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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
SAYS ANARCHISTS
MUST Be STOPPED
RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE TIES
TITLES BEFORE U. S. SENATE
PROPAGANDA COMMITTEE.
SAYS THE ALLIES COULD AID
With Lenine and Trotzky Overthrow
the Masses of the People Now Ruled
BY Terror Would Organize
Government.

Washington. - G.. A. Martusaina.
who described himself as Il RUSSIAN
peasant and at present the official
representative in this country OF the
Russian government of the North,
told the Senate Propaganda Commit
tee that the United States and The
allies could aid Russia only by help
ing to crush the BOlshcviki. With Le-
nine and TroIzky overthrow, he
said, the masses OF the people now
ruled by terror would organize a real
domestic government.
MartUsaine, who testified with the
aid of an interpreter, disagreed with
testimony presented earlier by Ray
mond Robins. former head of the
American Red Cross Mission in Rus
STA, that the masses of people in that
country favor the Bolshcvik regime.
Martusaine told the committee tnat
he has more intimate knowledge
OF the desires of the Russian people
than MI Robins could have secured
I. AlAE A4.V A'N 4llOA- A4A' 'AAN AN'H 49,
official was in the country.
Il was a member of the original
constituent assembly which was dis
solved by force by the Bolsheviki
when they found only one-fOurth OF
the delegates held the same ideas
as they" he said. 81 know that the
masses of people in Russia will fight
Bolsheyism just as they fought czar
| ism, for the terror they are under
now is far greater than any they
ever suffered under the old autocra
! cy."
Mr.. Martusaine said that in his
! opinion both Lenine and TrOtzky ara
fanatics. who believe it their lnissior
to destroy everybody who does no
agree with their ideas and to over
throw all orderly Governments.
! He described the economic disor
ganization and c{aos brought abou
in Russia and the, reign of terror N
augurated by the 'Bolshevists.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Sunerior KnowIedra

A young man was walking through
a wood with a gun over his Shnu.dn~
and his bag full of game which he
had shot. He WAS not satisfied vito
what he had. and was looking sr
more. when an excited man with 4
large tin badge on which, was in
Scrihed the one word sheriff came
running up 10 him and demanded.
Haven't you seen the signs which
| put up on the trees in this wOods?"
"Oh, Yes, | saw them" answered
the young man: they said No
Hunting but | found some"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
General Pershinn's ReIininn

General Pershing was understood To
be a Presbyterian, but according to
published reports, he has later been
confirmed as a member of the Protest
ant Episcopal church. The Living
Church, an organ of that faith. states
that the confirmation service took
place in France, and was conducted
by RI. Rev. Charles II. Brent. bishon
Of western New York. II is said that
General Pershing desired to unite with
the Episcopal church in memory of his
wife, who was Of that faith. She and
their three daughters lost their lives
in a fire at the Preside military build
ingS at San Francisco, August 27. 1915
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
HUN BOBBY TRAPS
Left When Armies Were Driven
From France.
Detection Of Contrivances Which Had
RIO Part in Civilized Warfare Was
Made Work of Special
Organization.

Detection by British army inveSti-
gators of German booty traps saved
the lives of many an officer or man
Of the British armies during the period
when the Germans We're rctrGltlb&
from France.
Il am convinced" says one oii'cr'
that We nippcd many of the huh"
favorite plans by capturing near Ira!
a little factory where he made ms
'hooby traps When We occupied 4
Y1a learned much from the partly com
plrted traps We found lying about the
place.
one of them was an iron plate.
This the willy Hun dropped in Il road
way 50 that ii would likely he ir""
uuon by soldier or horse of our AID
vaucing troops. The plate was II
two parts. with spring inside, amt
usually contained detonator connec,-
ed with Il heavy charge al explosive.
When the weight of the foot naS re-
moved the spring slipped into place
and exploited the GetUnator, and the
damage was done.
These spring decorators were the
Germans speciality. They consisted OF
Il tube containing II little spring with
a hook AT one end. Attached To the
hook was string or wire connecting
with The explosive charge. Any ar
rangcmcnt by which the spring could
be distcnded and then suddenly con
tractcd served To jerk the string, am!
the charge was exploded.
zone night received Z call from our
lieutenant colonel who mad spent tht
day directing movements from a I"
Gently captured German dugout. IL,
told me he was nervous, and believed
he Was aSSociating with Il booty. and
asked me to send him a squad OF engi
neerS To look il over. ! went myself
THE colonel sat in the dug0ut, about
ten feet down, on Il chair by table
Directly in front of the chair was 3
petrol can. and il was the can h'
feared. He had noticed il early III tn
morning when the dugOut was first oc
cupied, but had no time To examine II
until evening. Then he found nothing
but he had 'hunch' that il was {
trap and wanted expert assistance.
Il dug little trench around the
can, but could find no wires. and theT
( tapped it, but received no sound othel
| than that which might come from any
| old empty can. There was nothing L
do but open it, and, borrowing thu
| cOIOnel'S can opener, l went at II a
/ gingerly as | could.
/ ut was partly filed with about eigh
| pounds of one of the most deadl!
powder explosives known to science
| This l removed very carefully, and II
the bottom of the can found the spriE!
| detOnator. 1t had been fastened to tn
| bottom of the can in such way tina
| if the can had been lifted from tn,
floor of the dugOut the charge woul'
have exploded, and the colonel and hi
party would have been blown To bit:
1.-THE colonel paled a little when
showed him just what he had been ms
sociating with all day, and very fer
vently thanked himself for obeying hi
bunch To let that can alone"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Labor Men Opposed To BurIeson.

Harrisburg, Pa.-The Executive
Council of the Pennsylvania Fedora
ton of Labor sent the following tele-
gram to President Wilson: "Pennsyi-
vania's Federation of Labor Execu-
tive Council in session here urges re-
moval of Postmaster General Burle-
son because of treatment of employees
and the un-American spirit revealed
in the conduct of his Office"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15

tell exactly what the weather is GO
ing to be for the next "a hours.
The tie is a silk one and its color,
when the weather is extremely warm
for winter. is the brightest red mag
Unable. When a cold wave is ap-
preaching the color Of the tie turns 10
a pale red. and while its pinkish tone
is still quite beautiful. II is many
shades lighter than scarlet.
One day Clarence thought the tic
would look well with a new brown
suit, which he was to wear to a small
dinner party. When he took 1t from
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15

the drawer Of his dresser he noticed
that its color was very light pink, al
most n lavender shade. This toni
him that the night would turn very
cold. 1t did. the thermometer going
below zero before nine o'clock the mex.
morning. making good his prediction
at the dinner party, where he amaze 4
the guests with an explanation Of his
necktie barometer.
Since the dinner party he has found
the tie TO be perfectly reliable as a
silent weather prophet, and scientists
here are all worked up over il
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
TO KILL DRUNKEN OFFICIALS
8olshevik Government in Russia De.
crees Drastic Punishment
for lnebriates.

StOckhOlm-A threat to punish IN
ebriety among bolshevik officials of
high degree by death is contained in
a soviet decree printed in late issues
of the Petrograd newspapers.
The decree points out that drunken
ness among such officials is increasing
and proposes curative measures.
If there do not prove effective how
ever, the Offense, ii is threatened. will
cause the inflictiOn of the death pen
atty.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
a Prayer.

@ Lord. we pray thee that UNIV INV
wouldst come to Us, and help Us =.
tbe concentration Of our though" -
mon thee. and the submission OF ~ ~
our desires 20 thee, 10 draw mean -.
thee. And may we find that ~,
worlds grip upon US lessons ana ln W..
our spirits are made buoyaHt ana aO' !,
70 rise towards thee by the htip =, -
the services in thy hou" ana the w
vofions in our homes. Through 'e'''
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Bureau of Education Expects TO
Enlist Many More Children
This Year.
DID GREAT WORK IN 1918
Profit Averaged $40 for Each Of the
100000 Garden Soldiers Engaged
TO Enlist 100000 in Work
This Year.
BY LESTER S. WINS,
ReoionaI Director for Central States

p.oionaI Director for Central States.
Washington The United States
school garden army, organized VI the
request Of President Wilson 10 stiihu-
late food production among the cIiii-
drcn Of the country, rs well as 10 give
them an opportunity 10 utilize Iher
spare time In pleasant and pr"hla"'e
manner. enlisted 100000 garden sol
diers I'm the United States during the
wear 1918. This number represents
the BOYS and girls in cities, towns and
Villages who actually planted. cult
vated and harvested crops at theiF
home or on grounds under school SUI
pervision. Many more than this Nun
her started. but only those pupils who
did the work satisfactorily were grant
cd the government u. :. :. q. in
sigma as "A recognition of their WORK.
The average profit was a little more
than SO per pupil, or Sl6.SpO,oOO for
the entire army. This amount repre-
sents both the fresh and canned goods
used and sold. The average amount
Of food canned WAS one dozen pint
cans per pupil.
This profit was produced on Land
which would not otherwise have been
used and by children in many cases
who would not have been otherwise
employed. This food was In most
cases consumed while fresh, where
produced. without cost of transporta-
ton or handling and without deteriora-
ton on the market. Considering these
facts. the real results are Of greater
value than the figures would indicate.
More Gardens This Year.
Reports from more than One-half
of the towns and cities that were not
organized under the federal plan In
1918 indicate they will be IA part of
the United States garden army in 1919.
Many cities and towns had gardens,
hut the superintendent of schools for
various reasons did not have the chill
dren to organize along the lines of the
federal garden army plan. However
II should be added that these com
munities did great amount Of work
toward increasing food production In
their localities.
The garden work Is one of the frs
educational movements in the state anC
nation that has been enthuslasticall!
supported by school authorities In pub
lie. parochlal and private schools. Al
these school systems Joined in man.
localities and employed the same gar
den supervisor and garden teachers
The garden division OF the bureau
OF education was greatly increased
last September by the employment o
assistant regional directors for all tn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Cigaret Clash at
VaSSar Is Solved

New YOrk.-An armiStice has
been signed between smokers
and nOnsmokers at Vassar col
! lege. The matter was thrashed
out a few days ago and deci-
! sion was reached which now
prohibits smoking by the girls
!: in dormitories. but they can
smoke elsewhere.
Consequently the girls avail
themselves of many secluded
hooks. Probably the most pat
roniZcd is Sunset hill. Here tho
girls are wont To gather ana
puff at their cigaretS. unmo-
Tested by the trustees or the
warden. Miss J. c. Palmer.
NaSSar college is said to b.
abe only woman's college which
has heretofore recognized tina;
girls smoked.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Fear For New Government.

London. - The possible fall of the
German government is reported in
numerous special dispatches received
from Berlin. The members of the
government have arrived at Berlin to
consult with the Workmen's Council,
and a manifesto has been issued All
the correspondents represent the stu
alton as grave.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15

New York-A woman stenograph-
er who fired two shots at William J..
Burns. detective agency head, as he
was. entering the waiting room of the
Grand Central station here, mistooK
Burns for Col Edward H. Green, son
of the late Hetty Green, according TO
a statement she made to DR.. J. Rob-
inson at the hospital.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Oiminution.

Your name will echo down. the cor.
ridors OF time"
"No. ii won't" rejOined Senator SOr-
ghum. "A man goes out of attention
quickly these days. Three months af-
ter he's out Of Office he's lucky If he's
important enough to be PACED in a no.
tel lobby"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Plan ORGANIZING Sects.

New York.-Plans whereby the Ro-
man Catholic, Greek, Russian and
Protestant churches may organize a
league similar to that of the proposed
society of nations, ito cooperate in
Christian work as brethren" will be
laid before the pope by three Protes-
tant bishops, it was announced here
by the Right Rev. r. Fl. Weller, Prot
estant Episcopal bishop of Fond du
lac, Wis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Railroads Without Funds.

WashingtOn.-AdjO of Con-
gress without appropriating $780,
100000 for railways left the railroad
administration with practically emp
ty Golfers. about 1891, 100000 back
debts and no funds with which to
finance the extensive programme of
improvements.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15

I have no patience with me loOr ~,
toIl, which would make sin nothing w. ~,
imperfection and would preacn his II,
man needs nothing but 10 have -
deficiencies supplied, to have hls !.
tive goodness educated and brousII
ont in order to be all that Goa "O"
rova him be.-Phillips BROOKS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
IMPROVED UNFORN INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNySQIO0[.
LESSON
,By REV. T. il FlTEWt.-H d n
Teacher OF EngISh E... . ... ~
Bible Institute ,t tl..-r. wy
tC,ryr-hf. 1912. %, W,-.,.. -.,.......- r--..-.
LESSON FOR MARCH 16
THE CITIES OF REFUGE


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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Wilson Prevents Execution.

Washington. - DisapprQval BY
President Wilson of the death SEN
tence imposed by a military court
martial upon Private Max Sandin.
conscientious objectOr at Camp Fun
ston, Kan. was announced by the
War Department.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
unemnloved necide 10 Strike.

Copenhagen. - Unemployed work
men and communists of Dresden, at
meeting. says a dispatch received
here. decided on a general strike The
strike was to go into effect imme-
diatelv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
aEckTIE is A BAROMETER
vrhon Man wears Red Scarf He Can
Predict Weather for %
Hours.

1rond< QUOT. n. Y.-Clarence Glen
6tnon. young married man Of this
vlI1ere. says he has something new
"a unique In the line Of barome-
- n y IN the form OF a red neck
81 - Wife presented him as a Christ
& rrosent. He says that every time
4 ~ . inclInstion to wear Il he can
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Anarchist Faces Charues.

WashingtOn.-The BOlshevik food
dictator. Strijevesky, at PetTOgrac,
has been dismissed because of a for;,-
cry involving 5O.O0O,00O rubles. ae-
cording to advices from Helsingfors
to the State Department
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
PIcrced PelCe.

There is q blessed peace ID nd
ing for nothing but our daily 'ap .,,ss,
our portion Of Christ's cross, De' ma
this day and the appointed uinT n'.hO,
we shall fall asleep in him'-D'
Wherefore.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Oklahoma Road Bill Passed.

Oklahoma City. Okla.-The. COM
mjttee road bill calling a special cleo
ton for a vote on a s50.OGO,OO0 bona
issue was passed finally by the Sen
ate today, 3S 10 2.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Real Philosonhv-

Can you see any reconciling far-
tor at all in this increased tax on ia-
comes"
"Oh, yes; that l have an income to
tax"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
Not W5lkir1

"Do your troubles make you walk
the floor:"
"No," answered the irascible man.
That's the worst of it. Ny principal
trouble is govt"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
RevoIutionist Commits Suicide

Lisbon.-The suicide of Henrique
de Paiva Couceiro, leader Of the re-
cent Monarchist revolution in Portu-
gal, is reported by travellers arriving
here from Tuv, Spain.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
THEIR EDEN
BY JACK LAYTON.


the fact Hat tie road AT inns I"'u'
was almost impossible, no human nab
itation for miles, and no vehicle "t
any sort in sight. How then had inns
small. white-Slppered creature chosen
this wilderness in which 10 continue
her knitting? For Billy could see that
she was knitting. The n'e"''S
cleaned in the sunlight ~ the is"Ia'-
ed girl hummcd a song.
Billy had been sent mp in his little
car by the chief engineer and the new
made way WAS precarioHS.
The c;rl RAISING dark eyes from her
knitting. REGARDED him coldly, then
resumed her work.
81 ,rorclf " he Numbered, that you
r,rcht mood assistance"
Sno r.is,d her pretty brows.
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oo"s e. boz. thor, whom
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i'll, a,o,.,n on ordor from tho chief
10 hostorod ON in his car
Dill. - 80 ,u.ont;on Of SnooLin,
49, -, -, Emo Love which had
end hin, ir ono flashing p,onc,
could brook no sucb evident snub
hIng NscbiavorsIv she had LAID
.siIo ber s,yeotar and RiIIv couIf
not .oII mill c,oee that sbe wa,
tb.re Whom the discovery came i,
him his heart beat maddeninpIv ant
tho SURPRISING Girl raised her face In
fronu smile
Good morninp" she greeted.
"Norninp" answered BiIlv "wher,
is YOUR airplane?"
"Ob, that" murmured the girl
and laughing softly "was n foolish re
mork ride nm hero every mornin,
in q cor I,ta vonrs. and am called 70
at noon. might have told YOU" sh,
studied her knitting. that laval
nv husband"
..your-bushond, A." muttered BilIv.
10 had meyer tbought of that Al
the sunIirht left the mountain air. 7
,yos ouoar how ouicl,Iv ono cou,
ooroa 70 tbipl q Iot NJ a cirIi Poo
Rirv pulned
aCooa ~ bo .oid
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
4 Guess.

Son-Father got lot Of sealed pro-
posals at the office today
Daughter-Oh. wonder II any Of
them were for met
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-03-15
The Only Riches.

The only riches one possess
THAT one glves.-Martialis'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
NEARLYNCH|NG FOR
AN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Police Rescue Negro in New
South Memphis From I'm e
promptu Mob.

Henry johnson, negro, living on
FLORIDA street, was probably saved
from some sort of mob violence, after
he II alleged to have injured some
small children with his automobile. The
quick action Of Jack G.. Stewart, fish
merchant, and the arrival of a dozen
policemen on the scene at the corner
OF Mallory avenue and Florida street
his life.
1t was reported at Central Police
headquarters yer the telephone that
an Infatuated mob was holding the
negro in New South Memphis and
that some violence probably would be
. him. The policemen were imme-
diatefy rushed to the scene. johnson
was placed In the county jail by a war
Miller.
Stewart, who Is being held at the
city jail on the secret docket, stated
he saw the accident, and that in his
opinion II was unavoidable. The chill
dren were crossing the street, he de-
clared, and the negro who was driving
the car blew his horn and came to Il
stop. The children stopped at the same
time and when the car went adead
again the children ran forward and in
front of the car, They were not serious
ly injured.
The report that the mob had a rope
about the negro's neck and we're at the
point Of lynching him was branded as
He said he demonstrated with the
crowd when violence was suggested and
pleaded with them to let the law take
its course.
Stewart is said to have left the scene
after he was threatened with the same
treatment they were to give the negro.