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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Mrs. Levi z. Letter III in Paris.

Paris-Joseph Letter, Chicago mil
lionaire. is hurrying here to the bed
side Of his mother, Mrs. Levi 4. Letter,
who is dangerously i'll Of an affection
of the liver. Severe and persist nj
iauudicp is her most alarming symp-
tom. Mrs. Letters daughters. TIE
Countess of Suffolk ana Mrs. Colin p.
Campbell, ale with her.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
POLICE SEARCH A PRINCE.
Italian Officers Were Looking fol
Robbers at Station.

Perugia, Ttaly-Prince Louis of
Battenberg was the victim of an
error on the part of the police on
his arrival here from Florence, but he
accepted the incident with a good
grace and made no complaint. When
he stepped off the Florence train the
prince was approached and searched
by detectives, who had been instruct
ed from Florence to look out for three
men charged with the theft or a peck
etbook on the train.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Auto Kills Theater Manager.

New York, n. Y.-Marcus ia
cobs. owner and manager Of the Co
lumbia theater, Newark, n j., was run
down by an automobile at Broad and
West Park streets, Thursday after
noon at o'clock, and died of his in
iuries two hours later in St MichaePs
hOsDital
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Utah Miners Go on Strike.

Park City Utah-Objecting to
the employment of some non-union
miners, $50 miners employed by the
DAILY. West Ontario and Little Bell
mines, all members of the Western
Federation of Miners, quit work
Wednesday and the properties sus-
pended operations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
GETS $4,000 FROM scHMlTz.
Lawyer Says That's the Reason He
Defended Frisco Mayor.

San Francisco, Cal-Eugene F.
Schmitz, San Francisco's convicted
mayor. paid ]. C. Campbell, attorney
for him at his recent trial, $4,000.
The quoting of these figures is the
answer that Mr.. Campbell made to a
sensitive friend as to why he ever let
himself get into such a case as the
defense of SchmitZ.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Particular About Their Quarters.

San Francisco, Cal-Able Sea-
men Soc Boyer and Thomas Gilman
tin, invalided home from the cruiser
Maryland, arrived here as first-class
cabin passengers on the liner Siberia.
They declined to be quartered among
Asiatics in the steerage and were pro-
vided with cabin tickets by the sur
geon in charge of the naval hospi al
at Yokohama
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

It is so important that good seed
be planted that we can't refrain from
again telling you that you ought TO
now pick out the seed for the next
years crop. Good seed is as import
ant as good breed among the stock
You have had the need of good breeds
exemplified so often that you do not
need any hint along that line, but SO
many planters go on planting poor
seed that a little jar right here ought
to do good.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Didn't Know He Was III.

New York, n. Y.-Henry H. Flag
Ter, vice president Of the Standard Oil
Co., who was reported to be seriously
i'll at Breton Woods. n. H., was at
his office in this city Friday. Mr..
Flagler said that he was not i'll and
did not know how the report that he
was i'll came to be circulated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Morgan Denies Union Pacific Purchase

New York, N W. P. Morgan
authorized a denial thai he or the
banking house of j. p Morgan & Co.
has taken over 100000 shares OF
Union Pacific railroad stock from
Kuhn. Loeb & Co, supposed TO be
owned by Henry II. Rogers Of the
Standard Oil Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Relative of Daniel Boone Dies.

Boonville, Ind. - Mrs. Minerva B.
Taylor, aged rs years, Is dead
at her home in this city. She was
born in this county and was direct
descendant of Daniel Boone, as well
as Ratliff Boone, an ex-governor OF
the state OF Indiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Newburyport, Mass. - Edward A.
Moseley, secretary of the inter
state commerce commission, who
became Ill last week, has sustained
stroke of apoplexy. His condition is
such as to cause grave anxiety.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Former Consul at Quebec Dead

Bridgeport, Conn.-Theodore Wal.
dron Downs, former United tSates
consul at Quebec and prominent
in national democratic politics, died in
his home in this city Monday. Mr..
Downs was a former secretary of the
democratic national committee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

If you are at all interested in living
a full, well-rounded life, the meetings
of the local offer you a grand opportu-
nitv to do this. 1t is the place to be
of use to your less fortunate fellow
man: it is the place to pour out the
good ideas you have stored up, and 1t
is the place to be filled with the adj
yanced thought of your thinking neigh.
h0r
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

The man who lives off of speculation
is of no benefit to the human race.
Let him starve into some useful occu-
patton. Only the man who does neceS-
sary or work of art can be of use as
a worker, and that one whose employ
ment is not in necessary lines Is q
drone, and he is burden.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

1t is a feature of pride to many To-
Gals that not year is allowed to pass
which does not show at least one tree
about the meeting place planted for
each member of the local. That Is q
mighty good idea, isn't it? LIE it be-
come common.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Noted Educator Dead.

Middletown, Conn.-Prof. Wilbur o.
Otwater, head Of the department OF
chemistry at Wesleyan university, and
noted for his experiments with the
calorimeter, died Sunday night after
an illness Of two years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Saws Roosevelt Is Sincere.

Little Rock, Ark.-Elhu Root, secre-
tary of state, spent short time here
Friday en- route to the City of Mexico.
He said President Roosevelt was abso-
lutely sincere in his refusal to again
be a presidential candidate
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

1t is funny what lot of politicians
are becoming advocates Of the Farm
ers Union. The same fellows little
while ago were not so friendly and
had some remarks to make about IAN
other bubble"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

How have you behaved by your part
ner this week? Remember that the
first thing the Union contends for IS
EQUALITY, and on no other thing
does it insist so strongly as on equal
division of the products of labor. Give
her all the improved helps you can and
then remember that the household
work is a mighty uninteresting field
at best.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
POSSE SEARCHES FOR MINNIE.
Believed That Fugitive Cut Out
Tongues of Horses.

South Bend, lnd.-A posse head
ed by Sheriff LanGnt and his en-
tire force Of deputies is engaged in
one of the greatest manhunts ever
known in Michigan. The posse is In
hot pursuit of Max Minnie, who Is
charged with cutting out the tongues
of eight horses.
Minnie has twice been sighted by
the posse and shot at, but none of tho
bullets s.. ok him. 1t is feared he will
be lynched if caught.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Jap Diplomat Now at Washinqton.

Washington, D. D.-Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador, arrived in
Washington from his summer home
at Buena Vista, Nd, after an absence
OF seevral months. He denied himself
to newspaper men.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

If you go out and solicit a few men
to join your local, you will become a
better union man. You will thus class
ify and enlarge your reasons for the
existence of the organization, and you
will be led to get out of it more OF the
benefits it can bestow.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

You can't be good Union farmer
unless you are keeping up with tho
times. You can't keep up unless you
read the newspapers. Take time to
keep in touch with what is going on
In the world.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
plaque Continues at Frisco.

San Francisco, Cal.-The totals
in the bubonic plague situation to
date are: Cases verified, 43; deaths,
26; deal percentage, GOA per cent;
suspects under observation. %.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Schooner cansizes: Crew Saved.

Lynn, Mass-The British schoon.
err Princess of Avon, bound from
harrisburg, N. S., to Boston was
capsized off the Graves, the entrance
to Boston harbor. Her crew OF five
men was rescued by a government
tug,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Knife Stab Nav Result in Death,

Bedford, Ind.-Willam Lawrence
was stabbed in the throat by William
Schellis. He is in a dangerous condi-
ton. This is the second stabbing
that has taken place in this city since
Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Don't act the usual fool this year
and buy some of the new-fangled fruit
trees that will revolutionize the world.
BUY good tried stock from reliable
and well-known nurserymen' lou
might do a little experimenting, but
do it in a small way, and let your ex'
periments be a side-show, and not
the main tent"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Don't let the fellow who is waiting
to see 'whacher goin' to do" wait any
longer. Get him in and put him on
the first principles. Educate him and
broaden him so that he will be of use
to somebody.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
$50 LIVES LOST IN FLOOD.
King Alfonso Hastens to Aid Of starv-
inu Thousands.

Malagna, Spain. - The latest
reports place the number drowned
bv cloudburst and food in Ma
laga and neighboring towing at 100.
Thousands are homeless and destitute
and famine is threatened The dam
age is placed at nearly million dol.
lars. King Alfonso is on his way to
the scene.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Have you put a thorn into the flesh
Of the vehicle and implement trust
lately? Build a good shelter for all
your implements and every tool on
the place, and you will cut your bill in
two, and the trade of these blood
suckers in two at the same time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

We may look FOR some speculation
all along the line, but the play with
cotton is pretty well over. 1t will go
I'D sometimes and 1t will go down
sometimes, but the old-time toying
with fortune on the market"is about
ended
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

There will never be time that
things are right until the intention CT
Nature and Natures God are exem.
plifed in the even distributor Of land,
air and water to all men alike. The
man who can bring the germ that viii
start this great reform will go down
in history as one of the greatest liber-
ators that have ever lived.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
I1pNEPs' EDUCATIONAL
AND
IMPERATIVE union
of AMERICA

should be kept in the minds of all
80 safety of the cotton raiser lies
~ same line of Quantity-produc,
that hedges the manufacturer
q. When it is evident that there
ming an reproduction of any
"iectlred article, the shops az
for a slowing up. This is the
~ - safety in the matter Of profitable
4 ,nctiOn. The machinery is put to
!. ling something else, or it stands
h y. until trade picks up and the de-
b .ra is enlarged. This is the only
4 -lro thin" r" do under such cir
Stances. In two ways this Keeps
,bp price. Tie first is by not Gre
i,ga surplus that would either have
'' no held at a loss or unlOaded at a
.,risce and again 1t keeps the price
condition of fiXity, a thing which
,tt,n planters have striven for for
~srv wears. This lesson should sink
5.sn into the minds of those whose
s.,orests are in the cotton fields. If
y, much cotton to reasonably supply
no demand is raised, 1t must either
he held and the interest, insurance,
..rinkage, etc, must come out Of the
,,ice It finally brings, or else it must
- az such a sacrifice that somebody
vir buv it for sheer Cheapness. It
makes no difference how much sOph-
,,try interested people may weave
.-ound the holding and warehouse
uropositiOn, these are self-evident
trutbs. The warehouse is useful in
,itution, and it should be fully used
10 avoid dumping the whole crop into
the market in a heap, as has been the
rnstom heretofore, so cOngesting the
market, the yards, the transportation |
ABILITIES, and so depicting the money |
market that those who buy must do |
10 at a sacrifice, thus lowering the |
mice for a time. That is the end and |
lin of the warehouse proposition and |
lnyone with common sense enough to |
cad a blind goose to water ought to
NOW this. Whatever will inevitably
fleet the price of anything offered
nd usually sold on the market will
feet the price and demand for cot
,n. The remedy Is dear easy: Don't
liant too much cotton. 1t is the duty
I the union to look after this matter.
! should be in a position to know
hat Is the probable acreage, and it
lould deal this information out to its
Iembers, and they should act upon 1t
the same way the manufacturers
ct about their production. They have
azed the way to profit-making bust
esses, and if the farmers have the
,nse to follow your leader" they
Ill exercise the same sense that is
Iercised by the manufacturers. They
Ill diversity, and not diversity by
IMPLY changing from one crop to an
her, but they will plant variety Of
ops, and can thus meet varied mar
It, thus catching an even average of
the market. This is what unionism
built for.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Don't get scared at the wild pitch
ings of the Spectator. If you hold
your cotton and keep your eating
truck, we can't see how the poor deV.
il is going to accomplish your ruin
very soon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Oh, yes, the Farmers Union is a
trust but we are trusting ourselves
this time. We are not going 10 10
ANYTHING oppressive, but we will have
to have ours" sure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

New BattIeship to Be North Dakota.
Neutrality-suspicious. Dakota will be
the name of battleship No. %, one of
the new 20,.O0O-ton vessels. Utah now
is the only one of the states after
which no war vessel has been named.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

This is the week to make your split
log drag, and all the balance Of them
will be good for its use.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Clean out all the fence corners and
fence rows so as to get rid of the wee
vii hatcheries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

II your local meeting drags, 1t may
be that you have done nothing to liven
1t up.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

/ believe that We cannot live better
than in seeking to become better, nor
more agreeably than in having a clear
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

No bad man is on the habit OF liV-
ing On fruit and among flowers of his
own culture. Did you ever notice this?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

1t Is the builder and not the destroy.
er who benefits the human race,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
STRIKE UNAUTHORIz
Iowa Central Switchmen Ordered to
Resume Work.

Iowa Central swltchmen Ordered to
Resume Work.
Chicago, Nov. Striking switch.
men at Oskaloosa, Ia, have been told
by First Vice President S. e. Haeber.
ling Of the Switchmen's union of North
America to walk back again or lose
their charter.
The switchmen, with headquarters
at Oskaloosa, who are employed by
the Iowa Central railroad, recently
presented new agreement to the
railroad for ratification. All the art
icles were satisfactory to the railroad
except the one which required the
railroad to pay claims for total dis
ability and the switchmen were re-
quested to eliminate that clause. They
refused, the company stood firm and
the men walked out
The facts were Immediately tele-
graphed to F. T. Hawley, president Of
the Switchmen's union ofsNorth Amer
lea, Buffalo, N. Y, and he in turn in
structed First Vice President Haeber-
ling to go to Oskaloosa and revoke
the charter unless the men went back
to work at once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
THOMAS TAGGART.

are accompanied by their families and
nearly all will remain over Sunday as
the guests of National Chairman Tag
CART. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul,
st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, At.
lantic City, Denver and Long Branch,
N. j., are applicants for the conven-
ton. Chairman Taggart said that the
formal meeting of the committee would
probably be held at Washington in De-
cember. Mr.. Taggart favors Wash
ington as the place of meeting.
A close friend Of Chairman Taggart
said that Mr.. Taggart would like to be
relieved of the Craftsmanship Of the
committee, but would still like to rep
resent Indiana on the committee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
Amusements.

Did you ever meet the man that
knows it all? Have you ever had to
sit and listen to the hot air bleater
who from a babe was raised on the
bottle of Pm it,"
Ifyou ever have, you remember
we'll the desire that came over you
to push him with your foot or other
wise rude to him. Then perhaps he
Numbered and in his supreme self
conceit fell into trap while the
crowd around visibly enjoyed the
joke.
Dave Gally, an unassuming young
fellow, although clever actor, hadjust
such an experience this summer and
in this instance the knowing one will
probably think twice before he talks
again on foreign countries and cities.
1t happened in the Cadillac hotel
on Broadway New York. Gally and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25

lea. Gally said little, but when the
traveller dilated on Germany, the
beauties of the Rhine, and the old
rathskellers he quietly inquired.
How did you like Kahnsbuag"
Not bit feazed, the Wisenheimer
replied,
Great my boy. Finest little
town l ever struck. More pretty
girls there to the inch than flies in
the kitchen here"
That's good" said the actor,
and do you know you remind me
very much of the Hamburg girls. "
Indeed" smiled the traveller
very much tickled. Then he got
the lemon.
YES" said the actor as he turned
and walked away You both lived
in migration"
Later Mr.. Wiseheimer discovered
that David Gally is the star of We
Are King" the romantic comedy
which has its scenes laid in the
imaginary principally of Hamburg,
name which is but a product of
the bra in of the author, and has no
real existance.
All of which goes to show that the
wiSeSt of the wise fall.
At City Opera, Thanksgiving
night, Nov. %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
C. F. PERSONS PASSES AWAY
Well Known Newspaper Man Dies at
Stamford, Conn.


Stamford, Conn.
New York, Nov. 2J.-Charles F. Per-
sons, until recently vice president and
assistant general manager of the
American Press Association, New
York city, died at Stamford, Conn.
Mr.. Persons was born in Rushford. N.
Y, fifty-three years ago and educated
at the nearby schools and learned the
printers trade on the Cattaraugus Re-
publican at Little Valley, N. Y. Later
he started the Bradford (Pa.) Era at
the time the Bradford Oil fields were
opened. From Bradford he moved to
Clean, N. Y, where for many years he
was editor and proprietor of the Clean
Daily Herald.
About twenty years ago he became
manager Of the American Press Asso-
cations New York Office, was pro-
noted to secretary and assistant gen
eral manager and still later became
vice president and assistant general
manager. He was taken ill year ago
and went to California to recuperate,
but the change did not prove bene-
fetal. Three weeks ago Mrs. Persons
died. Mr.. Persons is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Frederick E. Gwinn,
Jr., and Miss Marjorie Persons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25

NaVes1nK n1sh1ands, Where all fncom-
Ing vessels are first sighted, report
that they were unable to see more
than few feet beyond the windows
of their observatories.
Movement of ferryboats and other
harbor shipping was much delayed
and traffic On many of the railroads
and elevated lines leading to the down
town business districts was affected
by the fog.
No serious accidents resulted, but
one train smashed into the end of an
other on the Fulton st-ast elevated
line in Brooklyn while it was stand
ing at the Saratoga avenue station.
The hoods Of the coiliding cars were
smashed and two passengers were
bruised.
Traffic en- the Fifth avenue elevated
line in Brooklyn was suspended for
an hour or two by the derailment of
two cars Of a loaded passenger train
at switch at Thirty-sixth street. No
one was injured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
New Recorder at Nym0re.

Fred Hammond has been elected
village recorder of the Village of
Nymore to take the place of E. E.
Beck, who resigned about three
months ago. The council has been
unable to do any business for the
past three months as the vote on
recorder stood two to two. Much
accumulated business was trans
acted last Thursday evening, and
everything is going along as before.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
K. P. Election Tuesday Night.

The election of officers of the
Bemidji lodge Knights of Pythias
will be held at the regular meeting
of the lodge to be held next Tues
day evening.
1t is the intention of the lodge
members to make the meeting an
interesting one. There will be work
in the second rank, and all mem
bers are requested to be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
Thanksgiving Millinery Sale.

Commencing the 23d, and contin-
uing until the 3Oth. During these
days we offer all fall millinery goods
at greatly reduced prices. Every
thing in the line of millinery will be
on display, such as ostrich, goods,
wings, flowers. ribbons, veilings.
Children's caps to be sold at one
half price. Please call during this
clearance and get prices.
Remember this sale for one week
only.
Hollands Millinery Establishment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
DELAYS ALL TRAFFIC.
impenetrable Fog Hangs Over New
York Harbor.

New, York, Nov. "A dense fog
hung over New York harbor and bay,
delaying all forms of transportation.
Ocean liners due to come over Sandy
Hook bar were compelled to anchor
off Sandy Hook lightship after being
guided to that point by the fog whistle
on the lightship and to wait before
venturing among the channels leading
to the upper harbor. Marine observ-
ers at Fire island, Sandy Hook and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-25
Thursdays Paper.

2 According to the usual custom of
the Pioneer, Thursdays paper will
be issued at 10 o'clock in order to
give all employees the usual half holt
day. Advertisers should have ads
in not later than Wednesday noon;
local matter by 9 o'clock Wednesday
evening.