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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
BODIES USED AS BAGS
Negroes Save Day When Levee Begins
to Cave.

| western Newspaper Union News Service
New Orleans.-Quick work by de-
termined farmers and a small hand Of
willing negroes who were thrown bodi-
iy into an incipient crevasse in the alb
sence of sandbags, saved another dis
aster along the turbulent Mississippi
river. The dozen negroes who Law in
the gap OF the Poydras levee, holding
Dack the water until sandbags could
be filled to take their places, risked
thelr lives but saved the day, when
1t appeared hopeless 10 even try to
hold the the fast crumblng embank-
| ment.
The Poydras levee, which is only 13
miles south of New Orleans, began to
cave rapidly. When the caving was
discovered the entire batture in front
OF the Poydras store, 100 feet wide
and extending from the levee to the
river bank, 200 feet out, had caved
in and small part of the levee had
gone. The alarm was given and with
In 20 minutes a score of negroes were
brought up by a planter who lives a
few hundred yards south of the scene.
The levee was caving rapidly and
when this small force arrived water
about two inches deep was pouring
over the embankment
1t seemed too late to prevent the
crash which would apread flood watees
over a large area of Plaquemine and
st. Bernard parishes, entailing damage
to plantations totaling several hundred
thousand dollars.
Two thousand empty sand bags were
being Drought up from the farm house
just below, but the flow of water
across the top of the leveee had to
be stopped Immediately or sand bags
would be useless.
desperate chance was taken when
two Pinch boards were put along ths
top of the broken levee and a dozen
negroes accepted the task of holding
them in place. These human sand
bags might be taken with the very
next slice of the levee, but they held
on until row of bags filled with dirt |
were put in place behind the boards. |
Other bags were hurriedly dropped in |
behind the gap and soon a hundred |
more negroes and white men were
working like ants filling sacks and
carrying the filled bags to the gap.
Then, without warning the stretch
of the levee crown where the human
sandbags lay a few moments before
fell away. A second row of bags held
the water back, and within an hour
1000 of the dirt-filled sacks were in
place and the caving was temporarily
checked, and for the time the levee
was saved.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
DECIDE NOT TO FORCE
Montenegro May Be Allowed to Re.
tain Scutari.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-The powers will not take
steps to coerce Montenegro for the
present. The ambassadors at their
meeting came to the conclusion that
in view of the attitude shown by Mon
tenegro it was unnecessary to proceed
with immediate measures of coercion.
A proposal the Montenegrin sea-
ports Of Antivari and Dulcigno shall be
occupied by a joint international force
of Austrian, Italian and British troops
as further demonstration to King
Nicholas that the powers are resolved
to carry out their decision in regard
to Scutari, was made at the meeting
OF the ambassadors in London.
Should Austro-Hungary accept this
middle course, its adoption would al
low time for further pressure.
Montenegro and for an arrangement
TO provide her with compensation of
some kind.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
SEVERAL DE IN
STEAMBOAT WRECK
STEAMER CoNCoRDIA. ON RESCUE
DUTY, HITS STEEL RAIL
ROAD BRIDGE.
ALL BUT TWO WERE NEGROES
Hiot Loses Control of Bcat-1O7
Reached Shore safeIy-some
i-i'rsu.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Natchez, Miss.-Flood waters from
the crevasse at Gibson's Landing con-
tributed to the death record when the
steamer COncOrdia struck the Iron
railroad bridge at Clayton, La, and
sank, drowning two white men and II
negroes. A negro boy also was fatally
injured. The steamer was engaged in
rescue work in Tensas and Concordia
parishes.
The two white men who were drown
ed were A. ID. Gegohagen. aged 20.
planter, Jonesville, La: w. l.. Primm,
81, chief clerk of the steamer, Match
ez, Miss.
The boat left Natchez carrying
large cargo for the relief of points on
the Atchalaya, Black, Little and
Tensas rivers, where flood refugees
are located. She was returning to
Natchez with 120 aboard, including of
ficers and crew and flood refugees.
Seventy-two of the number were ne
groes.
Owing to the flooded conditions, the
tracks of the New Orleans and North
western railway being flooded from
Clayton to Ferriday, the 20O-foot draw
bridge at the former station was left
open and weighted with cars loaded
with iron. The current of the river is
very swift and the pilot lost control
the right bow striking the north pier
which stood two feet above water. AS
the boat struck she gave a slight re-
bound, and then crashed against the
drawbridge, wrecking the upper end of
the bridge. Timbers were sent flying
in every direction. A negro who sprang
from the d~ck to the pier was caught
between the pier and the boat and was
crushed TO death, his body falling into
the river.
Many of her passengers and crew
leaped tc the r-4dre. Others. thrown
into the water. swan to the shore. The
total number thus saved was 107.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
DEBATE GROWS WARM
kentuckian Grows Personal in Re-
mark3 About Members.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Observation-Disclosures figured con-
spicuously in an interchange of per-
sonalitles between Representative
Thomas OF Kentucky. Representative
Mann of Illinois and others in the
house while the tariff bill was pending.
Mr.. Thomas, criticizing remarks by
some of the minority leaders amid
convulsive laughter, referred to Re-
publican Leader Mann as "the whis-
kered gentleman from Illinois,"
Mr.. Thomas advised Mr.. Mann to
set shaved and asserted that the min
ortty leader consumed volumes of the
congressional record with his mixed
metaphors and insipid nothingness.
and so cost the government possibly
Sl0,000,000 since he has been rafting
around on that side of the house"
MIR. Mann ended the incident by say
ing that Mr.. Thomas has hair on the
brain but none on the top of his head"
The gentleman from Kentucky"
Mr.. Mann added, says l am bewhis-
kered. That is true, but at least l
am not bewhiskied."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
STATE EMBLEM MOUNTED
shleld From sattIeship Used in Beau.
tifying Grounds.

Baton Rouge.-The state has at last
found a place for the coat-of-arms
which the Navy Department at Wash-
lhgton, several years ago, presented 10
Louisiana when orders were issued re-
curing that the coats-of-arms on the
vessels OF the United States Navy be
taken off the ships. As the Louisiana
was one of the new ships of the navy,
the coat-of-arms was shipped to Baton
Rouge. 1t lay for some time in the
statehouse, and was finally given a
dark spot in the basement OF the build
ing. When the work of beautifying
the Capitol grounds was undertaken.
the plans provided for utilizing the in
sigma. The enormous brass ornament
has been placed in a brick concrete
stand.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
PUBLICITY IS VALUABLE
Commission Recommends That No
Censorship Be Established.

Washington.-"The publicity given
by the press generally tends TO les
sen evil conditions and thus renders
useful service to the public" says
the commissioners of the District of
Columbia in a report submitted to
congress on Senator John ID. Works
bill to provide a censorship of the
news. THAT dread of publicity has
deterrent influence upon those dis
posed or tempted to crime, may be in
ferred from the fact that most offend
ers seek to avoid exposure of their mis-
behavior in newspaper reports"
For these reasons. the commissions
ers believe, the enactment of the pro-
posed legislation is inadvisable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Nav Buy Plant.

Shreveport.-That referendum elec-
ton will be held during the summer
for property owners to say whether
the city hall purchase the plant of
the Shreveport Water Works Com.
pany, was stated officially when
board Of appraisers began valuing the
property. Several months ago the
city offered the company 100000 for
its outfit, but the company refused to
sell at that figure, which resulted in
an agreement for the board of apprais-
ers to value the property and the
company to be bound by the boards
report.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Dunbar Bow Not Hers.

Opelousas.-Julia Anderson. brought
here from her home in North Carolina
to assist in the Identification of the
boy who was declraed by Mr.. and Mrs.
c p. Dunbar to be their son, was
unable to note the resemblance be-
tweeen the little fellow in the Dunbar
ZONE and Bruce Anderson. her boy.
Several children were brought before
ner. She searched the face of each
one. but was unable to find the feat
ures Of Bruce Anderson. II was try
ing ordeal. Folks | can't tell" she
sald. and then she collapsed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Would not Have Tainted Money.

New York.-"If the Astors were
members Of my synagogue or the
Schiffs or any other millionaires, or
any part Of their property was being
used for immoral purposes. would
make them either withdraw their prop
erty from such use or would withdraw
from my congregation" This was the
earnestly voiced remark of Rabbi Ru-
dolph |. Coffee of Pittsburg in an ad-
dress at the Temple Emanuel to Joint
meeting of the eastern council of re-
form rabbis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Reporters Go to IaiI.

Fort Worth, Tex. o. Alternately,
Claude McCaleb and Joseph J. Fox OF
the Fort Worth Record and Charles
F. Pekor Jr. of the Fort Worth Star.
Telegram, each served one hour in
jail after they had been held in con.
tempt OF the Forty-eighth District
Court by Judge II. II. Buck The four
reporters refused to divulge the
sources of their information contained
IN the publication of extras concerning
the indictment of X. l.. Rogers for at.
tempting to bribe former County Judge
X. +. Bratton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Would Stop SEATING of Juror.

Lake Charles.-Declaring that Alex
ander Perry was not eligible to serve
as police juror from Calcasieu parish
because he had not complied with all
the laws of the state, and particularly
the one which compels candidates to
file list of their expenditures, r. L.
White and others, of Vinton, filed
suit in the District Court to prevent
Mr.. Perry from qualifying.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Buqs Doing DAMAGE.

Lucy, LA general complaint is
being made by the farmers in this
section of the enormous number of
bugs. The cane and cotton crops have
not been bothered. but the corn is
affected, and greatly dwarfed as a re.
suit Of the insect invasion. Sheriff
Paul Berthelot, large planter, declar-
ed that he believed the conditions to
be due to the crevasse water from
Hymelia in 1912, stating that in the
new sediment deposited last year the
bugs have thrived and no remedy has
been found for the situation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Wanted Marriage License,

New York.-Miss Antonia Theofilo-
grannakos, accompanied by her fiance,
Militiades Stamatopolous, arrived at
the city hall with a chaperon to secure
a marriage license. The prospective
bride, who is petite and IS, demurred
when requested to sign her name, but
gladly consented to make her mark
on the papers after the chaperon had
written out the signature The clerk,
who had thought her refusal surpris-
ing, glanced at the names which had
been written by the chaperon and
was satisfied.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Wanted $4,000, Cot s1.oo.

Jennings.-The damage suit for s61
coo brought by Desire Hebert, es
Lake Arthur, against Anatcle NJ. Gau.
thier, Of Jennings, resulted in a iudg-
ment of 81 and costs for the plaintiff.
This included attorneys fees amount
ing TO 5000. Plaintiff alleged slander
OF his character by defendant, asking
$4,000 for injury TO his reputation and
business, $4,000 for injury to his feel
ings ard $1,000 attorneys fees. He
tailed to prove financial injury had
been done him, so the court awarded
nominal damages only.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
To Continue Investigation

Washington.-Despite the settlement
of the West Virginia Paint Creek coal
strike, Senator Kern, the majority
leader, is determined to press his
senatorial investigation of conditions
which lead to the drumhead trial OF
Mother" Jones, the strike leader, and
the military regime. He declared that
appeals from former Senator Watson
10 abandon the investigation because
the strike was ended would be dsre-
garded and he would bring up his in.
vestigation resolution this week
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Airman Wins Prize.

Paris.-Ernest F. Guillaux, a French
airman, by his aeroplane flight, when
he travelled from Biarritz, France, to
Kollum, Holland, a distance of near
1000 miles, won prize of $4,000, and
the Pommery, or single-day distance
cup. Competition for the Pommery
cup, valued at $500, is open every six
months, and the prize is awarded to
the aviator making the longest flight
in a stright line between sunrise and
sunset of the same day.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Take Care of Many Women.

Chicago.-One thousand girls year
come to the local Salvation Army res
cue and maternity home and of the
children born there IS per cent are
illegitimate, according to the testi-
mony of Miss Anna Hanstin, superin-
tendent, before the legislative inves-
tigation committee. The only prom
ise we exact of applicants is that they
will nurse their own babies and take
them with them when they leave"
said Miss Hanstiu.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
To Move OYSTER Plant

Franklin.-The Clark oyster factory
and cannery in the near future will
begin operations at this place. Mr..
Clark has recently moved here from
Abbeville, where he conducted a fac
tory. On account of this place being
some % miles nearer his oyster reefs.
he decided to make the change The
new factory will be situated on the
Franklin Canal
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Sleep Talk Is not Testimony.

Denver.-The Supreme Court held
that a person mA not be convicted, G
murder by use of his own admissions
made while talking in his sleep. The
case OF Joseph M2Etinez. couVfctS-'-- %
numbering a wois g.. -!.a1n6d i r ~ ar1Ile
Campbell and sentenced to life impris
onment, was sent back to the district
court with instructions to try Martinez
again without permitting the prosecu.
tion to introduce Mariners somnolen
testimony.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Arizona Has an Alien Bill.

Phoenix, AriZ.-To take the place of
the enforced measure enacted a year
ago, the lower house of the state legis.
lature passed an anti-alien land owner
ship biz that is far more drastic than
the California legislation on the same
subject. The act prohibits any alien
who has not declared intention to be
come citizen from acquiring title to
real property.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Government to Demand Interest.

Washington.--The fiscal system of
the United States government deposits
of federal funds in national banks was
revolutionized by Secretary McAdoo
of the Treasury Department with an
announcement that all government de-
positories, whether active or inactive,
will be required to pay interest at the
rate of per cent per annum, begin
ming June l, upon deposits of the gov
ernment simultaneously with this
action, the secretary authorized an i'm
mediate increase of s10,O00.C0 in gov
eminent deposits in the national
banks.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
New Sanitarium.

Monroe.-St. Francis Sanitarium, an
ihstitution made possible by the prin-
ceiy gift of Father L. Enaut, the aged
PRIEST who has made Monroe his home
ior long term of years, will soon
open to the public. The building is
0cated on a plot of ground 800 feet
square bounded by Jackson Wood
sno Oak streets, and faces the hand.
s0me city school building. The build.
: y three stories high, with a large.
- and light basement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Details Overlooked.

A Scotsman was riding a donkey
one day across a sheep pasture, but
when the animal came to a sheep
drain he would not 60 over. So the
man rode back short distance, turn
ed and applied the whip, thinking. of
course, that the donkey when at top
speed would jump the drain. But
yher the donkey got to the drain he
stopped sharply and the man went
over his head and cleared the drain
No sooner had he touched the ground
than he got up. and, looking the beast
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Clerks Strike for More Waues.

Buffalo, n. Y.-Over $500 depart
ment store employees, involving every
store OF the kind in Buffalo, went on
a strike for increased wages and short
er hours. Employees of hardware and
five and 10 cent stores participated
in the strike. The demand is for
minimum wage Of IS for women clerks
and SIS for men clerks, with a mini
mum for boys of sS, and for drivers
and chauffeurs of $lS per week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Want Water Freiqht Rate.

Crowley.-Efforts will be made by
the local Board of Trade the coming
year to induce immigration and secure
water freight rate on the opening
up of Bayou Plaquemine this fall by
the government. 1t was stated that
the freight rate to be thus attained
would be from 10 to % per cent lower
than the present rates by rail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Ammunition Iaken In

San Francisco, Cal.-Telegraph or
.ders from Washington postponed the
sailing of the United States army
transport Sherman, due 10 clear San
Francisco for Hawaii and the Philip
pines to many hours later, while an un-
usual shipment of ammunition, both
for small arms and coast artillery guns
vas loaded aboard the big vessel,
which included 100000 rounds of RI
lie. and revolver cartridyeZ 1000
pounds of gun cotton and many tons
OF ammunition for cannons
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Hard Luck for Farmers.

Eden.-An extremely heavy rain
overflowed the streams in this section
to such an extent that several families
were driven from their homes TO the
nils and their crops washed partly
away. Insects are also playing havoc
with vegetables. Hog cholera is prev
alent again in this section.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Gods DESIGNS.

! cannot believe that the creator
made man to leave him in an endless
struggle with the intellectual miseries
that surround us. am ignorant OF
his designs. but / cannot cease to be-
lieve in them because cannot fathom
them. and ! had rather mistrust my
own capacity than his iustice.-De
TocQueville.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
ORGANIZATION Founded,

Donaldsonville.-An organization of
the Donaldsonville Truck Association
was effected by the election of officers
as follows: Sam Fontano, president;
Charles Pizzolatto, vice president;
Walter Lemann, secretary. r. P. FL
rod, of the Texas and Pacific, pledged
his cooperation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Pass Examinations.

Washington.-Two Louisiana and
four Mississippi boys have successful
ly passed entrance examinations for
the United States Naval Academy. The
Louisianians are, R. D. Matthews, St.
Francisvilie, and Robert w. Fleming.
of Bowie. Mississippians who passed
are, James c. Gathings, of Prairie: Ell.
lott e'-nn, of CrAea~iIIes c. q. FIoi
fell, of Laurel, and NJ. A. Jacobs of
Vicksburg.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Week of Infantry instruction.

Bogalusa. - The infantry officers
camp of instruction will be held al
this place from May 12. including May
II. a detailed program Of eGlire-
ments has been received with the or
der issued by Adjutant General Nc
Neese.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Suffrage Club Qruanized.

Baton Rouge.-The Sixth Congress
sional District Annual Woman's suf-
rage Club has been organized in
naton Rouge. with Mrs A. B. Single
'sry as president. Miss Nellie Spyker,
wee president: Miss Alma Sabourin.
treasurer, and Mrs. A. Doherty, ,Jr.,
secretary.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
To Buy Parish Records.

Lake Charles.-At a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce it was decided
10 take up the matter of buying the
records of Calcasieu parish, which are
owned by the Mayo-Knapp Abstract
Company. The parish records were
burned during the big fire three years
ago. and have never been replaced.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Fire Causes Bio Loss.

Shreveport.-Estimates place at 500,
coo, partly insured, the loss resulting
from a fire which practically wiped
out the business section of Saline, La,
The blaze started in the general store
Of ]. Q. Bridges & Son. The fire, the
cause of which is unknown, was fought
by a bucket brigade.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Nav Have Baseball.

Baton Rouge. - A city baseball
league is proposed by C. c. Reuben
stein. who has promoted a number Of
amatuer atheletic events in Baton
Rouge. Baton Rouge should have
baseball this summer, and l believe
that city league can be organized in
Baton Rouge among the firms" said
Mr.. Reubenstein.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Congressman Dies in Depot

Washington.-Representative Lewis
j. Martin of Newton, n. j., died in the
Union station here. Representative
Martin was serving his first term in
congress. He was 60 years old and
represented the Sixth New Jersey dis.
trict.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Baroness Weds American-

Baroness Alix Moncheur.
daughter of Baron Moncheur, former
Belgian minister at Washington, now
ambassador to Turkey, was married
at the cathedral here to Robert F.
Loree, son OF l.. F. Loree, president of
the Delaware and Hudson railroad.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10

Tallahassee, Fla.-An equal suffrage
amendment was defeated in the house
by a vote of &c to SO after lengthy
debate. which was heard by an audi
ence which overflowed the galleries
into the aisles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Mitchell Is not Apnroued-

Albany, y. Y.-The Democratic SEN
ators in conference voted to sustain
the adverse report of the senate fin.
ance committee on Gov. Suffers nomi-
nation of John Mitchell, the labor lead
er, as state labor commissioner.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Mrs. WickIiffe Returns

Baton Rouge.-Mrs. Robert c. Wick.
life, wife Of the late Congressman
Wickliffe, arrived in Baton Rouge to
make her future home hore and to su.
pervise the erection of her modern
apartment house.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Ask Election for 1O-MiJ Tax-

Ringgold.-A petition is being cir
culated here asking the School Board
to grant an election for the purpose Of
levying a 10-mill tax for school pur-
poses.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
Man and Horse Drowned.

Winnfield-While on his return
home from Alexandria, Drew Mayse,
of Hinton, was drowned in some man.
ner upon entering Castor. He was
driving a horse at the time, which
also was drowned.