.
The bootleggers then pour
extracts into the alcohol so that
the taste Of the poison is killed, =
Mr.. Rutter continued.
I'VE have located several
agents who are selling this ex'
tract. It costs forty cents . pin,
to make and is sold to the boot
leggers for SIC Z pint. One pint
will color and camouflage twenty
gallons.
There Is no question but thai
the drinking Of this stuff results
in blindness and paralysis. The
more we tighten up on the whis'
key Withdrawals the more dan,
gerous this condition will become
At the present time we can d.
nothing more than warn thu
public about this poison that /
flooding the country. /"
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21
REGARDING :.
 ROAD WORK
Col. Steese Speaks of Comprehensive Plans
 of Commission.

As result of the recent trips os Colonel Steece, Major Gotwals and Surveyor General Theile, comprehen- sive plans for co operative work cover ing the eatire district for the next few years. However, nothing can be done without money, and lot of it,'' said Col. Steese, whi3e here Zen million dollars are needed for the work in sight. If we get million year we will be mighty lucky. dn any case we cannot do all the work desired, we can not even do the work already approved, but we can make the available funds go as far as possible and make at least little dent ia the situation. And, !" added Col. Steese, "if anyone has any kicks he should bring them to me; if he has any boosts he should them to Washington. Kicks to Washington only provide ammuniton for those members of Congress who want to stop all work"
 Congress, in providing funds for the Alaska Road CoInMission. always makes lump sam appropriation. and this, in turn, is allotted to various dis tricts by Col. Steese.
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Henry Johnson, Thomas Burns,
 Victor Crisson, William Marklin.
 Leroy Tozier, John Clark, George
 Wesch, their heirs, executors and
 assigns:
 You, and each of you, are hereby notified that 1, the undersigned, your co-owner, have expended in labor and improvements the sum of not less than one hundred dollars {SlOO.O0) for the years 1918, 1919 and 1920 upon your in tereStS in the Spot Association, situ ated on Canes creek. in the dnnokO re- cording precinct, Territory of Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Section 232A of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto concerning annual labor upon mining claims. being the amount required to hold said min- ing claim for the period ending Decem- Der 3l, 1920.
 And if within ninety days after the publication of. this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of said expenditures, as we'll as the. cost of recording the same, and the costs of this advertisement, your interests in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner. who has made the required expenditures under the terms of said section of the Revised Statutes of the United States. GIL. BAKER, ! CO-Owaer. i! Date of first publication. July 13. 1921 Date of final publications Oct. 19. 1921
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21
Probate Notice.

In the Probate Court for Mount Ale~ Kin1ey precinct, Fourth ID vision. Territory ofEAlaska.
 Before w. F. Green. United States Commissioner aud ex-oiieio pro- bate judge.
 'ln the matter of the estate of .Michaei Sullivan, deceased
 Notice is si.hereby given tthat= the judge of she.aboVe entitled court hay ing appointed James E!eley as ex- ecutor of the estate of Michael Sul- ivan, ,sdeeeased, all ,rpersons having claims against tie, estate of said Michael Sullivan. .&deceased, are re o,iired to present ,them. with proper vouchers, within sixfmonths from the date of this notice. to Sai ds.la.G es Foley, exeeutOrof said estate. st the office ef w. FEGreen, tMeGrath, Alaska.
 JAhES FOLEY,
 fAd ministrator of the. Estate O.
 vMichaeh Sullivan. deceased. Dated at MeGrxth, "A Alaska, August 27. 1921. $
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21
GEORGE AND
 DE VALERA
They Are Still Sparring Over That Proposed
 Conference.

London, Sept. IS. - Lloyd George today again wired De Valera that sunless the clam of the right to meet British repre- sentatives as the head of an iu- dependent sovereign is with drawn a conference is impossi- ble-"
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

London.-Lloyd George, re- plying today to a communication from De Valera, says that to re- ceive Sim Fein delegates to the proposed conference as repre- seutatives of an independent and sovereign state would "consti- tute formal official recognition of Ireland's severance from the kings domains-'
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

Dublin. De Valera announced tonight that he has telegraphed Lloyd George demanding a new conference which shall not be hampereo by any conditions.
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

Paul Heinrich, from Candle, arrived yesterday.
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

Louis German and Peter Snow left Monday on hunting trip
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

William O'Palka and R. M. White are building a cabin at the upper end of town.
The Kusko times., 1921-09-21

The Alaskan, Captain Nicolet, ar- rived here early yesterday morning, proceeding almost Immediately to Nixon Landing with barge load of supplies and six horses for Jack Mutch- Ter. Mr. Mutchler has contract to haul about 25O tons of material from the Landing to the mines during the winter, among this being equipment for the new quartz mill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

and shame which the entire state Of Washington
might display on its front window with pride.
3. They win have founded In Seattle a bank which
shall be institution for them and which shall
scrutiny. This will be institution unique In Ameri.
banking history, just their plan b unique IL
will Be bank nearly as large as the old Scandinavian
and far stronger to begin with than the Scandinavian
has been for Is years back.
4. They win have done justice to the depositors Of
the ruined bank The depositors with 500 or less
and there $4,000 Of them-win receive. II they
wish IL, the day the bank opens, 100 cents
the dollar in cash. The 5000 larger depositors win
receive money and receive II quicker than they
would thru the regular liquidaon and they too, will
receive eventually 100 cents the dollar. This "come
back" of the depositors of the finest elements in
the stuatSn It will work =. to restore
system. 1t will build morale and good feeling.
In short those 120 country bankers have grappled
with community and state disaster and. thru deter
minaton and intelligence and courage, have turned
into the makings of a constructive triumph.
They recognized their moral obligation handlers
Of tine % onsy ana ns s G on1 ia and w
in the annals of Washington, they voted to subscribe
$1,250000 to make good their vision and their
ideals That's why The Star proposes hats off to
these men
In August the larger depostors will be asked to agree
to the pan and to defer their claim to 25 per cent of
their money There ought to be hesitation their
part in doing this, for they will thereby be better off
than under the present method of liquidation.
Then, when the necessary amount of these deposits
is waived and the state bankers have completed their
pro rata subscriptions, the bank will be ready to
open October L.
Ralph S. Stacy, one of the most capable bankers in
the state is to be president the nsstence Of the
The Washington State bank has been suggested as
the institutions name-and it is good one.
4
When il opens on that day, The Star believes as
prasew0rthy enterprise wiz have been launched as
ever saw the light Of day in the Pacific Northwest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
.ELKS HAVING
WEEK OF JOY
Entertaining 0ut-of- Town
Guests in Gay Fashion

With the West Virginia delegation
arriving in the city Tuesday. Seattle
Elks we're preparing for a busy
week OF entertaining out. town
guests. The visitors are stopping In
Seattle en- route TO their homes from
the national convention held by the
Elks in Los Angeles.
At Fourth ave. and Lenora st. the
Seattle lodge has opened the Purple
Trail" with new Joy devices and a
regular carnival show guaranteed u
entertain young and old.
Returning Seattle delegates to the
convention report that In spite OF
the fact that their band was elimi
naed from taking part In the band
contest. by some oversight on the
Part OF the management OF the con
vention. n most enjoyable time was
theirs. The Everett band took sec
ond place. Philadelphia was first.
In some ways the entertainment
In Seattle for visiting delegates will
be better than the show at Los An
geles. II IL promised. More bands In
proportion to the visitors will be
here and then there's the well
known Seattle spirit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
the silver-h haired and truly re
markabIc grand-old-lady member
Of Seattle's Sunshine Guild. says
that when her limp" has gone
she's going to get out and dance.

"In fact" she told me Monday aft
ernoon. when I sat beside her wicker
chair, "In fact, | tried II just the
other day at birthday party. But
being stiil lame. I'm not very good
just yet"
Now, In spite of the old lady's
spirit and wonderful courage. she is
one OF Seattle's "shutins." and goes
out only when someone takes her In
car. Three years ago. Mrs. Kings.
bury had the "flu." and lameness
which settled in her hip as result
has never gone away.
Before that time" she told me,
"I'd do anything. remember just
about three years ago." she began
with much enthusiasm. while her
blue eyes sparkled like those OF "A girl
who tells OF boarding school pranks.
"Just three years ago when the old
soldiers picnic was held in Woodland
park. decided I'd go.
"And on the way out / met an old
man who was going to the same
place as I, and we had an awful ar
gumcnt on who should take who's
arm. He said that | was more feeble
than he. and said that he was more
feeble than /. and don't know just
how 1t did turn out. but anyway we
went together"
Mrs. Kingsbury Is not an old lady
not In the sense OF being "old." She
is blessed with all the vanities OF
youth. and certainly sense OF
humor.
"Do you know" she told me yes
terday, while we were seated in her
apartment at IFS 2sth ave. that this
limping bothers me? It's not only
inconvenient, but II isn't graceful" !"
Then she explained that she didn't
like wrinkles, and that she had want.
cd new set of teeth. but the doctor
had told her that her own were as
good as any she could buy.
$50 l Just let him have his way"
she said, anything TO suit the
crowd"
Up there In the little apartment
Mrs. Kinssbury lives all alone. Her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
ROSS Defends
SkACIT PLANT
Launches Bitter Attack on
Paper Opposing It

Suggcstlng that certain ono
nents Of the Skagit power pruk
ect arc Subsidized By the Stone-
Webster interests. Suporintend-
eut Of Lighting J. ID. Ross Issued
An OPEN letter In which he -
cused Seattle newspaper of d.
libuately fAlsifyinE tho facts
concerning the ctiy's big hydro
electric development project
Ross defended the publication ol
the small pamphlet in which he de
Tended the Gorge creek project, and
asked the newspaper:
May l ask who pays for the arti
cles that you print on the Skagit? I,
is not generally supposed that you
are philanthropic enough TO be doins
1t at your own expense.
-ln putting over the car deal.
In which you were exceedingly
active. you did not ask for . val
uation. nor did you ask for . DE-
lay for investigation. An this
was in favorsbf the Puget Sound
Power & Light Co. Arc you en-
p1oyinG the Same supcr-cxperts
on your Skagit ar icles that you
did on the railways?"
The lighting superintendent de-
clared thatithe trustees OF the Cham
ber of Commerce. which has gone on
record as opposing the Skagit. in.
clude the president OF the private
lighting company. and that only 8
Turn TO Last Page. Column .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
BOY AND GIRL
CONE; MARRIED?
Pair Disappear After At.
tending Dance

DorOthy Norman, 10, ana Eu
Rucishaber, II, were acquainted
five days. when they attended n
dance together. then disappeared.
Dorothy. who lives with her grand
mother. in Bellingham, was visiting
her aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. T
N. Graham. at Lake Burien. when,
last Friday night, Ed RucKnaber, OF
that place. asked her to attend I =
Lake Burien Boosters dance.
According TO the boys sister. they
left tho dance hall that night with
the crowd. The two were next seen
by Lake Burien citizen, at 3 o'clock
in the morning. when they were said
to have been sitting on the bakery
steps. which they later left to start
on the road toward White Center
They have not been heard OF since.
According TO the boys mother. and
to the people OF Lake Burien, includ
ing the uncle and aunt OF Dorothy
I'D Ruckhaber was a "thoroly good
boy" and had never caused the least
bit of trouble. lie had been looking
for work In the berry fields.
Chances ane." suggest Deputy
Sheriff Harry Ajax, that they've
stepped off and gotten married, and
are holding down Jobs somewhere in
tt,a Ao,rx, fiefda -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
,ASSED
A S H E
Sleeps
Thugs Enter Hotel
X o o m; T axe
Money and Dis
charge Papers.

John Anderson. waiter, pa
chloroformed and robbed early
Tuesday by thugs who broke
into his room ~ the Grand Cen
tral hotel. 214 First ave. 3.
Anderson had hid his discharD
PAPERS from the army. his Victory
medal and a wallet containing =
small amount Of change beneath the
sheets OF his bed.
The thugs entered his room while
he was sleeping and held a spongS
saturated with chlorpform over his
face until he was unconscious. They
then rolled Anderson onto the floor
while they ransacked the room. talk
ing his money and discharge papers.
Detective NJ. J. Cleary inyesti-
gated and arrested four men 10
seph Lang, 20. laborer. George
Crawford. 81. logger: Frank Kern.
line. rs. teamster. and Harry Le-
Roy. "a. longshoreman. In q room
OF the Grand Central hotel.
Cleary alleges the men had . Vic
tory medal and discharge papers.
The men are held on open charges
In city tail for further tnvese1eav
don
Anderson II . waiter employed BY
the Miliionaires club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
HUSBAND SHOT
and Wife DEAD
Police Believe Woman Re.
SponSible

VALLEJO. Cal, July 1s.-Mrs.
George Dudzilks, wife Of an em-
ploye at the navy yard here. was
found dead in the kitchen Of her
home with bullet wound thru
her heart, and her husband was
found in an adjoining room with
five bullets in his body. He is mo-
expected to live.
Felix. the 17-yearold sonsof the
couple, was so hysterical when he
notified the police that he could
rot give an account of what led to
the tragedy.
The police believe that the WON.
an shot Dudzilks and, then herself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

PITTSBuRG, July 1s.--Roll call at
the Western Pennsylvania penitenti-
airy today revealed only two convicts
were missing. following rioting Of
yesterday in which four buildings
were destroyed by fire.
Three of the IL injured have but
slight chance for recovery.
Fire loss was estimated at $50, 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
HATS OFF TO
THESE BANKS

TTATS off to the country bankers! The 120
members of the state guaranty system
who met in Seattle on Sunday and who, in
less than three hours, agreed unanimously to
plan for creating new bank to replace the
Scandinavian American, achieved one of the
finest, biggest, most constructive pieces of
financing ever undertaken in this state.
If their plan succeeds-and there is no reason
why it wont-they will have done these inn
portant things:
1. They will have converted the discrcdited. depleted
down-and-out guaranty system from complete fall
ure under its first test to established, workable
sound guaranty system for the member banks They will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
6. O.. P.
in BAD
MIDDLE
Turmoil Within
Ranks Upsets Its
Apple Cart in
This State

Two political ev~ntA Of the
Last few days have resulted In
upsettine tho q. O. r. apple.
flivvsr Of the state of Wash
tngton more completely than
any time since bob Hodge
ran for governor aud the bull
Moose builmoosed.
There b. to 6rxin with. the
uprising against Gov. Hart
And the demand Of tho rvpub-
lean editors that he resign or
otherwise vaeate.
Hart polied a 10000 plurality over
Bridges sdb<eaklng Land
slide.
And today he IL being discussed
and cussed by his former friends
and supporters with all the vehem.
cncc and dlriike that characterized
their remarks Ast fan about
Bridges.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
BADLY ADDLED
On top Of this turmoil has come
the announcement that Senators
Potndexssr ana Jones have pecom.
mended 10 tho president the ap.
pointmcns Of slate for tho various
federal offices In this state.
And the slate ia sisnsfIcantiy dif1
fcrent from the one which the -or.
anixation---meaning National Com.
mitteeman Guy Kelly and his ad.
visers--had agreed upon
Kelly has made sundry trips 10
Washington 20 confer with the sen.
ators and 10 the national party
headquarters. While he IL main.
tanning high degree OF mum ness
since the senator's announcement
came out his friends are not 30
silent
They are openly saying '1lar-
and double -crusser." And when
they say u they look at sena-
tor Jones and thry look at Sem
ntor Poindcxfer.
Most OF the trouble II over the
coliectorrhip OF internal revenue.
The organization men all down the
line had recommended Mark l.. Da.
Wis Of Tacoma. Burns Poe, another
Tacomnn. Is now recommended by
the senator's.
PERKINS FACTOR IN
BRINGING ABOUT UPSET
One of the chief factors in bring.
ing about the upset In said TO be
S. A. Perkins. former national com.
mlttceman. who was defeated last
summer by Kelly after a bitter fight.
Perkins. no the story runs. has
played his cards shrewdiy and taken
his little revenge by beating Davis.
And now every friend OF Kelly and
OF Davis and Of the men all over the
state who helped them In the cam.
paign is wrathy.
All OF which makes the democrats
snickcr a bit And makes the ''re-
publican newspapers" writhe.
And the rest Of the citiyenrys
We'll. the rest Of the citixenry
isn't greatly heated up over the
situation. tho Il Is finding grand
stand seats ratber interesting
this summer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

occasional visitors are the children
who come In from the street and
members OF the Sunshine Guild.
an organization which brings cheer
to "shutins." She. has only one
relative. a brother 81 years old.
Turn 70 Page 8. Column -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

IeHVe tne pTescuS IuIu
untouched, and II now Is
ample to assure 100
cents-on-the-do pay
iment for depositors Of
any small bank now in
the system which might
get into difficulties.
2. They will have con-
verted the emblem which
Ii reproduced herewith
from a mark Of stigma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

Several times she's talked with
Lincoln. She was q nurse In the
civil war. She II blessed with
million memories Of 81 long
years.
And yet Mrs. Sara klngsbury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
.WELL, ANYWAY, 1T
VFINALLY ARRIVED

Boy. page Mr.. Burleson!
A letter WAS received at the may
or's office this morning. addressed te
Ills Honor. Mayor George NJ. Dill
ling"
Dilling was mayor OF Seattle ir
10ll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19

MORTON.--Keller brothers, old
prospectors. "slulce" ashes Of
Charles Lutkens' burned home and
recover several costly iewela
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-19
FAKE POLL TAX
AGENTS AT WORK
Sheriff Issues Warning Not
to Pay Them

started operations IN West Se1rl
tie, according 10 Sheriff Matt
Starwich Tuesday.
Z II would like to have this under
stood" said Starwich, that have
detailed no deputies TO collect the
tax. and before | do will notify the
public thru the press. Any one try
ing 10 collect previous TO that an
nounccment Is a faker."
The sheriff also has announced
that those receiving delinquent
warnings who have not already paid
the tax will save considerable time
and trouble by going to the county
treasurer's office and turning in the
money.
Approximately $1,000 was taken in
Monday at the treasurer's office.
while 5000 was received by the sher-
iff. According TO officials, IL this
speed of payment continues. very lit
tie outside collection will be neces.
sary.