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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Organized Movement May srino Re,
Ter Understanding With United
States.

Mexico City. Mex.-Mexfcan WOMB,
are preparing to take hand in public
affairs. They intend first TO attack
social and industrial evils and Iatar
70 make a fight for political equality
This is the program of the Mexi.on
FEMINIST council. national organiza-
ton with headquarters in Mexico Cltv
ihe council does not believe thar tho
mass of Mexican women are at nras.
ent prepared for complete suffrage hpt
hopes eventually to make them a vital
political force. The present Mexicon
government looks with favor unon
their efforts, according TO Senorita
Elena Torres, general secretary of the
council.
The feminist council has Organized
groups to teach Mexican women how
their conditions may be improved in.
dustrially and socially. The next stem
said Senorita Torres, will be organlza. |
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Follow a Coin Film

Hood River. Ore.-Tba tos.
coin is directing Mr.. and Me- OF a
Iaot e,, who left Chehalis. Wash.
last faIl on a motor tour Of he oa,.
Try. They tossed 5O-cent nice oou :.
ueciue between a visit to Hood p,ve ~
or 10 Yakima, Wash. Hood River 80
resented by tails. won. and the a rep
can sorne mere and spent the harvest sea- Ca
son picking apples. "ShaII o. eh-
norm or south?" Mr.. Northrupn as, ~
nis wlre when their work here w. e.
isheu. The flip of a coin again dsc,r
ell. Southern California won "e.l"-.
Two nave left for the sunny South '
Where they say they will nnr,,c,r",
IN the citrus fruit harvest.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

'aDiy rar more liable to die early than
are the married OF the same age.
Hazard Greater in Mills.
Fall River cotton operatives betvsa,
me ages of 10 and A are about ons-.
lail (46 per cent? more liable IN a..
from all causes combined. than nra
nohhlilI operatives of the same aya
.helr hazard from tuberculosis bein.,.
loO per cent and from all nontubar,
culous causes of death. 20 DER cent
greater than the hazard of all other
persons. As TO wOrkroom hazard r.
appears that the spinning and va,yas
rooms are the two workrooms sbow.
ing the greatest peril for male work
efS' the death rates, both of single and
lnarried men, from all causes beine
greater than the corresponding rafe< - ~
honihili operatives. For both ska6,k
ana married females the spipti. M (.
room IS the room of greatest peru I
iact which Is important because ma 4
spinning room females are youthful
group 40 per cent being under ~.
Within industrial groups tuberil
osls Is by far the commences Gin 0e.
'ause OF death, the tuberculous dear
'eing 10 per cent of the total deafE
'oth OF male and of female oner,fiv.
ICED 10 TO A. s -, 3
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
British Chanceliors-

The British chancellor of the ex-
ehequer and the old high chancellor
are two separate persons, and their
positions are very different. The chan.
cellor OF the exchequer holds a DO
sition in the British cabinet similar
to that of the minister OF finance in
the federal cabinet of Canada. The
position of the lord high chancellor is
primarily judicial one. He is at the
head Of the equity branch of the law
and In that capacity is the hfehest
Judge In England. Montreal Herald
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
MANY Americans Said to Have
Fallen Victims.
"aor'o So'ice on Trail Of Gang That
Operates Dying Prisoner"
Scheme.

Madrid.-The Spanish swindlep
has shown its head again. America
mas oeen inundated with letters from
"A dying prisoner, prosecuted by poIIt.
ical enemies. only able to communI.
cate with the outside world through
Ine kindness OF prison chaplain"
The writer of the letter claims rela.
tionship with the person addressed
and explains that a vaIise containing
valuables has been concealed outside
or Spain, the contents to be left TO
an only daughter and the American
relative.
Should the American reply. he later
receives letter from "the chaplain"
stating that the prisoner is dead and
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
OLD SWINDLE IS REVIVED

,hat n certain sum is required TO 70
tease the prisoners baggage. includIne
tne mysterious valise. Fortunately
"hen the correspondent reaches mi.
point the American relative usuoIIv
becomes curious and as a result the
embassy in Madrid and the consuIo,es
throughout Spain have a flood of cor.
respondence on the subject.
IN other cases the victim takes tho
oait without question and parts with
MS money, or even worse still. goes to
the expense of travelling TO Snaip 80
pay the required sum to releose tho
valise and claim his share of tho oor
tents. Noii
In the latter case the swind,or t.
generally brought to book for ,ha
Spanish police are on the lookout and
The presence of a stranger LOOKING Co.
ost relatives arouses their susnicionn
Recently an American arrived r.
Madrid with certified check 70 c,oin,
lis share Of prisoners estate tn
spanish police put him in prison unt;,
ie could be convinced that he had
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
MINES MENACE TO SHIPS

wiz De many drifting mines ahtv
ni.er"ard there will be some dar =
ou' IL VIII rapidly diminish as the
inehts destroy the effectiveness of
Mines" S'S u ~
he SAID the committee accop,tad
ior mines on the basis thar Ave 49,
cent explode when laid. five ner coz,
are directive, ten per cent soon no.
come useless through Ieakase ard
MY per cent of the total number laid
are destroyed by the different svs,o,,.
Oh sweeping employed by the BritIsb
ana Americans.
COMMITTEE members believe th.,
seat many of the other thirty ner con,
VIII be carried by the noturot n.,h
ward currents of the North Seo TO-
Arctic Ice packs and destroyed Others
VIII go ashore on the Norwegian coost
as nave many already: a great nun,
DER VIII become harmless throuyb 20.
manning IN the water and cartoi,
nunloer VIII be destroyed by patrols
Wnich The British navy still is main
tanning. uiaih-
Also the British navy has inst .rr,
~ All merchantmen. except those cali
Is al irlsh ports. with rifles. with
'hich to destroy any mines slcb,ad
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Death Hazard in
Mills Is Very Great

Us Il whole, it is untrue of that nor.
uoh OF it (61 per cent? which does
nor work in the cotton mills for
among these three-ffths the male
ueath rate exceeds the female by IA
per cent. ~
Inc total death hazard Of the M
i've porn exceeds that of the foreign
p porn oy per cent, though the native
porn are less liable than the foreicn
o urn 10 die Of tuberculosis, the differ.
ehce between the death rates haina
Slsht' however-leSS than l per cont
ne irish and French Canadians show
Su &c highest death rates among the
racial groups.
IN Fail River married females ba-
tween me ages of Is and a are much
more hable TO die, both from tphar.
and from all nontubercnIors
,So 'nan the single. while among |
-ne males the single are almost invar,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Record Cron Vaiue

, 'uIue OF important Farm crons nj
'he United States for 1919 as given n,
me fnal report of the denartment %,
dsr'culture is $14092. 100000. com.
pared with s12.6OO.526.OOO. the revised
figures OF 1918, an increase of 81. 4oo
@lt'ooO, based on prices TO nroducer.
December l. This is the greatest voIua
ever given the nations grain crops.
The five grains-wheat corn oo+s
rye ana barley-aggregated $3.50 344 :
wv bushels, an increase of a. 541 OoO
bushels over last year. Acreage plont.
Ell TO the principal crops was 3591o4-
10, compared with 256. 4O7. 162 last
year an increase of 100000 acres
value of the five leading grains was
SI.In'l69OOO. compared with S6.761
566,OOO an increase of s415.S 900
Inc corn crop looms up in valuation
above all others. and is next to the
most valuable ever known holm,
worth 1884. 234 600. or s415 600 OO0
more than last year and 100000 bush.
els over previous estimates. with n
crop of 2,917,45000O bushels. the fourtb
iargest on record. and $4,000. 900 bush-
els over last years.
Wheat yield was the second IarcoS,
known. 94O,9S7.0OO bushels. a gain ~
25.OOO,OOO bushels. over former returns
and of 33,SS7.OOO bushels comnorod
with last year. and valued at 81 $40
$4,000, compared with 1921. 43S 600 Iast
year. '
a fail down occurred in oats with
L.Z4S.3l0,WU bushels. or 2SOOO oOO
'uShels more than previously reported
nut loss of 29O.OOO.OOo bushels from
asst year and the shortest in recon-
ears. Barley was also disapnoint.
lent with 165.719OOO bushels q loss
9o,6OOOOO bushels for the wear. Uav
record crop of 1OS.6G6. 900 tons or
100000 tons in excess of 1918 Tbera &
all the feed the country REQUIRES :
nj provides a good surplus for ex. a
Drt.
WHITE potatoes turned out slightly 81
'ove early estimates with 357 oO1 40 a:
lshels. or 100000 bushels short of 81
st year. f.
A yield of 1872, $4,000 pounds of er
et sugar was raised. compared with 10
80, 10000 pounds last wear. he
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
bureau OF Labor Statistics Makes
Study at Fall River,
Mass.
WOMEN ARE BIGGER RISK
Mortality Among Cotton Mill Workers
Much Higher Than Among Those
Following Other Pursuits-Tu.
bercuIosis Takes MANY.

washington, d. C.-From an indns
trlai standpoint death at less thar
Ola age means fixed and definits
Ioss' the worker has at each age q
certain expectancy of life, varying &C.
coruing TO certain factors, but still
dehnltely calculable, which makes his
death the loss of so much potential
Industrial activity.
In bulletin No. psi entitled "Pre-
ventable Death in the Cotton Mann.
featuring Industry" just issued by the
bureau OF labor statistics of the UnI-
TED States department of labor. is
SHOWN the real death hazard by age
groups for wage earners. especially
lor those engaged in the several
processes of cotton cloth manufocture
and also what factors have been es-
peciaIiy active in cutting off the lives
OF wage earners during age periods
winch are normally of greatest produce
tive activity.
In this report, which is supnlemant-
airy to an earlier report upon the sub.
Ject' the death hazard, by age, sex and
race OF the entire operative popula.
tion OF Fall River, the leading cotton
city in the United |
Is contrasted with the corra-
sponuing hazard of the nonmill opera
,noe OF the city for the FIVE years,
looo TO 1872. inclusive. and study
; made OF the death rates of workers
n the different rooms within the cot.
on mill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

a.u poison called soIanin. 90
sraii'lhe OF which is sufficient TO nro.
duce bad results. There is ALWAYS .
mihute quantity of this solanin in tho
'uoers' but when these are maturo
never enough to do harm. unless thew
nave sProuted and the sprouts have
NOT been removed before cooking
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

huiidh nature for the farmer m So-o
oeiievlng they should be best for 600,
are more often than not abnormal ears
uue 10 late maturing or to some defac,
"hlch nature has endeavored 70 cor
Iect curing the period Of growing bv
'he use of abnormal methods. As n
seheral thing, the offspring of such an
ear is weak.
A medium sized ear. say fen and =
llali or eleven inches long. with a cir
.uinIerehce of approximately seven
,"ches' Is about right. Straigbt rows
ihdlcate careful selection and breed;p,
IN the seed which produced tbe ear
ana Tor this reason are desirable m,
the other hand. some varieties of corn
are known by their characteristically
crooked rows and should not no dis
cIiihihated against. An average car of
'he size stated will weigh obout "A
ounces when its moisture content iS
10 per cent, and il will shrink in Ianotb /
from one to two inches during tho
p,ocess OF drying. OF course II will
also shrink in circumference. which is
'omething that is not generally oh
served by farmers.
Before the selected corn Is Snour
tored II must be dried out so that ire
loisture content will fall as low as -
er cent, If possible. Under such cen
ltions even a very hard freeze will F,
ave little or no effect on the vitality
the seed If the drying out process
IN De carried on in a room who're
lere is stove heat. or in another room
eur enough to get the heat from n
owe, so much the better. a
ohe OF the best and simplest meth :.
Is OF storing seed corn is to tie II nm :
lth binder Irvine, each string CON "
ming from II to 10 ears. Tbesa
rings may be suspended from wires ,,
ruhg In the barn or other places b,
iere the corn is to be kept. and II is -
portant that the individual ears -
ouid not touch each other. Corn -.
IL Is 10 be used for seed should never 90
piled up. "
lhe best place to store corn is some II
ce where it is dry. and where tbera ;s
room for the circulation of air an
ween the ears or rows. If n room no,
attic in the farmhouse can no +,
lzed Tor this purpose. it makes an nh,
~ storing place But If any out BIN.
Iding must be used, care should he las
EN- that the spot where the corn is A
e hung is as free from 1ampness ar bee
times as possible. 1,re
he corn crop of 1918 on 104. 467 900
IS amounted to 2,5O2, 665. 900 BUSH
worth S3.416,240.0OO. The final re- 81
OF the department of agriculture rro
5 the acreage of 1919 as O2O75.- the
the yield 2,917, 1900 bushels and q,
alma Oo1 non
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
$4,000 Orphans Roam
Homeless in Armenia

Characteristics the massa-
cring of 100000 ArmenIans
during the war this people is
being still further reduced nv
demobilized Turkish troops, who
are killing them and robbing
them of what is left of their
possessions. says DR.. Kunzler
Swiss pastor. who was in Ar
menia throughout the war.
He made this statement in an
address at Zurich. He said 90.
600 homeless orphans are wan.
dering about the country.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Antiseptic.

y. I ne nectar. which doe,
J, ', = stomach but into into
: 8 me-. ne ossophagus. There aere
, ~ chemical trans
"a I., ne influence of a sub.
NM 'ase which acts as
rs ' g. the bee dlsgorg ,ss
~ me-, sns wax cells it dis,
~ ' sa at the same
'n from the bees sting :
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Woman's Tolerance

A neighbor wOman's idea of toler-
ance Is to say with a curious empba-
SIS which leaves the impression that
she is open to conviction on the SUBJ
Ject: "Oh, well. don't suppose the
girls actually bad."-Ohio State Jour-
nal
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
SINGING VS.. stamm.rinn

Stammering has its curiosities
writes a correspondent. and goes on
10 recall the case of the boy at his
schooi who spoke with stutter and
couid none the less sing perfectly.
me news of his prowess In the
choir spread, and harassed masters
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Beware Too IuxeniI. eo...o

When potatoes are prematureiy har.
vested they may prove dangerous to
heaitn' There have been several cases
oI poisoning from potatoes, the most
recent being in Leipzig. The Journal
Oh the American Medical Association
says the green parts of potatoes con-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Baby Named "Armistic. %

New Bedford, Mass.-If the bahv
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter KIN.
zewski had arrived on any other dov
but November IL she might have !.
dinerent name. As it is. she will po
through life with the name of ARMS.
tice.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

would sometimes take advantage of II
AND delighted class would have Tho
novelty of hearing lesson sung do
nsh'Imiy In a boy;sh soprano. Like
The celebrated judgment in F fat nc
lne lord chancellor in 'IoIanthe" his
enorts often deserved double on.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
shin Bone for Her s,,,.

b., "ater,own' y. with a portion -.
ner snlnoone replacing what bad %
snIUe , Jeen diseased section OF her
spine splne' MISS Irene Houghes. eleh,a aer
seasS o'u' OF Alexandria Bay, is on ,ea
pital here. 'rs hos
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Wom,
Women Have Higher Death BAT.

by comparison of death rates sv
sex of the whole Fall River non,,a
non aged 10 to A. 1t is shown that
females have appreciabIy the higher
aeath hazard. From tuberculosis their
ueath rate exceeds that of the males
~ = per cent, from nontubercuIosis
causes by . per cent and from all
e%uSes combined by s per cent. YET
"hiie this Is true of the population
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Mexican Women WAKING ne

u, 1on Of woman workers IN
Inc council intends TO brinn -, INDUSTRY
tons in , otha with similar organiza.
with t ~ other countries and 70 wo.'.
and dieo women of the world for neaea
anu disarmament. Senorita ~ T peaee
az pte',c's mat Mexican women win re
are a new era of am,cohro VII wiz ere
between more more complete UNDERSTANDING
'''"een Mexico and the United sta.a. Sing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
COCO mrs HIlO $40

:: :: !: !: !: !:
Il. NJ THE farmers of this conn
try want to profit by the
experience of recent wears
when they were several
s times caught without home.
grown seed, resulting in
poor crops. they will at
~ turn their attention to the selec-
o. plenty of good seed for their
- use as well as to sell to their
npofs II next years corn crop
~ be total or partial failure r.
nof be possible to harvest anv
seed at all from it. In that event
years seed, If properly chosen and
nred for during the winter
VIII not only be good seed for
ut better seed in 1921 than i'm
= seed viii be.
Ms In the northern corn baTt
me corn failed to mature. We
''l1e good homegrown seed for
~ painting. This should have
z - q lesson. We should have
t"e years supply for seed I'm |
- we didn't. In 1917 the corn
He'd to mature and we were /
g without seed. The result
'ne farmers Of the United
millions of dollars because
F/ ~fa1.l
crop promises to be one Of
esl ON record, and few farm
ese any excuse for not saving
dance of seed.
ye plenty of good seed is 81, :
= business. If our surplus is
lor seed 1t will not be
= Always will have a market y
9 4 may be fed to stock II -
"eeded Tor seed. ii will be 4
'iihes It's market value as h
- can import potatoes. OATS .
eut we cannot import seed ..
g. ,pe't 10 get as good results n
.n get from corn grown in =,
eiiate nelghborhood. " NJ NJ
pevtance of testing seed corn .
ng Is now generally recog. o5
1i 70. ael'ced by farmers every w
I.-r - .he testing In the world ta
~ nlng unless good seed is %,
~ harvest and then prop Ct,
and cared for until fest =, 81
>oues. '" TEST WI
1nf<s i'm
<1.- US IL may seem. the sh,
ears win not always prove m,
~ Tor seed. As n mar. ha
61.. ne national authority on ,
yates that he has fire. n,a
80 ~ seed from blue-ribbon T.
- sed according to the no,
- 'su seemingly physically or
3 failed to get as good 70. OF OF,
~ m as he did from ears "a.
Nj shan a prize on ac- bull
1ne lootin. me trouble is TAX,
= their vIa,,,,. no not give TO b
hive haor power until all
& far,par s'e' Conse- T
her apnaara. 80 ears based acre
out Door re- ne might els,
- BE- too ,sta ,ouucers' and port
ltine. " save other give
lke bio ON. 600.
"hlch II Is the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

we used TO send our ore 20 Ireland ~
oe smeited at the expense of her for
ests. she in turn sends her ore 10 be
sineited in Ayrshire and South Wales.
London Chronicle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

IS added. this to prevent fermentation.
mus. says BONNER. "the bees in
Vented antiseptics before Pasteur or
Lister" 1t is this drop of poison that
preserves the honey for years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

Inc rear end of an automobile ,oo,-
er of English invention i n,aa iock-
sauunu glass on which a cars numbe-
can De painted, and Illuminated
night by lamp inside the Iocts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Almost as Good

Inc farmers wife tells me If is
prontable to keep pig to pct rid of
the scraps around the house,
presume so. | find. however thar
my husband will eat almost anything
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
camoufIaee of the cor,,..,

one way TO reduce the number ~
divorces would be to have people do
tneir counting with their evervdav
clothes on.-Akron Times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

Deen the victim Of a clever suy,nd,o-
- TOOK all the eIoquence of an ama.s
. consul to do this and indnce ~.
man to return home. e liie
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24

Nearly 100000 tons of sand b,v.
pe cen removed from the entrance 10
Liverpool harbOr since dredging on..
a'iohs We're begun In 1890.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Girl Catches sh..L

ho cornwall, Eng.-with an ore,In.-.
nDoS H s ana Ilne Miss Daisy ~ JewS
long. sharS sly Eel
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Where Education E,,,.

Furthermore. college education never
IN this world made a young man
anxious to milk COW in muddy 10,
Dallas News. ''''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-01-24
Fields Small.

aslds are a ms,.,.
IN. The earbonlferous
ser Isle has lost.
- coal beds. but the
- .' upheavsl of her
va va to the surface
IS esstructIon by the
e, remains coal in
lsne of what she
ouys mainly from
''fe; and whereas
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-12-04
UlACK Os'Ex AT
NAVAL ACAOEAev

Congressman Guy y. Hardy an
pounc~s that he will have tho ap-
point mont of ono midshipman a,
the uni,.d State. Naval Academy q,
Annapolis next year. Nj. Hardy
has decided to make tbs selection .,
u esadids,s and sitcrnstss through
q competitive examination.
The sxaminssions will bs con.
Quoted BY the Civ,i Service Commis.
sion. and may be taken At y number
of towns In tho district on aboa,
January ,. To bc admitted TO the
Naval Academy. boys mus, have
practically y high school education
and be physically sound.
boys who nr~ Interested can &c,
full information by writing Congress.
man Guy u. Hardy. lso House ono
building. Washington. u. e. A.
names of prospective candidates
must be on tho list for ~saminstion
those Interested should act prompt.
~.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-12-04
SHOW Adm NEW CLANS
~ nNOWTMORN DsvIslON

Ths National Western Stock
Hho~ management Ia mailing
notices To prospective exhibitors OF
Hhorthorn breeding cattle al the
coming Show that cows entered In
Class 7. for cows years old or
over. must be dry cows and no,
with calf st side, A now eiaas Ia,
bsen added to thls division which
10 known as Class Is. for cows. any
age. with calf at side. oaiyod after
Jan. 81. 1890.
Premiums In the dry COW class
have been arranged Jointly by the
American shorthorn breeders As
sociaiion and the Stock Show Aaso-
citation. The premiums ar. respect
lively $40. tas. $50. $40. and $50.
The show datcl are Jan. Ia to 90
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-12-04

Mfs, Rcbcca George left Tuesday
niKht for Brownsville. Texas. to re-
main indefinitely with her son. Sam
George and family. On her trip sho
will stop at Kansas city TO visit her
eldest son for week or ten days.
Mrs. George has been staying at Dol
Soric for the past two months with
the Fullinwidcrs. Mrs. Fullinwid-
cr has been very III with rhcuma-
tism