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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Death in FILTERED Gun

Thibodaux, La: Oliver Toups, the
young son of Pierre Toups, who re-
SIDES near here, was instantly killed.
by deplorable accident. Young Toups
wanted to go hunting against the wish.
es OF his family, who hid the gun t.
prevent him from going. He finally
induced his little brother to tell him
Where the gun was hid The gun had
been placed between the mattresses
OF bed, and in pulling the gun by the
muzzle 1t exploded, shooting him
through the heart. Young Toups was
Is years of age and well known and
liked by the people of the commun
ity. The funeral, which took place
Sunday morning. was largely attended
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
The Hinher Ordinations.

Recent events have made impera.
i've some consideration Of the ethics
Of giving testimony. Every one de-
spises a talebearer. Even the children
call such a person "tattletale," and
1ustifably look down upon him. The
informer Is a spy, a breaker of good
faith, a Vioiator of the sacred laws Of
hospitality. Loyalty to family and to
friends Is the cement which holds So
Ciety together. Trouble comes when
men act upon mistaken view of what
constitutes loyalty to society at large,
that society which is but an aggrega-
ton Of families and friends. The ex-
istence Of orderly government depends
on the observance Of certain laws, un-
punished disobgdience to which pro-
duces anarchy When crime is commit
ted, every person with knowledge Of
1t Is under moral obligation, when
asked, to tell what he knows. In some
cases the obligation extends so far as
to require him. to volunteer informa-
ton against his friends. The mainte.
nance Of order. and safe government
Is Of so much greater Importance than
the prOtection'of law-breaking friends,
that the state 'justly conceals the
crime or who assists the guilty to es.
cape. This rule is the result of long
experience, and: its justice is nowhere
disputed. Yet.Iin practice, it is diff.
cult to enforce. 1t, says Youths Com.
panion, because. Of the prevalence of
false standards growing out of abhor.
renee of the informer. There is no
high school principal or college presi'
dent who has not come in contact
with these false. standards in his at.
tempt to maintain discipline. There
is scarcely large city in the country
IN which members of the police force
have not at some time or another been
actuated by belief in the mistaken
notion. In the army and the navy
similarly false idea of the obligations
OF company loyalty has many times
confronted the commanding officers, :
as If the men regarded it as of greater +
Importance that half a dozen friends {
should be saved from the consequences
OF their misdeeds than that the body I
OF national defenders should be pre-. {
served from those who would under a
mine the foundations Of all orderly
institutions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
The Senate.

Resolutions to check naval Officers
from lighting a fire under senators
and members to compel the enact,
ment of the naval personnel bill
at this session" were present.
ed in the senate by Mr.. Hale,
and after causing snappy debate
of short duration, went over for fu-
ture consideration. Mr.. Hale.s reso-
jutions cite the presidents order fo,.
bidding government employees TO lob.
by and directs an inquiry by the
secretary of the navy to ascertain
whether the order is being violated
The latter part of the day was devoted
to the disposition of pension bills.
According to plans the new battle.
ship provided for in the naval ap.
preparation bill is to be sister shin
OF the monster authorized by congress
last year, which the bill required
should be a tirSt.class battleship. car.
rying as heavy armor and as powerful
armament as any existing vessel of
its class; to have the highest practi-
cable speed and greatest practical
radius of action" The cost of the two
battleships is estimated at $4,000, 900
each.
The exact and detailed extent 10
which child labor IS employed in the
United States is set forth in a bulletin
issued by the census bureau. The sta.
tistics presented are for 1900, and re.
late to the employment of children as
bread winners, of whom 1,750,O0O in
round numbers, between the ages of
10 and Is, were so employed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Cuban Editor Ia R..+a.

havana Cuba.-As result of the
notoriety gained by the publication ~
MS name in connection with the raid
on a cockfght here last Sunday. Col
Mentiota, Liberal candidate for oov
ernor in Santa Clara province, yester.
day attacked and badly tbrasboa
Senior Coronado, editor of La Dis.
cusione, Jose Miguel Gomez's organ
Ell Rebelde, prints the story of the at.
tack on the editor, and says he do
served it. Jose Miguel Gomez was an
interested spectator at the cockfiaht
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Lake Charles Gets Its Dividend.

Lake Charles, La; City Clerk Shat
tuck received from p. o. Moss, secre
tary OF the Ice, Light AID Waterwcrks
company, a check for $685., which.
represents the city's share Of The gross
earnings of the electric light franchise
from Jan. &c, 1906, to Dec 81, 1906
by the terms of the fgaGchise under
which the electric ligh' company or
crates the city is enrled to q pei
cent of the gross receipt O. the com
pany. The gross receipts from Jan
26, 1906. to Dec. 81, 1896. amounted
to s39,19S.19.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
AMONG JAMAIcA's MISSING.
Mrs. James Andrews and DAUGHTER a,
=. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo.-Mrs. James An
orews and daughter, Miss Stella An
drews, OF this city, were t Kingston
Jamaica during earthuuake and
"er1 stopping at the Myrtle hotel
which was destroyed, and nothing has
Deen heard from them. Mrs. An.
drews is the motherin-in-law Of Mr.
Alex. G. Cochran, general counsel NJ
the Missouri Pacific railway and the
FAMILY is greatly worried Mrs An.
drews d daughter are well known
III ST. Louis and New York
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
FEVER CASES DECREASING.
Chicago Has a Marked Increase ir
0lphtheria, However.

Chicago, 1ll.-The combined Of.
torts of the health department, build.
Ing department and state factory in.
spector's office showed results yester-
day in marked decrease of the num-
Der OF scarlet fever cases reported.
This result, however, was accompanied
by the greatest number of new cases
OF diphtheria reported in any day of
the epidemic, as we'll as an increase
IN the actual number of deaths from
contagious diseases.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
IN CONGRESS
he House.

After spirited debate, in whc,
many members participated, the hous.
! by a practically unanimous viva voct
vote, reduced the number of pensio,
agencies throughout the country from
/ eighteenth one, which shah be located
in the pension office in this city. .
The plan of the appropriations. com
mlttee was to have the number re-
duced from eighteen to nine. This
plan was as Objectionable. to most
members as that which finally carried.
Kansas Representatives and members
from other states EXPRESSED confidence
tonight that the senate will authorize
certainFy nine, if not all, of. the agen.
cies NOW in operation. g..
The fight came over an amendment
I offered BY Representative Dalzell . of
Pennsylvania, who had announced his
Intention of fighting the programme Of
the committee, which involved the con.
solidation of the Pittsburg pension
agency )tith that .at,Phladelphia. Mr.
DalleII 'aMe4dMeqt provided for the
continuance. of all of the agencies. Rep.
resentatiye Gardn.r OF, Michigan. who
l 49, E'E@' ~ ol me pehSlAq phi on !the
noo'' N'''i1 Il"Iuiy W;ait -. unit! the
eI, i";' oe0n te2a' OeloEe, Of.
49, tIi ms a." SUBSTITUTE, cC'tIhS out all. OF
'ne agencies except that at Na$Qing
'on,
'Fhe house passed $50 pyiyata mn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
SNOW SEVENTY FEET DEEP.
North Dakota Is Buried Under Great
White Blanket.

st. Paul, Minn.-North Dakota
is covered with snow of an I'm.
precedented depth. Whole communi.
ties are isolated and every railroad
in the state is at the mercy of the ele.
ments. Not a train from North Da.
kota has arrived here for three days,
and the officials have no definite idea
when traffic will be resumed. The
blizzard was the worst the northwest
has known in half a century. In the
mountain districts monstrous snow.
slides have covered the tracks so to
70 feet deep
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Federal Indictments in Utah.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-The fedora,
grand jury which has been inves.
tlsatlng alleged coal and timber land
frauds, has made its final report
returning a number of indictments
one Indictment is against Don. c.
hooinson, one of the oldest coal pros.
pectors In the state, and another IS
against Edwin w. Senior, a land at
torney. They are charged with con.
spring to secure coal lands from tho
government by fraud.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
MIllers Pay More for Wheat

chicago, Ill.-An urgent demand
lot wheat by millers and import.
ers caused an advance of more than
&c per bushel in the local market A
report from New Ycrh that AZ boat.
loads OF ut had been taken for
export was an important stimums 70
buyers. The exccnent demand for
cash wheat at Minneapolis. where
grain suitable for milling vurposes is
SAD 10 be very scarce, also advanced
prices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
CoTToE GINNED UP TO JAN. ,s
Texas Leads All the States With 2
1898 Bales.

washington, ID. C.-By states the
amount OF cotton ginned of the growth
OF l9o6 Up TO Jan. 1G, 1907, is. Ala.
pama, l'2lS,G15; Arkansas, 7C452O.
FLORIDA tJ,42S; Geo ia, 1902. 713: In.
aian territory, 3G4,215; Kentucky
Laos; Louisiana, S37,737: Mississinni
-.,tS,S5; Missouri, 4O,O51; North Car
olina' 5SS,5l5; Oklah ma, 3SO,GO5:
South Cfrolina, SSi,l92; Tennessee
252'5Ol; Texas, S,744,9SS. The sea
island cotton ginned to Jan. 16 1907
distributed by st;-es: Florida, o..
CO5 bales; Georgia, PATS, and south
Carolina, 1861.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
STATE SUES A RAILROAD.
Minnesota Acknowledgement Begins
Proceedings Against Manitoba.

st. Paul, Mipn.-Attorney- General
Young Friday began mandamus
proceedings in the supreme court
to compel the St., Paul, Minneapolis,
& Manitoba Railroad Co. to show cause
why its charter should not be forfeit.
ed.
This company, formerly known as
the Minnesota & Pacific Co., is really
the parent company Of the Great
Northern Railway Co, and the Great
Northern is Joined in this issue, as it
Is the owner of the Manitoba com
pany's stock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
New Varieties of Sin,

The real weakness in the moral DO
sition OF Americans is not their atti
eude toward the plain criminal, but
their attitude toward the quasi-crimi
nal-the "criminaloid." Let a promi
nent man commit some offense in bad
door and the multitude filings its stones
with right good will. The social
iynching of the self-made magnate
who put away his faded, toil-worn wife
Tor the sake of a soubrette proves
that the props Of the old morality have
not rotted through. Sex righteous.
ness continues to be thus stiffiy upheld
simply because man has not been in.
venting new ways of wronging WON.
an. So long ago were sex sins recog
nized and branded that the public,
feeling sure of itself, lays on with
promptness and emphasis. The slow.
ness OF this same public in flashing
other KINDS OF transgression betrays,
not sycophancy or unthinking admira.
zion OF success, but perplexity, says E.
A. Ross In Atlantic. The prosperous
evildoers that bask undisturbed in pop.
ular favor have been careful to shun
or seem to shun-the familiar types
OF wickedness. Overlooked in Bible
and prayerbook, their obllquities lack
the birthstone smell. Surpass as their
misdeeds may in meanness and cruel.
" there has not yet been time
enough to store up strong emotion
about them, and so the sight of them
ooes not loose the food of wrath and
aohorrence that rushes down upon the
long,attained sins.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
MEXlCANS WHIP YAQUIS.
Twenty Soldiers Killed, While Indians
Carry Off Their Dead. .

Ell Paso, TeXas.-Reports have been
received here of desperate battle be-
tween Yaqui Indians and Mexican
troops, which occurred Wednesday in
the mountain district southeast OF
Guaymas, state of Sonora, Mex. 20
Twenty Mexicans were killed and
number wounded. The Yaquis were
defeated with considerable loss, but
as they took both their dead and
wounded with them when retreating
1t is not known how many were killed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01

The Chinese have long been credited
with the invention Of gunpowder. bu
Prof. E. o. Won Lippmann, of Halle
has collected evidence to indicate thai
this Is a mistake, and that the Arabi
ans did not, as commonly stated, in
troduce gunpowder into Europe dur
ing the eighth and ninth centuries
Prof. Won Lippmann believes that the
manufacture Of the first gunpowde,
was based upon the "Fire.bool," q,
Marcus Graecus. which appesred IN
Constaninople about the middle Of the
thirteenth century. This was the
source from which Roger Bacon AL.
bertus Magnus and Thomas Aonfna .
derived their knowledge of gunpowder
The first use of gunpowder to drive
proJectiles is ascribed to a monk
Berthold Schwarz, whose discovery
was made accidentally while prepar,np
she mixture for medicinal PURPOSES
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
PRINCESS HURT BY AUTO
lubormirska's Car Goes Into Rsv,,.
in France.

Paris, France.-While touring be-
tween Gagnes and Antilles last nipb,
the automobile of Princess LubormIrs.
ka, who belongs to an ancient Pol,oh
family. with residence in GaIicia Pa
land, and Paris. went into ravine
The princess Is said to have suffered
injury. One report says she was NOR.
tally Injured, and another that her IN.
5uriss are not serious.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
San Antonio Editor Dies.

San Antonio, Tex-Frank Gree
editor and publisher of the Daily
Express, died here Sunday night after
a lingering illness of several months.
Mr.. Grice came to San Antonio in 1877.
He began his career here as city editor
of the Express and in a few months as
sumed editorial control of the news
paper.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Another Japanese Treaty c,,;..

Honolulu, Acknowledgements Consu,
MIX Salto Is credited with the state.
ment. that proposed local Legislation
llmltlng issuance of saloon licenses
10 cltiSens OF the United States is
a violation Of the japanese treaty
rights. 0"''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Neuro lvnched

Jackson, Miss.-Henry Ball, a negro,
was lynched at Greenwood. the home
of Governor Vardaman, Tuesday night.
He had attacked Mrs. Graves, Of
that place. The coroner's jury Wed.
nesday decided that the negro had met
his death at the hands of unknown
parties.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Gave Gotch a Hard Match.

Minneapolis, Minn.--Frank Gotch,
OF Iowa, still retains the cham,
pionship wrestling title of America,
though Fred Beell, of Wisconsin, gave
him a hard match here. Beell stayed
the limit, Is minutes, and Gotch for.
feited 5000 and. a big side bet. Twice
Beell got Gotch to the floor. Gotch
threw Beell twice to the mat, bat
failed to hold him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Relief Work May Cease.

New FORK. N. Yin the light Of
news from Kingston, it is possiblo
mat the committee will decide to re.
call the shipments made, and return r.
contributors such funds and other
gifts as have been received
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
jap SQUADRON Forced Rack Hmm.

Toxic, Japan.-The training squa.
dron which sailed for Honolulu on
January Is Is now returning to Yokos.
uka. The squadron encountered a
severe storm lasting three days. The
masts OF the vessels were broken and
other damage was sustained.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
CHURCH WAS Burn ID.

Handsome Structure Of the !hcdlsts
at New Iberia. La, -,
New Iberia. La: The F 'MetbO.
dist church of this city w, "royed
by fire Sunday at 4;3O pr origin
is unknown. Services reid in
the church Sunday abou - p. m.
The building was one tle lest In
Southwest Louisiana az cruIt not be
duplicated for $4,000.
Its beautiful memoir windows and
large pipe organ we totally de
stroyed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Money Strinoency in Enol,rd

London, Eng.-The light supplies
OF money in the market have forced
borrowers to apply to the Bank of
England. The money stringency Is
causing shading of values in the
case of British securities.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01

Lillian Langtry's name has been
changed again, but the ASTONISHING
feature about It is that It was the
death OF her father-in-law, and not q
aew matrimonial venture, which
caused the change
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
Hurricane Laws Town In RHINE

Brisbane, observation-disclosures say
there was terrific hurricane Friday
night and Saturday which laid the
greater part Of Cooktown in ruins.
There we're no fatalities.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01

a St. Louis typo, employed on one
OF the dailies Of that city, put in TYNE
paragraph describing the dress of a
0floe al a fashionable wedding. It
contained the amazing statement that
the brides train. FIVE years long
swept the aisle"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
WeeviIs Found in Fret, Weather

Campu, La: The We this week
mas been extremely col. .reezing and
cloudy Sunday. FarmcI are plowing,
all lands and boil wecfU3 have beea
found in the old dead con stalks. Ey.
cry method is beinS taken to prevent
the weevils later
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-01
A DRAMATIC TRAGEDY
WIN. WHITLEY, PROMINENT IN
~ LONDON. KILLED.
SLAIN BY ALLEGED SON
Inc Youth Turns His Weapon Upon
Himself, Infictins Probably
Mortal Wound. .... g..

London, Eng-A dramatic trag
edy startled London when William
Nhitel, one Of the unique and most
prominent figures in the business
world, was Shot dead in his store by
youth claiming to be his son.
An unknown young man was accord.
ed private interview with Mr.. White.
ly in the latter's private office. There
the two men remained closeted for a
few moments, AS Mr.. Whitley emerged
1t was observed that the young man
was following and importuning him.
While Mr.. Whitley was waving his Wis.
itor off, and threatening to call the
police.
The Crime.
Suddenly the young man drew a
revolver and fired two shots at Mr..
Whitley, who fell dead. Before the
assassin could be secured he turned
his weapon upon himself and intiict-
ed probably mortal wound.
The personality Of the assassin and
motive for his crime are enveloped in
much mystery. He gave the name of
Cecil Whitley, but relatives Of Will
liam Whitley disclaim all knowledge
of him. The police found no papers
or other written matter on his person
to lead to his identity.
The police believe the attack was
the result of a fancied grievance.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-18
AMERICAS BIG THREE.

The New York Times induced a con-
siderable number of professors of his
tory in American colleges to answer
the question; "What are the three
~greates Americans" They readily
agreed that Washington, who created
the union, and Lincoln, who saved it,
are Nos. l and 2, but when they un-
widely and hopelessIy.
No jury of Americans will agree over
No. 8. There were votes from the pro-
fessors for Jefferson, Franklin. Lee,
Hamilton, Madison, Marshall, Agassiz,
Emerson and Longfellow, but there
was no concentration, partial Or other
wise, upon any one of these.
It is simply impossible to get six In
telligent men to agree in saying who
stands third. The chances are that the
six would name six Of Americas i'm
mortals. The call is really for the names
of the three men who have done most
to make America great. This would not
confne the selection to those in he
public service, for if we could name a
Shakespeare or a Beethoven or a
Michael Angelo, one would still be
naming great Americans. AS things
stand, however, we must look to the
public service, military or civil, for no
one seems to be ready to select a Morse,
who covered the country with wires, or
a Whitney, who made a great cotton
crop feasible, or a Rockefeller, who de-
vised methods for crushing competi-
ton and for building up a monopoly.
No, no. Outside of the public service
there has been no great American en-
titled to third place.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-04-18

The treasurer's report, submitted by
Mrs. w. N. Jones, of Raleigh, shows a
steady advance in the societies con
tributions. The total contributions for
the year were $40, 8O4, this sum being
divided to all Home and Foreign Mis-
sions. The financial exhibits is not
the only gratifying evidence: the num-
Der and the membership of the socie-
ties have registered a large advance.
and it may now be said hat these good
women have an organization that is
co~-extensive with the Baptist churches
of North Carolina.
On Wednesday the sessions were par
ticularly interesting. In addition to
Miss Heck's address there were two
valuable conferences that were partici-
pated in by a number of thoughtful
ladies'.
In the afternoon, Miss Briggs, the de-
voted and skillful leader of the Child
ren's department., presided, her depart
ment being the subject for the afternoon.
The open discussion and the social
hour were both thoroughly enjoyed.
AT night Rev. J. F. Love and Mr.. j.
W. Bailey spoke on the subject of
"Home Missions Mr.. Bailey treating
OF the destiny of the South and the re-
lation of Baptists to that destiny.
AT this mornings session Mrs.C.A.G.
Thomas led the devotional exercises.
After the reports of committees and the
discussion Of several topics, Mrs. w.
E. Croker, of China, spoke on "Some
of Our Heather Sisters"
The committee on time and place re-
ported in favor Of meeting next year at
Gastonia the fourth week in March.
The report was adopted.
The aides expressed themselves as
delighted with the G~oldsboro hospitali-
ty, and Goldsboro is certainly delight
ed with them.
One fact should be expressly empha-
sized in this brief report: The meeting
this year to missions by twenty-five
per cent. This means hat h meeting
here will register one of the largest adj
vances in the history of their splendid
1t is an interesting evidence Of the
devotion of these women that in the
twenty years of their organization they
raised $154, SAT, but this is only
indication of their greater work in
building up sentiment and increasing
missionary zeal throughout the State.
Tonight DIR. 7. B. Ray and Mission
ary w. E.. Croker will address the
meeting. The public is cordially in