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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
The Democratic Party

1t is intimated that Governor Hall will
,all the legislature in special session at some
date to be fixed in May. He will incorpoa-
rate, for consideration in the call, legislation
to cure defects in the antitrust law, and
amend the blind tiger-law. He will also ask
for legislation to protect the Democratic
party from the Bull Moosers. The Governor
being protege Of the leading Bull
Mooser Of the state, ought to know how to
handle the delicate situation. Now the
proper way to eliminate these political free
lances from welding influence in the noml-
nation of democratic candidates for office Is
to abolish the present primary election sys-
ten. The primary system works out very
well when applied to local Offices, where each
candidate and his political utilization is well
known, but it is failure whan it comes to
the selection of state officers, who arc ex-
pected to shape the policies of the party, not
alone in state affairs, but in national affairs
as we'll.
The primary election system is alone
responsible for several insists who now intest
important political positions. There are
several officials, republican at heart, now
holding Office, who would never been elected
had it been necessary to submit their records
to a democratic convention or to q democra-
tic legislature.
1t was great mistake to abolish the
convention system for state offices and there
lis no way to remedy the evil except to re-
turn to the system where the leaders OF the
party can pass upon the qualifications OF
party nominees. Party platform and pol
teal record Of the candidates count for NJ
thing under the present system. The sooner
. the people commence to consider the pro.
position, the better it viii be, if party disci'
pline is. to be maintained. 1t is probably
2 premature to raise the issue lat this time,
: but the facts will soak home whenever the
opposition party gains substantial strength
in this state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
THE storm, IS On Us

If we are to accept as true the reports
that have been given out from the eyecu-
tive department, there can remain but little
doubt that Governor Hall intends to call a.
e institutional convention.
It is e1l2;!y cert lin that if the matter
is proposal in MS call FOR tae special session
that the lie yislaslra Will respond to his desire
AMI forthwith order such q convention.
Tas opparulity afforded to m emberS OF the
general assembly to BE- elected to snch con-
vention, and to participate in such an I'M
|porsa1s u1d s,5aIin,, would itself, furnish
the motive for their voting in the legislature
for the cali.
1t is unfortunate that none of the sup
porters of this project have yet pointed out
The necessity forsuch an expensive program.
1t is more unfortunate that such con-
vention should be plecipitated alta time
when the state is suffering from great bus
ness depression, the improvement OF which
co editions require the harmonious effort OF
the whole people.
But the nj Tor ines set olt a5ov, arain-
coas,u...o.e as CON pared 10 the polit;ca
turmoil that viii follow this convention. Ii
may be accepted as a certainty that the
schenners have big projects III mind and tina
during the next twelve months that politics
will wax warm in this state.
Ate. all, the Pc ople love reform, and VIZ
think that the near future will fully satate
/ their fullest desires.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
Are You Rheumatic?- Try S!ean's

If you want quick and real relief from
Rheumatism, do what so MANY thousand
other people are doing whenever an
attack comes on, battle the sore muscle
or joint with Sloan's .Liniment. No
need to rub it in-just apply the Lini-
ment to the surface. 1t is wonderfully
penetrating. 1t goes right to the seat
of trouble and draws the pain almost
immediately Get bottle of Slaon's
Liniment for Csc. of any druggist and
haveiti in the house-against Colds, Sore
and Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Sciatica
and like ailments. Your money back if
not satisfied, but it does give almost
instant relief.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
No Use to Try and Wear Out Your
Cole Il Wilt Wear You Out Instead.

Thousands keep on suffering Coughs
and Colds through neglect and delay.
Whv make yourself an easy prey to
serious ailments and epiiemics as the
result OF a neglected Cold? Coughs and
Colds sap your strength and vitality
unless checked in the early stages DIR.
Kings New Discovery is what you
need-the first dose helps, Your head
clears up, you breathe freely and you
feel so much better. Buy bottle to-
day and start taking at once.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

TRINITY EPISCOPAL
REV. RODENTS P. JOHNSON, Pastor
Services, FIRST Sunday al IL a. II.
No regular appointment tor the fifth
Sunday.
Sunday School, every Sunday, 10 a. m.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

The French population seems to be en-
gagged in a war here at home. The trouble
all grows out of the failure or refusal Of
members of the several French societies to
enlist for service in the European war. the
war may wax warm around New Orleans,
but It win never etquite as hot as it is
across the waters
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
FIN Edu:asiOn-.s SUGGESTION

Members Of he legislative committee
Of the Parish School Superinten denis Asso-
citation met in Baton Rouge during the week
to consider what Legislation should be asked
from the ensuing session Of the General
Assembly.
About the first proposition that should
be submitted to the Legislature should be
some measure to force the Superintendent
to give the preference to Louisiana teache
for employment in the public schools OF the
state. There is g strcng impre prevail
ing that large proportion OF the normal
graduates Of this state are unable to secure
employment, after having prepared them
selves for this work. Another theory of the
Superintendents should be abolished-th
idea that it is unwise and irnpracticable to
employ local teachers in local schools. If
local teacher is competent mentally and
morally to fill a position in her home parish,
she should have the preference over out
siders. The idea that teacher, from a
distance, is apt to give better satisfaction to
patrons OF school is based solely On the
theory that she is not so well known and not
so prone to be Influenced by local environ
ments. In other words, "where ignorance
is bliss It's folly to be wise But the reverse
! of the position IS true. Where teacher
has been raised and educated in acommunity,
his or her, qualifications are best known,
and it stands to reason that the home people
would make no objection to the employment
OF such teacher. Nor is it probable that
one possessing less than proper mental. and
moral qualifications would be selected. Leg
i5lation on these lines would 90 long way
towards breaking up, what is in effect, a
teachers trust. The scheme of every superin-
tendent to drag around with him a full
retinue Of favored employees is not very
popular and to curtail his influence in this
respect would meet with general approval
1t is not our desire to criticize our pres
, ent educational system, which has undergone
wonderful improvement, but no harm will
result from trimming it around the edges.
| A donation of Turkey to Russia would
constitute one of the most enjoyable inc
dents of the great war; Another result
would be that most Of Russias time, in the
near future, would be spent in sitting on the
coop. With Turkey on her hands she woulc
not have much time for military aggression
in other directions.
The recent cold snap did very little
damage to the fruit crop, if reports are true
) The American flag has again been in
!sulted in Mexico.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

New Orleans has under consideration
Legislation to regulate the jitney automobile
SarW e. We ma ,lne thai me men running
snis service are in the business for profit anu
that they constitute the least dangerous Of
automobile operators. 1t is the rattle
Drained gentleman Of leisure who speeds for
pleasure that is real menance to the CON-
munity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
Governor Hall would have been a

Governor Hall Wor Id have been a
Wonderful adjunct TO medieval times when
anlan torture was one OF the appreciated
The excrutiating torture
that he has inflicted on the numerous candi-
dates for the Office Of secretary Of state
would do justice to the most proficient
master of the ancient art. He is deferring
the appointment from day to day and we
can understand the suffering Of the appli-
cants. The applicants are standing the
punishment with fortitute and will take
consolation in the fact that the sacrifice is
in the interest Of the good people whom they
are willing to serve under most distressing
circumstances.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
TrespaSS Notice

All parties are hereby warned that
trespassing on Hermlon plantation in
NJ adison parish, Louisiana, is prohibited
and anyone found so trespassing Will he
prosecuted under law.
NcChFFFPV
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

The Louisiana Probe Conlmi sion has
spent the week in Mississippi absorbing
knowledge as 10 the best way to run the
penitentiary system. We don't know much
about the system over in mississippi, but
referring to comments OH same made by the
Press of that state recently, we are Of the
opinion that the trip will be suggestive OF
the case OF a blind-cripple leading the blind.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
I2.N MOUNTAIN
CHURCH DIRECTORY
First BAPTIST

REV. A. w. FINCH, Pastor.
DR.. G. W. GAINES, Superintendent.
Divine worship, second and tcurth
Sundays at II a. m. and Up. m.
Sunday School,, every Sunday at 10 a.
m. -.s. ~. -.rr
Mid-week prayer meeting, every
Wednesday at z y.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27
The Probe Commission hs

The Probe Commission has unearthed
some remarkable facts in connection with its
Investigation Of the Court of Appeals. The
Commission has found that these judges get
four thousand dollars a year and that they
spend eighteen hundred of the salary for
t,avelling expenses. Nearly anybody by a
rough guess could have made the same dis
covery, but the Commission found that about
two per cent of the records Of the court were
LOST. The matter deserves prompt action.
Nothing less than a constitutional conver-
ton can remedy this crying evil. The COM
mission also discovered that the court was
without typists. Facts like these should be
dished out to the public in broken doses.
We can't stand too much calamity at one
time. These startling disclosures must have
cost the state at least twenty-five hundred
dollars, but the money was well spent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

The recent cold snap did very little
damage to the fruit crop, if reports are true
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

because 1000 idle curiosity seekers in Fi1shim
ton .sLed Genial wGere the hTe was, emergency
cI 10: an ambulance WAS held up lot manly is min
rtes and lbs selay resulted IN the death Of -
Physicians say that has the ar5llauSe been seClfee
| al lie might have been saved"
| -E.nud Advertiser.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Services every Sunday, IL d. m. at
the residence of MIR. W. F. COL
THARP.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
THE PLAYS THAT LAST.

The plays that continue in New
York are THE Duke Of Killicrankie'
and "Rosalind" at the Lyceum Thea
tire. "Moloch' at the New Amsterdam
Theatre. "A Pair of SILK Stockings
at the Booth Theatre. Grumpy" at
the Empire Theatre. The Road 10
Happiness" at the Shubcrt Theatre,
The boomerang at the Belasco
Theatre. Our Children AT the Max
inc Elliott Theatre, Common Clay
at the Republic Theatre. Just Boys
at the Comedy Theatre. Under Fire
at the Hudson Theatre, Rolling
Stones" NJ the Harris Theatre. Illus
band and wife" at the Forty-eighth
Street Theatre. Cousin Lucy" at the
Cohan Theatre. Hit the Trail.Holli-
day" at the Gaiety Theatre, stolen
Orders" at the Manhattan Opera
House and Some Baby" at the Fulton
Theatre.
The musical plays are chin Chin
at the Globe Theatre. The Girl Who
Smiles" at the LongaCre Theatre, The
Rlue Paradise at the Casino Theatre,
The Fullies Of 1915" at the New Am
sterdam Theatre and The Passing
Show OF 1915 at the Winter Garden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

Persons who know little Of the vast
organization required to furnish a con-
tinuous supply " screen plays to the
Triangle combination at the kn!cker-
booker Theatre may ho interested In
some concrete facts and figures. d.
W Grithth's studio is capable Of turn
ing out 10000 feet of Aim a week.
Five hundred actors are on the regular
salary list; many thousand more are
employed almost every week as 'ex-
tras," ard ten producing directors are
kept busy, The place where these ac-
tivities go on in Holly wood, a suburb
Of Los Angeles. is called the lot OF
many buildings There are more than
a score of structures upon il, and a
new factory and TWO new studios are
in course Of construction. The cleo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

little later, when r.. l.. Davenport
presented oliver Twist and appeared
as Blu Sykes, he vas accompanied by
the redoubtable Bullseye. Then Lyn
Harding also had a day. II will lie re-
called by theatregoers If our iay that
J.. X. Emmett utilized in his various
plays "A s%trikingiy handsome New
foundland dog. The same is true OF
'Romany Rye In which drama a New
foundland dog was the protector of
the heroine. In Ju il Marlowe's early
presentation of Shakespeare's Much
Ado About Nothing she made striking
use of two impressive greyh1unds.
"One Of the greatest hits made on
the New York stage by "A dog star was
in Steele Markaye's play Rose
Michel which was done at the Union
Square Theatre. In this play Stuart
Robson played the part OF a poor.
starving servant who vas devoted to
his Dig. Pollywog. This Poliywog was
a small nonerel canine and turned
out to be n wonjerfully proficient dog
star. In the play Stuart Robson sang
a ong to Pol.vwog. and the latter used
Ia bring down the house nightly by his
clever 'mugginE.' Pollywog was ne
OF the sensations W the time.
The dog star has Cvme more and
more into use during the past two or
three seasons. The most important
utilization of a dog in a play up TO
the present season V when Laurctte
Taylor appeared In Peg - My Hart
with her famous Michael. Dog stars
and dog acts. however. have ever been
tremendously popu. ar in vauieN lie.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

George VI. Cohan's GREATNESS drama
tursy never fails TO make its effect
with his public. especially at the first
performances Of his plays, but n who
Is not In the habit Of following them
may he pardoned for wondering II such
a play as Hit the Trail Holiday" Is
going 10 seem just as amusing when
the mysterious ether which fills the
auditorium Of the Aston Theatre is not
effective. 1t Is a very genial and
friendly ether which sets the audience
% hurrahing and roofing so soon as
the curtain goes up. The personal
popularity Of the actors Is indeed so
great that.the first night OF one of his
plays generally develops into . demon
stration Of the affection In which he is
held by his friends on broadway. There
are few first night performances in
which the personal equation is no
strong In determining the mood Of the
audience. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

\. dress which cost $4,000 and a hat
which cost $500 will be worn in the
fashion show which will he seen at
Carnegie Hall on October I, 3 and ..
The exhibition will represent an en-
tIrely new .dca in dramatic enter
tainmcnt evolved around the ever fas-
Clnating subject Of milady's clothes.
It IS from the e OF Pierre de
IanuN, the French playwright, md
was t;tcn especially for the extrava-
canzi II Is modern in its theme. with
sufficient, suggestion Of the past To
indicate the relation between one
period and another.
The production will have a cast of
about fifty persons, several OF whom
have come from France especially TO
take part in the show. The leading
role will DE played ny a we'll known
actress. Rehearsals have been under
way for some time.
Eugene Carroll Kelly. Partisan fash
| on artist, who is here to stage the
show, says IL will surpass anything of
the kind he has ever seen in France.
Paris has had two or three demon-
strations Of fashion through the me-
dunn of the drama" Mr.. Kelly said
at the 81. Regis Hotel yesterday, hut
nothing on the scale We are attempt
ing in New York. II will be in a class
ly itself and will, ! believe. prove a
GeSightful novelty in the dramatic
world.
New York women will see the latest
gowns. hats, wraps. furs, &c, worn in
IN ntmnsph.ra nd amid s~urrpuniin gS
they were especially designed for.
They will not be worm by live dunn
mics and by that | mean the kind OF
models hat are usually in evidence
at style demonstrations. Every gown
will he made for the particular young
lady who is to wear II. The shade
/ II her hai and eyes. the color Of her
skin and the predominating color in
the scene in which h will appear
have all been considered. Nothing has
been left to chance
I'm creating the costumes not only
for those who have the leading parts
but for the supporting cast, II has
been the aim to bring out the individ-
uality Of each one, A woman who at.
tends a performance will realize how
easily ones individuality can be sug-
gested by the skilled modlste and mil
liner"
There will, of course, be the ex
h%ibitions Of lingerie, the newest effects
in hosiery and the smartest models In
footwear displayed through the me
dunn of the exposition, The leading
creators OF women's styles both here
and abroad have spurred themselves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
SUPPLYING THE FILM PLAYS

trio light generator is 80 powerful th1'
five electric light stages for night wot.
can he added at once There ar. -,
dressing rooms. 10000 as- :nrs in
stock and ~uncoaS:.a thousands Of
properties. Everything is on "A nan
moth scale, as II all the theatrical
managers of New York had happened
to unite for the nonce their technical
resources.
Yet this Griffith studio is only one If
the three constituent plants uf IN"
Triangle. The one at T~ncev.lle on the
Pacific Ocean. controlled Icy Thomas
II. Ince. is just as large. And 10y the
way, Mr.. Ince receives distinguished
visitors in true royal style, An die
steam yacht was out in the hay when
he got definite word OF Billie Burke's
intended arrival. Mr.. Ince immcdi-
he turned it over to Miss Burke nights
and mornings for her daily trips to
and from the Catalina Islands. in the
meantime reserving its daytime use for
producing nautical scenes.
There was a fire at melville recently.
so Mr.. Ince in putting In n new cleo
trio generating system also installed
an elaborate pumping station and
power plant sufficient Ia flood the
whole camp in n few hours. There
are acres Of space in IL, with the
studios, offices and buildings straG-
| Cling far ove the crest Of the Coast
Range.
Mr.. Ince's community is 30 cumplaia
unto itself with almost every fora, ,r
self-sustaining industry and many "
the polite arts and crafts that it seems
as II little could he added to 1t. Last
week h" found that Il department Of
oil paintings had been omitted and
Immediately put in onc. Half a dozen
artists we're at once put IL work max
ing the oils and water colors To deco
rate the interior scenes IN which Bill
lie Burke and other stars will appear
II is a long way from Incevile 10
broadway, So |. is better anu cn<'.-.
10 manufacture your chef d'ouvres on
the spot.
Mack Sennett al Keystone is
what behind the two other direc, Jrs
as TO size. but il rapidly making
amends by rebuilding and enldrcing
his studios. Un the other hand Mr..
Sennett has probably surpassed the
two others in the novelty and Ingenuity
Of his labors. For example. for a new
Aim called Wars of the World ho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
THE TRAIL OF THE DOG STAR.
Hodge RecaIls the PRImy Days
Of the Canine Dramas. .

Il feel quite Shakespearian these
dayv." said William Hodge. who is
appearing in The Road to Happi-
ness at the Shuhert Theatre. You
see II Is like this: William kempe
was the leading comedian of Shake
~speare's company. Kempe had 4
dog, his name was Crab, and 50
The Bard U.pte a part for him in
Two Gentlemen of Verona Well,
when Lawrence Whitman was writ
ing The Road to Happiness for me.
he insisted that my dog Shep should
have a part in the play. But Kempe's
dog was evidently not a dependable
animal. for We read in. the stage di-
rection, act ., scene 3: Enter
Laurence. leading II dog Laurence
was one Of Kempe's famous roles yet
his dog Graz rad more 10 do than
merely he led about on the stage.
Some peop.e seem To think. by the
way, that the dog star in the the.
atrical armament is an innovation,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
lCS THAT AWAIT COOLING BREEZES

OF the New Theatre movement, carry
ing the g~eneraiized belief that where
unequal to the accomplishment Of "A
ferrous for an unsubsidized person to
attempt its s%ubtugation.
Miss George. however, views the
outlook with u%ndisturbed serenity. She
has an intimate" theatre al her dis
posal in place OF an almost cavernous
auditorium, she is supplied with sufi-
cient means to amply provide for
any e%xigencies which may arise in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

This is hardly SO, since II began. with
Shakespeare, My dog Shep mas peen
acting in The Road To Happiness
for three years. and has missed
IA rehearsal or n performance-ahd
now comes al ng Jasper in Young
America AMI Eroves like Graz and
Shep mat the log star IL something
not To be birFed at. rms calls 10
MIND the Tact u a "A Dog "hether seen
or spoken Of In a play, Is OF some
consequence. Nsk any dozen persons
you meet whether Schneider appeared
with Joseph JEFFERSON in KIP a
Winkle,' and he VIII tell you ina
Schneider was there In persJn The
fact is. howe",r. that Mr.. Jefferson
never utilized u dog in the play. Mr..
JEFFERSON was once X why ne ori
not nave uoe III the pihy ana repiieu
mat ne Visl E,d realism IN art n
realism awe "ith a tan 10 Was AT
,ne wrong Time wouiu pe aoorn'naoie'
ASKED II the puniic "ouid h"t nke
10 see o'hherieT ne saio Inc puoiic
couid NOT pay I'm a nigner cofnpI-
ihen'' LOT II sn WIS 10" sreat vi" III
.ereS' 'neS tare III an nni.nai INA
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