The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-07-31

nuts, the citrus fruit finest. and so on
down the list Expressions of that
KIND are the rule, and will be potent
advertising.
State and federal game inspectors
were out on an inspection trip in ST
Bernard parish in the Conservation
commission automobile, and en- route
made find that may get some bird
1anclers into trouble. They met a
FAMILY In an automobile who had f,f.
teen cardinals, or red birds, and a tran
for catching them. The birds were
conhscated. and after being used as
evidence will be liberated in Audubon
Park by Stanley Clisby Arthur. ornitb.
oiogist OF the Conservation Commits.
sion.
In Judge Fred d. Kings division n,
the Civil District Court the motion OF
the American Sugar Refining Com.
pany, against which custer proceed.
lngs were instituted by the attorney
general a short time ago, in opposi.
ton to the trial of the cause during
the vacation period Of the court. was
argued. Judge King decided that the
case could not be tried during vaca-
ton, except on consent, and the case
was postponed until October.
BEFORE leaving the capital for New
Orleans. Governor Hall appointed Lev.
erfng Moore, vice president of the
Mortgage Securities Company of New
Orleans, as chairman. and I. S. West.
a farmer Of West Baton Rouge. and
Robert L. Hines, professor of corn.
merce at the Louisiana State Uniyer.
sity as members of the Rural Banking
or Credit Commission created by Act
No. 19 of 1915. Two more members
will be appointed later.
AS result OF protests entered by
transportation and export interests of
New Orleans, the Board of Port Com
missioners have postponed for sixty
days the putting into effect of their
new port charges. The new rates were
to have gone into effect August /, but |
this would have given the persons in
terested insufficient time to discuss
the effect Of the change. hence the
date was changed to October 1.
Attorney General Pleasant has ruled /
that women can neither sit in the Con-
stitutional Convention as delegates
nor vote for delegates to the conven.
ton. His opinion was rendered on the
application filed with Chairman J. C.
Henriques, of the Parish Democratic
by Mrs. Christopher Ham.
ilton Tebault, who wanted to be recog.
nized as a candidate from the Third
ward.
Special elections have been called
FOR August 81, the date set for the
election for delegates to the conven.
ton and the vote Of the people on
1t will be held, to choose men,
ters Of the boards OF school directors
'or the Fourth ward Of st. Landry, the
Fifth ward Of Bienville, the First ward
II West Baton Rouge, the Fourth
ward of Washington and the Fourth
ward Of Tensas.
A statement Of the imports through
he port of New Orleans for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1915, issued py
he collector Of the port, shows a fall.
ng of Of nearly $20,O0O,OOO, as com.
Jared to last year. In view of the
roubled condition of shipping at pres
mt. the showing is considered to be
lothing short of remarkable.
After a rigid trial Of one month the
lighting plant of the town OF
Melville has proved a perfect success
n every particular
At the large sale of blooded Duroc
ersey hogs, held by the Bolds Live
stock Company. of Plaquemine, there
we're buyers present from five states.
n the short space Of three hours,
ighty-four hogs were sold, bringing an
verage Of s65.75 per head for the
reed sows.