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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
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colorado house of representa-
rued the bill for the enforce
Z the statewide prohibition
uIIonal amendment. The bill
somewhat from the senate
- n q federal indictment
i,epIracy to corrupt the elec-
~ 3. 1914, in the Fifth lndi-
rarsssional district, five Re
% headed not guilty.
uhnce workers who led. the
Z making Arizona a dry state
"a have been engaged to man.
trIlar campaign in Chicago.
- compiled by the postal au-
q Show that since the begin
>lhe war 864 German news
= NE suspended publication.
nnladon for statewide prohibi-
Is passed by the senate OF the
hkota legislature. The reso-
olh for the submission OF the
"a 10 the people at the next
" ascuon.
8 Birnwell, former Judge Of
- Ark. but for four months a
y \ Hot Springs, was killed
fSck by an automobile driven
Choate.
1Rnment bond for $1,000, is
= 1851, and found in a sack Of
ii Il Geneseo, ILL.,, by Perry
n grocery clerk, was sent to
)glou In the hope of locating
1nGrian admiralty has ordered
Inhtan fleet to sink every mer-
D1ssl IN the Adriatic.
N>braska senate passed a bill
- Tor surgical treatment OF a
\ class Of feeble-minded and In.
= tAs state institutions.
)estroyed the Elks' Theater
3 Pine Bluff, Ark, containing
ind lodge rooms. The total
- slSo.OoO.
~ Gov. Franklin F. Fort OF
ssey was appointed by Presi
tIlson special commissioner to
y men were shot and probably
wounded in a holdup of Frank
p pool hall at Sapulpa, Ok.
completed by the dairy de
1t Of the Ohio State university
shed 3 worlds record in mill
non. Murine Cowan, a 5-year
easey COW, In the last year pro
] q tons Of milk.
nnen blew the safe in the Citi
safe bank at Farmersburg, Ind
armed when the cashier, Johl
came to work, and ESCAPED
poo.
BACK and Roy Jones were al
charged with the murder of A
pg. president OF the Farmers
- Loan company of Leesburs
= W xas shot in front of his plac
1u|nsss.
eccoant Of the unsatisfactor
4 of the PIP. grounds and tn
ing weather. the Vanderbilt
saonobile race has been pos
Nsoner's Investigation of tn
- Mrs. Harry Rhodes of Lii
~ - disclosed that grief over tn
81 " aer brother, Thomas Whit,
a ssed OF the murder of Mr.
naseubaugh at Joplin, Nc
y caused her to end her life.
nen held up Henry R. Ponto
q 4. - private bank, so feet fro,
% police station, and robbie
~ "oney and jewels aggregatir
~ ontent with adding to the his
|~, 5soadway's necessities, all /
- = zs have been advanced
= . cents straight instead of tv
searter in New York.
k \ nnschmidt was ordered fre
~ nort at Quincy, Ill. Action +
n notion by the states attorn
~ ns county to have the indi
~ .of the murder Of his faith
|k over the attentions of Sar
n an aged woman, ]. X. L
old. shot Nat Harrington
Nnas Tex. 1e''A'
|ke. Dunne has granted permisst
~ 'nof men band Of 80 prison,
) concert outside of the Jol
"a n Crane, millionaire ma
- o. Chicago. has been dri,
@s state by the Illinois tax Ia
y make his home at his s.
asncs st Woods Hole NJ,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The city council approved the appli-
cation of w. E. Barrett for a twenty.
year gas franchise for the City of
Lake Charles, and the ordinance grant
ing the franchise will be submitted to
the voters for their endorsement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Good Roads Committee has
awarded contracts for the building of
roads from Covington to Pontchatoula,
via Madisonville; from Tallisheek to
Bush, and from Slidell to Pearl River
village.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

E. l.. Woodside brought suit against
the Louisiana Railway & Navigation
Company for $216 to cover allesed in
juries to carload of cattle shipped
from Bonn station to New Orleans in
December. Mr.. Woodside's petition
alleges that two head of cattle died In
transit and a dozen others were so
badly injured that they could not be
sold.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

There are several cases of smallpox
in Sulhpur and an empedemic Is fear
ed. Health authorities have the mat
ter in hand and are working vigorous
ly to stamp out the disease.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

An attempt is being made at Crow
ley to organize a military company as
part of the National guard. Major
Bret W. Eddy of Lake Charles, First
Regiment, l.. n. G., is here in charge
of the preliminary work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Excessive rains have retarded farm
work at Iota. The excessive fall has
forced all small streams out Of their
banks and the low lands are under
water
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

A New York banking house has
taken the $4,000 school bond issue
voted recently in Winnsboro. The
bonds sold at par and the money de-
rived will be used in erecting a school
building at Baskin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Shelby Taylor. president, and John
T. Mitchell of the Railroad Commits
sion, spent time in Covington investi-
eating conditions which followed the
taking off Of the trains of the New
Orleans Great Northern Shore Line
which reached here formerly at 9:20
in the morning bringing the morning
paper from New Orleans and the pas
sengers, mail and express.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Residents of Vincent settlement, six
miles south of Sulphur and the rail.
road, have organized a farmers tele-
phone company and practically all Of
the stock has already been subscribed
Mrs. Lizzie Despaux Of New Or
leans has entered suit for $4,000
against the Woodmen of the World
for damages based on an alleged Sian.
derous statement which was contain
ed in the Woodmen's answer to a suit
on life insurance policy against the
order filed by William 4. Davis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

d. l. Willis, q prominent farmer Of
Forest Hill has killed a hog that
tipped the scales at $50 pounds.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Lockwood Oil Company, Inc.
with a capital of s25,0OO, has just been
organized at Alexandria
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The famous kidnapping case of little
"Bobbie" Dunbar of Opelousas, came
to an end when William C. Walters,
who was charged with kidnapping the
child, was released from the parish
prison. Walters had been convicted
Of the crime in Opelousas, where the
alleged kidnapping is said to have oc-
CURED, and was sentenced to serve
life Imprisonment
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

In a statement issued to the press
I. H. Harris, state superintendent of
education of Baton Rouge, denied that
he intended becoming a candidate FOR
governor, declaring he intended to de-
vote his life to the cause of educa.
tion.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

After consultation with the other Of
ficers of the organization, President
William E. Krebs, of the Louisiana
Press Association, excepted the invi-
tation of the Monroe Chamber of Com
merce and fixed Monroe as the next
meeting place Of the association. The
annual meeting will be held June g.,
3 and 10.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Capt. Ross Yancey has returned
from New Orleans, where he conferr-
ed with Adjutant General McNeese
relative to the organization of a mill
tary company In Alexandria. A meet
ing will be called in the immediate
future to take steps looking to its or
ganization.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Nevada law reducing the resi-
dence limit for divorce applicants to
six months went into effect.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

T. L. Miller, the young man who
walked into police headquarters at
Baton Rouge and surrendered himself,
confessing that he was wanted in At
lanta for an $1S forgery, was released
from the city jail. Chief of Police
Beavers of Atlanta that the Texas Oil
Company, which he victimized, did not
care to prosecute him.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Truck Growers Association and
the Bogalusa Association of Com
merce are making an effort to have
three additional market houses erect
ed for the benefit of the truck grow
ers Of this vicinity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The street railway commission sent
a letter to the eDtroit United Railway
company which contained a PROPOSE
ton to buy the company's holdings.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

, The Louisiana Railroad Commission
Of Baton Rouge had the Texas and
Pacific Railroad before it to show
cause why it should not be fined for
failure to install its first twenty miles
of block signals as it was ordered by
the commission to do over a year ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The London Times has achieved
what is said to be a record i'll the field
of raising money for a popular cause.
Its fund for sick and wounded passed
$4,000 900.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Austrian government has taken
over all stocks of rye, barley, corn
and flour products.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

John Pedro of Allentown, Pa, who
thought he was the Italian army, built
a barricade of rails and of other ma
terials and prepared for long siege.
A posse captured John to inquire into
his sanity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The convention Of the Grand Grove
Woodmen Circle of Louisiana will
meet at Alexandria on March 8, 10
and IL. 1t is announced there will be
fully two hundred delegates in attend
ance. The local grove has appointed
committees and is perfecting other
necessary arrangements for the enter
tainment of the delegates.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Divorced and remarked within "a
hours at the age of Is is the record Of
Grace Tucker of Webb City, Mo-, now
Mrs. Willie Shadwick. She was mar
ried the first time at the tender age
of II.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Arkansas house Of representa-
tives by vote of Sc to 26 defeated a
bill which would have allowed Little
Rock voters to decide whether or not
Sunday baseball games should be per-
mitted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

When William Pfeffer awoke re-
Gently he discovered freight car of
flour lying almost at the door of his
residence at Oconomowoc, Wis. The
car became detached from a freight
train and rolled into his yard.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

States Attorney Fred Wolfe OF
Adams county, ILL.,, announced that he
would nolle PROSE- the indictment
against Ray Pfanschmidt charging
him with the murder of his father.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

When John G. Andrews, 25, of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, learned from the court
that his mock marriage to Miss Grace
Beacham, 10, was legal, he filed suit
for damages against Charles Springer,
who was responsible.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Twin lambs, male and female, born
in Central park( New York; sheepfold
on Washington's birthday, have been
christened George and Martha.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

The Spanish fleet has sailed from
Algeciras for Carthagena. A torpedo
boat flotilla will be kept on patrol
duty along the coast of Morocco.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Frederick Ulmer, 21, son Of a
wealthy New York manufacturer, shot
and probably fatally wounded Ethel
Odell, pretty 1S-year-old cabaret sing
er, in subway station, and then at
tempted to end his own life.
The Washington times., 1915-09-06
Hesperian Not Recently
Used as Troop Ship by
British, Says Montreal

MONTREAL. Canada. Sept. G.-The
Hesperian sailed, for Montreal from
Liverpool Friday with passengers,
but no war material was entered on
her cargo manifest and she had no
troops on board She was not cx-
pected back again. as it was believed
the admiralty intended to commission
her as troop shiR Her name does
not appear on the advertised sailinSs
from Montreal for September. The AL
Ian line officers here have information
that all on board were saved.
The Iiesperian was one Of the fleet of
transports which conveyed the first
Canadian contingent and also carried
trooSs on various occasions. but had
not recently been used as troop ship
Andrew A. Allan cmphaticallX states
that the Hesperian at the time she was
torpedoed was passenger ship. not
transport. and had no troops and no
munitions aboard.
Captain Main. her commander. is one
or the Oldest and most experienced
navisators crossing the Atlantic, having
mat long In the service of the Allan
line. He formerly commanded the
Corinthian. On his last trip he brought
over with him his son, a private in
the Glasgow Hiehlanders. who had been
wounded In France and was on fur
Tough.
The Washington times., 1915-09-06
DUMBA TO Be GIVEN
CHANCE TO EXPLAIN
Austrian Envoy to Come to Cap
ital Tomorrow to Confer
With Lansing.
Continued from First PaseD

Continued from First Page.)
Of it. 1t is deemed likely, however. II
Pr. Dumba does not make an expla ma
as to this Government looking on such
proceedings as unwarranted.
VIII Or. >Dumba take the ground in
the conference with Secretary Lansing
ing to foment labor troubles In great
manufacturing plants in this country?
May Be Purpose.
1t looks as IL that were DR.. Dumba's s
purpose and as II he has been deliber-
ately proceeding on that theory.
The question now raised is. What Is
this Government going to do about 1t?
ur Dumba says lnt dispat :hrs car
ried by Archibald were given the latter
at a dinner In New York at which the
German ambassador and himself were
present. 1t Is admitted that proposals
were made to embarrass American steel
plants. DR.. Dumba Is quoted as say
Ing:
THE proposals relating to the en-
barrassment OF steel plants were nothing
necessary to be taken to bring before
our races employed in the great steel
works. the fact that they were engaged
In an occupation unfriendly to their
trian government would hold these
contracts are being filled for the allies
as guilty OF a serious crime against
their country. a crime that would be
punishable by Imprisonment of penal
servitude. should they return home.
The dispatches or letters carried by
Archibald contained nothing more than
a proposal that we attempt to call out
the workingmen Of our own country
and provide for them other employ
men. To do so money would be neces-
sary and labor employment bureaus
would have to be organized. This Is
one Of the things I shall bring before
the Secretaries Of Labor and Commerce
when am in Washington ts1s week
There seems to me to be a peaceful and
entirely satisfactory means Of prevent =
ing the making and shipment of war
materials to our enemies
Nothing More Than Slaves. 90
I'm some Of the great steel plants Of
Pennsylvania these uneducated men Of
my country are nothing more or lesst
than slaves. They, are even working
them twelve hours a day, and herding
toe get at these workers except en-
masse. and a peaceful walkout of these
workingmen would be of the greatest
| advantage to my government as well
as an indemnity to themselves.
Nothing is safe from these English
Archibald being searched at Fa!-
mouth. Il am surrounded by spies In
New York. They even send their spies
! to LenoX.
my letter. which Archibald had.
does not contradict Count Won Bern
| storff. for his people and the great
bulk of these who make our Austro-
Hungarian races are Of entirely diff
| fercnt types. The greater part OF
German workmen IN all ranks are
educated. They read and discuss mat =
| ters and can be easily reached This
is not so with the many races and
the great ignorant mass Of our
people. Promises OF better wages
and Of easier employment must be
made and their positions In aiding
them. Where there are a hundred
persons Of German birth working in
he factories, there are thousands OF
| Austrians."
The Washington times., 1915-09-06
BRITISH CUT LETTERS
y0N PAPEN ASSERTS
Held Out Reports to Berlin
Showing Conditions in India
and Australia.

NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-Capt Frank
Won Papen. the German military at
tache. commenting - the Archibald
letter today said:
1T Is true that ] talked with DR..
Dumba about the matter Of obtaining
money from Vienna to support Austrian n
fuse to work In the ammunition plants
that are making war supplies for our
enemies. They are working against the
vital interests OF their own country. and
1t Is proper to help care for them II
they decline to earn their living in this
way.
What Dr. Dumba wrote to the Aus
tro-Hungarian minister of foreign af-
fairs ! do not know. but am certainly
not engaged In fomenting strikes. My
own letters sent by Mr.. Archibald can
be read by anybody naturally told
my wife all about the publication Of the
documents taken from DR.. Albert, and
sent her copies OF the articles printed
In the World. W 30 transmitted to
dnm tns ed %,s SoTs S peosrtment ss IN
regard to these art,r.es.
secretary Lansing knows what that
memorandum contains. for 1t was writ
ten to him. and I would be glad to have
the report published.
matter: wish to say. however. that
the British government Is not so eager
for publicity about the documents taken
from MIR: Archibald as 1t appears.
Among these documents were reports
to conditions In India and Australia.
Why did not the British officials give
these to the London correspondent. too?"
The Washington times., 1915-09-06
Dumba Admits Letter,
But Denies Any Plot
. By Austrian Embassy

LEMON. Mass. Sept. CDR. Con-
startin Dumba. the Austro- Hungarian
ambassador, last night admitted that
correspondent. was a dispatch bearer
TO the Vienna government. and that the
letter written In New York August 20
with regard to proposals to tie up the
MANUFACTURES Of munitions in Bethlehem
tide dispatch to Foreign Minister Burian
in Vienna.
DR.. Dumba also admits that an at
tempt to embarrass the munition plants
by calling out men of the Austro-H Hun
garian citizenship had been discussed,
and that probably II this Is done a labor
employment bureau will have to be or
ganized to take care Of the unemployed
proposal which Archibald carried with
lIiIn.
Dr. Dumba says there has been no
conspiracy, and that articles looking
toward calling out all of the men Of
Austro-Hungarian citizenship from
plants making war supplies have BEEN
printed in newspapers published in
foreign languages in New York and
elsewhere. AS the responsible head Of
his government in the United States.
garian birth and citizens of Austro-
Hungary that employment in arms and
ammunition plants where the product Is
to be used by the allies is a felony in
tnelT Country. anu tndt WORKERS IN
plants are liza BILE for rendering vital as
sistance to the enemies of their coun-
try.
DR.. Dumba yesterday afternoon sent
a telegram to Secretary OF State Lam
sing asking for an interview in WASH
ington Tuesday. at which DR.. Dumba
Will explain to Secretary Lansing the
exact import Of his dispatch which
DR.. Dumba will leave Lenox this
morning for New York. and expects
Secretary Lansing will grant him the
interview.
There was nothing in the dispat tches
which Archibald carried. which cannot
be satisfa ctorily explained" said DR..
Dumba The proposals regarding en-
barrassing steel works We're nothing
more than a very open oas1s perfectly
fore those of our races employed in the
big steel works the fact that they were
engagd in enterprises which were un.
friendly to their fatherland. and that
the imperial government would hold the
workers in munition plants. where con-
tracts are being filled for the allies, of
being guilty Of a serious crime against
their country"
Dr. Dumba denies that lIungarians
are being sent into muniticn and steel
works to embarra ss their output. but on
the contrary emphasized that the great
buui Of men employed In steel works
woe Hungarians or members Of other
races OF Austria Hungary.
It was of the number OF such men
employed in various works and their
race that Captain Archibald carried a
document prepared by the editor Of q
New York newspaper.
The Washington times., 1915-09-06

The Hesperian left Liverpool Friday
afternoon. carrying a light cargo. A
large number Of her $50 passengers were
Canadians. Included among them were
fifty wounded Canadian soldiers return
ing to their homes.
The steamer had passed we'll out Of
what was considered the submarine
danger zone when attacked. Most Of
the passengers had just left their din
ner and were promenading the decks
In the fast settling darkness.
The torpedo ripped open the liners
side between the foremast and tho
bridge on the starboard quarter with q
roar like q cannon. Several passengers
reported seeing a stream Of water sixty
feet high mount into the air, carrying
with 1t bits Of iron and debris.
Scantily clad women rushed up from
the cabins and made for the boats.
Several men slipped on life-peits and
without waiting for the boats to be
dove dove INTO s, the waser consd In the
the steamer had scarcely come to a
halt before the crew was at the sides
getting the first boatloads Of women
and children over.
Some Of the slightly wounded Of the
Canadian soldiers proved themselves
according to passengers landed at
Queenstown. They dove from other
boats and rescued women and children,
struggling in the darkness.
The sea was calm, but for a time
there was danger that one Of the boats,
would sink, according to some Of the
passengers. Leaky seams were plugged
with stockings and pieces Of womens 8
skirts.
In three-quarters Of an hour all boats
had been put over, the captain. first
and third officers, the chief engineer
and carpenter remaining aboard. While
the rescue ships were drawing near the
passengers kept up their courage by
singing 'T1pperary."
The Washington times., 1915-09-06
NO GUN ON HESPER|AN
SAYS HEAD OF LINE
Ship Wasn't Armed When She
Left Port, He Declares,
Commenting on Report.

MONTREAL. Sept. ST am practical
ly certain there was no gun mounted
on the Hesperian." was the statement OF
Andrew H. Allan today, concerning the
dispatch Of the American consul that
the liner had ~ inch rifle mounted
astern.
I'VE have no guns mounted on any Of
our ships.' he said, unless they have
been taken over by the government for
use as transports. Our passenger lin
ers are not armed in any way, and
when the Hesperian sailed from Mon
trial she certainly carried no gun. She
was In port In England for a week. and
we have NO Information whatever that
during that time anything was done to
her in the way Of putting on a gun.
"A ~ is q pretty big gun. and In or
der to mount one OF them on q liner
the whole Of the II side OF the ship
would have to be braced up. don't
think It possible that a gun could have
been put on the Hesperian.