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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
MIscElLANEOOS.

hu In the Missouri legislature VIII
make the possession of dice-useu ioi
Gran games-a felony
More than 10000 persons are ueao VI
influenza in Italy, according u 'ne
health official report.
A tree in Australia is said to pear a
ena grade of cotton If properly cuiIi
waited, and its development Is u 'e
tried in this country.
Schools are being established AZ va
rious camps to show disabled soiuiei'
how 10 get a new grip on life.
A nlan is on foot in the east which
contemplates the changing the name
., the panama Canal to Roosevelt "a
nal for a lasting memorial.
Chicaeb's leading alienist, DIR. ID. y.
Mover. suggests the hanging OF many
babitual criminals for two reasons =
To deter others and to stop oreeuihs'
American engineers are to visit IN
spect and attempt to moderhiHe '"'
Grand Canal of China.
British scientists claim that amer
can bacon started the influenza az,
that the chemicals used in preSer'in'
are responsible.
President Poincaire of France Ia
announced his intention to WISH III
limited States in June or July.
Boy scouts all over the Unlte
Stataes will set date to plant tree
in honor Of Theodore Roosevelt
German leaders are considering IN
removal Of the capital from ber'ih
Frankfort on the Main.
II. Hoover won prize from son
French academy of $4,000. and immee
ately donated the money u ie
work
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18


the Balkan region and TO the
NJ
Among the states grouping racay members OF the
JugoSava the latter hcuone "
Croatia Bosnia and Savon1a
of the Slavic race woud De
n political reasons
,n had met the conditions III
posed the conference ,.uror botveen
would form barrier
~ d through the Baltic to the
the Medite and Black seas
the boundaries OF tne ne"
changing the unsettd
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
NEUROLOGICAL.

Roswell Field, brother of Eugene
Field, died at his home in Morristown,
N. J.. at the age of 6S. He will be
buried in Chicago.
Brig. Gen. j. Z. Stephens, artillery
commander died at a base hospital
France of pneumonia.
Hiram c. Gill, mayor of Seattle.
Washington, is dead at his home from
influenza.
Judge Byrd Duncan, IS, president OF
the Bank of Poplar Bluff, Mo-, is dead
at his home in that city.
DR.. w. A. Allen, prominent doctor OF
Litchfield, H., died Of blood poisonirs
as a result of a small scratch on the
hand.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18

When the big transport Leviathan
docked Mt Hoboken the other day
there was one passenger aboard who
was not on the passenger lists. He
was fourteen years old. Fcrnand
Dornier. formerly Of Nerrons, France,
and later the mascot of our boys ut
Brest. The little fellows father was
killed at Chatcau-Thierry. His moth
or and little sister were later killed
bv Il bomb from Il Hun airpane. Lit
flo Fernand then cast his lot with the
American troops near his former
home. When the detachment OF when
he was mascot left for BreSt to EN-
bark for home, he went along ana
managed to Smuggle himself aboard
the great ship. He is now IN charge
of the Children's Society home in Jer'
sey City and efforts are being maue u
find a home for him.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
81 ANTOREFOREST
DENUDED FRANCE

and the value of the trees will be
about S1,OO0.000.
The American Forestry association Is
urging the planting of memorial trees
in honor of the sailors and soldiers
and the suggestion is being ADOPTED
all over the country. The idea is TO
plant trees along motor highways III
connection with any memorials DeihG
planned, and i'm streets ana avenues
being named for war heroes. IRe as
sociation of which Charles Lathrop
Pack is president urges the planting OF
tree in honor of the man who Of
fered his life to his country also.
Many Organizations Help.
.'In collecting the seed that France
will want" said Mr.. Ridsdale ne
fore sailing, "the members OF our asso-
citation. the forestry departments OF
the various states. the boy scouts ana
other organizations will be called upon
to help.
"A million and a quarter acres OF
forest in the north and east or France
have been practically wiped out dur
ing the war. They were cut down D!
the contending armies for use IL
! trench building, for barracks, 1o'
roads. for Y. NJ. c. A. and hospita
buildings or were blasted to pieces D.
shell fire. But the sacrifice was no
, in vain. for the great defensive vain
of the forests materially aided Franc
and her allies in checking the Gei
man drives and saving more OF franc
from invasion by the Huns.
"The service which the America
Forestry association and its menpei
l will consider an honor to perform Is
| aid in the restoration of these fores
| which France had to sacrifice und'
| the pressure of war, for no war M
| ever made such a call upon the 10
/ ests for materials.
| almost million French Peep
were dependent upon these forests
six months of the year for livelihoo
| and the French government faces
| great economic problem in providi
| Them with resources for SUSTAIN
| themselves until the forests are
| stored"
ii Memorial Tree Plan.
ii In St. Louis, Park Commission
| Cunliff Is going to plant memorial tr'
| along rhe famous Lindell bOuleva
II An avenue of the allies" lined W
I trees in honor of the allied nations
al one suggestion coming from some
n los adopting the memorial tree pl
IN Another plan being worked out Is
~ the planting of memorial trees al
l,I the transcontinental motor highw
q nv the various counties through WI
II such highways pass. The Line
I Highway association has taken up
y nlan. In Louisiana memorial trees
II to be planted, one every 40 feet, al
!: the Jefferson highway in, that ST
This is the highway that leads to
q nipec. and the slogan is Prom
II to Palm"
I'll In many parts of the cou
al churches are to plant memorial I
. i'm honor of the members who lei
battle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
GENERAL.

One of the last things that Roosevelt
did was to write letter approving
and send a check assisting the Jews
in the Zionist movement.
Congress has finally decided that
corporations must pay II per cent on
1918 earnings.
The Department Of Commerce is
planning for the expectation OF 2,OO0,-
600 tons of meat to Europe this year.
American and Mexican army officers
held a conference on the border last
week looking to cooperation in the
arrest of criminals.
c. H. Aldrich, once a solicitor gen.
eral of the United States. is in jail
| at Chicago. charged with fraud.
The |. w. w. contemplated calling
general strike all over the United
States at the time war was declared TO
shut off the shipment of munitions
and supplies.
All the river enthusiasts in the Unit.
&C States apparently gathered at Pitts
burg in convention last week.
The U. s. supreme court has has de
cided that no liquor can be brought
into any dry territory if the local
authorities object.
An explosion in a film exchange a
Pittsburg caused the death Of 20 per
sons and the injury of as many more.
The supreme court of the Unite'
States has decided that certain pol
tons of the migratory bird law ar
unconstitutional.
So many honors have been showere
on President Wilson during his Ell
| ropean trip that the presentation c
: a gold medal to his wife al Rome a
: tracted much attention.
Owing to the extension of either
ship TO President Wilson he can no
vote at 1900 places in Italy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
LABOR.

The strike Of dock workers al Nc"
York has tied up the shipping at tna'
port. Nearly $4,000 men are involved
Samuel Gompers. head of the A. r.
T. has sailed for Europe to fight the
spread of Bolshevism
Labor troubles 1T Boston ana view
York have resulted in an embargo on
sbiuments from those ports.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
SHY ON JUDGING "COPS''

staff. He has appointed, among oth-
ers. one army deserter who also served
six months for larceny; one man VINO
was so kindly disposed toward evil
doors that he merely took gun away
from a hold-up artist and then let the
yegg walk awey; one perfectly good
burglar, who was caught red-handed
robbing a drug store on his beat ana
one moderately successful blackmail'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
DOM ESTIC.

The legislature Of Missouri met on
Jan. 8. The capital was invaded by
hundreds Of patriots seeking jobs.
A bill to be presented to Congress
limits enlistments in the navy to 225.-
900.
The settlement of some two billion
dollars worth Of war contracts has
been left in hands of Secretary Baker.
No change will be made in the meth
d floating the new issue of Liberty
Bonds in spite Of an appeal by the
banks to let them handle the issue.
Internal revenue collectors for the
last five months of last year amounted
to 1921, 297 900. says treasury report.
Saloons in st. Louis are going out
of business at the rate Of one every
day. There are 365 fewer than year
ago.
Rail men at Washington are urging
congress to enlarge the cabinet and
appoint a secretary Of transportation
Fourteen religious denomination;
have united in general campaign To-
lettering human conditions after the
war.
Congress has set aside $loo,O0O.0OO
as requested by President Wilson, 10
immediate relief work N Europe.
The United States army has enough
candles to burn $3.50 years. but tn
supply is not considered excessive. !,
Restrictions being removed from n
eale Of foodstuffs. St Louis house
wives are complaining Of ths Y rst \
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
erolish pemobilization Awaits Peace.

london. - Reuters Limited says
It learns a general rehabilitation
cannot be ordered until after the
peace conference, as an efficient army
must be maintained to cope with any
contingency. Ten thousand soldiers
have been discharged daily during
the past week and the number dealt
with in France increased to over ~
600 daily, including men from the DC
minions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Mistake Bag Of Sand
for Actual Hun Bomb

Pensacola, Fla. - When
heavy bag of sand crasheu
through the roof and passed Oh
through the floor of the home
of Stephen Callers. the FANNY
fed into the yard and listener
for the explosion" of what they
thought was an aerial bomb. II
later became known that na'"l
dirigible balloon. at a grea'
height, had thrown out the sahu-
bag.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Amono Others, Chief Appointed Army
peserter, slaekmailer and Perfect
ly Good Burglar.

Portland. Ore.-Chief Of Police
Johnson of Portland was former! .
circus man, and so he ought to be able
TO size up people. But the chier ap
pears to have lost this gift when II
comes to picking policemen for MS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
ponIar Bluff Goes Dry.

Poplar Bluff, Mo.-Poplar BLUM and
Butler county have gone dry, accord
ing to early returns of the local OPP
ton election, although official figures
have not been received. 1t is esti-
mated that the city will go dry by
majority of about 225 votes, while IN
the county prohibition has carried by
az least 600 votes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Ambassador Francis Recovering.

London. - David r. Francis, tho
american ambassador to Russia, VINO
recently underwent an operation, is
progressing favorably toward recov-
ery. His condition is said to be SO
satisfactory that he will be able to
leave shortly for the United States.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
n;.u;ss CHARGES Against Socialists

New York.-The indictment against
the Socialist magazine, The Masses,
and five of it's editors and contribu'
tors charged with violation Of the es-
oionage act, was dismissed In the
federal court at the request OF At
torney General Gregory.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
FINANCIAL.

Belgium has borrowed SS,OOO.OO0 OF
Uncle Sam. This makes her bill run
up to $3.50, 100000.
Swiss capitalists plan to open and
operate big dye plant at some point
in America not yet decided on.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
American Forestry Association
Will Aid in Planting Million
and Half Acres.
RIDSDALE CARRIES THE SEED
Secretary of Association Takes on'y
DOUGLAS Fir Seed to Be Had III
This Country to Offer to
France.
Observation-Disclosures

Washington.-A little bag containins
all the Douglas fir seed TO De iau III ~
this country has gone to France 10 De
offered to the French government as
a help in reforesting France. +. D.
Ridsdale, the secretary of the Ameri-
can Forestry association is in charge
of the project. There are ooooo seeu'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Dye-Making and Building TRADE
to Help Boom Whole
Nation.
GREAT ACTIVITY EXPECTED
War Industries centers Show Remark
able Speed in the Transition Fro"
Munition Manufacture 10
PeaceabIe Pursuits.

New YOrk.-Resumption OF peace
time nursuits. with the addition Vi
new industries, such as dye-mahins
and the boom expected In the puliu
ing trades. will carry the ohi'eu
States at once into period OF great
activity, according to reports s"'"
cred by the United Press.
When restrictions on building TRACES
are fully raised and the need Tor ll''iiu-
featured and raw materials III Europe
/ bacomes keenly felt, business depres-
| sion which may result from the stop
nirg of war work will be rapidly over
come, it is believed.
REPRESENTATIVES of industry Ill On
states. lust concluding conference
of the advisory committee Oh lhe III"
tional council for industrial delehSe
bar- declare the nation is on the eve
of "pood times" with jobs a-pleh'y
for returning soldiers ana psh Emu
women thrown out os "oi& In muir
ton plants.
Get assx to Peace Pursuits.
Re-GDrtS from fennSy lNdhi"' O'
,Scut. Delaware, New Jersey, virginia
Ohio and other war industries cehterS
showed remarkable speed in the transi
, ZION from munitions manufacture u
peaceabie pursuits. Dye factories o.
huge dimensions have been built D!
the Du Pont interests to take the piac'
J. of monster shell and explosive pro
8 ducing plants which made new citie
n IN several sections.
Q Philadelphia reported a surplus
v ,ohs. with returning soldiers and mum
y ZION makers being greedily snappe
3 I'D. Steel plants at Harrisburg, Pltts
g eurgh and other centers are rapidl
it returning to the manufacture OF Duii'
j. ing. bridge and other nonwar steer.
g Wisconsin's plants are being sh'
down, for the most part, but about
per cent of them have been tran
formed into dye works.
8, Indiana is turning back to the Dull
OF ing of automobiles.
to Detroit, industrial center OF Micf
le. gan. is gradually returning to old-un
re- p,irsuits, with automobile manufactu
ns ing leading.
j. Ohio reported a surplus OF men, 0
no at least fifty returning soldiers are
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
s4au. In School Explodes.

Springfield. nl.-Bits of iron WF, WEI,
hurled all about Miss Verna Easr.'
tea cher of the Tucker school at Di' 80.
non. near here, when stove ID .n,
schoolroom mysteriously eAp,o. ,',s,
She was uninjured. School hao 'o''
recessed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
pro,ose, Roosevelt Memorial.

Chicago.-Acting on suggestion
made by Chairman Will H. Hays, the
Republican National Comomittee, at
its meeting here, decided TO appeal 10
the Republicans of the country to
erect a permanent memorial to The
odore Roosevelt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Puts Blame on War Department.

Neutrality-suspicious. for delays in
the transmission of mail to and from
soldiers oversease was placed on the
war Department by Second Assistant
Postmaster General Praeger in testi-
mony before the Senate Postofitce
Committee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
W. e. Brooks Ncw Superintendent.

st. Louis. - The appointment OF
w f. Brooks as general superintend-
ert of the Southern Districts OF the
Missouri Pacific Railroad. to succeed
the late John W. Dean, was announc-
ed by A. Robertson, federal manager
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Strikers To Return To Work.

New York. - The marine workers,
whose strike has tied up the port OF
New York for three days, voted 10
return to work as soon as possible.
in compliance with the cabieo re-
quest of President Wilson. ACCORDING
IN an announcement by Stephen }.
Condor, secretary or the marino
workers affiliation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Can sarrv Succeeds Gen. Bell.

washington. - Maj. Gen. Thomas
y. Barry, commander Of the Central
Department Of the army, with mead
quarters at Chicago, was ordered 10
proceed Immediately to New YORK 10
assume command Of the Eastern De-
partment, succeeding Maj. Gen. J.
FRANKLIN Bell, who died several days
ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Walter D. Hines Director.

Las Angeles. Walker d. Hines
assistant director-general Of railroads,
was amounted director general by
President Wilson to succeed William
G, McAdoo.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Americans Exempted From Tax.

Paris. - The French government,
through it's commission for Franco
American affairs, announced that on
GERS and men of the American expe-
dictionary forces would be exempted
from customs duties and registry,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
WAR eHEv,TiEs.

or the 1900 cases Of wounded sol
diers in hospitals on certain dates In
France s5.3 per cent returned to the
trenches.
Negro soldiers to the number of ia
were awarded the French cross OF
honor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
FIRES.

Fire following an explosion destroy
ed the powder plant of G, K. McA'ee
nj Tunnelton, Pa. No one was III
jured.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Will DANUBE Federation BE FORMED?

The ACKNOWLEDGMENT revived the idea Oh
Ii,o. n middle of the nneein
states bordering on te
bod for the most
toward union OF 'he ne"
monarchy has haruy " ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18

or The efficiency board of the pom. e
The efficiency board of the POI POI
bureau has recommended the relhosn .
of these men. The burglar is no"
ing a year in jail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
eL-+ Stories Tersely Told for the
p.refit of Busy Readers

All restrictions on the Importation
of drugs and chemicals used IN 'ne
tanning business have been lliteu ny
the United States war board.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
POLITICAL.

Delegates from labor centers all
over the country met in New York
last week and formulated plans for an
american Labor Party"
Friends of Gov. F. o. Lowden met
in Chicago last week and started a
little boom for him for the presidency
I'm 1920.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18

New( Orleans. La = Fire OF I'M
Known lorigin destroyed the Federico
macaroAi factory in the heart OF the
italian district Of New Orleans with
= ,oss ESTIMATED at $4,000.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Father and Son Both
kicked" by Same Auto

Litchfield, IH.-Attempting 10
crank a delivery truck, LOUIS
Uauser. Jr., had his wrist brok-
on when it kicked" The next
day his father tried to start the
.. "bucking broncho" and had the
, same fate befah him.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
GOOD LUCK ATTEND HIM.

After a faithful service OF TWO
wears as Secretary of the BOURBON
County Y. NJ. c. A, Mr.. u. l.. VIII
cox. who resigned his position some
time ago. has gone to new fields OF
work.
Accompanied by his family. Mr..
Wilcox left Wednesday night TOT
Davenport, Iowa, where they will re-
side in the future. AS a testimonial
of the high esteem in which they
held him, the Board of Directors OF
the institution. presented Mr.. WILCOX
with a purse containing one hundred
dollars. The Sunday School class ne
taught in the Presbyterian church
gave him a purse of fifty dollars, and
a like present was made him by the
"dormitory men" of the Y. M. c. A
Mr.. Wilcox leaves Paris with the sin
cere good wishes of ali who knew
him, and certainly those of the press
who are under obligations for many
courtesies shown them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
SWIMMING CONTEST AT THE "Y''

The Women's Committee on Swim
ming at the Y. NJ. c. A. has sent the
Frankfort Y. NJ. c. A. and the Lex
ington Y. w. c. A. an invitation to
come to Paris on September 9Th for
a friendly swimming contest. An at
tractive program has been arranged
and it is hoped that these organiza-
tions will be able to accept the invi-
tation. 1t is also the hope of the
committee that the contest will prove
so successful that it can be made an
annual event.
Locally there is much interest be-
ing manifested among the women
and Paris is sure to capture some OF
the ribbons in the contest. Misses
Elizabeth Crutcher, Harriet Rogers
and Josephine Fithian are handling
the contest.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
COLD WAVE OVER COUNTRY
WILL SOON PASS AWAY.

The cool wave extending over the
country east of the Mississippi River
and which is almost unprecedented
for this time of the year, probably
will continue for a day or two, 1t
was said at the Weather Bureau. 1t
results from high pressure over the
Plains States.
Richmond, Va, reported a mimi
mum temperature of 81 degrees, one
degree below the previous low rec
ord for August.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
KENTUCKY RIVER EXCURSION

The excursion to Frankfort and
the steamer trip up the Kentucky
river given Wednesday by the Sun
day School of the Paris Baptist
church, was well patronized, about
US from the city and county MAX
ing the trip. The party visited the
old and new State Capitol buildings,
where they were warmly welcomed
bv the State officials. They also Wis
tied the State Reformatory-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
Autumn STYLES TO BE VEK4
SENSATIONAL

Modistes announce that the Paris
autumn styles are most sensational.
The designs call for a greater area OF
back exposure than ever before ana
skirts are to reach but little below
the knees. Lingerie designs are IN
keeping with those of the outer gar
ments and the costumes, as whole
are guaranteed to enable the wearers
to economic in trunk space.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
coon THINGS TO EAT FOR SUN
nay ON SALE TO-DAY AND
TOMORROW.

Fresh rolls, beaten biscuits. cakes
and all kinds of home-cooked gooa
things to eat on sale to-day and to-
morrow for Sunday dinner and colo
lunches. One delivery day. Bring
the cash and we will save you
money.
MRS. ELLIS CASH GROCERY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
NORTH MIDDLETOWN LADIES TO
SERVE SUNDAY DINNER.

Dinner will be served at North
Middletown, Sunday, August 81, by
the Woman's Bible Glass. Hours
to 1880. Seventy-five cents plate
will be the charge. Proceeds to go TO
the Orphans Home.
This will be the last dinner served
nv the North Middletown women.
They promise it will be good one'
and solicit your patronage.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
FALL HATS ARE READY.

A look in our window will con-
vince you that we have the hat you
are going to wear this fall.
J. w. DAVIS & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-08-29
MELONS ON ICE.

Fine juicy watermelons and sweet
canteloupes On ice at all times. Let
us have your order if you want the
best.
M C.P. COOK & co.