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THE COLF AX ŽRONICLE
Abtd th GRANT PARISH DEMOCRAT May 1, X9W
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VOL 46 COLFAX, GRANT PARISH,-LA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1922 NUMBER
ARRESTS IN MER ROUGE
OUTRAGE.
The latest sensation in the now
famous Mer Rodge kidasping
case is the arrest of T. J. Bur
nett, former deputy sheriff, who
is in the Morehouse jail. charged
with murder in connection with
the death of Richards and Dan
iels, whose bodies were found in
a lake. Dr. B. M. M'Koin, for
mer mavor of Mar Rouge, has
also been arrested at Baltimore,
Md., on telegraphic request of
Gov. Parker, and is being held
as one of the perpetrators of the
dastardly outrage ,
The inquest over the bodies of
the two pen was completed last
Friday, and it is said identifica
tion by the families of the men
was complete.
Daniels was an ex-service man
and is said to have served with
distinction overseas and rose to
thwp ral of eaptaia. The Ilder
D ,iels. &*ho. was whippe4 by
the kidnaping mob, attended the
funeraLwad parried an American
flag, making # pathetic figure as
he repeated: 'So they killedhim!
so they killed him!"
Hundreds of people from every
section of the parish attended
the funeral, and there was a pro
o cession with 150 automobiles in
line.
It is thought now the danger
S of putbreak, has passed for the
,,. preqent, npless when other per
-sons are arrested the trouble will
starafresh.
An open preliminary trial has
been scheduled to commence on
Jan. 5. It is claimed on the part
of the prosecution that it has
strong evidence which has not
been given out that will fasten
S unmistakable guilt upon several
parties.
It has been stated that a young
man who aided the mob by
bringing water or gasoline at
Sthe time of a breakdown while
the dead bodies were being car
S ried to the lake for burial, and
who is held at Baton Rouge, will
give evidence against certain
parties. It is further cigmed
tha poe inj has waired
a ft*p n t sanne at the
participants which complete the
cash of the prosecution.
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS $
S "BOYCOTT"
. Z EFINED by the dictionary a
L , **' "ost"adai or0 t wtoual
A ,14..talt dowgl with *pbVWWon or
' pidsons" "boycott" bitbna to
Sthat clatist words wahih had
Stheir orllin In a real pe ion.
S opts" Boycott ot Conne
i marae Ierand, was na 1880 the
agent of Lord Earn., an Irish
'* land owner. The captain was a
S ha, severe taskmaster and the
tenants petitioned Lord Barne to
remove him. Bat the laodlord
refusaed to pay any atteattoa to
i the complaints and the tenants
nand torod. took , leat t
1 freetr defd the aSonk sea - '
slanden and "laid a taboo"
apon Boycott, They ot oanly re
I foaed to wolk tfok h but pre
vented others frem doing so. His
servants and his farmhands. e
s erted him and any merchant
; * who would sell him goods was
Immediately ostractsed by the
Sneighborhood. When he went te
market, Boycott found that noI
one would buy his goods, asno
matter how cheaply he priced
* them, and It was fially necea
Ssary to call ea aramed troops to
Sharvest the cropas.
S It wa as a resaUlt of this ac
Stion that the word found its
way Into the daglish language,
being originalul sped with a
* capital "B" but lasly, upon be
9 mark of itsa rigt.. .
! i
, Women, Pay Your Poll Tax
Before January 1st, 1923
WHY?
I n
1st. The 19th amendment to the constitution of the.
United States gives to women the right to vote, the right fl
to hold office and all other political rights enjoyed by men.
2nd. Every dollar poll tax you pay gzo into the public f
school fund' to help educate the boys and girls of Grant aI
parish. jt
3rd. Unless you pay your poll tax for the years 1922 a
and 1923, on or before the last day of each of these years t
you cannot participate in the elections of 1924 at which elec
tions our officers from President to Constable are selected. a
including the Governor of Louisiana. The pbliciep of the
present Governor in many cases, are eoatrary to the best in
terest of the people of North Louisiana, for instance, his no- o
fence and stock law program. (
4th. New Orleans controls the polities of the state of ti
Louisiana, WHY? Because the politicians in New Orleans s
see to it that every eligible pays a poll tax and registers and al
goes to the polls on election day. In North Louisiana par- m
ticularly, where the best people in the world live, many of
our women, as well as men, refuse or fail to pay a poll tax
and register and remain at hgne on election day and after t
the election "cuss" because we have such bad laws and al
such sorry officers who will not enforce the laws we have. ef
5th. WE SHOULD AT ALL TIMES BE PREPARED P
TO DO OUR BIT TO PROTECT AND PERPETUATE
THE PRINCIPLES OF AMERICANISM HANDED DOWN ar
TO US BY OUR FOREFATHERS, AMONG WHICH ARE
FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SEPARATION OF
CHURCH AND STATE
LET EVERY WOMAN AND MAN UNDER THE ki
AGE OF SIXTY YEARS PAY A POLL TAX BEFORE be
JANUARY 1st, 1923. of
th
LEAGUE OF PROTESTANT WOMEN N
OF LOUISIANA No. 25, th
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A certain hwbi, wshiup'it' sound
About this time "a t*Vr. th
tDe k that s'1t san a ClaS
Ar fbWt' iMmq to do
a so wma pl-epa becaus
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EWhen all the seats in Sundai school
Are filed with qirl and boIs
'n no one e r breaks a rule
t 'maks a bito'noie,
We know it can't be uen long
I Till Sanut will appear
pat nis preens to ike tluons
Tm obildrenn the bird
'Mn she 'en makes ppcor
Wl a er aaq a werd.
Bht aubody oawn -
h t ishe ass came to staq f
TU1 tie to Mhae tmhe Chriitms treei
1ihIte cant be far aau
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SDECOMPOSED BODY FOUND
HANGING TO TREE.
The decomposed body of a man
was found on Thursday morning
hanging to a tree in the woods
near Selma, in the northeast core
ner of Grant parish. Sheriff L,
0. Clinton was notified and left
immediately for the scene to
make an investigation. Up to
noon Friday he had not returned
from Selma, so no particulars
as to his findings are at hand.
Telephone inquiries to Selma
failed to secure any information
as to the findings of a coroner's
jury empanelled by Dr. Adan
assistant coroner, except that
the body has been identified as
that of Geo. W. Atwetl, aged
about 60, who disappeared last
March or April.
At the time of Atwell's disap
pearance a search was instituted
on several occasions for him bdt
no clue was obtained. It is said
that Atwell was a bachelor and
somewhat of a recluse, and dis
appeared once before for several
months, later returning to Selma
with the statement that he had
been to Texas. For this reason
no special significance was at
tached tojis last disappearance,
although neighbors did make an
effort to locate him, as he disap
peared during an epidemic of in
fluenza and it was supposed that
he had contracted the disease
and died without attention.
POOL YOUi ORDERS FOR
FERTILIZER.
The farmers' organization
known as the Farm Bureau has
bought a large quantity of nitrate
of soda fertilizer for farmers
through the nitrate agencies of
New Orleans, at a lower price
than would be possible on small
orders. The prices secured were
$49.50 per ton for December de
livery and fifty cents per month
added for two months later de
livery. Freight andeven weight
ing in bags would be. extra
probably about $5 per ton extra
to deliver in Grant parish. Ni
trate of soda is the best fertilizer
for cane, corn and oats, and is
good under cotton on medium to
poor land. Containing twice.as
much nitrogen as cotton seed
meal, and being more readily
available it is worth as a fertil
izer about twice as much.
I would like to get the names
of any Grant parish farmers who
want this fertilizer to help pool
the orders if there are enough.
R. L. SLANr
Paridh Agent.
S ICKIE SA YS
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A Good Resolution for the
New Year
RESOLVED-- hat financial independente is
Sfworth striving for.
-I o ad will put $?.00 in am,
i terest account each week or i
mon.th.
-This regular deposit plus fater
at wil ad me at this time net
year far on the road to lade
This titation will today distribate $200.6
in Interest to the 120 accounts in the Saitagi
Department Are you one of those thai
favored? We, iiavte yro to Wake b.e of this
an other departments of this auptodate bank
ing institution.
BANK OF COLFAX:
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