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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11
Southern Pacific Time Card.

No 3 due &C.. ...,..'''''' ''-' a. liz
Nos + and s night trains.
.pbone "a for further information.
!. F. TUBBS, Agent.
Welch's Grape Juice at the Crescent
paul w. Daniels was in Welsh
Tuesday.
Car rice polish at Jones
Bros. As
4 A. f. Bell went to Lake Arthur
Tuesday via Jennings.
B The best line of cigars in the city,
at the Crescent.
D. R. Read was a business visitor
to Sulphur Friday.
Ball Bearing Lawn Movers h. A.
Davidson.
c. NJ. Field was a business caller at
the parish seat Saturday.
Jones Bros. received car OF feed
4 last week.
Everything in paint supplies at the
Morse Hardware Company.
Fresh vegetables of all kinds at the
Welsh Meat Market.
Mrs. Simmons was a passenger 10
the Lake Wednesday morning.
Green Rio and Peaberry coffee at
the Welsh Meat Market.
Samuel Blackboard was a business
visitor at Lake Charles Saturday.
Finest stock of Candies in town al
the Welsh Meat Market.
Charcoal self heating sad irons al
s.25. Morse Hardware Company.
See NJ. B. VanNess II you neeo
artesian or irrigating wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson were ylsl
Tors at the Daniels plant Wednesday
Mason Fruit jars, covers and Jal
rubbers at the Morse Hardware Co.
Pete Unkel, who has been in Welsh
for few days, returned to Jennlng
Saturday.
Mrs J. J. Miller is quite sick at tn
home of her sister, Mrs. Moshier, Il
Jennings.
Mason Fruit jars, covers and ia
fubbers at the Morse Hardware co.
u Bob Stockton, engineer at the Jen
nings Mill, went to Lake Charlie
B Wednesday.
Four new brands of Virginia Che
Ing Tobacco at the Welsh Meat Nal
ket
James Ellis was a business visito
nLake Charles Friday, returning Q
z Tie oriole Saturday.
Z Paris Green. Insect Powder, Chicke
! lace exterminator, at the Crescel
z Drug Store.
s Everything fresh. Absolutely +
3 90 goods. Bring US your produc
z Welsh Meat Market.
G Capt Walsh, of New Orleans, WI
O town this week looking after h
B sgricultural interests here.
Full line of novelties in ladies net
u year, shirt waists, combs, belts, bal
s0d ribbon at Paul w. Danials.
always use the Mound City Pr
Mfed Paint. The Best in the Markt
Mthe Morse Hardware Company.
gull line of novelties in ladies ne
ar, shirt waists, combs, belts, ba
e ribbon at Paul W. Daniels.
Voices consisting of Boo Pee
s'Rr Dinner, French Market a
Rrch Opera, at the Welsh Me
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11
Died.

Wayne Lewman Bottroff, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Bottrotf,
died Tuesday at 3:2O p. m, at their
home in the south part of town, OF
pneumonia, age u months The flu
neral services were held at the Con-
gregational church at O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. A. B. WEIGH
conducting the service. Their many
friends extend to the stricken family
their heart felt sympathy in this their
hour of darkest sorrow.
Suffer little children to come unto me,
Thus said the Master by bright
Galalea.,
We know He has gathered the spirit
just flown,
To live in the light of his radient
thrown.
The Police Jury and the Lake
| Charles American are bemOaning the
fact that the Tax PAYERS have to dig
up $305. Is to get their Starr (?) pitcher
returned to them from Ell Paso. II
seems that after Mr.. Starr had signed
articles he desired to take little TRIP
and not wishing Lake Charles to be
ashamed of him, borrowed some
money and suit of clothes. Lake
Charles Base Ball fans being afrait
he would not return sent the sheriff
after him, who presented the follow
ing bill:
TO mileage of officer 2225
miles at 10 cents per S222.5
TO mileage of prisoner
945 miles at &c per Az
Paid Elpaso officers 2S.V
RequisitiOn papers o'o
1905. =
The railroad fare from LAX
Charles to Ell Paso is $3.50 one way
Amount actually spent by officer SS3.
10. Who gets the difference, 1888. l
Jennings Times Record.
. And still they say there is no graz
in Imperial Calcasieu.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11

Try our Mosquito Killer,
a positive relief from the
mosquito pest. Good for
moths and insects. Does
not destroy or disColor
any fabrics. Harmless to
human beings. Twelve
capsules IN box. Price 25c
per box. Crescent Drug
Store,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11
Steam Pump.
As II. e. WessOn.

We notice with pleasure that the
Times-Record gives front space to an
article we wrote some time since rel
ative to Taxing Industries. AS we all
know, Editor Hearn is young in edi-
torial work, so we deem it our prive-
lege, and We may say duty, to call
his attention to the fact that it is one
of the unwritten rules of journalism
to give credit for clippings which we
publish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11

Nos. 7 and s night trains.
.pbone q for further information.
!. f. TUBBS, Agent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Ran Into Open Switch.

Pittsburg.-Fast Baltimore & Ohio
train No. 10, bound from Cleveland
to New York ran into an open switch
at Guffey coal mine, about ffteef
miles east Of here, killing the follow
ing:
Harris Sheppard, engineer.
Chas. Denny, fireman.
S. F. Strike, mail clerk, Hagers-
town, Md.
j. J. MeLurky, mail clerk, Balti-
more.
F. S. Farmer, baggagemaster, was
seriously injured.
Several of the passengers were
slightly injured by being thrown
from their seats, but were not seri-
ously hurt.
The officials say the switch wax
thrown in an attempt to wreck the
train. That many lives were not LOST
in the wreck is remarkable. The trair
was running at a rapid speed when
the open switch was reached, and the
engine and express car were thrown
from the track on their side. For
tunately the Pullman and the bag
gage coaches retained their upright
positions. The ears, however, were
fearfully Jared and all the passeh-
gers were thrown to the floor. The
wreck occurred at 1915 and many OF
the passengers were in bed. Rail
road detectives are investigating the
matter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Nat Gdodwin's Winning.

Nat C. Goodwin, the actor, must ap-
pear before the grand jury at the call
of District Attorney Jerome to ex-
plain when, where and how he sue
ceeded in winning between $4,000
and $4,000 in gambling in this town.
The only thing that will prevent the
actors appearance before the grand
jury viii be his absence from the
city. If he is in town one of Mr.. Je-
rome IS subpoena servers will get him
with summons from the grand jury
room.
1t was reported several days ago
that Goodwin had sat in little game
which lasted for hours, and that
when the game ended he was any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 to the
good.
Mr.. Jerome knows the press agent
tale when he sees it, but he conclad-
ed there was truth in the story about
Goodwin IS winning. The district at
torney is particularly anxious to
know where such games are permit
ted and other details concerning them
that Nat Goodwin can probably sup
ply if urged to do so before the grand
jury.
The calling of Goodwin as wit
ness is only part of the district at
torney's general investigation of the
gambling and poolroom systems In
this city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Coast Defense.

In his Forthcoming message Presi-
dent Roosevelt will touch upon the
deplorable condition of our coast de-
fenses, which is due not so much to
lack of Notifications and equipment
as to men necessary to keep the guns
and machinery in order in time of
peace, to say nothing of manipulating
them should war break out What
the President will have to say on
this subject will be short but to the
point, and he will take a firm stand
in favor of legislation calculated to
remedy existing conditions. He has
already placed himself squarely on
record, and only six months ago adj
dressed special letter to the Senate,
in which he pointed out that tie in
creasing Importance and wealth of
our ports offered more inducement
to an enemy.
THE fact that we now have navy
does not in any wise diminish the i'm
portanee of coast defenses; on the
contrary, it emphasizes their value,
and the necessity for their construc-
tion," he said recently. "It is an ac-
cepted naval maxim that the Navy
can be used to strategic advantage
only when acting on the offensive,
and it can be free to so operate only
after our coast defense is reasonably
secure and so recognized by the
country
The President takes the ground
that the security and protection of
our interests require the completion
of every coast defense, and that the
plans Of the National Coast Defense
Board should receive the generous
support of Congress. In his forth
coming message the President will
reaffrm his position, especially so
far as pending legislation providing
for the reorganization of the coast
artillery is concerned. The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs has
favorably reported bill to separate
the field artillery from the coast ar
tillery, on the ground that they are
two distinct branches of the service.
The bill provides for the gradual in
crease during FIVE years Of 296 off
GERS and 5,043 men for the coast ar
tillery, and 85S for the field artil-
lery. The great trouble Of the coast
artillery has been to secure and keep
trained electricians, engineers and
fremen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07

them, excepting dispatcher Davis,
were killed instantly. It is certain
that life was extinct before the flames
touched them President Spencer's
body was burned almost beyond rec
ognition, as was that of Mr. Fisher.
1as Ae9y Of Mr.. Schuyler wAs ssAsa
from under ne train before It was
burned very much.
President Spencer was lying direct
ly under the big locomotive of the
rear train So great was the force OF
the impact that the forward train was
sent at least 1900 feet ahead the To-
comotive going over and upon the
body of Mr.. Spencer. Until after the
debris burned itself out and the en-
CINE cooled off the bodies could not
be removed.
The wreck occurred on the crest
of a steep grade when the Atlanta
train could not have been running
more than thirty miles an hour, If as
fast Had it been a mile or two
further south the number of dead
might have been frightful, as the
train was about two hours behind its
schedule. a condition in the grade
there that would have meant speed
of more than sixty miles an hour
Fl. b. Spencer, the sixth vice pres
ident Of the Southern railway, and
son Of President Spencer, was a pas
senger on a northbound train from the
south which reached the scene of the
wreck a few minutes after it had 90.
CURED.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
|OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
eHR0NfCLED.
Harry Il. Rousseau Has Been Chosen
to Succeed Admiral Endieett
Coast Defenees Depiorrable.
IMMEDIATRD APPOINTMENT

Representative Everis A. Hayes, ei
Civil Engineer Harry Fl. Rousseau.
who has been on duty at Mare Island
CAL, since February, 1909, supefin-
tending the construction OF the bic
stohe and concrete dry dock has been
chosen to succeed Admiral Endicott
as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks.
The President has acted with Sur
prising auiekness in making his ap-
bointment, as Admiral Endicott was
retired only last Monday and or
aered to continue In office for the
lime being. Lieutenant Rousseau Is
name has not appeared in the list of
probabilities for this position, which
carries the rank and pay Of an adj
diral because he was not very high
on the list, having entered the ser
nee in September, 1898.
For a time Lieutenant Rousseau
was stationed here as supervisor OF
the drafting force under Admiral En-
dicott. He was associated with Lieu
tenant Cunningham in the inspection
Of the New Orleans Floating Dry
Dock, and has been Interested in the
improvements Of the Naval Station
He Is native sf New York and was
educated at the Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute His record as an
engineer is excellent, and it may be
said that he comes to his new and
very important position without that
prejudice toward a naval station at
New Orleans which is held unrea-
sonabiy by other officers in the De
partment. 1t is not known when the
new Chief will assume his office, but
1t IS understood that Secretary Bon
apart wishes Admiral Endicott tc
continue in charge until after the an
nual estimates have been submitted
10 the Naval Committee of the House
and work has begun on the Appro-
priation Bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Thoroughly Justified

WasAiAgton-Eforts Of prominent
Cofpany to get the State Department
stockholders in the Gulf Fisheries
to take action against the Mexican
government ToT seizing one of the
eeaipany's fishing boats met with
faillgre. The delegation of stock
holders called on Assistant Secretary
Bacon and went over the whole ease
with him. They were told that in the
opinion Of the department the Mexi-
can government had a clear ease
against the Gulf Fisheries Company
and that nothing could be done by
this government.
Some months ago The fishing smack
Lizzie Adams was caught within the
three-mile limit of the Mexican shore
of the Gulf by Mexican naval yes
sci. The officers of this vessel ran
close to the Lizzie Adams in a fog
and carefully took the latitude and
longitude before boarding her. The
master Of the Lizzie Adams claimed
that she was eleven miles froTd shore
at the time The case went to the
lower Mexican court, which decided
it IN favor of the Mexican govern
ment. The protests on the part Of the
stockholders of the Gulf Fisheries
Company is to the effect that the
higher court to which they have ap-
pealed is likely to sustain the lower
court, and they would like to have
the State Department step in and pre-
vent such affirmation. The State
Department, however, has made in
vestigations, and is of the opinion
that the Mexican government is in
the right.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Phonetic Spelling.

] A merry row is threatened between
the White House and both houses o.
Congress over the reformed spelling
propaganda Of President Roosevelt
Public Printer Charles H. Stilling
sees trouble ahead for himself, and
fearing that hostilities will soon opei
up, is getting ready to hold the bag
The first draft Of the executive bill
to be considered by a subcommittee
of the House Committee on Appro.
priations has been received at the
Capitol. 1t contains a number OF
phonetically spelled words in accord,
ance with the order issued by the
President some months ago. Tx
President apparently has authority tt
require the Public Printer to adopt
reformed spelling in all documents
that emanate from the White Hous,
and the executive departments, but he
has no control over the printing OF
Congress. Public Printer StilHngs
has taken the liberty to use the pho
netic form in the executive bill, and
also in the Treasury estimates which
are about to be issued.
Representative James A. Tawney
chairman of the House Committee or
Appropriations, was asked today ii
he thought Congress would stand fol
phonetic spelling.
''I decline to be drawn into con-
troversy on that subject" he said,
with a smile.
! Some of the old graybeards OF
both houses, it is understood, will at
the first opportunity openly express
their disapproval of the use of pho
netic spelling in documents printed
for either house, and there was an
intimation today that an amendment
might be incorporated in one of the
supply bills prohibiting phonetic
spelling in any publication issued by
the government.
~ wonder if the President would
veto an appropriation bill that con-
tanned such a provision" said mem
Der of the Capitol today.
The train robber Of Glasgow, Mo-.
rroves to be an army deserter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
SIM SPENCER
President South
ern, Killed in
Wreck.
SIX OTHERS DOOMED
Private Car Smashed and
Burned in Frightful Rear
End Collision near
Lynchburg, Va.

Samuel Spencer, president OF the
Southern Railway company, and one
Of the foremost men in the develop
ment of the southern statass MA ksss
ed Thursday morning at $40 o'clock
In a rear-end collision, In which two
fast passenger trains were involved,
10 miles south of Lynchburg, Va, and
q nile north of Lawyers depot. In
the same wreck three of his guests
were killed. Only Mr.. Speneer's pri-
vate secretary, ID. A. Merrill, of New
York city, and one of the three por-
ters survived the accident.
Mr.. Spencer's destination was
Friendship, N. c., where he was go
ing on a hunting trip, with Messrs.
Schuyler. Fisher. Redwood and Mer-
rill as his guests.
Mr.. Spencer's private car was at
tached to train No. 33, and bore the
full brunt of the fearful smash when
the fast vestibuled express No. 81
dashed into it.
Fifteen people, most of them pas
sengers in the last two regular cars
of the passenger train to which the
Spencer private car was attached,
were so seriously injured that 1t is
feared some Of them will die.
The known dead are:
President Samuel Spencer of Wash
ington, D. c.
Charles D. Fisher of Baltimore, Md.
Philip Schuyler Of New York city.
Frank T. Redwood of Baltimore.
d. w. Davis of Alexandria, Va, pri-
vate dispatcher.
J. w. Shaw, colored, Spencer, N.
c., died in Lynchburg hospital.
An unknown person, whose head
and limbs are burned off short, who
Is believed, to have been third porter
on private ca, who is missing. His
name cannot be learned.
When President Spsncer's body wa
taken out OF the wreckags, It was 50
hlackened and charred that 1t could
not be recognized by his friends, he
having been practically cremated.
The operator, to whom is laid the
blame for the wreck, is named Mat
tox, and was stationed at Lynchburg.
AS soon as ho learned of the acci-
dent, Mattox disappeared.
President Spencer leaves a widow
and two sons, one OF whom is the
sixth vice president of the Southern
railway.
The train had just passed the block
station at Lawyers. 1t had stopped to
make slight repair in a coupling
While it stood, train No. 81. which
leaves Washington SIS minutes after
mo. 33, crashed into it from the rear
| A club car, No. 81, and a passenger
coach. as well as Mr.. Spencer's car,
were all burned. In the passenger car
the persons. all negroes, were In
jured
| The injured were removed to Lynch
burg.
President Spencer and his entire
lrarty, as far as is known, were
sleeping when the collision happened,
and the probabilities are that al Of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Census Bureau Report

Much Of the work Of the Censui
Bureau during the past year, as dis.
closed by the annual report of DIR
Is. N. ID. North, the director; masiss
public; related to the census of manu-.
facturers of 1905, to the preparation
and publication of statistics on muli
cipal finance, and to the collection
tabulation and publication of prompt
and accurate reports oh the cottor
crop. The report shows that the
work cost the government 81, ,249,045
that sum being $235,667 less thar
Congress appropriated for it.
Annual estimates of the popula
ton of the various States and Terri
tories are made by the census ia ord
er to establish death rates in the
vital statistics reports. In 1907
thirteen States took enumeration OF
the population. the total being 25,.
1926. The estimate of the census
of the population of these States was
25,743,311( a difference of only 40,
925.
DR.. North has planned, in conrec
ton with the annual municipal re
ports, series Of statistical studies OF
important phases of municipal 4e
velopment, including parks, markets
paving, sewers, police and fire de
partments, baths, schools and Ii
braries.
The director advocates the takin.
of quinquennial census Of agricul
ture.
The report says concerning tn,
cotton reports that it has been tn,
earnest desire of the bureau to bring
its system of reporting to the high
est possible degree Of efficiency.
" A complete record of the quan
tity of cotton ginned," its states, Il
not possible unless the ginners. repor
accurately the Output of their gins
That the great majority Of them dc
this, [ have no doubt; that many hav,
failed te do so, is, made evident b,
the distribution report; and in SOM
sections there are signs of more 0.
less concerted purpose to understat,
the ginners in the hope of thereb,
influencing the current market pric,
of the crop. There can be no ques
ton that the census ginning reports
have been worth many millions o.
dollars to the cotton planters by pro
tecting the market from assaults o
spectators whose privately gathered
statistics no longer carry weight whei
they differ from those of the census.
Director North recommends tn,
enactment of more rigid laws t.,
enable census officers to secure in
formation.
Copies of census publications to th,
number of 656,66S were distributed
during the year, 2O0,745 being bul
letins and $4,000 cotton reports o.
the permanent census.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
VIOLATED LABOR LAW
Is Charge Made by the Government
Against North Carolina Mill Owns
ers-Summons Are Issued.

A Washington dispatch says: Upon
request of Secretary Metcalf of the
department of commerce and labor.
the attorney general has caused the
institution of proceedings against
number of North Carolina cotton mill
owners for alleged violation of the
alien contract labor law
Colonel H. C. Cowles of States
vile, N. c.. clerk OF the United States
court, has issued summons for Messrs.
Thomas M. Costerom, Edward A.
Smith, S. 3. Sargent and E. c.
Dwelle, commanding heir presence at
the approaching term of federal court,
which conyencs in Charlotte, Decem-
ber 10, to answer to the charge Of
having violated the contract labor
laws of the United States in the i'm
portation of a number Of English mill
operatives. This action by Colonel
Cowles was taken at the instance OF
United States District Attorney A. e.
Holton Of winston and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney A. L. Coble of States
vile.
For several days it has been re-
tw1zSt aza1 RsE aasssH Rs7s IN
progress lee&zfns 10 an adjustment
of the differences between the gov
ernment and the cotton mill men con-
cerned. The fnct Tat summons has
been issued aud legal proceedings
commenced does not necessarily mean
that a compromise VII not be reach
ed. A settlement mag now be made,
and the whole matter kept out of the
courts.
The law which several of the local
cotton mill men are said y have vio-
lated is found in Tie act of March 8,
1903, entitled "an a, 20 regulate the
immigration of aliens ito the United
States"
Within the past few months there
have been imported into Piedmont
Carolina, between eighty and ninety
mill operatives from the Lancashire
district of England. Inspector Nc
Laughlin placed thirsy-two of these
under arrest and they are Low await
ing orders for their deportation. Their
evidence has been taken down and
they are being detained uhil the gov
ernment decides how to act. The case
has been turned into the hands OF
the department of justice and District
Attorney Holton is in charge.
The cotton mill men have employed
counsel to represent them and there
is the promise of a battle royal in
the courts. The mill men assert that
they have not violated the laws and
hence we are not liable. No arrests
have ben made, nor were any bonds
required.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07
Message On Canal.

The Presidents special message OIL
the Panama Canal, it is now expected
will be sent to Congress probably
about week after it convenes on
Monday. It will deal with every
phase of the question and give q
graphic and detailed description Of
conditions on the isthmus as the
President found them. There will be
recommendations for the betterment
Of conditions during his visit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-12-07

Representative Evers A. Hayes OF
California is enroute to Washington
bringing in his pocket joint resolu-
tion which will undoubtedly precipi-
tate in the House the vexatious Jap
anese question. The resolution di-
reefs the President to open negotia-
tions with Japan with a view to
drafting treaty providing for the
exclusion from the United States Of
certain classes Of the Mikado' . sub
jects.