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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Mann Act Verdict Stands.

WaShington.-The Supreme Court
refused to reconsider its recent ruling
in the so-called "Diggs-Camineti white
slave" cases, in which it held that
the Mann white slave law applies TO
private. personal escapades as well as
commercialized vice. The court de-
MED the application of Drew Can't
netti for rehearing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Shreveport Has 36,o53.

WashingtOn.-A special census OF
Shreveport. La, made by the Census
and announced here shows its pOpula-
tion on February Is to have been &c.
953, compared with 2S,015 in 1910. an
increase of 800 per cent. The present
population comprises 21.197 whites,
1872 negroes and "a of all other
races.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Mine Their Own Coal

ChicagO.-Chicago fiat owners arc
going to mine their own coal Plans
were announced for the formation of
a s2,000,O00 cooperative corporation.
Options have been obtained on Vir-
ginia mining property. Four storage
yards will be constructed and coal will
be sold to Chicago fat owners at cost,
minus the cost of operation and pro,
duction.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Presidents Busy Day.

Washington. - President Wilson
signed the executive, legislative and
iudicial appropriation. the Danish
West Indies government, the pension
appropriation bills and bill inreasing
from s5.OOO,OOO to s15.OOO,OOO the ap-
preparation for the War Risk Insur-
anCe Bureau.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
More Officers Souqht.

WashingtOn.-To speed up the oh
tanning of second lieutenants for the
regular army Secretary Baker in an
order made public directs that dis
tinguished colleges" designate ten
honor graduates from the 1917 class
and ten from the 1916 class to be ex-
amined in April for provisional COM
missions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Decision in Ancient Suit.

Washington.-The Supreme Court
sustained a judgment in a suit by
Thomson & Company, New York ship
Ders. against Sir Charles W. Cayser
and other British owners, f-r treble
damages under the Sherman law for
alleged combination OF steamship
shipping TO South Africa in 1899.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
SLAYER of Nine Insane.

Lexington, Ky.-Alexander Messer,
81 years old, who has killed nine men
during his life. was placed in an in
sane asylum. He is a native of the
Rowan county mountains aSd whei.
officers came to get him he attempted
to shoot them up" Messer is the
oldest inmate of the institution. He
is believed to have brooded over the
men he killed until he went insane
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Second Quake in Week.

Knoxville, Tenn.-knOXville eXper-
fenced its second earthquake shock
within a week. Windows We're shak-
en- and buildings rocked. but no Sc
rious damage resulted. The tremOr
was felt at 9:07 o'clock and continued
for several seconds.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
To Keen the Press Dry.

Raleigh. y. CA bill prohibiting
the advertising of liquor in North Car
DINA through newspapers, magazines.
circulars, billboards or any other
means, was passed by the upper house
of the Legislature.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
New Power For Courts.

WashjnGton.-A house bill giving
federal judges power TO put convicted
persons on probation. a power some
what similar 10 that exercised by many
judges for years 10 suspend sentence,
was passed by the Senate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
No More Undersea Trims.

New London, Conn.-The Eastern
Forwarding Company of Baltimore,
American agents for the German un-
dersea line. has been dissolved. The
merchandise for shipment on the
Deutschland. it was said. now is being
sent out Of town, possibly to Hobo
ken, n. j.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
More Condemnation.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Both the
Senate ard House of the Oklahoma
Legislature adopted resolutions con-
demninE the - filibustering United
States senators who defeated Presi-
dent Wilson'S armed neutrality bill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
probe livino Cost.

Washington.-The House accepted
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating 100000 for an investi.
CATION into the high cost Of living by
the Federal Trade Commission.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Louisiana rice will be one of TIE
most important foodstutfs used 10 sup
ply New Workers who are going hun
gIy on account of the high cost OF
living. Three hundred thousand
pounds OF rice have been ordered by
George W. Perkins, chairman of the
New York Municipal Relief Commit
tee. from the New Orleans Sugar
Company, and will be shipped from
New Orleans on one OF the Southern
Pacific ships, according TO an an
nouncement by Joseph II. Lallande, as
sistant general freight agent OF the
Southern Pacific.
THE story which appeared in The
Times-Picayune regarding the ship
ment of full cargo of rice to Argen-
tina from New Orleans and comment
ing on the value of rice in reducing the
high cost of living, attracted wide
spread attention and rice shipments
are getting heavier" said Mr.. Ldi-
lande at was brought to the atten-
tion of the New York committee and
immediate steps were taken to order
a supply for New York. The $50 tons
in this order will be By no means be
| sufficient for all in New York, but Will
help for a while, and additional orders
quite probably will be received.
"The value of rice as food product,
and the striking difference in price
between it and other food products, IS
being promulgated in every way pos
sible by the Southern Pacific. The
| campaign has been in progress for
some time and it is gratifying to note
the way in which the people are awak-
ening to the possibilities Of rice"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
Not Austrian Submarine.

Washington.-It has been officially
established that the American sailing
schooner Lyman II. Law was not sunk
by an Austra-Huhgarian submarine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The girls of the Roseland High
School department gave literary AMI
domestic science reception to a num-
Der of their parents and friends. An
excellent program was rendered, clos
ing with dainty luncheon prepared
by the pupils. A vote of thanks was
rendered Professor Fl. r. Mccullough
and the pupils.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
British Casualties Less,

London.-British casualties during
February reached a total of 1,243 of
ficers and 17,1S5 men.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Solomon Wright, the rice wizard Of
Crowley, has brought out another new
type of rice, Which he calls Edith" 4"
which he claims is the "fanciest OF
fancy rice" Mr. Wright is Che origl-
nator of the famous Blue Rose" and
Louisiana Pearl"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

Peter Fhijoin, an Italian employe OF
he Gullett Gin Company. who SIX
weeks ago braved a trip through the
var zone in order to gain for a bride
his pretty sister-in-law, returned 10
Anite in company with his young
wife from sunny Italy. He reports a
bon voyage" in spite of the subma-
rine warfare which is raging in the
zone through which they passed. The
bridegroom is As years of age. He
has been in this country ten years.
His wife died a year and half ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

At meeting Of the Plaquemines
Parish School Board, ]. c. Blanchard.
who has been parish superintendent
school treasurer of Plaquemines par
ish for little less than four years,
was reelected for the four-year term
beginning July /.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Orleans has been declared a port
Of entry for all live stock which re-
suires only inspection and not quar-
antine. Heretofore special permiS-
sion from Washington was required
for the entry of each individual ship
ment OF live stock.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

c. C. Gaspard, secretary OF the Fed
eral Loan Bank, has resigned as cash
Ter and trust officer of the Avoyelles
Bank and Trust Company of Marks
Vile, and Foster Couvillon, former as
sistant cashier Of the Avoyelles Bank
and Trust Company, has been elected
cashier and trust officer of that in.
stitution.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

W. A Wilkinson and associates OF
Shreveport. at meeting with Gov.
Pleasant, Fred J. Grace, registrar Of
the land office, and others, were
awarded a lease on 5000 acres OF
land in Bisteneau lake. Bienville par
ish, at 81 per acre.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Under the auspices Of the Woman's
Improvement League. Hammond OBJ
served Tag Day" and good sum was
realized towards the cleanup cam
paign
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

A mortgage to secure an issue OF
s1,000,000 in ffteen-year per cent
bonds was executed at Shreveport By
the Louisiana Gas and Fuel Company,
owned by the Potter Palmer inter
ests of Chicago, in favor of the Guar
anty Trust Company Of New York
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The planting season at Clinton IS
three weeks late, but many farmers
have begun planting Irish potatoes
and good acreage will be cultivated
A larger cotton crop than usual will
also be cultivated
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Many orange groves along the Low
er Coast, near Pointe a la Hache. are
in bloom and the sweet aroma at
nights permeates the air. The groves
are rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects of the recent freeze and putting
on new foliage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

st. Martinville was visited by a Sc
we're rain storm and in less than u
hours the temperature dropped from
" to 40. Truck farmers are alarmed
over the situation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The board of supervisors of road
district No. 2 of the parish of As
cension, at a meeting held at Gels
mar. sold bonds aggregating $4,000 10
the Louisiana National Bank OF Ba-
ton Rouge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Sin thousand sacks of rice have
been sold by the Lake Charles Offices
OF the Southern Rice Growers Asso-
ciation to Texas and Louisiana mills.
The rice was sold at association
prices. bringing a total OF s25,OO0.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Drilling work has been resumed on
The prospect we'll of the Choupiuue
oi Company, on Pine Ridge planta-
uon near Bayou Choupique, after a
months inactivity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17


by the pupils. A vote of thanks was
rendered Professor II. r. Mccullough
and the pupils.
Solomon Wright, the rice wizard Of
Crowley, has brought out another new
type of rice, which he calls Edith"
which he claims is the "fanciest OF
fancy rice" Mr.. Wright is The origI-
nator Of the famous Blue Rose" and
Louisiana Pearl"
A mortgage to secure an issue OF
s1,0O0,00O in fifteen-year per cent
bonds was executed at Shreveport by
the Louisiana Gas and Fuel Company,
owned by the Potter Palmer inter
ests of Chicago, in favor of the Guar
anty Trust Company Of New York
. W. A Wilkinson and associates OF
Shreveport, at a meeting with Gov.
Pleasant, Fred J. Grace, registrar Of
the land Office, and others, were
awarded a lease on 5000 acres OF
land in Bisteneau lake. Bienville par
ish, At 81 per acre.
Many orange groves along the Low
er Coast, near Pointe la Hache, are
in bloom and the sweet aroma at
nights permeates the air. The groves
are rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects of the recent freeze and putting
on new foliage.
The planting season at Clinton IS
three weeks late, but many farmers
have begun planting Irish potatoes
and a good acreage will be cultivated.
A larger cotton crop than usual will
also be cultivated.
The board of supervisors of road
district No. 2 of the parish Of As
cension, at a meeting held at Gels
mar. sold bonds aggregating $4,000 10
the Louisiana National Bank OF Ba-
ton Rouge.
Rice farmers OF st. Martinville are
so confident of the success of their ap-
plication to Washington for author
ity to draw water from Bayou Teche
they are flowing their fields.
Rev. Edward McCrady, rector of
the Church Of the Nativity, Of Green
wood. Miss, has accepted the call TO
the rectorshop of Grace Memorial
Church at Hammond.
Two charters. one of the Andrew
H. Gay Planting Company, Inc, an1
the other of the Gay Land Company,
Inc. were filed with the clerk of
court at Plaquemine.
The possibilities of oil development;
in the Starks district, near Lake
Charles will be given a thorough trial
in the next few months by a party Of
Detroit capitalists headed by NJ. c.
Mowrey.
At the opening session of the Won.
ans Missionary Society at Crowley
the large convention hall was filled.
The opening address was given hy
Rev. n. Z. Joyner of Lake Charles.
The Parent-Teachers' Association Of
Hammond has arranged with Mr.. Alex
ander of the State Conservation Com
mission to give an illustrated lecture
on Conservation" during April.
me Lake Charles Housewives
League at a recent meeting voted To-
indorse the bill introduced by Sera-
tor MARITIME. in the Senate. providing
Tor an embargo on foodstuffs.
Forty pounds gas pressure with ru-
merous leaks iE a we'll of 1872 feet
depth on Avoca Island opposite Nor
gan City created much interest here
today. The dri}lers were sinking A
Well for water when the gas was dis
covered. The we'll has burned freely
at intervals.
Under the auspices of the Womans
Improvement League. Hammond Oh.
served Tag Day" and a good sum was
realized towards the cleanup cam
Daign
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

recognizing the usefulness of the
ronans Improvement League. a
sammond ! dry goods firm donated IN
percentage Of its gross cash sales
"a In the spring cleanup cam
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Rice farmers OF st. Martinville are
so confident of the success of their ap-
plication TO Washington for author
ity to draw water from Bayou Teche
they are flowing their fields.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Forty pounds gas pressure with ru-
merous leaks iE a we'll Of 1872 feet
depth on Avoca Island opposite Nor
gan CITY created much interest here
today. The drilers were sinking A
well FOR water when the gas was dis
covered. The Well has burned freely
at intervals.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Rev. Edward McCrady, rector Of
the Church Of the Nativity, Of Green
wood. Miss, has accepted the call 10
the rectorshop of Grace Memorial
Church at Hammond.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The possibilities of oil development;
in the Starks district, near Lake
Charles will be given a thorough trial
in the next few months by a party Of
Detroit capitalists headed by NJ. c.
Mowrey.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Active work has begun at the JEFF
ferson-Plaquemines model shell road.
connecting Gretna with Belle Chase.
a distance OF seven miles, by the
contractors.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Two charters. one of the Andrew
H. Gay Planting Company, Inc, anil
the other of the Gay Land Company,
Inc, were filed with the clerk Of
court at Plaquemine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

oil prospectors are invading the
parish OF Iberville and a scheme is
now on foot at White Castle to begin
boring for oil within half a mile Of
this place.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

President Boyd addressed the mi.
sersliy branch OF the Baton Rouge Y,
NJ {. A. on THE Value of the ~
As An Instrument to Build Charac.
er The six-day membership cam
Mign' which closed recently, showed
NE enrolment Of 279 members.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Lake shrimp around Pointe a Ia
HacEe are plentiful and dealers re-
port large shipments to the New Or.
Rans market, with good prices pre-
vailing.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Orleans has been declared a port
Of entry for all live stock which re-
CURES only inspection and not quar-
antine. Heretofore special permi5-
sion from Washington was required
for the entry of each individual ship
ment Of live stock.
AT meeting Of the PlaQuemines
Parish School Board, ]. c. Blanchard.
who has been parish superintendent
school treasurer of Plaquemines par
ish for a little less than four years,
was reelected for the four-year term
beginning July !.
Sin thousand sacks Of rice have
been sold by the Lake Charles Offices
OF the Southern Rice Growers Asso-
cation to Texas and Louisiana mills.
{ The rice was sold at association
prices, bringing a total of s25,000.
st. Martinville was visited by a Sc
T, we're rain storm and in less than l.
nours the temperature dropped from
~ to 40. Truck farmers are alarmea
over the situation.
Drilling work has been resumed on
me prospect we'll of the Choupique
Oil Company, on Pine Ridge planta-
uon near Bayou Choupique, after a
months inactivity.
Active work has begun at the Jef-
ierson-PlaQuemines model shell road
connecting Gretna with Belle Chase.
distance OF seven miles, by the
contractors.
oil prospectors are invading the
parish OF Iberville and a scheme is
now on foot at White Castle to bes,n
ooring for oil within half a mile of
this place.
Lake shrimp around Pointe a Ia
hacEe are plentiful and dealers 70.
port large shipments to the New Or.
leans market, with good prices nre-
vailing.
The first use of Cane River lake for
transportation since damned several
months ago was made when 7 "
henry OF Melrose shipped in a barge
Of hay.
Farmers near Esterwood have hoo,
greatly retarded in their work hv :,
clement weather, but are now has.er
ing the preparations for the new rice
crop.
President Boyd addressed the mi.
Sersiiy branch Of the Baton Rouge Y
NJ. {. A. on "The Value OF the ",
as An Instrument to Build Charac.
er The siX-day membership cam.
Mign' which closed recently, showed
0e enrolment OF 27s members
recognizing the usefulness of the
roman's Improvement League a
: sanmond dry goods firm donated to
percentage Of its gross cash sales
uo In the spring cIean.un c.u
hin p oAm'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

At the opening session of the Won.
ans Missionary Society at Crowley
the large convention hall was filled.
The opening address was given hy
Rev. y. Z. Joyner of Lake Charles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The Lake Charles Housewives
League at a recent meeting voted To-
indorse the bill introduced by Sera-
tor MARITIME, in the Senate. providing
Tor an embargo on foodstuffs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

Farmers near Esterwood have been
greatly retarded in their work bv -,
clement weather, but are now hasten.
ing the preparations for the new rico
crop.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The first use of Cane River lake for
transportation since damned seva-,,
months ago was made when J. n
henry OF Melrose shipped in a barge
Of hay.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-17

The Parent-Teachers' Association Of
Hammond has arranged with Mr. Alex
ander of the State Conservation Com
mission to give an illustrated lecture
on Conservation" during April.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-10
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY AND The wATERMELONs Ill
n HOWARD d. GARIs.

, saw how the muskrar lady house
keeper was clustering herself But
Grandpa GOOsev would have been just
Z as glad Of little bread and milk
with some peace and quiet sauce on
the side. However, she means all
right jamie does"
Then Uncle Wiggily went back in
his garden TO see If there was any
thing else he could bring up from IL
for the dinner. He saw some biz
watermelons, which he knew were red
ripe and full of juice.
"Pu pick a couple Of them said
the bunny rabbit
Uncle Miggily was walking toward
his hollow stump bungalow with a
watermelon under each paw when. all
Of a sudden, he heard a great shout
ing noise in the kitchen, and Nurse
Jane cried:
"Fire. Firet Firel The pumpkin pie
is all blazing and it's set fire to the
kitcheni Oh, dear Oh. dear, Oh,
dearl Fire. Fire, Fire.
Ny goodness me-" shouted Uncle
Wiggily and he started TO run. Into
the smoke filled kitchen he went, and
he saw Nurse Jane Tapping her paws
up and down, and trying TO get at the
oven 10 pull cut the blazing pumpkin
pie, which had caught fire from the
hot stove
0AAr L-ANAE " AZ shy u leu -NAA -
Jane. This is an awful fire. Call for
the enginesi call for the firement
Call for. the police
"Hushi Calm yourself" said Uncle
Wiggily gently. There is no need for
all this excitement
-But the fire. cried Nurse Jane.
Who viii put out the fire?"
Il will.' cried brave Uncle Wiggily-
Watch me-"
With that he dropped one melon on
the floor.
..Squishr' it went and the water in
it splattered all over the kitchen as
the melon broke open, putting out
part Of the fire.
"Squee-geei" went the other melon,
when Uncle Wiggily dropped It. and
as the water inside that splattered
around II put out the blazing pumpkin
pie.
There you are. Nurse Jane" said
Uncle WiEgily. Now you may go on
with your cooking. and III get more
watermelons for Grandpa GOOsey. 1
have plenty"
So the fire in the bungalow was pur
out, and when Grandpa GoOsey came
he never even knew there was a blaze.
for Nurse Jane baked another pump
kin pie.
So il the poodle dog doesn't fail IN
the mud puddle and blow a soap bub-
bic with the stovepipe- I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the bat
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