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New-York tribune., 1919-07-22
Congress Gets Drastic
Automobile Thief Bill

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Drastic
penalties for stealing of automobiles
are proposed in bill introduced TO-
day by Representative Dyer, Rcpub
lican, Missouri. Fines of not more
than $4,000, or imprisonment of not
less than year nor more than ten
years. or both. would be provided.
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS. 1919
FREE Samples IMPROVED COTTON SEED

Congressman Wilson writes the
Journal as follows:
For the benefit OF the farmers of
your parish will you please publish
this notice:
"The Department Of Agriculture has
requested me to arrange for the dis
tribution OF 900 quart packages of
seed of new and improved types Of
cotton, to that number OF farmers in
the Fifth Congressional District, who
desire to make preliminary tests and
report to the Department of Ag-
riculture.
"Upon proper report one half busheI
OF such seed will be furnished for the
next year for complete demonstration
rs to the merits and desirability of
producing that kind OF cotton.
81 shall be glad to have package of
the seed referred to, for the purposes
stated, sent to any farmer in the Fifth
Congressional District, as long as the
supply lasts, upon his written request
addressed to me at the House of
Representatives, Washington, D. c."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
the GLORY OF FRANCE.

"France embodies all of loveliness
and oil Of valor. Beauty is her hand
maiden and strength her shield bear
or, and the shining courage of her
daughters has matched the courage
Of her age OF dauntless sons. For
three and a half terrible years she
has walked high OF heart through the
Valley OF the Shadow. Her body is
In torture, but her forehead is alighr
with the beauty of the morning
Never in all history has there been
such steadfast loyalty in the doing Of
dangerous duty, such devotion to
country, such splendor, of service and
OF sacrifice. And great shall be her
reward, for she has saved the soul OF
the world. Theodore Roosevelt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
RED CROSS CARRIES TONS
OF FOOD TO BElGIANS

American Red Cross trucks are con.
stantly In action along the Belgian
front This report of the work of
these trucks was recently received BY
the Commission for Belgium:
I'm the last two weeks We handled
240 tons Of foodstuffs and a larse
quantity Of salvased material.
I'VE have been saving the effects Il
people In the shelled towns, Furnes.
Abeele, Coxyde, La Panne, Alvering.
hem, Oost-Dunrick, the Trappist Farm.
st Jeanle-Biezen and ReningheIst.
On nearly all occasions when work
was In progress In the last named II
has been shelled, but fortunately with.
out Injuries to trucks or drivers"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
farm PROSPERITY
IN GRAVE DANGER
Hastings Declares Greater Food Pro-
duction Essential To The Main
tenance OF Agricultural
Prosperity

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special. THAT there
is a large element of danger for
Southern farm prosperity in the pres
ent situation, is the firm belief of H.
G. Hastings, President of both the
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce
ton.
Mr.. Hastings repeated substantially
his statement of year ago when he
said: 'Unthinking people are apt to
attribute the present measure Of farm
prosperity in the South to the high
price of cotton rather than to its real
cause.
"Just as soon as peace began to ap-
pear probable last fall. there was a
distinct let-up in the planting of wheat,
oats and other small grains. One
Georgia cotton farmer said to me, If
we are going to have peace. we are
not going to plant any wheat in my
neighborhood.'
"Of course the high price of cot
ton has helped, but il it had not been
for the increased supply of bread,
meat, vegetables, grain and forage
made on the farms, there would have
been little prosperity for any one but
the supply merchant. Cotton was and
is relatively lower in price than food
stuffs, and will continue to be for
years to come.
IAN extra two or three million
bales in the 1919 cotton crop will
smash present attractive prices, while
the worldwide demand for bread and
meat and the disorganization of food
production in Europe incident to the
war, means high food prices every
where for years to come.
High food prices are a certainty
and low cotton prices are an equal
certainty il the food and grain acres
of 1916, 1917 and 1918 are thrown back
into cotton in 1919. Herein lies the
danger to our present farm prosper
ity. If we go back to our old before
the-war system of growing all cotton
and buying all food and grain, we will
get another Jolt like 1914 with rea.
sonable certainty.
Present Southern farm prosperity
can be maintained in one way only.
Produce on home acres, so far as pos
sible, every pound Of food, vegetables.
grain, hay and forage needed by fam.
lily and livestock, then put every other
available acre in cotton or other cash
crop. This method means cash crop.
made with little or no debt-the crop
owned by the producer at the end OF
the season instead Of owed to the
supply merchant.
Food and grain production suffi.
cient for home needs. insures contin,
ued farm prosperity Dropping back
to the old way means debt like a MIN
stone around the farmers neck"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Rev. ACCORDION BAKEWell

NEW ORLEANS.-"Red Cross dur
ing the Civil war? Why, bless you.
there was no such thing-nor any 9TH
er organization to relieve the suffering
and distress of the wounded soldiers"
And Rev. Gordon Blackwell sighed
deeply and there was a break in his
voice as he reviewed those days Of
warfare In which he took so active q
part.
with due respect to our boys, they
will never see war as we have seen It,"
continued Reverend Blackwell, thanks
to the noble work Of the Red Cross.
In those days there were more who
died through ignorance. lack of proper
attention, and avOidable disease than
from the Yankees bullets. AS for those
that were killed, their lot was fOrtu-
nate compared to that of the po0f,
wounded wretches.
ITO be sure, we chaplains did our
bit in the line of doctoring and nursing.
During a big battle We were at the
front among the soldiers, cheering on
the fighting, rendering what assistance
we could to the wounded and praying
with the dying.
Training? Why, two days on the
battlefield was all the training We re-
quired. l tell you we were experts On
all the first-aid problems" boosted the
old veteran.
No Canteens In 1861. @
"And after many days Of ceaseless
fghting-what then? No smiling-faced
young women-I believe you call them
canteen workers-to serve hot choco-
late and coffee to the WORKOUT fighters
often not even a little water to
quench their fevered thirst. As for
food, that was pretty often out of the
question. When we wanted food we
had to fight for It."
Reverend Blackwell has had the
thrilling experiences Of q soldier as
well as the somewhat tanner expert
ences Of chaplain. He first enlisted
as an orderly sergeant, and, after the
battle of Shiloh, received an honorable
discharge on account of Ill health.
Upon his recovery he re-enlisted as q
chaplain.
One of the stories he delights tell
ing is how he escaped being shot as a
spy. He was on the train when he met
two young Virginians "whO had never
smelt gunpowder" and Boosting how
they would do the Yankees up" II
remarked" said Reverend BLACKWELL
that though our enemies, they had
made us respect their fighting even at
the lannon's mouth" When the train
stopped at Atlanta, two detectives i'm
mediately arrested the young soldier.
He knew what was In store for him
he would be tarred and feathered and
hung without judge or jury. Fortunate
ly, Judah P. Benjamin, then secretary
Of state to the Confederacy, was pass.
ing through Atlanta. The suspected
young soldier was well known to the
secretary, who vouched for his loyalty
and begged him to excuse the disagree
diately released.
when / went back On the train
everybody wanted to hear abous my
exciting experience. Tired of telling
and retelling the story. 1 stood up In
one of the cars and told the passen
gers all about It."
Praises Red Cross.
Reverend Blackwell Is ninety-si1
years old and has been in charge OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
MEAT PRODUCERS
DID FULL DUTY
Increase IN American Hogs Win
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
Government Justified In Stimulation
- ef Pork oduetIon-sevenfoId
Increase Over Pre-
n War Exports.

Through increased production and
conservation we will be able this year
TO export seven times our pre-war
average exports of pork products
With the heavy demands added In car
Ing for the millions who have been
freed from German oppression, the
Department Of Agriculture and the
Food Administration are justified to
day In our every action Of stimulation
or hog production. In the coming year
the greatest world shortage will be in
fats. and pork win help to save this
situation. The efficacy of the policy
Of stimulated production has built up
In uiis country supplies which will en-
able us to supply very large part Of
the fat deficiency Of the world In
beef there must be q shortage In Eu-
rope. due largely to limited refrigera-
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
available, however, wifi be filed By
America. Argentine and Australia.
The contribution made by the pro-
ducers Of this country to the war pro-
gram N applying particularly to anI-
NAL food products Is illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the U. S. De-
partment Of Agriculture indicate an
Increase In cattle Of 10,23S, 900 head
and 12,4410 900 hogs. These figures
were compiled to January last
In this period there was a decrease
In sheep Of $4,000 head The indica-
lions are that this decrease will show
IN increase. according to recent re-
ports.
Since January l unofficial informa-
ton Indicates an increase In hogs Of !
not less than 8 per cent. and not
more than Is per cent as compared
with one year ago. with an Increase In
the average weight
Following the request Of the q. g
Food Administration for an Increase
In hog production for marketing in the
fall Of 1s1S and the spring of 1919 the
Increase may yield not less than LOCO.
100000 pounds more Of pork products
than were available last year. With
put this Increase the shipping program
arranged BY Mr.. Hoover regarding an
NAL food products would have been
impossible.
The dressed hog products during the
hree months ending September 80.
Sl7. amounted to sos. IL, 900 pounds,
rhils for the corresponding months of
Is the dressed hos products totaled
IA, $50 600. an Increase Of over S74,.
1000 pounds for the quarter.
aring the same period for 1917 the
ds Of Inspected slaughter Of
ed beef showed 1.263, 100000 ,
~ against l.454. 0o0, 900 pounds
three month psriod ending 4
Psr I this ysas.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Old Houses Affect Dreamer.

Here Is what an old English journal
says about the legend Of old houses
and odd dreams. There may be no
real foundation for the belief that
there Is any necessary connection be-
tween old houses and odd dreams. yet
II Is most certainly true that people
either born or having lived the great
er part Of their lives In them are more
peculiarly sensitive than others to the
influence Of dreams"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Botanical Wonder.

The oldest botanical work In H.
world Is sculptured on the walls Of q
room In the great Temple Of Karnak
at Thebes. Egypt. 1t represents foreign
plants brought home by an Egyptian
sovereign. Thothmes LII. on his return
from campaign In Arabia. says the
Family Herald. The sculptures show
not only the pl1nt or tree. but the
leaves, fruit and seed pods separately.
after the fashion of modern treatisea
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Praises Red Cross.

Reverend Blackwell Is ninety-sil
years old and has been In charge OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18

Trinity chapel in New Orleans since
1884. He takes keen interest In the
work of the Red Cross and in all war
activities. He regards membership In
the Red Cross a sacred privilege.
But to go on with the story of a war
without the Red Cross. Reverend
Blackwell can tell only a little part of
the horrors of such warfare. One of
the things that the soldiers suffered
most from was monotony-yes, and
the "blues." The soldier of today does
not know what that word means with
the Red Cross and canteen workers
and the Y. NJ. c. A. to entertain him
when he is well and to care for him
when he is i'll or wounded. Read the
following extract from the diary Of N.
n. Baker, a chaplain of the One Hun
dred and Sixteenth Illinois regiment,
- get an idea of the camp life in the
days of eighteen sixty-something.
Bang, bang, bang! The constant
firing for so long a time becomes mo-
nOtOnOus, one longs for something new,
something that will cause excitement
and shake off the ennui induced by
this hot weather. Excitement at last
"a woman in camp, Mrs. Hoge of the
sanitary commission.
Reminded Of Mothers.
ut Is amusing to see as she passes
how the boys leave off their rude
pranks and settle down as demure rs
kittens. She stops and talks kindly
to every group and the boys all feel
better after 1t. They are as polite and
proper in their conduct toward each
other for full five minutes after she Is
gone as If they had suddenly beeL
transported to civilization and to the
drawing room. Oh, what refining and
restraining influence even this wom-
an can exert. She is an old lady
and not handsome, but to use the ex-
preston of the boys. She has soul as
large as a wagon wheel and somehow
reminds them all of their mothers"
Here is another typical day In camp
described in the same diary:
"Rained today. Oh, how tedious q
rainy day is in campl We eat break
fast, then lie down, then get up, eat
dinner, and lie down again, etc. etc.
Nothing to read. nobody to talk to,
nothing to do but to dream Of home
and loved ones"
Even these few stories cannot half
describe war without the Red Cross.
What about the food the soldiers hadf
What about the conditions In the hos
pitalsf These questions can be an
swered from the diary Of another Civil
war veteran, Frank L. Richardson, a
well-knOwn New Orleans attorney, who
entered the war when q lad Of seven
teen, and unfortunately spent most of
the time between those years of 1851
1885 In army hospitals.
mo one can appreciate the work of
the Red Cross as well as We Civil war
veterans" says Mr.. Richardson.
THAT is why 1 am proud to have my
own daughter go to France and do her
part"
His daughter, Miss Caroline Rich
ardsOn, for many years identified with
the English department at Newcomb
college here, will leave for France
with the Newcomb canteen unit
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
Improving His Family.

According TO the Tuscaloosa News
there Is a boy In Tuscaloosa county
who Is teaching his father. mother.
and grandmother to read and write
We dare say this little professor has
abolished corporal punishment in his
school.-Montgomery Advertiser.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
For Better Drinking Water.

Because Of the necessity for better
drinking water In Italy tile American
Red Cross is manufacturing large
number OF water sterilizers and disin.
fecting plants which are to be turned
over to the Italian military authorities
at Rome and used according to their
discretion.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18

The trouble" department, as the
Home Service Bureau Of the American
Red Cross in Italy is called. is receiv-
ing allotment checks at the rate of
1900 q month.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-18
FluuratlveIv SpeakJno

In q recent breach-of-promise case
the defendant, who was sixty-five
years old. was described as having
zone foot In the grave and the other
q q banana peel. Transcript
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
1 LIQUOR Forces seek Ia Nulify
National Prohibition

Anti prohibition TOR sre lining
up to try 10 defeat the D. iag in eff
fec 81 the prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution II Is
claimed by them that less than three
fourths OF the states have ratified.
absolutely for about fourteen states
will submit the question 10 popular
vote. and the liquor forces have d
billion dollars To spend in defeating
the proposition In these states
II is aid that in labor circles In
large cities the laborers threaten a
general strike II their beer is taken
from them and that influence Will
be worked for all Il Is worth.
Another point they will aim To-
make is based on an allegation that
at athe time the amendment was
adopted il received less than two
thirds vote of all the members Of
Congress-. They grant that it re-
ceived two-thirds OF all present. bu'
not two thirds OF all the member
ship. They have engaged Joe Bailey
formerly of Texas to carry their con-
tention to the supreme court.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
Holdings of the Company

Company are drilling a deep test less
than miles southwest of our hold
ings. which is now several hundred
feet in depth. This well is known as
c. :. Thomas No 2. and Il is also
called the salt Gap Well
The trustees OF the Lohn Oil &
Gas Association guarantee the share
holders. or thse who may become
shareholders. that two shallow wells
will be drilled to a depth sufficient
20 reach the Lohn sands immediate
" after the 200 shares OF stock
have been sold.
Each purchaser OF one share viii
receive a certificate of interest show
ing that ne owns one-two-hun
dredth interest in said 200 acres as
we'll as in the shallow wells and
their production.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28

30 be drilled at an early date near
our holdings.
The Prairie oil a Gas Company is
drilling a deep test less than 3 miles
north of our holdings. Their well Is
now down about one thousand feet.
The Liberty oil Company is drilling
a deep test northwest of our hold
ings about 6 miles. The Thad o. Day
deep test is about 6 miles southwest
of our hldings, which is more than
500 feet deep. The Sinclair oil Com
pany has made a location for a deep
test on their block, which block IL
less than miles south OF our hold
lngs. Smith q Slaughter. Of Tulsa.
Oklahoma, own a block OF leases less
than 3 miles west OF our holdings,
and We are reliably Informed that
they have made a location for a deep
test on said block The Union Oil
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
EVER sALIVATEb BY
CALoMELP HORRIMLE!
Calomel is quicksilver and acts like
dynamite ON your liver.

Calomel loses you dayl You
crashes into sour bile like dynamite
cramping and sickenIng you. Gallo
mel attacks the bone and should new
er be put in your system.
When you feel bilious. sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose OF dangerous
caolmel. just remember that your
druggist sells for a few cents a large
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. Its guaranteed to start your
liver without stirring you up inside
and cannot sallyate.
Don't take calomel IL makes you
sick the next day; II loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and you feel great.
Give 1t to the children because II
is perfectly harmless and does not
grippe. Ma. 10
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
LEMONS MAKE SKIN
WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR
Make this beauty otion for a few
cents and see yourself.

what girl or woman hasn't heard
Of lemon Juice to remove complexion
blemishes. to whiten the skin and
to bring out the roses. the freshness
and the hidden beauty? But lemon
Juice alone is acid, therefore irrita-
ting. and should be mixed with or
chard white this way. Strain
through a fine cloth the juice n,
two fresh lemons into a bottle con-
tanning about three ounces OF or
chard white. then shake well and
the cost one usually pays for a small
jar OF ordinary cold cream. BE sure
to strain the lemon Juice so no pulp
gets into the bottle. then this lotion
will remain pure and fresh for
months. When applied daily to face.
neck. arms and hands it should help
to bleach. clear, smoother and beau
tify the skin. 80
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28

This Association owns an oil and
has lease on 200 acres OF land in the
l.ohn shallow oil belt In the North
west part OF McCulloch County, Tex
as. same being goo acres off the
east side OF section 1852. Phillip
Jung Survey Abstract No. 776, Ger.
MITIGATE No 66G. in said McCulloch
county. Texas.
This lease is ~ miles southwest
OF the Tucker wells which are pro
ducing from Is to 80 barrels each
per day OF oil, which tests AS gray
ity. and which Is selling at the wells
AZ $3.50 per barrel net to the owner.
This land is also within less than
one mile OF the Cooper 100 acre
lease. upon which there is being drill
ed G shallow wells. There are a mum
Der OF other shallow wells whica
have been contracted and which are
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28

Just about che time of the com
ing of the daily sand storm last Fri
day II will be remembered that a
considerable rain cloud formed and
passed east OF snyder There was
very light sprinkle OF rain in town
but a sand storm to beat the band,
q fair rain fell east of town and
some hail was reported. There was a
small sized cyclone in east snyder
anG several small houses were blown
from their blocks One roof was
CLOWN off and the kindergarten
school Huse was moved several
feet.
Since then the regulation san !
storm has been coming. hut there
was no rain.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
Need of strong Government.

II was a wise measure adopted by
the government authorities during
the war to prevent people from ad
verse criticism OF the war Plans and
TO punish disloyalty I'm all forms.
Now that the war is over. II should
be kept in mind that disloyalty Is
just as dangerous 20 the success OF
reconstruction as Il was TO the pro-
gross OF the war The government
is confronted by opposing elements,
ruinous 10 society. obstructive to in
dustrial rebuilding and threatening
10 life OF a free people
Anarchism. bolsheyism and all the
influences of the !. w w. are work
ing against the agencies OF stable
government and If the strong arm OF
law was needed for protection against
spies. traitors and other enemy agen-
cies in time of war. there is need
now for consant vigilance. and II Is
just and proper for the government
TO promptly intern or deport unde-
sirable alien trouble makers. Those
people came here to get the benefits
OF American liberty and labor OPP
portunities and are turning TO rend
the hand that has fed them. They
are enemies OF American institutions
and ready 10 join in any sort OF a
movement 20 control our industries
or ruin the financial concerns of tho
country. They ought to be sent away
and kept away and while We love the
principles of civil liberty in words
thoughts and actions, the peace and
prosperity and the social and econom
ic welfare OF the country demands
that the poisonous conduct of foreign
enemies must be kept out OF the
country.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
RnSkrf linll Notice.

All schools desiring to enter the
contest for basket ball championship
of the county. please send me the
name of your school and list Of
the players not later than March
cath, so that | may be able TO ar
range a schedule for the preliminary
games to be played at Snyder the
last Saturday in March. before the
track meet on the first Friday and
Saturday in April.
All teams desiring to enter be at
snyder on above date. No games
played previous to that time viii
be counted.
We will eliminate the two best
teams and play the final game on
Friday of the regular meet
\. A. Bullock,
Athletic Director.