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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05

required on a diminishing scale for
another mCnth.
By order of Gov. Cox the reign of
martial law over Dayton was extended
to take in the whole county. The flood
did more than sweep away property,
for II swept away the city admins
tration, temporarily at least, and
brought in what amounts to a com
mission form of government.
Immediately martial law was pro
claimed the municipal administration
was ecIipsed. Aujt-Gen. Wood for the
moment became supreme under. the
governor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05
Situation in Columbus.

Reconstruction of the west side OF
Columbus, where the flood has
wrought the heaviest damage, begun
in earnest by the undaunted citizens
of that district, with the assistance OF
more fortunate residents. The Column
bus death rate list still remains at 6f
Many are reported to be still missing
but the list is gradually growing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05
Take Charge OF Cars.

Sightseers in motor cars felt the
heavy hand of public necessity when
Gen. Wood began impressing ma
chimes. The sightseers we're ordered
frt hi their cars and the latter were
pressed into public service. Protests
were unavailing. The more staubborl
surrendered at the point Of rifles and
gave up their cars until released by
order of Chairman John II. Patter-
son." as the placards placed on them
read.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
.THEATERS SEEK
DIGGS And Girl
Reported Offer Of S50,000
for Pair to Go on Vaude-
vile Stage.
FAIR EL0PER ON STAND
Marsha Warrington Again Tells Story
of Reno Trip-EHdenee
Piles Up.
FAIR ELOPER ON STAND

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. S.-Marshs
Warrington and Maury I. Diggs are in
demand as a vaudeville attraction.
Today II was reported that Digs had
been offered $4,000 and half of the re-
ceipts to go on a vaudeville tour. Diggs
admitted that he had been offered a
fabulous sum, but said the offer was
coupled with an impossible condition, as
1t provided that he should appear with
Marsha Warrington.
The testimony before Miss Warning
ton came was a repetition OF the Incl
dents at Reno just before and after the
arrest of March 4.
There was slight break IN the testf.
mony when P. J. Tenancy, secretary OF
the State Board of Control, was called
and produced a resignation of his posi-.
ton as clerk under the board that
Caminetti had written the night he left
Sacramento. This was scribbled on the
letter head of the Lotus Saloon. where
Caminetti had raised so on the S45 ther
due him as a part Of his $50 a month
salary.
In the afternoon Judge Van Fleet
paused to remark that the advertise.
ment Of a moving picture show that the
films had been taken in the Diggs case
under the authorization of the courtI
was "nOllN ldlSe anu ludI any 0irnt
purporting to be taken while the court
was in session were frauds and fakes"
John L. McNab. who lost his job as
United States Attorney because he in
sisted upon prosecuting this case and so
made way for two fat fees for Messrs.
Sullivan and Roche, identified exhibits,
and so did Mrs. Emma Pitman, colored.
Martin Beasley, friend and employe OF
Mr.. Warrington, in the Santa Fe, told
OF the breaking into the Reno cottage
and how he comforted Miss Warrington
and Miss Norris with the news that
their parents were eager to take them
home with open arms
And then came Marsha Warrington.
sweet and fair and soft-footed, to tell
how she and Lola Norris were "enticed
and persuaded TO run away to Reno
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29

view there will be keen interest in
this promised investigation. The use
fulness of considerable proportion of
government publications has. frequent
ly been questioned by many people. If
il is developed that, whatever their
usefulness or uselessness to Mr.. Aver
age Citizen, the publications have a
money value to some of the Congress
men intrusted with their distribution,
constituents in remote districts who
now receive public documents with a
kind of grave joyousness of special
but altogether proper privilege will ask
harsh questions.
If Mr.. Ferris proposed investiga-
ton is warranted by facts. the slogan
of Come on Outside" may be match
ed with Come on Inside"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
RUMOR OF BIG FIRE
AT COLONIAL BEACH
report that Reached the City Could
Not Be Verified Last
Night.

The river front was alarmed last night
by the circulation Of q rumor to the ef-
feet that Colonial Beach was burning
down. The rumor rapidly spread to diff
ferent sections Of the city, and for hours
the newspaper Offices steamboat Offices,
and the officials at police headquarters
were kept busy answering telephone calls
for particulars.
Officials of the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company, which ope-
rates the line between Washington and
the resort, stated late last night that
they were unable to confirm the story
and did not believe there was any founda-
ton for it. H. r. Thomas, general pas
senger agent for the company, tried
shortly before midnight to get into COM
munication with Colonial Beach, but he
found it impossible, as the telephone ex-
change there closes early.
1t was impossible to trace the rumor
to its source. About 9 o'clock some one
called the Office of the Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company by telephone and
asked If anything had been heard from
Colonial Beach. Shortly afterward one
of the officers of the steamer Volunteer
spread it abroad that he had heard
there was a fire at the resort.
The steamer St. Johns arrived here
shortly after IL o'clock. having left
Colonial Beach at o'clock, but none
of the passengers or crew knew any
thing of a fire. Indian Head was called
by telephone, but persons there like
wise declared they had heard nothing
of the rumored blaze.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
A "Peacemaker." Indeed.

French military experts, according
TO Paris papers, have submitted re-
port 10 the War Minister, after an
exhaustive test urging that the Ulivi
invention be made French monopoly.
This amazing contrivance of the
Italian chemist, it is held. would make
war so terrible that it would have to
be abolished altogether, for we read
that it means that any explosive-car-
rying vessel which happens to be with
in the range of a wireless" wave
can be destroyed by means of a touch
of the operator.
The trials have been conducted on
board French vessel by French Off
cials under the supervision of Mr.
Ulivi and. according to a statement
printed by the New York Tribune, the
experiments resulted in exploding sub
marine mines 1000 meters distant with
such accuracy that one. of two mines
only five meters apart, was exploded
at will, the other remaining intact
This invention is applicable on land as
well as on sea and to dirigible balloons
if they have metallic armature.
This is the contrivance in detail :
By means of a special protector which
emits Infra-Red-Rays, the exact dis
tance and exact electromagnetic ca
pacity Of any metallic object is to be
found These having been determined
with precision, the Ulivi Fray is pro-
jected and a long distance wireless
explosion results with mathematical
accuracy.
Provided that all this be true, one
may easily imagine what would be-
come OF even the most powerful bat
tleshiPs after a successful application
of the Ulivi rays.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29

Letters form one Of mans greatest out
put.
Each day thousands of tons of letters
are stuck irto mail boxes and delivered
by perspiring carriers It takes several
million typewriters and river full of
ink to produce the worlds correspond
ence, and the stamps used daily could
not be licked with a fire hose unless it
worked overtime.
Letters are little cross sections OF hu-
man nature. A letter tells as much about
its writer as a microscope slide does
about a rare and costly disease. Some
times a jury can take a single letter
from a cold and naughty business man
and discover from it that he has warm
and loving heart and is inclined to be
absentminded.
Now and then some great and gen
orally admired statesman writes a few
letters instead of slipping over behind a
harm with a lobbyist, and when the pub
lie reads said letters it learns more about
said statesman than 1t had ever been
suspected before. Some of the most emf
nent men now in retirement might still
have been running for ofice If they
hadn't gotten into the letter-writing
habit.
The letter of the world carry much of
its joys and sorrow, rage and good ma
ture, philanthropy and villainy. A thin,
haIf-ounce letter is a little thing, but 1t
can make a strong man drop the task
of strangllng a competitor and travel a
thousand miles to find out why the writer
was so chilly when she wrote it.
Great men spend their lives in making
: eeches and writing books. But We
have to wait until after they are dead
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
Thaw to Petition Court
In Pittsburg for $4,000

Pittsburgh. Aug. 2S-Harry Thaw's
fight for freedom will in a day or two
be shifted TO Pittsburgh. Plans for a
battle in the courts are being laid. Thaw
will petition for $1,000 from the fund
held in trust for him by the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company. which
amounts to $4,000. The papers are ex-
pected to be filed in the local courts to-
morrow.
II the court recognizes Thaw's plea for
funds with which to fight his battle
against the State OF New York and his
sanity is thereby established by such
act of the court the Canadian authori-
ties will be placed in peculiar position
inasmuch as Thaw will he held insane
by New York and sane by his domicile
State Of PENNSYLVANIA.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
The Tariff on Cotton Cloth.

The production of cotton cloth IN
the United States in 1909 amounted to
6o5Qo35,547 square yards, valued at
SA2y.22z.S3o. These figures are IN
themselves an argument for caution
in fixing the tariff on cotton cloth.
Even the Democrats who do not open
" claim to give credence to the pro-
rective principle must admit that the
extent of the cotton industry IS
prima-facie argument in favor OF II
being a Legitimate industry, and
therefore entitled to fair tariff treat
ment.
The rates Of duty on cotton cloth
in the present law are unquestlonably
too high. ranging on an average over
40 per cent. In general, the level OF
rates in the proposed Democratic bill
are lust: and if a proper method Tor
their application were adopted a fair
competitive condition would be estab-
lished.
The defect in the Democratic cloth
duties is not in the level of rates, but
in the classification, or lack OF classl-
fcati0n. Of cloths. The bill, when It
came out of the Finance Committee.
proposed an ad valorum duty, graded
according 10 the highest count OF yarn
in the cloth. For example, if The
highest count of yarn in a fabric were
No. IS. the rate of duty would be
10 per cent. whereas if the highest
count Of yarn were No. 20, the rate
Of duty would be p IL per cent
When the bill was in the Committee
of the Whole the word highest was
changed to average" thereby making
the classification OF the cloth depend
upon the average count OF yarn in the
cloth.
All this sounds very technical. and it
j.. It illustrates. however, the difficulty
OF legislators, who are not and can
not be experts in all lines OF legls-
lation. attempting to frame tariff bills
and it demonstrates the imperative
need OF legislative drafting bureau,
and a tariff commission. 1t is mex:
to impossible to determine accurately
the count OF yarn in cotton cloth and
even il it is determined by laborious
analysis. il will accomplish no more
than a simple classification according
to the number of square yards to the
pound.
Other defects in the Democratic bill
could be mentioned. Cloths containing
combed yarns are not classified sepa-
rate1y; Jacquard-woven goods are
classified with ordinary bleached and
printed goods; and dyed-yarn goods
will probably be made by a Treasury
ruling dutiable at the same rate as
plain cloths.
These matters, although highly tech
meal, are of great importance both to
the producers of cotton cloth, and to
those who administer our customs
laws. Vital changes in classification
should be made in the Democratic
cloth paragraph before it is too late.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
LOBBYISTS To fight
PLAN FOR DELEGATE
Roy c. Clafin Says He Is Informed
Bill Affecting District Will Be
Strongly Opposed.
PEOPLE WANT REPRESENTATION

Certain professional Washington lobby
lists are preparing to oppose, quietly,
though vigorously. the enactment of the
Poindexter bill, providing that the Dis
triCt be represented by a delegate in
Congress, according TO Roy c. Clafin,
chairman Of the District Delegate Asso-
citation. Mr.. Clafin declared last night
that he had positive evidence in support
of his assertion.
1T is only to be expected" he said
that the lobbyists should not want a
representative of the people Of this COM
munity in Congress. 1t obviously would
jeopardize. IL not wholly eliminate, their
own services. And it is only natural that
they should be encouraged in their op-
position by certain public service corpo-
rations who fear TO have the people here
given a chance officially to express their
desires.
Il was informed OF the proposed opposi-
ton by one of the foremost local lobby
lists. He spoke OF the power of lobbyists,
and then said that there was no use
having a delegate in Congress, when
local lobby could bring about the same
result. l admitted the ability OF lobby
lists to make their influence felt as
strong factor in the molding of local
laws. and argued that it was just this
condition that created the necessity for
an official representative to speak for the
people of the District. The fact that the
actions OF lobbyists are not inspired and
governed by the general sentiment of the
citizens of the District is one of the best
reasons in the world why the measure
should be enacted.
Il think it has been thoroughly dem
onstrated that the people of the District
desire representation in the legislative
body. And If the members of Congress
want to grant the citizens of the National
Capital their desires in this respect, as
the majority of them do. then the Poin-
dexter bill will afford them the oppor-
tunity this winter"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
Ramifcations Without Rehnements.

The House Lobby Investigating
Committee" which has made the bat
tle-cry Of its members. attorneys, and
witnesses Come on Outside" into a
popular colloquialism, would seem to
be assured of never ending Job. The
saving OF the old stage tough to the
effect that he was from Tough Town.
and lived on Tough Street. the
farther you go the tougher It's, and
! live in the last house" is brought
to mind as each sessions disclosures
show new path into the fastnesses
OF suspected iniquity, though, Of
-ourse, nothing is apt to seem so
very wicked to the Investigators and
the public who read the first booming
scandals set off by Col Mulhall.
The newest trail was scented by
Representative Ferris of Oklahoma,
who found in a reported brokerage in
government documents a matter that
needed investigation. The testimony
which touched such brokerage was to
the effect that Congressman and a
broker in documents had traded pub
Iications which the government had
prepared, at its own expense, for dis
tribution TO the people. The names of
he Congressman alleged to have been
parties to transactions of that kind
were not disclosed by the broker who
was on the witness stand, and the
committee held that the interrogatory
propounded by Mr.. Ferris for the pur-
pose OF bringing out the names was
without the scope of the present in
quiry.
A resolution for an investigation of
that matter will be introduced by Mr.
Ferris, he said. If the work is given
the lobby committee, those inquisitors
may well begin to feel that their work
is endless. From the public point Of
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
THAW MAY Go
FREE ON BAIL
immigration Authorities Ad-
NIT Helplessness if Court
Grants Request.
COULD FLEE TO EUROPE
Jerome Goes to Quebec in Another
Effort to Obtain Prisoner-Chauf-
feur's Trial Today.

sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 2s-Harry
K Thaw may be in Europe within
fortnight.
The Herald's correspondent was in
formed today by an unquestioned au-
thority that plans are being made to
secure the release Of the millionaire
murderer on bail
Before taking any steps in this di-
rection we will wait until the Ameri-
canism in Sherbrooke has worn on"
was the pointed statement OF one OF
the Thaw attorneys today.
I'VE have a perfect right to bail
Thaw under yesterdays decision of
Justice Globensky. The reason we do
not apply for bail Immediately is be-
cause Thaw feels that he is safer in
Jail. As soon as.we have received def-
mite assurances that the Federal gov
ernment will not arrest him on an i'm
migration charge we shall ask Justice
Globensky to grant him bail"
Does this mean that Thaw could go
to Europe or anywhere else in the mean
timer" was asked.
"It most certainly does" answered the
attorney. But you can gamble that he
will not cross the United States border"
Fight on in Quebec.
Thaw himself is silent on the question
OF MS lHlHeuldle pldIs IL bdllcu. II is
known, however. that his agents have
been inquiring into steamship sailings
from Montreal.
The immigration authorities admit that
IL Thaw is let out on bail they cannot
touch him. lie might forfeit his bail
and leave the country by any route he
chooses.
The scene of the battle over Thaw's
release temporarily shifted today TO
l..
sought to have orders given by the
Premier of Quebec. Sir Gouin. TO quash
the present proceedings against the
prisoner and order him freed. This done,
Jerome guarantees to have him across
the border within week.
The defense, realizing the vital i'm
portance OF Jerome's mission. today hur-
ried Louis st. Laurent to Quebec. St.
Laurent was retained by Thaw to act
for Educated Roger" Thompson, his
jailmate and companion in the flight from
Matteawan.
st. Laurent is an influential member OF
the Liberal party, TO which also Sir Lo-
mer Gouin pledges allegiance. st. Lau-
rent took with him a number OF letters
from prominent Liberals in Sherbrooke
begging the premier TO keep his hands on
Fear Riot Over Thnw.
The authorities fear a riot here should
Harry X. Thaw be released from Jail and
be seized by the immigration officials for
deportation to the United States
Public sentiment has become so strong
for the prisoner that an attempt to res
cue him. If he loses his fight against de-
portation is excepted.
Thaw- today busted himself going over
the defense Of the chauffeur, Thompson.
whose case comes up for trial tomorrow
morning before Magistrate Mulvena.
Thompson is charged with aiding and
abetting the entry into Canada Of an in
sane person.
II found guilty. Thompson may be
fined $50 or sentenced to three months
in Jail.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
fire ON IMPERATOR;
lDEAD; $4,000 Loss
Second Officer Gobrechr Loses Life
Fighting Flames-Ship Will
Sail on Time.
PASSENGERS REMAIN QUIET

New York, Aug. 2S-The Imperator. of
the Hamburg-American Line, the worlds
biggest ship, caught fire at her docks in
Hoboken early today and the blaze per
sisted for five hours, despite the COM
bined efforts of the entire Hoboken fire
department, the entire flre-fghting corps
of the ship. a fleet of fire boats, and part
Of the New York fire department. Second
Officer Carl Gobrecht lost his life fighting
TO save the ship. The damage was
$4,000
The loss of $4,000 was to provisions
alone. No damage was done to the
ship itself. II is believed. and she will
sail on schedule time Saturday morn
ing at a. m. There is a possibility
that further damage will be revealed
with an inspection OF the cold storage
plant, which is now under two million
gallons of water that was pumped in
in dozens of streams.
When the fire broke out there were
1900 third-class and steerage passen-
gers aboard the Imperator. besides the
crew of 100. The passengers were
hurried ashore, but there was no
panic.
Oficer Gobrecht overestimated his
ability to breathe in the dense smoke
and suftocated while holding a line OF
hose in the provision well.
Fireman O'Leary. Of the Hoboken de-
partment, risked his life in searching for
Gobrecht and dragging his body out OF
the path of the flames.
Gobrecht wore a helmet fitted with
an air tube and telephone apparatus,
hut the air tube became twisted and he
died before rescuers could reach his side.
An official of the line said tonight that
the fire. had it occurred at sea, would
have been fought by steam pressure and
smOthered.
The volume Of water poured into the
ship caused it TO list twice, once to port
and once to starboard. In both instances
danger was quickly avoided by the in
creasing OF the speed of the pumps draw
ing water from the hold.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
SENATORS TO CONSIDER
EXCISE NOMINEES
District Committee Will Take Up the
Three Names Suggested by
President Wilson.

The new Excise Board probably will
be organized the early part OF next week.
II is expected that the Senate District
Committee. which meets this morning
to consider the three nominees for EN-
else Commissioners. will report favorahly
and that confirmation by the Senate will
follow without delay. The appointees
are Gen. r. T. Smith, Joseph c. Sheehy,
and Henry S. Baker.
Senator Works of California. one of
the authors of the new excise measure
stated yesterday that he knew of no op-
position to the Presidents present
choices. Senator Jones of Washington.
co-worker on the present law, has also
stated that the present men are accep-
table. These Senators led the fight which
was made against John B. Colpoys and
Frank B. Lord. whose nominations as
members of the Excise Board were finally
withdrawn by the President.
The District Commissioners yesterday
turned their attentions toward finding
offices for the new board in the Munich
pal Building. Congress not only failed
to appropriate for the salaries of the
members and employ es of the board, but
also to provide quarters for the trans
action of its business. AS all available
room in the lding is already taken up,
the problem of where to house the excise
administrators VIII not prove an easy
one. Certain division chiefs will likely
be called upon to relinquish part Of the
space now occupied by their depart
ments.
The rush of applicants for renewal of
liquor licenses continued yesterday. So
far. Z73 retail and seventy-two wholesale
applications have been filed with DR..
Tindal There are now in the District
49S retail and 123 wholesale liquor estab-
lishments. All applications must be in by
1890 D. m. Saturday. Consideration of
these applications will probably be begun
by the new Excise Board by the middle
of next week. 1t is not thought likely
that applicants who have conducted their
places within the law will have any diff
ficulty of obtaining renewal of their
licenses this year.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
FIX CHARGE FOR BAGGAGE.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. S.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad today received
permission from the State Public Service
Commission to charge 12lz per cent of the
cost Of passenger tickets for excess bag
gage.
The present rate Is Is 20 per cent.
Complaint had been made TO the commits
sion that the railroads OF the State were
charging in excess OF the legal tariff. I2h
per cent
The Washington herald., 1913-08-29
TWO WASHINGTON MEN
CROSSED ON IMPERAT0R.
BUT ESCAPED THE FIRE

Two Washington men. Armor Reside.
OF 1896 3lst Street Northwest, and
Stewart Oliver his brother-in-law, who
were passengers on the Imperator, ar
rived in Washington yesterday morning.
They had left the vessel just few
hours before the fire broke out
Mr. Reeside stated that he did not
think any other Washington people We're
on board. The trip across was unevent-
full, he declared.
E. F. Droop & Sons Company, Wash
ington agents for the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Line. yesterday received a telegram
stating that the fire was confined to the
provision rooms OF the Imperator, and
that the steamer will sail as scheduled
at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.