davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
POWERS READY To
COMPROMISE ON
SIZE Of NAV|ES
..sAnEsE MAY BE GIVEN, IS PER
CENT BY BIG NATIONS
PROPOSALS.
HUGHES, BALFoyR, AND
KATO TN CONFERENCE
~ ssxo.esed' to Agree Not to Further
Fortify Pacific Bases and PERMIT
the Retention Of New Jap
Warship Mutsu.

wosh,neton.-Japan and the Uniteo
States appeared to be approaching an
agreement on the question Oh haVai
= I,ter 4 conference between Secre-
tsrv Hughes. Admiral Baron kato ana
Arthur ]. BalfOur, the japanese dele
xates began communicating with TOXIC
presumably submitting to their nome
government some new phases OF the
negotiations.
This official communication was IS
,rod after the meeting Of the big
Three:
.Arthur J. Balfour, Admiral Baron
Kato and Secretary Hughes met at
the State Department and lad an ex-
tended interview with respect to the
naval proposals. No comment on the
snteryiew can be made at this time"
To that Baron Kato added. In re-
plying TO questioners, 81 cannot divulge
anything that was brought up at the
conference"
But from elsewhere came intima-
tions that possibly the question of the
American fortincations in the Pacific
and possibly the Japanese ambition to
retain the superdreadnaught Mutsu
had entered into the developments.
Unofficial japanese accompanying
the delegation to the Washington con
ference put forward the suggestion
that X Japan were permitted to retain
the Mutsu and the American govern
ment agreed not to further fortffy Its
Pacific bases, the japanese feet would
have In effect a rating of 65 or 66 pei
cent, instead of the 60 per cent allowed
by the American proposals.
Supporting this view, In 50 much a!
It relates to the question Of fortifica
lions, came this authoritative outline
Of the Japanese position from NOR
official source:
"In japanese minds strong fortifica
tons near the home soil give cause TO
anxiety because the Japanese peopl,
want to know the reasons for them. II
them they are closely connected witt
the question Of the national defense
Just as 1t is the question Of definit
understanding concerning the Far. Eas
between the United States, Japan an
Great Britain"
There were no expressions from tn
authorized spokesmen of any grou
10 indicate how far these views repre-
sented the results of proceedings. A
the delegation leaders stood firm {
stand on the official announcement
shat no. comment can be made at thi
time"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Suit Filed by Surety Company.

Shreveport, La.-Philip A. Munich.
who, under plea of guilty. is serving a
term in the Louisiana penitentiary for
embezzling funds from the Kansas
City Southern Railway Company while
local clerk, was made defendant
Thursday in suit filed by the Ameri'
can Surety Company for $1s,964.37
which it claims it had to pay due to
Munch's defalcations.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Louisiana Southern Rate Cut.

New Orleans, LA 3S 1/3 per cent
cut In railroad rates on the Louisiana
Southern branch of the Gulf Coast
Lines announced Tuesday. The cut
extends to interstate, as well as in
trastate shipments. 1t includes all
class rates, and also the special rates
on canned goods, cans, coal, coke, sug-
ar, baskets and hampers and lumber.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Experiment. station and Bridges.

Hammond, lathe election for vot'
ing a bond issue in the Seventh and
Eighth Wards Of Tangipahoa parish
resulted in fully 81 per cent OF the
voters and 80 per cent of the property
valuation going for the two Items OF
the bond. issue. the horticultural Ex'
pertinent Farm and the steel bridge
across the Tangipahoa river in the
Seventh and Eighth wards.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Auto Driver Slain.

New Orleans, La.-Officials Of three
parishes are searching for the slayer
of John Roy of Crowley, automobile
driver, u years old. whose body was
found on the lonely road between Eu-
nice in st. Landry Parish, and Ma
mou, in Evangeline Parish. Roy's body
was found beside his car. He had
been shot through the temple.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Soap Makers wife Robbed Of $4,000.

Cincinnati.-Although police have
good descriptions of four bandits, two
white and two colored, who forced Mrs.
William Cooper Proctor, her sister,
Miss Mary Johnson and servant into
the cellar of the Proctor home, and
then looted the house Of jewelry val
ued. at $4,000, no arrests have been
made.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Fire Causes $4,000 Loss.

Shreveport, La.-Ffre OF undeter-
mined origin Wednesday caused heavy
losses to the F. w. Woolworth store
and the Hill, Sollie and Richey store,
especially to Christmas goods and con-
siderable damage from water to the
Baird shoe store, all in the Slattery
building. The total damage is esti-
mated at $4,000, partly covered by in
surance.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Iouisianian Wins First Prize.

Shreveport, La.-First prize for the
best ten ears of Yellow Dent corn ex-
hibited in the international Livestock
Grain and Hay. Show at Chicago was
awarded to E. s. Burt, farm demonstra-
tion agent of Bossier parish, Louis
lana, which defeated similar displays
from ten other Southern states, ac-
cording to advices received this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Millionalrs,s Son Found.

Lake Charles, La.-After an absence
from home of more than 10 years, In
which time he was mourned a. dead,
Frank O'Meara, son of T. P. O'Meara,
multi-miIlionaire of Pietermaritzburg,
Natal, South Africa. was located at
Lake Charles, Friday. IND
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
To Be PaIIbearers for Bandit.

Wichita, Kan.-Members Of the Sal
walton Army served as pallbearers at
the funeral services of Eddie Adams,
notorious bandit, killed here by the
police. The offer came following in
formation that difficulty was being
experienced in getting someone to
serve.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Corn Show to lake Place.

Baton Rouge, LATHE program COM
mittee of the Louisiana State Univer-
sity Extension Department forces and
the experiment station workers Is ar
ranging program of the State Corn
Show and Farmers Week" in Baton
Rouge, January to IA.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
HearIno on Riee Rate Cut.

Baton Rouge, La.-Louisiana public
service commission will meet at Baton
Rouge, December 13 and IA. Fifteen
cases are on the docket for hearing
and among them is the application OF
the American Rice Growers Associa-
ton for a reduction in rates on rough
and clean rice and rice products.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Traffic Club orqanized.

Alexandria, La.-At meeting We'd
nesday the shippers of Alexandria or
ganized a Traffic Club. ]. l.. Pitts
delivered an address. The object OF
the organization is to promote the In
terest of local shippers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Ioui.ian. Farmer Hits OIL.

Estherwood, La.-While putting
down a we'll for water a farmer near
Estherwood struck oil at eighteen feet
and drilled through quantity Of par
affin dirt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Found Guilty of Cattle Theft.

oberlin, La.-After a three-day trial
all three defendants in the case OF
State VS. Jack Wright ct al, charged
with cattle stealing. were found guilty
by a verdict Of the jury in district
court.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Thief snatehes Main saek.

esourg. m.-A thief snatched q
sack OF ordinary mail from
"a tne platform of the Santa Fe
!, 30, nere and escaped In the dark
~ pouch had been unguarded
uuek awaiting transfer.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Opera House and Hotel Proposed.

Shreveport, La-Charles Sutter OF
st. Louis, representing Eastern and
Northern capital, arrived this week
for conference with local interests IN
connection with plans to erect COM
bination hotel and opera house to cost
81, 500, 900.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Move AGAINST ~Theate- couohs."

Move Against "Theate- Coughs"
Paris.-Paris actors have decided to
organize a campaign against "theater
coughs" Coughs, ther say, have a
habit Of occurring at dramatic mo-
.ments in the plays and spelling the
effects intended by the playwrights.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
=. m.nu.I Acquitted.

oberlin, La.-Lee Manuel. charged
With the murder of Milton Reed. was
acquitted in Circuit Court. the jury
bringing in a verdict Of not guilty after
beinG out thirty minutes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Five Sailors Die as Ship Founders.

Vancouver. B. Give japanese
sailors lost their lives when the jap
anese auxiliary schooner Ikoun Maru
foundered 200 miles of Cape Flattery
in a southwest gale, according to a
wireless report received here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Death sentence For Girl Slayer.

Mount Holly, N. Louis Lively,
negro, was found guilty Of numbering
7-year-old Matilda Russo Of MOores-
town and was sentenced to die in the
electric chair the week Of January 16.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Two Killed in Attack on Jail.

nelsst-An attack on the jail at
,snoonderry with the object of re-
s'ng the prisoners there was re-
49,. u oy. the police guards. Two po-
en were killed and several Of the
attackers captured.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Agreeable.

Lady of the House-"I don't mind
giving you a meal, but shall require
a return" Hobo-"Well. mum, II ]
like yer cookin' II, return just as often
as yer want."-Boston Transcript.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Bayou Ferry Leases Sold.

Thibodaux, lathe leases OF the
ferries over Bayou Lafourche were
auctioned Saturday by Firmin Thibo
daux
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
Forest Fires Do Damage.

Oberlin, La.-Forest fires are burn
ing in various parts OF Allen parish
and the high north wind blowing the
last few days has caused apprehension
A 70 fences and farm houses.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
cindys Ups and Downs.

The subject being Cinderella. one
little girl. an incipient Carolyn Wells,
wrote: I'VE learn that II her life did
begin In . low. menial way, It endsd
n a hymeneal afrair."-Boston Traer
script
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10
caIesburo. III.. Wants Federal Court

Galesburg, ILL.,, Wants Federal Court.
Galesburg, Il-The Knox County
Bar Association wants one Of the pro-
posed new federal courts in Illinsis
located near here. 1t has appointed a
committee to make an effort to land
the court, If Congress increases the
number in this state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10


Firing 2OO shots minute the
length
with bore Of o OF ncn
This wide
ranr of penetrating
givendi
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
TELLS OF CHINESE
 ! ATTEMPTS TO LIVE
Mothers Hide Food For Children ] Eating BarkS of Trees

Picking. March s.-chinesc wom- Ie HnomotImes hide their little stores bod which they have managed to |sSVo for thoir children when the re- |lleg agents visit their homes to ascer- lfalu whether the family is in danger Of atarvation. say yssome O the relief uxorkars. Although the relief agents fry to make sure that there is no food in tho houses before they give the people any Of tho grain sent for TO-
 lief purposes. few if any of them. |blame tho Chinese mothers for their |attempts to conceal tho fact that they have a pItifully small lot of food. pr. Charles l.. Lewis. one of the re- kief workers from Paotingfu. writes hn excuse of the mothers that there |are few people in the world, who in |tho face Of such desperate need, would not make. exactly tho same att tempt.
 Telling of n four-days' walking tour |in one of the famine districts. Dr. Lewis said that he and his party had
 vivestignted tho reports of deaths
 rom starvation and that he did not believe there was more than half n
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
WRITERS
 ARE IN FLORIDA
National Convention Is Being
 Held in Sunny South

Pensacola, Fla, March 9.-The thirty annual convention of the National Editorial association to be held at Pensacola and St. Augustine Fla, from March to 12, will be the most important gathering of the association ever held, as far as news paper interests are concerned, says announcement of the meeting by II. C. Hotaling of St. Paul, financial and field secretary of the association.
 The business sessions of the con- vention will be held at St. Augustine over a period of three days, but the meeting of the newspaper men will extend until March 25 to permit tour of the state by special trains and automobile under arrangements or the Florida press association.
 President Warren G. Harding is on the tentative program for a message on Greetings From the Newspaper Man in the White House." and many addresses on various phases of news paper activities and attendant prop lems will be heard.
 The report of the resolutions com mittee will be read and officers ana the next meeting place selected on the last day of the convention, March 12, on which day a banquet will be given the visiting newspaper men by the City of St. Augustine.
 After assembling at Birmingham March 6, plans are for the newspaper men to spend March at Pensacola, where elaborate preparations for en- tertainment are being made, March at Panama City and Tallahassee. where a banquet will be served, and March g at Jacksonville. March 10, II and 12 will be put in at St. Angus tine when the business sessions Of the association will be held.
 After the business sessions, the delegates will leave Sunday on a spe- cial train for a tour of the state from Palatka or Gainesville to Orlando where the traiR will be dismissed. The remainder of the trip to Miami, the Journeys end. will be made via automobile.
 Arrangements have been made with steamship lines to continue the trip to Cuba for those who desire, ac- cording to C.. F.. Hosmer. past presi- dent of the National Editorial asso- ciation in charge of the Florida pro- gram.
 Approximately s1oo.000 will be spent in entertainment and for spe- cial trains for the delegates.
 Challenge Milk, , cans soc. Russell Bros.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
COCHRAN PLAYS WELL
Youthful BilIiardist Has n Comfort able Lead Over Horemans, the Bel gian Star, in Match at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, March 9-Complete- ly outclassing his rival, Welker Coch- ran last night opened up a wide gap in his $500 point balkline billiard match here with Edouard Horemans, completing the fourth block with a total of 1,20O points as against 920 amassed by the Belgian champion. Horemans was completely outclassed and. during the session. succeeded in chalking up only 51 markers.
 Cochran reached his goal in four innings, going out with an unfinished run of 134. The New Yorker showed some of the finest billiards of his en- tire. career, his draw and follow shots being exceptionally brilliant.
 Starting with a run of 49, Cochran clicked off 19 in the second inning, 9S in the third and then capped the exhibition with his unfinished run.
 Horemans' form last night was far below that which he displayed in the afternoon, when, while not showing any brilliancy except for his wonder full masse shots, he forced Cochran to extend himself to keep the advan- tage he held at the end of last nights session. The score at the conclusion of the afternoon play was 300 to S69, with Cochran leading.
 Cochran displayed excellent form during the matinee session, once reel ing off a run of 151, which is high for the engagement so far. Hore- mans hung on tenaciously, however, and averaged 45.62. His high run was a 64.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
QUICK RELIEF FROM
 CONSTIPATION GetDr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
 Dr. Edwards, practicing physician for l7 years and calomel's old-time enemy, discovered the formula for Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic constipation and torpid ivers.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not contain calomel. but a healing, soothing vegetable laxative,
 No griping is the keynote of these little sugar coated. olive-coiored tab lets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally. They never force them to unnatural action.
 Ifyou have dark brown mouth .1- had breath-a dull. tired feelng-sick headcche-toCpid Hver-constpaton, youI find quick, sure and pleasant re, suits from one CT two of Dr. EoWaros Olive Tablets at bedtime.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
TAXATION NOT OPPOSED.

Albany. N. Y., March g.-Proposa1 for a state tax of 12 per cent on the gross gate receipts of running and trotting races was furthered yester- day, when no opposition was ,ex- pressed, at a hearing on the bill of Assemb1yman Charles H. Betts or Wayne, pending enactment in the legislature. One result of the hear ing was the announcement by Assem- blyman Betts that the bill would be amended to provide exemption from taxation of the harness racing meets conducted at Goshen, Monroe and MiddIetown, as requested by Pierre Iorillard of Tuxedo, who appeared at the hearing. These events, MT. LOT illard told members of the assembly committee on taxation and retrench- ment, were held solely to encourage breeding of horses.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
TO ENTERTAIN PIRATES.
Pittsburgh Fans Plan a Banquet for
 Players Tonight.

Pittsburgh, March 9.-The second squad of the Pittsburgh Nationals will assemble here today, one day ahead of their schedule, to be guests tonight of the Dormont Stove league at an open meeting of that organization.
 Waiter Maranville, the newly ac- uuired shortstop of the Pirates; Hans Wagner, former Pirate star: Barney Dreyfuss, president of the club; liar old Traynor, Clyde Barnhart, "Bill' Hinchman and other members of the Pittsburgh team, will deliver short addresses.
 Arrangements have been made wereby George Gibson. manager of the club, will deliver a speech through a wireless telephone from the spring training camp of the club at West Baden, Ind.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
AUSTRIA IS NOTIFIED
Will Have to Carry Outh Livestock
 Provisions of St. Germaih Treaty

Vienna, March 9.-Formal notice that it would be required to furfll the livestock provisions of the treaty Of St. Germain was served upon the Austrian government by separations commission today. This involves the delivery to Italy, Jugo-Slavia and Rumania of 10000 head of cattle, in- cluding 5000 milch cows.
 The American representative on the reparations body before their withdrawal had together with the British opposed previous attempts by the interested nations to secure such action. The ground of the opposition was that the requirement was unfair to the countries which are supplying Austria with quantities of milk and fats and that the regions to which the cattle would go did not actually need the stock demanded.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09

dozen of them in the area his party had been able to cover.
 'The leaves and bark which nearly every family we visited subsists on IS not unpalatable. but their nutritive value must be next to nothing pr. Lewis reported. We saw youngsters swallowing these ground leaves dry and how they did 1t was a mystery to us. We also found a medical case due to ground corncob diet and were not able to relieve him as we had no medicine with us.
 "One starving couple were in re- ceipt of relief but the amount avail able was such that only one in each family could be supplied. The wife was blind. and the husband finding that both could not survive, told the woman that she might have the grain ticket as he was going to hang him. self-which he henceforth did"
 Tn the Paotingfu area, says Dr. Lewis. a chain of schools has been established which can be expanded and developed into useful centers for gaining information. Tn some of them grain distribution stations have been located.
 Dr. Lewis. who has lived many years in China, has helped to stem two epidemic of pneumonia plague in north central China.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
POTATO WART IS
 CAUSING CONCERN
May Be Necessary to Use "SpOOk
 Cure"-Penn. Suffering Most

Washington. March 9.-Mystic rites of childhood for wart removal, in- volving shivery midnight visits to lonesome, spook infested grave yards. the use of a rabbits left hind foot with proper incantations, and tho like. may yet bo necessary to chase warts of potatoes. ..E
 At least. tho Department ot Agri- culture has not so far found other means to do tho job. It's official witches havo steamed. boiled, dosed and otherwise assailed the wart with inconclusive results. according to a report just published. They have not given up, however. and still hope to eradicate the plant disease from the country.
 Potato wart infection is now limit ed to a small area in Pennsylvania. duo to a 1912 importation of ''spuds" which later proved to be undesirable aliens. The experts have tried all sorts of chemical treatment of the soil and even steamed the ground be- fore planting. but without complete success.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
RIG ATTENDANCE AT RACES. Germans, at Opening of Turf Season,
 Break Betting Records.

Berlin, March 9.-Throngs num- boring many thousands gathered at the race track here yesterday for the opening of the season, in spite of the snow and cold weather. Bets laid at the track on the trotting races amounted to 100000 marks. and it was stated that wagers placed down town totaled an additional 3.o0o,000.
 A consignment of eleven thorough bred trotting mares from America was entered for the days events. It was declared at the track that all records for betting on the running races had been eclipsed.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
AKRON WANTS FRANCHISE.
Business Men of Ohio City Displeased at Transfer of Team.

at Transfer Of Ieam.
 Akron, Ohio, March 9.-Baseeall Commissioner K. M. Landis will be asked to intervene in the Akron In-- ternational league franchise muddle, President Joe Thomas of the local club announced last night. Thomas stated that he will go to Chicago to- day to lay the situation before Judge Landis in an attempt to retain berth in the International league for Ak ron.. e.e
 Failure recently of Akron business men to raise money for retention of the franchise was followed by the announcement that Newark (N. Jo sportsmen would take it over for $25,- 900. Upon refusal of owners to sell for that price the league declared the franchise forfeited.
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
SUGAR COMH
 BIG BUSH
American Sugar Rf
 0O,OOO Moro i 1920 Than

New York. MarcE of business done bN Sugar Rfg. Go. in H crease of $50. .000, ,0N vious year, accordi1 report made public of $350,000,000 Prel explained represent& na ge handled in th company, high pTicl ing for the increase]
 Operating profit SS,400,000 less than one-haIf cent on eaA or a profit of less pound. Referring 1 sugar supply. PreSa
 The amount in
 bowl in 1920 repre4 for each person in The increased supl 1919 was sufficient States from Labor Thanksgiving
New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
U. OF T.. CEREMONIES.
Senior Arch at Quadrangle Is Cn-
 yelled With Fitting Exercises.

Philadelphia. March 9.-Roland s. Morris, American ambassador to Jap- an, made the dedicatory address at the unveiling of the senior arch in the quadrangle of the University of Pennsylvania today. It was one Of the feature events of Ivy week at the university The ceremonies began when the senior class, led by Presi- dent Telmosse marched from the dormitories to the chapel where Act ing Provost Penniman spoke. A junior tablet was also unveiled at the dormitories. -.. ..@