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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Cane Crop Prospects

Washington.-The Louisiana field
agent of the Bureau of Crop Estimates
places the cane acreage OF Louisiana
this year at about Is per cent above
1915, when about $4,000 acres were
harvested and 275.OOO.OOO pounds of
sugar made. The condition OF the
crop July was 10 per cent above
the rO-year average. while last year
about harvest time il was "A per cent
below the lO-year average.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Another Vote OF Credit.

I.OndOn.-AnOther vote Of credit
Will be asked for. the premier inform
ed the House OF Commons Il will be
the eleventh since the outbreak OF the
war ana probably will be for 300. .OOO-
600 pounds. the same amount as tho
last one. This Will bring up the total
for the war to 2.6S2. .OOO.OO pounds. or
about sl3.4lO. 100000
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

Five hundred members OF the VAS
.ngtou Artillery and The sevanty.fve
troopers OF the First Troop louisiana
have settled down 70 oorter IIGe a.
typical border town, Donna. located
eight miles from the RIO GrandA on
the branch OF the St l. B. & " K r
The run from Houston 70 Donna was
accomplished IN much faster time
than vas a. frs, expected. The -Ro
special trains getting the right O,
way after leaving Bay city without
much trouble
Tents were pitched The three Bat
reries Of the Washington ARTILLERY
worked hard pitching the officers
tents and putting tho finishing
touches to the camp The artiIle~y
and cavalry occupied grounds uor-.
Of the railroad. on the side OF ,ha
town least inhabited Donna is r
small place, but is cheerful compared
10 the barrenness OF the border pro
per The soldiers all seem pleased
with the prospects and are making the
best Of existing conditions
Il was first expected that the artI.-
lery and the troop would camp al Nc
Cedes. town about ten miles eaS, OF
Donna. Owing 10 the many companies
at Mercedes, Major owen and the com
manding officers agreed upon the camp
at Donna There are. IN all. about
1900 KhakiClad soldiers a. Donna.
Two battaliOns Of Texas infantry are
located here numbering in all about
500. There Is a regimental band. too
The artillery has about 500 men and
the cavalry troop consists Of about
- riders. most OF whom are from Jen-
nings, La. there are five New Orleans
boys in the troop. all considered good
soldiers.
Everyone here totes" a gun The
dough boys" have their rifles and
have ninety rounds OF ammunition
apiece. 1t is considered dangerous ~
| question their soldering ability. The
| CavalTymen will be given ammunition
| for their rifles and also will be issued
] pistols. The artillery boys already
have pistols and will be given enough
! powder to protect themselves
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Plan Musketry School.

LawtOn. Okla.-A special term OF
the school OF musketrv Of the United
States army. for instruction in the
use OF machine guns, Will start August
% at Fort Sill Officers from many
divisions OF the army and those in
charge Of machine gun companies Of
the National Guard are expected 10
attend
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Aettie Green VIII Filed.

Bellows Falls. Et-The will OF Mrs.
Hettv Green was admitted TO probate
here without contest. Mrs. Green left
her entire estate to her son. Colonel
Edward II. r. Green. and daughter.
Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilkes. Colonel
Green filed a bond for $4,000 as trus-
Zee for the fund left his sister.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Bio Expert Cotton Sale.

Montgomery, A.a.-Twenty-five hun
dred bales Of cotton were sold here at
approximately f3 cents a pound, the
total being sl50.OGA rhe cotton is
for export 20 the Eastern mills and
some OF the foreign countries.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Order Weekly Reports.

Washington.-The War Department
has instructed army commanders on
the border TO submit weekly reports
showing the actual physical condition
Of their commands. describing the
treatment accorded rhe men. and de-
failing the duties they are perform
ing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Shnnt at Three Mexicans.

Brownsville. Textile Illinois cav
AIRY regiment doing border patrol
Iutv in this section was given its first
thrill Of excitement when sentry ot
\ troop. guarding the loca! electric
light plant. reported he had eXcharE-
% shots Win three armed Nexicans
No enc was nit.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Will Censor All News.

Columbus. y. M.-Announcement
was made at military headquarters
that General Pershing has issued or
ders that news emanating from Co
Iumbus and the Mexican field shall be
more strictly censored than hereto
fore
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Nebraska ProQressiyes.

Lincoln, Neb-Nebraska Progress
diSsenslOn resolved TO continue the
party'S existence The convention
ratified the action Of the State Cen
trail Committee in endorsing the can
didates OF the Republican national
ticket.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Auto Bandits Rob Bank.

Bonner Springs, kan.-Three men
drove up in front Of LinwoOd State
Rank. covered T ". Martin, the
cashier. with revolvers, gathered up
81. 500 and escaped in their automO-
bile.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Parker Again Refuses.

New Orleans.-John NJ. Parker.
Progressive nominee for vice presi-
dent, stated he has declind an invita-
ton to become the vice presidential
nominee Of the American party.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Stcnnd Terrn For HamIIn.

WasniuCtor.-Charles :. Hamlin Of
Massachusetts. row the governor OF
the Federal Reserve Board. was nomi-
mated for another term by President
Wilson.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Fines 100000 Marks.

Amsterdam. via London.-A fine OF
5000. 900 marks has beeen imposed
upon the city of Brussels for celebrat-
irC the Belgian national festival, ac-
cording TO the Echo Beige
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

The sixth week OF the summer nor
NAL at Lafayette closed and certiti-
Gates OF credit were granted to sew
enty-fve students who had finished
the prescribed course. Over 200 re-
main TO complete the full course Of
nine weeks President Stevens and
faculty feel highly gratified over the
splendid progress made and work &C
complished
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

According 10 data compiled by Com
missioner Leon I. Kahn OF the depart
ment Of public utilities, the city OF
Shreveport this year has sold fifteen
cars of waste paper collected by the
street cleaning department, at good
profit. There were twenty tons TO
the car. and the net profit was about
81 per car. making the total remune-
ration for the city about s2,l00.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

IL0uisiana's new election laws, which
4|ae out Of Democratic legislative
3rcus, are to be made an issue in the
tiuual campaign by the Republicans.
rorting to the statement OF Louis
|ns Republicans. II is said that
spies Of the new law. with its re-
krkable penalty clause and its re-
raions designed to keep down op-
saton, have been sent 10 Republican
ldOnal headquarters together with
Irrumstantial accounts OF the man.
y and reason Of passage Of the
kaures.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

As a result or the adoption OF the
compulsory education act by the Leg
islature the Lake Charles schools Will
be taxed to capacity in the fall The
schools were already crowded. and il
is estimated that the attendance will
increase by al least 500 pupils. Some
extra provision will have 10 be made
for the colored pupils In the parish
outside the city the school enroll
ment lot the year Just closed was
$500. and 500 white and 25O colored
children will be added by the Compul.
sorry school law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

Ward | OF Bienville voted good
roads special tax by a good majority
Two precincts voted for and two
against the proposed tax. The spirit
OF progress is abroad in Bienville
and ere long she will take her stand
among the good roads parishes OF the
state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Governor Pleasant appointed ]. A.

Governor Pleasant appointed J. A.
Guss. assessor OF Catahoula parish.
Vice X. p Holstein. who died in Jan
uarv CatahOula has been without an
assessor since Mr.. Holstein's death.
but the fact did not become officially
known al the capital until the alb
stract OF the parish failed 10 come in
TO the State Board of Equalization af
ter a two weeks wait.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

4 requisition from the governor OF
Oklahoma for D. E. Brown. who is in
jail at Shreveport, has been honored
by Governor Pleasant. Brown II want
ed at Tulsa for embezzlement
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

The Third Judicial district eNeCu-
tive committee met at Gibbsland and
ordered a Democratic primary cleo
tiCn to nominate a judge and dis
triCt attorney and state committee
man on September 10 Declarations
OF candidacy must be fled on or be
fore July 81.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

he police jury has arranged with
|s'eil, Gerard & Co, OF Chicago. TO
I'd the parish indebtedness. about
FaNO through the Bank OF Lafa-
re bonds to run sixteen years. and
|r per cent interest. One-half
|pu tax was set aside TO meet inter
= and liQuidate the debt. The jury
Us saves three banks, charging S
y cent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05
Heat K,I.s Children.

Montreal-The extreme heat has
been responsible ;or the death In Mon
treal of more than $50 children.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

Fire. caused by defective wiring,
broke out on the second floor of the
building in St Mary street, near Con.
stance. New Orleans, used by the Re
demptorist Fathers as a sChOOlhouse,
and caused damage Of $3.50. The loss
is covered by insurance.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

korkmen motored 10 Stonewall
sn Mansfield recently and made a
pn beginning in the grading and
Ptsning Of the model road one mile
rh OF here at the DeSoto-Caddo
rsh line. The road will be grav-
/. al through DeSoto parish. The
sabers OF the party were: Messrs.
Irnson, Digue, Dilzell. Gilmer and
Fvt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

Secretary f. +. Shackford. OF the
Lafayette Fair Association, is now
distributing mis- Catalogs for the
eighth annual fair. October 1915.
showing a cash premium list of spe-
cial prizes A special feature will he
the sale October Il OF pure-bred swine
under direction OF the State Swine
Breeders Association. entries TO
which will be open to all members
and boys clubs OF the state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

lae Bank OF Winfield has sold the
"per plantation. on Red river. 10
V Riverside Stock Company. This
upany will raise cattle and Duroc
|0n The live stock will be fed in
Hef on silage raised on this farm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

,as question or voting an addition
Nnd issue OF $4,000 for the con
Naclon OF highways in CalcasIeu
ua is being presented to the big
apayers, and has met with almost
1'esa approval
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

'ae fldker postoffice and store OF
4CaAFu A Kent. in which the Fluker
'"uice Is located. six miles above
l~' Was robbed OF some money
r. goods and stamps to the amount
{ about $500.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

At a special election held at Pleas
ant Hill for the purpose Of voting a
bond issue TO run five years for 800.
900 it was carried by a vote as fol
lows: For bonds So votes. property
SAL $50. and against proposition one
vote. property 1870.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

,urnins from a trip through
i ssee h and North Carolina where
va a'esugated the soy bean industry
E~ o TWO states, Harry d. Wilson. OF
n orieans. declared he was going
-ate the bean one Of the his
y crops Of Louisiana
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

lhomas. one OF the largest
owners and best known residents
A~ua parish. was found dead at
pumping plant on one OF his farms
and a half miles from Esther
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

'es Henderson, about IS years
m, was instantly killed by light.
r.s, 'nhe IN the rice field Of the
h.- S place, two miles west of Jen.
r 0uring a violent electrical
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

h,. urst ship to enter the port OF
~. rouge was the John y. Rocke.
L,s' 1' which came up from New Or
- 70 The Standard Oil docks
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-08-05

!, A'empt to raise 4 special school
: rOm four mills to seven mills in
r'ne graded school district re-
Ny was defeated at the polls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
SELLING WEAKENS
COTTON AFTER RISE
Buying Good at Start and Mar
ket Is Excited-Ginning Re-
port a Stand-Of

NEW YORK. Nov. 2t.--Another excited
market ruled at the opening on the Cotton
Exchange this morning December staFtlna
~ points higher, January up 4 points ana
other months unchanged 10 points hieher
Business was actlve,e with room traders
southern interests and uptown operators
the principal buyers,
liverpool also took moderate amounts
However. tho selling pressure was lafkss
New Orleans leading, with commission
houses and wall street interests following.
The ginning report showing 9,61b,0o0 baiea.
was considered n stand-on.
After the call New orleans became more
insstent with its supply, and selling orders
from other sources came In IN large volume.
dropping prices 20 to 2i points under the
initial levels.
Liverpool cables we're favorable, but were
ignored In the local market.
After break to 2O55o for January con-
tracts, or about 81 points from the opening
price and 40 points from last nights close.
the market became less active More ur-
gent selling seemed to have been absorbed
on the decline during the forenoon, and
there was enough support from bullish
sources or covering TO cause rallies Of 30
or 20 points from the lowest during the
early afternoon.
There was no particular change In the
news reaching here from tho South Some
hedge selling was reported during the early
trading but southern offerings were not
much in evidence on the rally around mid
daV
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
EnREICN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.--on u very mod
crate volume OF business In the eNrly deal
inEs today German exchange showed heavl-
ness and there was a further light reaction
in rubles. on the other hand Swiss and
Italian exchange showed Improvement
Quotations follow: Demand sterling
AS ll-l6 cables 476 7-16 franc cables
bs3Jh, checks 5.S4h reichsmark cables
SO, checks 6S 1916 lire cables $50, checks
66oA Swiss cables 6.16, checks 5.l7 !:
Vienna kronen cables lisb, checks ll.s4 !;
kroner cables 2S,35, checks 1926; pesetRs
cables 2O53, checks 2O.43; gullder cables
40 1915 less lie checks l0b less lie /;
ruhle cables 3O.25. checks 5000.
Long sterling was quoted nomInaly un-
changed at aim for siNty-dny bills and
4.69ia for ninety-day bills
Rcichsmarks and Vienna kronen at cur
rent quotations are only fractionally above
the extreme low record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
SEVEN-DAY WORKING
WEEK CONDEMNED
sociologist Assails Methodist
Stockholders in Concerns
That Ignore Sunday
stNFAIR AND UNCHRIsTIAN
Inconsistent in Profting by What They
Do Not Countenance in Pri-
vate Business

uARR1sBURG. Nov. 2i.-Men who would
! force their own employees to work seven
80 week because OF their standing as
hrIHtians In the community. but who. as
ockboIders. do not hesitate to grasp at
rofits earned by corporations which know
4 sundays were severely condemned by
sfarry r. Ward. practical socloloEist and
4,enber OF the faculty Of Boston University.
efore the state convention Of Methodist
hen in session here.
4 ward, who was the principal speaker at
h. morning session. said that the seven
sav week for workers may be traced di-
#octly to the spDeless policy Of the men
vho could control the situation II they
4rould insist that the corporations in which
4hey are financially interested cut sunday
york
4 -These men" he said, "as stockholders
Lrab eagerly at incomes which they derive
=rom the great industries that know no
Christianity. no humanity, in pouring forth
abeir maximum OF products. and condone
&sac,loes therein which they would not for
I moment tolerate in these industries did
Hhey themselves personally conduct them.
1 "rhey tell me, continued Mr. Ward,
'.tbat there is n movement on foot to
attack the Sunday laws In Pennsylvania.
N sny such attempt is made let the church.
men Of the state stand solldly together not
onty i'm their defense, but let them insist
that the laws be strengthened Protect
the men and you protect the Sabbath Put
an iron-clad Sunday law on the statute
books and enforce II"
Thousands of men and women are labor
ing seven days n week. who have NOT
fJne for solf-improvement. the speaker said
He condemned roundly the Sunday eScur-
slon. but cautioned his audience against
failing to examine themselves while CEN
surfing industry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
fy the statements now being made by

fy the statements now being made by
the Insurance Department,
The AFFAIRS OF the Pension Mutual
Life Insurance Company are not In
=. tho condition | would like to see them.
but I have nothing 20 conceal con-
cernng it's management. and the state
ment emanatIng from the State Insur-
ance Department to the effect that
nearly Sl,000,000 worth OF bonds have
disappeared mysterlously is absolute
ly false and without the slightest
Justification
Personally I have felt that Commits
sioner O'Nel. who is something OF n
political crusader, may have been
spurred into action in this matter by
influence OF various employees in his
office who desire to so dlscredit this
company and Its management as to
detract attention from their own record
OF incompctency In the supervision and
examination OF these companies. and
their desire to protect their former
friends who were managers OF these
different insolvent companies and who
were directly responsible for their In
solvency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
18TH STREET TUBE,
PENNSYLVANIA PLAN
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PREe One
10 Filbert street and thence dipping under
the Broad street tube again and central
CITY Hall station directly into the new cen.
trail station.
The Improvement would mean first saw.
ing In time. But especially important would
he the Improvement In the operation of
trains out of the great new central Park
way station. At the present time, through
trains must either be backed out OF Broad
street station or pulled out with second
engine. Under the Improvement, the trains
after reaching the new station could run
directly on, either looping back by way OF
West Philadelphia Station to the present
New York division tracks. or through to the
South or West.
The proposal to construct the Broad street
subway so as to permit the Pennsylvania
Railroad to widen the tube between City
Hall and Ridge avenue for Its trains was
the result of conferences between Transit
Director Taylor and executive officers OF
the Pennsylvania, II was shown that a
construction saving would be effected for
both parties. provided they could agree to
do the work together. AS result Of the
conferences Director Taylor wrote the fol-
lowing to Mayor Blankenburg in present.
Ing his 1914 report;
Since the submission of the transit
commissioners report the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company has formu
lated tentative plans for making sub
way conection between the New York
Division and Broad Street Station.
partially via Broad street The route
of this proposed subway lies in north
Broad street from Ridge avenue to Fill
bert street.
II Is contemplated 10 use this con-
nectlon for through routing of trains.
1t has been assumed that the city will
agree to this plan to improve the rail-
road service, provided 1t does not in
tayith ha rIf MI fOr
Improvement in local transportation
facilities.
All designs for that part of the
North Broad street subway below
Ridge avenue are therefore being made
10 allow space for the proposed subway
20 be built by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. Al increase in the cost
of construction and of ,real estate
rights and all additional expenses in
cdent thereto SHOULD be borne by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. and
tbs city would share In any saving in
construction cost resultant from the
building of the cty's structure and the
Pennsylvania Railroads structure at
the same time, II practicable,
( City planners who have given much
though to tho future development OF Phila-
delphia when told OF the project of the
Pennsylvania were prompt to give 1t their
hearty Endorsement. 1t will mean q great
stride in transportation facilities, they de-
elAred, and viii also make the station at
Fifteenth and Market streets one OF the
most important railroad stations in the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-21
Elkton Marriage Licenses

ELHToN, Md. Nov. 2i.-Philadelphia
furnished six OF the nine couples procuring
marriage licenses today. The Philadelphians
were Harrison Bennett and Anna Finley,
Fred j. Roth and Mary b. Hunter, Ed
ward W, Schlelcher and Vera NJ. Cassidy.
John Carr and Hannah p. Smith, Alfred
Z. McGinn and Anna l.. Worchter, and
Clarence D. Held and Margaret Hart, The
others were Cecil o. Graham and Agnes
Newman. Wilmington Frank Pennington
and Beulah Newlin, Brhndywine Summit,
Pa. and Harry @. Porter, New Castle, Del.
and Jane DIekerson, Wilmington. Del.