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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-22
Ladies! Uisit our Corset de-
partment during the next 3 days

We will guarantee to improve your
figure whether we sell you a corset
or not.
An expert demonstrator of Royal
Worcester, Bon Ton and Adjusto
corsets will be here at your service
from the 23rd to 25th inclusive with
the ability to fit and advise how to
wear your corset correctly.
The new free hip, boneless, hip
confiner, dancing and front lace
models will be on display. In fact
our department will be thorough
synopsis of all that is new in the art
of corsetry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-22

There is wide variety of styles,
made of voile and lawn in both high
and low neck models, with either
long or short sleeves set in, or kimo-
ma shoulder.
The trimmings are dainty en-
broidered sprays, or fine lace inser-
tions used in the most charming man.
ner. They are exceptional values on
sale for few DAYS att $1.19
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
LAND CASE PROBE
ON THIS WEEK
STARTED IN RAYVIlIE DECEM.
BER IS BY THE STATE PROBE
COMMISSION.
SUCCESSOR TO GENERALLY
Decided Election Will Not Be Taken
Up Until the First Meeting A.
ter January I.
Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge
Election Of a successor Joseph Z.
Generelly, deceased, was postponed
by the State Probe Commission until
the first meeting held in New Orleans
after January l. 1t was decided that
the commission will go to Rayville for
session beginning December Is, at
which the investigation of the Ten
sas land case will be started,
Chairman Buie said that he would
be unwilling to agree to any recess
that would prevent taking up the Ten
sas case December Is, as he had at
tanned personal service on President
Brown of the Lacey syndicate, who is
one of the most important witnesses
desired, and if he is not heard at the
time fixed it might not be possible
again to get service on him.
George Wesley Smith asked If Mr..
Buie believed Mr.. Brown would be at
the hearing. Mr.. Buie said if he
were not there he would see that the
commission uses every means to
reach him, and that Mr. Brown would
not be allowed to treat the commits
sion with contempt.
Chairman Buie, on motion of George
Wesley Smith, appointed Mr.. Smith
Leon R. Smith and H. Bouanchaud a
committee to prepare resolutions on
the death of Mr.. Generelly.
The commission took up plans for
some of its future work and these in
dicate that it does not mean to be
idle. Leon r. Smith said: my view
is that it will be only a short time be-
fore an unlimited constitutional con-
vention will be held. The public
mind is convinced of that, and it
seems to me that it is the duty of this
commission to gather as much useful
data as it can furnish to that body.
The judiciary will come in for revis-
ion, among other things" Mr.. Smith
offered this resolution:
Resolved, That the clerks of the
district courts throughout the state,
at their earliest convenience, will ex-
examine the dockets OF their respective
courts and report 10 this commission
the number of cases tried during the
twelve months beginning January l.,
1914, to January 1, 1915, and those
filed during that time, and also report
the actual number of days that each
district judge occupies his bench"
This was adopted
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
TRICKED BY STOLEN CODE
Goeben Escaped by Use Of Week-old
Cipher Stolen From
British.

New York-The German cruisers
Goeben and Breslau escaped from Mes
sina to the Dardanelles at the start Of
the war by using a week-olC secret
code stolen from the British admiralty.
This fact, brought out at the recent
court martial which exonerated Ad-
miral Troubri1se from blame, has been
suppressed by the British censor, but
reached New York by mail from Lon
don. Troubri1ge had the boats bottled
up at Messina, but received a wireless
code message, worded and signed in
correct admiralty form, ordering him
to let the cruisers alone. Assuming
that other plans had been worked out
for their capture, he did cs directed.
Not until he reached London for the
court martial did he learn the order
was spurious. Supposedly 1t was sent
by the Goeben herself or by some Ger
man wireless station. The code could
only have been obtained by spy or
by Treason. of some Briton high in au-
thority.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
EIGHT LYNCH|NGS
START AN INQUIRY
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH AZ
TER BEING TAKEN FROM
THE SHREVEPORT JAIL.
PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE
In Twelve Months There Have Been
Eight Lynchinss in Caddo Parish,
Five Being in Ten Days.

reveport.-Watkins Lewis, the
negro taken from the parish Jail here
Friday night, was bound to a tree and
burned to death near Sylvester, on
the Texas line, according to informa-
ton received here. Lewis and two
other negroes lynched last week,
were charged with the murder and
robbery of Charles NJ. Hicks, postmas-
ter and merchant at Sylvester. Lewis
is said to have maintained to the last
that he had no part IN the murder of
Hicks.
District Judge T. F.. Bell ordered
the Grand Jury to convene here
Wednesday to investigate the two
lynchings.
1t is expected that the Grand Jury
also will inquire into the measures
taken by the parish authorities to pro-
tect the negroes after they had been
placed in Jail.
Eight lynchings have occurred In
this parish during the last II months,
five negroes having been victims In
the past ten days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
FIND COMFORT IN TRENCHES
Allies Troops Are Well Sheltered
From IncIemencies Of the
Weather.

London.-A dispatch from West
Flanders to the Times says:
THE British, French and Belgian
soldiers in the trenches are not at al
unhappy. The trenches on the User
are as comfortable and we'll sheltered
as material, industry and decided con-
structive ingenuity can make them.
The men for the most part are liy-
ing below the surface of the ground
and have so banked themselves about
that wind, rain or sleet has no great
terrors for them. Some of them have
been fortunate enough to obtain oil
stoves. In such cases the mud walled
compartments in which they live are
II anything inclined to be warmer per.
haps than hygienists would approve.
Stoves are priceless luxuries. but they
are not at all uncommon"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
FIGHT IN DELIRIUM

emily stood still. Some of the soldiers
In this hospital have gone mad.
Ihlnk, too, of the frightful life in
the trenches, some of which are only
loo yards from those of the enemy.
An officer described it at some length.
All day a continual tension of the
nerves and no chance to climb I'D
out of the narrow ditch, even for an
instant.
Even nightfall brings little peace.
for 1t is the time chosen for surprise
attacks. Suddenly, not ten yards from
trench, men rise from the Darkness.
a cry rings out; sentinel, who had
dozed in spite of himself, staggers to
his feet-too late! The dazzling rays
OF searchlight a kilometer away
blind the men in the trenches, while
the attacking forces, who have the
light at their backs, charge bayonets.
Then all is dark again. The search.
light is removed to escape the shells
OF hostile batteries. In the shadow
or the moonless, starless night q
frightful hand to hand fight takes
place, with hoarse cries of anger and
death, and with cracking of rifles.
Thus the nights succeed one an
other, in heavy sleep full of dreams
and Nightmares, some of which are
only too real. Hearing all this, one
can understand that progress s..ould
be slow. One asks ones self how
many more months and months long
er this killing Of men must go on,
this wearing them down, this dying
of disease, this frightening them into
madness, until at last the formid-
able invader shall have been driven
from France.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

stay away, Just this once, from this
Christmas party I've been invited to!
"And think Of the good I'm doing
to other people, tool" he added. How
grateful the public will be to me for
pointing out the way to their own re-
lease from this idiotic custom Of eac-
rificing themselves!
why, / shouldn't wonder II there
would be a statue erected to me as
the first man who stayed away from
family reunion at this holiday! can
see 1t now, labeled: The Peoples
Santa Claus-He Gave Us What We
Wanted Most for Christmas!'
And so, in pleasant reflection upon
the perfection of his plan as he had
carried II out, Mr.. Simpsons thoughts
ran until Christmas morning.
II was Mr. Simpsons idea to eat his
Christmas dinner, ordered In from a
nearby restaurant, in the solitude of
his own home, bare as 1t was OF his
family.
A. one o'clock the waiter brought
2 the heavy tray. Mr.. Simpson super
intended the arrangement OF its con-
tents on the table In the dining room.
And 1t was just one-fifteen, as he
stood rubbing his hands at the pros
pect Of eating alone on Christmas for
the first time In his life-when the
doorbell rang.
"Doggone it," burst out Mr.. Simp-
son. What's that?"
For a moment he decided not to
open the door. Then he changed his
mind and went downstairs, two at a
time. II might be some bad news
from his absent family.
He threw open the portal-and stag
gered back into the hall.
And after him trooped a gayly
shouting and laughing party Of sixteen
Mr.. Simpsons relatives!
I'VE came to eat our Christmas din
ner here!" cried one Of his aunts.
You poor man-we knew you'd be
all alonel" gushed a first cousin.
We didn't want you to eat your
Christmas dinner all by yourself"
chortled another female relation. so
We brought ours here in baskets to
eat with you!"
Mr.. Simpson looked over the crowd
still streaming into his front hall. His
lips pursed tightly as he led the way
to the. dining room.
But all he said, unintelligibly to his
unexpected guests, was:
We'll. guess they won't put up
that statue of me as Santa Claus this
year,"
Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Coz
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
MUST HAVE FEET CUT OFF
Fifteen Hundred British officers and
Men In Hospitals With ExtremI-
ties Frozen.

London.-Officers invalided home
from the front say there are at present
about fifteen hundred British officers
and men suffering from frozen feet in
the base hospitals in and about Bou-
logne-sur-Mer, France. Fully 1000 of
this number must have one or both
feet severed, owing to the deaden:ng of
the nerves, which makes futile all at
tempts at treatment. Chilblains and
frostbites have been depicting the
ranks worse than bullets and shrapnel,
and once a mails foot is frozen he is
through as far as fighting is concerned
for the rest of the war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
OFFICER ATTACKS THE KAISER
Crazed Man Draws Sword on the EN-.
peror, but Is Disarmed,
Paris Hears.

Paris.-There is a report current
here, apparently emanating from Ger.
man sources. that an officer of the
German general staff at the grand
headquarters became insane when the
emperor upbraided him for a tactical
error during the battle of Flanders.
The story says that he assaulted the
kaiser violently with his drawn sword.
Other officers managed to overpower
him, and he was forcibly removed, all
the while hurting frightful epithets at
the kaiser, who was considerably
shaken by the affair.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

In answer to an intimation that
some parts of the country receive bet
ter treatment than others in the mat
ter of waterways appropriations
Mayor Behrman of New Orleans de-
clared in Washington that on Septem-
Der 1 there were s3,OOo,OOO worth Of
waterways projects under way in
Louisiana alone, to which the Federal
government had not contributed one
cent
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Extensive plans for the reorganiza-
ton of the New Orleans, Texas and
Mexico Railroad and the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico, will be
launched at meeting of the bondhold-
ers, headed by b. F. Yoakum, to be
held in New York early this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Hugo Nathan, lieutenant of the
One Hundred and Nineteenth Wurtem-
burg Grenadier Regiment of Queen
Olga" who has been delighting people
at Baton Rouge with thrilling nara.
tives of his experiences with the
Kaiser's army on the firing line in Eu.
rope, was a clerk in a store at Green
Vile, Miss, at the outbreak of the war
and up until few weeks ago. The
Vicksburg police wire that he is
wanted there for forgery.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
LOUISIANA NEWS

At the fair just closed at Alexan-
dria, $1,000 of Jersey cattle had been
sold Oklahoma exhibitors of Aberdeen
Angus cattle had sold more in one
day than at eight other state fairs,
while out Of sixteen short-horn bulls
from Texas fourteen had been dispos.
ed Of to the Louisiana farmers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

James A. Ludlow of Henrietta, Ark,
jumped in front of an inbound passen-
ger train on the Mississippi Valley
Railroad in New Orleans Friday
morning and was killed under the
wheels of the engine. Death must
have been instantaneous. The body
was greatly mutilated.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

T. H. Harris. state superintendent
Of education, has announced the pro-
gram for the conference of parish su-
perintendents and school board men,
bers which is to be held in almuni
hall of Louisiana State University,
January 25 and 26.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
German DrivInu Gloves.

London.-German officers wear steel
tipped gloves with which they drive
men in the ranks back into line, &C.
cording to a Belgian officer now in
London.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
Can Furnish $500, 900.

London.-The total male population
OF England and Wales available for
military purposes is estimated at s.
100000 in the annual report of the
registrar general Of births deaths and
marriages. which has just been made
public. The registrars compilation
gives the following figures:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
Will Raise Mexican Quail.

Gently. NJ. Coburn. living near
here, has just received a shipment of
Mexican quail, which he has turned
loose in his neighborhood, with the
intention of propagating them as game
birds.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
Mrs. Young Reelected.

Chicago.-Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
superintendent of the Chicago schools,
whose salary of $4,000 year makes
her one of the highest salaried wom-
en- In the country, was reelected.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

A corps Of engineers from the high
way department has completed a sur
vey of the river near Westlake, where
the new $15O,0OO bridge will span the
stream.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Governor Hall this week issued
a proclamation calling a special elec-
tion January 10 to fill vancancies in
state offices where unexpired terms
of over one year exist.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
SssSes55tT :SS5s. Sss.S5ss'z ~ zSss.&
StmrHnn' q Gllriatntaa
BY KENNETH RAND

EN~ OOLS!" said Mr. Simpson.
- ''Idiots!" he added. Even
3 VS. If they are my own rela-
I|NN% tives!" he supplemented
1SO with a dogged shake of his
partially bald head.
S The souvenir postal card
M 4 which called forth his op-
NSj. probrious language had just
EAN9 "A arrived.
NAxfM Look at this. will you?"
ESTJ He turned the card over
ENl in his fingers.
N Peace on earth, good
ESN will TO men!'" Mr. Simp-
EENE son read the inscription.
ES&gA Then he turned IT over.
INN97 1--WE want you with US
EeS7W day after tomorrow for a
% good, old-fashioned family
1A reunion around the festal
AMM Christmas board!'" he read
NA8W Il in three lines of handwrit-
VIZ ing on the other side of the
~ card.
r I'm There you are," he ex-
claimed wrathfully. There
A you are, doggone it,
He waved the card vio-
lently around in the air at arms length
as he continued muttering.
They send you one of these paper
doilies from a madhouse dining room,"
uapt op Mr. Cipncop IN tho EctapinU
walls OF the room of which he was the
only occupant-"with Peace on earth.
goodwill to men on one side, and on
the other an invitation to take a six
hour trip out into the slushy country
for a rotten meal with a gang Of
people who drive me crazy at the
thought of being related to, every
time / see EN-"
Here | am" he said, regretfully
shaking his head over his hard lot in
life, here am, planning that I'll be
comfortable for at least one Christ
mas, anyway. Family away in Florida
for the winter; me here all alone, to
do just as like-and now along comes
this-this summons to spend a day be-
ing miserable!"
Suddenly Mr.. Simpson sat up
straight in his chair.
by jerry!" he calculated suddenly.
by jerry-whats to hinder me from
being the martyr in the cause? What's
to prevent me from putting an end to
this dad-dinged pracice-huh?
Suppose l don't go to this Christ
mas reunion? Suppose | stay home
here and enjoy my day OF peace on
earth in the way / want to? What
will happen?
why. next year there won't be a
single, solitary soul of my relations
that will get together in an affair Of
this kind. I'll have pointed the way
I'll be the example they've been wait
ing to follow away from custom-and,
by jerry. I'll bet you the thing will
spread, too!
And I'll be responsible for it,"
added Mr.. Simpson joyously-"if !
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Principals say the conference held
at Eaton Rouge under the auspices of
the State Board OF Education was
large enough to form an association
of their own Independent of the State
Board.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Joseph Edward Generelly, leader of
the Orleans delegation in the House of
Representatives, prominent lawyer,
and for years interested in the growth
and development of New Orleans, died
Monday night at 10:45, at his home in
New Orleans, following a sudden at
tack of acute indigestion. Mr.. Gene
reilly ate dinner with his wife and
family at their residence as was Gus
tomary, and later complained of a
heavy feeling in the head and stom-
ach, and died soon afterward, sur
rounded by his family.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

st. Landry parish police jury has
fixed the saloon license at $780, This
is the same tax imposed last year
There was a large delegation from
several sections of the parish, asking
that the license be raised to $4,000, SO
as to prevent any saloons except in
towns where there was police protec-
ton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

The rice planters who have been cul-
tivating rice on Bayou Teche above
Keystone Locks, are very much wor-
ried over the recent action taken by
the United States engineers in the
New Orleans Office in prohibiting the
use of Bayou Teche water for irrigat-
ing purposes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Rev. Father Luvin. Jesuit mission.
ary, is conducting a mission at st.
Martinville.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

No stamp tax will be required in
the purchase Of marriage licenses in
Louisiana, under ruling of Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue Osborne,
received by federal officials at New
Orleans. Since the emergency reve-
nue. act has been in force. local Off
cials have held that a 50-cent tax
should be collected ,on the $1,000 in
demnity bond which applicants for
marriage licenses are required to fur
nish under the laws of this state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

The Southern Pine Association
plan. championed by the Missouri
lumbermen, went through with flying
colors at the lumbermen's mass meet
ing at New Orleans Wednesday, and
it was unanimously decided that while
the associations domicile will be
Missouri, the operating headquarters
will be established in New Orleans.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

The Mutual Loan and Investment
Company. which will deal in real es-
tate. stocks and bonds, has just
been organized at Alexandria, with q
capital stock of 100000
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Begging on the streets OF Baton
Rouge is prohibited by an ordinances
passed by the Commission Council.
which is to take effect January 1. The
ordinan,S makes begging a misde-
meanor punishable by fine of from
IS to s25 or jail sentence from ten
to thirty days. Beggars now on the
streets are to be cared for by the
organized charities.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

Will Varnado, who escaped FROM
the Amite City jail about four years
ago. after he had been convicted and
sentenced to life Imprisonment ,or
the murder Of Jeff Amacker, near
Kentwood, was arrested in West
Monroe saloon December s by Sheriff
Jack Parker and Deputy Sheriff Arthur
Grant.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
OFF ON HUNTING TRIP TO
 HEAD OF THE EAST FORK

Stormy" Black and A. J Baker two of Skagway's huskiest young men, left on foot this forenoon with big packs of blankets, provisions and cooking utensils on their backs for a weeks outing on the head waters of east fork of the Skagway river, where it is their intention to put in their time in tracking the wild and elusive mountain goat to his feeding grounds on the almost inaccessible reaches Of the glacier
 Inasmuch as they apparently had but a limited supply of salt with them it is to be presumed they ln- tend to refrigerate within one or the many ice caves with which the glacier abounds any game which they may kill, and thus preserve 1t in its natural purity and freshness until they are ready to return home,
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
JAPANESE CORONATION
 FETE Is IN FULL SWING

Tokio, Nov. 1O-The insignificant coronation ceremonies of the Mikado began Saturday. The Mikado and his consort left here that morning for Kyoto with the imperial treasures. They remained oyer night at the Nagoya Palace and ar rived at Kyoto Sunday and visited the royal sanctuary.
 From now until November 2S the empire will be busy in the mag nificent celebration which will cost over two and a half million dollars After the actual coronation of Nov, g the royal family will tour the Kingdom, visiting the various shrines and the mausoleums of dead em- rerors. On his return to this city the Mikado will hold magnlfl- cent banquet in the palace and re view his troops at Aoyama and the fleet at Yokohama.