The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-09-17

LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS
Neros of the Pelican State ArranR-
ed in Condemned Form

Arcadia.-The Arcadia bonded cot.
ton warehouse containing 1000 bales
or last years cotton crop was de-
stroyed by fire Of undetermined origin.
The loss is estimated at 100000
washington, d. C.-Whfle the total
milk production in the United States
increased 1876 per cent to a daily out.
put Of 7,S00,000000 gallons during the
decade from 1909 to 1919, both Lou.
isiana and Mississippi showed marked
decreases in the output of this prod
uct, according to preliminary figures
made public by the Bureau of the Cen
sus at Washington. Milk production
in Louisiana fell off 1916 per cent dur
ing the period
New Orleans.-The Boys Club team
that will represent Louisiana in the
International Judging Contests at At
lanta. October Is, has a good chance
OF winning over all other teams, ac-
cording to w c. Abbott, State agent,
In charge Of Juvenile club work. The
Louisiana boys will be pitted against
a number Of other State teams in the
judging Of live stock. The winners
Will get as 4 prize free trip to the
Royal Live Stock Show at London.
Monroe.-The Caldwell parish DO
lice jury has asked the Louisiana State
Highway Department to take over and
operate the Ouachita river traffic
bridge at Columbia. The jury mem
oers state that 1t is advisable that the
State Highway Department assume
control at the earliest possible date.
as the bridge is greatly in need Of
repairs. and it is impossible for thu
parish to make these repairs, having
expended all its funds on the construc.
tion OF the Pelican highway.
Shreveport.-Major John New. Ford
and Finance Commissioner L. F. Claw
son officially announced the sale of
$l,o40.0O0 of local municipal improve
ment bonds, being the balance o an
issue Of 81 zoo, 900 authorized last Sep
tember, to Caldwell & Co., Nashville.
Tenn. at part 6 per cent and accrued
interest. The sale was made subject
to an enabling act to be passed by the
the State Legislature. A public IL
brary, municipal courthouse and Jail,
new central fire station, storm sewers
and parks and Fairgrounds are to be
built from this bond issue.
Monroe.-The Bayou Macon Associ-
alton, which is composed of 25 Bap-
tist Churches in four or five parishes
OF this part Of the State, will hold its
fifty-ninth annual convention at Mer
Rouge, October 2-6 inclusive. Moder-
ator l.. P. Arrendef of Oak Grove will
preside. The executive committee,
composed Of: L. p. Arrender, Oak
Grove; H. l.. Driskell, West Monroe;
s. d. Bachman. Mer Rouge; S. w.
Sprolles, Rayville; L. w. Sloan, Bas-
trop; c. E. Reed, Sorest, and Walter
Bassett, Kilbourne, will meet here to
outline plans for the coming conven-
tion.
New Orleans.-Census figures re-
ceived here indicate that in East Car
roll, Madison, Tensas, Concordia and
West Feliciana parishes, negroes con-
stitute rs per cent or more of the pop
ulation. In Bossier, Morehouse, East
FelicianN and West Baton Rouge par
ishes the negro population varies be-
tween 81 IL and IS per cent. In Clai-
borne, Richland, DeSoto, Natchitoches,
st. Landry, Point Coupee, East Baton
Rouge, st. Helena, Iberville, St. James,
st. John the Baptist, st. Charles and
Plaquemines parishes, the negro pop
ulation ranges from SO to 81 IL per
cent.
New Orleans.-Suit brought by for !
mer Governor Luther z. Hall against
Judge Emile Godchaux, contesting his
recent nomination by the Democrats
as justice of the Louisiana Supreme
Court, was decided in Civil District
Court in favor of Judge Godchaux. !
The contest was entered by Mr.. Hall
who ran, second in the race, who /
claimed that Judge Godchaux was a /,
resident Of Pass Christian, and not |
eligible to hold office in Louisiana. |
Forty-eight hours is allowed for an
appeal to be taken to the Supreme |
Court, and that court must meet and |
hear the case and hand down the de. |
cision within five days.