The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-06
William II. Hussey, for IS years
commuter to New York from East
Orange, N. Y. has Just celebrated his
ninety-first birthday.

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Judge Dyer has resented the slang
phrase "beat him to it," introduced
into the records of the court in trial
! at Kansas City, and ordered it strick.
en- out.
The Toledo News-Bee was fined
$500, and N. d. Cochran, editor, was
fined 5000 by Judge Killits in the
United States district court Oh
charges of contempt.
The parliament of Iceland, "a OF
whose 40 members are elected by pop.
ular suffrage, has passed a measure
forbidding the sale of alcoholic liz.
uors.
Thomas A. Flynn, United States dis.
trict attorney for Arizona, at Phoenix,
Ariz.. has named W. T. Bryan, Jr., of
Tucson, as his assistant. The salary
Is $4,000 a year.
Edward P. Metcalf, former presi-
dent of the Atlantic National bank, at
Providence, r. l., and Henry f. De
Kay were found guilty on indictments
charging incorporation of the
banks funds.
A letter from "Mollie Shane OF
Brooklyn asking for the names of un.
married members of the Arizona leg.
islature who might be interested in a
matrimonial proposition was referred
to the committee on militia and de
Tense.
Count Karl Stuergekh, the Austrian
premier, has resigned, according to a
dispatch here. He will probably be
succeeded by DR.. l.. Won Bilinsky.
Sir Joseph Pope, Canadian under.
secretary for external relations, and
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British am.
bassador, called on Counsellor Lam
sing at the state department formally
to express regret for the shooting OF
two American duck hunters by Canad.
ian militiamen near Fort Erie, On.
tario, and to arrange for payment Of
indemnity.
A shortage of 10000 tons of food
for the relief of the Belgian refugees
must be made up within the next
three months by the commissionSfor
relief in Belgium or many people will
perish.
Joseph and Isidore Socas, proprie-
tors of ST. Louis skirt factory, have
been indicted by the grand jury for
arson following a fire in their work.
! shop.
Senate Democrats in caucus have
at last reached final agreement on
the administration ship. purchase bill
and adopted a resolution making 1t a
party measure.
Married in July of 1912, at Car.
thage, Mo-, when she was only ~
years of age. Mrs. Grace Immersion
has filed suit for divorce from NJ.
Immersion. They lived together less
than 80 days.
A strike of $4,000 carpenters has
been called for April / in Chicago, it
is announced, because the carpenters
association has declined to grant an
increase in wages.
Two Detroit automobile companies
are planning to build 12-cylinder cars
| next year.
The horoscope of Francis Sayre in.
dicates that the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis B. Sayre. who was born at the
White House last Sunday, is destined
to become born reformer."
Forty-nine years on the New York
police force with never a day off on
sick leave is the record of Jones
Grant, So, who retired.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John D..
Rockefeller, Jr., are interested in the
report that another baby is expected
at the Rockefeller home. There are
already three children.
Governors Of the federal reserve
banks. Who lately formally organized
as a sort of advisory committee to
the federal reserve board, met at
Washington for further discussion of
measures to extend and perfect the
new currency system.
A Japanese squadron composed Of
the battleship Hizen and two cruisers
is coming to Honolulu, according to
a report received by the port officials.
Daniel Galuchi, a convicted conf
dence man, accepted a 10-year prison
term in California prison in prefer.
ence to deportation to Austria O
serve in the Austrian army.
An ahti-alien land-ownership bill
was passed by the Idaho house of
representatives. There were only two
votes against the bill, one of which
was cast by Speaker Conner.
The revenue cutter Itasca reported