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The Red Cloud chief., 1913-05-22

comes to prices of corn and cattle ant
hogs during Cieveland's administra
tion. advise widow women abou'
their affairs. lend the chronically
impecunious sums ranging from u
cents to s3 and always get II back.
head the list and help carry the paper
to take subscription for someone In
distress.
Our office gets the freak vegetables
and big corn and fine fruits w,
never get any knocks. Ne one never
comes around to tell us what to print
Our town has no joints. We have one
drug store and 1t sells no booze. II
our druggist should invest in gov
eminent license he knows and lis
wife knows, because I told him, and
he told his wife, that an item would
be made of such a license being
granted.
The only wrangling l ever have Is
with the preacher. This town has six
churches count them-six, and there
Is only room for one. All the preach.
ers are on the free list. But | hardly
ever attend church and when they
bring around half column of dope
about their particular church take II
and boil it down to single paragraph
and that makes them sore. And they
send the presiding elder around when
he comes to town to talk to me and to
admonish me that am wasting n
wonderful opportunity to do real work
for the master. And come back by
telling the presiding elder that our
paper is doing more to make the town
a decent little hamlet in week than
all the preachers do in year.
The last one to haul me over the
Goals demanded to know why did not
attend church, and / told him. Told
him Of the church ridden towns of the
makeshift pastors we had for twenty.
five years-of the pitable irony OF
having a young man who could not
grow decent beard and WAS hardly
dry behind the ears from college, .un.
dertakc to tell grown men who had
met good many phases OF life-its
temptations and wickedness and sin
how to live-on Sunday, and through
the week lived his life apart from the
common herd Of men aud women who
have trials and heartaches aud joys
and sorrows.
A little country town like this needs
man for spiritual adviser. A man
like that and one church in a town
could pull down s2,OO year and dc
an immense amount Of good, while a.
it is the women give suppers and hold
bazaar and take freak ways of earn
ing dollar In order that the pastor
may have bread and butter and q roo
over him aud rainment to put on.
or course young man must begil
somewhere, but he should begin II
mission work In a city where he meets
sin and shame aud crime and povert.
In all its hideousness. and then h
would probably be qualified to 60 ou
to preach to country people.-Kansa
City Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
GROWERS ELECT OFFICERS
New Directors Also chosen-Rice and
Tariff Discussed.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Beaumont, Tex.-W. b. Dunlap,
president of the Southern Rice Grow
ers' Association, and A. c. wilkins,
secretary and general manager, were
reelected at the annual convention.
Both are from this place.
New directors were elected as fol
lows: w. H. Tupper, Elton, La; l.. 4
Robinson, Welsh, La; Martin Petit
Jean, Hayne, La; Bert Stansel, Guey-
dan. La; Friend d. Gibson, Stuttgart,
Ark; Neil Esperson, Houston, Tex.
S. Locke Breaux Of New Orleans,
discussing the relation of the tariff to
rice. said he believed rice farmers
would be forced into politics to get
recognition of their interests. Mr..
Breaux thought the present tariff bill
unfavorable to rice. No action was
taken on his remarks.
The convention adopted a resolution
recommending to Congress the Eu-
ropean farm credit system and endors-
ed a proposal for the association to
buy comparatively as they now sell.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
MILITARY PARADE Is HELD
Alexandria Witnesses e'g Spectacle
Many Visitors Present.

.. ..-.... >-ovspaner Union News Service.
...I.l.1.-One OF the big features
..aisfaga state Guard encamp-
.... .lg military parade through
tl. of the town.
,u.. , thousand visitors and the
entire + 1Ilation of Alexandria turned
out to view the impressive pageant.
Flving banners marked the route ana
martial music kept up spirit OF ex-
citement so well loved by all true
Americans.
The ladies in charge of receiving the
First Regiment had a scene beautifully
set beneath the generous oaks near
the Episcopal church in st. James
| square.
Governor Luther e. Hall and men,
! bers of his staff, with Adjutant Gen.
| eral Oswald w. McNeeee, reviewed the
parade from Hotel Bentley.
The city hall and the entire square
of ground upon which it stands, jus;
opposite the hotel. were appropriately
! decorated in national colors. The
| scene anout this sec ion was mass
OF people. who paid homage to thelr
chief executive and gave every respect
to the regiment that at any time may
be called upon to go the front for the
country's welfare.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
,OMPROAlSE NETS $500,OUO
-e.as Drops Prosecution OF Oil Suits
Vixen Money Is Received.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Greenyille. nX.-The standard vi
~ompany OF I>ew Jersey sent Soo0OVo
INTO Texas by wire, paying the en'lre
half million as a penalty for violation
3f the Texas antitrust laws. The SET
.!ement was a compromise with the
state. It wiped the records clean OF
he big SlO2,l61 600 penalty and custer
suits which the state filed recently
leainst four oil companies, five New
York banks and IS individuals, includ-
ing several of the country's leading
oil men.
The penalty is based on violations
under the Texas law prior TO 1909. The
suit covered alleged violations from
1900 to 1913. The verdict specifically
says the Magnolia Petroleum Com
pany. the chief Texas interest IN tht
suit has not been guilty of violations
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
robinson TALKS OF CANAL
Arkansas Senator Addresses Bar As
ISOLATION of Michigan.

Western Newspaper Union News Servics
Lansing. Mich.-Declaring no treaty
stipulation either with Great Britain
or any other power sustains the theory
that the United States may not justly
discriminate in favor Of American YES
sells" in the matter of Panama canal
tolls. Senator Joe T. Robinson OF Ark
ansas addressed members of the Mlch-
can State Bar Association here.
The question of Panama canal Tolls
WAS one which he declared should re-
ceive serious and temperate consider
alton because its determination, IN
part at least, would fix the govern
ments policy of canal control for an
indefinite period.
In support of his contention, the
Arkansas senator reviewed the MS
tories of the various treaties that nave
been entered into by this country Win
Great Britain and Panama. he at
TEMPTED to show that not one OF them
contained any provision which pronlD
tied in express terms the fixing OF ols
eriminatory tolls in favor OF American
ships.
Under the second article of the HAY
] Pauncefort treaty, which is FURNISHING
; the basis of British arguments agains
q discrimination, Senator Robinson san
l. this country had the exclusive right L
promulgate rules for the regulation
t and management of the canal.
n 1T is contended," he continued tn
u senator, that the language, all M
astions obeying these rules, in the flrs
z rule prevents the United States froi
o exempting American vessels from toll
II unless the vessels of all other go
r ernments observing the rules are iik
'e wise exempted. 1t is apparent 'he
"a that the whole issue narrows down
al the question: Is the united ota''
In embraced in the term all nauoi
obeving these rules"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
DR.. |. R. ELLIS APPOINTED
Hot Springs Man Chosen as super'n'
tendent of Reservation.

Western Newspaper Union N'ws service
Washington ton.-Announcement OF the
appointment by Secretary Lane OF Dr'
L. r. Ellis of Hot Springs, Ark, to De
superintendent of the Hot springs
reservation. was made here. DIR. Ellis
was recommended by Senators Clarke
and Robinson.
Secretary Lane, in his letter OF nou
fication to DR.. Ellis. said that tne
administration Of the reservation
should be on a thorough going and et-
ficient basis and that he would ex'
pect a drastic enforcement of the
law and absolute impartiality OF treat
ment of all persons. e..
When news reached Hot Springs
that Major DR.. Leonard r. Ellis mao
been appointed superintendent OF the
Hot Springs reservation, there was
general approval of the appointment
DIR. Ellis did not enter a candidac!
for the place when he first took inter
est in the matter. He was then an ad
yocate of the candidacy of persona
friend. but when it was dicided o.
Secretary Lane of the Interior Depar'
ment that no other than a. physician
could receive the appointment as tn
offices of superintendent Of the resel
yation and medical director are TO
combined, DR.. Ellis was urged to b'
\ come an applicant for the place. b..
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
NEWS OF THE STATE
COMPROMISE OF LAND CASES ~
NOT SATISFACTORY TO STATE
OFFICIALS.
TO FOLLOW ORIGINAL PLANS
Attorney General Says He has tx
press Command OF the Governor
to Continue Court Action.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton Rouge.-The compromise con
sumated last week between the Ten
sas Basin Levee Board and the leH-
sas Delta Land Co. was surprise "
Gov. Hail and Attorney General Pleas'
anti They did not approve OF the ACT
and have announced their lhtehlOh
of fighting the case as originally pan
ned.
THE Levee Board asks that the SUIT
be dismissed, but | have the express
command of the governor to go aheau
and fight. and | intend to do so unless
the governor orders me to dismiss
the suit or the court dismiss action on
the ground of compromise, was the
statement of Mr.. Pleasant.
Colonel Pleasant was firm IN MS
| stand in the matter, although the
Levee Board has accepted cash
amount of 100000 to discontinue the
prosecution of the case, from lhe
Land Company, which each OF them
prefers to the hope of gaining Dal
anced by the fear of losing in the saiC
litigation.
MY action is clear" said th'
attorney general, and he quoted th'
act under which he is prosecuting TN
case, which reads:
"Be it further enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of LOUIS
, ana. That it is hereby made the du'
!. of the attorney general of the state
. upon the request of the governor,
/ represent the governor or any polite;
v agency or. subdivision thereof in an
l. suit in court involving the title OF an
n land belonging to the State. OF LOUIS
e ana or any of its political agencit
r. or subdivisions where the title OF u
"a land is vested in or appeared In u
q. name of the state or any of it's poll
cal agencies or subdivisions
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
TO CREATE A NEW MARKET
Efforts TO Be Made to Dispose OF Ark
ansas, Texas and Louisiana Rice.

Western Newsraper Union News SeTy1fH
E New Orleans.-Frank ID, =, rs
president of the Il.S-.-a,srk TO cash
Milling Company, sailed fcrs You
With Mr.. Godchaux are TheoG,.entifv
licks of New York and ]. ]. Garv->,
Beaumont, Texas. The three comPris-
a committee representing the South
ern Rice Growers Association, which,
has lust completed its annual conyen-
ton at Beaumont.
Mr.. Godchaux and the other two
rice men will look over the European
field for a market for Louisiana, Texas
and Arkansas rice. From the present
indications the Southern rice crop will
prove unusually large and the growers
feel If weather conditions hold out
thev will have almost one mlinoh
sacks CT rice TO sell on the other SIDE.
The quantity of the Southern rice' the
growers feel. will be so superior to'the
rice now shipped to the various ports
of Europe from China ana Japan, that
a new market will be CHEATED.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
Mr.. Dodson viii Confer With seere
tary Regarding Southern Louisiana.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton Rouge.-Dr. w. r. Dcdson'
dean of the agricultural college Of the
Louisiana State University, and dlrec-
tor of the State Experiment Station,
will probably go to Washington the
latter part of this month to hold a con-
ference with Secretary Houston, OF
the Department of Agriculture. The
trip will be made at the request OF the
latter department.
DIR. Dodson received the following
letter from the assistant secretary oil
the Department of Agriculture:
THE contemplated changes in the
tariff, with special reference to sugar.
have impressed The secretary with the
necessity of considering what had best
| he done in connection with the sugar
industries and what might be sug'
gested TO the planters IS possible
substitute for sugar.
told the secretary that you are
in my judgment, the best posted
man in the country to advise him II
this matter, and he suggested that Il
might be well for you to come here
for a conference.
."The secretary realizes that, while
the actual problems are largely loca
cnes, and should, in all probability
be looked after by your own station
the general government has repsons1
bilities which it should be prepared u
meet, operating, of course. through IN
station. am writing this to ask
it would be practical for you to com
here for a conference at an early dat
The secretary will be glad to see yo'
> and would be guided largely by you
Judgment as to the situation in soufl
eru Louisiana and what had best b
. DONE"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
OPPOSE CLARKE AmENDMEhl
Arkansas Senator Has Plan to STOP
Cotton Gambling.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, d. C-Members or Con
gress from the cotton states DelleVt
they have scented another lobby a.
work to defeat the Clarke provision II
the tariff bill taxing all future con
tracts in cotton which are purely spec
ulatiye and which do not result IN the
actual delivery of the Gotten contract
ed for.
The members have reached this con
clusion from the fact that congress
men in the last week have been over
whelmed with letters from ASSOCIATIONS
and individuals protesting against the
adoption of the cotton future tax pro
vision.
The letters all assume that the pro
vision seeks to place tax on all cot
ton contracts.
The Clarke provision seeks to tax
at the rate of one-tenth of one cenl
per pound only future contracts 'foi
! cotton made on a cotton exchange OF
its agencies. "In all cases where tne
quantity and the kind of cotton men
toned and described in such contrac
is not actually delivered in good faltf
by the seller or the buyer therein
respectively named" Thus the proyls
ion seeks to tax only those cotton III
ture deals where the parties speculate
on the rise and fall of the price
cotton without any actual purchase o
: delivery of cotton. Such contracts a
result in the actual delivery OF CO..
ten escapes taxation. On the assuml
ton that the greater part of the II
ture deals made through cotton e.
changes are purely speculative and nc
actual purchases, the bill provides fc
the application Of the tax to all co
ton exchange future deals with r
rDission of the tax in case there Is
actual delivery of cotton. 1t is
:, thought that such legislation woul
|, purge cotton exchanges of the pure
speculative teaures and make the
real marts where the cotton is actual
. bought, sold and delivered. The pr
vision THAT the delivery must be
= the quantity and kind of cotton me
:. toned in such contracts was write
= into the bill because Of the "seile
option" rule on the New York c
change whereby. If buyer decided
take the cotton contracted for the Sc
- ed can exercise his option and Off
= him any one of the several grades
- cotton listed on the exchange.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
confesses to Big Robbery.

Lake Charles, LA 17-year-old ex-
press wagon driver, Herschel Pierce,
confessed that he stole $4,000 in cur
rency from the Wells-Fargo company
last November, according to the police
ue gained access to the company's
money chest at the railroad station
here by a key he had secretly obtain
ed and after extracting the package
OF money, which was consigned to
hank. substituted a package contain
ing only paper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
SECRETARY Of WAR
VISITS ARKANSAS
INSPECTING ARMY PoSTS-ScMe
GARRISoNS MAY BE
ABANDONED.
Western Newspaper Union News service

Western Newspaper Union News service
Little Rock.-Lindley NJ. Garrison
secretary of war of the United States.
and Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, chlef
OF staff of the army were in Little
Rock last Saturday inspecting Fort
Logan HI. Roots. Both men refnseo
to discuss their plans with any one.
The war officials were on their
swing around the South and West 10
INSPECT army posts with a view 10
abandoning such garrisons as are
deemed nonessential. 1t is generaliy
accepted theory, however, -tnat tne
tour of inspection is being made 10 as
certain the army's facilities to moVe
troops South in the event OF war "itl
| Mexico:
No intimation was given whether
Fort Roots will be bandoned, retain
ed as an army post or enlarged to
regimental post, and Secretary CARR
son said no decision will be reache'
until the officials return to Wasmns
ton and consider in detail the impreS
sions and information they Will nav
accumulated on the tour.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
conoress Must Pass Upon Gift.

Washington.-Congress has been
called upon by President Wilson Tor
its formal decision whether Admiral
Robert E. Peary, U. s. N, retired,
may accept the decoration of grand
officer of the Legion Of Honor. confer
red upon him by President Poincare
of France, in recognition of his Artic
explorations. Admiral Peary, as
a naval officer, cannot accept a gift
or decoration from a foreign natior
without cougrc' eion '.~~rn ss ION.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Hcw to Break Hunger Strike.

Elizabeth, N. 1.-THE manner In
which Warden Charles w. Dodd of the
county Jail broke up hunger strike
may set a useful example, he thinks,
to keepers of English prisons who be-
come custodians of suffragettes. Will
liam Turner. a negro prisoner incar'
cerated sought to gain his liberty by
refusing to eat. The negro had been
4s hours without food, when Warden
Dodd appeared at the cell with a
steaming plate of fried chicken and
large section of juicy watermelon. One
sniff and Turner'S hunger strike came
to an abrupt end.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
ARKANSAS MINES INACTIVE
Plants Constructed but Little WORK
Done by Companies. -

Western Nswspap r Union News SerVice'
Washington.-Gems and precious
stones we're produced in the Unitea
States in 1912 to the value of sSlO,I2Z,
according to Douglas B. Sterrett OF
the United States Geological Survey
The kind of precious stones found IN
this country are many, ranging from
Arkansas diamonds of fine quality 70
low grade stones such as agates, but
as is seen from the total value OF the
output there are no really large oper'
ations.
The principal gem mineral mined
in the United States during 1912 was
Montana sapphire, of which there was
a large output for use both as gems
and in mechanical use came from the
mines in Fergus county, where they
occur in a rock matrix.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
AIiohts on Wire.

Paris.-The French aviator, Louis
Bleriot. announced successful trials
of a system which will enable aero
planes to alight, like birds, on a
stretched cable several yards above
the ground. or alongside a ships side.
The aeroplane flies toward the cable in
a parallel direction from below, an by
an upysrd movement attaches itse!i
by means of a mechanical device. The
system is now undergoing careful eX
animation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Wan, Price Advance Investigated.

Washington.-The Senate by unani'
nous consent passed the resolution
introduced by Senator Smith of South
Carolina, directing the Department OF
Commerce to investigate the rise In
the price Of cotton bagging. Senator
Smith charged that the manufacture
of cotton bagging had gotten into the
hands of a trust which recently had
advanced the price two cents yard
This would net the manufacturers 81,
800 900, he said.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Rrvan PROPOSES Protectorate.

Washington.-A new policy toward
Nicaragua involving the virtual con-
troll of the affairs Of that republic by
the United States through a protec-
torate similar to that exercised over
Cuba was outlined by Secretary Bryan
at a private conference with members
Of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Mr.. Bryan's proposal coming
az a complete surprise to most of the
members of the committee
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Mexico Embarrasses Japan.

Tokio.-Mexico's demonstrations OF
friendship are pleasing, but embarrass-
ing to Japan. 1t is feared here that
they might be misunderstood in the
limited States and affect the friendly
relations with that country. The
Japanese newspapers are chasrinned
q. the outcome of the California nego'
tiations, but express qualification that
Mexico, unlike the United States, vel
comes Janpanese immigrants thai
come to that country.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Would Make Militia Change.

Washington.-Complete agreement
was reached between the War Depart
ment and the Executive Committee OF
the National Guard Association on the
general outline of bill designed to
make the organized militia ayaliaols
for immediate service in any part ol
the world as a part of the regular
army. The measure will be perfected
in the near future and introduced Z
Congress with the endorsement of th'
War Departmental and the state Inlii,i'
authorities.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
wona, and Children Killed.

st. Louis.-Mrs. Halle Ryan, her
son. Stewart, five years old, and her
daughter, Lillian, three, were killed
when the buggy in which they were
riding on their way to church was
strnck by a Chicago and Alton train
near Jerseyvilie. Ill. The engineer
tainted and the train sped on about a
quarter of a mile befor. the fireman
closed the throttle. The mangled body
of the boy and shreds of the buggy
were still clinging to the pilot of the
engine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
sato, Rouce as Port of Entry.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nor
gan took up with Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Curtis a plan to make
Baton Rouge a port of entry. Enough
ships enter Baton Rouge to warrant
making that city port. 1t is not i'm
probable the Treasury Department
will decide to make Baton Rouge a
a port without the necessity of Repre-
sentative Morgan introducing a special
bill for the purpose.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Would Gust Railroad.

jackson, Miss.-Penalties in excess
o. $50, 1000, 900 will be asked in an anu
trust suit filed in Coahoma county
against the Illinois Central and Yazoo
ard Mississippi Valley railroads, ac-
ccrding to an announcement made
bv Attorney General Ross A. Collins
The petition will seek to oust the Hi
nois Central from the state, ask a
forfeiture of the charter Of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley line and peti
ton for receivers for both roads.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-26
Old 4 inh, house Auctioned.

Scuituate. Mass. - The Scultuate
lighthouse, where during the war Oh
1872 Rebecca and Abigail Bates were
said to have frightened off a British
ship by playing a fife and drum, CIV
ing the impression that the place was
garrisoned, has been sold at auction
nv the United States government. All
lids we're sent to washington where
the announcement of the result will
be made.