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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
LOUISIANA NEWS.
RayVilIe.

RayVilIe.
Rayville. La: The preliminary exam
;notions of criminal cases in the Sew
onth District Court have eXpeditiously
boen conducted since Wednesday last,
Hon. J. r. Mcintosh presiding, and
more cases were disposed in that
length of time than ever before The
case of State VS.. Dsasn Tharp, who
wac represented by ]. W. Willis, was
tried Wednesday, and it was shown
that accused killed jim Bennett in
OoIfdefense. and he was discharged.
Milton Brown was represented by G..
" Smith. and was remanded for muir
dor without bail for killing Emanuel
Motley at HelIs Gates sosn July 3.
Ed Eppinette and Fantan Bennette,
rnnresented by T, H. McGregOr, were
granted bail on a charge of shooting
into Dan Benefits house the night he
riIIed Jim Bennett. They claim with
Foster DeuuttI, WIZ wac "llSHISu VII
The same charge, that Jim Bennett
forced them to do so at the point Of
his gun. Joe Baker was remanded
without bail for killing negro on Mr..
Ralfour's place. Chester Porter was
remanded to prison on a charge of as
CAN'T with a dangerous weapon and
;nAicting wounds less than mayhem
on VIM. HigginbOtham, who he beat
two hours and half, until he came
noar killing him. Eugene and Chester
Porter are held under a chargse of &C
cDssorv to the killing of Emanuel Mot
low It is aslleged that thehy prom
ispd TO give Milton Brown 800 to kill
Motley, and assisted him to make his
pscaDe. Their preliminary trial will
come up Tuesday next. Chester Por-
fer was granted bond in the sum OF
$500 for the first case against him. T.
H McGregor was appointed by the
court to defend him.
The foundation is being laid for
bpilding a Masonic Temple in this
town to cost $500. 1t will be a two
story brick building with al modern
improvements and conveniences, a
ctoreroom below for rent and a lodge
room above.
Another saw mill is being erected
near the one owned by the Rayville
Lumber Company, in the suburbs OF
this town.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
GAMBLER ESCAPES BOMB.
Explosion Nearly Wrecks House, but
Family Escapes.

Chicago - A dynamite bomb ar
ranged with a time fuse, exploded
Monday night on the window sill Of
the Napoleon room" in the residence
of Blind John" Condor. 1923 Mich
igan avenue. 1t had been placed there
with the intent to murder the family.
Contrary to their usual custom, Mr..
and Mrs. Condor and their son. John.
were in the upper part of the house
when the explosion occurred and thus
escaped.
The explosion shook the house to
its foundations, tore away the stone
wall under the window. which was de-
molished, and damaged pictures and
furniture in the room.
The race horse owner and gambling
king puts the plot up to his gambling
enemies. He said it was a remark
able coincidence that on the day this
happened the City of Traverse should
have received its death blow, for he
is credited with being the mind that
engineered the fight on the boat.
The furniture was smashed into
kindling wood. One large mahogany
chair, in which Mr.. Condor usually Is
found at the library window at the
precise hour when the explosion oc-
Cured, was left in splinters. Chairs
in other rooms were overturned and
covered with a fine dust.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
DECRY WAR TALK
DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE DE
CLARE AGAINST HOSTlLlTIES.
THEY SEE NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY
Ambassador Aoki Says There Exists
No Difficulty or III Feeling of
Whatever Sort.

New York, n. 1.-TWO distin-
guiShed japanese took OCCASION to de-
clare in no uncertain terms that there
were no unfriendly issues between the
United States and Japan, and to de-
cry the undue importance attributed
by some to trivial incidents.
, The champions Of peace and friend.
ship between the two countries were
Admiral Baron YamamOtO, a guest of
the city, and ViscOunt Aoki, the Jap
anese ambassador, who came over
from Washington Thursday morning
to attend the reception and luncheon
given by the Japan Society of Amer.
lea in honor of Admiral Yamamoto.
In the course of formal statement,
Ambassador AOki said;
There exists between the two gov
ernments no difficulty or i'll feeling of
whatever sort. There is not the slight
est cause for anxiety in the American
Japanese relations; and if there is
any anxiety it is not because of the
actual existence of any difficulty be-
tween the two countries, but because
of the demagogic influence of some
unwarranted press talk, that often
tends to drive even the calmest tenn
per of the public into whirl of
tempestuous rage"
Speaking at the luncheon at the
Hotel AstOr, Admiral Yamamoto spoke
in similar strain.
Rear Admiral Robley Evans, COM
mander of the Atlantic fleet, said that
when the newspapers of this country
stopped making war between Japan
and the United States, the people
would come to their senses and a bet
ter feeling would exist all around.
During the day the Japanese ad-
miral and his retinue visited the navy
yard. They spent some time inspect
ing the different buildings and Admiral
Evans flagship Connecticut.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
TRAITORS AWFUL FATE,
Smothered by Streams Of Flour After
Revealing Clans Secrets.

Riga, Russia - Horrible punish
ment has just been inflicted by
reyoutionists upon a former member
Of the band of conspiratOrs against
the government whose treachery led
to the discovery Of a secret confer
ence and caused the death OF many
Of the reyolutionists and arrest Of
others of the band.
The Central Revolutionary Commit
tees of COurland, Liyland and Estland
used an old mill just outside of Riga
for their meeting place. A man named
Sproge. who had broken with the rev.
OlutiOnaries, betrayed them to the 20
lice. Officers went to the old mill,
surrounded the place and called on
the reYOlutiOnists to surrender In
trying. to escape, 50 of the conspira.
tors were shot and killed. Many 9TH
ers were captured.
Sproges treachery was discovered
and other revolutionists decided to
kill him by frightful tortures. He
was captured and taken to the same
mill whore the reVOlutiOnists had met.
There he was tied to the floor and
a loose sack with a small hole fas-
tened about his head A stream of
flour was allowed to run through the
hole. Ultimately the sack was COM
pletely filled and Sproge was slowly
smOthered. The reyolutionaries left
the body there with note of warning
TO other traitors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING,
Arizona and Mexican Officials Are
Bound Over to Grand Jury.

Douglas, Ariz.-On the charge
of kidnapping Manuel Sarabia,
alleged to be wanted by the Mexican
government from the Jail at
Douglas on the night of June so,
Antonio Maza, the regularly appoint
ed Mexican consul at this place, was
bound over to the territorial grand
jury of Cochise county under a bond
of $1,000, having waived his prelim-
mary hearing. Charged with the same
offense, Constable A. S. ]. Shropshire,
Arizona Ranger Samuel Hayhurst and
Policeman Lee Thompson were bound
over. All gave bond.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
BLAMES The PRESS
YAMAMOTO LAYS WAR TALK TO
SENSATIONAL PAPERS,.
NO INTEREST IN TRANSFER OF FLEET
Says That II Is a Matter Solely for
the American Government to
Decide.

New York, \. Y.-AdmIal Baron
GamamOtO, one of Japan most dis
tinguished naval officers, is the guest
OF New York The admiral and his
suite arrived here from England IN
the steamer Carmania Wednesday
afternoon and will remain until July
10.
The admiral's first day IN New York
was busy one. He was interviewed
by half a hundred reporters, had his
photograph taken Il score Of times.
received visits from Maj. Gen. Fred
erick Grant, Rear Admiral Robley D..
Evans, Capt. j. ID. Adams, acting com
mandant the New York navy yard
and number of other military and
naval men, took a long automobile
ride, and dined with the members of
his party.
In his interview the admiral depre-
Gated the war scare which has re-
Gently appeared in both Japan and
America. He said that no small Incl
dent could break the friendship which
existed for so many years between
Japan and the United States. H
thought the sensational press Of the
two countries largely to blame for
the war talk. As to the proSpectire
transfer of the great Atlantic battle
ship squadron to the Pacific. that was
a matter solely for the American
government to decide, and one that
did not interest him in the least, ex-
Cept in that it was a novel naval eX-
pertinent.
Admiral YamamOtO took occasion to
deny that on his return to Japan he
would become the leader of the pro-
gressive party. He said that he had
served in one cabinet-he was min
lister of marine during the war with
Russia-and that he had no desire TO
have anything whatever to do with
politics.
Read Admiral Evans, who is an old
friend of Admiral YamamotO, called
on him during the afternoon, and the
two sailors had a long chat together.
After the visit Evans said they had
settled the whole matter of war be-
tween America and Japan and had de-
clared peace. Admiral YamamotO
agreed with him that war talk was all
nonsense.
1T is absolutely silly to talk about
war between the two countries" said
Admiral Evans. There isn't any
more reason why We should fight ia,
pan than there is that We should fight
Italy because of Italian outrages in
this country or that the Chinese
should declare war on us because
some hoodlum hurls brick through a
laundry window"
Admiral Yamamoto will return
Rear Admiral Evans and Captain Ad,
ans call at the Brooklyn navy yard
Thursday morning. At noon he will
be given a luncheon at the Holland
house. where he is staying. by the
Japanese society, and in rle evening
will be given a dinner at the Union
League Club.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION.
Nebraska Merchants Were Hunting
for Leak With Lighted Candle.

Plattsmouth, Neb.-S. Grassman
was instantly killed and E. o.
Wurl seriously injured by an ex-
plosion of gas in the basement in the
building occupied by them as a gro
Gerry store. The floods of the last day
or two had caused leak in the gas
pipes and the two men with Fred
McCauley were searching for the leak
with lighted candle The explosion
set fire to the building and before the
fire department could extinguish the
flames two other explosions practical
ly demolished the structure. The
body of Grassman has not yet been re-
covered. The loss is about $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
BRICK BUILDINGS COLLAPSE.
Two Three.Story Business Blocks Fall
From Unknown Cause.

Indianapolis, Ind-Two brick build
ings, three stories high, located
near the northwestern corner Of
Meridian and Maryland streets, In
the center of the wholesale district,
collapsed from some unknown cause,
causing loss of 100000.
Had the collapse occurred during
business hours a large loss of life
would certainly have occurred. AS the
buildings were among the oldest In
the city it is thought this was the
main reason for the collapse The
principal losses are:
Daniel Stewart Drug and Glass
Company, 100000; Martha Stewart,
on building, $4,000; the Brunswick,
Bake, Collender Company, $4,000;
Henry c. Balls Estate building, $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Leach Is Director OF Mint,

Oyster Bay, N. V President
Roosevelt has appointed Frank A.
Leach of Oakland, Cal, director of the
mint to succeed George E. Roberts.
who resigned to accept he presidency
of the Commercial National bank OF
Chicago, made vacant by the death OF
James H. Eckels. Mr.. Leach is at
present superintendent of the San
Francisco mint. He will assume his
new duties at Washington late In the
present month.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
GIRLS BEAUTY RUINED BY PIE.
Young Woman's Face Burned When
She Falls Into Hot Pastry.

Hagerstown, Md. - Miss Jose
phine Eavey daughter of Samuel
Eavey, farmer residing near Keedys-
vile, this county, was the victim of
a peculiar accident, and her beauty
may be marred for life. While she
was assisting her mother to make
custard pies, Miss Eavey was seized
with a fainting spell and fell face
downward into a pie that Mrs. Eavey
had taken from the stove. The young
woman's face was badly burned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
PRINCE VISITS AMERICA INcoG
Grandson of Egypt's Ruler Is in tho
Rockies.

Oakland, Cal - The descendant
of an unbroken fine of kings
and rulers extending along dynasty
of eight centuries, who is visiting the
United States incognito, left Oakland
yesterday on trip to the Yosemite.
He will return during the week and
remain in this city for about a month.
The name of the visitor is Prince
d'Abro Pagratide of Cairo, Egypt. He
is the son of Tigrane Pasha, the alte
prime minister of Egypt prior to the
British occupation, and a grandson OF
the reigning ruler at this time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
GIRL HEROINE BROWNS.
Loses Life in Reservoir, Where She
Plunged to Save Her Brother.

Litchfeld, III. - Gertrude Blasik.
aged IA, was drowned in the
reservoir of No. IA mine, south Of
here, while attempting to save her
young brother. The boy had waded
out into the water, which was only
feet deep. The girl, thinking that the
boy would drown, leaped into the wa
ter after him, tripping as she made
the leap. She fell face downward
and was unable to rise. The little boy
waded out of the water and cried for
help.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
JUDGE SWAYNE DEAD.
United States Jurist Expires In
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Penn.-Judge Charles
Swayne of the U. S. court for the
northern district of Florida died at a
hospital here Friday of kidney trou-
BILE.
An unsuccessful attempt to impeach
Judge Swayne was based on the
charges that he did not reside in his
district; that his expense account was
excessive; and that he used his posi-
ton to extort railroad favors.
He was acquitted by the United
States senate of the 59th congress.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Emmett Dalton Is ParoIed.

Topeka, Kas.-Gov Hoch grant
ed a parole of four months to
Emmett Dalton, the former bandit, now
In the Kansas penitentiary. Dalton
is suffering from an old wound in the
shoulder, received in the famous bat
tie at Coffeyville, Kas., and it will be
necessary for him to undergo an op-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Resolutions of Sympathy for Miners

Detroit, Mich.-The Amalgamated
Association of Window Glass Work
ers, which is holding its annual
convention in this city, adopted res
olutlon of sympathy with Messrs.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone and
voted to give them financial assist
ance. No amount, however, was fixed
in the resolution.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Kills Wife and Self.

Lebanon, Mo. - After an appar-
ent reconciliation following a long
separation, A. Scribner of Adams
county shot his wife and himself in
hotel at Buffalo, Mo. The Swear
old daughter of the pair was an eye.
witness of the double tragedy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
sculptor's Home for Museum.

Paris, France.-The widow of M.
Bartholdi, sculptor, has willed to the
city of Colmar the house which he
possessed there. 1t will be transformed
into a museum, containing works and
marble from the sculptor's studio in
Paris.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Tethered Prisoners Escape.

Deering, Kas. - Because the
town has no Jail, five prisoners were
roped to trees last night. When the
deputy went to the sylvan lookup to
take breakfast to the prisoners they
were gone.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Kniahts TempIar in SARATOGA.

Saratoga-With $4,000 spectators,
the streets along avenues brilliantly
decorated, $4,000 Knights Templar pa
raded here. 1t was the greatest event
of the triennial conclave of the grand
encampment Knights Templar, which
Is being held here this week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Steamer California Launched.

Glasgow - The new Anchor line
steamer California was launched
here. The vessel, which was chris
tened by Lady IRE Primrose, will ply
between Glasgow and New York be-
ginning in the autumn
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Pope's Secretary an Automobiles.

Rome-Great surprise has been
caused In Vatican circles by the fact
that the papal secretary of state, Car
dinal Merry del Val, has bought a
powerful automobile. 1t was gener-
ally supposed that the pope would not
countenance the cardinals riding In
motor cars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Died in House of Commons,

London-During discussion in the
house of commone, Sir Alfred Billson
member for the northwest division of
Staffordshire, died suddenly from
apoplexy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
Late Chinese Minister Leaves.

San Francisco, Cal-Sir Chentung
Liang Cheng, late Chinese minister to
Washington, arrived here en- route to
China. He will sail on the steamship
Korea Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-19
s,Ioonkeener Stabbed.

Buffalo, N. Y-Peter FORESTER,
well.known saloonkeeper and sport
ing man, was stabbed and instantly
killed by a man who gave the name
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17

voll, the Costume Tailor. North
Main. Q-a0-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
SYSTEM TO
Be INSTALLED
Merchants Favor Credit
Rating Plan.
lF bs+Ae..yri.e
DEATH kNELL' !, ! SOUNDED
Trouble Ahead for the Old
Time Dead Beat.
It is Thought Bureau Would Save
Marion Merchants $4,000 Each
iear.

The preliminary steps towards the
Organization of a credit rating bureau
we're taken at a meeting of the Ma
rion Retail Merchants association held
in the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium last
Ievening. About seventy-fve of Ma
IRONS most representative business
men were present and all enthusiastic-
lally entered into the business of the
occasion.
| At 1880 o'clock the merchants as
isembled In the lobby of the associa-
ition building and for half hour
mingled In pleasant social inter-
course. Later they retired to the
Gymnasium, where the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. j. c. An
Ithony. president Of the Merchants as
tsociation.
After q few interesting remarks in
(which he referred to the main purpose
of the meeting, Mr.. Anthony intro
duced Mr.. R. T. Lewis, the main
speaker Of the occasion. Mr.. Lewis
declared that for the past several
months the executive committee OF
the association has been investigating
conditions in order to definitely ascer-
tain whether or not credit rating
system could be made success in
this city. He said that the members
|of the committee consisting of e.
K. Uhler, d. A. Frank and himself
are certain that the enterprise would
succeed providing the merchants
would vote unanimously to support It.
Mr.. Lewis suggested that the sys-
tenn might be called "The Business
Mems Protective Association. He
explained how such an organization
would proceed In its operations. We
would have central office managed
by competent secretary and every
bit Of information regarding any
mans credit would be telephoned or
|sent by message to this office. ia
customer owing a bill of thirty or
forty dollars at my place, leaves and
goes to another store to trade he
will be quickly placed in the credit
rating book and at the best he will
not be able to fool more than one
merchant. The secretary of the bu-
|reau will have charge of the rating
Iof all customers and keep in close
touch with the bureaus of other cities
in order to gain in formation of
customers just moving to the city.
Mr.. e. X. Uhler was next intro
duced. He read very interesting
paper In which he reviewed the good
and Objectionable points of such a
bureau as was under discussion. He
declared himself radically in favor
|of the movement and stated that he
believed in one year alone it would
save the merchants of Marion at least
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17

- u ! " n 1fIllI
Sl2,OOO. MT. Unler submitted hg-
ures estimating ther cost OF organic
ing sucn bureaw The secretary e
salary would amount TO at least yl20U
a year; stenographer's salary, SSUV:
printing ana stationary, $500 and
S4OO for incidental expense, making q
total OF S2bO0.0O.
Mr.. A. Ghpin, representing Il. G..
Dunn ana Company, OF Columbus
was present ana made short point
ed speech. giving hIs opinion OF q
credit rating bureau. He declared
that Marion merchants could not
spend $2,5OO to = better advantage,
ana sthat ~ would save In month
what 1t would cost to run 1t a
year
Mr.. Charles Turner declared that
the greatest trouble which would be
experienced IN such an organization
is that 1t would run very nice for q
while, until u become an old thing.
rhen the mercnants would become
Negligent and forget to send in their
reports anu would De ike the
credit BOOK organisation which was
formed mere several years ago and
proved faiiure. However, ne said
ne was IN iavor OF a rating system
ana would be willing to support 1t.
Mr.. Y. =. F1sner made rev re-
marks IN whien ne declared Marion
greatly IN need OF system TO make
some OF It's people pay Tor their liv-
ing He spoke OF the injustice to
the honest man when he Is compelled
to pay more for his goods because the
retail merchant must have larger
profit in order to make up for the
money lost on dead beats.
Pointed remarks on the subject
were made byyW. NJ. Harder, John
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
RUATs DEFEATED
Finish Third IN Tournament II
Eew Washingtol.

Hogan's Runts Were defeated in
the baseball tournament at New
Washington yesterday. In the first
game New Washington defeated
the Runts by. score of seven To
two. Addie Jose, the Cleveland star
did the pitching for New Washing
ton.
In the second game Bucyrus de-
feated Marion by a score of six
to nothing. In the final games of
the tournament New Washington
won from Bucyms by a. scort of
fourteen to one. Doc Bailey started
the second game for Bucyrus but
was driven from the box and Bal
lenger the local bow. who was sub
stituted was also hit hard. G..
Hogan pitched the first game for
Marion and Fettor worked in the
second game. tt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
.THOS. T. GREEN
LECTURES TONIGHT
A Rare Treat in Store for
Marion People.
Speaker One Of the Greatest Orators
on the Lecture Platform
Today.

The 1907 lecture course season
opens tonight with the eminent
lecturer, DR.. Thomas f.. Green, as
the initial attraction. DIR. Green
will set a great pace for his fel-
low lecturers and entertainers to
follow as he is one of the most
forceful and prominent speakers on
the lyccum platform today. He
holds his hearers intensely inter-
ested in his theme, carries them
with him on his rapid and logical
investigation on the subject in hand.
DIR. Green's "Key to the Twen-
tieth Century" is masterly study
of the dynamics Of the American
Nation, IL is a lecture that stirs
the pride and enthusiasm of every
one who is fortunate enough to
hear him. Indeed DIR. Green s
enthusiastic audiences are the best
testimonials the general approval
which he receives. He has reputa-
ton for appearing on course
year after year once an audience has
heard him, this, however is his
first appearance before Marion
audience.
IT is DR.. Green 3 extensive per-
sonal experience that makes his
lectures SO full Of matter Of the
seenest interest to his hearers. In
addition to the lecturers natural
ability as an orator his pleasing
personality and his wide experience
he treats his hearers to- rare flow
Of wit and humor which runs
through the discourse and gives to
the whole IAN inspiring message OF
optimism. All lecture course pat
rons are to be congratulated upon
the opportunity which is theirs Of
bearing this magnetic speaker who
comes with his message of such
fine sentiments and choice thoughts.