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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
DEATH0F SENATOR
ENDANGERS TARIFF
JOSEPH r. JOHNSON OF ALABAMA
DIES SUDDENLY OF
PNEUMONIA.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-The death last week
o. United States Senator Joseph F.
to pneumonia at his home here, left
vacanacy in the Senate that is some
what embarrassing to the Democratic
majority on the verge Of the compile
ton of the administration tariff reform
program and makes necessary an i'm
mediate Interpretation of provisions
OF the Seventeenth constitutional
amendment requiring direct election
of senator's.
The Alabama legislature failed to
make any provision for the filling Of
the vacancy in the Senate. Under the
direct election of senators amendment
to the constitution and an interesting
problem presents itself. 1t is main
tanned by many here that the Alabama
governor has no authority to name a
successor to Senator Johnston, and as
the Alabama legislature does not meet
in regular session until 1915, there
seemed no way out of the dilemma, ex-
cept for the governor to call an extra
session of the legislature to provide
the machinery for filling vacancies in
the United States Senate. However, it
was ascertained that Governor O'Neal
will call a special election to fill the
| vacancy.
The death of Senator Johnston will
possibly not affect the situation in the
Senate with respect to the passage OF
the tariff bill,
The Senate Democrats are left with
a majority that they can pass the tar
iff bill unless some further detection
shall occur. q.
The full membership of the Senate
is So. 1t now has 95 members, the
Democratic membership is now 49; Al
is a majority. With Senators Ransdel
and Thornton of Louisiana opposing
the tariff bill, the Democrats will bt
able to command ~ votes, or major
ity of one.
Senator Johnston had been in poo
health and had not attended sessions
of the Senate for a week. He hat
been confined to his department mos
of the time, but his ailments not di
agnosed as pneumonia until few day
ago.
Senator Johnston was 20 years o
age, had served through the war be
tween the states in the Confederat
army, was governor of Alabama TO
two terms and had been a member @
the Senate since 1907. He was unan
mously elected to succeed the lat
Senator Pettus. He was reelected i
1909.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
I[IICAN TENSION
| RELIEVED By LIND
..c,.l REPRESENTATIVE AR.
.wes IN MEXICO CITY WITH
OUT MISHAP.
hG1eMENT BY MINISTER
j. screst Faith in the Reasonable
ness of the Judgment Of the
United States"

...r, Newspaper Union News Service
vsshington.-Distinct relief was ap-
-.r.ut in official circles here over the
..urse of events in Mexico. The state
,s,t Of FREDERICK Gamboa, the new
'us,ican minister of foreign relations,
hat he had great faith in the reason
.h,ruess of the judgment of the Unit
= States" holding the conviction that
A. difficulties between the two coun-
- soon would be adjusted" pro-
1.,ed a very favorble impression in
,auinistration circles. Secretary Bry'
: eommented optimistically on it and
mite House officials also were pleas
-
President Wilson pointed out to call,
- what seemed to him conspicuous
slcrts on the part of some persons
nknown to him through published
rlsrepresentations to involve the
Irited States in Intervention. He re
MATED that the attitude of this gov
~rment toward Mexico in the present
ss,ation was one of peace and friend
mss only.
me safe arrival in Mexico City o.
I'm Lind, personal representative o
~ president and officially designated
= adviser to the American embassy
uded some tense moments in the sit
ution. Administration officials lool
inward hopefully to a favorable re
esption of their efforts to sugges
nnsures of peace in ending the strug
= between the contending faction
\ Mexico.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Shreveport Wants Share.

Shreveport Lieutenant Governor
Thomas c. Barret, director Of the Com
mercial National Bank, and State
Senator Leon r. Smith, director of the
First National Bank of this city went
to Washington to attend a conference
called by Secretary McAdoo, of the
Treasury Department, in regard to the
distribution of the fund Of $50,000,0O0
to be placed on deposit in the national
banks of the South to move the cot
ton crop. Under the original distri-
button New Orleans is the only Louisi-
ana city to get a share of this money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Women Vote at Bond Election.

Shreveport.-Three women voters
exercised their property perogative
vote in person instead Of by proxy in
an election on two propositions, one to
issue s55,OoO in paving bonds for the
improvement Of city streets, and the
other to increase the interest from 4
IL per cent to per cent on s101 600
in public improvement bonds recently
declared for at a special election. Both
PROPOSITIONS were defeated.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Newspaper Man Named.

Washington Preston McGoodwin
managing editor Of the Oklahoman,
published at oklahoma City, was NAM
ed by President Wilson to succeed
Elliott Norcott of West Virginia as
minister to Venezuela. The post pays
$4,000 a year. MIR. McGoodwin Is a
native of Kentucky and has had news
paper experience in Columbus. Ohio;
St Louis. Joplin, Mo-, and Oklahoma.
He had the backing of the entire Ok.
lahoma congressional delegation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Enojneer Gets Reward.

Mobile, Ala.-Engineer Alvin e.
Baer of the Mobile and New Orleans
division of the Louisville and Nash
vile road, was paid $1,000 by the
United States Postoffice Department
for the capture of Howard Edwards, a
notorious train robber on board the
fast New York and New Orleans ex-
press that Baer was operating on Sep
tember 4 last. Baer, after Edwards
robbed the train, captured the robber
single-handed, knocking him in the
head when he was riding the engine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
EnuIjshmen NettIed.

London.-The Bristish government,
lettled by the comment of certain
American newspapers concerning
Great Britain's recognition of Presi-
Dent Huerta, declared that the COM
nert Is based on a misconception OF
fscts. 1t also repudiates the insinua-
ton that the influence of powerful in
terests was used in bringing about
recognition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
May Impeach Governor SuIzer.

Albanay, N. Y.-The report of the
Frawley legislative committee, charg-
ing Governor Sulzer with having d.
verted campaign contributions to his
own private use, was adopted by the
legislature and a resolution to i'm
peach the governor for "wilful and cor
rupt conduct in office and for high
crimes and misdemeanors" was offer.
ed in the assembly by Majority Leader
Levy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
PHILADELPHIA Has Bio Fire.

Philadelphia-The plant OF the
Union Petroleum Company. which oc-
cupied a block was wiped out in one
of the most serious and costly fires
in the city in recent years. The loss
will reach s750,O0O. Tank after tank
filled with crude dill, benzine and
other inflammable products exploded
as the flames spread. Several times
the fire, which started from a spark
from an emery wheel, spread beyond
the confines of the plant. Several fire
man and spectators were hurt
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Beware of Counterfeit Money.

Baton Rouge.-Look well at your
500 bill to see that it is not a counter
felt. For the past several days some
one has been engaged in passing $40
counterfeit bills in Baton Rouge. They
are the work of skilled men and only
an expert can tell them from the
genuine. The first one showed up
about a week ago at the Bank of Baton
Rouge and was detected. The second
showed up at the place Of Tobias Gass
but was not discovered until it reached
he bznk
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
ereets Representatives and Firmly.

WSshington.-President Wilson IN
terrupted his official business for a
few minutes to greet what Secretary
family" Representative John J. Casey
family" Representative John j. Casey
of Pennsylvania, with Mrs. Casey
brought to the executive offices their
eight children-six boys and two girls,
ranging up to IL years of age. rs
this your flock?" asked the president
as he spied them in the outer office
"Yes. all of them" replied Mr.. Casey
as he proudly exhibited in his arms d
r'ne-months baby girl, while the six
boys in boy scout uniforms lined uT
with their two-year-old sister before
the president, who shook hands with
each and wished them good luck.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
ARMY Officer Loses.

Washington.-Maj.B Beecher B. Ray s
application for an Injunction to pre-
vent Secretary Garrison from promot-
ing another officer in the army pay
corps over his head was denied by the
district supreme court. Although Ray
is in line of seniority the War De-
partment, in view OF disclosures be-
fore a congressional committee, asked
Attorney-General McReynolds If the
president might not nominate another
man. Mr.. McReynolds held that the
president could.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Sues President and Others for $500

st. Louis.-President Woodrow Will
son, the governors of As states, Will
lam X. Kavanaugh, Thomas H. Love
lace, William F. Saunders, Frederick
HI. Kriesmann, Thomas X. Neidring-
hans, o. H. Burrows and A. H. Rule
were made defendants in a suit for
5000, filed in Justice Krueger's court
by Roscoe C. Specking, a reporter in
the Circuit Court Specking alleges
that he was employed to report the
convention Of the LaDSes-to-the-Gulf
Deep Waterway Association in Little
Rock last September and was not
paid for his services.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16

Washington. - Southern colleges.
since 1900, have made a remarkable
advancement, not only in entrance re-
quirments, but in libraries, laborato-
ries, buildings and equipment, accord,
ing to a statement of the Bureau of
Education. Miss Elizabeth Avery
{ oulton. secretary Of the Southern AS
sociation of College Women, who re
Iorted on conditions, declared that in
1900 only three southern colleges had
standard requirements for entrance
while this year 16O institutions has
adopted such standards.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Gov Lind Passes Through State.

New Orleans.-Traveling as the
special envoy Of the president Of the
United States, and seeking to avoid
interviewers, newspaper photograph
ers and every one else, John Lind.
four times governor Of Minnesota, ana
twice a representative Of his state IN
Congress reached the city last week
end remained several hours.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Read of Own Suicide.

Shreveport-Fenner Smith, repre-
sentative Of the ]. /. Case Company,
turned up here and was considerably
surprised to read in a paper dis
pstch from Monroe stating that the
body of a suicide found floating in the
Ouachita river had been identified AZ
his own. A young daughter Of Smith
Miss Eunice Smith-emploSsd at the
Abel & Asher store, collapsed when
she read the story from Monroe, but
soon located her father, who reached
the city on a morning tran
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
croo Yields Are Heavy.

Crowley The watermelon crop
grown here this year is almost phe-
romenal in size, quantity and quality.
Large melons are selling at 10 cents
each. Smaller ones are priced by the
dozen. The samples of corn being
brought in cannot be surpassed by any
from Kansas or Illinois, and the yield
is greater than ever known to be rails
ed here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16

Calumet, Mich.-Direct appeal for a
investigation of the copper
miners of the strike, was made bv the
Western Federation of Miners. Reso-
lutions asking such action were adopt
ell at a mass meeting which, with
Mother" Jones as the magnet, drew to
Larium several thousand strikers, and
ether residents of the copper fields.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Covernor Hall Returns.

Baton Rouge.-Governor Hall return
ed to Baton Rouge last week from
New Orleans. The chief executive
was absent from the capital about ten
days. He spent a week inspecting the
fisheries on the gulf coast, making the
trip on the Conservation Commissions
boat, Daisy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Investigate Site.

Baton Rouge.-T. III. Harris, state
superintendent of education; r. c.
Caldwell and DIR. T. p. Singletary visit
ed Opelousas to investigate the offer
made from that community for the site
for the Southern Industrial School for
negroes, which is to be moved from
New Orleans to some point in the
rural sectioa of the state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16

Chicago.-Although Chicago house
wives have been paying midwinter
rrices for butter, and a further ad-
vance is expected, there are more than
s., 900, 900 pounds Of the product in
cold storage. according to the report
of the warehousemen's association.
This is better than 100000 pounds
more than the reserves a year ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Eair VIII BE Success.

Covington.-From the great number
Of letters being received by Secretary
n. II. Fitzsimmons, the fourth annual
st. Tammany Parish Fair. to be held
October 22-25, inclusive, will be a big
success. The management is arrang-
ing to have a parish agricultural ex-
hibit at the state fair.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Butchers Must BE Healthy.

Crowley.-The Parish Board OF
Health will take steps to compel all
parties handling meat for sale to the
public to have a health certificate
signed by the president OF the Board
OF Health or some reputable physician.
All the public schools in the parish
will be thoroughly fumigated before
thew are opened to the scholars.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Twenty New Maccabees.

Pollock.-Clear Creek Tent No. n.
knights of the Maccabees Of the
World, held a special review and ad-
mftted 20 new members. State Com
r,ander NJ. ]. Bulger, Of New Orleans,
vas present, exemplified the degree
and made an address on fraternity"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
censervationists Oppose suffraqetes.

"ashington.-Conscious that the IT,
ue OF their organization, the National
association Opposed to Woman Suf.
rage, was too lengthy and cumber.
rome to carry into the fight against
votes for Women" members an
ncunced that they would be known
hereafter as women Conversation
nus They propose to work to offset
ne possible effect on Congress of the
meeting recently of the National Coun.
"a OF Women Voters, and they are
noktng forward to a hard battle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Adoot Numbers Like New Orleans.

Thibodaux.-The Board Of Aldermen
heard the mayors report and attended
10 routine business. The same kind OF
numbers Used in New Orleans have
been adopted by the Board Of Alder
r,en to be used in numbering the
buildings in this town.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16

Crowley-"Show me day." will be
celebrated by Acadia parish August
%. On this day every farmer in the
parish who comes to the state expert
mental farm will be shown" that
there is something he has not yet
learned in agriculture. A large at
tendance is expected on this occasion
and preparations are being made ac-
cordingly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
c,,.+ cotton eoIj Ia Received.

Alexandria.-The first open boil OF
cotton of the season was received In
this city from Hard Times plantation
on Bayou Robert, owned by h. ii.
Haines.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
Davidson Pays Penalty.

Harrison, Ark Odus Davidson,
slayer of Ella Barham, paid the death
penalty here Monday. On the scaffold
Davidson claimed he was innocent Of
the crime charged.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-16
First Carload of Rice.

Crowley-The first carload of new
rice was received here last week by
The Standard Milling Company, and
oanaa up from the Teche country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
TELLS OF AFFAIRS
IN ASIA MINOR

Rev A II. Haigazian, Phi. D., of Ko-
MIA. Asia Minor, will speak at the 1915
service at Broadway Presbyterian
church tomorrow. DR.. Haigazian is
president Of the Apostolic college at
konia. He received his education in
this country. having studied at Yale
university and at the Hartford sem
mary. and is now in this country in
the interest of his church in Asia, and
was one Of the speakers at the Worlds
Christian conference at Portland in
June. He comes very highly recon-
mended and will tell of affairs in Asia
Minor, of the progress of Christianity
and the difficulties that are confront
ing them and Of the Mohammedanism
and Moslem rule in the Turkish en-
pire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20

The second of a series of four free
Bible lectures will be given at the
Empire theatre tomorrow forenoon at
1920 o'clock by DR.. c. E. Heard of
Vancouver. The topic is "Christ's
Second Coming: Why? When? How p"
These lectures are being held under
the auspices of the International Bible
Students association and are for edu-
cational purposes and moral uplift. All
seats are free and no collection is
taken.
DR.. Heard has made the subject Of
Christ's second coming a matter of
deep study and is familiar with every
scripture on the subject. He will de.
liver his famous lecture from a pure
ly undenominational viewpoint.
The third of the series will be given
in the Empire Sunday, Sept. IS. at
1920 o'clock a. m, by Prof. ]. A. Gil
lespie of Nebraska, the subject being
Victory Ger the Grave" Pastor Dan
iel Toole will speak Oct. 5 on THE
Two Salvations."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
ADVISES union OF
SMALL CHURCHES
Bishop Mcdowell at Conference
Advocates Consolidation in
Rural Communities.
LAYMEN IN JOINT SESSION
c. Il. Kent Of This City Made Treas
urer and J. S. Priee,Viee Presi
dent of District.

Galesburg. Sept. 20.-In an eloquent
and convincing address before the
Joint sessions Of the Methodist con-
ference and laymen yesterday morn
ing Bishop Mcdowell advocated the
federation Of small town and commun-
ity churches.
The time has come in this state
he said, when, in small towns and
I'm rural communities, Christians in
stead Of trying to keep four or FIVE
small struggling churches alive should
federate without loss Of denomination
al relation. If we cannot get along
with each other what chance have
We 10 spread religion TO the world"
All the exercises of Thursday after
noon and evening we're Of large inter
est Dr. PENIS statement that the %
colleges under the auspices Of the
Freedmen bureau are costing less
than the Tuskogee institute aroused
interest.
Problems OF the small town and
rural church formed the basis of dis
cussion at the first session of the Lay
uel church yesterday morning. The
features Of the morning we're adj
dresses by r. +. Bone, who has been
instrumental in bringing the Rock
Island community TO a high state of
efficiency and a discussion of small
church problems by Mrs. j. c. Powell
Of Illinois City. The meeting was
called TO order by President DR.. j.
S. Reece of Normal and with Sec
rotary J. +. Willard of East Peoria
present Following the devotionals
the following committees we're named 4:
Committee on Nominations-C. w
Neitz, Henry Baker and Mrs. T. w
Asher
Committee on Resolutions-John W
Price, Mrs. Smith and A. J. Ash.
Committee on Revision OF the Con
stitution and Bylaws. L. Temp
kins, John Price and G. F. Bennett
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The budget Of yesterdays proceed
ings shows the following:
A draft of $3.50 from the confer
ence claimant society was presented
anu Aul lltu oNtl " lllt treasurer.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the appointment Of DR.. r. W. McVety
90 the secretaryship of the college
educational work.
DR.. Joe Bell. district superintend
ent. made his report for the year.
work
DR.. Clemens was introduced as
representative of the board of con
ference claimants of the Methods
Episcopal church.
DR.. Horace Reed Of the Illinois con
ference, secretary of the vigilance
committee, was introduced and pre-
scented his work
The class which had completed tn
conference course Of studies was cal
ed and they were elected to elder
orders. as follows:
l.. =. Bear. L. L. Pearce, L. /
Blough, S A. Guthrie.
Glass OF the fourth year of studio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20

Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Christian
Endeavor at $50 pm. Services at 10: As
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Rev. ]. T. Fulton
of Red Wing, Mimi, will preach at
both services.
Broadway Presbyterian, corner Of
Twenty-third street and Seventh ave-
nue.. Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor. Sun
Goy school at Oils a. m. Young Peo-
pies meeting at $50 p. m. Services
at 1915 a. m. and 100 p. m. Evening
theme, Choosing the Best Life Of
fers"
South Park Presbyterian, corner of
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth ave-
nue.. Rev. W. G Oglevee, pastor. Sun,
day school at $50. Young Peoples
society at 6:45 p. m. Services at 1O:45
a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
Aiken street chapel Aiken street,
South Rock Island. Sunday school at
2:30 p. IN. j. II. CleIand, superin.
tendent emeritus. A. w. Coulter, su
perintendent. Christian Endeavor al
Gas. Evening service at 7:30.
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth. street. Rev. ]. l.
| Vance, pastor. Bible school at $3.50
a m. Young Peoples Christian Unior
6:45. Services at 1915 a m. and Il
| p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
SCRIPTURE
Isaiah SIND Chapter-5th to 10th
verses.

Isaiah SIND Chapter-5th to 10th
verses.
Now. therefore, what have l here,
saith the Lord, that my people is TAX
en- away for naught? they that rule
over them make them to howl, saith
the Lord; and my name continually
every day is blasphemed.
Therefore my people shall know my
name: therefore they shall know in
that day that l am he that doth speak:
behold, it is l.
How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings. that publisheth peace; that
bringeth good tidings of good, that
pu5lisheth salvation; that saith unto
Zion, Thy God reigneth.
Thy watchmen shall lift up the
voice; with the voice together shall
they sing: for they shall see eye TO
eye, when the Lord shall bring again
Zion.
Break forth into JOY, sing together
We waste places of Jerusalem: for the
Lord hath comforted his people, he
hath redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord hath made bare his holy
arm in the eyes of all the nations
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
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