c. THE MADISON JOURNAL. TALLULAH, MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23. 1912. - OF LOUISIANA Or SConservation Commission " Will Endeavor to Stop Waste in of Natural Resources. of pu Ti ITAL BEING DETERRED a urers Would Settle in State, Nily Needless Waste Causes Fear of Exhaustion of Gas tjo di Newspaper Union News Service. Orleans.-The Louisiana Con tes Commission is determined P' tp the tremendous waste of gas P' oil in the Caddo fields, near port. The matter was brought ly to the attention of the com n at its meeting last week by M. L. Alexander, president, who just returned from an inspection north Louisiana forest and mineral h th, paying particular attention to b Caddo fields. His report was such that stirred c entire commission to a realization the enormous waste of the state's ources, and one that is greatly in ering with investment of foreign tal in the territory, the fear being by investors that with such constantly going on the sapply of the field is endan "It is known," declared the commis l u a body, "that capital that de to invest in north Louislana and establish manufacturing industries arious klnds here are deterred doing so through fear of the gas and oil fields becoming through careless waste of valuable commercial assets. The proposes to use its utmoot y in correeting this needless saeless waste." Sthorough investigation of the fields will be made by the en emmNission immediately, and S steps will be taken to stop dmals upon the state's natural 1 and which should be worth p revemue to the treasury. It Imlustood that the commission eared legal advice as to its . ad powers in the premises will at Judicpusly. isslemers J. A. Dayries and T. Ieehe were present and sat PasidMet Alveander. It was a sml-memthiy m11110. of 'KWIA niNt-T. "'eI , and rli of the eoyter de. showed that this important of the state's resources is de rapMly and bids fair to Iacrease to such propor as to yield great profit to the and to its people state at ILaisiana has about acres of valuable oyster bot but at present there are only 1,000 acres in actual cultiva b t by the systematic work of 4dpartment this acreage will be from year to year. lasl l Buidlding Good Reads. -mayor Charles Lauve is the streets covered with oy ashel. It is the intention of the to put all the streets In a condition. Ex-Governor appeared before the council  Informal sessio and offered to a model read out of Iberia *st6, and allow four years for pay Mast, payments to commence in 1914. eeuneil took the offer under ad t. Three Asesesment Rolls Out. Iaton Rouge.-The assessment rolls nly three parishes are out, accord to statement from the office of state auditor. The three parishes have not had their 1912 aess rolls filed with the audttor by parish assessors are: laforche, James and Franklin. S--esrhng fe Kiidnaped Child. teiladelphia.-The Phqadelphia pO. hove been asked to make a house search for Robert Dunbar Jr., years of age, who is said to have kidnaped from a summer camp tsuie lake, l., near Opelousas. the Burns Detective Agency has the Philadelphia pollee to ce with them. A reward of $6 -hat been offered for the recovery the child. Report of Death pale. Ihthtores.~-A report was pub. In New Orlema papers that - Scalf had died at Homer on 9 of typhoid fever con at the State Normal School. t Roy states that this has contradiceted by a letter from alifas sister to Mrs. Hawkins, matroa of the school, under date INoember 10, which states that Miss is improving, and a telephone from Homer stated that Miss is atl ilproving. ssametien Work ,Impresmve. -rie, Oslesas-More than 800 del to the thirty-eeond annual ses tof the Farmers' National Con we meembers of an excuersion whiet visited Riceiand, Par e ether points along the Missis -ltr, whe recmlamation work .sa tratd what can be done he salurvs lands of LIoauiia. 'qY of ek pre sor sed mnmmrWsie at what us behen end e things ses el to the LUU.QaAeA W tLCK Only One Killed in Second Accident During One Week. s.tern Newspaper Uninn News Service. Alexandria.-A freight engine draw ing a caboose ploughed into the rear of a Texas and Pacific north-bound passenger train near Rosedale, La. The smoking compartment of the rear Pullman car was splintered, but not a single passenger was seriously in jured. Fireman Aquillar of the freight engine was killed. The awakened passengers in the Pullman peered out of their berths to see the headlight of the freight en gine glaring down the aisle. The in juries of the passengers were minor, due to the shaking up. There was a dense fog, and the I passenger train stopped when a tor pedo gave warning o? a train ahead. Just as the passenger train came to a stop the freight engine crashed into the rear sleeper. A negro potter, who was sleeping in the smoking compartment. jumpe.l through a window and saved his life. The freight engineer remained at his post. He applied the emergency brakes and was literally covered with coal as a result of the sudden stop. Fatal Shooting Over Boy. Shreveport.-As the result of a quarrel concerning who should take care of an orphan boy, Fred Hender son, restaurant proprietor of Oil City, was fatally shot by Morton S. Grout, showman and former United States infantryman, who is now in Jail. Just before the shooting Henderson struck Grout with a broomstick. This hap pened after Grout left Henderson's restaurant, where Henderson seemed to suspect him of trying to coax away an orphan boy who had been staying at the restaurant. e Natchitoche Has Fire. Natchitoches.-This city was visit Sed by a serious fire last week. Sev eral houses and buildings were de stroyed, causing a loss of about $15, 000, covered with only about $5,000 in d surance. The fire originated in the kitchen of James J. Johnson from an unknown cause. High winds prevail- j nh Ing endangered a large residential sec It tion, which was saved by the heroic work of the volunteer fire fighters. which included every man, white and black, in the town, aided by many women and an efficient waterworks d system. Clubs Caus GOod Farmers Washlngton.-Reports to Director Galloeway A the areas of Plant In-, at crops planted by the Boys' Corn Clubs le throughout the country, especially in to the South. The primary intention is to teach the boys on the farms the he possibilities of the land. The boys producing the greatest yield at mod at erate expense win prizes offered by state officials, county organizations ply and private individuals. The Depart ment of Agriculture advises as to methods of organizing clubs. be New Capital Is Interested. Thibodaux.-Western capital has been interested this way with the is view of securing sufficient optibas on y- timbered lands to establish a sawmill he at or near this point, also a gristmill. a A number of people have offered op tor tions on their lands, but unless one oil million or more feet of timber can be to secured as a starter the proposition ra will fall through. 14. Truckers' Association Organized, ad- Bogaleua.-At a meeting of farmers here the Bogalusa Truckers' Associa tion was organized, with O. C. Stratt man as president, and J. It 8tarns, s secretary - treasurer. Arrangements ird- will be made for each farmer to raise of a certain amount of different kinds of a, produce so as to attract Northern a. bauyers sad ship in carload and train by load lota. he, indictments Are Quashed. Prankllnton.-On motion of counsel defending alleged timber depredatora po in distrlet court here to quash indict e ments agaliast 23 defendants because Jr., an act of the Legislature of 1912 re ave ealed the act of 1910 making the of. mp tense a misdemeanor, Judge Burns pas, sustained the motion. The district ha attorney will a;peal the case. , Cars Go into Rive. ery Baton RougOe.-At Angola, on the Louisiana Railway transfer boat, the engineer lost control of his engine while loading a cut of cars on the tb- transfer boat, and two of the cars hat went ainto the river. One car and the on tender bf the engine were derailed on on- the boat. The engine was not other ool. wise damaged. 'om *eetieggers Given Penalty. Ins. Shreveport.-C-ty Judge Blanebard late punished two bootleggers as follkprs: Isa M. C. Oliver, fined $100, with six one months' impristonment; Will Seasums. iss fined $300 and ninety days' imprison meant. Medical Association Maets, le Shreveport.-With about fifty me ses- bers attading from the states of Ar on- kansas. Loutsinas and Texas, the TrI lon 8tate Medical Soelety coavmed he" ra- and held a two days' meeting. The isis metiag was called to order by Dr. ork . L. Martin oft Hot Springs, Ark., lose president, with Dr. J. . Bedeombselm ma. er . Shreveport acting a secretary. ed Dr. J. . Blaehard, president of the an Shreveport Medtal Scietry, delived the the weisme ddresl, the reepes hr Dr . . .T. oma T .epsem BULGARIAN ADVANCE ON THE TURKISH CAPITAL .4 r ' ?... -I -'C 2·· 'C "~. t` T : * ý photograp1." `f reciediomd' a ofth Tr"'. ok kfl .alb at; large bod of Bulgria cavaly ý. y J VX.- ' ý ý ý ` ` . ý ' , ON i E" : - ` p.~~,y {dam ý ý h k " + ! .ý Qom.::::::::.:: 14 d r rn" : «ýod ý.h tea. £ x "s = --_--- ý `- - - - 60. DONAGHEY ENFORCES LAW Appears at Hot Springs Sunday I With Head of Militia to Stop Violations. Western Newspaper Union News Service Hot Springs, Ark.-Notwithstanding the serious protest made by the State a Baptist Association to prevent auto I races being held on the Oaklawn track here ud and the of Gov .e 3 etsW. -w:eOs a e and Gin. B. W. Green, head of the state militia, who made a hurried trip from Little Rock to see that the law was enforc ed, the program was carried out in tell. No admission was charged for the races, and the fact that there was a free gate lost the State Fair Associa tion, which had contracted with the American Automobile Association to bold races, very nearly $5,000. Short ly before the first event started offl deals of the fair association made an nouncement in all parts of the grounds, requesting those present to contribute the amount they would have paid had an admission been charged. A committee of 20 well-known citizens took up a collection, and close to $1, -00 was realized in this manner. When Governor Donaghey declared no admission could be charged many thought the races were off. Hundreds of persons had come from Little Rock, Pine Bluff, England, Conway, Malvern and surrounding towns, and a majority of these returned to their homes on the Rock Island train leaving here at 1:30. Governor Donaghey also left on the same train. When he reached Hot Sprinpgs he sent for officials of the State Fair Association and inform ed them that he would stop the races if an admission were charged. There is no law to prevent racing when the events are free. The governor said he would have prevented the races altogether had he been possessed of authority. News that Governor Donaghey and General Green had arrived from Little Rock to stop the races soon spread to all parts of the city and caused the greatest excitement. The chief execu tiveiwas bitterly condemned by many for his interference. It was declared that Governor Donaghey had been given a wrong Impression of the state fair in the telegram sent by the Bap tist convention. Wilsen's in Bermuda. Hamilton, Bermuda.-President-elect Wilson and his family, on board the steamer Bermudian arrived at Bermu da. Alderman Black, representative of the corporation of the city of Ham ltma. invited Mr. Wilson and his party to accompany him to Hamilton, where an address of welcome will be present ed. Large crowds of people lined the streets and wharves awaiting the arri val of the president-elect, and all pub lic and private buildings are decorat ed with flags and bunting. Stirke Situation Quiet. Beaumont, Texas.-There were no disorders at Merryville, La. The meet ing of the strikers and Brotherhood of Timber Workers was held and a number of speeches were made with out demonstration. Company K. of the Loaulasi National Guard has left Merryvlle. Wire communication with ,Mrryville-is nlaterrupted by fires in the woods, bat at IDeRidder, which is " miles from Merryvfle, It w re rtet thet Merryville was qiet. -RATES FOR CANAL Y ARE ESTABLISHED President Taft Issues Procla- S tion in Which British Pro test is Ignored. Western Newspaper Union News Service. V Washington.-President Taft has is sued a proclamation fixing the rates V that the foreign shipping of the a world shall pay for passage through tl r sag canal The l rce ation, ti made undet atilorify of the *n-al - act passed by Congress in August, es- tl tablishes a merchant vessel rate of $1.20 per ton of actual carrying ca- n racitv, with a reduction of 40 per m cent on ships in ballast. - The provisions of the proclamation are as follows: e 1. On merchant vessels carrying J passengers or cargo, $1.20 per net ees- c sel ton-each 100 cubic feet-of ac tual carrying capacity. 2. On vessels in ballast without P passengers or cargo, 40 per cent less I than the rate of tolls for vessels with n " passengers or cargo. t 3. Upon naval vessels other than v transports, colliers, hospital ships and a supply ships, 50 cents per displace ment ton. I 4. Upon army and navy trans- 1 port, colliers, hospital ships and sup- a ply ships, $1.20 per net ton, the ves- e sels to be measured by the same rules i as are employed in determining the net tonnage of merchant vessels a "The secretary of wpr will pre I t pare and prescribe such rules for the c measurement of vessels sad such i "ations as may be necessary and t proper to carry this proclamation into i . faull force and effect." c s American coastwise shipping was I e exempted from toll payments by c e Congress. It was to this provision I of the act that Great Britain diplo a matically protested. No reference to f the incident was made in the presi- I dent's proclamation. d American naval vessels are exempt e ed without specific mention, either in 1 o the act of Congress or the proclama e tion, because the authorities believed i. It unnecessary to explain the useless y ness of payment from its Navy De d partment pocket to the one belonging n to the Treasury Department. The ;e rates named are practically the same as will be in force at the Sues canal next year. The report shows that a foreign traffic of about 9,000,000 tons may be expected through the canal during the first two years of operation, a traffic of more than 11,000,000 tons in 1921, and 14,000,000 tons in 1925. Pro s fessor Johnson estimated that an in crease of 60 per cent a decade in tcn nage could Le expected. making the canal self-suner' tig in twenty years. re New York.-After a quarrel with her -l- finance. Charlotte F. Westland. a b- young widow, committed suicide by it- plunging 150 feet into the East river from the Manhattan bridge here. Turkey to Sue for Peace. to London.-The Porte, on the advice !t- of Russia, has instructed Nazim Pa )d sha, the Turkish commander in chieft, a to apply to the Bulgarian commander h- for an eight-day armistice, with a view of to opening direct negotiations for peace. This decision seems to show that Turkey has little hope of being able to held the Tebatalja lines in against the Bulgarian advance. There is o n ews, however, as to hew the re- BEnlgarisa commander at t, Turk Ish quest. WILSON lTO G LL SPECIAL SESSION Sets Date Immediately After Inauguration---To Fulfill Pledges. Western Newspaper Union News Service. New York. - Governor Woodrow Wilson announced that .immediately after his inauguration as president of the United States he would call an ex. traordinary session of ongress to the purpose of revising the tariff. The president-elect sailed for Ber muda Saturday for a vacation and will return December 16. His state ment follows: "I shall call Congress together in extraordinary session not later than A?ril 15. I shall do this not only be cause I think that the pledges of the party ought to be redeemed as t promptly as possible, but also because aI know it to be in the interest of busi i ness that all uncertainty as to what the particular items of the tariff re I vision are, be substantially removed i as soon as possible." The governor said he had nothing further to say. Most of the opinions i- he had received from public men '- seemed to be in favor of an extra t- session, he declared. s The governor did not Intend to ex e press himself about an extra session so soon after his election. Although he has favored the idea of an extra c session because the present arrange h ment would not bring the new Con 4 gress into session until 13 months o after its election, he had expected to spend more time in ascertaining pub a lic opinion. With the time to be con y sumed in discussion the governor felt n that if an extra session were not - called, the benefits of tariff revision a would be postponed for practically 1- two years. Throughout the campaign he reiterated that he desired an im t- mediate revision of the tariff and that n the Democratic leaders knew perfect. 5- ly well how to proceed about it. d The governor was impressed by the s- argument also that with an early an e- nouncement as to an extra session ig Democratic leaders in Congress could te begin to take counsel at an early je date, so that much of the preliminary al detail could be worked out before Congress convened on April 15. )e Norkalk, O.-Tbe jury in the case ig of Ernest Welch, charged with par a ticipating in the tarring of Mary La in Valley at West Clarksfield on the o- night of August 30, returned a verdict n- of guilty of assault and battery. n te Reno, Nev.-On the face of the of "' ticial returns from every county tn er Nevada, Key Pittman, Democrat, iF a the choice of Nevada voters for by United States senator to fill the vs. er cancy made by the death of the late Senator George 8. Nixon Grandfather Clause Enforced. ce Wagoner. Okla.-Following the as a- rest here upon state warrants charg ef, Ing violation of election laws of I. er spectors Frank Gwinn and O. Pricg tw of Kingfisher county, Democrati; or State Chairman Tou, C. Harrell wirer' )w the members of the State Centra ng Committee 'o assemble in Oksahom ,e City and Make preparations fot de he feading the mer who are accused o . enforcidang the "grandfather clat e" ii tbh recent gaeral elenalof TRAINMEN BLAMED DI Brakeman Admits Carelessness May Have Caused Big Valley Wreck. Ba NOT WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE Board Decides Some of Blame Should Be Placed on Superior Officers CH of Flagman. No V, stern N\..ws pa, pr 'lm n ews ýcrti P.r New Orl;ns.--- Pinned to a point. \1. iH. (Cunlinghanl, flagman on the ill-fated Valley excursion train, admitl ted that uis own negligence may have I caused the Montz disaster, which put in" 15 people in their graves and injured at about 60 others. He told his story- two rambling and disconnected it was--to nie President W. L. Park and other mean- pot bt rs of a special board of inquiry con- (, vened in the Illinois Central station. Cunningham stumbled on more for than one point. It was only after he sit, had been recalled to the stand the th( third time that he feebly admitted his sul error. The young flagman, pale from nervousness, tried to shift the respon- till sibility for the awful disaster to ether it shoulders. He twirled a big white we hat in his hands as he ans,vered the til questions, and was plainly troubled. s The most of the questions he. could na not answer. He maintained his inno cence up to the last. ar The blame does not rest entirely th upon Cunliingham, according to the D1 board's verdict. Both Conductor W. fa D. Stinson and Assistant Trainmaster ta McBurney are censured for not using Al more precautions for the protection Sg of the excursion train. Witnesses testified that Cunning- at ham was gtout three car lengths from at the end of the freight train when the w collision occurred. That was not tr more than 500 feet from the end of the passenger train, at Thirty minutes elapsed between the at time the passenger train stopped and ti the time it was struck. Cunningham to set out to flag the freight immediate- 0m ly after his train stopped, but he tes- a tified first he did not have time to o0 walk a greater distance than 1,100 •- feet before the freight train passed. ft w Witnesses said a man ought to walk al ly four miles an hour. Later he admit- gj of ted that it required only five minutes si x- to walk this distance. He could not a to account for the rest of the time. The v Q rles rregulre- that he walk back a I qualter 61 a. m,-e su am-, ' w. r--- - on the track, then proceed a quarter It 'r- of a mile further and place two tor- I ad pedoes. c te- h LUMBER PLANT CLOSED e an Many Men QuIt Work Because of Re e- fusal to Reinstate. he c as Western Newspaper U'non News Service. se Merryville.-The large plant of the e s1- American Lumber Company here, em at ploying 1,300 men, was closed down as a rekbtlt of friction with the Broth- t erhood of Timber Workers. The u company declined to refnstate several employes who were indicted in con ng nection with the Grabow labor riot, ns and all of the union employes walked I en out. The plant was closed and it was f announced that an effort would be made to reopen within a few weeks ex- with non-union labor. The American Lumber Company I was the only lumber company in this I section which has employed union la- I bor exclusively. I n- After the acquittal of the labor lead ere of murder charges in connection to with the Grabow riot, the unilon men 4 Ub- have made Merryville heddquarters, Sbut the closing of this large plant I means that the Brotherhood of Tim ber workers is practically shut out I Ily from the big lumber plants of south- I west Louisiana. im hat Drastic Order lesued. lrt fayette.-Division Superintendent Mims of the Southern Pacific railroad the issued an order that, effective No an. vember 15, any employe of the com ion pany seen entering or leaving any uld place where intoxicants are sold will ,rly be subject to dIsmssalu from service. -y This is said to be another step toward or increasing the safety of travel and the efficiency of the force. The order ap plies to all employes in all depart ae ments. La- Record-Breaking Docket. the Crowley.-As a result of the Grand lct Jury's work, the criminal docket breaks all records, and the largest number of witnesses ever summoned of at any criminal term is in attendance. About 125 cases were disposed of, in , volving nearly five times this amount for of litigants., The Grand Jury returned vs40 true bills, and these cases, with late bills of information filed, taxes the criminal docket to over 70 eses. Militia to Strike Scene. I. Lake Charles.-Company K of Lake Charles received orders to proceed to Merryville. where the employes of the American Lumber Company are on c strike. Local officers have been no sti' tified that serious trouble has been Irer! threatened, Ibut that no actual clash htra has occurred. The mill employes of omr the American lumber mill, abc-it 1.300 de strong, struack because the company a ot refused to take back employes who k had been indicted in connection with the Grabow labor riot. DECISIVE BATTLE IS ORAWING NEAR Balkan Allies Are Within a Few Miles of Turkish Capital City. CHOLERA INVADES CAMPS No Hope Seen for Turkey in Defending Their Principal City-Refugees Are Suffering. London.--4enera, advance of the !0,igarian army upon the Turkish lines at Tchatalja, the main obstacle be tween it and (onstanltinople, has com menced; and. atccording to Sofia re lorts, already has met with some suc The lulgarians aim at attacking the forts of which the line is composed sitnultaneonusl, and with that object the army is stretchcd across the penin sula. With every available piece of ar tillry that could be gatnered together it is marching straight toward the work which, until the Turks suffered the series of awful defeats, were con . -rcd by military experts as impreg nable. The advance guard of this great army of invasion have already reached the village of Lazarikeui, near Lake Derkos below the town of Tchetalaja, facing the center of the line which takes its name from the town and Arnautekeui, to the south and near the Sea of Maromara. All these places have been occupied and from Arnautekeui the Bulgarian artillery is shelling Byuk Chekmedye, where Turkish forts compose the ex treme left of the Turkish line. Reconnoitering parties have passed around the flanks of the Turks' right and are operating in the country be I tween the Tchatalja lines and the capi I tal, but the various divisions have only commenced the attempt to make a breach which will give them an opening toward the city of their desire. 0 Those who have visited the Turkish L. front differ considerably as to the k ability of the defenders to hold the t- forts. Some declare that the Turks. s strengthened by reinforcements with t an abundance of ammunition and pro e visions, will make a good stand. Othkr ' Scannot believe n asrWR stl r Il prevtous engaements eas hold est. Sin addition, cholera has invaded the .. camp to further decimate and dis hearten the soldiers. And. aganl, the Bulgarians will have the advantage of superior artillery. Constantinople, at the gates of which the Bulgarians are knocking, is now a city of sick, wounded and hungry re fugees. With the thousands of wound t ed, in addition to cholera patients, all . hospitals are overtaxed. Some relief has been afforded by the action of h. the government in sending many ret g ugees to Asia Minor. ml The Bulgarian army, advancing  as . nearly a straight line as the rugged, ,, billy field of operations will permit., is less than 20 miles from Constantl- ' s nople. u Another War Brewing. Pekin.-Hundreds of telegrams urg ty Ing a declaration of war against Rue. is sla were received by President Yuan a- Shi Kal. Outer Mongolia must be de fended, according to the popular clam d- or, at all costa. The situation has a reached the point where Yuan may be ,n overthrown unless he takes drastle ', action. The offers of Japan and Franeo at to mediate the trobule is universally n. opposed. It is reported that several ut Chinese generals are planning to ied h- their commands against the Rtussiaas in Mongolia without awaiting tLhe president's order or consent. nt Goverment Destroying Towns. ad Mexico City.-That the Mexican gov o- ernment is determined to carry out U. the threat recently made to resume my the tactics employed so asuccefunlly ain il Morels some months ago, is iadieated m. by the report of the Wa Dep tat rd announcing the total destruction of he several small towns and villages in jp. the northern mountains of Oassae. rt- where the revolution has been ram. pant. Workmen to Fight Cote. ad Soutb Bend, lnd.-Two thousand vye et hundred employue of a local eorpora at tion have organized ' ght the high ed cost of living and m~ start with the ce. cooperation plan of buying coal. The in- system was discussed with the advent ant of high prices and a decision to or ad sanize was reached almost asu soon uas Ith the local campaign opened Hundreds the of hand-bills were distributed at the factory. Former Georgia Governor Dead. ike Atlanta--Former United States Sen to ator Joseph M. Terrell, twice governor the of the state of Georghi died at his on Iome here after an extended Illness. no Senator Terrell was stricken with een paralysis in February, 1911, a few sh months after be had been a ppointed to of fill the unexpired term ,, the late 300 United States Benator A. 8. Clay. Al any though his illness made it necessary rho for him to retire from public life, 8San ith ator Terrell's condition did not be. omea critical until a wek ago.