The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-16


books compiled by Kansas authorities
TO cover conditions in the Suntiower
state.
The sale of liquor to minors will be
stopped on all excursion steamers ply
ing on the great lakes and the Mis-
sissippi river if the senate passes the
bill sent to it from the house. The
bill provides a penalty of 5000 for
each sale TO minors within the ad-
miralty and maritime jurisdiction OF
the United States
The extension to Rhode Island
women of the right to vote for presi-
dent was advocated by Gov. Beeckman
in his inaugural address.
The French steamer Kabylie has
foundered at sea with a loss of SO
lives Only the mate was saved. The
Kabylie was sailing from Morocco to
France when she was lost.
was indicted by the county grand jury
at Albany, n. Y, on six charges of yio-
lating a state law which prohibits the
holding of food products in cold stor-
age for longer than 10 months.
The Commercial Cable company an
nounced that it had been notified by
the Japanese pOstoffice of the reopen
ing of the mail service to Tsing-Tau.
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany has asked for bids on 100000
tons of steel rails, the company's re-
quirements for the current year.
Fulton French, 65 years old, the
last old-time Kentucky feudist. died
at Winchester, Ky.
The third detachment of federal
| troops to be Withdrawn from the Colo
| RADIO mine fields has left Fremont
| county.
The American Round Bale Press
Co, New York corporation, with
S6.000,000 authorized capital, filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
| The steamship Hannah sailed for
Rotterdam with a 100000 cargo OF
food and clothing contributed by the
people of Kansas for the relief of the
destitute Belgians. The flag of Kan
sas flew at one mast.
The so head of thoroughbred Hol-
farm. two miles north of Dixon, H.,
were found infected with the foot and
mouth disease and 33 were ordered
killed.
Three thousand miles away, Presi-
dent Wilson touched an electric but
ton that opened to the world the Pan
ama-California exposition at San Die
go. 1t will remain open until Jan. l,
1916.
Two large blocks of space in the
palace Of liberal arts have Just been
awarded to the German government
by the Panama-Pacifc International
exposition.
Work on 5000 portable kitchen
wagons for the French army was be-
gun at Louisville, Ky. The value of
the order is placed at $250,OOO. The
wagons are to be ready in three
months.
w. G. Cannon. aged 60 years, mem
Der of one of the most prominent
families in Hillsboro, ILL.,, and Mont
gomery county, returned to his for
mer home after he had been given
up for dead for over 40 years.
President Wilson began planning
the speeches he expects to make on
his return trip from the San Fran,
cisco exposition this spring. He told
callers he wanted to accept some OF
the invitations, and soon would MAJ
out definite itinerary
The American ambassador of Ar
gentine. Frederic ]. Stimson, arrived
at Buenos Ayers and was welcomed
by representatives of the president oil
the republic, the minister of foreign
affairs and others.
Henry d. Ramsey, formerly com
mander-in-chief of the Grand ARMY
post at Saybrook, ILL.,. is dead at the
soldiers home. aged "A. He was q
member of Company d of the Fifty
fourth Illinois volunteers.
Representatives of the department
of justice took into custody Morris
Deitch, said to be an attorney of New
York, on a charge growing out oil
alleged issuing of false passports in
New York
Another so men from the battleshiI
Formidable, lost in the English chan
mel Friday. have reached safety, after
riding out a fierce gale for upward OF
20 hours in an open cutter. making
total of POI survivors out of a crew
of $50.
The immigration bill. containing
the restrictive literacy test for ad
mission of aliens which has been the
obstacle of immigration reform legis