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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
F|NANC|ER GONE,
SHORTAGE ALLEGED
T. WALTER DANzlGER DISAp-
PEARS FROM HIS HOME IN
NEW ORLEANS.
MISSING MORE THAN WEEK
Was Wellknown Real Estate Operator
and Receiver for Number of
Large Institutions.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


New Orleans-T. Walter DanZig,
senior member of the large realt,
rirm of Danziger 4 Tessier, receiver
and liquidater for a number of large
adjustments, mysteriously disappear
ed week ago, leaving behind short
ages in funds intrusted TO him and
trail of debts that will aggregate
around 100000 to $l50,O0O, it is al
legged.
Danziser was last seen when he
passed out through the rear of the
Danziger & Tessier office. 1874 Caron-
delet street, into the narrow alley
leading into Common street.
He had just drawn $500 cash from
his firm, and he had slipped the re-
volver of Charles Tessier Sr., into
his pocket.
That was the last seen of him.
Friends entertain conflicting theories.
Some think he took the steamship
Cartago for Central America. Others
think he went east, while his bride
or eleven months feels sure that
some tragedy has befallen him.
Married eleven months ago to Miss
Alma ZODIAC. he and his wife had
maintained a beautiful suite of rooms
at the st. Charles Hotel.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
IN DEMOCRATIC FOLIO
Small Chance That Ohio win Re-
turn to Republican Column.
Party In Power Has Carried Out Its
Campaign Promises tc the Letter
and Has the Confidence
of the Voters.

We hear an occasional chirp these
days from some Republican which
seems TO Indicate the return OF our
great state TO the Republican fold,
remarked Representative Timothy ].
Ansberry of Defiance, O., on recent
visit TO Washington. But these OPP
timistic souls speak only in generali-
ties. Time was in Ohio when at least
full score of names known to the ma
ton were discussed in connection with
Republican gubernatorial campaign
in the state, but no name is mention
ed except in connection with d refus-
al TO be considered in that connec-
ton. The truth is that no Republican
of prominence INDUCES the hope that
he might be elected governor Ii is
said that prominent Ohio Republic
an congressman is willing TO take a
chance. But in view of the fact that
the gentleman in question has been
left in strong Democratic district as
a result OF the redistricting in Ohio
last year, his taking a chance G1ould
not be taken seriously.
The simple fact is that the Demo-
Gratis. strongly intrenched as they are
in Ohio, with the record of having re-
deemed every campaign pledge, are
complacently awaiting the contest.
Governor Cox has made a strong, Wig
orous executive. He insisted on the
redemption of every platform prom
ise at par. something heretofore
unique in state politics. Despite the
heavy expense to the state during and
after the flood, the treasury Is in
fine shape, and while the change re-
sulting from our new constitution and
the necessary legislation to carry the
same into effect produced jar here
and there every observer of progress
sive legislation knows that the new
era in Ohio saved us from Socialism,
and that achievement entities Gov
ernor Cox and the Democratic admin
istration the support of every citizen
CT our great state"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
BUILDING To COST MILLION
Structure Will Be Erected by Teie.
phone Company in New Orleans.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-It has been reported
to the Board of Trade that the Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph
Company, through President w. T.
Gentry, has stated that 1t contem-
plates the expenditure of a million
and half dollars here in the three
years 1914-16 in buildings, underground
and submarine cables, areial cables.
etc. The development of the plant
will be such that by the end of 1916
the company will be prepared to care
for approximately 10000 telephones.
thus providing for the increase in
population of the city.
Chairman Blum states that a mil
lion-dollar building is assured by
President Gentry on Poydras street.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
GOVERNOR BREWER WITNESS
Testifies That Senator Hobbs Admit
ted That He Took Bribe.

Western Newspaper T-nion News Service.
Vicksburg. Miss.-Earl Brewer, gov
ernor Of Mississippi, testified in the
trial or state Senator G. A. Hobbs
that Hobbs had admitted to him he
was guilty of bribery and had implor-
ed him to help him out of his trouble.
After this testimony and that Of the
Rev. II. H. Webb, a college classmate
of Hobbs, to the effect that Hobbs told
him he would never drop anything
put into his hand" the state, in the
trial of the senator on a charge of re-
ceiving and soliciting a bribe, closed
its case.
You know you have the goods on
Bilbo and me-" the governor testified
in quoting Hobbs, Il came here to
the legislature a good man. l came
here with Bilbo. He is the crookedest
member Of humanity. He has led me
to the doors of the penitentiary. Now
he kicks me out If you will help
me, l will go out on the stump for
you for governor against Bilbo."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
ASKS EXEMPTION FOR BONDS
Attorney General Wants Secretary Nc
Adoo to Reverse Ruling.

We Newspaper Union News Service
baton Rouge.-In telegram to Sec
cretary of the Treasury McAdoo. At
torney General Pleasant asked that he
reconsider his former ruling holding
that levee district, drainage district
and road district bonds are subject to
the Federal income tax law.
81 feel certain that if the secretary
of the treasury looks at this subject
as we do, he will hold that bonds for
roadways and levees are not subject
to the income tax law" said Attorney
General Pleasant, "as all these dis
tricts are arms, or portions Of the
state. believe IL the banks are not
made to pay the tax referred to the
bidders will be inclined to give a lit
tie better price for them"
Attorney General Peasants tele-
gram to the secretary of the treasury
is as follows:
1T is the purpose Of this communi.
cation respectfully to urge a reconsid-
Grafton of your ruling subjecting levee
district. drainage district and road dis
trict bonds to the Federal income tax
law. These subdivisions are arms OF
the state government, and trust that
you will find the correct interpreta-
tion to be that the Federal govern
ment did not intend to impose tax
upon obligations Of public nature, is
sued under the authority and direction
of a sovereign state"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03

New Orleans.-Miss Eleanor Wilson,
daughter of the president, has been
the guest of Misses Lucy and Mary
Smith at their home in this city for
several days. Miss Wilson endeavor-
ed to slip quietly into the city, desir
ing to escape the notoriety that her
position has brought upon her but her
presence in the city soon became
known. The Misses Smith were guests
of the Wilson family on the occasion
of the marriage of the presidents
daughter. Jessie. and they visited the
family also at Pass Christian, Miss,
where the president is spending a
short vacation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
MOYER GOES TO HOSPITAL
Miners Head Declares He Was Shot,
and Dragged Through Streets.
'rn Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Chicago.-Charles III. Meyer, presi-
dent of the Western Federation Of
Miners, and now the central figure
of the copper miners strike In the
Calumet region, who arrived in Chi
cago with a graphic account of the
dramatic incident in which he declar-
es he was shot, mobbed and deported
from the copper district, collapsed
soon after his arrival as the result
OF his wounds and was taken to St
,Luke's hospital.
Mr.. Meyer declares that he was
shot, beaten, threatened with death
and dragged through the streets Of
Hancock, Mich. He blamed the min
ing companies involved in the strike,
which has been in progress in the
Calumet copper district for the last
five months. He asserted the attack
upon him followed his refusal to re-
tract a statement he had made that
the Citizens Alliance deliberately had
plotted the panic which caused the
deaths of "A persons in Italian Hall
at Calumet Christmas eve while the
families of the striking miners were
celebrating Christmas.
Dispatches from Calumet said that
Movers story had been investigated
and found to lack verification. In the
dispatches 1t was said that no shots
were fired in Hancock and that no one
saw Meyer dragged through the
streets.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
HUERTA MUST QUIT COUNTRY
This Is Only Chance for Peace, De-
cIares Rebel Chief.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
chihuahua, Mexico.-"Nothing less
than the fall of Huerta and his BAN
lshment from the country will ever
be considered as preliminary to-
ward peace in Mexico" said General
Francisco Villa. ANY overtures for a
compromise would be treated with
contempt by the Revolutionists.
General Villa was prompted to dis.
cuss the subject because of the repe-
tition of a report from Mexico City
that General Huerta might resign in
favor of a member OF his cabinet. AS
the report also states that General
Huerta was talking Of taking the
field against the rebels, 1t was not
considered in any way as a possible
peace move.
Opinions of General Villas advisers
were that General Huerta would not
resign and that the rebels must ad-
here to their original plan of fighting
their way to Mexico City.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
BOMB IN CHRISTMAS PACKAGE
New Orleans Woman's Home Is Nearly
Wrecked by Explosion.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orlcans.-A bomb sent by mail
to Mrs. John Tarango at her home
here, exploded and did considerable
damage to her house, but no one was
hurt. As Mrs. Taranto started to open
the package her suspicious were arous-
ed and she threw 1t to the floor and
ran She had barely reached the next
room when the explosion occurred.
Shortly before Christmas last year,
Mrs. Taranto received peculiar ap-
pearing package, but was suspicious
and returned ii by the messenger.
Mrs. Taranto says she is familiar
with the handwriting on the wrapper.
The police are searching for her hus-
band, from whom she has been sepa-
rated for two years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
To Withdraw Radium Lands.

washington.-Secre Lane pro-
noses to withdraw all lands of the pub
lie domain suspected of containing ra-
dunn that their precious deposits may
be secured for the public good and not
become the subject Of private s.,ecula-
ton. Investigations of the geological
survey have located public lands be-
lieved to contain radium. now so in
valuable in medicine. Secretary Lane
points out that there are only two
grams of radium at present in the
United States.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
BATTING BRYAN,

On the score of good taste as secre-
tary of state in seeking to make
money as a Chautauqua lecturer Mr..
Bryan is open to criticism. But that
he has seriously neglected his duties
or through absence froD Washington
caused confusion in the affairs OF the
government is a charge that his critics
cannot justify.
Secretary Knox was away from his
desk more than Mr.. Bryan. During
his tenure of Office he was a notorious
absentee, but the devotees OF dollar
diplomacy never complained. Mr..
Taft INDUCED in the joys OF the road
on the slightest provocation and never
seemed to be at rest except when on
wheels. Compared with him Mr.. Bry-
an has been a positive recluse.
Some OF the criticism directed
against the secretary Of state is POI
litical, some personal. but batting MN
Bryan long since ceased to be pas
time and became an industry In GER
tain quarters.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
VOTE ON COMMISSION FORM
Monroe Council Calls Special Election
on January 30.

Western Newspaper Union News Sarvi~o
Monroe.--The city of Monroe may
have commission form of govern
ment within the next few months. Sew
eral weeks ago petition signed by
1853 voters, asking that an election be
called to vote on the question, was
presented to the council and the lat
ter body has granted the petition.
The council passed the necessary
ordinances, authorizing and calling a
special election to be held to vote on
the proposition. The election was set
for January 80, 1914. l. L. Haas was
elected registrar of voters and COM
missioners and clerks of election were
named.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
To Investigate Beef Shortage.

Washington.-Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Houston has announced the ap-
pointment of a special committee of
experts to conduct a general inquiry
ipto various factors which contrib
ute to-conditions attending the present
unsatisfactory meat production in the
United States. The announcement pre-
scribes that the committee will in.
vestigate especially in reference to
beef, with a view to suggesting pos
sible methods for improvement"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
EAh FeDERALs IN R0UT
Aefcss Border by Rebels and
eeed Back by Americans.
'pepef Union News Ser~'ce

Pspef Union News Ser-'ce.
10 Tex.-The Northern Divis-
ne Mexican Federal army ap-
~ been utterly demoralized.
= dead and wounded stretch
we hills and some of its sol.
slns In a panic across the
sAles border only to be push
win. the 1000 Federals who
dramatc retreat from Chi.
/" u1lnaga. the little Mexican
spposite here, we're scattered
.eetions as a result of their
@''s sith the rebels.
.neEed Federal soldiers cross.
American side of the Rio
~ we're forced to return to
SIDE after they had been
. saeir arms. A number of
we're wounded.
hundred others crossed at
saat' but returned to Mexico
'oach Of the United States
lom across the river were
orezco and Gen. Ynez
- Ss...nanding ... volunteers, made
s..sao s'Iorts to keep the army in.
'ns with drawn revolvers
~ soldier who mutinied.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
BONDS NEARLY ALL SOLD
New Orleans Banks's Share Of State
Securities Finds Ready Market.
tern NewsDaper Onion News Service.

Western NewsDnper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-The New Orleans
banks which have participated in the
sale of the state bonds recently is
sued to take up the 81, 100000 of out
standing bonds, have practically fin
ished the sale Of those assigned to
:hem in the agreement by which the
syndicate Of New York and New Or
leans banks took the whole amount
of bonds.
r. S. Hecht, trust officer of the HI
bernia Bank and Trust Company, said
that. although the banks here still
had some bonds to sell, they had prac.
tically sold out their share and were
now helping the New York banks to
sell theirs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
MRS. YOUNG WINNER
after BITTER fight
REELECTED SUPERINTENDENT
OF CHICAGO SCHOOLS AFTER
BEING DEPOSED.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Chicago.-Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
was voted back into the superintend.
ency of the Chicago public schools,
after stormy session of the Board Of
Education. Seven members refused to
vote, on the ground that the board had
no power to reconsider the election
of John d. Shoop, assistant superin-
tendent under Mrs. Young, who had
been elected her successor Conten-
tion also was made that the four men,
bers of the board named by Mayor
Harrison to replace four whose resig-
nations he had enforced were not
entitled to their seats.
The action of the board in remov-
ing Shoop and replacing Mrs. Young
at once will be challenged in court, II
was announced by the opposition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Monroe.-Eastbound passenger train

Monroe.-Eastbound passenger train
No. 6 over the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific railroad was wrecked near
Powell station, eleven miles west of
Monroe. Engineer Frank Watts and
Tom Milton, the negro fireman, were
injured in jumping. Three negro pas
sengers were slightly injured. The
train was coming down a grade into
the station and the engineer had the
steam shut off when the engine jump
ed the track. The engine remained
upright, but the baggage car and ne
no coach were overtulu ned
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03

Chicago.-The bill posters trust"
is negotiating with the government to
follow the example Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
and dissolve, it was learned here. Suit
against the alleged combination was
begun here recently but the associa-
ton is said to be willing to conform
to every wish of the government with
out further procedure in court. The
governments suit is civil one d.
rected against Associated Bill Post.
ers and Distributors Of the United
States and Canada.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Paid Political Assessments.

Albany. n. Y.-Fnr lS years all the
state employees have been compelled
to pay percentage of their wages
as political assessments. This admis-
sion was made by three state canal
officials, testifying in the state graft
inquiry before Special Commissioner
James w. Osborne. AS a result Of
this testimony. 1t is said that Gov
ernor Glynn will demand the resigna-
ton Of Duncan W. Peck, superintend-
ent of public works, who has charge
Of ell canal work in the state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Depositcrs Are Paid OF,

Lockport-Carrying out the arrange
ments of the associations of the Bank
of Lockport, Bank of Thibodaux, Bank
of Lafourche. Bank Of Houma, the
Raceland Banking Association, the
Peoples Bank and Trust Company.
the Bank of Lockport Is paying off
the depositors Of the Merchants and
Planters Bank in liquidation. As an.
ticipated. there was no run on the
bank, and the best of feeling exists
towards the late Merchants and Plant.
ers' Bank.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
COAST STORM TAKES LIVES
Twelve Men Are Lost and Damage
Amounting to 100000 Done.

Western Nswspsper rnicp News Service.
New York.-Two men drowned In
the East river and ten men-the crews
of two barges wrecked on the New
Jersey coast-given up as lost is the
cost in human lives of the storm which
swept over this city and vicinity.
At Seabright, N. j., fashionable
summer resort, 20 miles south of here,
most of the houses have either been
wrecked or are under water. Seventy
families are homeless. The damage
to property is estimated at $1,000, 900
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
No Cause for Industrial Alarm.

Taking the facts from the pages Of
history, which we cannot get our Re-
publican friends to attend to, there
was no check to industry when Grover
Cleveland was elected in 1892. nor
when he was inaugurated in 1893. and
when a Democratic tariff was enacted
in August, 1894, there was an immedi-
ate revival of industry, which lasted
through two-thirds of 1895.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
YEAR ON
FARMS
oe AGRICULTURAL PROD
IN UNITED STATES
seAks ALL RECORDS.
REACHES 10 BILLIONS
q This Increase, Lower Cost
living Is not Expected
to Result.
/ REACHES 10 BILLIONS
.,., Union News Service. %

rvwpsper Union News Service
shston.-Ten billion dollars
= products, five billion dollars
Ipcome-a bumper year in
arouths and other setbacks-
"a record of six million Ameri-
1pers.
United States most successful
husbandry produced $1,000, ,O00..
IN Of crops, of which $685.
we're represented by cereals
and oa.55O. 100000 worth of ami
~ and slaughtered and animal
= The value of the 1913 crops
ne sum of 1889, or more than
q dollars more than that of
4 substantially greater crop
De crops, II is estimated that
mt will remain on farms and
joer cent of the animal produc-
remain. On that basis the
pre is estimated at $5,S47,-
. record year Of crop value
q the record of production
-and the fact that the num-
arms has increased IL per
ibce 1870 until there now are
|ued to be 100000, farms in the
~, the Department Of Agricul-
10 discussion Of the subject
mt take the view that a lower
)flIYing will result.
y Valued at $1,692,OO0,OO COM
y q per cent Of the value of all
y although the volume was under
)eord. Other principal crops with
nsfe given In the order in which
lone:
~. s7sS,soo,OoO; Hay, s797,0O0,-
Wheat, the largest crop ever
y h this country. 100000 900;
H<ooo0.00O; Potatoes, s22S,0OO
fObacco, s122,OOO,0OO: Barley,
o1oo; Sweet potatoes, $4,000
hszr beets. s34,OOO,0O0; Louisi-
~ sugar, s2s,oOO.OOO; Rye, $780,
Rice, s22.00O,000: Flaxseed,
mo; Hops, s15,OOO,OOa; Buck
, 100000.
lsantity Of estimated produc.
= record has been broken by
re. rice, sugar beets, beet su-
y the total of beet and cane su-
ne department says. "Of the re-
crops, oats, barley, cotton and
lrse been exceeded twice in pro-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
INQUIRY
At CALUMET ASKED
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR
SHARGES THAT COUNTY is
RULED BY GUNMEN.
BLAME THE MINE OPERATORS
Speakers at Mass Meeting Accuse
Owners and Agents of lnstigat-
in Panic Costing 72 Lives.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Chicago.-An appeal to Congress to
Investigate conditions in the copper
country of Michigan was iade BY the
Chicago Federation of Labor in reso-
lutions, which directly charged the
owners OF the mines and their agents
with being responsible for the tragedy
of Christmas eve, in Calumet, Mich,
when 72 children and adults lost their
lives. The resolutions also charged
that Houghton county is under a gov
ernment by gunner under orders of
the mine owners and that Charles H.
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, was assaulted, shot
and driven out Of Hancock by thugs
and gunner.
The announcement that the West
ern Federation Of Miners will concen-
trate its strength on the copper strike
was made by Vance Terzich, a men,
Der Of the Executive Board. Every
member of the board, he said, plans
to go to the copper mining regions
next week. We are going to win that
strike or break up the organization, T"
he said. "As soon as Mr.. Meyer is
able he will be back there as the
LEADER"
Charles H. Tanner, auditor Of the
Western Federation of Miners, who,
with Meyer, was escorted from Han
cock stirred the fire against the Citi-
zens' Alliance. I'VE have ample evil
dence,' he said. Half a dozen will
testify that the man who called fire
in Italian hall wore a Citizens ALI
ance button"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Woodmen Founder Dies.

Omaha, Neb.-J. c. Root, sovereign
commander of the Woodmen of the
World and founder of that order. died
at Hendersonville, N. c. Internal
trouble was given as the cause of his
death. Mr.. Root had been travelling
in the South in the interests OF the
order and his condition was not con.
sidered grave until two days ago, when
messages we're received requesting his
son, Harry Root, to come to Hender
sonville.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Absurd Talk Of "Class Taxation"

Abuse of the income tax as class
taxation might be directed with equal
plausibility and equal injustice
against the collection Of ordinary 10
cal taxation in all large American cit
les. The income tax is not an at
tempt to tar the rich for the benefit OF
the poor. 1t only partially remedies
the present injustice Of taxing the
poor indirectly. through consumption
and through rent. far more heavily In
proportion than the rich.--New York
World.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-03
Sanatarjum 70 Be Rebuilt

Crowley.-Directors of the Crowley
Sanitarium Company, whose property
was recently destroyed by fire, have ar
ranged to replace the burned frame
building with a modern brick sani-
tarium.