The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
Weeks NEWS
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HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
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FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own ana ro''
eion Countries Are Here Given
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Busy Readers.

Dorothy Russell, daughter of Lillian
Russell, the former actress, was ar
rested in New York on the charge OF
forging a doctors prescription to OBJ
tain morphine.
Claude l.. Graybill, % years old, son |
of a wealthy and indulgent father, M.
Z. Graybill, pleaded guilty to drawing
four worthless drafts on his father for
a total of 500 and was sentenced by
Judge Latshaw at Kansas City TO
serve two years in the penitentiary.
The latest entrants in the flying
game at San Diego, Cal. were United
States Senator McCumber Of the SEN
ate naval affairs committee and Rep
Gordon of Ohio.
President Wilson has placed himself
at the service of both factions in the
effort to arbitrate the Ohio coal strike
and Is hopeful that an agreement soon
will be reached.
The West Virginia legislature ad-
journed recently that members might
see a boxing match. The legislature
is considering q bill to regulate prize
fights.
Members Of the crew of the Ameri-
can steamer Dacia, which was seized
by a French cruiser in French waters
on Feb. 20, arrived in New York on
the French liner Rochambeau.
Arthur Hawk, engineer on the Cass-
Vile & Western railroad. living at
Cassville, Mo-, shot and killed his wife
and then killed himself The couple
had been separated about 10 days.
Eleven prisoners, under sentence OF
death at the Arkansas penitentiary,
will be electrocuted. three Of them
( this month, because of the failure OF
the state legislature to pass a bill
abolishing capital punishment.
Foreign Secretary Grey was asked
in the house of commons whether 1t
was true that Japan was China OUT
-. was true that japan was sending
troops into China, escorted by war,
ship squadron, and II so what was the
object Of the expedition. He declined
Z TO reply.
Opposing his wife's suit for separa
!. ton and alimony, Julius Kraus o.
hat q q
eight yearseof their married life hs
was compelled to cook his own foot
ard for that length of time suffered
from indigestion.
A campaign to raise 100000 in Chi
cago for the relief Of Jews in thu
European war zones was begun.
Blue snow. pink frogs and meta
morphosis of white ducks into greer
caused by acide from chemica
draining into q stream on his plac'
are complaints In q farmers injunc
ton suit filed at Union, N. ].
Bruno Oleschek, workman, wa
killed instantly and several men in
jured, some perhaps fatally, when
flywheel on a dummy engine in tn
rail mill Of the Illinois Steel con
pany plant at Chicago broke. seattle,
ing 25 tons Of steel about the shop.
Loaded with food and clothing col
tributed toward the relief Of the need
of Holy Land, the United States co
lier Vulcan has sailed for Jaffa, Pale
tine.
The 60-day session Of the Washing
ton legislature adjourned withor
passing an appropriation bill to Ell
force the prohibition law adopted 9
the election last November.
The imperial chancellor Of German
has forbidden the expectation Of q,
thracite coke and of all Goals. excl
sive Of certain kinds Of briquettes.
The British steamer Morazan, whie
passed Sand Key. Fla, reported tn
March 10 she spoke to the Gree
steamer Nefeli. latitude 80 mort
longitude go west, in distress, sho
Of fuel.
A bill providing for prohibitie
throughout the territory of Alasl
was issued In the lower house OF u
territorial legislature and referred
the committee on education.
The Netherlands government has
sued q decree prohibiting the export
ton of pork In any form.
Declaring that he is the only .,
genuine divine healer" Franc
Schlatter. who several years ago b,
. nationwide reputation as "divil
healer" has made his appearance
Cincinnati after having lived In secl
sion for few years.
An announcement made by d
Overseas news agency indicates tn
o number Of men lost their lives
the wrecking of the American be.
Pass of Balmaha. which went asho
near Syl. one Of the North Tristan
lands.
A stringent, anti-tipping bill, app
ing to hotels. restaurants, barb
shops, railroad trains and similar pv
lie places and amended to penalixe {