The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-13

mann and George A. Roussel, former
police officers convicted of trying to
extort a bribe, exhausted their last
legal recourse when they lost their et-
fort to obtain a rehearing in tho
Louisiana Supreme Court. The High
Courts refusal to grant this rehear-
ing wrote fms to the case, and
Scheuermann and Rousell will have
to go to the State Penitentiary at
Baton Rouge
New Orleans.-f some one can not
be found TO handle for the butchers
the government frozen meat shipped
here for sale, or if the butchers will
not handle ii themselves, the orders
will be cancelled and the people will
not have a chance to take advantage
OF the low prices afforded, accordin;
TO Harry Armstrong. who stated that
he, acting for the city, would not
handle it for the butchers another
time.
New Orleans. - Prosecution of
members of the Self-Preservation
Land Loyalty League and other citi.
zens Of Bogalusa will be sought by
certain OF the New Orleans labor
unions, according to an announce
ment here, on the grounds that the
league is responsible for the death
of four union members in the out
break at Bogalusa on tn afternoon OF
November %.
Now Orleans. - Joseph p. Rosa
mano and Anthony Baggese, who re-
Gently were convicted Of grand lar
ceny in connection with the robbery
of the Algiers branch of the Whitney
Central Trust and Banking Company,
have been sentenced by Judge A.
Landry When the jury returned a
verdict of guilty IT recommended e1.
treme leniency be granted to the
young men by the court
University Station, Baton Rouge
The problem of providing an ade-
quate supply of milk on the farm can
be solved through the efforts of the
home demonstration agents, said J.
Fl. Mccain, dairy specialist in the
United States Department Of Agricul
ture. who lectured before the women
agents assembled at the louisiana
| State University.
| Hammond, La - ]. T. DeRoss, an
| itinerant smokestack rigger and
painted. was the victim of fatal ac
cident at the railroad depot as he
was awaiting the arrival of a train
| The unfortunate man was sitting or
the edge of the platform and mus;
have fallen asleep for he did not heed
the approach of Illinois Central
train No. 1.
New Orleans. The collision be
tween the steamship Hadnot, comins
into port, and a coal feet mcored be
low Alyiers point, had its legal Sc
ouel when the vessel was seized uu
der admiralty process issued out O
the United States District Court a
the suit Of the owners Of the fee
and it's cargo.
Baton Rouge. Efforts are beiu,
made by the State Department of Ed
ucation to organize A party Of a hun
dred or more Louisiana boys to tak'
trip next summer through Iowa
Wisconsin and Illinois to study agri
cultural methods employed in thos
prosperous sections.
ST. Benedict. - While excavatins
under an old T. er bed near here,
Placide discovered the remains of
COW which. Judging from the age,
tree that had gro On above the skele
, ton. must have been buried for NOR
q than a hundred years.
Paton Rouge, La - Extradition pa
pers for the return Of E. L. Flann
gan, wanted at Reedy, w. Va, for tn
r theft OF $4,000 worth Of Libert
l. bonds and war savings stamps wer
+ issued by the governor.
r Amite. La. - The tabulated cotto
K report from this parish shows the t.
K tai number of bales ginned up to NJ
vember IA to be 3,141.
Z Crowley. - Further evidence {
= the great prosperity of Acadia pa
Z, ish, "the queen of the rice belt wa
/ the purchase of the six carloads c
l. registered high-bred cattle and hog
brought here for sale by the Louis
ana Sborthorn Breeders Association
II Coivngton - The Association {
l. Commerce will put forth efforts
= help 70 establish an automobile tran
i port on the Southern Railway bridg
across Lake Pontchartrain TO cor
plete the highway link between Ne
J. Orleans and East louisiana and Mi
r sissippi.
Il New Orleans. - Mrs. Leopoldo Co
t dova, Jr., who lost her sight when sh
was shot and her husband. formC
Honduran consul here, was myste
l. iously murdered at Gentilly avenr
o and bowman road, Armisrice nigh
J. has regained her vision.
Winfield. - The jury in the tri
of Inrn ~, With tIa MN