The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-03


ton industry of the South was stressed
at a meeting here by Colonel J. T.
ShackelfCrd. of Jackson, Miss. Colonel
Snackelford spoke TO a representative
meeting OF planters at the courthouse.
He was introduced By Mayor John
New Ford. j. S. Wannamaker, presI-
deeEt of the American Cotton Asso-
ciatiCn, of Sparantburg, S. C., who
was to have addressed the meeting
also, was detained by late trains and
ing.
Georgiana Brooks, negro. answering
a knock on the front door of her
house, was snot in the abdomen and
seriously wounded. Tina Brooks, 13
years old, daughter Of the woman,
told the police that she heard her
mother cry out, "oh, Bober." which is
her fathers nickname The child stat
ed thar her father and mother had
uua-reled and her father left the
house. The woman says she does not
know the man who shot her.
Monroe-Owners OF wholesale
groceries Of Monroe say they are elat-
ed at the agreement between the gov
ernment and large packers whereby
the packers are prohibited from en-
gaging in the grocery business. While
it is a victory for the wholesale gro
Gerry, 1t also a victory for the consum-
er and is the hardest blow yet struck
against the high cost OF living. ac,
cording to r. W. Germany, secretary
Of Southern Wholesale Grocery Com
pany here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A S. K1ttwitz ard
Mr. and Mrs. Frank narrowly escaped
serious in jury when Mr.. Kottwitzs
machine, which he was driving, col
lided with an automobile at ct
Charles avenue and General Pershing
street. The occupants Of the Kott
witz reported to the police that the
other machine was the property OF
the United States Public Health Scr
vice.
Hammond.-Making a survey oi
conditions and opportunities for Ital
ian immigration in the South. Count
Piola Caselli, who commanded a bri
gade during the Italian war, was ir
Hammond. While here Count Cas-
selli was the guest OF L. Scala. the In
dependence banker, and Frank Filar
do, acting consular agent for Italy ir
Hammond, VINO is also president o.
the Strawberry Growers Association.
i Lake Charles.-In connection will
greatly increased facilities needed 10,
the State Baptist Orphanage including
new building and a section of hand
a special committee is receiving pro
posals from various communities seek
ing the institution. Lake Charles 4
making a strong effort to keep Ath
crphanage and DeRidder, Mansfiel
and Monroe have entered the list o
bidder for it.
New Orleans, = The accidental dis
charge of a rifle. while il was beini
: cleaned by Wesley Johnson, negrr
: seriously wounded Carrie Gleason, ne
: gro. Johnson occupies a room on tn
ground or OF the house, while Carri
lives on the floor above The bulle
plOwed through the flooring, s:r'kin
the woman in the neck.
, New Orleans. - The Knights of CO
lumbus Free Evening School for ez
service men will be inspected by tn
supreme officers of the order durin
their visit to this city, to attend tn
meetings of the supreme board of d
:nctors and the Supreme Assembly o
the Fourth Degree will be held 70
the first time.
Lake Charlees-The directors @
Charlese Trust and Savings Ban
/ have voted 25 per cent bonus to en-
, ployes. basing it on the preceding ST.
months payroll This is double tn
| amount paid in former years. and
r made in recognition of the abnorma
living cOndltlOnS.
!, Hammond. Samples of milk n
: Gently taken from six local dairyme
|, and tested by the State Board @
Health we're found to contain from
|. 70 2S per cent of water. Charged I
!. the City Court with dilution of thei
. product Judge Hungate assessed fine
4 ranging from $40 to s25 and costs o
the offenders. Two new stores wer
opened in the Locascio Building. one
shoe store and the other a grocery.
: New Orleans. - Louisiana has con
; pleted So per cent OF its portion OF tn
< jefferson Highway, the largest percer
tage Of highway completion among a
states through which the Jefferso
thoroughfare runs. according to th
= report of j. D. Clarkson, general MAJ
v ager of the jefferson Highway, q
= the convention of the Louisiana Stat
' Association. at Alexandria, La.
!, Morgan City.-A youth giving h
name as Charley Whitfield, Is yeal
old, and claiming Crowley as h
4 home, who is alleged to have attemp
@ ed to pass a forged check for 5000 o
J. a local bank, was taken into custod
: and sent to his home in Crowley /
Mayor Shannon.