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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

There is trouble among the oyster
men of Terrebonne parish, and the
commissions launch Louisiana has
been dispatched to the scene to see
to the enforcement of the regulations
of the commission. Commissioner
Holmes has also gone to the scene
A number of oystermen OF the section
have resolved to test the validity of
the enactments in respect of the leas-
.ng of oyster beds, and it is said have
engaged the services OF the well
known law firm of Beatty and Beat
ty to represent them, and are report
ed to be acting under legal advice.
The oystermen made no secret of
the fact that they intended to descend
on the beds leased by the commits
sion with about seventy-fve boats.
but the sheriff OF the parish inter
vened. and it is said that but nine
boats started on the depredating trip.
The old matter of the lease of natural
reefs is said to be involved in the dis
pute, but this is denied by persons
connected with the commission. II il
be true that Beatty and Beatty have
taken up the defense of the oyster
men a lively fight may be looked for
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
New Gun Wings Fliers.

New York.-One reason why the
aircraft OF the nations of the entcte
are not now making so many attacks
upon German cities as heretofore lie
that the Germans have invented a
new anttaircraft gun with an accurate
range of more than 10000 feet, &C.
cording to Lieut. Paul s. III. Arhon OF
the British army aviation corps.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Plan War on Eactoriea

Paris.-The formation OF a supple,
mentary air fleet of 5000 aeroplanes,
the special mission of which will be
to conduct a ceaseless campaign. of
destruction on. German factories, is
the object of the new French aerial
league.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Business Preparedness

New York.-James A. Ferrell. pres
ident OF the United States Steel Cor.
poration and chairman Of the Nation
al Foreign Trade Council. issued a
call to business men to attend the
third national foreign trade conven-
tion to be held at New Orleans jan
uary q to 20. He said that CONNER.
cial preparedness" will be the slogan
OF the convention.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Jan Committee TO u. 6.

Tokio.-Baron SnIbusawa, econo
mist and banker. accompanied by Mo-
tesada Zumoto, proprietor OF the To-
kio Times, and others sailed on the
Shinyo Maru for tour of America
TO investigate conditions among the
Japanese and to promote friendship
between the United states and Japan.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Approxes Defenae Plans

Washington. - Chairman Chamber.
lain of the Senate Military Commit.
tee told President Wilson that he ap-
proved the National defense program
along the lines proposed and that he
believes the Military Committee OF
the Senate would be in harmony
with II. -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Dreyfus Nephew Killed

Paris.-Lieutenant Emile Dreyfus.
nephew of Alfred Dreyfus, has been
killed in action with his regiment
the Thirty-second artillery. Although
only "a years old. Lieutenant Dreyfus
had won the military cross of the Le
gion OF Honor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Rifles For British.

st. Louis.-Negotiation for the
erection OF a big war munitions plant.
the initial contract Of which will be
for s2O,OOO.OOO worth of rifles for the
British army, have been in progress
here several weeks and are on the
verge OF a successful termination.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Spain FACING a Crisia

Madrid.-A ministerial crisis is i'm.
minent as a result of the financial pol.
icy Of the Spanish government Un-
less Premier Dato succeeds in hold
irg the cabinet, o.. it is believed that
Count Ramanones will be called upon
to form a new ministry.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
U. S. Steel Profita Crow

New York.-Earnings OF the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation for the
quarter ending September 30, amount
ed to s3S.710,644, an increase of $1O,.
76O,5s9 over the preceding quarter,
the most favorable exhibit since the
second quarter Of 1913, when earnings
aggregated $41,219,Sl3.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Bio Order For Russia

Observation-Disclosures have been sign.
ed by the American Woolen Company
for the delivery Of 100000 yards OF
uniform cloth to the Russian gov.
ernment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

Preparations have been completed
at Lake Charles for the marketing Of
the Cameron parish orange crop,
which will be disposed of by Manager
ID. M. Foster, Jr., of the Southwestern
Proouce Association. In spite of the
damage sustained from two storms
and dry weather the crop will be six
ty-per cent of normal. giving a yield
of about 5000 boxes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
London Refutes Charuea.

London.-It is officially stated that
the papers relating to the case OF Miss
Cavell were published exactly as they
were received from the American
embassy. and, OF course. after the con-
sent OF the American embassy had
been obtained.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Sol Bloodworth, secretary OF the
Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau,
who has been at Alexandria several
days engaged in rerating the city for
the purpose of putting it in the first
class insurance rate. has about COM
pleted the work and the figures will
soon be placed in the hands of the
local insurance agents. A feature of
the new schedule, it is announced. is
that persons may insure under it for
the full value of the property. Here
tofore insurance could only be carried
for three-fourths of the value of the
property.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
To Keep Fewer Stamns.

Observation-Disclosures burglaries
have been so numerous of late that
an order went forth to all postmasters.
except Of the first class to keep on
hand smaller number of stamps and
other papers of a commercial value,
and to guard them more carefully.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
A Lid For Card CIubs.

Chicago.-Gambling among women
is to be stamped out in Chicago, Chief
OF Police Healey announced, after
raids had been made on so-called card
clubs, where admittance fees ranging
from so cents to 81 are charged and
where prizes are awarded.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
u. S. to Buy Eastland.

Chicago.-The steamship EastIand
which tipped over in the Chicago river
July "a with loss of S12 lives, may
be used as a government naval train.
ing ship.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

New York.-Miss Mabel T. Board
man, chairman OF the Board of Direc-
tors Of the American Red Gross, was
In New York to arrange for a meeting
here December 9 to consider the pre-
paredness of the Red Cross.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
S25 Checks to Triplets.

Mat,oon, Hl.-Checks for s25 each
have been received from President
Wilson for the triplets born to Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Woodwork. The
names of the triplets are: William,
Woodrow and Wilson.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Avoyelles parish is sure that she
has extensive oil and gas fields, and
at a large meeting of the directors
and stockholders of the Louisiana
Oil and Gas Company. it was decided
that the time had come to begin drill
ing. The executive committee was
authorized to secure the, necessary
outfit and employ expert men, and
as soon as that is done a vote will be
taken upon three points at which to
begin drilling.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Cotton 10 COMING Back.

Washington.-An enormous in
crease in cotton exports during Sep
tember was shown by statistics an.
nounced by the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
Russian Banks in u. s.

Petrograd.-The Ministry of Fl
nance is planning to establish a num-
Der of Russian savings banks in the
United States, to receive deposits
from Russian nationals there
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

At its regular meeting the Frank
lin town council passed a resolution
to build a model road through the
Main street from its lower to its up
per limit. From the lower limit to
Iberia street Is to be White Way"
The cost of this improvement will ap-
proximate about $4,000 and will be
paid without extra taxation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The benefit card games played in
the Cold Room of the Grunewald Ho-
tel at New Orleans to procure a fund
for the assistance of women and chill
dren who were victims OF the recent
hurricane, netted nearly $500. and
proved a most successful affair.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Remembering the treatment he re.
ceived at the Charity Hospital twenty.
three years ago when he fell through
roof at the Union Station at New
Orleans and met severe injury, Will
liam Laser. general agent of the Chi
cago Daily Racing Form at st. Louis,
has forwarded a check for $40 to
Mayor Behrman asking that the
amount be turned over to the hospi-
tai.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
IEWs OF THE WEEK
9ROM OVER WORLD
APPeNiNGs IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
MORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
wseks News condsnsations Re-
viewed Without comment-AlI
Nations Find Something to
edify and Instruct

edify and Instruct
~e National Club of London is ini-
ung a movement for the setting
art OF q day to be known as "Cavell
iay,' on which the nation would pay
homage to the memory of Miss Edith
CaVell. the recently executed English
nurse.
Inc football season claimed its first
victim at Pittsburg, Pa, when John
Groom. IL years old, died from in
juries received In a game at Brad
dock.
The strike for an eight-hour day
which has been in effect since the first
Of October by the 1900 employees of
the General Electric Co. at Schenec.
tady, N. Y. has been settled by the
men returning to work at the COM
pany's terms.
Only q few hours before the time
set for his marriage to Miss Edith
Todd. Harvey ]. Herman, a wealthy
New Haven manufacturer, was found
dead in a hotel where he had COM
mitted suicide.
The London coroner stated at an
inquest that 600 cases of suffocation
in England and Wales had been re-
ported owing to parents having over
lain children.
William G. Paradce, a farmer 81
Z years old. was found dead in his field
Just north Of vandalia, Ill.
President Wilson consented to be-
pome q patron of the movement to
purchase the birthplace of the poet
1snU w. Longfellow.
Rear Admiral Henry Newman Man
~. U. 8. NJ. retired, is dead at his
Asne In Point Iona, Cal.
Paul Hervieu, dramatic author and
- mber Of the French academy. is.
!s.xrs
Al machinists employed by Akron
y rubber companies and allied in
ories were notified that their
- would be increased Is per cent.
- American Red Cross has issued
1DDeal asking churches throughout
nntion to donate their Thanksgiy-
sdedngs for war relief work. in
.ss-.-.ss:
= Killing Of Chester Nolen, zone
= two boys shot by Policemen
an Cahill and Samuel Shammo
- Angeles, Cal. when they failed
, ~ IN order to halt, was held to
sssa untustinable by a cossper's
c9 Investigation cost the Lives
~ animals in England and Scot
Ul4. states report issufd by
- o9ice In London. 4.
3
1u. Bayiss Of washington,D. c.,
saseted eovereign grand com
..ss5 g - Ancient and Aseepted
/ Ritss Of Free Maso1Sy for
a. uaitsd States.
Meeting or the Caline county,
soncan committee strong PESO
we're passed indorsing lie can
q United States Senat6s Law
sherman for the presidehd
= ~0x~s.u- y.
ssoisct has been convicted on n
seenn charging nagevand
% We imprisonment. ers>. 3:
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.n Of E..nsv,,le' aemRany' Iad s.a'. manu- ,a
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-. cruiser Kiouur,u1 @ .asslalssned sM9
nt.nsl 70 Norto1s NSpl'n' Wilhelm,
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06
British Sink Four More.

Petrograd.-Britsh submarines have
sunk four more German steamers In
the Baltic, it is announced officially.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

AS a suggestion, which, IL adopted,
might rebound to the benefit of New
Orleans. Charles H. Fletchinger
brought before the meeting of the
Board of Prisons and Asylums the
possibility of having an expert OF the
child welfare department of the Rus.
sell Sage Foundation come to New
Orleans and make survey of the va
rious institutions here and make a re-
port upon them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Suits asking for reductions in as
sessments were filed against the
State Board of Appraisers in the Dis
trict Court at Baton Rouge by the
Liquids Dispatch. Line. of Chicago,
and the North Louisiana and Gulf
Railroad. ...
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

AS result Of the recurrence of spo-
radio cases of hayfever in several Sec
tions Of New Orleans, a re-inspection
was made by the local committee of
the American Hayfever-Prevention
Association of these areas. While the
recent storm destroyed over 80 per
cent of the giant ragweed in exposed
places, the weeds appeared to have
escaped to a greater extent in certain
localities .
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The stockholders of Atchafalaya
Bay Ship Channel Company met at
Morgan City with Captain Thomas L.
Moore presiding. The capital stock
was reduced to $4,000 and a stock
dividend of 35 per cent was declared
on all outstanding stock. A dividend
of SO per cent was recently declared.
which makes net total of 81 IL per
cent paid on the total amount of stock
paid in.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

General Villa declares he will at
tack Aqua Prieta. Sonora. opposite
Douglas, Ariz., regardless of any con-
sequences or effect from the United
States. IF necessary, l will fight the
United States army assembled along
the border" Villa asserted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The fact that charbon in Calcasieu,
Cameron, Vernon and st. Mary par
ishes has either been eradicated or
got under control has induced The
state Board. of Health to remove the
quarantine on the shipment of hides
from those four parishes. 1his quar-
antine was put on at the outbreak of
ths charbon some months ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The public gins at Collinston have
nearly completed their seasons work,
with 1880 bales ginned as against l.
$50 bales last season
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

More than 1000 people attended the
fair in Ward Three which was held at
Bienville, people coming in from all
parts of the parish. The exhibits were
favorably commented upon and the lit
erary and athletic contests were in
teresting. r
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

do away with the scrub SIRE" was
the slogan adopted by the Louisiana
Dairymen's. Association at its regular
quarterly meeting held on the Louis
lana State University campus. Be-
hind the slogan is campaign for bet
ter breeding bulls for which the as,
sociation is marshaling its forces to
wage all over the state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

II the plans that have for some
time been in course of development in
New Orleans and Shreveport mature
New Orleans will eventually become
the locale of that long dreamed of
and yet to be realized ideality-a ire
mendous statewide organization for
the encouragement of live stock and
agricultural enterprise.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Eunice High School won second
place in the educational exhibit at the
Baton Rouge parish fair. with thirteen
first places and one second place
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The trHckers near Amite are avail
ing themselves of the ideal autumn
weather and have accomplished an ex-
tensive amount of their early fall
planting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

IL has been revealed by questions
put TO the government that the mar
gus OF Iansdowne and Earl Curzon
decllned to accept salaries when they
received their appointments.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Piping for the mains of the Lake
Charles Gas Company, which recently
secured franchise for the erection
of a gas plant in this city, has arrived
and work on the plant and mains will
commence in few days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The st. Alphonsus Orphan Asylum
was seriously damaged by the late
hurricane, and the sisters of Mercy
are bending every energy to obtain
funds necessary to restore the build
ing, which houses many little ones.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

A consignment OF new syrup, the
second of the season, was received by
E. A. Rainold from the Centerville
Company. st. Mary parish. The con
signment was s1d to Penick & Ford
a.. sssenty- five cehts gallon. TIE
syrup classed as choice.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

The Florida Parishes, the official
journal of Tangipahoa parish, issued
a special fall edition Of twelve Illus
trated pages in three sections.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

What North Louisiana can do in
the way of diversified farming and
stock and hog raising was strikingiy
shown in the two fairs held at Tallu-
lab and Rayville.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

- A report has just oeen received at
Jennings that Fred L. Getty has just
brought in a five thousand-barrel
gdsher for the ChicagoJennings Oil
Company on its lease near Jennings
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

win fountain pen pre,sed five
acnes into his brain, Daniel Nc
saehlin, 35 years old. is dead in
Hrooklyn hospital.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

American plays are coming into
such taVor in Denmark that the man
ager Of one of the Copenhagen thea
ters Is to devote a whole season to
American drama.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

but are desirous of getting Louisi. e .el
ana's aid" iii
STATE PARAGRAPHS. ca,
- ha
Preparations have been completed Ma
at Lake Charles for the marketing Of am
the Cameron parish orange crop, tai
which will be disposed of by Manager
ID. M. Foster, Jr, of the Southwestern !
Produce Association. In spite of the rae
damage sustained from two storms tio
and dry weather the crop will be six wa
ty-per cent Of normal. giving a yield the
of about 5000 boxes. As
=, rec
At its regular meeting the Frank Gel
lin town council passed a resolution pla
to build a model road through the esq
Main street from its lower to its up loo
per limit. From the lower limit to
Iberia street Is to be White Way" :
The cost Of this improvement will ap- Ba
proximate about $4,000 and will be Nc
paid without extra taxation. Nc
wa
The benefit card games played in dill
the Cold Room of the Grunewald Ho- on
tel at New Orleans to procure fund of
for the assistance of women and chill VIII
dren who were victims of the recent Gel
hurricane, netted nearly $500. and pal
proved a most successful affair
Suits asking for reductions in as mil
sessments were filed against the Orr
State Board of Appraisers in the Dis brc
trict Court at Baton Rouge by the Bo
Liquids Dispatch Line. of Chicago, pos
and the North Louisiana and Gulf Chi
Railroad. sci
Orl
More than 1000 people attended the rio
fair in Ward Three which was held at pol
Bienville, people coming in from all
parts of the parish. The exhibits were
favorably commented upon and the lit the
erary and athletic contests were in Da
teresting. gu.
ian
Piping for the mains of the Lake hin
Charles Gas Company, which recently ter
secured a franchise for the erection soc
of gas plant in this city, has arrived wa
and work on the plant and mains will
commence in a few days. ]
tim
= A report has just oeen received at Ne
Jennings that Fred l.. Getty has just Ne
brought in five thousand barrel the
gdsher for the ChicagoJennings Oil anc
Company on its lease near Jennings me
e.. .,.~ the
What North Louisiana can do in agr
the way of diversified farming and
stock and hog raising was strikingiyi I
shown in the two fairs held at Tallu- pla
lah and Rayville. Bat
frs
The tr0ckers near Amite are avail o.
ing themselves of the ideal autumn 7
weather and have accomplished an ex- jou
tensive amount of their early fall S
planting. ira
The fact that charbon in Calcasieu,
Cameron, Vernon and st. Mary par wa
,shes has either been eradicated or hui
got under control has induced The are
state Board of Health to remove the fun
quarantine on the shipment of hides ing
from those four parishes. Ihis quar-
antine was put on at the outbreak Of
ths charbon some months ago. sec
E.
The public gins at Collinston have Col
nearly completed their seasons work, sig
with 1880 bales ginned as against l. a..
$50 bales last season syr
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Contracts have bean signed by the
president of the American Woolen
company for the delivery of 100000
Yards of uniform cloth to the Russian
government.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

A rifle purchased by Abraham Lin
coin and Henry Brooner for SIS, and
which was used by the famous war
president in deer hunting, brought
sZZS In a sale Of Lincoln relics at
New York.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

Only q few hours before the time
set for his marriage to Miss Edith
Todd, Harvey J. Herman, a wealthy
New Haven manufacturer, was found
dead in q hotel where he had COM
mitted suicide.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

John Kalinzak, of Cleveland. ewho
attempted to act as pea cemaker, when
two friends quarreled ever a girl, was
stabbed to death.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-06

W. R. Miller. a Pjttsburg engineer
wpo made a tour oftsauthern points
seeking the best location. for a big
steel plant, is authority for the state
ment that Richmond. Va, has been
selected.