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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
Governments PROBES
NEW HLAckMAiL PLOT

Chicago, Sept. 27,-Investigations Of
q new blackmailing plot involving 9
rich Iowan, who was alleged to have
been fleeeed out Of 10000, was start
ed BY federal officials today.
The method OF extertiQp was de
elared TO be the same as was employ
ed hy the so-oaled $1,000 geo black
mailing syndicate, agents Of the fed
kral department nf jnstlce say. two
young women and a Chicago attorney
are involved. Neither their names nor
the name OF the Iowa victim viii be
made public until arrests are made.
The Iowa merchant, who is 9 wild
over, is said TO have been surprised
IN a compromising sltiation, and his
arrest By, a man posing rs . secret
service agent followed Heading for
bis oompanlons led to the suggestion,
federal officials said, that the affair
might be adjusted bYthp, payment ni
money. The lowan paid.
U
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
GBEAT WARSAW BRIDGE
HAS BEEN EEBuiLT

Berlin, tVia wireless to Sayyille),
Sept 27.-The great Poniatow bridge
across the Vistula at Warsaw, which
was destroyed BY the Russians when
they evacuated the city ia August last
year, has been rebuilt. The bridge
was ~reopened in the presence Of Gen
eral Won Beseler the German gov
ernor general.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
KAL0GEROPOULOS
Continued from page ons.l

organized the positions recently won.
The enemy attempted no counter at
tack during the night.
South Of the Somme, there WAS
rather spirited artillery fighting in
the region of Barleux. A. brilliant at
tack carried pnut By ii troops re-
suited in the capture at Vermando-
villers, OF a fortified wood held By
the enemy which formed q small
salient in our ainels
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
CONTROL or THE BORDER
STILL BEING DISCUSSED

New London. Conn. Sept. 27.-
When the representatives on the
joint commission that Is seeking q
basis for an agreement between this
country and Mexico met today the
consideration OF the different plans
suggested for a better coHtrol OF the
border, was continued.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
NAME OF AMERICAN
TROOPER NOT CIV

1900 TTEVVI III VFV WV ~
Washington, Sept. 2f.--A report On
the fight between American and Mex
lean soldiers in a saloon in 81 Vale.
near the American expeditionary
base last Friday was made to the war
department today by Brigadier Gen.
eral Pershing with the comment that
the Carranza officials regarded the
incident merely a drunken brawl. He
did not give the name of the Ameri,
can trooper. who was killed.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28

As A BANKER
Cap BUSHES Before
Public With His Bank
Record
WHY HE DOESN'T
LIKE
Why State Chairman Is
Able to Speak On
Banking


MIR. Whispering Clearwater
Republican state chairman
sponsor for Frank A. Hubbell,
removed from office for mis-
management Of county funds
sponsor for III. O. Bnrsum, re-
moved from office for q $4,000
Terror in bookkeeping;
Mr. Whispering Clearwater,
late head of the Montezuma
Trust company in Albuquers
que, as state chairman has
published an advertisements re-
Iflecting upon the Democratic
administration of state banks.
Mr.. Whispering CLEARWATER
has also anticipated an attack
upon ms administration Of the
MDntezuma Trust company
In a signed letter which he is
sued yesterday. For the in
formation of the public there
are quoted herewith extracts
from Mr.. Whispering Gillen-
water's advance defense Of his
Montezuma Trust company
records ~ Hasn
The CLEARWATER recital ap
plies venomous epithets to Mr..
Burkhart which are deleted
for the sake of decency.
II should be borne in mind
that the CLEARWATER statement
is q defense, drafted for the
purpose Of putting the best
possible light on the Difficult
ties in which the Montezuma
Trust company became in
volved.
The public may draw Its own
conclusions from this state
ment as to Mr.. CLEARWATER s
qualifications to speak on the
subject Of Sound Banking.
The extracts follow:
u Feclte another instance dis
closing Mr.. Rurkhart's character
was connected with the Monte
yuma Trust company, Of Alhu-
querque, as It's active officer,
when, by reason Of disagrees,
ments among it's stockholders Il
was deemed best for all concern
ed to discontinue business, pay
of the deposItors and voluntarily
liquidate the assets Of the COM
pany. Thereupon, on November
z, 1912, all depesitors, except as
below noted, were paid off by de-
posting the amount Of their re-
speetive deposits to their credit
with a neighbor trust company
and advising each deposition Of
the action taken. The exceptions
were deposits due me amounting
to approximately $4,000, and n
small unclaimed deposit amount
inc to about $iee. ~Thereupon
ecmmeneed the voluntary iiguI-
dalton Of the assets Of the com
pany and il wa p~Foeeeding Wben
Mr.. Burkbart appeared, repre-
senting political hpnehmen Of his
having q small stock interest IN
the company and deliberately set
about to cast the company and
its assets into a F~eceivership, and
did 90, and believe he did Il
hHpH4HH AHA1 ttk was NV " dF 4
Interest Of the stockholders. The
receiver was appointed hovem-
Der I, 1918. Then on May 8, 1915,
Mr.. aufkhaFf filed suit against
myself and other directofs the
~slisnatlon Of the complaint, how
ever, being directed entirely
against ne, making general
charges Of mlsmansgemsnt on
my part and that | had ueed The
company for perspAaI ends and
had at or about the time Of the
company discontiuued business a
large o~yerdfaft. The complaint
as you may learn from an inspec-
flon Of the paper, Is not in the
form USED BY the legal profession,
but Is 2 long-drawn-oW reitera.
ton Of general charges, With .
studied, slnnous effort to be sen.
satiensl. The document Is 4 po-
Iltlcal attack.
- .ana A.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
SIX sEAMEN KILLED

Sydney. n. s. w. Sept. .27.-Six
men on board the British steamer
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
BANDITS TAKING
Continued from Page ID

that he had no notice of a meeting
between the two generals.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28
DECENT NEWSPAPERS

tcOntiued from page one.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-28

Wairyna were killed today when an
explosion occurred as the steamer
was unloading benzine. The ship ar
rived here on September % from san
kIancisco, BY way Of Auckland
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
CALCAS|EU HIGHWAY
SYSTEM COMPLETED
Last LOAD OF SHELLS PUT ON
LOWER END OF GUM
COVE ROAD.
TOTAL COST WAS 100000
Maintenance Work ls Being Conducted
Under Supervision Of a Highway
Department, Only One of Its
Kind In a Louisiana Parish.

Lake Charles
Calcasieu's mill.on-dollar highway
system was completedeShen the Texas
Grading Company put the last load of
shell on the lower end of the Gum
Cove highway southeast of Vinton
Work is now in progress on only one
other highway in the parish, which
was not included in the original esti
mate.
A special road bond issue of 100000
was voted In August, 1913, and later
supplemented by bonding part Of the
parish revenues for ten years, which
yielded 100000. OF this amount ap-
proximately s150,OOo is being ex-
pended on the Calcasieu river bridge
and approaches, and s1,O50,OO0 on the
highways. In addition, at least $780,
600 of the general parish revenues and
special ward taxes have been expend-
ed on roads in the parish since the
bond issue was voted.
Work on the model highway system
was begun two years ago and has
been prosecuted continuously. AS a
result, the parish has IFS miles Of
brick, gravel and dirt highways. Main
tenance work is being conducted IN
der the supervision of a highway de-
partment, the only one of its kind in a
Louisiana parish.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
KAISER DECLARES
WAR ON PORTUGAL
PORTUGUESE MINISTER AT Der.
LIN HANDED PASSPORTS-GER
MAN VESSELS SEIZED.

Berlin.-Germany declared war on
Portugal at $3.50 O'Clock and handed
his passports to the Portuguese min
lister.
The German government, there
fore, considers herself from this time
in war with the Portuguese govern
ment," is the conclusion of a declara-
ton handed by the German minister
at Lisbon to the Portuguese minister,
the Overseas statement says.
"The German declaration" says the
news agency, emphasizes the fact that
this step was made necessary by the
recent illegal seizures of German
ships in Portuguese ports, which is
the gravest sort of breach of neutral
ity and of special treaties. Germany,
therefore, is obliged to give up her
former attitude of forbearance, which
she had maintained because of Portu-
gals awkward situation.
The declaration enumerates long
series of breaches of neutrality by the
Portuguese government, such as the
permission of free passage to English
troops through the colony of Mozam-
bique, the permission given to Eng
lish men of war to use Portuguese
ports for a time exceeding that given
neutrals; the permission given the
English navy to use Madeira as d
naval; actual engagements between
Portuguese and German troops on the
frontier of German Southwest Africa
and Angola; frequent insults to the
German nation by members of the
Portuguese Parliament, who never
were reprimanded
1.-The declaration further points out
that the seizure Of German ships in
neutral Portuguese ports on February
% was an act against the law and the
treaties concluded between Germany
and Portugal"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
HOLDS STRENGTH IN RES
Century Plant Conserves End
the Time When II Shall Bid
In Full SpIendor.

For a mere plant. the centuy
exhibits an unusual amount 4
sense. Nature decreed that h
soming process be fast and
So the plant spends a lifetin
ing up reserve strength for d
when it puts forth its flowers
times it spends fifteen years
ready for it's flower season, SON
longer. That's why we've IA
the century plant.
Before it is ready to blosn
century plant is a dense clul
rigid, thick leaves, with th
the tip of each leaf. 1t grows
leo and on the western dess
Mexico 1t is extensively cultiv,'
is put to several uses.
An extract is made from the
and used for soap. When the !
ready to blossom, the sap b
from the stem and made into
which the Mexicans call pulqus
the flower withers, the stem
into slices to form razor strc
nally, the leaves produce fiber,
is made into thread and ropes
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Can't Keep Wedding Fees.

Chicago.-Wedding fees to the min.
lister have been abolished by the Off
cial board Of the st. Paul Methodist
Episcopal church here, because they
are polite tips The action was
taken on the recommendation of Rev.
Roy L. Smith, the pastor. The board
directed that hereafter all fees shall
be considered as contributions to the
church and that the pastor shall rem
der a monthly expense account for
dinners, luncheons, car fare and other
things for which he spends money in
connection with his official duties.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
NORWEGIAN BARK
SUNK BY TORPEDO
SILIUS INCIDENT MAY REVIVE
SUBMARINE ISSUE-EVIOENC
is CALLED TO AMERICA.
is CONSIDERED AS SERIOUS
Seven Americans Who Were on Board
Were Looking After Cargo of
Oats Consigned to French
Government.

Paris.-J. B. Osborne, the American
consul at Havre, in his report to
Washington on the sinking of the Nor
wegian bark Silius, is said to bring
out clearly that the Silius was torpe-
decd by a submarine
The seven Americans who were on
board the bark, were looking after a
cargo of oats consigned to the French
government. These men and the men,
bers of the crew have been questioned
by the consul, who has cabled a sum-
mary of their testimony to Washing
ton. Their testimony leaves no doubt
that the Silius was torpedoed with.
out warning.
The State Department considers
that American seamen have even a
greater claim to protection than pas
sengers. A passenger travels at his
discretion, while a seaman is COM
PEELED to do so by his occupation.
No mention was made of the nation
ality of the submarine, and there was
nothing to in: icate whether a torpedo
actually was responsible for the sink
ing of the vessel. or whether she
might have struck mine. 1t was pre-
sumed, however, that the American
consul at Havre got his information
from members of the crew, some of
whom were Americans.
If the siliuS was torpedoed such an
attack was CO, trary to the assurances
the United Yates has secured from
the central powers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
FLOOD CONTROL IS
WARMLY DISCUSSED
SENATORS RANSDELL AND NEW
LANDS ESPOUSE THEIR
FLOOD VIEWS.

Washington. - Speaking earnestly
in the Senate in defense of the Shields
water power bill, Senator Ransdell OF
Louisiana and Senator Newlands or
Nevada clashed in a friendly COLO
guy involving the question OF HOOD
control, each advocating distinct sys-
TENS for flood control and prevention
along the Lower Mississippi.
Senator Ransdell had displayed on
the east wall of the chamber colored
charts, furnished by the United States
Weather Bureau, showing the areas
in which the rain falls which causes
the floods in the Mississippi Valley.
Senator Ransdell showed that the
rains responsible for the floods in
1912-1913 and in 1916 fell entirely In
sections of the country where land
values are too high to permit of their
use for reservoir purposes. The re-
turns from the weather bureau showed
that the rains responsible for these
great floods were not on the barren
hills of the headwaters of the rivers
leading to the Mississippi, but in the
great agricultural belt of the Middle
West, where little land is available
for less than $3.50 an acre, and great
tracts are held as high as $3.50 an
acre.
In defense of his plan, Senator New,
lands declared that, not one but many
reservoirs were to be constructed,
and that this was only portion Of
his idea Of slowing up the waters IN
their course from the clouds to the
Gulf of Mexico. He said senators
from the South seem to be opposed
to any plan that contemplates doing
more than benefiting their own To-
calities.
To this Senator Ransdell replied
that he is more than an Iious to see a
competent commission make a study
Of the plan set forth in the bill Of The
senator from Nevada, and that he will
be more than willing to support any
part of it that is found feasible when
its findings are laid before Congress.
His objection heretofore has been to
the fact that a plan, which he con-
siders impra .ticable, contemplated
holding up the building of a perma-
nent levee system along the Lower
Mississippi while an effort was being
made to hold the flood waters back
with reservoirs. He referred to one
estimate showing that Lake Erie, COW
ering an area of 10000 square miles,
contains only as much water as passes
Memphis on its way % the gulf each
"a hours.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Reversion to Type.

An English traveller in bsin
had from a holy man in tb@
a story about Moses, which o.
appear in the Scriptures, ye'
has it's pertinence to this M
politicians proposing to do avg
all the evils of the human lo
The patriarch was sitting
house very sad, and the Lore
him: Prophet Moses, why Z
cast down."
."Alas!" said he, 81 see so ID
pie sorrowful. Some are u
and some are hungry. | p1
make all happy and contenteee,
The Lord promised it shouA)
But soon Moses was again
late, and once more the LoH|
the cause.
Lord" cried the prophet i
per story of my house has fali')
and nobody will come to menu
are all too busy enjoying then
But what am l to dor
Lord, make the people
were before!"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Tricky.
A senator was talking abb
tional preparednesS.

A senator was talking abd1
tional preparedness.
The man who would make %
capital out of such an importaHi|
ton as preparedness" he said,
selfish and tricky as the chap |
station bar.
"a chap hustled into a statia'
He had only a minute or so al
his train. But the bartender va
and the chap saw that he stood
out on being served.
Two gentlemen, each with =
and soda before him, were ccn''
pleasantly before the bar. Wa
does this chap do but reach OTs,
one of the WHISTLES and toss II
THE owner started back.
How dare your he SPIN
The idea! Why, that vast
whisky
Wasn't it?' said the chap
/ guess this one must be mine,
And he tossed off the otn
tleman's drink and dashed o.
caught his train just as it was
off,"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
ODD WAYS OF KEEPING
Lonely Australians Have Nal
DDS by Which They comuu,|
Passing of the Hour,

On the immense sheen raj
Australia each of the boundo,
has a district to look after Al
he has to keep the wire fenool
pair and see that the sheen /
no harm. 1t is a hard, lonelr
which the rider rarely Sees ]
human being. Many Of the nj
strange ways of keeping count)
days.
One rider, who had lived I'D
years in the back country. nd
jam tins and seven pebbles
was marked This Week" and
er, Last Week" On Sunday !
he was accustomed to take II
out Of Last Week and dro,I
This Week" This operatio,
peated every morning unty
Week" had used up the seye,
were then returned to "L.ast \
one each day; and the ola
knew when another week had
Another rider. named Eas,,
several plans to keep count
days, but always failed. At las
on a novel and attractive metbl
made a big damper-the n,,,
Australians give to a cake OF ~
water with a seasoning Of >
Sunday and marked It ipto
parts. Each section was a Al
lowance, and the slices that ,s|
told him the number Of DAYS IN
pass before Sunday came assiI
For several weeks this meth
er failed him. Unfortunate
Tuesday he fell in with fello]
who was very hungry. Eagsn
himself, in order that the nj
one might be satisfied with tha
section Of the damper. But II
use. The host saw the knife
boundary line and the hupgr|
carve into the almanac. HI,
stand it no longer.
stop, now, stop" he YELLED
clutched the remains of the }
and glared at his visitor. Tbs
continued, you've eaten Tues,
you've eaten Wednesday, and !,
want to slice the best OF the ,
off Thursday! Not If | car !
sonny, / won't be knowing (,
of the week,"-Youth's Comm,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Vast Rinu of Artillery,

Meta ring of artillery such as
was never before assembled in war
fare is gripping Verdun from the
north and the east. Every hollow,
wood and thicket within range of the
fortress-and modern artillery is eff
fective at unprecedented ranges-con-
ceals its quota of guns Of all sizes
from the three-inch field piece up 10
the biggest of Germany's giant siege
howitzers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Odd.

Fair Hostess (entertainins !,
soldier)-And so one JACK
buried you, and the next aug
again and landed you on top u
Now, what were your feehns,
Tommy - If you'll pew,
ma'am, / was never more sup
all my life.-London Punch
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

Other cities Of Louisiana with the
required population, may take ad-
vantage of the provisions of state
law showing municipalities to collect
license and occupational taxes accord
ing to the state schedule.
The commission council Of Baton
Rouge has just tried it, and the COL
lection Of the increased license taxes
has been met with a cry Of protest
from business and professional men
affected. It is estimated that the city
revenues will be increased by $4,000
because Of the application Of the
higher rates.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
StAlner Hits Rock.

Santos Brazil.-The Spanish steam.
ship Priss,.S de Asturias has been
sunk by stirling a rock. She went to
the bottom / five minutes. Eighty
six members OF the crew and 81 pas
sengers have been brought to Santos.
1t is reported 1913 passengers and 107
of crew are missing. The survivors
were brought to Santos by the French
steamer Viga. A Spanish steamship
is standing by.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
State Controls Coupons.

Washington.-By holding that the
states have the power to impose taxes
on trade coupons redeemable in pre-
miums, the Supreme Court put the leg
islation of premium advertising, by
which it is estimated s125,O0O, 900
worth of merchandise is sold annually.
within the scope of state laws.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Economist on Gas Probe.

Washington.-Lewis H. Haney,
economist of Austin, Tex, was named
by the Federal Trade Commission 10
direct the investigation of oil and
gasoline prices and production. A re,
port on pipe line transportation of
crude oil has just been completed by
the commission and Mr.. Haney will
give particular attention to the rise IN
price of gasoline.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Must Turn LII Guild.

Berlin.-The German authorities
Lave started the proseC ution of all
persons hiding the gold instead of
turning it over to the Rtichbank. In
Boeblingen, Wuerttemberg, a farmer
recently was sentenced to Is months
Imprisonment because he buried ST.
$50 in gold coins in the cellar of his
house
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Raise for Meat Packers.

East ST. Louis, IlL-Five thousand
employees Of Armour's, Swift's and
Morris packing plants in East st.
Louis have received an unsolicited In,
crease in wages. The payrolls of the
three concerns viii be raised about
$4,000 a week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Looking Ahead.

To repair the wastage of war
proposal has been made by a we'll
known German physician that the i'm
perial government should organize an
official matrimonial agency after the
war. He declares that the surviving
young men will have to work very
hard and will have little time to at
lend those society functions at which
eligible brides are usually met. He
therefore suggests that the state
should perform the duties Of matri-
monisl broker. not only introducing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Exams for Midshipmen,

Washington. - Congressman Cara
way said that he would have a COM
petitive examination held in Jonesbo-
70 for the appointment of a midship-
man to Annapolis from his district
The examination will be held in April.
Application blanks may be obtained
by writing Mr.. Caraway.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
SAYS Diaz at Guatemala,

New Orleans.-F. R. Villancencio,
Carranza consul here, announced
that he had received an official cable
gram from Guatemala City, Gautema,
la, which stated Felix Diaz, with 300
men, was in that city. Hijuino Agui,
lar is acting as Diaz's chief, accord
ing to the consult information.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
American Consulate Hit.

Washington.-The American consul
late at Trebizond was struck by a
shell during a bombardment by two
Russian torpedo boats and a Persian
subject was killed within 20 feet or
the desk of Consul Oscar S. Heller.
Another shell struck the residence Of
the vice consul.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Powder Workers Warned

Ashland, Wis-Warning that the
plant Of the DuPont Powder Company
at Parksdale would be blown I'M
early in March" was received by EN-.
ployes. Guards have been doubled at
the plant, which covers 1000 acres.
Powerful searchlights have been In.
stalled
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
Gain for Drys in Texas.

Ballinger, Tex.-hrnnels county
voted dry" by a majority of 462 In
the largest vote ever cast in the coun-
ty on one question. Ballinger voted
liquor out by a majority OF only 16,
the first time it has been dry" The
county outside of Ballinger had been
"dry" five years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

Geneva.-Eight hundred Austrian
soldiers in barracks were killed or
wounded in the rail made by Italian
aeroplanes on the city Of Laibach, &C.
cording to information received.