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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
PERSONAL.

United States Senator Boise Pen
rose, who is convalescing at his home
at Philadelphia, told callers that
United States Senator p. G. Knox is
the best equipped, all-arOund interna-
uonal statesman" to be the next presi-
dental candidate of the Republican
party.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., today added
a gift of 100000 in the name of his
mother to the New Work Movement of
Northern Baptists.
A magnificent collection of gifts, par
ticularly jewels, the total value of
which exceeds Sl,000,00O, has been re-
ceiNed by Miss Rachel Littleton, whose
marriage TO Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.,
will be one of the gala events of New
York Society.
Champ Clark, former speaker of the
House of Representatives, has decided
to become a candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination, it was
announced at New York by Mrs. Julia
Sanders, an officer Of the Swastika
Club.
President Wilson, ID is understood,
has privately passed the word that
all good Democrats are free to do as
they please regarding running for the
nomination I'm San Fran
cisco. No one is to hang, back on his
account
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
CONGRES SIONAL.

! Described by Chairman Jones of the
Senate Commerce Committee as legis-
iatiOn affecting every citizen of the
United States, the water-pOwer bill as
agreed upon in conference would Gre
ate a federal power commission, com
posed of the secretaries Of war, agri.
culture and interior.
Licensing of the packing industry
and the creating of a new government
commission to deal solely with pack
ers was disapprOved by the House
Agricultural Committee.
A new shipping bill to create an
American merchant marine under pri-
vate ownership and operation has been
drafted by the Senate commerce sub
committee, Senator Jones stated.
An English company has a monopoly
on cable facilities in Brazil. Senator
Kellogg, Republican, of Minnesota,
charged in the Senate.
A bill to place a heavy tax on those
who held cost-plus contracts during the
war was introduced in the House by
Representative Tincher, Kansas.
The Senate adopted an amendment
to the navy bill giving the Secretary of
the Navy wide discretion in the de-
yelopment of the naval oil reserve.
An agreement on the waterp0wer
bill was reached by the Senate and
House COnferees, but the changes
agreed upon will not be made public
until the conference report is ready
for submission to the House.
The voluntary training provision
placed by the senate in the army re-
organization bill is not pleasing to the
Missouri and southern Illinois men,
bers of the house. A hard fight will
be made TO defeat the provision in the
conference committee of the house and
senate.
division commanders of the army
who send unframed troops abroad
should be courtmartialed." Senator
Lenroot, Republican, of Wisconsin. de-
clared in letter to Secretary of War
Baker.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
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Condensed NesUs Items
SHORT STORIES TERSELY TOLD FOR
THE BENEFIT OF BUSY READERS.

No limit has been placed on the NUM-
Der of whisky prescriptions physician
may issue TO supply legitimate needs.
Emphatic denial was made by john +.
Kramer, federal prohibition commits
SiOner.
Grow thin and beat the high cost
of living by reducing the amount Of
food you eat and the, amount of mate
rails necessary to make the clothing
you wear" is the slogan on two Chi
cage clubs working TO reduce the
weight of members.
The small manufacturers, jobbers
and brokers were blamed for high
prices at the print paper injury at
Washington.
Despite Il ruling of prohibition Off
GERS, Federal Commissioner Haynes of
Boston maintains that man with
handbag containing liquor cannot be
seized and searched by officers of the
law without a warrant
Tables showing the increased cost
of living since 1913 were laid before
the Senate by the committee on pen
sions as ian unanswerable argument"
in favor of the bill providing an in
crease of 100000 in pensions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

graduated from st. Michael's college.
Winooski, VT, with the class of 1917,
and then matriculated at Georgetown
University Law school, Washington. %.
C.. but left to join the infantry before
the completion of the year.
He was later attached to the war
risk section. then being formed by the
late Maj. Willard d. Straight. and sail.
ed for overseas duty December II.
1917. He saw service at the various
debarkation camps In England and
Scotland. He left Brest In January.
1919, and was discharged from the
army, February. 1919. He has risen
to the rank Of regimental sergeant ma.
jor, but was never commissioned.
He was assistant head Of the special
service section Of the bureau of war
risk insurance for three months and
was then called to headquarters Of the
American Legion as assistant head Of
the insurance division and later of the
service division, which took over the
work and handled all other claims of
ex-service men.
Mr.. Murphy succeeds Charles r.
Sheridan Of Syracuse, who has been
head Of the service division at national
headquarters of the American Legion
for the past eight months. and who re-
signed to resume the practice of law In
his native city.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
FOREIGN.

The Diet has approved a bill Great
ing Greater Berlin, which. i'm point of
area, 622 square kilometers, would
rank with New York City.
Lord Dewar, who has Just returned
to England from Central Africa, in CIV
Ing an account of his travels there.
said the increased cost of living in the
district was reflected in the higher
price for wives paid by the natives.
Several persons were injured in
front of the Norwood Scrubs fail
when police dispersed Sim Fein and
and-Sinn Fein demonstrators.
Another Pacific Coast port of Mex-
leo, Manzanillo, State Of Colima. is
menaced by revolutionary forces. ac-
cording to an official bulletin issued
by the Sonora military officials at
Aguabrieta.
The British press and public join in
condemning the hooliganism which
broke up Laurette Taylor's show. "One
Night in Rome" at the Garrick Thea
ter, London.
Troops from the federal garrison at
Vera Cruz are being rushed by boat
TO Tampico to the aid of General
Francisco Murguia, Carranza COM
mander in the oil district, according to
advices received at San Antonio.
The British, French and Italian pre-
miers at San Reno have decided ON a
general resumption of relations with
Soviet Russia.
The recent communication sent by
the Jewish delegation to Paris TO the
Peace Conference regarding alleged
and-Jewish atrocities in Hungary
have evoked expressions of indigna.
ton at Budapest.
Five hundred French troops are 70.
ported to have been wiped out In tls
evacuation of Urfa. In the northwes,
part of Mesopotamia.
Scores Of persons were killed and
5000 acres Of valuable timber land
destroyed by fires in the Kamo dis
trict, Hiroshima Prefecture, says 9
Toxic cable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

With view to harmony, friends Of
Will Hays, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, are prepar-
ing TO launch a campaign to have him
selected temporary chairman of the
national convention in June at Chi
1.-The American public must cooper
ate with its railroads even to the ex-
curities," Homer Ferguson, president
of the United States Chamber Of Com
merce, said at Atlantic City.
More than 10000 persons visited at
COney Island recently because of the
ideal weather, and many of them went
away thirsty because the dry agents
were busy taking the joy out of life,
five walters and proprietors of dancing
pavilions and cabarets being arrested
for alleged violation of prohibition
laws.
Because he proved himself a good
waiter" William Perry. who attends
the warden's table at Ossining, n. Y,
received Communication that will release
him Immediately.
Representative Charles A. Nichols
of Detroit collapsed at his home in
Washington while at dinner with his
monther and died in few minutes.
Advices from Mexico City reaching
Washington. including some reports to
the government, appeared to be in
sharp conflict with the summary of
the situation as to the Sonora revolu-
tionary movement made public in
Mexico City.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
LABOR.

A second switchmen's strike, or a
continuation of the one which ended 10
days ago, has almost completely tied
up railroads at Buffalo, n. Y.
The Scottish Trades Union Congress
has passed resolution in favor of
liquor prohibition.
A strike of mine workers in the an
thracite fields looms as result of the
refusal of a compromise of 10 per cent
wage increase by the General Scale
Committee of the United Mine Work
ers, meeting at New York with opera
tors on new working agreement.
Bread may reach IS cents a LOAF IN
Chicago, master bakers predicted,
after granting a S4S scale to the union
bakers, with SIPS an hour for over
time.
The Railroad Labor Board denied
petitions for immediate hearing of the
"Outlaw" strikers of PHILADELPHIA and
Pittsburgh and for the Chicago Ex-
press and Freight Handlers AssOcia-
ton.
Federal inquiry into strike condi-
tia1s in New York was conducted by
Judge c. B. Ames; assistant United
States attorney general.
Incomplete reports from over the
Kansas coal fields indicated that FOUR
ffths of the deep mines which have
been idle for two weeks, were working.
Approximately 10000 miners are at
work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
GERMANY HOPES I|
RETAIN ARMANR|
CLAIMS TREATY PRov,o-
MAINTAINING OF THr
DER FoRTREssEs 's|
300 AIRPLANES IN Rrsr,
Natural Fortress at koeriO.,
many Guns more Guns Nov =
curing the War-Ent.n, ~
10 Dispose of "Junk.s wy
peiiln' - On what might h.

Berlin. - On what might h. u
d showdown as to the nro 70 q
Germany's disarmament srsa
wehr ministry contends that 't1 ~, As
only TWO points Of discuss on 'lsi'
The government and Tho Us'S
Commission. iu'erl
The first is the n,ir.
the present armament 70 1
authorized by the treaty on
ern and southern froDticro @
onu Is whether Germany shall
the ownership of vast anon-
material and munitions, which !,
III the aggregate on the po,i.a
lier 10 $40 heavy and $50 E1h,
ana 6O anti-aircraft guns.
The natural fortress =,
burg, on the Czecho frorties r nOS
44o heavy. $50 light and IL
craft guns. The treaty Gov
s.ioHsnoluS could be maintains,
thelr present state,' but Koor,e.
Is much more heavily armed ~.
was during the war, becapsa %
count of the alliance with "
hoenlgsburg previously had a,m.''
guns. "'moS
Arms and munitions stocks.
the lnterallied Commission ! w.
January > must be rendered. Nv
include 10000 light, $500 bs.ra
PIT anti-aircraft guns; s.35l m,,'
werfers' 21'676 machine guns, ;rs
riffs, 100000 artillery shells an, NJ
ooo'oOO cartridges. An imn.'
amount of scrap metal has A...
volved, and Germany is plead,rs !.
the provisions in the treaty. "mur
surrendered to the government. =
principal allied and associated ma,
to be destroyed or rendered us.I.
does not mean that Germany b.
ually authorized the entente TO ds,,
OF the resulting junk.
The ministry said further tb,,
airplanes and $50 motors were =,
ing the allies disposal. The arm,
172 active and 300 reserve airpl,,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
MAY JUNK PORTION
OF |. NJ. RAILROAD
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
WILL SUBMIT PLAN 10
FEDERAL JUDGE.
PART LIES IN ARKANSAS
Several Industries in Morehouse and
Ouachita Parishes Are Situated
On Line and May Buy Road
for Protection

Monroe, La.-Thirty-three miles OF
railroad, extending from BaHtrop &c
Crossett, Ark, probably will be junked
and the rails sold as scrap iron as
the result OF hearing here by the
State Railroad Commission OF objec.
lions by Monroe and other interests
TO the proposed junking of the Ark.
ansas and Louisiana Midland railroad,
running from Monroe TO Crossett.
Huey p. Long Of Shreveport conduct
cd the hearing, while other members
OF the commission made an inspection
trip over the road. The decision Of
the commission will be made known
10 Federal George w. Jack at Shreve-
port Friday and will recommend that
the purchasers OF the road at receiy-
er's sale be allowed to abandon that
part OF the line above Bastrop. The
receivers for the road have recon-
mended that the line be sold with
the right to junk all or any part of II.
Part of the line lies in Arkansas
and the attorney of the Arkansas
Railroad Commission was present at
the hearing and will appear before
Judge Jack. Residents of Ar
kansas testified that the road was ex.
pected to be used to bring in several
hundred cars of gravel for the con-
struction OF highways between Cross.
EFT and Rawls. Ark, and if forced to
use any othe railroad the cost of the
highways would be prohibitive.
Several carbon and gasoline plants
and other gas industries in Ouachita
and Morehouse parishes are situated
on this railroad and for their own
protection it is said these interests
will buy the line and operate it be-
tween Monroe and Bastrop.
With an unusually light docket and
no important cases to be heard. the
criminal session of District Court con-
vened here, with Judge Fred M. Odom
OF Bastrop on the bench. Only Is
true bills were returned by the last
grand jury and there are few con-
sNnued cases to be heard. The Court
VI Civil Appeals for the Second Cir
cult also convened, but Immediately
adjourned until Wednesday.
Unless the weather should be bad |
a light vote will be polled in Ouach-
ita parish Tuesday. Heavy and fire. |
quent rains have put farmers far be-
hind with their work and they are |
now labrfing from daylight to dark
puttjns their crops in the ground. No
gUat humber of them will lose the
time necessary to cast their ballots if
farming operations can be carriedsn.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
CRIMINAL,

Arson Best, of Pontiac, Mich, who
confessed he murdered Vera Schneider.
telephone operator, because she want
ed him to-" admitted he had slain her
while attacking her and that she had
"dled fighting"
Mrs. Ida May Needham, wealthy
Chicago widow, has identified James
J. Harrigan, burglar. who was killed
In a revolver battle with policemen,
as man she was about to marry last
year.
The Pontiac, Mich, police and sher-
ifs departments and detail from the
Detroit Detective Bureau are engaged
in the investigation of the death of
Miss Vera Schneider, a telephone OPP
orator, whose body was found on the
porch of dwelling in one of the city's
best residential districts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

ice club rooms are housing the offices
of the social center Of the Legion. This
has worked out for the benefit of both
organizations. the Legion often taking
part in the community entertainments
and Community Service offering its
assistance in membership campaigns
and publicity. Often the local or
ganizer Is asked to explain the COM
munity program at banquets given by
the local post. The understanding ar.
rived at on such occasions usually has
definite results.
One of the most recent services
which Community Service was glad to
render was the arranging of program
for the presentation, through the Amer
lean Legion, of the certificates from the
French High Commission to the near
est Of kin of those who lost their lives
In the world war. A complete program
for the service was drawn up by an
official at Community Service head
quarters and sent out to all Legion
posts as suggestive for Washington's
birthday. 1t included appropriate num-
bers of the French and American
music. reading Of Markham's poem.
France in Battle-fiame." and fitting
pageant scene. Many cities used the
service as written. others adapted IL
to suit local conditions.
The future plans of the American
Legion and Community Service include
features which can be worked out by
both organizations together. to the mu-
tual benefit of themselves ard the COM
munity. In fact, the similarity of pur-
poses will make more strongly effective
the efforts of each for a better citizen
ship.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
DOM ESTIc.

That the Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, which meets at Syracuse. n.
Y, will lift the restrictions against
innocent amusements, so long banned
Is the prediction of Rev. DIR. Edmund
NJ. Mills.
Cafeterias and coffeeterias are en-
terprises helping hotel men meet rev.
enues lost through prohibition, accord
ing to officials Of the Hotel Mems
Show, which is to be held at Chicago.
May 10 to Is.
One pound of sugar a week to each
household until the present critical
sugar shortage is relieved is advocated
by Chicago wholesale grocers.
Restaurant QueQues formed at Chi
cago when one chain of lunchrooms
cropped prices from 20 10 80 per cent
ON the cost of soup, beef stew, hash,
beans, eggs and toast.
A careful survey of the Vermont
maple sugar crop shows an average of
more than two pounds to the tree at
present, and on the east side of the
state there are several days more of
the season.
Public nominations in the Hall of
Fame of New York University will
Close May l, it has been announced
by Mrs. VIM. Vanamee, acting director
OF the hail.
One workman was killed at Des
Moines. Ia, in the explosion of the Des
Moines Gas Company plant.
letters written by Jack Dempsey to
Maxine Wayne Dempsey during the
:,eriod in which he is alleged to have
evaded the Graft will be introduced
by the government in the trial of the
weight champion at San Fran
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
NONE Ole IN DALLAS

Every discharged service man from
Dallas, Tex. is assured a job on his
return to that city. by reason Of the
efforts of the local chamber of com.
merce. The chamber he's organized an
employment bureau known as the
Open Shop" which is available m all
former lighting men free Of charge.
The treasurer and employment super.
visor OF this bureau are former service
men and are guaranteeing every man
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
TO COMBINE SMALLER POSTS.

A movement is on foot In Chicago
to combine many of the smaller posts
into one large organization. Four
south side posts. the Washington
Park. Priddie. John Eaton and Mid
way have recently consolidated and
are now known as the Eaton-Priddie
post. kenwood and Drexel posts have
combined under the name of Kenwodd
Post 23O, and negotiations looking to
the uniting Of other posts are under
way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

Washington. - Henry Jones I'd
professor of politics at Princeton d
versity, and James Duncan Of Qu,-
Mass, a former vice president Of q
American Federation of Labor Va
nominated by President Wilson To-
members of the Interstate ComDn
Commission.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Shipping Is ParaIYzed.

San Juan, p. r. - Shipping b
Porto Rican ports is parslyzed mss
suit Of the strike of longsherena
and dock clerks. Sugar shipmenu
being held up and ali communism
with the United States has been
terrupted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Merchandise Is Mov;n.

New Orleans. - Although SEM
hundred union longshoremen M
the striking deep sea marine IN
and checkers union in a sympaha
strike. he threatened tieup Of the \
Dor did not develop and merchaptI
was moved with comparatively Id
difficulty.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
MURPHY SAW OVERSEAS DUTY
New Director of Service Division at
National Headquarters Is Ma
tive Of Vermont.
Gerald ]. Murphy. the new director
of the Service division at nationat

headquarters of
the American Lee
gion. lndianapo-
lis. Is q native of
Rutland, Vt. and
has served with
the American Le-
gion since the es.
I a Bills hment of
temporary n a.
tional headquar.
tiers In New York.
He was born In
1896. He was
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
British Force Is Reduced.

London. Winston ChurcnM
nounced in Commons that Aps
has more troops on the Rhine ii
Great Britain. The figures are. .,
lea. 10000: Great Britain, l4.VV''
GUM. 10000: France. 95.0oo
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Survey Southern States.

New Orleans. - Plans for a Cd
nercial survey of Louisiana SOD
Alabama, Arkansas, Southeast Ten
Mississippi and West Florida Va
discussed at a regional meeting ID
ut 100 heads of schools, colleges d
universities
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Pullman Rates increased.

Washington. - Increased Pc1p
rates, amounting to 20 per cent =
60 into effect. The Interstate
mercs Commission announced thai
ter consideration of protests II had
cided against suspension of the
crease
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Big Navy Appropriation.

Washington. - The naval app"|
alton bill, carrying spproxin'
S465, 100000 for 1921 navy e1F
lures. passed the Senate without'
ord vote. and was Gent 10 confss
for adjustment of S40,00J,ovV ssD
increase over the House bill io'S
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Hold Economic conferenee.

Paris. - An economic confersrl
between delegates representl
France and Germany was ARRANGED
Premier Millerand and DR.. Geoppe,
IT will probably be held at Parz !
an early date, depending upon the
rival of the Germans
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
JAMS Are Wloe5 or.

Observation-Disclosures goa''' :
Nikolaevsk, Eastern Siberia. =" 4
iieved to have been anEiD'm' ~
several hundred Japanese iD''
the consul there, massacreA.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Smaller Men On Strike.

Fort Smith. - $50 employees OF
Arkansas Zinc and Smelling Cofp
ton at Van Buren, went on stri~
higher wages. 1t is said the ~
will not affect the Fort Smith
tiers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Strikers Appeal 70 President

st. Louis. - President WILSON
appealed to by striking yardF'e'
to bring about a settlement o. w
authorized strike
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Lake Charles.-Another effort to get
oil on blackberry Island is to be made
Two wells will shortly be drilled OF
the six hundred acre tract of Mrs. 10
seph Vincent. To facilitate the trans
portation OF machinery to the island
a part of the plan of operation In.
cludes dredging Kelso bayou into
Black Lake.
Pascogoula.-Rev. Father AlphQkX.
of the Passionists Fathers of ~fLs.
Vile. KY. who is recuperatiu1 .Ttbe
Cathciic rectory, after a. ar.
tack of influenza, preach rik,ny
sermon at the Chur21 A., 30
Victories recentl
Pascagoula s,,..
e. leave soon
VI ~ Bhip Column
kiti, where ne
position In the
was succeeded
J. Johnson, for
youla.
Dassas Broussard,
butcher business
We years, sold his
Montague, Francis
s. Easteriy. Joseph
I'D from the Webster
liz block for con-
1000.
)5Fles. - The Beauregard
pol board has let the con-
the De Ridder High School
Charles contracting nrm pro-
e contract while a Shreveport
the architect. The building
o stories with basement and
al approximate 100000.
sonia. = Sheriff D. d. Cuda-
actively running down blind
and eliminating intoxicating Ii.
from this county.
4liulah. - Sheriff A. J. Sewer
( went tn Baton Rouge this week TO
take Joe Watson. negro. to the peni-
Tertiary. Watson was given a life SEN
tence at the recent term of court, for
the murder of another negro about
-wo weeks ago.
Farmerville. Tho regular Jury |
term of Criminal Court convened here, |
but Judge Grow dismissed the venire /
on account of the absene of District |
Attorney S. l.. Diepy. who was called /
TO Bernice where his father. John Dig
by, is very i'll.
tile. AT the genera; cleo
- Union parish, only
kexcept at Farmer