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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
LOWER PRICES Are
NOT YET IN SIGHT
RETAIL REDUCTIONS HAVE NOT
BEEN PERMANENT SAYS FED.
ERAL RESERVE BOARD.

washington. - Lower price levels
are not yet in sight, according to the
monthly review of business condi-
tons issued by the Federal Reserve
Board. The wave of price reductions
which swept through the retail stores
OF the country, the board says, has
falied to have permanent effect in
the reduction of the high cost of Iiv
ing.
The volume of retail trade has
continued large, due in part to tho
movement for reduction in retail
prices which commenced in May"
says the board. while the movement
was aided by refusal of the public to
pay the high prices prevailing, as
well as to the difficulties in financing
high priced stocks, a counter-balanc.
ing factor has been found In the ten.
dency of wholesale prices in large
measure to be maintained at current
levels, and the opinion has been ex-
pressed that the price reduction
sales In many cases involved merely
anticipation Of the customary mid
season clearance sales. In New York
1t is reported that retail trade after
early stimulus of price reductions. re-
lapsed into the dullness which was
manifest in April, the consumer to a
large degree returning to his waiting
attitude"
commenting on the business condi-
tons in the Chicago Federal Reserve
district, the board says that discrimi-
nation against unessential and specu-
lative borrowing and reduction in the
volume of commodities offered for
shipment, are operating to relieve the
credit situation. Savings accounts are
growing in the Chicago district, the
board says. Much money is still tied
up in inventories, but there is some
Indication of a decided Improvement
in conditions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
THE RETURN OF. THE DEAD
Red Cross Will Send Advance Notifica.
ton Of Arrival of Bodies
From Over There,

The American Red Cross, as an es-
pecial courtesy to the American Le-
gion, hereafter will send advance mo-
LITIGATION of the arrival of the bodies
Of American soldiers from overseas 10
posts of the Legion in towns and cit
les in which refinement. lis to be
made.
The Red Cross home service in
each community will receive notice
from Hoboken and in turn notify the
relatives of the decedent and inform
the Legion. Information will be re-
ceived in time for local posts to make
arrangements for the reception of the
bodies and to provide for the formal
honors due their dead comrades.
Where there is more than one Legion
post In q community, the county head
quarters of the Legion will be notified.
that 1t may designate the post or posts
which shall render the honor. r.i
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Attends Vocational Conference.

At the request of Uel w. Lamkin,
chief of the division Of rehabilitation
of the Federal Board for Vocational
Education. Gerald ]. Murphy, national
vocational officer of the American Le-
gion. was designated by the national
commander, Franklin D'Olier. as the
legion's representative TO attend a re-
cent conference of the boards district
vocational officers at Washington, d.
c., recently. The legion has inaugu-
rated plan of cooperation with the
federal board, extending to each of
the more than 1000 posrs of the organ
ization in every state and community
throughout the United States and many
foreign countries, by which thousands
of disabled. ex-service men are being
rounded up and gotten into immediate
training every week. Plans for con-
rinulng the campaign until every pend
ing case is definitely settled and all
eligible persons are receiving the vo-
cational training to which they are
entitled. were laid at the conference.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Father IL ApprecIatIve.

A striking tribute to the Leg
humanitarianism was recently pn
j. j. Cater of Clarksburg. W. Va
an address at exercises under the
spices Of the Parrish post Of
city. Mr.. Cater told how DIS
contracted tuberculosis In the :
ice and was discharged and sem
his home in a dying condition
Leg.on's service division at nan'
Headquarters took charge Of the
obtained proper medical treatment
compensation and back pay.
day, through the efforts Of the Al
lean Legion" the father said, my
is living and everything Is 10 . :
condition as could be expecfen.
movement that has for Its ob]ee'
extending of the helping hand " 9
rades IN need is a noble ana "o''
movement" The address wss =
lishei in full In the Petiers ne'.
official journal Of the National %, !.
erhOod OF Operative Potters anu :
Liverpool CO., Trade and Lapo' !"
Gil.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
TURKS EXULT OVER
CLAIM OF VICTORY
SAY THAT MUS1APHA KEMAL
HAS OUTFLANKED THE
GREEKS.
VICTORY WIDELY HERALDED
Nationalist Frankly Admit That
They Were Surprised BY Advance
Before Final Action On
the Treaty.

Constantinople. - There is great
exultation among the Turks in Con
stantinople because of the alleged
yictory of the Nationalists over the
Greeks in the vicinity of Pergama
where Mustapha . Renal Pasha's
forces are reported to have outfiank
ed the Greeks and to be moving north
ward toward Panderma, go miles
southwest of Constantinople) taking
several thousand prisoners.
There has been no official Greek
communique for two days, and the
Turkish papers are not permitted to
print news unfavorable to the Greeks,
but the Turks generally credit the re-
ports of Mustapha Kemal's success.
The sultan has communicated with
the heir apparent, who in turn has
conferred with the sublime porte, ask.
ing that protest be lodged with the
entente against suppression of news
favorable to Turkey. The director of
the allied censorship has replied that
the Nationalists have no direct com
munication with Constantinople and
that therefore reports reaching the
city are unreliable.
The alleged Nationalist victory has
been widely heralded through post
ers at Brusa and other Anatolian cit
les, where it is said that the Creek
casualties at Pergama numbered TO-
900. These figures. are regarded in
Constantinople as mdicrous, although
Greek silence is creating the impress
sion that the first Greek success has
been checked.
The Nationalist frankly admit
that they were surprised by the
Greek advance before final action on
the treaty. The Greek battleship Kill
kis, formerly the Mississippi, and all
Greek merchant ships at Constants
nople have sailed toward the Darda-
nelles. The Greeks are recruiting
men of all nationalities, including
Turks, in Constantinople Many Ar
menians also are enlisting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
LAUDS SPIRIT OF MEuBsI
Hilton Brown, Jr., Post Nas
indianapolis, Composed oftss
Men, Applauds Expo

The Hilton q. Brown. il. nv
50 of the American Legion n Nj
annapolis. composed mostly Of n,rAs'
Of organized labor. recently st,yu
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Several member n
prospective members Of the HlItm n
Brown. Jr.. Post (No. IS, Indlau|
American Legion. have been asked \
outsiders to drop their membership \
the legion or TO refrain from maxim
application for membership because 4
the imagined incompatibiliy Of men
bership in the legion beld siuuItsst
. ously with membership In q labor z
ganiZation; and,
WHEREAS. Most d The ueubs|
of the aforesaid post are also M
bers of labor organizatiors in q
printing trades; and.
WHEREAS. 1t is fair to ssuu
that they have been able to M 81
by experience whether thert nyl
thing in the oath or oblirbm 9
either their union OF the legio n
in any way interferes with 3 4
promises the objects ofthe otha b
particular field Of activities; ~
WHEREAS, The members d
aforesaid post regret The ~
given to false rumors that The
Is in any way committed to B q
at variance with a cordial and -
some attitude toward all stand ~
lean citizens eligible to memb9t1'
THEREFORE,. Be It Rsf
That the Hilton U. Brown, H.
(No. IS. Jnd.) American Lego. q
dennis the miscreants who have hlxI
defined its attitude toward 2
thought and free action with
limits Of the law. and appIauds
spirit Of its members and .proqenl
members who exposed the insidA
practices Of antl-American apii'
and stood on the rights Of free On
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
JOE 7. ROBINSON
fLAYS The G. 0. P.
ARKANSAS CHAIRMAN OF DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION DE-
FENDS DEMOCRATS.

Fan Francisco, Cal. - Tested by
every standard which voters usually
apply, the Democratic party is en-
Titled to victory in the coming cam
paign, Senator Joe T. Robinson OF
Arkansas, elected chairman of the
Democratic National Convention, de
clared in a speech before delegates to
the convention.
"A comparison of the Democratic
and Republican records" Senator
Robinson continued. both as to
wholesome laws enacted and admins.
tratlve achievements, contrast OF
platform principles and the respective
party leaders justify the confident be.
lief that in the November election
the Republican party will be driven
from power in both branches of Con-
gress and complete control of the
government restored to the party
which has earned the public's conf
dence-the Democratic party
Senator Robinson made a scathing
rebuke of the Republican party plat
form adopted in Chicago, characteriz-
ing it IAN astonishing tumble of am
biguities, evasions, misrepresenta-
tons, straddles and SANDERS" He de-
clared that it was unfair to charge
the Democrats with all responsibility
for military unpreparedness, and said
that the Republicans controlled the
government for long period before
President Wilson was elected. With
the outbreak of war in Europe, Sena-
tor Robinson said, this country adopt
ed a policy of neutrality, inconsistent
with preparations indicative of a pur-
pose to engage in war
Nothing in history" the senator
said. lis more glorious than the
promptness displayed in organizing,
equipping and transporting to the
front splendid army in record
breaking time-an army which turned
the tide of conflict and assured vic
tory for &c allies. If criticism of the
pre-war national policy as to military
preparedness is justified, the censure
must fall upon the Republican party
and not upon the Democratic party"
The senator then devoted attention
to the Republican economy" mani
tested he declared, in the recent ses-
sion of Congress, during which time
$1,000, 100000 was appropriated in ex-
cess of the Democratic appropriations
In 1916. This, the senator said, does
not include emergency. or war expen-
ditures Notwithstanding these ex-
travagant appropriations" Mr.. Robin
son said, Republicans with brazen
audacity boast Of a policy of economy
because the appropriations were @less
than the estimates. The absurdity of
this boast is. demonstrated by the fact
that appropriations in the history of
Congress never have Appropriated
the estimates. In addition, many ad-
mittedly necessary sums have been
withheld to make a showing of econo-
my. These amounts aggregate hun
dreds of millions and must be provid-
ed in deficiency appropriations bills"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO DELAY INQUIRY
rMiNISTRATION OPPONENTS
ATTEMPT TO AMEND cLAl-
6ORNE MEASURE.
VOTE NINE TO FIVE AGAINST
Immediately After the HamIey Mo-
ton Was Lost Motion To Re-
port the Measure Favorab.y
Was Carried.

Baton Rouge. - Administration OF
ponents launched their fight in earn
est against the Claiborne resolution
which would create commission Il
Investigate the city government o
New Orleans. and lost the first tilt b.
decisive vote.
The first test came before the
House committee on appropriation
when opponents of the measure, lee
by ]. Marian Hamley sought to havs
the resolution so amended as to de
fer the investigation until September
l5th-after the primaries.
The committee voted nine to five
against the amendment and followed
this up by reporting the resolution IA
vorably
Every effort is being made, how
ever, to line up House members
against the resolution and that the
fight to postpone the investigation
will be launched again on the floor
OF the House seems certain. The ad
ministration will be found well pre-
pared for any such move, 1t is stated
with majority more than sufficient
to put the resolution through as il
stands.
The resolution, following the favor
able report on II, went over under the
rules and will come uD again soon.
In making his fight for postpone
ment until September is before the
committee, Mr. Hamley had the
hearty support of Charles Byrne, who
though not a member of the commits
sion, appeared to fight the measure.
The clash was brief and when Mr..
Hamley's motion that the resolution
be amended was voted on he found
that OF the committee only H. b. Con-
ner, J. S. Leclerc. j. t. Tanner, ano
/. B. Gremillion voted with him.
The following administration sup
porters voted against the Hamley
amendment: A. M. Smith, L. B. Bay
nard, w. A. Mcclellan, of Acadia, A.
d. Starnes. George yeeder, j. y
schell, S. Parent, ]. r. Perez and }
A. Carville.
Immediately after the Hamley mo-
ton was lost, motion to report the
measure favorably carried without OBJ
lection. kFsr EEa Z
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
SERVICE RECORD NJ v,S
City. County and Stat. IN
Afford VoIuminous and ' "ss
able Data HeI

If the present progress ;.
county and city and state y ny
tories is maintained, tbs,o war
vast library of local awho VIII
in the war" books by the O-Ssss
Not only are towns, conn s1ai aa|
states preparing their ON uues 4
tories, but colleges and a. Va
kinds also are getting Msd
service records. Large ina, ~'aus
Germs are doing the same ~ q
Best results in history mas
to have been achieved =
where the records Of the a.. ~
board served as a sfartin. Va
where all other sources of ~
have been utilized. LiyinpS,,\
Illinois. furnishes a typjca
OF a county which has been
ing in its effort to compiIa
war history.
"A committee of seven was
IN this county TO have chs,,s
soldiers and sailors record
the records Of the local e,.s''
board were closed, a LIST wa,
OF all registrants of the couDs
had entered the service nv snS'
or induction the date of ept,
the service and the camn
they We're first sent. NewspaD.,
were combed to obtain as mop
tional names as possible ~.
was then published in the NOM.
with the request that all noms
included be reported to the w., ]
crds committee.
A QUESTIONABLE then wss nail,
each service man or woman, FGs'
up letters were used to insuro %. (
turn Of the questlonnaires Tba
tionnaires had spaces for prac,is
all the information which anne
the soldiers discharge certi6ca,s
for many other details, such as
tions in full and special hopor,
special section will be devoted n
records of those who died ia ser,,
Their photographs will be inelua.s
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Avlona Is Captured.

Belgrade. - A report that the AL.
bantam city of AvIona has been can
tured from the Italians by Albanian
insurgents has been received by the
nwepaper Prava in a dispatch from
Uskub, Southern Servia, the report
adding that the entire Italian garrj
son was taken with the town.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
R-r-revenQe!

Passing through a military -
a distinguished visitor saw !.
wounded private from one Of = :
regiments.
cWhen are you going to q
man back to the StatesT he
HE amt going back TO me .
he's goIn' back 10 the 'front.'
ly informed him. "
"Back 10 the frontY' excs
visitor. But. man. he's
shape!" NJ
"Yes.r replied the orderly
thinks he knows who done u
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
To Recruit In Cities.

Washington. - Following com.
plants that recruiting activities of
the army and navy were tending to
still further increase the existing
shortage of farm labor, Secretary
Baker announced that steps had beer
taken to reduce to a minimum re
.cruiting work in rural communities.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
WHAT LEGION HOPES TO DO

Specifically. the Legion hopes to see
to IL:
That all entitled to vocational train
Ing who want 1t, are helped into train
ing at once.
That the last red-tape infringement
Is swept away from the ex-service
mans affairs.
J That the graves Of those who made
the supreme sacrifice are maintained
as permanent memorials here and in
France.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Arrange Chess Match.

Havana. = Jose r.. Capablanca, the
Cuban chess expert. said unless un.
foreseen Developments interviewed he
would not change his plans to go to
Europe and conferi with DR.. EN-.
manuel Lasker with regard to arrang-
ing match for the, championship OF
the world. DR.. Lasker recently yield.
ed the championship to Capablanca.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Young Woman Killed.

Tuscaloosa. Alag Miss Gertrude
VERIFY was instantly killed and four
other young women were probably IA
tally injured when Louisville and
Nashville passenger train struck the
automobile in which they were riding
at a. crossfag three miles from Tus.
caloosa.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Fire In Bio Factory.

al war vessels in the harbor here are
assisting the local fire brigade in ex.
tinguishing fire in a tobacco fac
tory. Five million pesetas worth OF
leaf tobacco is stored in the building
and the authorities hold out little
hope of saving it.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
To Free Missionaries.

Constantinople. - The American
missionaries, Paul Nilsson and his
wife, who recently were captured by
Turkish bandits near Tarsus, Asia Mi
nor, have been taken to Silvisk. The
Turkish general in charge is reported
to have promised their immediate re
lease.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Slidell.-Mayor G.. A. Baker has
issued a proclamation setting aside the
first and third Fridays of every month
as cleanup days, and urgently re.
quests the citizens of Slidell to do
their part in making Slidell clean
city. The people will place all trash
add garbage in front Of their premises
and the street commissioner has been
instructed to haul it away on the
days designated.
University Station, Baton Rouge
This week 4 bad hurry call from
the manager of a large rice planta-
ton to come and examine some rice
that was turning yellow" reports Ham
iltonLesseps, agent In Iberville parish.
upon investigation IL was found that
the rice root maggot was the cause Of
the trouble. Upon advice of the agent
Immediate steps were taken to drain
the field"
University Station. Baton Rouge
The first cooperative carload ship
ment Of Irish potatoes was made this
week. reports B. NJ Jackson, agent in
Ouachita parish. Cooperative market
ing OF potatoes has been a big sue
cess In Ouachita, due to careful har-
vesting and proper grading and pack
ing.
8lidell--The Slidell Commercial and
Civic League has placed iron trash
cans on all corners Of the town, and
also . large receptacle in the post
of1lce. All the citizens Of Slidell have
hen called upon by the league to OBJ
sorye the mayors 'clean town proc
omation.
Qpelousas.-W. L. Domingeaux and
Ml6o lone Joret were married at the
0o<holic church IN Lafayette, Father
ocfllnEs officiating. Miss Joret
>11xht II the high school here the
1II1e1I. Mrs. spurgeon wingo, wife
II ~ pastor Of the local Baptist
r1c1. y rapidly improving from in
~ xoOeivGd In . railroad wreck in
orp Brakeman w. NJ. Gulledge,
~ 1ocently hurt in vicksburg,
Io1c<< 3 Pacific freight wreck
i1oInl|d. win recover. 1t was
NJ Gulledge was riding on
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Gen. Wranole Advances

Sebastopol. : The troops of Gen.
Wrangel, commander ofganti- Bolshe-
vik forces in the Crimea are reported
to be advancing against slight oppo-
sitiop. Berdiansk, on the northern
shore OF the Sea Of Azov, was cap
tured by his forces on June 26.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Who Gen. George Crook Was.
The latest issue of The Crook Whiz

Bang. published systematically at
Chicago by Gen. George Crook
Post No. 434, American Legion, con-
tains an interesting biographical
sketch of the military header Of Civil
war fame after whom the post is
named. HE fought the Indians tooth
and nail as commandant of the de-
partments Of the Platte and Arizona"
the article reads. ''His last official
duties were performed as head of the
Department Of Missouri"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Greek Force Is Landed.

London. = The Greeks have landed
force at Panderma, on the south
coast of the Sea of. Marmora. accord.
ing to a dispatch from Constantine
pie. This force is ifitedded TO operate
southwark against the Nationalist
forces of Mustapha Renal Pasha,
northeast of Smyrna.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Cubans To Hold Sugar,

Havana. = Cuban cane growers, su.
gar mill owners and brokers, claim
ing to control the sale of 2,1S0 600
sacks of unsold sugar, were on record
as definitely pledged not to offer any
more sugar for sale until the price
had reached "a cents.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
That every man who y q

That every man who 70 e'
compensation receives IL
That the dependents oil ~
who lost his life in fhe q
properly taken care OF.
That foreign language w
are required 10 fuTniss y
to the postmaster eeuerah
That the bodies Of fallen
not returned from Frahs
where next OF kin desire u
That al claims for back -
allotments and erroneous [
auctions are promptly se'ss<
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10

assured of adOp-
ton in the Amer
lean Legion 8
campaign for con-
tinuatiOn of the
late A. f. F.'s
overseas pater-
nalism, by con-
tributiOns re-
ceived at nation
al headquarters
of the Legion up
TO the close of
business on May
%.
The forty-two
members of the
national head
nIIDrfprS Cfan nf
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Greeks Halt Advance.

London. = The positions taken by
the Greeks in their advance against
the Turkish Nationalists from Smyr.
ma, in Asia Minor, are being consoli,
dated, and the forward movement has
been stopped to permit of this pro-
cess. .-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
shonnsn Fail Ia s..ik.

Philadelphia. : Pennsylvania rail-
road shopmen did not strike as threat
ened in an \ultimatum by n. A. JET.
ferry, leader OF the six allied shop
crafts affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Ten Killed in Wreck

Huntington. Ind. = Ten persons
were killed and eight were injured.
six of them believed to be fatally.
when Southern railway train crash.
I'd into truck carrying 81 persons Or
picnic.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Policeman Is Killed.

Brescia. Italy, Socialists and pop.
ularists have clashed at Rezzato. Po-
lice forces interviewed and in the fiqbt.
ing one policeman was killed and IL
is believed there were several other
victims.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
LIT State of sieoe.

Washington. - The state of siege
declared by the assembly of Salvador
In April as result of the revolution
airy movement headed by Arturo Ar
AUTO. was lifted on June 25, the Sal
vadorean legation here was informed
by the foreign office.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Russian Meets Premier.

London, = Leonid Krassin. Rus
sian Soviet minister Of trade and COM
merce, had a conference with Premier
Lloyd George at the premier's official
residence in Downing street. The
meeting lasted an hour.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-07-10
Coal Shortage Is Serious.

Washington. - Freight congestion
and car shortage has compelled the
Shipping Board to go into the open
market to obtain coal for the govern
ment marine. the board announced.