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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

Tn the arena of speculation svsr!
every seller is a free lance. u 'n'
the bear" has pulled down inc -
Mays wheat lower than the crop
rant. the bull" puts his neck ana
the quotations and hurls them W..
stand there. to change the figure, nM
cocks. There can never De an a'I
these two opposing interests. bu'
two self interests equilibrium ID 3.
Unfortunately. the public know,
the methods of the bucketshop 80
does the legitimate boards OF traoe.
in outward appearance are eAAcU
the offices Of a private wire CONN.,
intentional counterfeiters. bue.e
trade in grain at all. They Simply
customers on the fluctuations ana 49,
back or make fluctuations 10 sur
The real broker, however. VINO
regular authorized grain excnans. e
toners to make money, and II
they make money. IL they oon
he will lose their trade because 'asA
is all that he makes.
1t is interesting to trace the nsnsI
OF grain from arrival until II
the elevator. First, It is necess.H
for the protection Of cars from tn's
reaching the neighborhood OF tne ~
yards. as a rule. are located 10
large cities, and this remotenes..
the fact that they attract to thsn ~
numbers Of petty pilferers. MAKE. ~
ton necessary. For this reaso. ~
board of trade maintains 49,
Upon arrival, under the pro.eo -
the first official handling OF inc ~
car Of grain occurs when II resen .a Y
inspection yards OF any given rai,r q
the seals are broken by an emplo, IA =
grain inspection department 70 p.,cu
and sampling by the state in'p I'm
receivers agents. The cars Oh 80 Z
resealed and ordered to the 80,
points. such as public ana p' ,.,a
transfer houses, mills. and some ss;'
feed stores, where they are unios.., ~
under the supervision of the boaIo 4
ing department, which has sta'''s - 4
these points one or more men !"
work .,,,mfhJ
Each car. when unloaded. is 'nO' 40
out and swept with broom +"
grain may be accounted 1or'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
X !

But perhaps the most remarkable feature Of
this sign language lies In the fact that Its charac
tiers while only nine In number are each Of such
farreaching importance that thousands Of dollars
are involved practically every time one Of them
IL made.
This extraordinary system of communication Is
the means by which brokers on the Chicago
board of trade conduct their business of buying
and selling on the open market. 1t is peculiar to
this institution, being unlike that used on the
floor Of any other exchange in the world
To the casual visitor watching the crowds con-
gregated about the different pits during the times
Of furry in prices the signs used by the traders
have no ineligible meaning, but to the expe-
rienced trader a simple movement OF the hand
attracts attention and at the same time conveys
all the Information necessary to consummate
deal
This sign language mas developed with the
growth Of the board and its use has long since
become q necessity. The turmoil and hurly-burly
resulting from q thousand traders seeking TO
attract attention In the excitement OF the hour.
added to the click Of hundreds of high-keyed tele-
graph instruments and the noise Of small army
of messenger and errand boys scurrying about
makes articulate speech practically impossible
Then too the eye is quicker than the ear. and
the signals given with the hand or by gesture
of the head mean as much as telegram TO the
party addressed and frequently permits the clos
ing of a trade, when. II time had been taken IN
an offer, some change might have taken place In
the market and the opportune moment would
have been lost.
The sign manual Of the pit trader is simplicity
ITSELF and with a very little practise anyone can
become adept at 1t. although Of course. this does
not mean that II will perfect him as q master In
| the strategy and generalship demanded OF
| good broker For instance, wheat having sold at
| 80 cents a trader catches the eye Of some one
opposite in the pit who has $4,000 bushels to sell.
and partly BY telepathy and partly by a motion
of the clenched first, signals that he will take
the $50" wheat at 80. The seller. In reply. holds
I'D his right hand with the index finger extended
horizontally, indicating that he wants cent
more than the price quoted, or 90h cents The
buyer motions acceptance and signals back u.
| The seller and buyer then note on their cards
Sold so at n Jones' and bot so at u Smith,
respectively, the number Of bushels bought and
| sold always meaning many thousands. AFTER
| leaving the pit the two traders meet and check
the operations
All prices are indicated by the hand and fingers
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

refused to give their names, were mo-
toring from Patchogue to Lakewood
when they collided with motor truck.
Mrs. Tucignas was thrown into the
road. and her friends were bumped
against the sides of the tonneau. All
were cut and bruised. The chauffeur
escaped injury.
Mrs Tucignas summoned Frank P
Hildreth, a lawyer of Amityville. L. !.
1t was az the fault of that motor
truck chauffeur. | want you to start
suit a~"inst his employers at once"
she said
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
WASHING GRAVEL FOR GOLD
Most Primitive Of Methods Employed
Is BY Use Of Running Water
and Gravity.

Placer or hydraulic mining Is the
art of separating gold from gravel
sand. or clay, making use principally
If running water and gravity. The
deposits which are susceptible 10
treatment of this sort have been
ormed by the breaking down and
scattering In gold-bearing rocks ana
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

ing It to settle throus ',.sts
gravel by means Of It's s.,,x
blankets, or in mercury N I
on the sluice bottom, ),
ar are makeshlfts, though .,a q j,
handling small amounts as, !" -
material, while ts the !. r's esrda
hydraulic mining ls,..tiass
working immense Qus guam. i
grade material BY m 'sssors'
Gated and expensive ls.' y
chine chinery. at a minimum a
Engineering Magazine
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
Finds Chicks In Egg Crate.

New York.-When Frank Wolf en-
tered his restaurant to begin the days
business he found eight young chick
ems running around the bottom of an
egg crate. The crate had lain behind
the cooking stove for some time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
WANTED LAW, NOT MEDICINE
Long Island Woman Hurt In Auto
Smash Hurries to Start DAM
age Suit.

Baldwin, L. Never mind a doc
tor; I want to see my lawyer first"
said Mrs. George Tucignas Of
Patchogue. as she was assisted into
the Baldwin Inn here after she and
two women friends had been hurt in
IN automobile collision.
Nrs. Tucignas and her friends. who
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

and constant n
the sale Of ssh
visions, indepssdu
immediate. actul
consumptive I'D
What is more &
to the agricultufk
vides him with
money, which b d
Its way through
try stores 10
merchants In n
tiers Of trade, q
than any othsf I
keeps the compHc
chinery Of businsa
monious actiutJ'
has the effect d
to the knovledr
grain dealer and
er all facts vhid
essary for then ,
in order to arm
intrinsic value 4
grain, as messud
supply and IN
the world ove
year through.
operation, al hi
concerning the
Of grain, and 4
kets Of the vcfA
at the servics ~
liz
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04
Tight skirt Causes Broken Lea.

Chicago.-Mrs. William Frederick
Stahl of Evanston stumbled while
stepping from an automobile anc
broke her leg She blamed q tight
skirt which she was wearing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

HAT undoubtedly Is the most
unique sign language employed
anywhere in the world Is to be
found in Chicago. It Is different
from other sign languages in
that 1t is called into use only be-
tween the hours of $3.50 a. m.
and 1 p. m. each week day. and
because Of the fact that before
and after these periods its users
depend upon ordinary methods
of speech for communication.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-04

Jack Of fear Is fatalistic. his friends
say. His military secretary. Capt Es-
pinosa Mireles, recently declared: He
believes. like Napoleon, that the bull
let which will kill him has not yet
been nodded"
Time and again in battle, with the
federal bullets whistling about him.
he has called his secretary to his side
and in spite of protests against imper-
ling a life so valuable to his country
has calmly dictated his correspond
ence.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
|)RTY-E|GHT HOURS
Of FIGHTING
IS PUT GUADALAJARA IN CONSTITUTION
ALIST HANDS
IS OF SECOND CITY Of MEXICO WITH MANY MEN
AND IMMENSE SUPPLIES PUTS FEDERAL
CAUSE ON IT'S LAST LEGS

luadalajaTa, Mex, July 10.-Gen-
Alvaro Abregon, who captured
the second largest city in the
Alblic of Mexico, after forty-eight
RS of fighting, set up constitu-
halist government today. He has
lered the bodies of the federal
|liers slain in the battle burned,
ordered the execution of the
|ernment soldiers who refused to
list under the revolutionary ban
General Obregon estimates the fed
4 losses in killed and wounded at
90. He captured 5000 prisoners
I expects to capture a majority of
other 5000 who fed. leaving
iir arms and ammunition, when
~ saw the city was doomed.
The capture of Guadalajara cut
Huerta's escape toward Manzalil-
If he leaves the capital now he
st go to the eastward.
0bregon estimates his losses at
. killed and wounded. Many fed
i officers fed, leaving their men
fight without guidance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
PUGILISTIC POINTS
Jack johnson Likely to Retain the
Belt for Several Years Yet

New York, July 9.-It will be an
other three or four years before the
heavyweight crown is torn from the
dusky dome of one Jack Johnson, if
his showing in the Moran fight is any
criterion.
Johnson at 36, may not be quite
as good fighter as he was when he
bumped Jeffries off the throne, but
he's still about dozen Jumps ahead
of any white fighter of the present
day. And, too, Johnson is good
deal better than he seemed to be
when he fought Moran.
johnson didn't let himself out in
that Moran fight-and everyone who
saw that fight knows it. Johnson
could have knocked out Moran in
any round he chose, but he let the
white man remain on his feet until
the finish Johnson needed the ex-
ercise. He wanted to prove to him
self that he hadn't aged to such an
extent that 20 rounds would tire him
and so instead of sending Moran to
the mat for the count in the early
part of the fight, he simply toyed
with him all the way, much in the
same way that a cat toys with a
mouse.
The fact that Johnson didn't
knock out Moran inclines persons to
the belief that he has no longer the
punch that brought home the bacon
SO often in the days of his youth. But
those who think that way are due
for rude shock the very first time
Johnson is pitted against real
fighter. The old punch is still there.
1t may not have the full, paralyzing g
power of other years, but there is
still enough force in it to send into
dreamland any man who might be
brave enough to stick his jaw in
front of it.
Those who looked for Moran vic
tory counted heavily on Johnson's s
dissipations so weakening him that
it would give Moran chance But
they were treated to a disagreeable
surprise. Johnson, although ten
years older than Moran and with a
record of four years of dissipation
against Moran's clean life, came out
of the fight in better physical con-
ditfon than did the white man. He
showed greater stamina, greater en-
duranee and more energy than the
white man.
There are some persons now who
feel that Gunboat Smith or Jess Will
lard, who are in the first rank of
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
bic RAILROAD
ISSUES BR|BES
INTERSTATE COMMISSION CATCHES LIN.
WITH THE GOODS ON
CONGRESSMEh, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICERS By THE
HUNDRED RIDE ON PASSES GIVEN BY CORPORATION

Washington, d. c., July 10-Free
passes representing 100000 miles
of travel and valued at more than
10000 were distributed to $4,000
persons by the Louisville and Nash
vile and the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroads during 1913,
according to a report submitted to
the Senate today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The COM
mission, whose investigation was in
response to a Senate resolution, in
its report characterized the distribu-
tion OF free transportation as "a
menace to the institutions of a free
people,
The report shows that the Louis
vile and Nashville gave passes to-
one United States senator, two rep
resentatives in Congress, 139 other
federal officials, 1856 state senators,
2,1S3 state representatives, 1859
other state officials, SO judges, and
many other local office holders. The
Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis is credited with passes to I5E
United States officials other than
members of Congress, >5,S14 state
senators, S.439 state representatives,
Lose other state officials, 10 Judges
and numerous other local officials.
The commission informed the
Con or hot -
order in the special investigation
pursued under the Senate resolution
it was making a general investfga-
ton in which it intends to issue am
order dealing with the practice.
Elm order to properly compile the
required Information, says the re-
port, lists of pass-holders in the.
various classes were prepared. Such
lists reveal the manner in which
these carriers have dipped into prac-
tically every domain. of public and
private life, through the instrument
tality of the free pass. There is
scarcely walk of life which is not
represented in this procession of re-
cipients of passes, from the federal
bench to the local politician and the
sheriff who summons the jury. The
threads represented by the passes tie
thousands of citizens to the carrier
through improper relations. The
lack of morality reflected by the
facts here compiled is a menace to
the institutions of a free people.
These citizens, who sell their infiu-
ence quite as much as though they
accepted money bribes, seem to be
willing to be tied as the carriers
are ready to tie them. Men pledge
their influence quietly in the home,
or school, or club, in the professions.
in business, in city councils and ad-
ministrative boards, in courts OF jus
tice, in executive halls and al the
polls"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10

white hopes, would have a chance
against Johnson. Perhaps-and per-
haps not. Johnson. if pitted against
either of the two would exert him
self. He wouldn't play the cat and
He'd get out with the idea of finish
ing his rival in the quickest time
possible. He'd uncork his terrible
punch at the first opportunity. He
would bring into play all his ring
craft. And the chances are about
to 1 that he would land a knockout
within ten rounds.
Ever since the johnson Moran
frame-up. On the face of things the
fight dt1 not look like a frame-up.
If there had been any frame-up it
seems logical to assume that John
son would have let Moran have some
sort of showing during the fight. He
would have permitted the white man
TO land at least few punches that
had weight behind them. But he
didn't. The fight was farce simply
because johnson so far outclassed
Moran that it was no fight at all.
A half dozen times during the
fight Johnson slapped Moran's face
with his gloved hands, then dropped
his arms to his sides and laughed in
derision in Moran's face. A half
dozen times he invited Moran to
come on and hit me few" but
Moran wasn't equal to the occasion.
Such acts as these seem to convince
the sensible people that the fight was
not a frame-up-thati it was some
thing of burlesque. with Johnson
applying the slapstick.
Moran feels that he can make
capital of the fact that he fingered
twenty rounds with the champion. If
he does. he ought to split with Lii
Ahthuih," because it was due to All
thuh's kindness. not to Moran's real
staying powers that the white hope"
was among those conscious when the
fight ended.
Seems to us. however, that Moran
could make a great deal more money
by going on the stage under the
guise of comedian. Few men have
pulled more laughable remark than
Moran did at the finish of the fight,
when bleeding, exhausted and almost
blinded, he said between gasps:
81 was Johnson's master at every
stage of the fight"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
CAURANzA AND VILLA
HAVE SEPARATE CAMPS
And Clash Between Their Opposing
Forces Seems Imminent

Eagle Pass, Texas, July 10.-In
spite of the fact that reports circu-
lated in Saltillo and Monterey declare
that the conferences held in Torreon
to adjust differences between Villa
and Carranza have been satisfactory,
Villa has sent a strong force to Mad
ero, a station east of Gomez Palacio,
while Carranza is said to have estab-
lished camp of men drawn from the
division of the northeast at Hipolito,
a few miles west of Paredon function
whence trains run to Monterey and
Saltil1o.
Col. De La Santos, commander of
the garrison Of 500 men at San Ped
TO de Las Colonias, arrived at Saltil-
10 yesterday with the report that Viii
la had sent a force to disarm his
men. Learning Of this plan, the gar
rison determined not to surrender
their arms and marched out from
San Pedro in the direction Of Saltil-
10.
Villa has voted against informal
conferences between Constitutional
lists and Huerta representatives as
proposed by the South American me-
diators.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
WAR DECLARED ON WILSON
WALL STREET MEN IN THE SENATE FIGHT CON-
FIRMATION Of JONES AND WARBURG

Washington, July 10.-A revolt in
the Senate against President Wilson
is on. Many senators have reached
a deadlock with the White House on
the presidents demand that Paul
Warburg and Thomas NJ. Jones be
confirmed by the Senate as members
of the federal reserve board.
The banking committee stood pat
today on unfayorable report, nomi-
mating Jones and Indefinitely post
poning action in the Warburg case.
1t is believed the president Will be
able to muster enough strength in
the Senate to override the banking
committees Recommendation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
WILSON STANDS BIZ wARBURG

So strongly is the president deter
mined to stand by Warburg, no other
nomination will be sent to the Sen
ate, even though Warburg's name is
pigeonholed indefinitely.
Mr.. Warburg has placed himself
entirely in the hands of the president
but won't submit to an examination
by the Senate committee.
The attitude of the White House
now is to force public opinion to
compel the banking committee to re-
treat from it's position. The admin
istration will fight on the floor of the
Senate for Jones confirmation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
FOR HIS FINAL FIGHT
MEXICAN TYRANT PLACING HIS
GUNS AND MASSING
MEN

Mexico City, July 10.-Federal
troops are pouring into the capital
today. President Huerta is prepar-
ing for a final stand and declares
that within week 10000 we'll
equipped soldiers will be concentrate
ed here. Many large seige guns have
been placed in the most advantag-
eous positions.
The British commander is prepar-
ing to send a large force of British
marines here when the rebels near
the capital
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
SEVENTY THOUSAND
FOR FLORIDA CITY
BIG APPROPRIATIONS FOR M
PROVENIENTS IN DEFICIENCY
BILL

Washington, July 10.-The House
committee today reported the de-
ficiency appropriation bill, carrying
81, 100000. This is the last of the
general appropriation bills and con-
tains appropriations for public
buildings and sites.
Among the appropriations are
Key West, site for custom house,
$50, 900, and 900 each for Doug
las, Dawson, Forsyth, Madison,
SandersonVille, Waynesboro and
West Point, Ga.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
IT ISN'T IN IOWA
so KENYON OPPOSES APPRO-
PRIATION TO IMPROVE THE
OKLAWAHA RIVER

Washington, July 10.-In a sensa-
tional speech in the Senate, Senator
Kenyon of Iowa, today attacked the
provision OF the sundry civil bill for
completing the Improvement OF the
channel of the Oklawaha river.
He read to the Senate a report of
the chief of engineers saying that
las a result of this work a narrow,
tortuous channel was secured" Sen
ator Kenyon insisted that this is a
shining example of money wasted.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
SIXTEEN CENTS PER
FOR ROUND STEAK
Residents of Civilized Countries will
Soon Have to Eat Rats

Chicago, July 10.-Meat prices
will rise above the record figures of
recent years, despite the huge grain
crop, packing house Representatives
asserted yesterday. They say that
the present scarcity of cattle and the
effect of dry weather on grazing
lands will more than offset the enor-
nous grain yield. A beef price of
16 cents to the butcher was predict
ed as an early possibility.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
HAD A COLLISION
IN NEW YORK HARBOR

New York, July 10.-The steam
pilot boat New Jersey was rammed
and sunk in Ambrose channel by the
United Fruit Company's steamer
Manchinel during thick fog this
morning. Her crew of fifteen was
picked up from the water uninjured
by the Manchinel and the Southern
Pacific liner Elsud
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
GOVERNOR REWARDED
A CONVICT'S GALLANTRY

Jefferson City, No.. July 10-Wil-
liam Schultz, who was sentenced in
1910 to serve ten years for murder,
was pardoned today by the governor
because the prisoner fought his way
into the burning home of Eugene
Johnson, a switchman, and rescued
Mrs. Johnson and her baby.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10

Fresh shrimp every day at Rodoff's
Cafe. 6-3O-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
BILL WILL ALSO BURN
virginia Man Who Killed His Neph-
ew Electrocuted this Morning

Richmond, Va, July 10.-William
galloway, who was convicted of
BURNING his young nephew to death
10 be relieved of supporting him, was
blectrocuted today. His wife was
sentenced to eight years in the pen
.tentiary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
|OOK ANOTHER
| IMPORTANT TOWN
|EPORT THAT GUAYAIAS is AT
LAST IN HANDS OF
REBELS

Juarez, July 10-Constitutionalist
lficiails today announced dispatch
lating Guaymas had been evacuated
n the federals and Immediately oc-
Ilpied by the revolutionists. The
bwn has been beseiged for several
Feeks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10
WESTINGHOUSE MEN
RETURNED TO WORK

Pittsburg, Pa, July 10.-Two
t thousand employees of the Westing
house corporation who have been on.
q srike, returned to work today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-10

Nh. Robert McGruder of Orlando
is a visitor to Ocala, arriving Thurs
day afternoon.
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-02
BELL WAS | | Fit
WHEN He NE
WELLS
SURGEONS SAY HE WAS sERl-
oysLY IT. Al THE TINE oF
HIS Flo4T.

London, Aug. The operation for
abscsss III the ear upon tolin hell the
Australian heavyweight, has cut the
Joy Of British boxing enthusiastss over
the recent victory Of Bonbardier
Wells.
Bel, his physicians now say. was q
sick MAJ when he stepped into the
ring with Borabardier, and should
never have been allowed to fight, But
this fact was carefully concealed from
the public by his managers, who de-
nied ruinors Of the kind previous to
the fight. Bell. admits he thought the
fight was SO easy he could win even
IN bad condition, and helped in the
deceit. He SAYS he Ii promised an
other match with Wells, IA soon as he
RECEIVERS.
The operation was serious, taking
about two and half hours. Besides
the abscessed ear, his nose, and bron-
chial tubes were blocked with blood
clots the night of the fight
In view Of his condition, the re-
joicings Of the British press over
Wells Coming back and English
prestige restored" are now thought to
have been premature.