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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
hills LEGISLATIVE
|G)NFEREECE PLANS
.w oF NATCHITOCHES SAYS
some GOOD AND NO HARM
HAS BEEN DONE.
,aoMISES TO BE A FACTOR
!, clsimed That No Political Sin Is
ccmmitted in Perfecting Confer
ence-Says Every Measure Will
Be Judged On Its Merits.
Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge
mo organization known as a leg
s,.ive conference" composed of
,bmt thirty-five members of the
,lmse and Senate, which was formed
!, paton Rouge. has been placed on
permanent basis and promises TO
factor at the next regular ses-
don Of the Legislature.
Dscussing the conference and IT'S
work. Representative Phanor o. Cox.
n Natehitoches, one of the orlgina-
,ors OF the movement. in statement,
ave the following outline of the pur-
. pses and plans of the organization:
Having organized legislative cor
frence II becomes our duty to make
our intentions and plans clear TO the
rople OF the state. After we have
done this, we have no explanations,
excuses or apologies TO make 10 them
| hat might be opposed to such an or
nnization in the House of Represen-
|htives. We are very firm in the COIL
Eviction that we are committing no po-
|ltical sin in perfecting this confer
! |ence This conference has none of
| |ihe traits of caucus, because we
|ne very anxious that all our actions
|shall be known to the public.
ut is not the purpose 10 oppose or
champion a measure Just because il
lis proposed by a certain member. or
|eyeD because it comes from certain
section Of the state. Every measul G
will be judged by its merits and by its
merits alone The cordial relations
THAT now exist between all members
|of the House, hope will continue al
ways, therefore. 1t is not the purpose
|of this conference to spite anybody ol
|any section of the state. We are tOt
highly conscious of our duty TO tn;
state to entertain any improper mo
|tives or employ any contemplate
means. The conference meets solel,
|ior the purpose of study, discussion
|and resolution. BY this method G
|procedure il is our hope that step
nay be taken to pass legislation ben
| |efcial to the state and defeat the
legislation that will prove harmful I,
| the state.
"All members of the House are wei
Ieomed into this conference provide,
They are not already members of SOM
Itonference, understanding. or some
thing Of the kind. In other words, W,
Ihaye organized this conference thG
louisiana might be the beneficiary
Ito be successful, we realize that W,
must not become victims of our owl
IorgSzization. II is our intention t
make the positions of chairman, flool
Header and steering committee inter
Iehangeable among members of til;
Conference. We will never take an,
actcn that will bind our members
hand and foot, 10 vote absolutely on,
way or another. The action that We
take viii always be organization I,
nnAlly pass, defeat. or remain neutral
an our judgment we think best. w,
NJ that some good and no harm has
~ Affected by the conference of this
rssicn OF the Legislature. We intend
Be ready for action next session. >
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
Drv Zones Established.

Washington.-By executive order is
sued. President Wilson prohibited the
existence 8f disorderly resorts or sa-
looms within FIVE miles of any military
camp. Any town within such radius
with licensed saloons would not be
affected, but no saloon may be with
in a half-mile of camps.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
To Use 100000 Fund.

New York.-The sl,000,O00 war fund
To he raised by the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks will be used
in establishing base hospitals behind
the firing lines. in taking care of the
families left behind by soldiers and
aiding disabled men to learn a new
trade or profession.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
U. S. Fleet in Argentine.

Buenos Aires. - The American
squadron arrived at Buenos Aires.
Argentine warships preceded the visi-
tors, who were enthusiastically re-
ceived by great crowds. When the
American sailors landed they were
acclaimed by $1,000 persons.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
Soldier Dies in France.

Slayton, Minn.-A telegram an
nouncing the death in France of Chris
tian Erickson, a private in the regular
army, was received by his mother,
Mrs. Ann Erickson. Erickson went
abroad with the Pershing expedition.
The body will be brought here for
burial.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
N c Has Base HospitaI.

Paris.-The American ambulance
at Neuilly, organized by the American
colony in Paris. in which hundreds
of Americans have worked nursing
French wounded, became an American
army hospital.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
Women To Aid Loan.

Washington.-Plans for country
wide campaign to interest women iii
the next issue of the Liberty Loan
were made at a meeting of the Woni
ems Liberty Loan Committee. Mrs.
f. B. Rephert was selected chairman
of the Dallas Federal Reserve dis
trict.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
1n Insure Cantonments.

New York.-The United States gov
ernment is endeavoring to obtain fire
insurance on the wooden buildings at
the 16 cantonments.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
New Crisis in Cuba.

Havana-President Menocal has
suspended the constitutional guaran-
tees and called an extra session Of
Congress.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The patrons of Guedan and Able
vile High Schools have petitioned
the Parish School Board for special
election to vote tax to enable them
to run these schools for full term
Of nine months.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
Eortv-Three Bombs Found.

Chicago-Forty-three bombs, con-
taining explosives, were intercepted
by the police and meh of the Depart
ment of Justice.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

Tangipahoa crops generally are in
flourishing condition. The late corn
promises banner yield. Sweet po-
tato vines are still being planted out
extensively, and while this crop will
be late the yield will be the heaviest
in many years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
,:. c+,tee Ruvs Trucks

Washington.-Contracts for 24,Ooc
motor truck bodies have been let by
the War Department.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
Reichstau Adiourns.

Copenhagen.-The Reichstag ad-
journed until September 26, says a
dispatch from Berlin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

Another deep test has been started
in the Jennings oil field the well being
known as Westside No. l. 1t is locat-
ed in the extreme southwestern sec
tion of the field. about a quarter of a
mile from production on the Lekelt
tract.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
New Marine Minister.

Rome.-Nice Admiral Delbono has
been appointed minister of marine, to
succeed Vice Admiral Arturo Triangi.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The drouth has been effectively
broken by copious showers in the
last few days around Iota. and the
prospect is excellent now for plenty
Of water in the bayous to drive out
salt water and finish irrigating the
late rice crops.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04
LOUISIANA IN BRIEF.

motor ambulance. to be used on
" battle front in France, has been
s0as'ed IN behalf of Ascension parish
" former resident of the parish
'aoush DR.. j. T. Bringier of Burn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

L. A. Williams, Henri L. Gueydan.
George Hathaway and DR.. A. c. Will
kins of Crowley we're appointed
committee to consult and advise with
the United States engineers ordered
out for a re-survey of the Mermentau
river
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The Iota Rice Company. with many
modern improvements and increased
capacity, will be ready for active ope.
rations in August, and several buyers
for the mill will enter the market
early to purchase supplies for the
coming season.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

. :, me deep well farmers around Able
~ nave splendid crops and will be-
nsfvestins early in August. With
81 : lons pumping season their ex-
= have been very heavy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The negro. 10 Burr, who fell into
we'll thirty feet deep few days ago
at Iota, and whose spine was fractur-
ed and lower limbs paralyzed. has
been sent to the Charity Hospital in
New Orleans for treatment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The contract has been let for the
erection of new Presbyterian
Church edifice at Lake Charles, the
contract price being s25,106, the
building to be Of brick and located On
the site of the present frame church
at Broad and Ford streets.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

A series of revival services will be
held at the Methodist Church at
Donaldsonville, beginning on the
fourth Sunday IN August. Rev. ]. 7.
Noteworthy of Jackson, Miss, will be
in charge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

Mrs. E. Richardson Of Hammond
has been appointed chairman of the
special local Red Cross committee
which has been formed for the pur-
pose OF answering the call for sup
plies Of special garments needed fcr
hospital use at the front.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The parish food conservation agent,
Miss Virginia Dormon of Natchl-
toches announces that notwithstand-
ing the drouth, quantities of vege-
tables and fruit have been canned in
Natchitoches parish.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

.e Normal School at Natchitoches
~! 'uA brought in fresh water we'll
,s'hg about 10000 gallons of water
rms puts the school water
'p'y on good basis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

An interesting feature OF the sub
scriptions obtained at the Normal
School at Natchitoches in connection
with the great Red Cross drive waa
the $50 given by the Normal School
uarly known as the father of the Nor
NAL School, A note of appreciation
has been received by President V. l..
Roy from Sam Caspari, son of the
deceased senator
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

On account of the resignation Of E.
C. Peters, who has been in charge OF
the department Of rural education at
the Normal School at Natchitoches,
it has been decided to call off the far
mers boys and girls short course,
which was to have been held during
the week beginning on the first Mon.
day of August.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

i.H .sou' eV'VVV gallons or water
This puts the school water
~'pv on good basis.
y pugas and L. ]. Rome. of
sn0xe Bend. have returned from Ca.
snos, Porto Rico. where they were
Aan' sugar boilers in the Luisa
'ssr factory.
~. ,ee-Iourths Of the taxpayers OF
wa nave signed petition for an
49, "a on a S-mill tax for twenty
49,. .s 70 establish waterworks and
me Agricultural Climb gardons
/. d,oss., .''y were badly injured by the
N,,rh,ea ea' weeks summer school At
- ,a0a'.oches , closed and about soo -,
Is = = 'el, for their homes after eC reca;". S~
Alhss,,,,ans, ,n,0odau1 postofice, Albert
alsd an !. .,p postmaster. has just in.
op,k,.ss = 81 electric &c cancelling and post.
u crs,s osh Of the Girls National Hon.
sunville s !, was organized at Donald.
Home y meeting held in the Elks'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

Word from Fort Logan II. Roots is
that all Lake Charles men now In
training there for commissions in the
reserve corps of the army have sue
cessfully passed the final physical ex-
aminations now being given and that
the other examinations will soon
come
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

The Cosner-Ziegler plantation Of s.
800 acres on ChOupique bayou has
been sold to Fred G. Lock of Lake
Charles for $S7.5O0, the contract Of
sale including transfer to Mr.. Lock
of all cattle, crops. implements, etc.
on the place. The rice crop now grow.
ing aggregates 900 acres.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-04

An,,e ase a.. Agricultural Club gardens ot
d,oas., s .''y were badly injured by the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
LIBERTY BONDS.

practically all the women in the
district who can be interested in
the purchase Of Liberty Bonds.
The Central Committee calls At
tention to the fact that investors in
Liberty Loan Bonds need have no
fear that they will not be able to
realize upon them in case of finan-
cial stress. The Bonds will be trans
ferable, thus enabling the pur-
chasers to dispose Of them on the
mraket q any time. This privilege
Of transfer is particularly impor-
tant to the small holder who might
be called upon to realize upon short
notice. It is pointed out that the
transfer clause gives the bonds ab-
so)ute marketable value, and that
this value will be protected by the
government: at or above par, is the
belief Of men who are conversant
with the financial plans Of the ad-
ministration.
Word has come regarding the
mnay railroads which have perfect
ed plans by which their employees
may subscribe to Liberty Bonds. The
Southern Pacific, for instnace, has
decided to give its employees more
than two years in which to pay their
subscriptions. The payments will ex-
tend period of twenty-five months.
The company plans to allow its en-
ployees to make twenty-five equal
monthly payments, each amounting
to per cent Of the total subscrip-
tons. Thus, if man buys a hundred
dollar Bond he will pay $500 down
and $500 monthly completing his
subscriptions at the end of approx
mately two years. The Southern Pa
cific, itself, has subscribed for five
million dollars of the Bonds.
Today, Thursday, June z, is
Farmers Liberty Loan Day. Plans
have been made by the members Of
the Grange Farmers Union and
other farm organizations through
out the country to make special ef-
fort to secure subscriptions to the
Liberty Loan. It is generally believ-
ed that many substantial subscrip-
lions will come from the farmers Of
the South and others sections Of the
country.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07

which it has fostered."
This is Mr.. Hoover's philosophy
of civilian war work. "This is civil
ian war;" he says, ''and tha* means
that large part of it has to be car
ried on by civilian agencies over
which government departments have
no control.
1T will have to be carried on by
people doing their own best things,
at least so far as the food problem
is concerned. There are no exports
or edvisors of food distribution
separate from the ordinary indus
tries of food distribution. There are
no doctors or lawyers or consultants
Of food problems, there are only mil
lers and bakers and steam shippers
The men who know most about NOV
ing oatmeal about the country and
getting potatoes to the hungry are
the men who handle the oatmeal and
potatoes for . business. While the
army and navy are mobilizing mems
bodies, we will have to mobilize
their skill. We can't do this thing
with \ lot Of departmental clerks,
we can't do it by arbitrary measures,
but by engaging all the food-produc-
ing and Notwithstanding skill: j.. the
great national adventure"
And this is the soft of hing that
the delays and objections Of Con-
gress are likely to defeat unless the
people make Congress understand
that they do not intend to be 20
cheated of thier share in the adver-
lure.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
THE MAN WHO FED BELGIUM

The political and departmental
opposition in Warrington to the ap-
pointment Of Herbert c. Hoover as
food administrator involved in food
conservation, is in derect opposition
also 70 the expressed wish Of the
people.
The people want Hoover.
They want him because he is the
best expression Of what they trust
to most in the American destiny,
the gift for doing things.
Nobody believes that Hoover sue
ceeded in Belgium merely because
he had the United States behind
him. Az . matter Of fact he didn't
have it behind him except in the
purely nominal sense, for never at
any time was the contribution from
the U. s. A.. on ! par with the con-
tributions officially and voluntarily
made by the Allies Of Belgium. Not
in fact until we became IN ally Of
Belgium ourselves has our govern
ment lent official monetary aid to
that stricken country. What Hoover
himself said about It was that he
was able to do what he did because
as m American he felt himself the
equal Of anybody, his country q
good - anybody's country, and
himself in virtue Of his citixsnship
- good - any man. What he had
behind him WAS his faith in Ameri-
canism. the same faith which leads
the people now to demand his ap-
pointment and to insist that Con-
gress give full scope to the practical
Of that faith.
Three months ago when every
body knew Ne ware bound to get in-
y this war and nobody felt sure
low W would come out Hoover
~ ono man who had no doubt. He
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07

Fifty years have passed since
American women have been able ia
show the stuff they're made of.
Since the days when your mother
and mine scraped lint and prayed
for the reunion of q divided nation
we women Of America have come in
to wonderful privileges.
Co-educe:ion has become q magni-
ficent reality. In many lines Of in
dustry. and commerce we have at
tanned q measure of economic indie
pendence of which our grandmoth-
ers hardly dared to dream. Medicine
and the law have opened their doors
to US as practitioners. Statutes have
been revised, increasing our rights.
When the sovereign body Of our gov
eminent was called to decide the
grave question Of declaring war, a
woman sat in that historic hall and
cast her vote.
For these privileges we must pay
in added responsibility. In this grave
crisis we. must raise the measure of
our opportunities. We must prove
that, because of these advantages,
we are stronger, mere purposeful,
more resourceful, and, if possible,
more patriotic than our grand
mothers.
How shall we reach this high
standard? How can we prove that
we have profited by our privileges
and opportunities?
First, by rising superior to the
petty things which years of prosper
ity have transformed from Injuries
into necessities. Like Martha of old,
some of US still cumber our DAYS
with much serving. We have come
to concentrate on such petty prob
lens as curtains which shall rouse
the envy of our friends; new frock
in which Daughter Edith shall out
shine her young friends; a machine
which shall outstrip our neighbor's.
Today if we are to prove oursel-
YES worthy Of the privileges with
which progress and our country
have endowed US, we will see some
thing bigger than neighborhood
rivalry beyond the old mended cur
tains at our windows-men march
ing forward to right wrongs.
Daughter Edith is no longer the
family beauty to be decked in high
priced finery, but a woman whose
country may call her to perform
those grave duties for which her
broader education has fitted her
The high-power machine no longer
stands for personal ease and pleas
ure. It becomes a messenger At the
service Of the government. And this
transformation Of the family view
point, Of our national life. must
come through women. Instead Of
Il must have" we must learn to
say, Il do not need" For there is
70 little that we can give to a world
which calls as it has never called
before.-By Anna Steese Richard
non.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07

said it al depended on our ability
to act promptly in line with our pro-
foundest national instinct.
Said he: ''The American genius Is
a genius for personal responsibility.
Americans can do things well; we
can lead and we can follow. There
fore we do our best when we are
doing those two things to the utmost
Of our several capacities. All our
great industries, our railroads, our
factories, OUT Federal Government
itself, are examples Of this charac-
teristic native tendency to central
ize the administrative function.
War Is an executive business. It
cannot be carried on by committees.
IF we want 20 make our part in
this war . success, we must organ
ize along the lines in which our pub
lie action naturally falls, by the
creation Of great personal response
bility."
It was on this principle that
Hoover successfully carried out the
Belgium Relief, gathering the exc
cutive power into his own hands and
then decentEalixing the administra-
don Of It 70 the furthest smallest |
village. Hoover succeeded in Bel
gium because he never had to ask
anybody but himself what should be-
done, and then expected every Bel
gium to do his part Of getting it
done.
The mistake that the Germans
make" he says, "is to try to central
re administrative powers in IN on
cial. Their system in Belgium was to
order people to do things, and ours
ms 70 interest them in getting
hings DONE"
That It the keynote Of Hoover's
and that i Why the people
vant Hoover. They want to have =
and in this food problem. Hoover +,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
THE MISCHIEF MAKER"

Efie Marchand is such q mischie-
vous girl that her aunt is forced to
send her away to boarding school.
A few weeks later, Efde returns
home with q husband.
This quite upsets her aunt, until
the good lady learns that the man
Ellie has married is the very one she
had selected as husband many.
many years before, when Fife was
to young to rebel.
This wonderful feature will be
shown at the Opera House tonight.
Also the great Ford Weekly, which
shows you the leading events and
pictures of the world.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-07
IF THESE BONDS ARE so DE.
SlkABLE, WHY IS IT NEcES.
SARY TO ADVERTISE THEM
EXTENSIVELY.

Is it not necessary to advertise
there botds to sell the whole issue,
but it is earnestly desired that Ibis
loan shall be . popular loan,
by and from the people at large Of
the United States, and not alone
from banks, trust companies, and
fin&nciers. To that end bonds are to
be issued Of small denominations.
and subscribers for small amounts
are to be supplied for large amounts
are granted their full subscription.