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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Law Covers Confederates.

Albany, N. Y. - Attorney General
Carmody ruled that Confederate vet
Grams residing in New York must be
sent at the expense OF the state to the
semi-centennial at Gettysburg next
July. The attorney general held that
the term veterans" in the law provid-
ing for the transportation of survivors
of the Civil war to Gettysburg, includ-
es both Union and Confederate SOL
diers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Baton ROUGE Licenses Due.

Baton Rogue.-City Treasurer RI
caud sent out notices to the mer'
chants, saloons and business houses
that the license tax for 1913 was DUE
and would become delinquent March
/ when penalties are attached. The
city will get $4,000 in saloon licenses
this year-the same as last There
have been 26 saloons in Baton Rouge
during the past four years. when the
license was raised to $1,000. Prior to
that time there were double that mum
her
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Eunlce Wins Suit.

b 1Qpelousas.-In the case of the town
Eunice against the Louisiana street
llway for right Of way for a street
Prcss the property of the railroad
.ompany at the east end of Park aven-
u, the jury rendered a verdict In
evor Of the plaintiff, allowing the de-
eadant company $500 for the value
= the property taken and all damages.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
sfrike La Called Off.

Waco, Tex.-President NJ. F. Ryan
OF the brotherhood of Railway Carmen
has issued orders calling off the strike
of carmen on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad system. The strike
was first declared September %. 1911.
The order calling the strike off Is un-
conditional.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
correspondents Are compIImented.

Washington.-A letter from Colonel
Roosevelt favoring policy OF co-opera-
tion between the military and naval
authorities and the press was read In
an address before the naval war col
lege extension by J. Calan o'Laughlin.
on the relation of the navy and the
press before and during dar. Colonel
Roosevelt took the view that news
paper correspondents at the front
could not only perform large public
service, but that by proper co-opera-
tion between them and military and
naval commanders do great good.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Gro. aenort Was False.

Lake Charles.-The report that a
large amount of rice had already been
planted in this part Of the rice belt
is not true. Rice farmers in the city
said that only few acres had as yet
been planted and that from the pres
ent indications the crop will be late,
owing to the inclement weather. the
crop in this particular belt will be
somewhat increased over last year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Maine Memorial Services.

Havana.-Memorial services c"m-
memoratiye of the blowing up of the
Maine Is years ago were held at the
American Club by the Havana camp
of Spanish American war veterans.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Es,.b,iah Government Farm.

Lafayette.-R. w. Moreland, of the
bureau of entomology, department Of
agriculture, Washington, is here and
will arrange to conduct an experimental
farm near Lafayette for cotton and
cane culture.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Found Dead In Bed.

4emer.-J. w. Sanders, a well.
ewn, citizen of this town, about 60
- old. was found dead in his bed
atthe residence of his son. Per-
n s1nders. where he made his home.
- deceased retired in good health
- = supposed to have died from
eeuls heart disease.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22

st. Martipville. - Charlie Schmidt,
night watchman at the Keystone locks,
was drowned while crossing the pom
toon bridge at that place his foot slip
ped and he fell overheard, drowning
before assistance could be rendered.
The remains we're buried by the muni-
cipal authorities at this place.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22

Shfsveport-Joseph Fulco. 4-year-
Old cen Of Caramel Fulco, fruit mer-
chant was crushed to death in front
of the family home on Marshall street
bEa'street car. The child ran into
thkstreet to the track as the car was
owing down grade.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Company Mustered Out.

4 hton Rouge.-Company c, of the
mt infantry, Louisiana State Nation
y 0nard. located at 'Opelousas, has
- mustered out of service. acord-
Is to an order issued by Adjutant
'00eral McNeese.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
lnsuranee companies Slow.

Dofon Rouge.-Secretary of State Al
- e. Hebert stated that unless in
oorance companies operating through
~ the state filed their annual state
nptts by March 1, he would enforce
~ penalties Of the law, which pro-
>l6s for a fine Of 10 per cent Of their
Desss income from business within the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
German Aviator Killed.

Leipsic, Germany. - The German
aviator. Lenk, was killed here while
attempting a gliding flight from a
height of 2,400 feet. His aeroplane
tcppled over in midair.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
Press Association Meeting.

nopaldsonviIle : Secretary L. e.
Bentley. of the Louisiana Press Asso-
citation. has announced that this years
meeting of the association, at Shreve-
port, will be held May 6. z and s.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
League to Meet March a.

A1enndria-The Louisiana Antisa-
League win hold a state coven-
Aere March Z and S.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22

iAss- New scourt, Opened. -.
Lake Charles.-The first term OF the
district court held in the new parish
of Beauregard convened Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

Good surely ought to come of the
movement started by the Progressive
party of the state TO disseminate in
formation about direct primaries by a
series of meetings devoted to a dis
cussion of the subject, which is to
come before the voters Of Vermont
next March. That the Progressives
are sincere in their purpose to promote
a fair discussion of the question is in
dieated by their expressed willingness
to hear speakers i'll opposition to the
direct primary idea. For the benefit
of all it would be a good thing to have
these meetings take the form of de-
bates, thus bringing out the advantage
es and faults of the nomination meth
DDS between which the people of the
state will soon have to choose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

annual town meeting last March, and
after securing specifications the select
men let the contract for approximately
S2,4oo- When the job was completed. or
rather when the contractors stopped
work, residents Of the section served hy
the new road called the attention 81 tie
selectmen to the fact that adequate pro
VISION Tor drainage had not been made
that the lower end OF the road. which is
on a considerable grade, had no cutters.
On this subject the town fathers seemed
to be OF the opinion that the construction
was such as to provide for what surface
water would flow down the road III times
OF storm; al any rate they did little 10
provide drainage until Sundays heavy
ram demonstrated beyond shadow &c
doubt what would happen in case Of a
real downpour. Since then they have re
sorted TO that obsolete method of drain
age known as the water. bar on road
that was supposed 70 Be properly crowned
when II was built
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

Discussion has already been started
over the question whether Charles A.
Proutv has been eliminated from the
coming senatorial fight by reason of
his appointment as head Of the organ
ization for securing a physical valua-
tion Of the railroads of the country.
The Montpelier journal thinks he has,
while the st. Adams Messenger char
actcrizes this view Of the situation as
m attempt TO Kill off Mr.. Prouty by
kindness. In the opinion of The Re
former the decision is up to Mr.. Prou-
ty himself, and it might be added that
such a decision would relieve worry
in various quarters, although inciden-
tally it would rob Vermont newspapers
OF a fruitful topic for speculation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1913.
STATES VICTORY IMPORTANT

The decision rendered by the supreme
court OF the United States last Monday
in the suit Of the state Of Vermont
against the Clement National bank If
Rutland. affirming the con~ttutilnaIity Of
the Vermont law taxing savings deposits
in national banks. is Of unusual inpor-
lance To the state Of Vermont The his
tery OF the litigation began practically
with the inception of the law The state
has imposed a tax of >cyen-tenth, OF ONE
per cent per auntm upon the deposits IN
savings banks for good many wears
There grew up system of savings dcpos-
It's in national banks ot the state. and the
ayingS banks were feeling the compcti-
tlon of the business OF the national bank
because there was no tax imposed on
these deposits in the national banks, and
that gave the national banks an advaa-
tacc Of seven-tenths OF one per cent.
!. +. Cushman OF Burlington. then com
missioner Of state taxes, devised the idc4
Of attempting to tax these savings demo
It's III national banks. 1t was not per
mIttcd hy the constitution of the United
States that a direct tax he made on ma
tlonal banks. Commissioner Cushman dc
viscd the very ingenious plan Of taxing
ouch deposits to the depositor, but per
hitting the national banks to pay the
tax voluntarily and permitting that. if
the banl, so elected, it should enter into
- 81 III 10
It could publicly post. showing that the
bank paid the taxes on the deposits
This proposal received the hearty ap-
rroyal of Governor Proctor. and while
the law was vigorously opposed by the ma
tional banks, it was passed by the legis-
lature of 1906
TIE Clement National bank undertook
! 10 test the question. 1t entered into a
stipulation to pay the tax and then Re
/ fused to pay and sHt was brought hv the
state and that ease has been in the
courts and finally in the supreme court
of the United States, where it was ar
Ened last April and decided last Monday.
N'r. Justice Hughes delivering the opin-
ION
The const,tut ,onality OF the act was
strongly attacked it being claimed that
I it va~ IN effect. tax upon national
tanks and al attempt to do Ivy indircc-
ton what the constitution Of the United
states did not permit to he done. The
atlirmance OF the constitutionalitv of the
law Is large victory for the state of
4 crmont. The revenues from this tax
have been increasing year by year until
now they amount TO moro than 800. OGO i
( year. More than that, il Is Il protection
/ OF our state savings banks and trust com
panics in that it puts them ON a par with
/ the national banks in this regard
/ The work OF Commissioner Cu,hman in
dcysiug this law is deserving oG the high
est praise. Like most Of the reforms and
advanced steps taken in ON corporation
tax laws in the last t. years, it is due
VERY largely 60 the work OF Commissioner
4 Cusiman The state has him to thank
Ion finding way in which the state
could lawfully reach these deposits fol
taxation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

One of the most comprehensive and
up-to-date movements in the way Of
regulating the development of a town
or small municipality has just been
completed by the establishment of
town plan commission and the creation
of building inspection plan in West
Hartford, Conn, according to an act
bin gives the town the right to choose
commission to make maps of the
town, section by section, as the need
may arise and to regulate the develop
ment of these sections in such a way
as the commission may consider advan-
tageous to the town. In connection
with the commission the town has
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

chosen building inspector with ample
power to regulate the erection of all
structures. The entire plan has been
said to be the complete scheme for
protection from undesirable land spec
ulators and promoters that is in oper-
alton anywhere in New England, and
might well be adopted in a growing
community like Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
TO SUBSC RIDERS

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person. by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause OF the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the prOper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t il only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

the ACCESSIBILITY of liscontinuinc the
street. One cannot help wondering what
the result would 10 if the county court
should decide that the public good re-
quired that the old street lac maintained
rs heretofore A new street viii bc
laid out anyway by the sclcctmcn. hut
the old one could continue to exist III
the Imagination, Ia the equator or The
Arctic circle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

The Bellows Fails Merchants asso-
citation has taken Il progressive step
in voting to erect sign boards that will
inform automobile tourists about the
town and its advantages. 1t might
we'll be emuIatcd mt this end of the
county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
TO ADVERTISE RS,

Transient advertsing-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion 25
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
line first Insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
Insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position, 10 pere cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

If there is one thing in which Yer
monters are not interesting themselves
at the present time it is the next gov
ernorship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

While on the subject of roads The Med
dler is constrained to remark that a little
the worst botch OF highway construction
that it has been has misfortune to sec j.
that on Highland ascnue from High
street 10 the newly opened Chestnut hill
section. Money to widen and extend this
street was especially appropriated at the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
PULMOTER FAILED
TO SAVE BABY
Dozen Men Took Turns at the
Pump But Their Efforts
Were Useless.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
CHICAGO, April ia dozen men,
taking turns at pumping oxygen into
the lunge of 30 hours old Baby Tiers.
by use of pulmoter, failed to save
the infants life. The baby died early
today.
When Baby Ters arrived at the
home of Arthur Tiers, physicians pro-
nounced it dead Then they detected
faint heart beat and telephoned for
pulmoter.
Men in the neighborhood volunteer
ed to take turns and help keep the
infant alive. The first rush of oxygen
brought a response and the beats In
creased in strength and frequency I'M
til the parents took hope.
To keep breath In the baby's lungs
1t was necessary to pump constantly.
| There was no opportunity to give the
infant food and lack of punishment
caused it's death. The mothers con
dition Is critical
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
Dance Halls as Menace Of Young
Girls Was the Subject Taken
up Today by Com
mission.
First Witness Was Young Miss Who
Traced Her Downfall to
the Public
Dance.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO. April 11.-Dance halls
as menace to young girls was the sub
ject of the probe of the Illinois white
slave commission today. The sena-
tors arrived late 1t the hearing and it
was announced that they had devoted
last evening to a personal Inspection
of the Chicago dance halls and their
patrons. Practically all the Chicago
dance halls have either direct or indi-
rect connection with bars and have
been bitterly assailed by reformers as
a potent cause OF the downfall OF
girls.
Strong pressure has been exerted
by the representatives of big business
to shunt the commission off on a
new trail and stop the testimony re
garding the low wages paid girls in
the commercial houses of Chicago.
That the wage inquiry was hurting
Chicago business and businessmen
was asserted by many of the Chicago
newspapers and the personal influ.
ence OF prominent commercial lead.
ers has been exerted to arrange that
the entire matter Of a state minimum
wage law be laid over at this legisla
tive session. on the promise Of inter.
ested parties that the whole question
of a federal wage minimum for girls
would be brought before congress and
would meet the favor of the majority
of business men involved in the pres
ent probe. The commission, however
have SO far refused to stop the state
probe.
The first witness today was a pref
ty seventeen year old girl, whose
name was suppressed. Her parents
separated when she was FIFTEEN, she
said, and she came to Chicago with
an aunt.
She met girl, named Anna Mack
she testified, who wore good clothes
and apparently had plenty Of money
The Mack girl introduced her to q
man named Wallace.
Wallace took her to a cafe one
night She. drank two glasses o.
beer and became unconscious. Wher
she came to she was in a hotel
Wallace came in Just after woke
up" she said. "He told me had beer
sick and he took me to the hotel
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
PRISONER IS
NOT WORRYING
Claims He Is Not the Man Whom
Three Women Claim to
Have Married -
Recently.
DOPE IS ALI WRONG
Somebody Practlced the Marriage
Game and Decamped With all
the Brides Jew
elry.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE name of
Chicago's mystery man, who is held in
jail here charged with practicing the
marriage game on three women
and absconding with their jewels, will
probably be made known tomorrow,
when his lawyers appear in court to
present habeas corpus petition up
on which they hope to secure his re-
lease.
The police are confident today that
their prisoner is e. C. G. Vonklein, a
Minneapolis diamond broker and son
OF DR.. Carl H. vonklein, Chicago
professor with offices in the John
Crerar library. The aged student re-
fuses to believe the man in the coun-
ty Jail is his son.
SO far three women have identified
the mysterious man as the one who,
under mask of love, made away with
their jewels. Miss Ethel Newcombe
declares the man, under the name OF
Lewis, married her in Los Angeles asd
then disappeared. Mrs. G. A. Temple,
of Richmond. Va, declares he is
Weaver B. Clark, who got $1,000 worth
of her gems.
Mrs. Howard, of Denver, insists he
is Frank Graham.
In the meantime the prisoner, smil
ingly refuses to admit anything. He
says the dope" on him is all wrong
Attorney Charles q. Erbstein, who
has been retained by the accused, de.
clared he knows no more about Lew
is identity than anybody else. In
the habeas corpus petition, the name
of Lewis, under which the prisoner
was arrested, will be used.
| Exasperated police officials today
asked the man why he did not admit
his identity
All these women are mistaken he
said, "and all of you fellows have the
/ wrong dope on me. I'll convince you
when am released from jail that you
have the wrong man."
Jennings Crane, 1916 Hawkins
street, Nashville Tenn, wired the
Chicago police this afternoon that the
man of mystery" answers the de
scription Of man who swindled g
Chattanooga, Tennessee, woman out
of her jewels by offering to marry her
Crane saw pictures of the prisoner
and is positive he is the same man
The police will get into communica
ton with the Chattanooga authorities
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
HE MADE FOUR WILLS
ALL WITHIN THREE DAYS

from the state with Thompson's body
and wills purporting to convey more
than s1,0Oo,O00 worth of property.
They defied an order of the county
court which commanded the produc-
ton OF the documents before Judge
Rothgerber.
The escape was made on the Bur
lington's ST. Louis limited.
Thompson's body is being taken to
Belleville, Illinois, the home of his
brother, for burial. The last of the
Thompson wills. of which there are
said to be four, all executed within
three days, will be offered for probate
at Fullerton, Nebraska, the home OF
Albert Thompson. a cousin and exc
cutor named in the last" will.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
LATEST RULES FOR
HANDLING BURGLARS
Not Guaranteed However to
Work Out as Smoothly as
in This Case.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK April 11.-Here are
the rules for young women who find
themselves confronted in their homes
with real, live burglar, as followed
successfully by Miss Susan Vanwert,
normal college teacher:
Tell him he should be ashamed of
himself.
Laugh when he tells you not to
scream.
Suggest that he ought to be working.
Lead him to the door and let him
CO.
And, perhaps, he'll give you back
your money and jewelry.
Miss Vanwert's burglar was nerv-
Gus young man who threatened her
life with steel jimmy. The young
school teacher, although alone in the
apartment, was not bit afraid and
scolded the intruder with pedagogic
sterness.
when told him he ought to be
ashamed of himself great big
strong young man, to be burglarizing
instead of working at some honest
trade or business said Miss Van
vert, he began to cry. He told me
he had not been able to get work in
New York and was trying to steal
enough money to go west and be hon
est. | let him keep my s13, but he
gave back all the jewelry he had put
in his pocket. l hope they never
catch him and he turns into an hon
est man."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
The snrucing-Un
Season.

You, sir, cannot get away
from the sprucing- up sugges-
tions of spring mo matter how
Indifferent you may be to the
question of dress a. other sea
sons Of the year.
This is good time to visit
the stores that cater to men.
Look over the new things in
scarfs, shirts, waistcoats. What
about hats and canes and UNI
brellas? And there Is always
the question of a new suit or a
light overcoat.
Read the advertisements in
THE GATE CITY. They will
take you to the right shops for
the things you want.
And II you don't know what
you want, it's the business of
advertising to offer good sug-
gestions.
Read the advertisements NOW.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-11
He Came to Life.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April LII
C. Hull of Kansas City, pine expert of
the Sara Lumber company, Bayou
Sara, La, killed by falling tree"
and brought here in casket, came to
life in the undertaking parlors this
morning and set up a howl. Physic-
ians say he will recover. A blow at
the base of the brain caused the
trance.