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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
Morgan, be and he is hereby granted

Morgan, be and he is hereby granted
right-of-way upon which to con-
struct a tramway through lot or frac-
tional section one ~ Township four
teen, (14) North, Range twelve (l2)
East, which property is owned by Joe.
F. johnson, Jr., a resident Of the Cit.
of Jackson, and State Of Mississippi
that the said right-of-way for sait
tram-way shall be twenty (2O) fee
wide, and the route of same to be ao
jacent to the public road on the Norti
side thereof, and running East an'
West parallel to Bayou Vidal; that tn
consideration for this right-of-way t.
be paid by the said W. A. Morgan tt
the said Joel F. Johnson, Jr., is here
by fixed at the sum Of One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) per acre, and that
linear acre shall count as a whole
acre over the land traversed, the ag-
grepate amount to be paid by said
w. A. Morgan to Joel F. johnson, Jr.'
being the sum of Seven Hundred Dol
lare (s70o. .0o) /; that this right-o f-way
is granted under the provisions OF
Act. 50 of 1896; and that said work in
the construction of said tram-way
shall be begun within one ID year
from the date Of the permit to be
issued by the President Of the Police
Jurv: and that the Said W. A. Nor
Gan shall be authorized to proceed to
costruct such tram-way as soon as
the consideration above mentioned
, is paid, and as soon as he has other
wise complied with the provisions o,
. the said Act 81 of 1896; and that
the consideration above expressed
, shall be in full payment Of all damag
? as to the owner of said land for th'
, privilege of constructing said tram
way.
, The President called vote on th'
, above ordinance and the vote on tn
I same was as follows, to-wit:
$ On adoption of the ordinance tn
4 following members voted Aye:
Alex Clark, ]. v. Wright, W. I
. Oakes, w. H. Hewes, j. H. DeVine
$ E. B. Saunders.
r And the following members vote
v 'sNo:"
r J. B. Galloway.
: And the Ordinance was declare
j. adopted.
A circular from the State Highws
Department was read offering the u'
. of five and ten ton caterpillar trac
n ors provided the Parish would pay. Il
. freight on same and agree to pay Il
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-05

We have received from the Sheriff
for tax collections $1,818.89 which
leaves a balance in the treasury of
$1,737.O6. This balance includes the
S111.73 received from the Secretary
Of State for our part Of automobile
licenses.
There has been no change in the
bills payabls during the month. that
item standing at $40,000.00 borrowed
from the Tallulah State Bank since
January first.
On account of the road bond fund
we have paid during the month for
gravel, feright and engineering ex-
penses $6,125.24, making the total
disbursements out Of this fund $751;
626.11 which leaves balance in the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-05

Of a bridge should be pro-
tected from damage by cross laying
with plank before q traction engine
is driven over the bridge.
This having been the day fixed for
the hearing of the petition Of W. A.
Morgan for a right-of-way through
lot one Of fractional section one, 7.
Ia N, R. IL E., and there being pres
ent w. A. Morgan, the petitioner, and
his counsel, George Spencer, and also
being present Joel F. Johnson, Jr.,
and his Attorney, John B. Stone, de-
fendent, and the said defendent de-
nying the right Of the Police Jury
to act in this matter and refusing
in the premises, the Police Jury in
open session, there being a quorum
present, proceeded to hear the parties
in said matter, and whereupon W. A.
Morgan, through his counsel, sub
mitted the following documents in
evidence in said matter: First the
application heretofore filed, certi-
fed copy of Act No. 81 Of 1895,
marked zone ~ deed to W. A. Morgan
from T. M. Wade, Jr., and w. M.
Davidson, marked "two;" plat of the
Hepaca plantation owned by the vend.
ors of the standing timber thereon
to w. A. Morgan, marked "three;
Certificate Of James L. Cason, mark
ed "four;" Official plat of 7. IA N.
R. IL E., marked "five;;" Parish maj
made by M. F. Dawson marked "six;;'
deed of the Richland plantation t.
Joel F. Johnson, Jr., marked
"seven." At this stage of thu
proceedings w. A. Morgan, pc
titioner, was sworn and said il
substance: 81 am the owner o
thereon; there is no way to get it T.
market except over the M. H. & L
Railway, and lot or fractional section
one, T. IA, NJ, r. IL E.. lies betweel
my property and the said railway.
have no water course or other mean
of transportation over which coul
get this timber to market" After ir
PRODUCTION of this evidence the Polio
Jury in open session heard argument
Of counsel for both parties, and afte
which the President of the part
asked the Board if it was ready fe
the question. Whereupon Mr.. j.
Wright offered the following ord
nance:
AN ORDINANCE
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the Polit
Jury of Madison Parish. Louisiana,
| ro0r,1ar soecinu ropvouad that W.
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return freight if the Government
should ask for the return of'the tract
ors. On motion of Mr.. Devine, this
matter was referred to M. j. ".
Wright and the Secretary of this
Board with istructions to investigate
the cost and take such action as they
considered advisable.
Captain Summers, Egineer OF the
tate Highway Department, appeared
before the board and presented a
nap and estimates showing the cost
{ construction Of the different
,utes for the gravel road running
outh and east from Tallulah.
On motion of Mr.. Wright Captain
, sumner was requested to have several
copies made Of the map and estimates
and deliver them to the Secretary
who was instructed to send them t.
the various members of the Board j
order that action might be taken q
the next regular meeting, or at !:
special meeting called after the mer
bers have carefully considered th'
estimate.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, sec
onded by Mr.. Devine, the Secretar'
was ordered to direct the Tallulal
State Bank to transfer to the Parisl
general fund a balance of $S84.3'
standing on their books to the credi
of "Officers' Salary Account" sine
1918.
The following report was receives
from the Secretary showing the Fl
nancial condition Of the Board at tn
close of business May 81:
Tallulah, La, May 81, 1926
To the Honorable Police Jury of Mao
ison parish.
/ report the following disburss
ments since last report:
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Dad bond fund of $496,145.6s.

road bond fund Of $496,145.68.
In the bond sinking fund we re-
ceived during the month from the Tax
Collector $1,534.25 and paid out moth
ing, leaving a balance in this fund OF
$22,841.85.
All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
w. s. CRAIG, Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, seconded
by Mr.. Devine, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the Police
Jury Of Madison Parish, in regular
session convened, that:
WHEREAS, that part Of the Ten
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acz JURY PROCEEDINGS

Tallulah, La, June 2, 1920.
Ting Of the Police Jury.
mt: Hon. Alex Clark, Presi-
4. Y. Wright, w. T. Oakes, w.
DUpA J. H. Devine, E. B. Saun-
J. B. Galloway. Absent: A. E.
nutes Of the last melting. read
approvsd.
4. B Galloway, Chairman Of the
n1nes Committee reported that said
'nlkkes had approved the follow.
B ~ and they were ordered paid
A1hA Supply Co.'s .3s
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
The Creed Of an
Optimist


and which
tiousf foreath
SOUTH
o. climate fit
am
of alr havem hsret history
the emoach
Il BELIEVE IN HUMANITY
n. great body of
all labor and economic
and edawning O.
unywnnpeva in
BELIEVE IN MY PARISH
motives and while
ground for encoagementin the knowledge
sa. most people Tand WRONG
I, RELIEVE IN INSTITUTIONS
the fairness honesty guiding desdns of the industrial
. mercantile
the place
IprlEvE MERCHANTS
h. for counsel have
all the have faith their
Il Of benefits o
INSTITUTIONS ond in the future greatness OF Am
m,hae BUY-ATLsoME"
b
Lumber & G1 d. s % co.. Supply
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Secretary was instructed to write
Ellis & Melton calling their attention
20 the Ordinance requiring that the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-06-05
!. AN ORDINANCE

BE 1T RESOLVED, By the Police
Jury of Madison Parish, Louisiana, in
regular session convened, that w. A.
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Ice Cold storage;
Tanulah
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New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Brooklyn Gang
Leader Slain:
Wife Wounded
Denny Meehan Shot Dead
as He Sleeps at His Home
in Daytime by Four Men,
Who Escape III an Auto
Revenge Believed Motive
Son, Four, Playing i'll Kitch-
EN-, Sees Thugs Enter;
Police Expect Arrests

Dennis L. Meehan, a mighty chief
tain in Brooklyn gang wars for nearly
q general ton, was shot to death in bed
at his homc 452 Warren Street, yes
terday afternoon by four men, who cs-
capped. The bullet that slew Mechan
also wounded his wife, who was sleep
ing beside him.
Meehan lived on the second floor of
three story frame house with his
wife, four-year- r-old son and his mother
inlaw, Mrs. Rose Leighton. The boy
was the only one awake when the
murder was committed and he was
playing in the Kitchen Mrs Leighton
was asleep in chair
Several Shots Fired
The men stole into the bedroom and
fired several shots at the sleeping man.
Only ono took effect. The bullet struck
Meehan IN the left side Of the neck
drove all the way through and wounded
his wife in tho right shoulder. The
gang leader died almost instantly
Dennis jr. says he saw the men rush
through the hall, but could give the
police no definite description Of them
Neighbors saw them plunge down the
steps, run toward Nevins Street where
touring car was waiting, jump into
this and dash away.
Deputy Police Commissioner Leach,
Captain John Coughlin and Detectives
Christie and Carberry were at Nee
hans house fifteen minutes after the
murder. They said they expected to
make an arrest before morning and
were looking for former intimate of
the gang leader, prize fighter.
For more than fifteen years "Dinny"
Meehan had been a thorn in the side
Of the Brooklyn police. He had been
arrested many times, but had an un-
canny faculty Of avoiding convictions
Time and again he was discharged for
IN flmira, the workhouse and the city
prison, but never in state peniten-
tiary
Arrested Recently
At the time of his murder there we're
three indictments hanging over Nee
han. He was arrested only recently
tor completely in the theft of $4,000
worth of shoes from the warehouse of
hanan & Co.. Bridge and Water streets
Edward Gllchrlst was arrested at the
same time on the same charge Nee
hans luck held good even here, for Gill
christ has been convicted and is await
ing sentence, while Meehan was freed,
once more for lack Of evidence.
The police know that friends of Gill
christ have insisted that Meehan
double e-crossed" him and believe that
this may have inspired the shooting.
Meehan for years ranged the water
fronts of Manhattan and Brooklyn at
the head Of gang, and took part in
many longshoremen's strikes, siding
with whichever party in the contest Of
fered him most. He was active re-
Gently in the strike of freight handlers
of the United Fruit Company, and an
other theory that the police are work
ing on is that enemies made there NAV
have "done for" him.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Taxicab RObber Killed
BY Policeman in Chase
Body of One Man in Group
Found When Others
Abandon Vehicle

Patrolmnn Abraham Martling, Of
the Charles Street station, was on duty
in Hudson Street early yesterday when
he saw n man taking merchandise from
in front Of the provision store of Hcr-
man Kiulick at 581 Hudson Street
Bundles were being loaded into a taxi
cab
AS the patrolman started toward the
machine he was seen by several men in
the taxicab The man on the sidewalk
jumped in aUd the cab started north
ward Martling fired two shots
HaIf an hour later the same machine
was found in Thirteenth Street, near
Sixth Avenue. The body of man was
sprnwlcd across the rear seat He had
been shot under the left shoulder blade.
There were two bullet holes in tho
rear Of the taxicab. The dead man was
identified ~ Daniel "Rcd' Houlihan,
twenty ycnrs old, II lnborcr, Of ISL Co
lnmbus Avenue. The police say they
are convinced that ono Of Patrolman
Alaltling's bullets caused IIoulihan's 3
Qu..l..
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Price Drop Reported as Era
Of Extravaganza Nears End

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Nation-
wide reports from Federal Reserve
bank officials, made public tonight, dis
close their opinion that the postwar
era of "extravagance and reckless buy
ing by the public is nearing its end.
A "hesitation, if not an actual re-
cession,' of prices is noted, and the
Federal Reserve Boards statement
summarizes its advices as indicating a
generally more hopeful view of the
country's business condition than for
several months.
While the price changes were shown
by the board not to be universal, they
were nevertheless regarded as positive
and Of Importance as basis for reck-
oning What the immediate future holds.
Relief from the high prices for the
consumer will not be completely OBJ
tanned until present stocks are alb
sorbed in practically all lines. accord
ing to the boards view. Manufacturers
everywhere, however, were shown to
hold the view that the peak of high
prices has been reached and to expect
In the clothing trade particularly
the board said there was marked
tendency of the public to make old
supplies last longer and to refuse to
pay exorbitant prices. This phase can
mean only that an awakening has come,
the statement said, and that many peo-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Printing Industry Pays
Average Wage of $3.50
United Typothet@ Report Says
Net Profit in New York Is
Only So Per Cent

Startling figures concerning the
printing industry in New York City and
vicinity were made public yesterday
in a special survey conducted by the
United Typothet@ Of America. The fig
ures concerning wages and income are
particularly interesting, because of the
recent increases granted by the in
dustry and the forthcoming introduce
tion of the forty-four-hour week, sched-
uled for 1921
According to the report, the average
wage paid for each man, woman and
child employed in the printing industry
Of New York City for the period COW
cred in the survey was $4.30 a day.
The average profit produced by each
person employed in the industry
amounted to $3.50 month, against a
pay roll payment for each person en-
ployed Of $111.85 month In other
words, for every $11l.85 paid out to 49,
$50 people The employing printer re-
ceived sl19.35.
"The total profit of s1,sss,513 repre-
sents only 5.8 per cent on the cost Of
material used. The other two items of
cost. overhead and mechanical pay roll,
which represent s4S,835,456, were
turned over without one cent of revenue.
In other words, the entire printing Of
New York was conducted without one
cent of profit except for the 5.8 per
cent profit received for the material
used.
at would have been much better
investment if the printers Of New York
City had closed up their shops and put
their total cost of production out on
loan of l-6 per cent. The printing
industry Of this city is being con-
Quoted on philanthropic basis and not
from business point Of view"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01

pie have arrived at the conclusion that
they are themselves responsible for q
continuing high range Of prices.
Wholesalers in the dry goods trade
to some extent, have taken com
mandatory attitude" and are discourage
ing their customers from placing heavy
fall orders. This has served to slacken
demand and create q feeling that Lover
prices will follow
The reports do not give encourage
ment concerning a price reduction in
shoes. There was, however, q wide
divergence of opinion as to what shoe
and leather prices will do.
Eastern seaboard cities reported a
"piling up Of commodities" on this side
of the Atlantic. The exchange situation
was beginning to reflect itself on the
export market as we'll as through a gen.
eral reduction by Europeans in their
foreign buying, it was noted
Business and financial developm en- Is
during March also were marked by
confusion and lack of uniformity of
opinion. reports from several Reserve
districts Showed But, throughout the
detailed observations of these officials
there was a distinctly optimistic tone
Summed up. It was:
"The outlook for the spring season.
both industrially and agricuturally, is
excellent. But modifying factors in
the situation are an jnadequacy of la
Dor supply and a shortage of various
kinds of building materials, as we'll as
borrowing facilities Of banks"
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Hirshfield Makes New
Attack on DIR. Hornadav
DIR. Hecker Quoted as Urging
Private or City Control of
Bronx Park Zoo

Another attack on Dr. William T.
Hornadays management of the Bronx
Park Zoo was made yesterday by David
Hirshfield, Commissioner of Accounts.
Mr.. Hirshfield said that in response
to information which he had received
in anonymous letters he, on March 20,
examined DR.. Anton Joseph Hccker, "a
member of the Geological Society and a
friend of DR.. Hornaday."
According to Mr.. Hirshfield's version,
Dr. Hecker said: "The zoo is run on
wrong principles. We employ men who
work faithfully and are underpaid, with
the exception of the officials The park
is run only az a show place and not as
a zool gicai research station. 1t is al
most failure"
Or. Hecker is quoted as having
agreed with Mr.. Hirshfeld that the
700 ought either TO be under private
control or under absolute control Of
the city.
He said the employees "tremble"
when they see DR.. Hornaday or Dr.
Hornaday's nephcws, who draw high
saiaries and do nothing" II. T.
Mitchell, one of the ncphews, once was
railroad ticket seller, and another
nephew was railroad conductor, Dr.
Hecker said. None Of them, he said,
WAS fsted by experience 70 help man
age the ZOO
DR.. Hornaday vas az his home, a.,
Stamford, Conn, last night. About a
month ago Mr.. Hirshheld issued re-
port on DR.. Hornaday's management Of
me 100. He declared that Dr.. Horna-
day %as "autocratic,' and recon.
nended that the city take control Of
the 700
Replying TO these criticisms, DR.. Hor-
naday said: "Mr. Hirshfcld has the in
tslligence of a grounding and The fair
JcGa Of wolf" He dismissed the
criticisms in detail az beng unworthy
ef ,!Dt icc
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
OMa'Iey to Fight
Ice Price Raise
Markets Commissioner
Declares AdUance of 10
Gents Is Not Justified

Commissioner Of Markets O'Malley,
in response to the demand Of the Board
of Aldermen for an Investigation Of the
expected increase in the price of ice
to-day. announced yesterday he would
fight the boost with every resource of
his department..
He said he is convinced the contem-
plated advance from fifty to sixty
cents hundredweight by the Knickcr-
booker Company is unjustifed If
an attempt is made to put the increase
into effect, he said. and the move be-
comes general, he Immediately would
take measures to have it stopped.
81 expected some such action he
said "and l know what am talking
about when ] say the present price Of
fifty cents for a hundred pounds is
fair. hardly believe many other
firms will follow the suggestion of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Inquiry at various ice companies
throughout the city developed that The
ten cent advance would be adopted by
virtually all the plants.
c. c. Small general manager of the
Knickerbocker Company, said: I'VE are
not charging more for the ice this
year than the last three years. You
can go to any of our platforms and
get the ice for fifty cents. But the
cost of delivering it to the door and
placing it in the ice box has gone up"
Plans for the free distribution of ice
among the city's poor during the sum-
mer were completed yesterday at a
meeting of the Mayors Ice Committee
for the Relief of the Poor. 1t was
announced approximately one hundred
stations would be established in the
four boroughs, with thirty-tive in Man
haitian, thirty-fve in Brooklyn, twelve
The committee expects to give away
about $4,000 worth of ice. About
twice as much was distributed in 1919.
Charitable societies interested are
asked to communicate with Mrs. Henry
Zuckerman, vice chairman, in the Hall
of Records, and submit list of worthy
families
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
General Weather Conditions

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Thc extreme
Northwest disturbance of Tuesday night
moved southeastward with undiminished in
tensity but irregular definition and to-nioh.
over Eastern Colorado which is tho n,oa+
married of the three ono over extreme Ea :
ern Nobraska and another near the Mani
tobn- Minnesota line. To the northwestward
eAccpt III thc racine states. pressure is rising
rapidly. and it remains moderately high in
the Southeast
There were general showers in the South
ern states and SHOWS and rains in the *
trcme Northwest. the middle and northern
plateau. and rains in the north Pacific stntc
There was no other precipitation of consc-
uucncc. 1t is decidedly colder In the North
west and the extreme West. especially in tn,
middle plateau. where temperatures arc from
"a to - degrees below the seasonal average
IL 's also colder over the interior South and
from the upper Mississippi Valley eastward.
except in New England, where high TIM
pcrnturcs prevail.
Showers with local thunderstorm may be
expected Thursday in the upper lake rcgoN
the ONO Valley nnd the South, continuing
ridny in the lower lake region and from the
Ohio Valley southwnrd. and extending into
the middle Atlantic states and po.sbly
Western New England
IL vii! he colder Friday in the lake rc-
glon. the Ohio Valley. Tennessee and the
east Gulf states.
Forecasts for Special Distrleta.-Eastsrn
New York-Partly cloudy Thursday Fridny.
showers.
Western New York Partly cloudy Thurs
dny Friday. showers colder west portion.
Southern New England -Fnir rhursdnv
Friday. cloudy, probably showers afternoon
night
Ncw jersey. Delaware Partly rlo,dv
Thursday Friday showers
Eastern P"nnnyIpana Partly clo.i,
AAuisI"| Fridny, showers and ssolsG
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Man Shot by Wife Dies

William Changer, thirty-two years
o'd' "no was shot III the temple Tues
day BY his wife, Margaret, twenty
three years old, died yesterday in the
Eayonne \. j. Hospital
Mfs Changer told the police she and
her husband were married five years
ago and that She left him eight months
ago because Of cruel trcutmcn. She
becamc housckccDcr for Dr.. William
Fcldman, 1853 Mnford Placc, the
Bronx. Mnnday night, she snid, her
husband called and crcntcd "A scene.
Fearing he you'd beat her. Mrs.
Changer says, She purchased re
YolYcr Yesterday, she said, she went
70 her husband's room 1T % West
nifd S'roc'. H"Yrpuc apd he began TO
abuse hsr. She then sho, him.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-01
Brandenburg Sentenced
To Sing Sing for Larceny
Magazine Writer Given Two and
One-Half Years for Worth
less Stock Transact;ou
less Stock Transaction

Broughton Brandenburg, a magazine
writer, was sentenced by Judge Grain
IN General Sessions yesterday to two
and one-half years in Sing Sing Prison,
following his conviction on a charge
OF larceny in the second degree.
brandenburg is alleged to have sold
worthless stock in project to develop
mine at Tompkinsville. S. L., where,
according to complainants, he proposed
10 NINE rubies, sapphires, amethysts
and abestos
A certificate of reasonable doubt was
granted by the court on motion of
Robert M. Moore, Brandenburg's coun-
sci. The prisoner was released on
$1,000 bail pending an appeal