The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04


weekly in the labor supply.
An Illustration of the abundant
sweet potato crop this season is given
by the shipment by Dr. ]. G. Pritch-
ard during the past two weeks of
thirteen carloads from the northern
end of Tangapahoa parish. The pota-
toes at prevailing prices are worth
about $500 per car
Duncan Buie, head Of the State
Highway Department, who has re-
turned from Washington, announced
he had obtained s270,00O from the
government to aid in the construc-
ton of several important louisiana
highways that have been declared
post roads.
Washington, exhibited the largest
sweet potato ever shown in this sec
ton. The potato was grown on Mr..
Bankston's farm three miles from
here, is of the Porto Rico variety
and weighs thirteen pounds.
The annual automobile shows held
at Shreveport up to four years ago
will be resumed with the opening Of
the 1919 show during the first month
OF 1919, according to an announce
ment by the Shreveport Automobile
Dealers Association.
Political visitors to New Orleans
brought with them a gubernatorial
boom for Thomas H. Harris, state,
superintendent of education. Wheth-'
er or not the Harris boosters are
working with his knowledge or con-
sent is not known.
At a special session of the grand
jury of Allen parish held at Oberlin,
true bills were returned against Ed
ward johnson and Ray Young, charg-
ing them with the robbery of the Oak
dale Bank of q large sum January
2S Of this year.
The eradication of the cattle tick
in Tangipahoa parish has given an
impetus to the dairy business and
farmers are adding materially 10
their herds with better grades of eat
tie since the danger of tick infection
has passed.
"The enforcement of the maximum
margins of profit rule is about all
that is left of food control" said J.
M. Wilzin, assistant food administra-
tor. who returned to New Orleans
from a trip to Washington.
Cane farmers have practically fin
ished cutting and hauling cane near
Abbeville. Much has been put up for
seed and the acreage planted to cane
next year will be larger than usual
To aid the cattle industry in North
Louisiana and to encourage the rails
ing of better dairy cattle in this sec
tion, a Monroe bank has bought here
a special flm Of fine Jersey cattle.
Complaints are pouring in on the
Railroad Commission from different
sections of the state about the poor
service that is being furnished by
some Of the railroads.
The Pointe-a-la-Hache exemption
board reports nineteen registrants who
failed to return their questionnaires.
and will be classed as deserters. The
records are being prepared for ship
ment to Washington.
Up to December IL of this year Tan
gipahoa parish ginned 4.272 bales Of
cotton, which is a considerable in
crease on the amount ginned last year
up to the same date.
The will of the late Mrs. Mary
Goss, which has just been probated
at Monroe, leaves more than $4,000
to charity and fixes the price of iser
own coffin at $50.
The project to construct Y. NJ. G.
A. building at Shreveport is heartily
sanctioned by the Lions Club. The
support of the body is promised the
proposition.
New Orleans will entertain the
first international cotton convention
in history, il plans being worked out
by the Association of Commerce are
successful.
The Council of National Defens.
calls upon, every man and woman In
the state to promote all possible
forms of wholesome amusement for
the many hundreds of thousand" Of
men who will be released from the
various camps in America pn pass or
furlough.
More than 400 guests att
first annual Christmas b
the Chamber of Commercf
port rendered membe1
friends.