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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

The bankers have been warned that
preparation must be made to handle the
financial end of an enormous foreign trade.
Large amounts of cash will be required to
take care Of export business. It remains to
be seen whether or not the enormous sums
now being used in certain lines of business
such as supplying the munition plants will
affect other lines of industry. There is some
reason to fear that the beniits of the in
creased trade will reach only small portion
OF the people and that the rich harvest to
flow from foreign trade will be confined to
the select few.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

Professor Wilson is having hard time
in his efforts to improve the penmanship of
William.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

The future military training will con-
sist Of lessons in ditching, burrowing, creep
ing, and crawling instead of the usual drill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
CHURCH DIRECTORY
FIRST BAPTIST

REV. A. w. FINCH, Pastor.
DIR, G. w. GAINES, Superintendent.
Divine worship, second and fourth
Sundays at II a. m. and z p. m.
Sunday School, every, Sunday at 10 a.
m.
Mid-week prayer meeting, every
Wednesday at Up. -, =.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

The New Orleans press is uneasy for
fear that the personnel of the delegates to
the proposed convention will not measure
up to the standard and that in consequence
the city will not have her usual influence.
Don't be alarmed; as long as your city poll
ticians have the Office of Lieutenant Gov
ernor to swap off to the country delegates
there is no chance to lose control of the
convention.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

my little SOL naa very severe coio
Twas recommended 70 Try Chamberlain's
cough Remedy. and Nefore small bot
tie was finished he was as well az ever"
writes Mrs. b. Silks, % BOWLING Street,
sydney. Australia. This remedy is for
sale BY all dealers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

A baseball game will be played between
Tallulah and Mound at Mound tomorrow.
A large crowd is anticipated and it is hoped
that this game will mark the revival of this
sport in the parish.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
TRINITY EPISCOPAL

REV. ROBERTS P. JOHNSON. Pastor
Services, first Sunday at II a. m.
Sunday.
Sunday School. every Sunday, 10 a. m.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

State Senator Russell made the charge
that Governor Brewer had stolen a bill pend
ing IN the legislature. Governor Brewer,
who was present, dared him to repeat the
charge, threatening to cut his throat from
ear to ear. Side issues of this kind 20 a
long way towards ropularizing political
rallies.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Services every Sunday, II a. m. at
the residence of Mr.. w. F. COL.
THARP.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17
Notice

All parties are hereby warned that
trespassing on Hermion plantation in
Madison parish, Louisiana, is prohibited
and anyone found so trespassing will be
prosecuted under law.
~ M. 8. MCCAFFERY.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

One of our editorial friends out west is
ve-y much agitated over the fact that the
price of moth balls has gone up over two
hundred per cent From this we infer that
the editor has an extra suit which should be
slowed away until winter, but we were
under the impression that the editor was
the last person on earth to be affected by
the price of moth balls.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-17

METHODIST
REV. v. d. SKIPPER. Pastor.
Services, first and third Sundays at
IL q. m. and z p. m.
Sunday School, every Sunday at 10 q.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
PUBLIC HEARING ON
LOCAL OPTION BILL
Will Meet Republican Platform
Legislative Committee Tonight;
Compensation Hearing

'I have written to Chairman VIII
liams of the House law and order
committee that both sides have asked
for a hearing on the local option bill
and requested that he grant one.
think he will do so" said Governor
Brumbaugh this morning when asked
whether there would be hearing
on the bill. The Governor said In re
sponse to questions that he did not
know when the hearing would be held
and that he did not think the local
option would get before the House
much before April l.
The Governor added that he did not
know anything about the reported
movements to bring delegations
here when the hearing was held as
the suggestions came from other men.
Workmen's Compensation
DR.. Brumbaugh said that he
thought workmen's compensation
would attract much attention this
this week and looked forward to the
hearing planned for tomorrow. He
expressed the opinion that there would
be much debating of the provisions of
the bill on the floor of the House as
men have honest differences about
the important points and would nat
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Centennial Celebration
at Allegheny College

Meadville. Pa, March 22.-Educa-
tional leaders from all parts of the
country will gather at the centennial
celebration OF Allegheny College here
in June to discuss college matters
among which will be a plan for the
Standardization of courses of study.
The program for the conference will
he devoted to the ideals and achieve
ments of the American college. what
enters into it's curriculum, its place in
education and its future Sessions will
begin June %. Among the speakers
will be the Rev. DIR. William RI. Craw-
ford, president of Allegheny college:
Abraham w. Harris, president of
Northwestern University: Dean
Charles II. Haskins. of Harvard Uni
versity: Provost Edgar s. Smith, OF
Pennsylvania University; John H.
Finley. former president of the college
of the City of New York; w. II.
Paunce. president of Brown Univer-
sity; p. P. Claxton. United States
Commissioner of education; Charles
L. Thwing, president of Western Re-
serve University: Prof. Alexander
Mcikleiohn. president of Amherst col
iege and Henry C. King, president of
Oberlin College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
.CHAMBERSBURG MAN
DIES IN BOSPHORUS
Lieutenant Commander Brieker
and Three Sailors Drowned
in Heavy Sea

Constantinople. via Berlin and Lon
don, March %, 1924 A. M-Lieuten-
ant Commander William F. Bricker,
of the United States converted yacht
Scorpion and three sailors named
Ford, Dowel and Leverings, were
drowned on the night of March 20
while attempting to reach their vessel
with a rowboat. The Scorpion was
anchored in the Bosphorus off Con-
near the Dol1mabaghcheh
Palace. I..,
The rowboat was swamped in a
heavy sea thrown up by a south gale.
Lieutenant Herbert S. Babbtt and
one sailor. who were in the boat, were
saved.
Lieutenant Commander Bricker ar
rived at Constantinople only on March
16 to succeed Lieutenant Commander
Edward McCauley, Jr.. in command
of the Scorpion. .t
The Scorpion is a converted yacht
purchased for the navy in 1896. IT
has a displacement of $50 tons and
has been stationed at Constantinople
for some time.
Lieutenant Commander Bricker,
who formerly was naval attache at
the American embassy at Paris left
the city on February 2S for Constan-
tinople to assume command of the
Scorpion. He was born January is,
1879, in Pennsylvania. and appointed
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Winter Was Unusually
Wet; 81 Inches of Snow

After a rainy winter follows a
beautiful Spring" runs an old proverb.
but the weather man will not give any
authority for it. He does say. how
ever. that the winter. which officially
closed yesterday, had been an excep-
tionally wet one, and comparatively
mild in temperature.
From November to the present time
nineteen inches of rain have fallen,
which is six inches above normal Total
snow fall was thirty-one inches; last
year it was forty-two. 1t has been
an open winter with no severe
storms or cold waves of unusual sever
ity. The only period that snow re-
mained on the ground for any length
of time was from December 13 to
January s.
The lowest temperature was I de-
gree above zero on December 81. No
vember was unusually mild, with an
average of degrees higher than the
average for twenty-seven years; De-
cember was 2 degrees above average;
January. 31a degrees. and February 5
degrees above average. one of the
warmest winter months on record.
March, up to date, has been the only
normal month of the winter.
C. Fl. Doherty. weather forecaster
for the Reading station. who has been
in charge of the Harrisburg offices dur
ing the illness of e. r. Demain, local
fcrecaster. will return to his home Of
flee tonight. Mr.. Demain has recov-
cred from an attack of pneumonia and
is expected to resume his duties to-
morrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
U. S. Does Comparatively
Little Export Business
Bv .fssociatcd Prcts

Washington, March 22.-The United
States does comparatively little re-
export business compared to the other
great commercial nations-Great Bri-
tain, Germany and France-according
10 statement to-day by the Depart
ment of Commerce.
For many years the total of foreign
merchandise brought into the United
Ctates and sold again to foreign buy
ers has ranged between S35,0O0.000
and s43,000,000 annually in value.
During the fiscal year of 1914 the total
was sS5, 100000.
Great Britain's re-eXport business
during the last calendar year totalled
S465, 100000 against S42.500.0
handled through the United States in
the same period. The British excess
of domestic exports over American
figures. however, was only one per
cent.
-he great difference in re-exporta-
tion business is due in part to the
colonial posseasio of the European
countries whose business is handled
through the parent country. Thus
Germany in 1912 did re-eXportation
business totalling $4,000. 900 and
France in 1912 $685.. 100000 in prod :
ucts chiefly of their respective colo
nies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Perry County Hotelmen
Appeal From ''Dry" Ruling

Perry county hotelmen to-day ap-
pealed to 5ne Superior Court from the
decision of Judge w. n. Seibert max
ing the county dry" The appeals
filed do not include all of the licenses
refused a week ago. but are those OF
ten men whose applications were held
to be defective because of advertising
details. The other six were refused
for cause and have as yet taken no
steps to contest the decree, which
becomes effective on April /.
The appeal, which is to be made a
test. is that of Howard A. Keim. of
New Germantown. behind whom nine
hotelmen stand. The appeal is fixed
for the next sitting in Harrisburg.
which will he in 1916, but it is believed
that it will be advanced to Pittsburgh
and argued during the sitting COM
mencing in the western city on April
19. The Toga county license appeals
are due to be presented at that time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
NEW DORM|TORY IS
PLANNED BY ACADEMY
Rapidly Increasing Enrolment
Makes Another Building
Imperative

Plans for a new dormitory to accom-
nodate at least fifty boys, have been
started by the board of trustees of the
Harrisburg Academy, according to
Headmaster A. e. Brown, who is in
charge of the school.
At present there are 142 boys
in the school. Within the past two
years the enrolment has increased 80
per cent, making it necessary to pro-
Vide more room for the accommoda-
ton of students, who come from other
parts of the country.
The plans are being made by Phil
adelphia architects and will be sub
rIitted to the board of trustees this
week, it was said. Whether or not the
additional building will be erected ut
once or not is uncertain but Head
master Brown said this morning that
if the number of students increases
this year as II has during the past two
Years, new dormitory will be neces-
sary.
The material to be used in construc-
tion and the dimensions of the pro-
posed building are not definitely known
hut the building will be completely
equipped for comfort and will be mod :
ern III every respect.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Serbia IS in Urgent
Need of Assistance

An appeal for relief for Serbia has
Just been sent to the people of Amer
ica by Demetrius. archbishop of Bel
grade and president of the principal
committee in aid of soldiers and fami-
lies and other sufferers from the war.
Among the local contributions al
ready sent for Serbia's aid. was $500
by the Serbian church of ST. Nicholas
at Steelton. The Serbian relief fund
of America of which Bishop Darling
ton Is chairman, has also sent between
two and three thousand dollars. The
Home and War Relief of Harrisburg
has sent a number of boxes of sup
plies.
The suffering in the little country is
said to be intense. Typhoid fever has
broken out among the armies and
among the 100000 Austrian prisoners.
and has killed sixty-fve of the DOCTORS
who were lighting the disease.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
WOULD GIVE MORE
POWER To LAYMEN
Charles H. Hoffman, of This City,
Advocates Many Reforms
Before M. {. Conference
CHURCH SHOULD ADVERTISE
Asserts Layman and Minister
Should Assume Same Rights of
Debate and Voting
.Shecfnl 10 Thc Tcl,ctnhh

Shamokin. Pa, March 22.-At 4
meeting of the Laymen's Association
of the Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church on Saturday, Charles Fl. Hof-
man, president of the association,
made some stirring remarks on the
duty of the laity to assume greater
burdens In the church.
He referred to the fact that the lay
man does, of course. hold the power
of The purse, but unless he wishes to
always leave the power of legislation
and of control to the ministry, the lay
man must assume new rights, new
duties, new powers. THE place of the
layman is at the main conference, lay
man and minister assuming the same
rights of debate and voting" Mr.. Hon-
man said. lit is a case now of SEN
ate of real power and very much
lower house OF suggestion, despite the
fact that the layman must assume the
financial responsibilities of the
church."
These new ideas ON the part of the
laymen of the Methodist church are
growing to large proportions con-
tinued Mr.. Hoffman. "Laymen believe
that their rights to take part in the
administration of church affairs should
not be questioned and that they should
have some part in the selection of
ministers, believing that the young
man should be given a chance to show
his ability regardless of the fact that
he may have been in the ministry but
few years, and that he should not
be required to take a less desirable
appointment, in order that some other
minister might he taken care of and
who would not be as acceptable to the
church as the younger man."
Mr.. Hoffman also referred to the
advertising feature of the church, de-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Catholic Societies in
Philadelphia Unite to
Aid State Movie Censor

Philadelphia, March 90. - Resolu-
tons opposing any change in the laws
now governing moving picture censor
ship. passed yesterday. by the Phila-
delphia Diocesan Union of Holy Name
Societies. open new possibilities i'm the
hight between film exhibitors here and
what they term the Tyranny" of J
Louis Breitinger, the chief censor.
Bishop John J. MCort, State Senator
Farley, and 246 delegates, represent
ing 50 church organizations with a
total membership of more than 50,-
600, attended the annual meeting of
the Holy l'ame1 Union in Annuncia-
tion Church Hall, Tenth and Dickin-
son streets. and indorsed the work of
Mr.. Breitinger. Any effort on the
part of film men to pass anticensor-
ship legislation. will result in petitions.
public meetings and possibly a great
demonstration in favor of censorship
by Catholic societies in Chester, Mont
gomery, Bucks, Delaware and PhiIa-
delphia counties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
CITY STARTS WORK
WITH GRAND RUSH
100 Men Given Employment on
Paving, Sewer and
Park Jobs

City improvements started with
rush to-day in spite of the inclement
weather. Contractor William II. Op-
perman placed a force of thirty men
at work on the new sanitary sewer in
South Second street and Market
Square. This work must be COM
pfeted within sixty days.
Contractor J. A. McKelvey with his
forces broke ground for the new golf
house and lockers at Reservoir Park,
and William FL. Murphy & Son began
the construction of the bridge in Cam
eron Park and also resumed work
ON the entrance to Reservoir Park at
Iwenty-first street. Improvements are
also under way at the Friendship en-
ginehouse.
One hundred men will have employ
ment for some time on city jobs. The
new sewer will be placed at depth of
~ feet, starting at Chestnut street
The contract calls for a sewer on both
sides of Market Square, running north
ward to Strawberry street. In Market
street the new sewer will run to within
100 feet of Front street. This work
VIII be under the direction of Com
missioner William II. Lynch.
Park Improvements
Commissioner of Parks NJ. Harvey
Taylor will direct the work in the
parks. The new entrance to Reservoir
Park includes the widening of the
street and some grading and may be
completed within three weeks. The
[Continued on Page g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
REDFTELD REBUKES ENfPLOYE
FOR COMPLAINING OF WORK

Washington. March 22.-Secretary
Redfeld, of the Department of Com
merce has mildly rebuked ar empIove
of his department who is sale to have
complained recently that he was re-
quired to do work beneath his posi-
ton.
Il do not know what the kind of
work can be which is beneath any
mans position" the secretary wrote
the employe in passing on his case. !
II think there is no work of which
I know or have heard that Is beneath
my dignity to do. and l ain glad TO
say that l have done the plainest and
hardest and, what is sometimes mis-
take .ly called. the most mental work.
and am. ready TO do 1t again If there
is occasion for it,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
Gasoline Yacht, Owned by
Millionaire, Destroyed
OFF California Coast
By Associated Press

LOS Angeles, Cal, March 22-The
gasoline yacht La Sofa. with her mil
lionaire owner, Morgan Adams. his
bride of month, and ten friends
aboard, all of this city, burned to the
water last night. six miles off San
Pedro. The party took to the life
boats and were picked up within an
hour by motorboat from Catalina.
Back-firing of the engine caused the
blaze. The fire spread rapidly, de-
spite a hard fight made by the men
aboard to save the craft.
When it was seen that there was no
chance to check the flames the
women were. put over the side into
the two tenders. The men in the
party and the crew followed them
into the boats with as much luggage
as they could rescue from the cabins.
They they rowed away and watched
the yacht burn to the waters efge
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
AGED MAN BURNED
To DEATH AS HIS
HOME BURNS DOWN
Accident, Murder, or Suicide?
Answer Being Sought by
Authorities
LIVED ALONE In THE HOUSE
Had Savings, Belief; Neighbors
Find Charred Bones When
Flames Die Down
LIVED ALONE in THE HOUSE

Blain, Pa. March 22.-Perry coun-
t.. officials this afternoon are engaged
in an investigation to learn wheth er
Clinton L. Bixler. aged so. who re-
sided on a farm eight miles from here,
fred his home early this morning and
then committed suicide; whether he
was murdered and the house fired by
his assailants; or whether the build
ing was burned accidentally and the
old man lost his life while asleep.
Bixler. who is well-known through
out Perry county, has lived alone in
the house since last Fall when his
wife was taken to the Harrisburg hos
pital for treatment. She was dis
charged recently and went to live
with a daughter, Mrs. c. II. Bair,
three miles from Loysville, to recu-
perate. The husband remained at
the old home to take care of the farm
work. 1t is understood here that his
savings were kept in the house and
this lends color to the murder theory.
The house is situated in a lonely spot
and the closest neighbors are a good
distance away.
Find Charred Bones
When they saw the smoke and
flames at o'clock this morning they
hurried to the scene but could not
find Bixler. When the ruins cooled
they made a search and in the cellar
burned flesh. At noon to-day physi-
clans were called at New Bloomfield
and they will make an examination
of the bones and flesh in an effort to
establish Bixler's identity and learn
whether or not he was a victim of
foul play.
1t is reported that some persons
who arrived early at the fire say that
through the cellar windows they could
see a chain dangling from a rafter
and attached to the end of the chain
they say they could see n body. This
Tport, however. has not been sub
Fstantially verified.
Mystery Shrouds Death
The district attorney at New Bloom
field was notified early this afternoon
and he, together with his county off,
GERS, are now making an investiga-
tion.
The death of Bixler is shrouded in
mystery for persons who know him
say that he had no reasons for taking
his life. He was in Blain Saturday
afternoon and appeared TO be in the
best of health and spirits.
Bixler, it is said announced himself
recently as a candidate for county
treasurer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-22
MEN ENDORSE
LOCAL OPTION BILL
Commend Action of Governor and
Pledge Him Their Support
at Mass Meetings
FRAME UP RESOLUTIONS
Speakers in Three Churches Yes
terday Afternoon Bitterly
Denounce Liquor Traffic

One thoUand and five hundred men
took part in big local option demon
strations yesterday afternoon in Augs-
burg Lutheran, Fourth Reformed and
Grace Methodist Churches.
Short addresses were made at all
of the meetings, after which resolu-
uons calling on representatives of the
city to give Harrisburg voters the pow
er to decide whether or not they want
saloons were passed unanimously.
Delegations then took copies of the
resolutions to the homes of Represen-
tatives Swartz and Wildman.
The Rev. William n. Yates, pastor
of the Fourth Street Church of God.
spoke at the meeting in Augsburg Lu-
siding. The Rev. p. II. Balsbaugh,
pastor of the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church, conducted the devo-
tional exercises.
On Plane With Counterfeiting
Professor f. F. Holsopple address
ed the meeting in the Grace Methodist
Church at which more than 500 men
were present. At the Fourth Reform
ed Church, the Rev. F.. f. Curtis, pas
tor of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, spoke to more than 600 men.
He declared the liquor business is
wrong, and is on plane with counter
feiting
DelegdtlonS from men s BlDle classes,
Sunday school workers, church mem
bers, and voters who want the local
option bill passed, were present, and
voted in favor of the resolution asking
the representatives to endorse the
bill.
Question of Self Government
Its not a question of whisky or no
whisky the Rev. DIR. Yates said
but question of the right of self
government The taxuayers and tho
people have the right to say for them
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