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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
OFFICE HOLDEhS
UNDER NEW RULE
PoSTMASTERS MUST STAND COM.
PETiTIvE EXAMINATION
AGAiNS ALL COMERS.

Western Newspaper Ur!on News Service
Washington.-Al fourth class post
masterships except those paying less
than $3.50 a year were thrown open TO
competitive examinations by an order
Issued by President Wilson. These
positions are retained in the classified
service, but about $4,000 incumbents
who were covered" into the classified
service Dg executive orders or pre-
yious administrations will have to
meet all corners in competitive exam
fnation to hold their positions with
civil service protection.
In a statement making this order
public, Postmaster General Burleson
announced that that il was the purpose
OF President Wilson and himself to
extent the classified service to include
presidential postmasters of the second
and third class, probably within a
year. This may require legislation by
congress, he said. His plan, which will
provide for a qualification test for in
cumbents and applicants 'in keeping
with the importance of the offices"
Under President Taft's order of Oc-
tober Is, 1912 foruth class postmasters
were divided into two classes. Glass
"a" those drawing more than $500,
and Glass 3D." those drawing less
than $500. Competitive examinations
were prescribed for future applications
for Glass "A" appointments, while the
Glass "B" appointments were to be fill
ed upon recommendations of postoffice
inspectors.
The new order leaves only the Of
fices paying $3.50 or less TO be filled
upon inspectors recommendations
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Estimate Hundreds Killed,

Nogaiez, Ariz.-More than 500 dead.
@ lying on the battlefield above
~ -udymas. The soldiers fell during
ree days of desperate fighting. Col.
san eabral, who arrived at Hermosil-
irom the front. reported that he
umated the killed to exceed 600. A
1s'nload of oil and firewood was rush
south with which to cremate the
'es' The official report of General
e,o Oregon. the insurgent COM
snoer, states that the federal killed
1one. numbered 500.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Nations Are Invited.

New York.-The nations of the
world are urged to join the United
States, Great Britain, Canada, New
Foundland and Australia and the mu-
nicipality of Client in making the cele-
bration of 100 years of peace among
English-spealling peoples, signalizes a
new era of international good will. The
invitation was issued by the Interna.
tional Conference now in this city ar
ranging the celebration.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Construction Of Road Started.

Natchitoches.--Active operation on
the Orange and Northeastern railroad
was started hofe when grading was
begun in accordance with the agree
ment that active work OF construction
should begin on May S. The first
half-mile of the right Of way was
cleared and grading begun. There
were a large number of citizens pres
ent to witness the breaking of the dirt
for what promises TO be the most i'm
portant railroad in the interest of this
community ever projected. ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Expect Many Arrests.

Washington.-Many arrests for VIC
lation of the neutrality laws of the
United States by shipments of muni.
tions of war to revolutionists in Mexi
CO are expected by the Department OF
Justice as a result of the Supreme
Courts decision that the mere start
ing of arms and ammunition to forbid
den territory was a violation of law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
No Contest Over Appojntee.

Washington.-There will be no con-
test In the senate ever the nomination
o Joseph Z. Davis of Madison, Wis,
as commissioner of corporations, al
fhough Republican senators announced
recently that they would see to it that
me nomination was held up until Mr.
DAVIS relinquished the secretaryship
o. the Democratic National Commit
lee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Commissioner Cancels Rioht.

Little Rock.-Cancellation Of the
right of a Charleston, Mo, milling
firm to sell mixed feeds in Arkansas,
on the ground OF violating the COM
mercial feeding stuff laws OF the
state, was made by John II. Page, COM
missioner OF mines, manufactures and
agriculture In his letter TO the com
pany Mir. Page called attention to. the
fact that he had allowed ample time
for an adjustment of the violation, but
that no Improvement had been noted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Lightning Stroke Kills Five.

Tulsa, Okla.-Five men were instant
y killed and two others stunned when
lIehtning struck a wagon on which
hey were riding to the oil fields near
Collinsville, about 20 miles mort of
Tulsa The dead: Harry Girard, E. E.
Bittner, Tom Clark, F. S. Stevens and
- s. Linn. The men are all oil field
workers. One of the two horses was
killed instantly, but the other was un-
harmed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Ievee Conditions Found Good

New Roads.-State Engineer Jos.
Monget has Just returned from an in
spection tour of the levees from Red
River Landing TO Melville on the At
chafalaya, and reports that the Torras
levee and those along the Atcha-
falaya are in good condition except
the stretch about five miles above Mel
vile, which was reported in bad con-
dition some few days ago. and tina. A
great deal Of work is being done there
and that no break is expected.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Charges I.Iainst State Officials,

sacramento, Cal-Frank Jordan,
secretary Of state of California is unan-
imously charged with malfeasance in
olfice by the joint legislative commit
Tee which recently investigated charg-
es In his department, and in its report
70 the legislature the committee rec
ommended that the case be turned
over to the attorney general.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

Oklahoma City.-A bill passed by
the senate provides that all public Of
ficials in this state must take oaths
upon assuming public office that they
will not gamble of be guilty of drum
keness while holding an official posi-
tion.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

Los Angeles. Cal.-"Slit skirts" can
not be worn in Los Angeles schools
by students. The order caused the
absence from the Polytechnic High
School of two sisters, who were told
to go home and change their raiment
when they entered their classroom
with ankles twinkling through vents
in their skirts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Bio Storm In Phillipines.

Manila.-The worst typhoon expert
enced in years struck the islands
causing many deaths and wreckins
several small steamers and numerous
lighter craft. The known fatalities at
sea total So, but the total death list
from the storm is swelling with in
coming reports.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

Weimer. Texas-Believed to have
become mentally unbalanced, Mrs. Vic
tor Slavick shot one of her children
to death here. and pouring coal oil
over herself and two more of her chill
dren, after closing herself and them
in a room in her home, burned all
three to death.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Will Call New York LEGISLATURE

Albany, n. Y.-Governor Sulzer an
nounced that he would call an ex-
traordinary session of the legislature
on June IS to order a direct primary
and other legislation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Passes Suffrage Bill.

Springfield. Ill-The Senate passed
the Magill woman suffrage bill, % to
10. The bill gives women the right to
vote on all statutory offices. 1t now
goes to the house.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Would Raice Freight Rates.

Washington.--A conference between
he Interstate Commerce Commission
and representatives of the Eastern
roads will be held here to consider in
mrmally a proposed advance of 3 per
cent in freight rates.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Flood Crest Past.

New Orleans.-The crest of the big
1913 flood has passed out the Missis-
sippi river into the Gulf of Mexico
railing stages were recorded at all
points along the Mississippi south OF
st. Louis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

Gettysburg, Pa.-For the first time
since the dedication of the Soldiers
National cemetery in 1863. the Memo
rial Day address at Gettysburg this
year is to be delivered by Southern
er
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23

The longer he drives 4 high-powered
machine the more respect he has for
that machine The better acQuaint-
ed he becomes with II the fuller the
sense OF his responsibility Few reck-
less auto drivers ara found among
men and women who have driven their
machines for "a number " years. and
among hundreds OF thousands ot auto
enthusiasts there Is an ever-increasing
power for safety and for reasonable
and sane use Of the uto As the au-
tomobile Is built today. in sensible
hands. & Is a safe machine. In rcck.
less hands IL IS dangerous. The mod
ern automobile is we'll built. IS not
likely 20 develop unexpected weak
nesses. and IL used with any care and
caution r. as safe as any other ve.
hicle: but a hish-poNerrd machine U.s.
not a Toy for a FOOL 10 piav With. ami
even the fool. 81 no lives long enough.
finds this ont.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23

In view OF the agitation and discus
sion o~ccasioned by the attempt to sep
arate from the Congress now In session
legislation which will radically change
the national banking and currency law
IL may be worth while TO report a con
yersation which I had at the time of
the currency panic in 1893 with the
late George ). Coe. who vas for many
years one OF the great banking author
tiles not only OF New York, but also
q; the United States.
! asked Mr. Coe II he had ever earn
ed. in conversation with John Sherman
or with Salmon p. Chase-who was
secretary os the treasury in Bincoln's
administration-or any OF those in
public life in Civil war days with
whom he fas in frequent consultation
respecting their financial measures OF
the government why Il was deemed
rXpedient practically TO suppress the
state banks and TO do that In the only
way possible-whlch was by taxing
the currency issued by state banks
AZ so high "A rat as 20 force the with
drawal OF state bank notes from cir
culation.
Yes. he replied. " | had many talks
with Secretary Chase. and ] recall one
with John Sherman. who was then an
Influential member OF me nan com
mittee of the senat in which the very
difficult n embarrassing question OF
what should be- done with state bank
note circulation was the principal sub
ject OF discussion.
I suppose I can answer o ques-
ton by simply stating that II was
found. after the national bank system
was adopted. that the old economic
rule tina the poorest currency would
drive the best currency out OF circu-
! lation was again demonstrated to be
a sound rule.
Congress had authorized Secretary
Chase % issue grcenbacks which had
q legal-tender quality. They could be
used 10 pay any lind OF debt except
ING charges for custom dues.
In order TO infuse into government
bonds the highest possible credit ana
character declared that the
principal and interest OF the zones
were PAYABLE in coin Now 70 get
that DIN was a problem Congress
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23
Saturday. August %, 1913.
TIE TRADE SMAN

A London letter tells o: the loyalty
OF English society 20 certain members
OF the titled set who have been com
PEELED to AXE mp trades or occups.
lions. Instead Of deserving their
friends. the English aristocrats have
stood by them and have helped make
them prosperous In the United
States. ~ course. va have never had
a prejudice against 'rpdes Every
great American fortune and every
great American SUCCESS have been
based upon trade and industry. In
tho Old World. however. the trader
has BY some classes been Looked down
upon as All inferior person. The an.
Client nobility OF Germany. % France
ana. in some degree. % England hold
ing 20 their lands. disdain association
win me tradesman Happily. oven IN
DTea Britain. this condition is chang.
Ing. Too many decayed aristocnts
have been compelled ~ beg. work or
steal. and too many s~ucceas'ul trades.
men have risen n positions ~ prorni.
enc for the distinction 70 be con.
tinued Powe- and fortune IN tho
middle ages came 10 tho man who wts
able 20 fRht AMI take them TODAY
hey come 20 Tho s~uocess-1l men IN
business. and success IN business 20
day require the same degree ~ iuit.a
tive. courare ard foresight TIA. thr
soquiai'on % castles required Hr..
hundred years ago
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23
JUNIOR BROWN
FOR GOVERNOR
FEARING HIS RECORD IN SECOND
DISTRICT WILL NOT RUN
FOR CONGRESS.
Sees Jno. W. DAVIS and Secures Ihat
C~entiemsn's Promise 20
Help All He Can.
Cey Charles Brooks smitn.)

WASHINGTON. -. c.. Ava. -
Consre sman ~ q CJunlor) Brown.
he democratic representative of IN"
second esq virginia district. "a a
candidate FOR m. gov-Tnorship noui-
nation next time
Tu,r. is 40 false modesty o
hun. lie hIlntiy and frankly admits
H. flr would lik" % b" his party =
cno.c- 20 carry The banner IN the
next West virginia campaign. Not
only does b. say that lie would r
LOO O.. that. but he Is already working
along lin. calculated 20 inhusnc"
the party around TO that way Of think
ms
Brown feigns neither embarrassed
uo-lesry nor maideniy bushes when
the subject is brousht up before nim
10 u is a. d party worth while. ana
robosy else happens 20 shuut ths limo
u talk along ia tAa; channel. brown
does % himself u ls altogether I'M.
usual this open. franz way mat
Brown has about promoting his ainb-
and no, shyne-s and customary
buncouhe with Vtich a prospective
candidate simulate surprise over the
sishf % aom.tu..s thai no himSeii
has ~caTefuIIs AID rainstaklngiv ere
ated So. when BrOwn secs thar tn"
trend 81 conversation s. in the d.
r.c-ion " him leading the rstic
ho-.e ~ Wet Virginia In th' star"
carrnlrn % 1916. ua displays no sikh
~ started q1IrD-.F.. nor ary indication
that no fosls ON. 'hi- is en- I'd
den For -ao very good and sufficient
reason thai brown found that 10 nad
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said that II .ould be obtained IL i'm.
porters through the custom houses
paid tseir duties exclusively in rod.
congress also said that tsis gold
must be kept apart fror, other funds
OF the United States Treasury.
Now government bonds. whose
credit bad greatly appreciates when
IL was known that the pI.lcioxl ana
interest were sure to oe paid in gold,
were the security OF national bank.
note circulation. That made national
bank-notes a better currency than the
notes OF the State banks.
so II began TO be spe eddy noticed
mat not only thu people. but the State
banks would sell what gold they could
get for the high premium IL was com.
nanding. taking l. gal tenders in pay.
ment n paying out State bsnk-notes
10 their customers.
In other words not only the people
put the banks were boarding the best
currency. and this was leading strong.
~ toward a great imitation OF the
paper currency of the countr In the
form OF State bank-notes.
secretary Chase told me that II
was imperative that the danger o,
ihlAtiop OF the currency by over.
ISSUE OF state bank notes and the ten.
dency 10 hoard legal tenders and ma.
i ""Hh Hoteh should De met by
congress. He could see no wav 10 &C.
complish this. he said. exceptins nv
proposing a prohibitlve tax upon State
nAnk notes lie told me that Senstor
s1hn sherman agreed 10 Introduce. a
ri. providing that every bank. state or
national. which paid ont state hank
hotes should be taxed at the rate OF ia
1T looked TO me like a pretty drss-
tic remedy said Mr.. C0e. ana 7 az
nor Know az the time but that ~ tins
proposed taN became a Law ~ would
majority o. the state banks
1T did become a law in 1864 u
killed state bank issues. but my fudy.
neht atterward was that the measure
was a salutary one II certainIv mn;
81 end 10 all the and
uansers In the form Of ounterfeiting
i1natlon snd unwi~e issuing % STATE
rank notes-dangers which h,d bSsr
tho Dane OF STATE bank currency "a,
more than forty years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23

TOO MANY SMALL CHURCHES.
In one section Of New YORK state
there is a Protestant church cor ever,
20 persons. Ia o:her words. avcry
sixty families apparently expect to
maintain an independent church. one
Of the weaknesses % Professionalism is
IN me division into sects and deuomi.
nations. which frittcr away their time
fighting u proselyt.ng among them.
selves. As "A general proposition Bon
any POpulous community. shurches ~
four and I'VE hundred members arc
much moro effective and d. better
work than smaller bodies W. have
too many church bodies and too few
~ them able 20 maintain themselves
decrntlv. NissionHry work ga scat
tered sections must. 81 course. be car.
ried on with small means and under
diHculty. But In our Older Sta'es tte
caIse ~ religion Wi be more eTrc
lively advanced and will BE- pu- upon
a moro dignifed footing b q reduction
IN the number - church organizations
and mo consolidation - many weak
ORGANIZATIONS into a smaller N mbo-
% strong ones.
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MS own direction In his own behalf.
Surh n such honesty
w'H. II is ont Of The ordinary m oil
ucs as 81" Is played. 10 say the least
Has An Ambition.
Congressman Brown has an amin.
tion 20 be governor OF his native. stare
" Is his only great ambition. and no
pleads guilty 20 il. lie secs nothing
WRONG IA aspiring. and that is pr.ci..
" what n" IS doing Being a fairly
WI" and sapi"nf politician he 6rur.s
mat now is the time 10 a~pire and
NOT after somebody else has asn,rsd
and got tho inside track ~. .nnroves
me fab" ~ the early bird ana n.
oVid"ntls takes Scaut stock in fne Sat.
OF IN" early worm ANY way. and n.
u rate. Brown Is out 10 land N.
Democratic Nomination for govsrno-
next time and he has goi a good star,
for som" time Brown ha. ha.r
thinking Of this Stcp. and he has i.t
c"rttin t-us'worthy friends OF ms IN
on his thoughts tie arrived az p.
DEFINITE conclusion. however. until .b.
political fortunes az John ID Dsvi.
performed a favorable flip rop and
ii-nded John ". iu the $4,000 soIic,,or
r~"ncralship iOb brown regarded Ia.
vs. as hk"ly -guherUatoriaI timber M
III that time. u he couldn't SCI. him.
~rit opposed 70 Davis or defeating
MIN not for q minute Bur With Ina
Wis now lob. with its FINE emun.r,.
H. and decided e~xaItaftonS no, %,
mention the wide and long vista or.
ambitious reyerirs o., opened up On,
Sre>eman RroVn buckI.d 40 hI- spiri,
% took or e large and weight, cargo
~ hope He also. figuring that Davis
hy nov would be- seeing greater fhip,s
n dreaming finer dreams. h~etborrr.
himself that mo lime Wn opp,-.rr,
O. tho moment phys Geological 20 c,r
SUI his colleague as 10 hia grberrs
torlal ambition Followed corsuIta
no and conference Davis. ~exhUIar7t.
81 hv his new honor and h-vpnotisad
hr hIe behuldiGg OF HE own fuf,r.
waived o." Rot"ruo-ship aside win
q dis'aiuful almost d-eprpcatipg
waive No' FOR him lie had mo-
'noughfs or ambitions IN that direc.
lion not a. an So far a. he vas
concerned. g. q 20 free and unop.
posed h"id fof Congressman R-ov
~" evan went further tand This BE-
authentic DO promised h@cnc.forfb lr
do a'l POI" could lo 'p hcip Brown 20
cure fhr nomination
Davis VIII Heio.
That t4 fhn way frn matter stands
aa he' Tnrn Hflv~ and Davis prov.7
f already started out ~ get fre
r~uh"rrtf0rill nomination and ua,t.
t1e aE'nsd fo 7elp him Ofhere have
agreed Hl-o chiffon has NOT gone no
Oh" WAY in agreeing 20 90. bur Provr
doesn't frur" Chiffon na r. very I'm
r0r'ar' fIrfr. o. This 'ime ff. Vant.
th" sentiment for Iim to come f-,,
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viso usa ~ horsaro'd funds 70 '=
.nguli- then. tH1. so many people
arr persuaded = th" ha0i lonely Llu7
rated cu'e - 're ua' order c~1talog-
oh. s15 rr~ls rr Faith vi'ho.' eNam'
nation
-ouo women vfr ,.eit rvera' store
% fnd 'he hoe' bargain fn 10 had fri
.5 cent stockings bl' ~nI send away
70 go oo money order '. hrv a bah,
,a-rrys ir some oil an' o.'v 10 f.s
picture q. iorks UF~ o. perfect article.
,af fro chances are oven 'haf 'vawt
rstfo0 To-'d rnvea' 7"fort. .- ma FOL
-..f end mechanical enlistment
T.o ton sv.'e r To- hres rear homo
r.. '.a porH. ana har f~t bargains
. -.rret
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-23

Copyright. 1918. by Z = Edward.
All rights reservedD
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
Why tho New York Banks Suspended
specie Payments
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an ambition in that se,feame direc.
tion. and started the thing going in
MS own direction In his own behalf.
Such and such honesty
W'H. II is ont 81 the ordinary m poll
tics as she is played. 10 say The least
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The
ntelligenCe

Puoifehed Dsziy. Except sunday. by me
Ineeligencer Publishing Company.
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tcoSyrEht 1879 b. George Wiune- Adams,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-06-12
A Delicate Operation

Mrs. Howard Allen, who lives
near Caldwell, was in town on
Monday, having made com
plete recovery from the operation
recently performed at the Can
yon Hospital Mrs Allen prac-
tically received a new stomach
at the hands oil Dir. w. II. John
son Of this city. She was suffer
ing from q stomach affection
which prevented the emptying of
that organ The operation gave
her practically a new stomach,
b, joining the upper portion OF
the small intestine TO the stom-
ach Mrs Allen WAS starving
to death and much emaciateh.
DR. Johnson has made a study
/ of stomach troubles and was
fortunately able TO rescue the
LaIienr from certain death =
Caldwell News
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-06-12
Local News Items


Mrs. Ellen Case spent the week
end at Big Bend.
II. S. stockton was a Caldwell
visitor Saturday.
Mrs Chas. Knrtz and son Wis
tied in Boise last week
Miss Della Clark visited with
friends at Nvssa last week
Born:-Friday. June 6, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Johnston, a girl.
Ray Mitchell and Miss Mary
Fisk drove MP TO Caldwell Sun.
day
Miss I.,dia Dixon Of Caldwell
visited in Parma "A lew days last
week
Mrs C. d. Post and Miss Mary
anderson visited SUNDAY at On
tario
Attorney O NJ VanDuvn was
down from Caldwell on business
Mondav.
The Amphictyonic council is
holding a picnic this Afternoon
at Andersen's grove.
Dr. T. o. Humphreys, resident
dentist. Office in bank building
ground floor, phone As.
Mrs. Mary Jones, a,her 0
Room 2 in the Parma schools
was in town Yesterday from
Caldwell. where she is spending
the vacation at the home of he
parents
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-06-12
Bad Accident

Monday afternoon while rid
ing in DR.. ". +. Waldrop's auto
mobile on the giraffe south of
Bert Peck ranch on the upper
bench, Mrs + E. Starcher, Mrs.
Bert Peck and Mrs. w. T.. Wal
drop and children had narrow
escape from what might have
resulted IN death. The roads
were in a muddy condition and
while making u turn the machine
skidded from the grade and Mas
turned upside down into - ditch
Fortunately nobody in the ear
was injured The steering wheel,
wind shield and the top were
badly damaged and one door
was torn off