The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
NEWS 0F THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
glPPGNlNGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES HERE
ARE BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
cosoensation Of Weeks News Re-
viewed Without comnent-Ali
Nations Find Something 70
Eoify and Instruct.

John Cook. living IN MassaC county.
III shot himself through the throat
and when the wound did not prove "a
nj crawled into a straw stack and set
It atire.
/. Precious stones may now be i'm
ported into the United States through
he mails.
Conductor Benjamin Falrchlld and
Brakeman Carl II. Hinde. both or
Cumberland. Nd, were killed when
an excursion train on the Western
Maryland railroad collided with an.
other.
Official announcement Of the agree.
uent reached between the Hudson &
Manhattan railroad and its employees
disclosed that the company is not
obliged to recognize the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen.
Traces Of oil have been found al
LSl3 feet at an Ullin CIllD well. Stock
holders and farmers are pouring into
the town.
Miss Helen Macumber, 10, Jumped
70 safety from a second-story window
when fire destroyed John Bakers
store and several other business
houses OF the town of Essex, III.
Recognition Of the union and rein
statement OF strikers were the chief
wovisions Of a contract signed at Mus
kogse, Ok, by which the local trac-
!, don strike vas ended.
The German diet has decided TO
seize the stocks Of tobacco throughout
the empire. The issuance OF tobacco
tickets will follow the seizure.
German business interests in South
America have been officially advised
that submarines will sink no ships be
, tween North and South American
! ports,
The migration OF negro laborers
trum the south to the north, where
the war has resulted in scarcity OF
European immigrant laborers, attracts
! the attention OF the department OF
labor
IN defiance OF possible lurking sub
marines, the White Star liner Adri
stc, the queen Of the munitions
neet." has sailed for England, carry
Ing $4,000 tons Of war supplies.
Mrs. Amelia Dudek, tried for the
murder Of the Rev. Henry Japeski, q
Catholic priest, at ct. Paul, was found
not guilty but insane by a jury.
Sorway's losses at sea from The
opening OF the war up 10 Oct. 10, a!
the result of mines and submarines
are Ill vessels. Of a total OF 235,00I
tons.
Adam Schubert, q millionaire farm
er and Land owner Of Lorain county
o. burned his country home, failed II
an attempt 10 hang himself and endet
hh life by cutting his throat.
Popular use OF the term "highbrow
to express scorn Of intellectual thing
"a condemned by President John II
hsoen of Princeton university.
Gov. r Livingston Beckman AM
United States Senator Henry F. LIZ
PIT were renominated by the Rhod
1 Island Republican convention.
Private Herbert CHASER. 20 years oic
!, Of A battery. First Indiana field art-
!. bsry. accidentally shot and killed him
sef ~ Point Isabel. Tex, while clean
|. Ing . pistol
Wnlys-Overland stockholders VII
ger cash quarterly dividend OF 81
too.ooo on Nov. |.
One man was shot and killed ant
I tour others probably mortally wound
Z % during a general battle following
{ scnool election al the Beech Grow,
precinct IN Breathitt county, KY.
Three men were killed and sever
injured in collision between w,
! freight trains on the c.. c, Z. & 81.
railway Al Ferubank. 0.
Or. Arthur L Hunt. who assiste,
4 us health department in observinI
persons coming 10 the District Of CO
mmeis from communities sntecte,
Win intanttle paralysis. IS dead 0
na; disease.
4ne Women's Trade Union leagu
chicago, Kansas City. St Loui
1o Springfield. IL, az 4 Chicag
eeons urged he extension Of III
"sh'7hour day to all women worker.
While trying 70 subdue a fraction
rse' William Olsen. a young farme
mountain Grove. No, was Instant
'uied By kick from the animal.
Capt c. L. Harris, &c. who was on
" the builders OF the Gulf & Shi
Tenn. " 'e- p''i-'