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

New orleans.-Automobi dealers
and owners Throughout the states OF
louisiana and Mississippi have been
sroused by the movement started to
place tax on every gallon OF gaso-
me sold, says the secretary and gen.
eral manager Of the louisiana Missis-
isippi Automobile Trade Association.
New Orleans. - With one japanese
stesmship lire already operating reg
ularly between this port and the Or
Tent and two more companies and the
United States Shipping Board plan
mig similar lines, commerce between
New Orleans and japan is receiving
great impetus.
New Orleans-Two convicted mu--
derers under sentence OF death were
denied relief by the Louisiana SrI-
preme Court, which affirmed the yer.
diets returned in their cases. Eli Nc.
CURE Of the parish of Terrebonne and
Jesse, Bell Of the parish OF Claiborne
were the appellants.
New Orleans - W. o. Hudson
president Of the Dock Board, said that
new tariff providing a general in
@erease in harbor fees, wharfag;
eha-ges and reduction of free tim,
granted on discharged and other car
soes probably will become effectiv
January 1, 1920.
Thibodaux.-rhe action of the fou
members OF the police jury of La
Durehe parish who bolted the regula
meeting Of the Jury on account of tn
nee bridge question has had the eI
feet OF disorganizing the road worI
o. the parish at time wIon worl
upon the roads is imperative.
Jennings, La - A large sale q
hnd In this section of Jefferson Da
Wis parish was completed recently
when ]. NJ. Sowell sold the farm form
Wy known as the G. e Maund farm
/ ~ price paid was s14O per acre.
ew Orleans. - Over 100 of tn
eounty's foremost surgeons vii
gather in New Orleans for the ar
hual convention of the Southern SUI
rlcai Association at the Grunewal
Hotel.
alexandria - DR.. A. ]. Barton. dis
uict organizer for this district fo
.ais district for the Baptist sevent,
i've million campaign, has receive
reports which indicate the distric
VII exceed its quota.
NeN orleans. - The Union linden
NY company is a new addition I
ssw Orleans large financial instit,
aons. II is being organized with
sspual and surplus of $1,000, ,OoO.
sehnings, La. The completion Z
'le nce threshing in Jefferson Davi
lsn has been retarded by the col
unued rains
lake CHARLES, La - Fire practica
oestroyec the ]. Frank building
ae neart Of the business distric
'ae origin q the fire was undete
mined. "
Wv orleans. Another bubon
ae patient is at the Isolation Ho
s'al' irom the same focus as the go
sns laens rat-trapper who precede
a'm there by a fow days.
ue - The Woodmen unveile
a monument Of Sow. Joseph E. Al
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-13
49,, po,;sh Cabinet Resions.

london. - The Polish Press Bu-
reau says the Polish cabinet has re-
signed, but that. the Diet voted conn-
aerce in Permier Paderewssh.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-13
Americans Get German Business.

London. - Swedish and Danish
merchants who planned a CONNER
cial comp in Germany have suffered
as he result of American commercial
energy in the past few months.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-13
Berlin Without Lights.

Berlin. - Berlin experienced Its
first night without electric lights or
gas in the hotels, restaurants and
cafes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-12-13

New Orleans. - John c. Scheurer-
mann and George A Roussel, former
police officers convicted Of trying to
extort a bribe, exhausted their last
legal recourse when they lost their ef-
fort to obtain a rehearing in tho
Louisiana Supreme Court. The High
Courts refusal to grant this rehear-
ing wrote finis to the case, and
Scheuermann and Rousell will have
to go to the State Penitentiary at
Baton Rouge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01
WAITING ON villa.

1t was announced recently from APP
parently authoritative sources that we
are about to change our policy toward
Mexico. With the exception, however.
Of a call for volunteers for border
service. nothing apparently has been
done. Probably nothing will be done
until villa makes another raid and
kills few more Americans.
There was no alternative for the Of
ficer in command at FL Paso, or for
the war department, than to send
troops across the international boun-
dairy 20 put a stop to the murderous
fire that the Mexicans were directing
against our sol1iers and citizens. Yet
the net result of the American inva-
sion is to please no faction in Mexico.
but place every American in that
country in danger of his life. Retalia-
Ntion by Villa and his fellow bandits
will be the probable consequence to
follow our interference in his designs
on the Juarez garrison. If the United
States is to be consistent it must take
steps at once for the policing of Mex
leo sufficiently to guarantee that
Americans there shall be unmolested
as long as they conduct themselves in
an orderly manner.
The truth is that the Mexican prob
lem is just where it was two years ago
or at any time since the abdication of
Porfirio Diaz. The Carranza govern
ment continues helpless to prevent the
| villa forces from doing as they please;
American engineers engaged in the de-
velopment Of the resources of the
country are in as great danger as ever,
and utterly unable to make a move to
carry out their projects: and the bor-
der towns of the United States are in
constant danger from bandit raids.
The policy OF "watchful waiting
has accomplished nothing and gets us
nowhere. Why not have a change
and show a real determination to pro-
tect our citizens wherever they may
be? Such a policy, once tried, would
be found to add Immensely to our
prestige among the nations of the
world. to our own national self
respect and to the peace and welfare
| of Mexico
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issuing its own paper money without
any security behind it as fast as the
presses can turn 1t out.
Mr.. Mccoy denies the claim recently
made that taxes in this country have
increased 1000 per cent. In 1914 the
annual revenue was about one billion
dollars. This year it will be about six
billion, or an increass in taxes of about
500 per cert. The increase IN taxes
in England is estimated to be about
100 per cent.
Here is an interesting comparison
of the income tax in various coun-
tries:
A married man with a salary of
$4,000 in the United States pays $50
taxes; in England he pays $21O.94;
in Canada he pays $40; in France he
pays s31.25.
A man with an income of a S1,0cO,-
900 in the United States pays in taxes
S703. $50; in England he pays $751;
$3.50; in Canada he pays $499,157;
in France he pays $123, 1880.
In ths United States man with an
income of $4,000. 000-and. according
to Mr.. Mccoy. there are ten or twelve
OF thenl-pays $S,7s3,03O income tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

altho he might not tell me of the
visit.
He remained at home for the eve
ming, but shut himself in the library,
and asked that he be not disturbed
You shouldn't work tonight, dear.
you don't look WELL" l said as l fol-
lowed him to the door of the library.
II am perfectly welll" he returned
impatientIy. PLEASE don't fuss about
me. And for goodness sake Keep
aunt out"
Neil was extremely fond of his
we think a great deal get on our
nerves. This had happened because
of her questions, and her constantly
express anxiety for his health; and
her curiosity anent hts business af-
fairs.
Neil looks ill.," she said to me as
Joined her. He is overworking am
sure"
Il know. aunt, but there is nothing
we can do to prevent him. and he gets
so annoyed when we mention it."
well, 1 shall soon be gone, and
know 1 am going to be very anxious
about him. l shall tell your father
to write him and caution him. Per
haps he won't resent his care for his
health"
please don't say anything TO father
or mother TO worry them. Neil told
me when this deal was finished he
would go away with me for a weeks
rest. I don't father worried" l
thought of his dear old face so anx-
lous when he said that Nell was max
ing money too fast. and how he
wished he would go more slowly. l
also recalled mothers surprise at our
home, and the lavish way we spent
money. They never had been quite
comfortable about US I knew.
IT shan't promise. Someway 1 feel
that that man was right, and that
Neil is on the verge OF some great
trouble. He looks like a man who
has something suspended over him
which he expects to drop upon him
at any minute and injure him. He
has lost all that happy care-free look
he had before he was married"
He has more responsibilities now
I returned rather coidly. II do not
care for the money. neither does he l
think-not so much as people give US
credit for. spend It because he gives
1t to me. He works as he does be-
cause he Is ambitious to make a name
for himself in the financial world"
Ambition has ruined many a man
when II is wrongly directed" was
her sententious answer.
(Tomorrow-Mrs. Carter returns
home at last).
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.

O. What are some of the uses of the
soy bean ~. S.
4. Soy beans are used for humaR food.
as a forage crop, for oil. cake, meal and
flour, straw, hay and pasture. In Asiatic
countries the soy bean and the various
food products made from Il are so largely
consumed that 1t is second only to rice in
Importance as a food crop. Herbert
Hoover said that shipment Of soy beans
was the best buy he made for the Bel
CLANS. Americans use them less for human
consumption than do Europeans.
Q. How much has the price OF food ad-
vanced in the United States since the out
break OF the war "A. G.
A, Statistics show that for the six-year
ticles of food combined Increased so per
cent. Three important articles increased
over 100 per cent; flour Jog per cent, bacon
40 per cent and lard ia per cent All
other articles listed show an increase OF
81 per cent or over.
f. +. Gan cross eyes 's ''a'' HO'
A. 1t is usually possible by a compare
lively simple operation Of cutting the
allowing it to come back to normal.
Q. Who discovered radium IN. J.
A. Radium was discovered in 1893 by
Marie Curie of Paris, and Monsieur Curie.
her husband. The credit for the discovery
is assigned chiefly to Madame Curie.
(Any reader can get the answer to any
Journal In rmation Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director. Washington. ID: c. Give
full name and address and enclose three
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All inquiries are confidential. the replies
being sent direct to each Individually
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01
HEART AND BEAUTY
PROBLEMS
BIT MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
Is and chum with a girl 16. Lately
she goes with older girls and only
goes with me when there isn't any one
else. This hurts my feelings terribly,
as I think a lot of her-more than 1
do of anybody besides my father and
brother.
She has better clothes than I do
new it hurts me SO I can't help but
cry. But I never let her see me cry
except the other night. She begged
me to tell her what the matter was,
but I told her 1t was nothing.
I don't know why she doesn't want
to go with me as she used to. She
always tells me her troubles. Do you
think she likes me or just goes with
me to fill in when there are no other
girls to go with?
DAISY WON'T TELL.
A girl of about your age passes thru
a period of change. She ceases to be
a child and begins to enjoy the pleas
ures of young womanhood. Perhaps
you are more of a little girl than your
friend and now she takes pleasure in
older girls. This must not discourage
you, because at the right time you will
change too. and when you see things
from the same point of view you will
be close friends again.
Let your love for the girl be too
great to permit jealousy or envy. The
fact that she has pretty clothes should
make you happy rather than sad. 1t
is we'll to remember. too, that altho
clothes are attractive, everything de-
ponds upon the charm of the person
who wears them. You can be just as
we'll liked even II your clothes are not
as pretty as the clothes of your friend
Do not regard yourself as second
choice. Welcome your friend when
she wants you and sympathize with
her when she tells you her secrets and
troubles. Some day she will appreci-
ate your loyalty and will care more for
you than the rest. 1 am'sure she loves
you now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01

Yestidday wen pop came home he
saw yello stanes on the parler carpit.
and he called ma and ma had never
saw them before, so they called me
and 1 had saw them both before. say
ing. 1t wasent my fawlt, ma. it wasent
my fawlt. pop, II was ackerbat me
and Pubs Simkins saw at the show
Satidday aftirnoon.
o, indeed. I'm sorry I was out wen
he called. sed pop.
He dident call. pop, I sed, he did
tricks at the theater, he took long
pole with a lit lamp on the top of IL
and be balanced it on the end of his
chin like enything, you awt to OF saw
him, pop.
Pardon me for interrupting. but has
this enything to do with these stanes2
sed pop, and sed. Yes sir. I'm coming
to 1t, and after that he went down
stairs on his he'd Jest as If he was
going down on his feet ony he was
going down on his he'd. you awt to of
saw him, pop.
No doubt but these stanes? sed
pop, and I sed, Yes. sir. l was jest
coming to that, and then he wawked
on a tite rope and wen he got out on
the middle of 1t he layed down and
smoked a cigaret as IL he thawt he was
home sumwares. G pop, you awt to of
saw him.
nave you l&pldncO ABOUT lne SldnSS
yet? sed pop. and 1 sed. I'm neerly up
to that. pop. and then wat do you
think he did, pop-he took raw eggs
and put them on the floor and jumped
rite on them and they dident brake or
enything. and then he broak them in a
glass to show they was RELY raw, 20
awt to of saw him. pop. G.
Hah, the plot thiclsens. and 1 sip
pose wen you tried it IL wasent neces-
sary to have a glass handy to prove
the eggs were raw. was it? sed pop.
No sir, he must of bin awful lite. I
sed. and ma sed, Ware did you get the
eggs? and 1 sed, Out of the glass thing
in the ice box. and ma sed. The hest
eggs, and look at that carpet Willyum,
you must punish him for this.
Benny, sed pop, all ambitious mep
must suffer for their mistakes. and
your mistake wasin choosing the
parler insted of some nootral territory
like the back street.
And after suppir I had to stay in
and eileen up the stanes vile the fell
lows was wisseling for me outside.
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BILE accompaniment of racing ambu-
lances and changing fire engines. The
deaths from Fourth of July casualties,
which were 466 in 1903, had been re-
duced by 1918 to 20. while the in
juries. which were 3.9S3 in the first
year. fell last year to $50. Formerly
the firemen expected to be kept on the
jump all day on the Fourth, but for
several years. in Chicago and many
other cities where fireworks have been
prohibited, the number of alarms has
actually been below the daily average.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01

at the helm, His back and forth mes
saEes from the heart-realfn teach and
tell over their golden wires, every
great impulse that may serve the one
God Mind which is in every one of US
There is at least one world that
should always be kept clean and free
Its YOUR Mind World!
Because, no matter what else may
be there. All-divinity is sure to oe
there. Not everyone realizes this
great fact-but poor and unlearned
indeed Is he who does not FEEL it
there.
Cnconsciously does your Mind alb
sorb. Shrouded in mystery as II so
much is. yet every passing rninutest-
thing of time and earth goes thru its
living place.
In your Minds world you may play
and laugh and cry. There never has
been an emotion Of great or less estate
which has not lodged within its walls
Take care OF your midland the
thoughts that feed it. without 1t, you
would be less than sound.
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There is no doubt that the whole
vival of unusual magnitude. There is
more than a distinct feeling of opti-
mism concerning what is to happen
following the signing OF the peace
treaty by Germany. There is already
under way a steadily increasing buy
ing movement. says a bulletin issued
by the Guaranty Trust company of
New York. and this is apparently
based upon a quite general conclusion
that commitments may now be made
safely and in large amounts because
there is TO be no sudden or big drop in
prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01

The country has had enough of
powder burnings. bombs, and the
maimings and burnings which were in
evitable with the old-time Fourth OF
July celebration. They were discon-
tinued during the war. and they should
be given up forever. The first indie
pendencc Day since the end Of the war.
now near at hand, should be safe
and sane celebration and a thoroly pa
triotic observance. The old-time riot
OF noise, death. fire and destruction.
which was supposed to show patriot
ism. would be very much out of place
under present conditions. The Sane
Fourth movement has made remark
able progress in the past few years.
and this year should see the end ev-
erywhere OF the old absurdity of cele-
brating the nations birthday with pis-
tolls and crackers. with their inevitat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.

The two principal issues on which
the Republican party returned to
power in congress as a result of the
elections last November were the
promises of it's leaders to return the
government to the people, to effect I'M
mediately a drastic reduction in the
enormous expenditures that have been
made under the guise of war neces-
sity. The record of congress thus far
has not demonstrated that the conf
dence of the voters was we'll placed.
The number of office holders has
not been greatly reduced and the tele-
phone and telegraph lines and the
railroads still are in the hands of the
government 1t is one thing to prom
Use legislation and another thing to en-
act IT,
In the matter of economy the
showing has been nothing to brag of.
| The house has made considerable re-
auctions from the estimates in certain
cases but the senate has not failed to
make heavy increases over the house
| figures, in instances running as high
almost as 100 per cent.
The passage of a few OF the appro-
/ priation bills carrying extravagant
amounts and the equal suffrage amend
ment is about all that congress can
show for six weeks it has been in ses-
sion. A large part of the senate's time
has been spent in a fruitless discussion
Of the League of Nations. The chair
man of the national committee now is
urging Republican senators to fall into
line with the thought of the country
/ on that question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01

Associations of stockmen all over
the country have united in a campaign
to induce the people to eat more beef.
They are being aided and abetted by
our own Joe Mercer, livestock COM
missioner Of Kansas. 1t is being urged
thpt beef is the cheapest meat on the
market and much cheaper than it for
merly was. There are thousands of
persons in Topeka who take their
meals at restaurants and cafeterias.
All these are ready to testify that the
assertions Of the stockmen are not
true. They will testify that the prices
to which steaks and other cuts of beef
were boosted when the packers were
paying above 500 a hundred for beef
steers remain unchanged, altho the
market figure for beef steers has
dropped below SIS. Also the size OF
the portion served to the patrons OF
eating houses has grown no larger. In
tie matter of meat prices there APP
pears disposition to pass the buck
Tho packers claim to have cut prices
u the wholesalers. II the wholesaler
have made a corresponding reduction
to the retailer and the retailer to the
restaurant keeper. let us hear from
the purveyor of cooked food. The
public has a right to know who is re-
sponsible for the existing high cost Of
steaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-01
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
NEIL'S AUNT is ANXIOUS BE-
CAUSE OF HIS CONSTANT
OVERWORkING.
CHAPTER CIV.

well what did you learn this
morning?" Neil asked when he came
in to dinner. did you get your
moneys WORTH" he spoke brightly.
but 1 noticed at once the tired lines
in his face, the dark shadows under
his eyes. Then too twitching OF
his hands, which of late 1 had no
made no mention of any of these
things. 1t would only have started
his aunt questioning and fussing over
him.
"Oh, Re was wonderful! Perfectly
marvelous," aunt replied enthusiastic
cally. He read my questions without
the Slightest hesitation by just holding
them on his forehead. Then he an
swered them so clearly. 1 don't won
der your friend Mr.. Frederick goes
to him so often. Were he in our town
1 should frequently consult him when
anything worried me-"
But you haven't told me what he
said" Neil turned to me. What did
he tell you Bab?"
"Oh 1 asked him about Robert, of
course! He said he would live to
grow up; and that father and mother
would be spared a long time yet; and
that you were to be happy"
Your questions were all of sick
ness them"
Nearly all. I guess that is what
most people think of when they con-
suit a man like him. They want to
know If those they love are going
to be spared to them. It's only natu-
raj they should"
Easy money I call it"
"Oh, Neil you must go to him! l
have noticed how worried and anxious
you have been lately. Go and ask
him about anything that worries you.
1t surely is worth ten dollars"
Nonsense! I should feel like an
idiot pretending to take any stock in
such roti I'll bet most of his money
comes from women"
Il don't know but you would lose
your bet. There were two men wait
ing when we got there. and more
came in afterward. I think there
were as many men as women waiting
when we left"
"Fools!"
Nothing more was said about the
matter, but someway l had a feeling
that Neil was not so skeptical as he
appeared. 1 was convinced that he
would also go and question this man
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with an effective barrier. declare
the advocates of high tariff. wages
may be held to a higher level in one
country than an another, just as a
dam may hold the water higher in one
pond than in another. The war not
only cut off imports, they point out,
but afforded us a new market for our
products, with the result that America
now has an aggregate balance of trade
in her favor exceeding ten billion dol
lars. And they might add: right
dearly are the American people pay
ing FOR it.