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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
Domestic Legislation.

7 hesitate TO venture any opinion
or press any recommendation with re-
gard TO domestic legislation while ab-
sent from the United States and out
Of daily touch with intimate sources
Of Information and counsel. I am con-
scious that I need. after so long an alb
snce from Washington. to seek the
adylce OF those who have remained in
constant contact with domestic prob
lens and who have known them close
At hand from day to day; and trust
mat II will very soon be possible for
me to do so. But there are several
Questions pressing for consideration to
which ! feel that ! may. and indeed
must even now direct your attention,
only In general terms. In speaking
q them | shall. dare say. be doing
little more than speak your own
thoughts. | hope that | shall speak
your own judgment also.
The question which stands at the
f'ent OF all others in every country
midst the present great awakening is
me question Of labor; and perhaps
can speak Of It with as great advan-
uge while engrossed in the considera-
ZOO or interests which affect all coun-
mes alike as I could at home and
midst the interests which naturally
most infect my thought. because they
re the interests OF our people.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

Washington, May 20-Patrfck 7
Haltigan. regular reading clerk of the
house read the presidents message 10
congress today, practically as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: | deem
" regret my inability to be present at
the opening of the extraordinary Ses-
sion of the congress. 1t still seems 10
be my duty to take part in the coun-
? ,eIs of the peace conference and CON
tribute what | can TO the solution of
the innumerabIe questions TO whose
settlement it has had to address itself;
for they are questions which affect the
peace OF the whole world and from
them, therefore. the United States can
not stand apart. | deemed il my duty
TO call the congress together ut this
tine because IL was not wise TO post.
pone longer the provisions which must
be made for the support of the govern
ment Many Of the appropriations
which are absolutely necessary for the
maintenance of the government and
the fulfillment of its varied obligations
for the fiscal year 1919-l920 have not
yet been made; the end Of the present
fiscal year is at hand and action upon
these appropriations can no longer be
prudently delayed. 1t is necessary,
therefore. that should Immediately
call your attention to this critical
need. II is hardly necessary for me TO
urge that it may receive your prompt
attention.
4 shall take the liberty of address
ing you on my return on the subjects
which have most engrossed our atten.
ton and the attention of the world
during these last anxious months.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
Aid For Destitute People of Ho|yLand
Large Contingent of Mission aries, Doctors and Relief Workers Sail on the Levi athan.

New York, Feb. 16.-Sailing as an 'Argosy of Life and Hope" to the A. GG0,O00 destitute people of the Holy Land and other regions of the Near East, the steamship Leviathan lelt this port today for France with the largest contingent missionaries doc tors and relief workers eyer sent over seas at one time on such a mission. They will reach Constantinople, their destination, about March 15 in an- ether vessel sailing from Brest.
 Int party, comprising 250 members, chiefly women, has been preceded bt equipment for 1j hospitals-food. clothing and portable buildings-60 motor trucks and other material do- mated by the American Red Cross and the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The supplies are val ued at more than $3.500, 600,
 Among the relief workers 1eavinr today were Miss EaIine E Van Dyke of Princeton, N. J., a daughter of Dr. Henry Van Dyke, formerly United States minister to the Netherlands four members of the Mennonite cburcr and Miss Esther Greene, of Providence F. l., who for seven years managed 2 Virginia school for mountainous Walter George Smith a Philadelphia attorney, representing the Roman Catholic church, will go with the ey. petition on a later ship.
 The party on the Leviathan included doctors from all parts of the coIntr1 and about dozen trained assistants
 Among the hospital workers were five each sent by Smith Cotage. Vel. lesley College and the v -:1.- ian Wo. mems Hospital Unit of the Near East
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
Condensed Teleqrams

Cotton consumption in January amounted to556271 bales.
 Three electric companies of Bostons filed petition to consolidate.
 Brooklyn Bar Association against resolution to admit women.
 Senate arranged to speed up work. Only 16 days left of remaining session.
 Earl Reading, British ambassador to this country, will return shortly from England.
 War revenue bill was passed by the Senate and is now ready for the presi- dents signature.
 It was reported around Chicago stockyards restrictions of hogs will be removed.
 F. w. WooIworth Co reports net income for 1918, $7,088,7 ,716, compared with $9,252349 in 1917.
 Nine handkerchief factories of Pas safe, N. J. closed down as the result of a strike of 15,000 employees.
 Between 1,500 GOO and 100000 rail- road employees voted in favor of gov ernment control of railroads.
 New York City Board of Estimate appropriated $10,000,000 for public improvements to aid unemployed.
 Department of Agriculture warns tobacco growers against plunging in growing to neglect other crops. Production records were broken in January by the Illinois Steel Co.,, when they turned out 500,000 tons of steel ingots.
 Ex-Ministea Jasper declared in the Chamber that Belgium's position i would be irremediabIe if the Allies do not intervene.
 Increased pay for West Point ca dets from $500 to $500 is provided for | in a bill reported by the Senate mili- i tary Committee. c. M. Schwab, who was summoned l to Europe by President Wilson in connection with Reconstruction con- l ferences, is returning home l Staten islanders are fighting to have a direct subway connection with New 1 York City, and not by way of Brook 1 lyn or New Jersey. Government purchases of flour dur. l ing the week amounted to 15,000 bar
 reIs, with the price ranging from $9.5t
 to $1950 a barrel. ! Executive committee of America r
 Association of Woolen and Worstet | Manufacturers opposes continuation ot 1 War Industries Board control. Meeting Of the Allied Red Cross i Societies and the International Rec 1 Cross committee to plan to transfer l activities from war to q peace foot 1 ing.
 Samuel Gompers and six other Iabol 1 leaders left Paris for Brussels to con. ! fer with Belgian labor leaders regard. i ing, an 1nter-Allied labor conferecnt l i'll Paris.
 ! Approval of the proposal to estab ] fish the government price adjustmen i board to stabilize conditions during ! the postwar period was cabled b1 President Wilson.
 American International Corp. offer
 ed to purchase first 9 ships con sructed at Hog Island for $42,000,000 General Manager Piez of the Flee Corp. approved the offer i President Wilson signifed his in tention of attending a conference 0 governors and mayors Of cities callet by Secretary Wilson for early il March to consider the question of un femployment.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
FAYORS AN NTER-ALLIED
 FINANCIAL ALLIANCE

Paris Feb. l6.-(By The A. PD-An inter allied financial alliance is strongly advocated b. sElrll Id Thery, the French economist in the Figaro. It should take the form of q special or ganization. he says. to receive for joint account all sums paid by Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur- key. which it would transform into liquidation bonds. ito be distributed among the allies
 NJ. Thiery points out that after the nations will seek to improve their monetary situation and cCnsol dat' their fina lciaI situation as rapidly as
 possible on gold basis such con-
 soEdatio}f would augment the difficul-
 ties Of tl.e less favored a7iies in cof-
 vsrtins So gold, sterling, dollars or franca. tle claims they recover from the enema on which they count to pay the debtss they havr contracted, eith- CT with the Wealthier allies or with ncutrals.
 Individual conversion of war dam ages. it WI be thus seen says M. Thcry. would provoke between the ! entente nations an ant1%oaism of in- l tere3ts which Germany would not fail 10 rroft by 10 try to aIude wholly or in part her engagements. Such com petition between the allies. he con tends would bc an unparloIabie rnis- i take for it would divide tj;m within 1 few years.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
DUDLEY FIELD MALONE
 HAD ATTACK OF VERTIGO

New York, Feb. 16.-Dudley Field
 Malone, former collector O. the port of New ork. and q speaker at q meet ing called here tonight to demand re- lease by the government of all poIiti- cal prisoners, Was overcome after de- hYering his address and had to be assisted from the platform
 Physicians, who were called to at tend him. announced that he was sui IeTlhg from an attack of vertigo which caused him to faint and said that his condition was not critical,
 Mr. Malone. who untft two weeks
 ago was lieutenant in the United
 states navy. made a vigorous attack
 in his address on Postmaster General
 EuTleson. and Attorney General Greg
 ory for the manner in which they en- forced the espionage law. He urged appointment of a comrnis- sion 10 consider the records of can didates for United States judicial ap- Eointments and to consider their rec ords after five years on the bench. ass 1 sorting that the present system of life appointments did not make for demo- cratic rule
 Appealing for the release of all po- litical prisoners, Mir. Malone said: T do so, not because I am a So- cialist or m l. W. w. however much l may hold in affectionato regard many of the leaders of those two move meats Not that because I believe the Soviet form of government would be best for the United States however good it may be for Russia-for I do not. l believe in their release because l am an mtagged American. and b5y cause l believe that no nation is if to give democracy to other peoples ! srs
 ! deal democratically with the people a, home"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION TO
 START HOMEWARD THURSDAY

Fosor. Fon lG-"Thn 26th D vision #.u start fot home abour February .0r General Pershiug yesterday caJled 'oreressmaG Tlvan T. Fuller of Maiden TalS is tha .g1N, definite word yet received rc@afGrE the time flr -h. IOr-s-Comiug of tho New Eng
 rH Division. Letters jl,G cable a~ag~ from officers a7l r1cl of the .ir si.u have rdlCated that they were expecting to return tJ this country.
 Tl Secretary Baker when in this city IH.Hu-ly promised t0 d0 whatever lay r lis power to eXpedlJ' the embark aH.r uf The div.s or.
 Tia -arh was formel chiefly from r.toral cU.rl orgauizs sons of the >ew Eu-in0F states and was one Of .ne first IiHa 7us 10 get into active -or- ia. If went overseas VnGer the command uf Major Gere"al Clarence r Edwards who remained at it's head ,ur ng fhc greater psl" Of 'tE work at Inc front. General Edwards is now m command os tho pcD8 ftTncnt of the Northeast. vi;h le.Gluar,ers in this e.fy.
 r. is expected that .hrrc will be 10 or f- ships !n the cop-ny which will bring the troops 10 Boston Two of 'hcz. probably vii ha 0roueht direct 20 tymI0onA- caifn H-rr .J iiScT bar rk their reu. Lack of facilities at the 'ier for handling more than two toamrrs at time will recessitate inc holding Of the other ships in the Iarlor for a time This nAF mean that .bnIe of -hp men will be held on sh D. Noard in Boston harbor five or six la-s
 l- was sa.d in army CirclHe tonight irt the infantry regiments and ma chine gun hlttalio1s probably would -c the first r5 land
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
PEACE CONFERENCE TO SEND
 A DELEGATION TO LEMBERG

Warsaw, Saturday, Feb, 15 (By the A. P.).-The peace conference delega- ton to Poland will send a commission to Lemberg Monday in an endeavor to arrange an armistice with the forces besieging that city.
 One of tig' difficulties in arranging all armistice is that the Ruthenian leaders have little power over their followers. The situation in Lemberg Is very bad. with women and boys continuing to fight side by side with sa number of exhausted and iu-equipred Polish regulars.
 Allied officers who "a ted ne city recently say they witnessed the b-iaS- inG into hospitals of woundei women.
 The Ruthenians, it is asserted. do not want to surrender the oil wells south Of Lcmberg, from which at present they are deriving profit by selling oil to Hungary, receiving pro duCe and war materials in exchange. The RuthenianS desire the territory un the Han river as far as PrzemysI. The Poles also desire possession of the oil wells and the compromise will have 10 be effected.
 The first political fight in the new Polish diet has taken place It was i between members of the peasant pa~- i " and groups of the right and arose 1 over the election of q marshal of d 1 diet, a position which is equivalent to 1 president of the chamber of deputies. 1 The candidate of the groups of the ! right was elected by four votes. The 1 socialists supported the peasant par | ty.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
SIR WILFRlD LAuRlER
 STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 16-Sir Wilfrid Laurier, former premier of Canada, was stricken with paralysis at his home here today. Although his con- dition was fist desc.aJed as critical" his secretary declared tonight that there was no immediate cause for anxiety
 Sir WIfrid's condition is not crit ical and for the present there is every hope said the secretary. "He is con- scious and his heart is beating strong ly."
 Sir Wilfrid was stricken while he was dressing for church this morning. When he was heard to fall to the floor members of the household ran to his assistance and then summoned a phy sician. It was two hours before he recovered consciousness.
 Sir Wilfrid attended q luncheon of the Canadian club yesterday, worked at his office in the afternoon and was said by his friends to have shown no signs of fatigue in connection with his duties as leader of the opposition. He has been extremely busy however, of late. preparing for the session of parliament which opens Thursday. He was also engaged in organizing the Ontario liberal conventions. Ills latest appearance IS a public speaker was at the Eastern Ontario convention here last month, when he delivered the chief address. Sir Will frid is nearly 1S years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
YOUNG GIRL STOLE St6,ooo
 FROM HER FATHERS SAFE

New York; Feb. 16-NlsS Bessie" Endner, IS year old daughter of Alfred Endner, q Brooklyn shipbuilder, who, with two youths, was arrested ill Poughkeepsie yesterday on a charge of having taken $16000 from her fathers safe nearly two weeks ago. was ar raigned in Brooklyn today and released on $3,500 bail furnished by her father.
 The two youths, William Johnson and William Sutton, both Of Brooklyn, were each held in $6,00 bail on charges of burglary and abduction.
 A detective who brought the trio back from Poughkeepsie produced in court an affidavit which he said he had obtained from the girl. describing the means by which the burglary was per formed
 According to the detective, the girl said the three had entered her father office on the night of Feb. by cut ting hole through the fence sur- rounding the plant and then climbing through a window. The detective add ed that the girl had confessed opening the safe with the combination, which she knew
 The three are then said 10 have started on q tour of New York and i New Jersey, buying an automobile at Oneonta
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
7,10t TROOPS ARRIVED
 IN NEW YORK SUNDAY

New York, Feb. l6.-The United States cruiser Huntington and the transports Matsonia and Louisville docked here today, debarking 7,101 of licers and enlisted men of the Amer ican EXpeditionary Force. The steam CTS Dante Aighieri, with 1,5S8 officers and men aboard, and the Siaola, with 47, reported off the coast by wireless and were expected to arrive during the night.
 The Matsonia had the largest pas- sepger list, composed of 3,345 officers and men. The units included the 6Sth Coast Artillery, made up of former national guardsnen from Connecticut and several western states; l5lst Artillery Brigade Head quarters, and Casual Companies 27, 555, 356, 557, 358, 36O, 3G1. S63 364. 56o ana 36t, comprising officers and men from New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and other states.
 On board the Huntington were more than LOO officers and men of the fist Division The eHuntington also carried Casual Company No. 237 of Pennsylvania, and q small number of casual offfSel'S and civilians
 The LouisViIlee brought, I.773 troops and 301 other passengers, the ! latter including IS war brides" All the troops aboard were colored Ma ! tional Army men Of the 92nd Division with the exception of their officers and several medical and convalescent detachmentS and number of casuaIs 1 All the vessels reported encounter 1 ing severe storms which lasted 1 throughout virtually the entire voyage and the men on the Huntington had the added discomfort of mild inau- enZa' epidemic.
 In addition to IS war brides who ! came over on the Louisville. there were two women stowaways who were 1 discovered when the ship had been al 1 sea for several days. They were helC at Ellis Island for investigation i One of thN war brides was Mrs Daphne Wilmington. wife of Lieut.
 Paul F. Wilmington, of Boston. 2 former Harvard athle @, who served with the army medical corps. Lieut. i Wilmington met his bride na hospita where she was serving as q volun. teer nurse.
 Mrs. J. Edwin Mcdowell. a. Canadian
 army nurse, who met Lieut.. McDowel a base hospital in France, preceded her husband to America. and vii
 await him at his home in Philadelphia
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17

Washington Feb. 16.-American f. nau-iaI and trade representatives now in Europe have devised extensive plans for using tha economic tovcott as d weapon aga.-.t nations failing to abide iy le5rees of the proposei League of Nations Accor. ing to Cricial inform at.Ou here today they arg preparing to urge upon tho peace conference adop- '.0r of mcaSl' cs making possible close mte~ra- Onal cooperation III the ap . Hueariou or economic principles to re- place use Of >rmed force.
 No specific machinery for putting into effect measure; of economic oy- eo-- las been agreed upon even by The American representatives. It has been susges,ad, bowever, that some sort 0t au iu. srraN Nonal rldc comm g. sion be established to Gliac' informa . gor concerning CommercIal, !ndUstri Il
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
,034 NAMES IN FOUR
 ARMY CASUALTY LISTS

Washington, Feb. 15.-The follow ing casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American EXpeditionary forces:
 First Section-KIled in action ': died from wounds II; died from ac- cident and other causes f3: died of disease 54; wounded severely 121; missing in action 4; total 210
 Connecticut and Rhode Island men.
 Killed in Action.
 Privates-Charles Y. Cronk, Prov .deuce, F. l.
 Wounded Severely.
 Privates-Guido Battistoni, Bridge port.
 Second Gection-Killed in action 10; died from wounds 10 died from acci- dent and other causes, g; died of dis ease 39; wounded severely 225; total 293.
 Scond Wounded degree un- determined, Ill; wounded slightly, 520; total 631.
 Wounded Degree Undetermined) Privates-Omer Beaudoin, Woon- socket, R l.: Walter s. Bennett, Hartford; Vincenzo Carall. Pawtuck- et R. l.: Michael Crowley, Providence R. l,
 Wounded Slightly. orpora,s-MyIton A Goddard | Barkhamstead.
 Privates-James R. Minor, New l Haven Richard NJ. Welch New Haven; John F. Browne, 52 Roath St. Norwich, Conn.,; Albert Chase, Woon- | socket; George E. Cunneen Meriden.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17

and financial operations of each coun- try.
 Under the American plan the man ipulation of the supply of raw ma ter als and of the purchase of manu- factured products and of financial ar rangements ,tetween countries, would be the principal means of cnecting q boycott.
 The international commission also might develop broad conservative power to work out better Hans for in ternational financial co operation such a sthe estabi shment of a foreign ex- change gold pool and standardization of trade laws and practices.
 Officials said the American plan would necessitatc continued Co-Opera . ton between the government and bus mess in this country and possibly mod ifcations of ant trust laws or their application.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
FIVE SUSPECTS HELD IN HARTFORD FOR BOSTON POI ICE

Boston, Feb. 16.-Poltce inspectors were sent to Hartford. Conn, today to examine five men under arrest charg- ed with having been concerned in the murder of Charles F. De;ninger. a Bostor policeman. in Chelsea last Thursday n,ght. Deninger was shot while trying to arrest members of a gang Of automobile thieves.
 The Hartford police sent word that the ?Frests were made after the five men fin an automobile had obtained gasCI inc from garage an1 had driven off tithout paying for it. The car bore a number listed under the name of a Boston woman.
 The men gave their names as Jo- seph Ryan. Charles Allen and Water MareetfI. all of Boston. ;nd Louis Feronre and Charles Harris, both of New York
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
CQps i, (0DisCuSs
 1ague of Nations
Members Are Disposed to Postpone Debate Until President Wilson Confers With Committees.

Washington, Feb. 16-Opinion of senators and representatives on the proposed construction of the League Of Nations was sharply crystallizing today and there was apparent a greater disposition to give expression to views.
 There still was uncertainty, however, as to when open discussion would be-
 gin in congress. Although both dem
 ocratic and republican leaders were
 disposed to observe President Wilson's
 request for postponement of debate
 until after he c0nfers February 26
 with members of the senate and house
 foreign relations committees, there
 would be little surprise if senate dis cussion should develop soon, possibly tomorrow.
 Senators Borah of Idaho, republican, and Reed of Missouri, democrat, whose frequent addresses on the sub ject have indicated that they oppose any plan for league of nations which involves internationalizatio were said tonight to be considering addresses in the future With the naval bill, which authorizes q new three year building program soon to i come before the senate, some mem ] bers said they did not see how it i would be possible for senators to re- 1 frain from discussion of the league. 1 if only in connection with the propos al for international disarmament l Although without definite informa- l ton on the subject many members of congress expressed belief that after
 his conferences with the senate and 1 house committees, President Wilson would appear personally before con- i gress in joint session to explain and support the proposed constitution of 1 the league. It also was regarded as entirely possible that the president
 might ask for some formal expression i of opinion from the senate so as to se- cure the sentiment of the treaty rat l flying body before returning to Paris | next month.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-17
BRITISH FED INHABITANTS
 OF LIBERATED VILLAGES

London, Saturday, Fob. 15--The part played by British forces in feeding and assisting the inhabitants in villages liberated by the British advance from October 1. to November 25. is revealed in report by a French officer attach cd to the British armies in France. The report says the British army had to deal with 790,o00 inhabtart3 cf French villages. of whom 450 GOO were in Ltlae, Roubaix and the T'ur coing dis trict. This work varia1 from eigh- teen 10 3S days according to the con ditions of different districts.
 In spite of difficulties of transpor- tation. which on several occasions con peI.ed the British troops 10 reduce their own ra'ions. the British distrih- uted minimum quantity uf 5,084,0OO civilian TatiOus. At least 0.000 French people when the Germans had systematically deprived of all means of subsistence were saved from starv- alton the report savs.