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The. Madison Journal. Published every Saturday morning. George Spencer ........................................... ......Editor W. L. Rountree ......... .......................Manager Official Journal of Madison Parish, Fifth District Levee Board, Madison Parish School Board and Village of Talluish. Entered Jan. 10 1903 at Tallulah, La., post office as second class mail matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. The Journal is not responsible for the views and opinions of correspondents, which may appear in its columns. Tallulah, Madison Parish, La., Saturay, March 6, 1915. The proceedings of the Police Jury will be published next week. The Agricultural Department has issued a warning against planting "half and half" cotton which it claims is of inferior quality. What has become of the old time poli * tician who held office for honor and salary? Trot one out without any reform frills and watch us whoop him up. HI D. Apgar lead in the mayoralty race in Monroe. He was short only a few votes of a majority over all candidates. Alabama has a new statute which pro hibits the sale of any newspaper carrying a liquor advertisement. As the law applies to foreign papers, handled through newstands, as well as to local papers, it appears likely that the newstands will go out of business. Dr. Dunbar Rowland, in an address a few days ago, to a Natchez audience stated that Natchez was two years older than New Orleans. We regret to see such secrets leak out but some men have the unhappy faculty of talking too much. A city, like a woman, must never admit old age. The Federal Court of appeals has. con frmed the decision of Judge Alex Boar man condemning the Waters Pierce Oil Co. to pay fines aggregating about $14,000, as 3mused for receiving rebates on shipments. ~"his is one of the few cases which the government has won against corporations guilty of rate rebating. ., It seems that the "rural credits rider" to the agricultural bill was finally cut out. The measure was killed with the under standing that a special committee will re port to congress on the subject at its next seasion. The farmers area very patient bunch and this fact is appreciated by our represen tatives. The House Committee which had under eration the impeachment charges Judge Dayton has made a report g that the proceedings against be discontinued. The committee tbe conduct of the Judge had been rqprwenauble" at times. The sterotyped _ ebIet formala eemn to have been used. SWhile the allied fleet was throwing hot ( ,binto the Dardenelles Turkey appealed 14 mtira for help. The assistance of the!f leet was requested. Austriare- I that it was not fear'sible just then to l1 the net,and gave thefree advice tos to move the capitol to Asia Minor. a Arma Smith, famed as the man with the itallihble memory, is dead and left his widow 000N. But when death overtakes men like t -P. Morganl and William Rockefellow,who pot remember anything at all when on witness stand, they will leave their h millions of dollars. So it appears n having a good memory can not be f u much of a virtue.-N. O. States. U u;u)ladenta of the alluvial section will with delight the retirement of Senator a whose term expired on the 4th in- ol Senator Burton stood head and j, above any of his colleagues in the a in connmection with rivers and har- na measures and it is hard .to undergtand a ittesrnes manifested by him during ac --lt sesiontowards the bill in which l -lIewe interests had so much at stake. di huest apology that can be made for him dl that his conduct was not the result ofid h.. Staite calls attention to the result Slittls.movision that had crept into the the state of New York. The provis mne aunmed at foreign labor and for wl m was no observed, but recently hi iti~on aof the law forced the strike"( the- l ,000 foreig laborers. It now II ailhe to repice this labor, all th lh g ilitioa. It ishard tono .~ ~ ~ ~ vd ,w h,.o.-- --- . , Dr. Jones Makes Annoancement 'F* Rev. Claude L Jones, chairman of the tor press committee of the LouisianaAnti-Saloon ger league, gave out the following statement *v last night: "In view of the action of the supreme sg. court in dissolving the injunction issued by ions Judge Webb,thereby permitting the whiskey ""` election on Thursday, the Louisiana Anti-j 191. Saloon league joins with the executive com imittce of the prohibition league in urging all citizens opposed to saloons or the high handqd methods in forcintg an illegal election led on the community, to stay away from the if" poll and have nothing whatever to do with the election. The action of the supreme court was not ol- based upon the merits of the question at r? issue, and we are absolutely confident that und when the constitutionality of the present local option law comes before the court it will be upheld. ace " If it should happen otherwise, it will tes be the match which will set Louissana on fire for state-wide prohibition, which is the last thing politicians and liquor people de ro- sire, and there is every reason, both from a a law and a common sense standpoint, why to we should not be alarmed. Is, "Shreveport will never again see the ely licensed saloon in spite of the present inde ss. fensible methods." We hope that Dr. Jones will get mat a ters fhaped up to suit him in Caddo, and ed that he will be relieved of the necessity of 'w devoting his efforts to other parts of the ak State. We do not think that any parish Ity will hail with glee such turmoil as has been I In, aroused in Caddo during the past few years Woodman Spare This Branch n- The Probe Commission .is. somewhat i " concerned over the cost of litigation. Now. the fact is the that litigants themselves make the cost small or great, as they see I fit. When a private citizen gets het up enough to go into court, he, don't stop to i n consider expepse; when he wants the law on his neighbor, what does he care about ex ,penses. To litigate and stick his neighbor for heavy costs is about the only constitu tional guarantee left the citizen and we view with alarm the effort to cut down the cost t of litigation. What satisfaction will there ch be in winning a law suit when your oppo n- nent's cost bill will be only nominal? We trust that the Commission will hop light on the subject and that it will not er cripple this diversion. The elimination of es horse-racing, chicken-fighting, shooting b rt craps, and other amusements makes it ne- c scessary to leave'to us something in the way b of recreation. e ,_ Finally Passed i. Contrary to expectations, the Riversn: and Harbors Bill managed to get through c t Congress.. While the bill appropriates farJ d less than wae originally intended by its o ei framers, still it is understood that ample r e- funds will be available to carry forward the o levee work heretofore projected. Con Sstruction work is now being contracted C r.lat prices which amount to from 25 to 50 te less that the usual cost for such work. Hence Swith present prices we can expect a fairu • amount of levee construction even though tl e the funds are less than desired. The residents of the United States have Shad brought home to them with distinctive rnees the shallowness of all professions of s efriendship which have characterized the th utterances of foreign countries since the beginning of the war. em 1 It is very clear that one of the belliger rant nations loves us just about as much as be other, and that the extent of that love goes e Sjust as far as the intektest of thebnation con- ) tcernedgoes and no further. Notone of the ti Snations at war has shown any desire to make t Sa single concession that would entail a dis- mi ladvantage. There is no particular lesson in * this except perhaps to emplsize the wis dam of strict neutrality on our part, indvi- he dually and collectively. It may be a good it idea to examine the recrd and turn the facts str over before engaging in controversies, in ao which partizan feeling may get the best of $ good judgment. r Someone asked the Honorable Bill Taft ma 'whether there is any truth in the rumor of his re-entry into polities and he replied: "Oh no, the Progressive party is dead, and I have no desire to disinter it. We entered to the eemetery together and in death we do . not part." This statement was immediately oo ldby the oods t htlows!gaasand ; r1~FqaL - ANNOUNCEMENT I wibh to announce to the people of Tallulah and theviacinity that I have opened an Optical Office in Monroe. La., and an prepared to examine eyes for defective sight, furnish all kinds and styles of glasses, a S andifill occulists' prescription. I will be permanently; my aim is to extend every courtesy, to give prompt service, and to do the work as accuaately as possible. "'will give to this work my personal supervision, and with years of experience and special study in ihe science of Utics, I am in a position to give you this advantage to advise you what you may require in glasses that will give relief and comfort as well as style, at reasonable'price--quality considered first. I extend to all a cordial invitation to call when in Modroe. LEROY E. COLE OPTOMETRIST A N D OPTICIAN 118 SOUTH GRAND STREET M:ONRIOE L)OUILSIANA. oll ll Iý' I { ' a , l a ,ii I r'ý,ý; , Iý 3IREMIi AiMMEMMA TiHAP RA"WHAWan the iiNiAJMIII it lH MS THE PATRIOTIC thDOLLAR te War Revenue Tax of $105,000,000 Levied-Beer Bears Brunt at- of Burden. Congress has levied a war tax Of of $100,000,000 to offset a similar the amount of loss on import revenue. due to the Eurovean disturbancesc ish and of this amount beer is the en heaviest contributor, having been assessed approximately, $50.000, 000; a -stamp tax on negotiable instruments, it is estimated, will yield $31,000,000; a tax od' the capital stock of banks of $4,300,. at 000, and a tax on tobacco, per oW fumes, theater tickets, etc., makes the remainder. Congress has decreed that the ee brewer, the banker and the in vt vestor must shoulder the musket and march to the front; that mi. to lady who would add to her beau On ty must first tip Uncle Sam, and a dollar that seeks pleasure must, first salute the flag; that Pleasure or and Profit-the twin heroes of tu- many wars--shall tight, the na tion s battles and by. an inge ew niously arranged schedule of tax X ation ..'Coare:s ha; shifted " the war budget from. the shoulders f of Necesity. to. tthose of Choice X. and Cain,"touching in its various ramificatioiis. almost every line of business. OP All hail the dollar that bleeds lot for its country; that bares its breast to the fortunes of war and: ris-ks its life to preserve the sta-i ng bility and integrity of the nation's credit. The market place has always, ay been a favorite stand for war rev enue collectors. The trader is a great financial patriot. His dol-i lar is the first to rally around the star-spangled banner and the last to hear the coo of the dove of ls peace. He is called upon to buy ih cannon; to feed and clothe the boys in blue and each month a cheer their hearts with the coin Sof the realm. hlMel can neither be free nor brave without food and! ammunition, an- money is as im-' Sortant a factor in war as blood. Many monuments have been I .erected in honor of heroes slain' in battle, poems have been writ . ten eulogizing their noble deeds and the nation honors its soldiers! while they live and places a mon. fi ument upon their graves when' h they die, but very little has been 1 said of the dollar that bears the S burdens of war. I e Honor to the Dollar That Dears i the Burens of War. g All honor to the dollar that an., f swers the call to arms and, when 0 the battle is over, bandages the wounds of stricken soldiers, lays a wreath upon the graves of fall en heroes and cares for the widows and orphans. " All honor to the industries.that o bend their backs under the burd- t ens of war; lift the weight from in the shoulders of the poor and I hi Il build a bulwark around the na-' p tiw's credit. All honor to those who con-I - :e trib te to the necessities and ad-le Sminister to the comforts of the. Sboys who are marching: cool the fever of afflicted soldiers and - kneel with the cross beside dying i A dollar may fight its compet.I itor in business, industries may a struggle for supremacy in trade! 0and occupatipns may view each l~otlher with env7 or suspicion, but f when the buu e calls they bury strife and rally around the flag companions and friends, mess mates and chums, all fighting for one flag, one cause and'one coun try. The luxuries in life have al. ways been the great burden-bear. ers in government. We will men. Stion a few of them giving the Sannual contributions to the na. tiom's treasury: Liquor, . rooo oo tobacc o, . o3.ooooom ; Trespass Notice All parties are hereby warmed that trespansng on Hermion pluntation an Mi parish, Louisiana, is prohibited and anyone found so trespassing wi be prosecuted under law. M. . ,McCAFFERY RAILROAD TIME TABiE T. s. & P.-IULIT. ar no West Bound: C' N . ............... 8:46 a. m. he No. 11 ............. 6:4 p. u . ea East Bound: ). No. 2............... 7 ~ p. am .e No. 12 ...........1..11:23 a. nm. ill S1OI IOUITALi s North Bound: No. .......10:8a. m. •e No. 6 : ........ .._,. 1 :: p. m . n. South B,,und: tNo. ." . 8 00 a. m. i. No. 89i5 .......- 12:1' .. nm. ad CHURCH DIRECTORY st, FIRST BAPTIST re DR. C. . PE. RKYMAN, Pastor. D• DR. G. W. GAINES, Superintendept. a- Divine worship, seond and foeuth SSundas at a. m. anad 7 p. nm. _- . ay Schoo, every Suday at' 10 a. Ie Mid-week prsyer meeting, every re Wednesday at 7 ;. is METHODIST le F EV. V. D. SKIPPER Pastor. Se vices, first, third, anu fourth Sun days at 11 am. and 7 p. n . Sunday School, every Sunday at 10 a. ts m. d .- TRINITY EPISCOPAL s REV. ROBERTS P. JOHNSON, Pasto, Se'rvices, first ounuay at it a. nm. No regauarappoittment tot the fitL Sunday. S S.nday School, every Sunday, 10a. n. a1 -- -i CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. e Services every Sunday, 11 a. m. a it the residence of MR. W. F COI. f THARP. F The public is cordially invited to at e tend. Ii-~ Roud Trip Winter i Tourist Excurs:ors LI VIA Pi ,-... To destinations in Florida, .Georgia, Mexico, South Caro lina, Texas, West Virginia on =sa'e to M urch 31, 1915. Comanmaniete with us before arrag Sing your trip. Rates sad intoematio gladly furnished. R. B. OWEN, Or adres Ticket Agent. F. ii. DONOHOE, D. P. A., Vicksburg, Mississippi Trespass Notice All parties are hereby warned that trespassing ia any annaer on Leonard, hWalnut Grove, and Shiry pleantation in Madison parish, Louisaa, is pro i hibited and anyone found o trspang will be prleeuted umber law. S .. . W.. N8. SOT. w--in---mjq jjj.- --- ` -L - NEIL CALLEAHAN WILLIAM McLEAN TII E VICKSBURG BOIL[[R & IRON WORKS MANUFACTURERS OF BOILERS. SMOKESTAGKS, BR[[GHIN6S AND TANKS In Stock for Immsediate Shipment Boiler tube, reinforcing steel bars, stack paint, guy wire, tube expand8s, cop per ferrules, fusible plugs, steel plates, thin sheers, rivets angle bars, stay bolts, beans, patch bolts, machine bolts, threaded steel flanges, valves, and Attings. "PiW r WRK AND SAnSFr m SEflnCE Om tL SIT." Vicksbrg PHONE 765 Msissip 7. , .-. SCone at one my horse is si Prompt attention must be en ailing stock so that farm work may not be dela Bell Telephone Service on the farm enables to get the veterinary quickly. It also keeps you in touch with the markets your neighbors. If there is no telephone on your farm writs day for our Free Booklet. Address: Farmers' Line Dcpartment CUMBERLAND TELEPIIONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY BOX 424, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI. =e O.a. mmd'. ln Repeating RMe Ua ar.Iins eaigeht .h , 24.-asc .Urm. round h$13.1 oce.gsm d. U.. carriegde o .2A0 r 32-% 4o a ri a Th e mba, , a S......t u un. $T13 ol Apriat thos Saidden qual tmi. t h a wiran º i iea a w e y u rovet` s... 42 ia sw . -,. 40A S, e.tN. I they cot d not show, but when you have ud out that .. ... Th u~h hy(te •