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The Madison Journal. Published every Saturday morning. G eorge Spencer ..........................................................E ditor W. L. Rountree ..................... .....Manager Official Journal of Madison Parish, Fifth District Levee Buard. ladisnn Pariah School Board and Village of Tallulah. Mnteted Jan. 10 1918 at Tallulah, La., post office as second elass mail l.atter under Act of Conigress of March 3, 1879. The J vurnal is not responsible for the views and opinions of correspondents, which may appear ih its columns. TALLULAH, LA., SATURDAY, APRIL, 21 1917. WHAT THE WAR MEANS The following item from Boston to the Vicksburg Herald, if true, will open the eyes of a large number of Americans who do not take seriously the war situation: "To show the 'deep hatred' which he asserted Germany has held against the United States former Ambassador James W. Gerard tonight disclosed facts which he said had been kept from the American people during the past two and a half years. He was the principal speaker at a national de fense dinner given by the Pilgrim Publicity Association. Mr. Gerard said that Admiral von Tirpitz in thinly veiled statements and the German reichstag and Prussia parliament in open discussions proposed the institution of unrestricted submarine warefare against England with the intention 'when England should have been subdued by hunger to come over to the United States and collect the price of the war from us.' "The former ambassador expressed his belief that the citizens of German decent would prove loyal, but he added ' if they do not stand with us, I think we know where to festoon them.' " Mr. Gerard's statement that the war would be a hard orie was echoed by Major General Wood. 'No one can tell how the war is going to go as far as we are concernted,' he said. 'It may be a very serious thing for us. It is very serious now. We have got to send a lot of men across the sea, and we must bring back a lot of men who die on the other side. It will not be a paper war. It will be a war of living men, and as im portant as food, money and munitions may be, men will be the big factor.' " Major General Wood said that those who are opposing President Wilson's policy of universal, obligatory military service will be responsible for thousands of lives if their arguments prevail."' NECESSITY FOR ENLISTMENT Among the most notable war corres pondents, Irwin S. Cobb, in his last contri bution to the Saturday Evening Post "Thrice is he armed," brings home to the thinking American the cold facts which confront us now-facts that cannot be disputed. Mr. Cobb very aptly compares our unprepared 1 to an uncovered lucious oyster living among other sea animals with fangs and claws ready to pounce upon and devour it. Our own idea of things if not formed from actual experience are based on the historical facts as recorded by the ablest minds and writers of the country. We are at liberty to take facts from others and draw our own deductions as to their correctness when applied. That is one the God-given privileges of our free in tution- our American liberty; from this rinciple--" one out of many"-a govern ment by and with the consent of the gov erned, cannot be more forcibly impressed upon our minds than at this time. It is not by and with the consent ofNthe masses of Europe today that the horrors of war are tearing the vitals of that country. Like Pomethius, human bemings are suffering the same tortures from war's vulture. Why? Because the war lords of Europe said it must be and it came to pass. The point is that the masses of the people are not in a position to see as far into the future as the statesmen who have kept in touch with world affairs and who have acted upon carefully secured information. The large expenditures by this government should be proof that the need for prepara tion i great and that no time should be lost in getting ready for the conflict that must be foreseen by thnce charged with re sponsibility in the ma tter. The enlistment for the army and navy is being rushed and every individual should slmpe his affairs to be ready for the conflict . that is probable-if not sure tocome. TO RAISE MORE CORN The Singer Manufacturing Company is U them ot large tract of timber lands iA parish. In the tract there is a g.gtrable aea geof land that had not l b l k ltivatis for many years. The company has decided to put this acreage in corn and Mr. Turner, its general manager, is now on the ground making r preparation to plant as much as is possible. r The company will be required to spend a considerable sum for equipment and other expense consequent upon the lateness of the º1season. In fact of prospect of rain at this . time has not been considered by the company which goes into the work with the single idea of doing its part towards increasing the food supply as suggested by the heads of the government. This action is but e another evidence of the patriotic attitude e assumed by the large interests of the nation. The determination of the Singer Com pany in this matter has been productive of e much favorable comment from the people. e ENLISTMENT CAMPAIGN Maj. O. W. Campbell and Hon. D. M. e Evans, charged with the duty of securing e enlistment for the Louisiana Cadet Regi. ment for this district, are pushing the work Y with vigor. . Meetings will be held at different pointi in the district to discuss the matter with e patriotic citizens. The Mayor of Delhi has been requested to call a meeting at Delhi today. Othei points will be visited later and announce ments of dates at the several points giver through the press. The loss in vessels through submarines t during the last week is slightly larger thai the average. e John G. Johnson, a noted lawyer of r Philadelphia, died with about $,2000,000.0( r worth of pictures on hand. He must have r been "some lawyer." g The war agitation is forcing to the e front a better conception of the extent anc d greatness of the South American countries n than has been entertained in North America heretofore. y It must be apparent to the casual ob server that there is a broad inconsistency it e the reports as to the actual conditions ir y Europe. If the censors for the alhes an 11 coloring war news to suit their own tastes r they are making a grave mistake. If the3 depend on America for help it would bI wisp to let the real danger be known. The Attorney for Carriere, murderer ol Sheriff Swords, announces that he cannol be hung for the reason that the law requires e that the execution take place in the walls ol g the penitentiary at Baton Rouge and thai as the penitentiary has been moved the sen. tepce amounts to naught. The excrutiat ing agony flowing from suspense may offsel g to some extent the evils of the law's delays invoked by the criminal's lawyer. Judging from the activity now beinj Sdisplayed by Senator Broussard he has taker on a new leas, of life. The circumstances that have forced more harmonious relationm Sbetween the national political parties musl Sbe influencing sentiment nearer home. W( e can foresee that the trouble that men of thE Broussard type in politics have given in thE past promises to be largely augmented ir future. The New Orleans Item is responsiblk for the announcement that Governor Pleas. Sant will call an extra session of the general assembly to meet early in June. The prinm cipal object of the call is the settlement ol Sthe question of the repeal of the widow's Sspecial one thousand dollars and to whicl provision of our existing law the farm loan authorities have made objection. Opinion on the advisibility of the change is still di. t vided and we can expect some lively oratori. cal pyrotechnics when the matter comes up. t Howard E. Coffin, of the National De fense Board, has issued a warning against Sthe danger of ill-advised economy. He calls Sattention to the evil results in carrying the practice of economy to the point of affecting employment and consequent disorganisationm of private business. Business panics are destructive in normal times and the resulta t can hardly be measured when applied to war condition. Mr. Coffin points out that our greatest saving should be of food pro ducts and that as to other commodities we Sshould pursue the usual course. We might Sadd to the remarks of Mr. Cof1in the fur Sther statement that constant talk of the high prices of liuing assists in causinge eu s LOCAL HAPPENINGS ig Happenings of Local Interest Picked Up Around Town. a I er FoR SALE--Lumber suitable for fences, cabins, barns and out houses. S O. G. BOMER, Alsatia, La. Mr. Andrey J. Coltharp, who has e been in Baton Rouge for several months, has returned to Tallulah to remain. ds - Ut A most successful meeting of the de Swine Breeders Association was held at Mound, at Utility Farm during the week. in- - Of Several members of the Tallulah le. K. of P. Lodge went to Lake Provi dence Tuesday night to attend a meeting of that progressive lodge of that place. M. A delightful dance was given in ng Lake Providence Wednesday night which was attended by several Tal k lulah boys. MOSQUITOES ANO FLIES Its - ith The attention of the citizens of Tallulah is called to the urgent im portance of looking after sanitary conditions of their premises. ter Now Is the time to begin the fight :e- on flies and mosquitoes. Flies breed en in manure and mosquitoes in stag nant water. See that all manure is put in piles and sprinkled with some good disinfectant. See that there is 1es no stagnant water about your pre an mises. Keep weeds and grass cut down. Attention to those matters now will insure your health and con . fort throughout the year. Of One fly will lay 120 eggs, that will 00 hatch out in ten days. Out-door Ve water closets should be cleaned weekly and disinfectant freely used in them. Try this and you will soon learn that your neighbors will love you more. nd ies Sheriff Sale iCea - State of Lot isiana, Parish of Madison, Ninth Judicial District Court Mefthants National Bank )b- Vs. No. 1881 J. H. Collins By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale to me directed from the Honorable ___ Ninth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Madison aforesaid, in the eg, above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell, at public, suction at the principal 1ey front door of the Court House in the be town of Tallulah, in Madison Parish, Louisiana, on the third Saturday. the 19th Day of May, A. D., 19;7, between the hours pre scribed by law, all the following de Of scribed property, to-wit: The "Hunting Club" tract described 1ot as the west half of the south-east quar terof section twenty-six north of Tensas 'es River in township seventeen north range eleven east and comprising about seven O teen acres, also that certain tract known at as the "Gayle" tract and being part of the orginal "Quebec" tract described as 3n- follows: Lots two and three of section thirty-six, lot seven of section twenty t- five, that part of lot six of section Stwent-five lying south of the Vicksburg, St1 Shreveport & Pacific Railroad right-of way, that part of lot four of section S twenty-six lying south of Vicksburg. Shreveport & Pacific Railroad right-of way, described as, beginning at a point in the section line between sections twenty-five and twenty-six, where the ng south ooundary line ot the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad right-of enway crosses said section line thence Ssouth on said section line seventeen and 29-100 (17.29) chains to Tensas River, 8 thence up said river north 41 degees fifteen minut.s west seventeen and 471 18 100 (17.47) chains, thence north 26 de e 10 minutes east to said Vicksbur , Shreveport & Pacific Railroad right-of he way. thence south 81 degrees east with' said right-of-way eight and 88-100 (888)] he chains to point of beginning in town ship seventeen north, range eleven east I and containing one hundred and twenty two and 84-100 (122.84) acres, more or less except that part of said tract here tofore conveye,. to R. D. Newell Co., and described as lots one and two ofi j1e block three of the town of Quebec. alli situated in the Parish of Madison, State iS- of Louisiana, and seized in the above Terms of sale: Cash, with benefit of in. appraisement A. J. SIVIER, JR., Of S Sheriff Madison Parish, La. Sheriff's Office. Tallulah, La.. April S 12th, 1917. Tch an ist 11s he g It's the"open season" for the big ga open-end cravats and striking pat terys in four-in-hands. These are cheerful, prosperous IWs mes and the spring fashions in t furnishings carry out the idea. Get into the spirit of the game. t Cheer up that quiet suit with a S. gay coloredshirt. Everything here for men and - Warner&&searlesGoo. 8aIVidrsb~rL Sheriff Sale it State of Louisiana, Parish of Madison, Ninth Judicial District Court. FIRST NATIONAL BANK vs. No. 2043 . . C. RHODES By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale to me directed from the Honorable Ninth Judicial District Court for the al Parish of Madison aforesaid, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell at public auction, at the principal front door of the Court House in the town of Tallulah, in Madison Parish, Louisiana, on the second d Satrday. the 121h day of May A. D., 1917, between the hours pre 1g scribed by law, all the right, title and interest of E. C. Rhodes in and to the following described property, to-wit: First. A certain tract or parcel of !h and situated on Bayou Macon, in the ,i- Parish of Madison. State of Louisiana. together with all the building and im a provement thereon, containing 1121.50 of acres of land, more or less, and more particularly described as follows: Southeast quarter of section 28; south half of north-east quarter of ssction 28, in south-west quarter of section 27; ;ots 3 and 4 and north-west quarter, south of ht Bayou Macon in section 27; south half of al. south-east quarter of section 27, north halt of section 34; north half of the south-east quarter of section 34; west half of north-west quarter and north west quarter of south-west quarter of section 35; and south-west quarter of section 26; all in township fifteen north, of range 9 east. Second. A certain tract of land. to Ii- gether with all buildings and improve ments thereon situated in the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, containing six hundred and ninety-two and 8;. 100 ht acres of land, more or less, and de scribed as follows: ed Lot one in the north-east quarter of section 28; north-east quarter of north west quarter, and west half of north iseast quarter, and north half of south n east quarter of section 27; south-east quarter of section 21, (except north-west is quarter of south-east quarter of section 21), and south half of section 22; all in township fifteen north, range 9 east, ut seized in the above suit. trs Terms of Sale: Cash without ap praisement. r * A. J. SGVIER, JR., Sheriff Madison Parish, La. Sheriff's Office, Tallulah, La., 'ill April 4th, 1917. or ed SECOND ANNUAL ACCOUNT ed - on State of Louisiaai, Parish of Madison, ve Ninth Judicial District Court. Re Interdiction of S. H. JAMES No. 8216. Whereas. Thomas F. Ward has pre m, sented to said Court his second annual eaccount as Curator of said Interdict together with his petition praying that said accountbe approved, confirmed and I homologated. Now, therefore, all persons are re quired to show cause, if any they have, nd within ten (10) days from the date here ble of, why the prayer of the petitioner he should not be granted. he Witness teHeonorable F. X. Ransdell, to Judge of said Court, and the official seal pal thereof, this 2nd day of April, 1917. ce JOHN E. YERGER, Ih, [SEAL] Clerk Ninth District Court. re Succession Notice le ed State of Louisiana, Parish of Madisor, ar- Ninth Judici l District Court 8as ge - n- Succession of Albert R. Nicols en Deceased of as - on Whereas, Henry A. Rogan has pre tv- sented a petition to said Court. praying on for the apptintment as administrator of s. aid succession; now, therefore, all per >f- sons are required to show cause, if any on they have, within ten days why the . prayer of the petitioner should not be f-grantt d. nt Witlesq the Honorable F. X. Ran: ns f dell. Judge of said Court. and the offi he I cial seal thereof. this Gth day of April. . A. D., 1917. ,f- JOHN E. YERGER. Clerk. nd RECEIVER'S SALE. rs 7- The Middlesex Danking Company. * le- cororration. John L. Dower andi 8iss A, Robinson, Receivers, vs. No. 3033. th Realty Investment Company. ) State of Louisiana, n- Parish of Concordis, sat Tenth District Court. y- Public notice is hereby given that or under and by virtue of a decree and e- order of sale rendered by the Tenth •., Iiatriet Court of Louisiana, In the of above entitled caus.e, of date April 7, all 1917. we. John I,. Dower and Silas A. I te Robinson, Receivers of the Realty In ve vestment Company. or either of us. will offer for sale. and will sell, at of public auction, at the front door of the Court House, In the Town of Vi. dalia, Louslana. between legal sale ril hours, beginning at 11 o'clock A. M., on Saturday, May 26, 1917, the following described tracts or par eels of land. situate In the Parish of Madison. State of Louisiana. together with all improvements all machinery, ail nmule'. work stock, farming utensls and all other immovables by destina.! tlon thereon, to-wit: First. "Good Hope Plantation," being southeast quarter of section 93. and all of fractional sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16C, 17 and lot 2 of section 100. all in township 13 north, range 13 east, i.*n taminng 1,006.73 acres. Second. "Waterfr rd I '!ntation." beltz l~t 4 ft section .sI. all of fractioral sectlons 2. 3. 4, 5 i. 7. 83, 84,. 83, 82. bl ani 80, all in township 15 north, range 4: east, I -ntalinlg :016.45 r.,res. Third. "Oak Ridge Plantation," being the northeast quarter of section 93. lot - of section 89 and all of fractional sec tloans 8. 9, 10. 11. 78 and 79. all In township 15 north, range 13 east, con taining 1.179.94 acres. Said three tracts are now common ly known as the "Trinidad Planta tion." Terms of Sale. Each of said above descrlbed tracts Is Inventoried and appraised sepa rately, and will be offered for sale and sold separately. Said property will all be solid free of incmbrances, Sfor cash, for not less than two-thirds t its a ralsed vale. IHN L DOWER. S S A. ROBINSON. Receivesa, IF .... 1 I son, 43 and able the . WE'R GO\lC To· KESPO We just naturally hav.e got the T~.LINM YOU ASOUT THIS to keep talking about this th eT air anl Sluare .stor,. These t THATrishe ". "hve talks have irt rerstldci a lot rkHAT of peple, in our utality gR coo groceries and our fa;r. polite preFnl methods. So we, mi !'.r that and it's good advertising '.'ause t: it imnproves the pubt!i. ' di i of g.esti,n and h(t !:ts our the ana, finance. A sm- f ..Al AND SQV ARtE . oe W. A. GILPIN o Staple and Fancy Groceries, th of morth TALLULAH, - - LOUISIANA. the II west ýr of r of Tallulah Idw. & urn. Co. sh of ining de- Headquarter s for hard er of orth wo- are, furniture, plat >uth -east tctin ation supplies. Your pat all in east, aps ronage is solicited. Tallulah IHdw. & furn. Co. ison, The New Auto. graphic Kodak pre that makes a rdict and new size pict rave, or. here ioner adell, TheMO 2G seal No. 2 "" Autographic "; Kodak, isor, Jr. This new Autograplc Krdstk makes a picture 21x41 inches- a new size to photutoraphy that lends itself to pleasing composition. The shlpe pre- of the picture fits tihe view whether it be for landscapesor streeet scenes, yinr with the camera held horizor, tally; or portraits, the cameraheld vertically. o And theNo. 2c Autoegr',hic Kodak. Jr., is still a pocket kodak. Kodak workmen hPve '.een to that. The kodak is It inches thin. 41 the inches wide and 8! inches long. t le This camera has the kodak characteri ties of simplicity, aomnpact han- ness. and reliability; and offers the kodak high standard of efficiency. It offi has automtic ficnusin, lock, a linrinr of the new collapsible, mrvrsih!e pril type. and twi tripnl socKetS. The back amd bed are of aluminum, k. cvt rcn:l with fin. s.e'l Irain leather. lIlack billwa, and metal parts in nickel and lack enamel. Had itla ltographIcl No. 2c Autngriaphic K,,dak. Jr., with meniscu acrhromaticlensr .F and Kodak Ball Bearing Shutttr $2.00 V. U Same, with Kodak Anastigmat, f. 7.7 lens $19.00 anet 3 Tallulah Drug eompany - Limnited-- - - rt. ll. Receiver's Sale In the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Louisiana In the Matter of V. Lavecehia Com pany, Ltd., Bankrupt, No,. 1282 in Bankruptcy By virtue of an order of sale to me directed from the Honorable George Whitfield Jack. Judge of the! District Court of the United States for the Western District of louisi ana, I will proceed to sell at public auction at the principal front door of the Court House in the Town of Tallulah, in Madison Parish. Louis iana, on the fourth Saturday, the 28th day of April., A. D., 1917, between the hours pre scribed by law, the following prop erty taken in charge by me as the visible assets of said bankrupt, to wit: One cigar showcase. one set wall fixtures, two sets bar fixtures, one wrapping counter, one standing desk, one rolltop desk, one steel letter tiling cabinet, onoe Oliver type writer, one check prtector, one iron safe, one electric ceiling fan, one cigar lighter, two cash registers, one beer novelty box, one coal stove, one wall cabinet, f,,ur chairs, e,,n barrel port wine about fifty gallons, one barrel claret wine about fifty gallons, one corking machine, one capping machine, one lot assorted corks, one sack large corks, one lot bottlesandfflasks, one lot ota'h~tw ns, 1:i,1 dozen empty beer bottles, 8s5 empty beer ca.-s and Lbottles, 5 c:tne cocktail hitters. 7 fancy decanter, 3 dozen toddy glasses. 2 bottles in._ lported Anisette, 3 b,ttles Amer Picon. 2 beer taps, :: cames 1-gallon' glass jugs. Terms of sale: To the highest n- bidder, for Ceah, for what the prop erty will bring; sale. however, anm' acceptance of bid, is made subject: to th,: approval of the (iurt. to A. J. SEVIER, le Receiver, Estate V. lavecchia Co., e i Ltd., Bankrupt. es Tallulah. La., April 13th. 1917. ie $100 Reward, $100 ' The re.d, rs of this paper will I0 f p1. and to learn that there i. at least one dreaded dasue.ae that science iat g been able: to cure in all its stages. a$ that is catarrh. Catarrh being greasw Influenced by constitutional conditlelM I requires constitutional treatme I. Hall's Catarrh cure ºa taken internaly and acts thru the il' iod on the Muc s e- Surfaces of th," System there.by 1 trfoyng the foundation of the disease giving the patient atre ngth by building Sup the constitution and nsfisting as* tore in doing Its work. 'The proprie* tors have so much faith in the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure that theyoffe: On Hundred DL)ollars for any case that it fals to cure. 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