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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
ASKS WARRANT FOR
LAND OFFICE HEAD
APPLICANT FOR PATENT WOULD
HAVE FRED GRACE PUT UN-
DER ARREST.
SEEKS TO SECURE BIG TRACT
w. II. Perkins Demands Patent for
5000 Acres Of Dried Lake Land in
Natehitoches Parish.
SEEKS TO SECURE BIG TRACT
Western Newspaper Union News ServIeA


Baton ROuge.-A petition to show
cause why an order for the arrest of
Fred Grace, register of the state land
office, should not be issued was filed
by A. r. Albritton, attorney for w. II.
Perkins. The petition was set for hear
ing by Judge Brunot before his court
on December 90.
Perkins, through Mr.. Albritton in
1908, before the new land law went
into effect, made tender to the land
office to purchase 5000 acres of dried
lake land in Natchitoches parish. The
application was refused by the register
of the land office.
Perkins went into court, and an or
der was secured in February, 1912,
requiring the register to issue patent
for the lands.
The register refused to issue pat
ent, taking the matter up with the at
torney general, who advised him to
wait until he could make further in
vestigation. and it was on the strength
of this refusal that the petition for ar
order of arrest was made to the court
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
LOUISIANA MERCHANT SLAIN
Either Robbery or Revenge Motive for
Crime, IL 10 Thought.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Shreveport, La Calvin Ballard,
planter and merchant, was found dead
in his store near Blanchard, IL miles
from Shreveport. shot through the
brain. Two theories are advanced for
the murder-robbery and revenge. !
Four years ago Ballard shot and
killed his brother in a row over a
negro tenant and was sent to the
state penitentiary, where he was made
a trusty. A number of negro convicts
made break for liberty while he wae
working near them, and he seized a
shotgun and fired into the crowd, kill
ing two. This incident produced a par
don for Ballard, who resumed bust,
ness at his old home after being freed
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
WILSON RtSENTS
OFFICERS JOKES
SATIRE AT ARMY AND NAVY BAN.
QUIET BRINGS iNVESTi-
CATION.
HIGH OFFICIALS PRESENT
Songs and Jests BurIesqing Admins
tration's Philippine Policy Are
Cause of the Trouble.
Western Newspaper Union News servic~

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington-Presi Wilson has
formally withdrawn his recent accept
ance of honorary membership in the
Military Order of the Carbaboa, com
posed of regular and volunteer officers
of the army and navy who served In
the Philippine Islands during the four
years succeeding the Spanish-Ameri
can war.
The president has ordered an inves-
tigation of various satires and traves-
ties on the administration policy to-
ward the Philippines as portrayed at
a recent banquet of the Caraboa In
Washington.
The affair was attended by Secre-
tary Redfield. Daniels and Postmaster
General Burleson, Justice Mckenna
and Van Deventer of the United States
Supreme Court; many members OF
Congress and hundreds of army and
navy officers.
CourtmartiaIs Are Threatened.
The demand for an investigation to-
gether with intimation from the White
House that courtmartials and severe
reprimands would not be surprising az
a result of the banquet, caused a sen
sation in army and navy circles,
Through his secretary, the president
communicated with various members
of the cabinet, expressing his indigna
ton that officers of the army and
navy should sing songs containing pro
fame epithets toward people whom
the United States is endeavoring to as
sit to self-government and civilization
No effort, according to White HOUSE
officials, was made to keep quiet the
affair, copies of songs and descrip
tions of the travesties showing opposi
ton to the administrations Philippine
policy generally being circulated in ad
vance.
Ask High Officials to Explain.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
conferred on the subject, called upol
Rear Admiral Thomas T. Howard, Z
s. NJ, and Major General James Ais
hire. U. S. A., the two highest officer
of the Carabaos, for an explanation
Secretary Daniels at the same tim
suggested to Admiral Howard that h
decline the presidency Of the order t
which he was elected and iIforme
him that the song, Damn, Damn
Damn, the Insurrecto,' which was sun
at the banquet, would never be sun
again under the present administr'
ton with officers of the navy presen
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
COTTON CROP IS
l3,67O,OOO BALES
THIS is, ESTIMATE MADE BY GOV
EMINENT FOR THE
YEAR 1918.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-A crop of 6.542,S5O,OOO
pounds of cotton, or 1857 900 bales,
not including linters, was produced in
the United States during 1914, the
Department of Agriculture has an
'nounced. This is the third in size,
that of 1911, which amounted to u
459,94O,00O pounds, being the record,
and that of last year, when 6,S5l,IlO.'
900 pounds were grown, being second.
This years crop probably will be the
most valuable ever grown in the Unit
ed States. At the average farm value
of cotton on November |, which was
I3 cents a pound, it is worth $s5O,51o,
500 for the lint alone. To this about
1925 ,OOO, 900 probably will be added by
the value of the seed and linters. Tn:
previous most valuable crop was thai
of 1910, which was valued at SS2O,320.
900 and with seed and lint at s96S,
100000.
All the states, with the exception o.
Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri ant
Oklahoma, produced crops better thar
the average Of the past five years
while Georgia, Alabama and South Car
olina produced their second larges
crops. and Texas its third largest.
Arkansas has a total production o
100000 bales, compared with. 792.O9
bales last year, and S56,32S bales. tn
average 19O7-11. The value of the CROP
with seed last year was s53,630,O 600.
The total production in Louisian
this year is estimated at 10000 bales
compared with 376,O96 bales last yea
and an average of 405,S44 bales for fiv
years previous.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
ICE MAKERS IN SESSION
Louisiana Manufacturers Elect Houms
Man President for Third Time.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans-L. II. Jastremski. OF
Houma. La, was elected for the third
consecutive time president of the Lou
isiana Ice Manufacturers Association,
at the annual meeting held here.
Other officers are as follows: c. A.
Kent Kentwood, La, vice president,
and Edward Harding, Alexandria, Sec
retary-treasurer, both reflections.
Two members from New Orleans
were elected on the executive commit
tee. These are n. w. Wilburn and j.
Nienaher. Others are as follows: Henry
Charitat, of Thibodeaux; j. +. Gun
ningham. of Shreveport; James Z
Egan. of Baton Rouge; j. NJ. Johnson
of Tallulah; F. o. Moss, Of Lake
Charles, c. ]. Pope, OF Bunkie.
The association voted to meet IN
New Orleans again next year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Lid to Be Off In New York.

New York.-Those who wish to well
come the arrival of the new year at
restaurants and cafes will not be ham
pered by the 1 o'clock closing ordi-
nance, which has been vigorously en-
Icrced here for several months. Mayor
Kline announced that on New Years
eve he will issue temporary all-night
licenses to "fair number of reputa-
pie places" Last year Mayor Gaynor
issued only q all-night licenses. 1t Is
believed the number will be consider.
aAly Increased by his successor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
.FAIP PRIZE LIST Is READY
Arrangements Are Completed for Mid
winter Exhibit at Capital.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-The prize list for the
Midwinter Fair is ready and offers
for live stock, cattle, hogs, agriculture
and domestic economy sl,504 in
awards. All entry fees in any class
are Jumped together as prize money,
and 60 per cent is given as first prize
and 40 per cent as second prize.
The following selections have been
made for superintendents of depart.
ments: Buildings, Robert Glenk; as
sistant, w. w. Grisamore; horse de.
partment, A. P. Kerr; swine depart
ment, w. H. Balls; poultry department
Mrs. R. L. Boyer; cattle and sheep de.
partment, C. II. Staples; boys and
mems corn and other cereals, ]. A.
Redhead; farm crops department
Mason Snowden; home economics
Miss Elizabeth Kelly; commercial dis
plays, E. B. Doran; games and sports
c. C. Stroud.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
C0NFESSES He ROBBED BANK
Accused Man Changes Plea and Is
Given Five-Year Sentence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Bastrop.-A surprise was created
here when H. F. Robertson pleaded
guilty to burglarizing the Bastrop
State Bank on March s. Judge Daw-
kins Immediately sentenced him to
five years in the penitentiary. Only
a few days before he was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty, and was taken
to Monroe for safekeeping until trial
next month. He was in Jail in Shreve-
port from the time of his arrest last
March until he was brought here for
arraignment.
A. C. Karslake, arrested at the same
time as Robertson, is on $4,000 bond,
Robertson made a confession, impli'
eating Karslake and Roy Nix.
Robertson was brought in an auto
mobile from Monroe in order to con
fess in open court. Judge Dawkins
came here for that purpose.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
MILlTANTS CAUSE BIG LOSS
Arson Squad Burns $4oo, 900 Worth Of
Property.
res.ern Nexsnnner Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. = The suffragette arson
SQUAD set fire to a lumber yard at
Devonport and destroyed property
worth more than 100000. The lum-
Der yards and considerable adjoining
property were fire-swept before the
blaze was under control.
Suffragette literature and placards
bearing the words: Revenge for the
arrest Of Mrs. Pankhurst," were scat
tered about.
The scene of the fire is the spot
where General" Flora Drummond
and other militants awaited Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst on her arrival ir
England from the United States on De
cember 4, when the suffragette leader
was arrested.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
REAT PAINTING
has BEEN FOUND
I. suoNA LISA" STOLEN FROM
M oUvRE. is RECOVERED
IN ITALY.
I1sslssEs FABULOUS VALUE
s 5000, 900 for Masterpiece
,o Have Been Refused at
One Time.
x.r.,,per Union News Service.

~~ssru Newspaper Ihion
m.so,ce Italy.-"MoDa Lisa Leon
M vinci's great painting. which
NY .,o,en from the Louvre in Paris
,ban two years ago, has been
"a II is now in the hands of the
-, authorities and will be returned
b France :.
-,ona Lisa" or "La Joconde' as II
!. more popularity known, the mos'
..,ebrated portrait of a woman ever
1900 has been the object of eXhaus-
-. .earch in all quarters of the globe.
-. mystery of its abstraction from
q. 7 Jo,yre. its great intrinsic value
IA tbe, strange fascination OF the
.-,,e Of the woman it portrayed-Li-
. del Gioconde-wife of a wealthy
rorentine. have combined to Keep
.r,e interest in it's recovery.
rne painting was recovered When
w.oanzo Perugia, who has confessed
: stealing it from the Louvre, trieu
4 sell the masterpiece.
perus,a was working in the Louvre
!, ,be time he stole the painting. he
x.s,.red that his object in taking the
sI.fure was a patriotic one. HIS Ia
riIjarity with the Louvre enabled him
i. : remove the painting and escape de,
section. He kept the picture conceai
q. he said. until his patriotism leo
Aim to offer it to the Italian people.
The painting is a product of the
seventeenth century and is said to rep
,,,..ent the work of four years by Da
v,net The intrinsic value of the
ninting is problematical but IL is salt
ibat an offer of s5,OOo.ooo made a
enc time by the British government
WAS refused.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
GIYNN'S BILLS ARE PASSED
Many Reform Measures Adopted by
New Yosk Legislature.

western Newspaper Onion News Service.
Albany, N. Y-The legislature COM
pleted the passage Of all of Governor
Glynn's bills and adjourned sine die.
All the measures except that relating
to workmen's compensation, will be-
come effective Immediately.
The principal bills passed provide
for compulsory workmen's compensa-
ton for all hazardous employments. di-
rect primaries, Massachusetts, ballot
direct nomination and election OF
United States senators, a constitution
al convention and paying the expenses
of the Sulzer impeachment trial. For
the latter purpose $4,000 was appro.
priated. IT,
|. OF this sum $4,000 is to recon-
pense the attorneys of the Assembly
Board Of Managers. The Board OF
Managers gets s5O,OOO for expenses
while 100000, is TO be divided among
Governor Sulzer's attorneys.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
General Strike Threatened.

Philadelphia.-Plans for gene
strike of all union labor in this G
in sympathy with the striking garmt
workers were discussed at meeti
of the Central Labor Union. The
rious locals will act on the subject
fore the next meeting Of the cent
body December %. and 1t was deci
ed that 10000 workers will be cal
ON to strike on December 90 IL the 6
ment workers and manufacturers
cot reach an agreement before t
time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
War Claims Bill Passed.

Washington. d. C.-Appropriations
totaling 81 ,729, ,0i2 to cover 1,15S claims
tried by the court of claims and refer
red back to Congress for final action,
are made in a war claims bill passed
W the House. Some of the claims
have been awaiting appropriations for
eight or nine years and include claims
of volunteer officers of the Union
army in the Civil War and in the war
With Spain. churches, lodges. schools
hospitals and municipal corporations
damaged during the war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Dora Murff Sentenced.

Crowley, La.-Dora Murff was SEN
fenced here to prison for a term of
four years for her connection with the
killing of ]. NJ. Delhaye. her former
sweetheart, and her step-father receiv,
ed a sentence of SO years. The girl
said she killed Delhaye, but the testi
nony showed that Duvall fired the
first and fatal shot and that the girl
fired other shots into Delhaye's body
Allie Duvall. half-brother Of Dora
Murff, Jointly charged with them, was
acquitted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Hours of Labor Reduced.

st. Louis, Mo.-Receivers OF the
Frisco railroad issued instructions, e1-
fective January 1, to reduce working
hours of more than 1,200 employees.
and providing that if emergencies arise
and extra hours of work become ne
cessary the employees shall be paid
overtime. This action is voluntary on
tho mart of the receivers and is given
in recognition of loyalty and co-opera-
tion in the new agency plan of the
Frisco.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
GLEASONS CASE DISMISSED
Mayors Suit Against Citizens Who
Signed Impeachment Petition Fails.

Western New.naper Union News Service.
Covington.-Judge J. B. Lancaster,
in the district court, sustained the ex-
ception of no cause of action filed by
Attorney l.. c. Noise, representing the
twenty-five defendants in the case of
Mayor J. E. Gleason, of Abita Springs,
against Charles Vito, ct al.
Mayor Gleason after an unsuccess-
full attempt was made to impeach him
some time ago, claimed a total OF $50.
COO damages from those who signed
the petition requesting the district at
torney to bring impeachment pro
ceedinss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
LONE RoBBER -LOOIs CAR
HsIds Up. Express Messenger Near
New Orleans and Gets $4,000.

vS-sprn Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-An unidentified man
esncealed himself aboard the express
ear Of a Southern Pacific train which
m here at 1880 o'clock at night.
hsocked the express messenger uncon-
se,ous and escaped with two packages,
ssch containing $4,000. The discovery
vas made at Harahan, railroad ferry,
ten miles up the river.
That the robber intended to attempt
b eet 100000, which went out on
Southern Pacific train earlier in the
right was the belief Of L. c. Lord, the
wounded express messenger.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
-Four Killed in Auto Crash.

Dallas, Tex.-Four persons were kill
ed and one probably injured fatally,
in a collision between an automobile
and a limited interurban train in Oak
Cliff. a suburb. An infant, the only
other occupant of the automobile, es
caped almost unhurt. Miss Jessie vii
son, 20 years old, and Miss Willie
Stewart, 16, were killed outright A
negro nurse was injured. Mr.. and
Mrs. Olin Wilson we're hurt so badly
that they died later. All resided near
Dallas.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
WARSHIPS MAKE A RECORD
Squadron Buys No Supplies on Seven
Weeks Cruise Over Atlantic.

Western Newspaper Onion News Service.
: New York.-The battleships Wyom-
hg, Arkansas, Utah and Florida came
Into BORT out of the teeth Of five
1ays' gale that marked the end of a
voyage of 5000 miles.
They were a part Of the fleet that
M Hampton Roads October 25 for the
Mediterranean on a pleasure trip for
officers and men and to demonstrate
hat squadron of United States bat
ueships can cross the Atlantic and re-
tun without having recourse to for
eisn ports for supplies.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
pIttshura Officials Indicted.

rittsburg, Pa.-Indietments we're re-
turned against DR.. E. r. Walters, coun-
ty collector of delinquent taxes; How
ard B. Oursler, director of the bureau
Of supplies of Pittsburgh; Norman Wy
11ard, clerk in the tax collectors OF
flee, and Harry McKelvey, special
policeman, charging them with con,
spiracy to issue fraudulent tax receipts
in connection with the late election
Walters and Oursier have long been
prominent in Pittsburgh politics.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Six Dead In Fire.

Cincinnati, O.-Six persons are
known to be dead, one woman and
two children are missing. and are
thought to have perished and one
man was fatally injured in fire which
swept the Salvation Army Home for
men. Scores were overcome by smoke.
All were transient lodgers at the home
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
Now Orleans.-A big Honduran Su-

New Orleans.-A big Honduran Su-
gar Planting and Distiliing Company
has been chartered in this city. The
name is the Honduran Sugar and Dis
tilling Company and the capital is
81 900 900. The business Of the COM
pany will be manufacturing sugar and
distilling stirits in Honduras at a
place named III Pervinir, near Ceiba,
where the C, 'npany has extensive
lands, some Of which have been used
for banana raising and some of which
is virgin land and we'll adapted fol-
sugar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
To REGULATE interstate Business.
Freed of Murder Charge.

Shreveport, La.-Mrs. Della Stroud,
charged with numbering her husband,
Jesse Stroud near Vivian, La, last
April. was acquitted by jury here
after two hours deliberation. Mrs.
Stroud pleaded sek-defense. She re-
fused to divulge the name Of any rela-
tive, but 1t is known that she is a
native Of Arkansas.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
eoreiorers Send Money Home.

New York.-Foreigners here have
sent through the mails alone s5,4O9.oOo
to kinsfolks at home for Christmas, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
New York postoffices. Italy led with
so 900 money orders, aggregating ST.
374.000
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
New Hotel for Crowley.

Crowley.-The Egan HOTEL will open
January under the management Of
George Dorr, proprietor of the old
Crowley House. The new hotel Is a
three-story brick building.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
RuIIdinu New Ball Park.

Abita Springs.-The ground for the
new baseball park is getting in shape.
1t is proposed to incorporate a club.
The grounds are two squares from
the depot
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20
PRESIDENT PLANS
ANTITRUST LAWS
COMMISSION TO REGULATE IN
TERSTATE BUSINESS FEAT
URE OF PROGRAM.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The scope OF Presi-
dent Wilson's program of antitrust
legislation became fairly we'll defined
at the end of a conference at the
White House between the president
and six Democratic members OF the
house Judiciary Committee, that is to
undertake the preparation OF the ad-
ministration bills.
The measures to be advanced for
action at this session will aim at the
following results:
Definition of the various forms of
monopoly and in restraint Of trade
which would he "conclusively deemed
unreasonable and in violation of the
law.
Placing upon the defendant the bur
den of proof to show that there Is no
unreasonable" restraint of trade.
Prohibition of interlocking directo-
rates between large corporations.
Plan Interstate Trade Board.
Establishment of an interstate trade
commission to exercise regulatory pow
ers, make original investigations and
to aid the court in carrying out de-
crees of dissolution of trusts.
The details of legislation were MOI
worked out at the White House con-
ference, nor was a complete under
standing reached as to the number Of
bills which will be pushed for action
at the present session. The president
made it clear, however. that he favors
legislation along the general lines OF
the Lenroot-LaFollette bill, which has
been before Congress since last June
and which was designed to clear up
the twilight zone" Of corporation acti-
vities.
To Regulate Interstate Business.
Senator Newlands' bill for an inter
state trade commission, also introduc
ed in Congress early last summer, is
expected to be the basis for legisla
ton along that line. The president is
understood to favor many features oi
this proposed law. 1t would establish
commission with power to regulate
corporations doing interstate business
: to aid the attorney general in thu
! prosecution of those accused OF mono
: polistic actions and to carry out thu
dissolution of trusts that have beei
decreed as illegal by the courts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-20

Miss Lucy Smith of New Orleans,
who, with her sister, spent most OF
the summer with the presidents fami-
ly at Cornish, \. H., assisted in ar
ranging the details of the Sayer-Wil-
son wedding at the White House. She
is an old friend of the Wilson family