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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
CAR FAMINE GROWING
Railroad Commission Hints That u
Will Act.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of freight
cars, the menace of coal famine and
industrial paralysis in some parts of
the country, has become so serious
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission proposed to shippers and rail.
roads drastic recommendations for its
relief, with a thinly-veiled intimation
that should they fail to remedy the
situation the commission itself would
find way to do so.
"The condition is acute" declared
Commissioner Franklin X. Lane, con-
Quoting an inquiry. Great institu.
tons of the country are practically
out of fuel and cannot get it because
there are not cars for its transpor-
tation. If an immediate remedy il
not found people in different parts
of the country will be freezing to death
because of their inability to get coal"
The car shortage is said to be found
to be due to delay in unloading. the
slow movement of freight cars and
failure of railroads to return cars to
the lines owning them. In the latter
case it was said railroads hold cars,
paying a nominal charge for their
use. This the commission denounces az
nothing less than theft" The inves-
tigation of slow movement of freight
developed that freight car averages
about 20 miles day and that while
one is moving 10 are standing still.
The commission makes several sug-
gestions for relief of the car shortage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

cally suspended during the hours OF
the funeral. The people of this city,
where Mr.. Sherman was universally
loved and respected, had previously
had an opportunity to gaze for the last
time upon the face Of their distin-
guished fellow citizen, while the body
lay in state in the court house.
The public services were held in
Christ church, where throng OF
friends and former associates of the
vice president assembled to pay their
last tribute. Earlier in the afternoon
a private service was held at the Sher-
man home. President Taft, who, with
his party, had arrived from New York
on a special train, went Immediately
to the house to extend his sympathy
to Mrs. Sherman and members of the
family and was present at the private
service. The president then went to
the church for the public service and
accompanied the family to the GENE
terry.
The services at the church were OF
a simple character and were conduct
ed by DR.. William Stryker, presiden'
of Hamilton college, of which Vice
President Sherman was an alumnus
and Rev. Louis H. Holden, pastor OF
Christ church, of which Mr.. Sherman
was a member.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE LIGHT
Louisiana congressmep Report Ne
Expenditures.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Neutrality-suspicious. of the Louisiana
and Mississippi representatives who
are candidates for reelection, did not
spend a single penny in their cam
paigns, according to their expense &C
counts filed with the clerk of the
House of Representatives.
Mississippi congressman whose &C
counts have been posted and who re-
ported they did not spend anything In
the prediction campaign include Ste
phens. Humphreys, Sisson and Har.
rison.
Representative Dupre, Of the Second
Louisiana District, also reported that
DE did not spend anything.
Among the candidates filing state
ments was John w. Lewis, who re
ported that he had spent $3.521.45, 81
which $11.65 was donated by friends.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

test purse the cops ever had q
Robinson's eyes bulged hungrily. 4
purse was tightly tied to the stfh(
You see. l put paper In this ~
and keep my money in another
planned Sam Jauntffy. When .
grabs my purse he pulls on the g
and / know he's nibbling."
Yes, but how are you to prss(
him from jerking 1t loose and mai
q run-for it," asked the detective
why. you see, when he pulh
this string" explained Sam suitingI
actions to his words. 1T pulls
string out of the other pocket ~
a club in the other pocket, which {
no bottom. The thief In pulling
the purse automatically pulls out
club and / bang him over the y
with It."
The bluecoats suggested that
call his invention the dip defend
or "pickpocket protector"
Il haven't thought of . name fo]
yet" said Sam, but I'm now work,
on a burglar alarm attachment to
watch"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
WATSON FOUND GUILTY
Jury Out Only a Short Time Before
Verdict Is Found.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Shreveport, La.-After a delibera-
tion which consumed exactly 40 mimi
ties, the jury in the case of Albert T.
Watson, charged with the murder Of
C. c. Bailey, near Metcalf, La, on
Monday, September 2, and for which
crime Watson few days later con-
fessed, duplicating the wife of the
dead man as well as also confessing
to having poisoned his own wife just
a few months earlier, that he might
carry on an illicit relation with Mrs.
C. C. Bailey, brought in verdict of
guilty as charged. If Watson is hang
ed, and it is extremely doubtful that
he can escape such fate, he will be
the first white man from this parish
to be executed in more than so years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

Washington. - Secretary of War
Stimson will leave New York Novem-
Der 13 on commercial liner for Pana-
ma, to gather information at first hand
regarding the condition of the work
on the canal. He will submit re.
port to congress at. the approaching
session for its guidance in legislating.
The secretary will be accompanied by
Felix Frankfurter, the law officer OF
the insular bureau, whose special func.
ton will be to gather data for the
system of jurisprudence to govern in
the canal zone.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Hero Medals Awarded.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Sixty heroes or their
surviving kin were awarded medals
and money by the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission at its meeting here. For
ty-five bronze and Is silver medals
were distributed, lump sums of money
rang ng from $3.50. to $4,000 and ag-
gregating s45,250, were apportioned,
pensions totaling $500 a month to de-
pendent survivors of persons who had
performed heroic acts and which had
been brought to the attention of the
commission. were granted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
News OF LOUISIANA
Howard &. Edwards Sentenced
to rs Years for Train
Robbery.
PRISONER IS UNCONCERNED
Law Fixes PenaIty-Was Formerly
Life Imprisonment-Parole After
Eight Years.

Western Newspaper Union News servics.
New Orleans.-Howard E Edwards,
the meek-looking train bandit and
former preacher who plead guilty to
the charge of having held up and rob
bed passengers on the mail train OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
short time ago was sentenced to
serve % years in the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta, by Judge Rufus E.
Foster, Of the United States District
Court The severe penalty imposed by
the court seemed to have had very lit
tie effect on the convicted man, who
stood at the bar of the court in semi
dazed condition apparently unconcern-
ed. When Edwards filed his plea be-
fore Judge Foster the court refused
the request of his attorneys to pass
immediate sentence, the Judge stat
ing that he wished to look up the stat
utes before inflicting the penalty, but
when court convened again the pris-
oner was lined up and told about his
fate. Edwards" said the judge, "the
court has no discretion in the matter,
and after consulting the authorities l
find that / am compelled to impose a
sentence of 25 years. In case of good
behavior, however, you might be pa
rolled after having served about eight
and half years, and it is very for
tunate for you that the offense was
not committed a few years back, be-
cause the sentence would have been
then one for life"
Without uttering single word, the
bandit retired and was taken in charge
by Deputy Marshal Patton, who later
returned him to the parish prison.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

President Taft and oilers who had
been closely associated with Mr.. Sher
man in private and public life. were
greatly affected and the presidents
eyes filled with tears as he gazed at
the flower leaden casket in which tbs
BODY of his friend lay.
With the president, who occupied q
seat in the center of the church, were
Attorney General Wickersham, Secre.
tary Nagel of the department Of com.
merce and labor; Chairman Hilles OF
the Republican National Committee
and former Vice President Charles w
Fairbanks. Near them were Senators
Crane, Penrose, Lippitt, Curtis, Oliver,
Bacon, O'Gorman, Works, Justices
Hughes and Pitney. Senator Elihu
Root of New York was one of the
honorary pallbearers.
DR.. Stryker paid a brief tribute to
the dead vice president. but the serv-
ices were made as brief and simple as
possible. The entire congregation
Joined in singing Nearer, My God, to
Thee" one of the vice presidents ia
vorite hymns.
Thousands Of persons unable 10
gain admission TO the church had gath.
cred in Forest Hill Cemetery and wit
messed the final ceremonies which &C.
companied the placing of the body in
mausoleum.
James Schoolcraft Sherman was
born in Utica, N. Y, on October "a,
1855. His parents were Richard u.
and Mary Frances Sherman, both Of
English decent
Vice President Sherman attended
the public schools Of Utica and in 1873
was graduated from Hamilton College,
which is in suburb of that city. Two
years later he was admitted to the bar
and he continued to practice law un-
til the beginning of the year 1907.
His congressional career began in
1887 and lasted, with one years excep-
ton, until he ran for vice president
with Taft, in 1908.
The vice presidents marriage to
Miss Carrie Batcock of East Orange.
N. j., granddaughter of Col. Ellakim
Sheriff., a noted Wing leader in New
York in the days of Henry Clay. took
place in 1881.
His children are Sheriff., 9 banker;
Richard Hugh, a Hamilton College
mathematics professor, and Thomas
NJ. an official in one OF his fathers
companies-all married and residents
of Utica.
Sherman was not long in congress
before he was recognized as one Of
the really influential men in thc rs
tional regll !sture. From the begin
ming he was one Of the most popular
men in Washington, with a host Of
personal friends even among the
Democrats. A friend of all the men
powerful in his party, his appoint
ments during his Is years as congress
man were numerous. He was closely
allied with Speaker Cannon and once
he tried to get the speakership him.
self-when Reed retired. A Western
combination prevented his election,
however. Sherman stood next to
Speaker Reed in his grasp of parlia-
mentary law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
!raa for "Dips" Is One of the Latest Invention

n HICAGO-Members of the Pick
- pockets Protective association
had better beware of Samuel Franklin.
1347 Throop street Sam Is after you
He has invented a trap for dips" that
promises to snare more than one in
the meshes of the law. Sam has
learned from bitter experience and he
Is out for revenge. He has not had
his invention patented as yet, but
probably will IL the event of Its sue
cess.
Sam was robbed Of a purse contain
Ing SIG while riding on a north-bound
Halsted street car. The other day
the police of the Desplaines street sta
ton took Harry Robinson and ]. Har-
ris in custody on suspicion that they
were pickpockets. As one of them an
swered the description of the man who
victimized Franklin. Sam was called
tn to identify him. He 1denr1fied Rob
lnson, but could not connect Harris
with the theft.
81 don't think shall ever be robbed
again." said Sam casually AZ he start
ed from the station.
s"Whyf" asked several policemen at
the same time, startled by the young
mans apparent self.assurance.
| Sans answer was to turn his back
and remove his coat. There the aston.
ished bluecoats beheld q thick string
looped about the mans shoulders
and running down into his trousers
hip pockets on either side. Sam
pulled on the right string and out from
the depths of his pocket came the fat
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

NEW YORK.-Looking on to the
IN Azores from his little room at the
top of, the observation tower out on
the bend of Sandy Hook, Jack Muir
ray, the observer and wireless tele-
graph operator, thought he heard
queer sound from out of the mists be-
yond the dawn.
He threw open a window and 81
fenced clicking key to listen.
"Sskitkatter choo!"
1t was the most stupendous sneeze
that his veteran ears had ever heard
in all his adventurous life. For a mo-
ment he thought 1t might have been
boiler explosion on an incoming
steamer. But, no. 1t was unmistak-
able when 1t was repeated.
"S's'skikittkatter choo!"
Wondering. Jack Murray leaned out
still farther and snuffed the breeze as
he made out the lines of a ship head
then he found himself nearly out of
the window. his own head racked with
the biggest sneeze Mrs. Murray's son
ever got out of his system. He sat
back painting and slammed down the
window. When he was rested he
took up his glasses, made out the
ships name and reported the Athol of
Southampton. Captain Saxby. As he
licked off the news he was interrupt
ed time and again by mighty sneezes
as Of fifty men in concert from the
incoming tramp.
A little tug, outbound with q tow
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

. ROOKLYN, N. Y.-Because Mrs
p Sarah Weinstein, whose neighbors
vouch for the accuracy of her state
ment that she was born 10S years ago.
refused to be rescued when . IRE
started in the cellar of the house In
which she lives. residents Of that sec.
ton of the ctty the other day enjoyed
the first Sunday chicken chase Of the
season. ~
While Mrs. Weinstein obstinately
resisted the efforts of q band Of IRE
men and the best persuasive methods
that Captain Mooney OF truck COM
pany No. 70. could muster to convince
her she should permit them to- carry
her down the IRE escape, Q person,
whose chief asset later was shown to
be an exaggerated sense Of humor. en-
tered the chicken market kept on the
ground fioor of the burning building
by Julius Sandwich. Half a minute
later the firemen gave up their at
tempts to rescue Mrs, Weinstein with
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Association to Meet.

Amite, lathe International Par
ish Sunday School Association will
convene here November 1920, when
the large number of delegates repre-
senting the Sunday school organiza-
tion of the parish will be entertained
by the Amite Sunday school workers
This association is one of the Sunday
schools of all denominations in the
parish, and aims to advance work
along Sunday school lines irrespec.
tive of UNCONVENTIONAL differences.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Meat Prices Hisher.

Washington.-The high cost of liv-
ing continued to soar during the past
year. SO far as meat eaters were con-
cerned, according to report issued
by the department of agriculture
Vegetarians, however, were gamers,
for, according to the official showing,
virtually all vegetables enumerated in
the governmental list fell in price.
with the single exception of beans,
which cost on the 1884 on October Is
last, as against 1927 on the same date
last year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Minute GUNS ARE FIRED
WHEREVER A MILITARY POST
WARSHIP OR NAVAL YES
Sell WAS, TRIBUTE
WAS PAID.
ROOT HONORARY PALLBEARER
James Schoolcraft Sherman Was Born
in Utica, N. ", October "a, 1855
and Died in His Native City
October 80, 1912.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Utica, n. Yin the presence OF
President Taft and his cabinet Off
GERS, members of the United States
Supreme Court, members of Congress
and distinguished men from AL parts
of the country, the funeral of Vice
President James Schoolcraft Sherman,
whose death followed an illness OF
several months, was held here, with
impressive services.
At the same time, all over the world,
wherever there was an American war
ship or a military or naval station, a
final tribute was paid TO the dead vice
president with the firing Of minute
guns. In Utica business was practi-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Pepper Laden Ship Sneezes Its Way Into Poi

of empty coal barges. pushing
nose across the Athols bow. fell
of the breeze blowing across
decks.
With a Jolt and a jar the tug III
danced on the sneeZe.
"Akker.ka-a-a-choo!"
On to quarantine went the Brit
er. and as she dropped anchor the b
tor and the revenue men and all
clerks. and even the jewellers on b
green slopes of Rosebank wheezed y
buried their faces in their handls
chiefs and sneezed again.
What the-achoo. fs-s-st WOW
this?" remarked the revenue man
he followed over the side.
Pepper" shouted Captain Sad
Pepper by-aker-choow-wumpr'
"Yes-blast the ker-snifi-choos
Stuff" roared Mate Pringle.
The manifest showed them truth
mariners. The Athol took on b
a cargo Of pepper at the Straits
Element and then dropped over
Singapore and took aboard enou
firecrackers to fill up with. IN std
ing away the noise-sticks the stew
dores had smashed several cases
pepper. After that the Athol sneeI
her way to Colombo, sneezed throy
the Suez canal. SO upsetting the ID
keepers that they were four houl
longer than usual in letting \
through, and sneezed on to Gibral1
where the garrison was so overcoj
that they forgot to salute her Bril-
flag. She now lies at the Amend
docks, Staten island, and all RID
mond borough from Arrochar to ID
tenville is sneezing as never befors
The firecrackers are not an eu
importation for the Fourth Of Jy|
They are destined for the Indepal
ence days of various Central Am<
can countries-the same being a
able feasts and likely to occur At
J time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
socialist Sneaker Arrested.

Helena.-W. T. Roberts, who ex.
planned to Chief of Police Clancy that
he was speaking here in the interest
of socialism, was arrested and locked
up on a charge of vagrancy and prowl-
ing. At his trial before City Judge
King he denied both charges. claiming
that he was a bona fide member Of
the Socialistic forces of the state and
IN standardization Of his claim pre-
scented 4 list showing his itinerary of
speaking dates in the various cities
Of the statA
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Judge Severe on violators.

Shreveport. = City Judge Blanch-
ard, who inflicted unusually heavy
punishment upon blind tiger operator
and gamblers, resumed his severe ap-
plication Of the law by filming T. p.
Crawford and A. Carney 500 each for
selling near-beer on Sunday. He also
gave Frank Hobson 500 fine, the maxi
mum, for gambling, and sent every
vagrant to the farm for 20 days. The
Judges attitude lately is causing a
sensation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

Application was made to the embas-
sizes in Constantinople for mediation
by the powers to end the hostilities
and arrange a peace agreement.
The ambassadors prior to this had
asked the porte to grant permission
to each of the powers to send one war
ship through the Dardanelles and this
request had been complied with. The
only guarantee of safety for the ma.
tive Christians and perhaps foreigners
in Constantinople is to be found in the
presence of the warships Of the great
presence of the foreign warships.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Show MANAGER !. Fined.

Amite.-Following the performance
Of wild west show, District Attor-
ney McClendon and Sheriff Ballard
swore out a warrant against John
Sells, manager Of the show, charging
him with violation of the child labor
law. A special deputy was sent to
Kentwood when the manager was ar
rested and brought down on the after
noon train. He was brought into
court and pleaded guilty. Judge e.
lis fined him $25 and costs. The boy
was years of age while the girl vas
s years old.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
MEDIATION is ASKED
Allied Armies of the Balkan States
Gain Victory.

London.-The Turkish army is IN
full retreat ON Constantinople and the
Turkish government has asked the
powers to intervene. 4--.>
An official bulletin was issued by
the government at Constantinople ad-
hitting the defeat at the hands of the
Bulgarians in the great battle on the
Thracean plains.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Mushroom and Bacon Pie.

Cut the mushrooms In small pieces
and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut
thin slices of nice bacon in small
pieces. put them in the bottom of a
rather shallow baking dish. On these
put layer of mushrooms and over
these put a layer Of finely mashed DO
tatoes seasoned. FIJI the dish, alter.
mating In this way. but have the pota-
toes on top. Now scatter bits of but
ter over. Put cover on and bake half
IN hour IN . moderate oven. When
dearly done remove the cao.s and
hguvn he TOP.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

Baton Rouge.-D. w. Lusk, Jr,. a
well-known young man of Baton Rouge
was painfully injured about tho face
and head by a red hot steel splinter
from q forge in the repair shop Of the
electric light plant where he was
working. The splinter struck Lusk
10 the eye, burning him painfully, and
perhaps seriously injuring the sight.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Lumber Mill Sold Under Hammer.

Winnfield.-The property of the
Winn Lumber Company was sold at
a receivers sale to settle up the in
debtedness of the Van Cleave Lumber
Company. Mrs. s. NJ. Ragland Of
,Texarkana, and T. H. Moore of Winn-
field, being the purchasers of the mill
The price paid was $4,000. c. p.
Mathis is the receiver and the affairs
Of the Van Cleave Company have been
in his hands for the past 10 months.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Madero Splits With Party.

Mexico City.-President Madero has
broken with the leaders of the Pro-
gressive party, which placed him in
the presidency. A high official of the
government admitted that the presi-
dent had severed his relation with the
group of politicians, whose leader IS
his own brother, Gustavo Madero.
since he believed they had taken up
to large extent with the group Of
the old regime known as the Cienti-
Zoos.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Mail Clerk Pleads Guilty.

Shreveport. - Thomas F. Edwards.
former railway postal clerk. running
between Winfield, La, and Little
Rock, Ark, pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court to stealing a registered let
ter containing $1,000. He was re-
aanded to the parish jail here to await
sentence by Judge Boarman. The
charge against Edwards was filed sew
eral months ago. Edwards is said to
be from Little Rock.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Valuable Residence Burns.

New. Iberia.-The residence Of
Henry l. Crews was destroyed by fire.
The loss is complete, and the contents
were also destroyed. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000 on the building, and
the household effects were worth ap-
proximately $4,000. The loss is par
tally covered by insurance.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

Baton Rouge.-In the district court
Hugh H. Davis was placed on trial
before Judge Brunot on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons. Mr.. Da.
Wis entered plea of guilty to the
charge and was fined by Judge Brunot
500 or 60 days in Jail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Capture Desperate Neoro.

Crowley.-Acting under a message
from Sheriff A. G. Sanderson. of Tex
arkana, Ark, Deputy Sheriff l.. L..
Clark, assisted by Chief Of Police w.
T. Burt and City Marshal James Ly-
ems, arrested desperate negro char
acter named Ira Bolton, with several
aliases. While in Jail at Texarkana,
charged with burglary, Bolton smash
ed the jailor's head and escaped.