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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
WARD NINE S. S. WORKERS MEET.
Pleasant Convention and Election OF
Officers at Iowa.

Iowa, La, April 2.-The Sunday
school workers of Ward Nine, met in
convention a. Iowa, Thursday, April
|, for morning and afternoon ses-
sion. Nearly every school in the
ward was represented by one or more
delegates. Ben NJ Foster and A. NJ.
MAYO of Lake Charles, were in attend
ance and had part on the program
At the afternoon session the following
officers were elected.
President, Jno. A. Schmink, Iowa:
vice-president, Mr.. Derouen, Bel
City; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Nj. A
Sharp, Woodlawn; superintendent
teachers training department, Rev.
Mcclure, Bell City; superintendent
adult classes, w. A. Melendy, Iowa;
superintendent home department, Mrs.
Bushart, WOODLANDS; superintendent
cradle roll, Miss Maud Allen, Lake
Charles: superintendent missions, Mr..
Hotfpauir, Bell City; superintendent
temperance, VIM. e. Each, Iowa: SUI
perintendent intermediate and pri-
mary departments, Mrs. n. |. Long
enbach, Iowa.
The Next convention is to be held at
Bell City.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Colonial Jack.

Colonial Jack, who is on perhaps
the greatest pedestrian trip ever un-
dertaken, was il Welsh Tuesday.
Colonial Jack stlrted from Port
land, Maine on Ju4e l, 1908, to walk
around the boundaries of the Uuited
States, distance af 5000 miles, to be
accomplished in 400 days, making an
average rate of 223 miles per day.
He iournied west across the north
ern boundary of the United States,
then down along the Pacific coast and
is now covering the southern bound
airy. He estimates that he has now
covered about three-quarters of his
trip and despite two weeks of lost
time on account of sickness, is 80 days
ahead of his schedule. He carries his
! few necessities on wheelbarrow
which he pushes before him. He
makes his expenses by selling alum
! mum souvenirs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
State Teachers Association.

The State Teachers association
which was hel Id in Alexandra last
week, closed it's final session Satnrl
day. The meeting was one of the best
that has ever been held in the state
The attendance was large, there being
1649 paid up members and larga
number of outsiders who came %
listen to some particular part OF tha
program.
The next meeting will be held q
Baton Rouge, the vote between tbsl
city and Lake Charles as the plaoi
of the next meeting being very close
it being as follows: Baton Rouge Az
Lake Charles 408.
The following officers wHre elecRe
for the ensuing year:
V. L. Roy, Marksville, PresidenI
j. W. Taylor, Baton Rouge, ani
Miss Lucy Braselman, Franklin, Vics
presidents; D. B. Showalter, Alexah
dria, Treasurer; j. r. Conniff OF NeN
Orleans, Il. D. Boyd of Baton Rougs
D. C. Stricken of Vidalia, J. D
Aswell of Natchitoches and Z. =
Byrd of Shreveport, legislative com
mittee: A. M. Smith Of Absevllle an'
j. 0. Taylor of Bastrop, . MI va
cancies on executive CONN ttee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
iowa Items.


DR.. J. J. Calvert, Rev, Ledyard, A..
J. Findley and w. D Jones went to
Lake Charles Saturday evening to
attend meeting of the Masonic :
der at that city, at which time and
place Mr.. Jones was initiated into
the mysteries of the third degree in
the order.
Newton Mills of Fenton, spent Sun.
day here, the guest of F. c.. Baker
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Read of Welsh
were guests at the Findley home Sun
day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
CHURCH SERVICES AT IOWA.

Iowa, La, April 2.-The Cnngrega
tional church will observe Passion
week with services each evening at s
O'Clock, conducted by the pastor, Jno.
A. Schmink.
On Easter Sunday there will be
special services with appropriate mu-
sic. The Sunday school will I'D it's
Easter exercises on the evening of
April II, concluding with an address
by the pastor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Notice to Farmers.

King, the four-year-old Tennessee
Jack, standing full sixteen hands
high, with bone and general makeup
in proportion to height, will make the
season at the Geo. Cosner farm, three
miles north of Welsh. Terms, season
$500, money due when mare is known
to be with foal or is parted with.
46 Geo. Cosner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Welsh Versus I.acasine.

The first base ball game of the sea-
son, for this place, was played here
Sunday between Welsh and Lacasine.
The game was one-sidded from the
beginning. The score was II to in
favor of the home team.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Practical Education.

"For many years past, says the
Lake Charles Press, I'VE have urged,
to the best of our ability, the neces-
sity of so changing the curriculum OF
the public schOol-mOre especially the
country schOOl-as to meet the re-
ouirements of present day living
Practical education, in other words,
is what we need, and the trade, or in
dus.rial school, affords it. 1t is graft
fying to know that each year is ad-
ding many more recruits to the ranks
of the advocates of such a course of
training. The Worlds Work for
March, has the following interesting
editorial comment along this line:'
The first pressing need is of new
kind of country school. The people
say truly that the public country
schools do not teach the right things
nor use the right methods to fit the
young for country life. In some
places this falling short of the schools
has made the peor.u indifferent to
them, for they think of education as
something that fits for tow life only.
The school life Of country children is
too short, for most of them drop Ouu
before they get good training. In the
proper kind of schools the children
would not be wholly unproductive as
they now generally are.
"The new kind Of school should
teach the children outdoor as much
as indoors-perhaps more. 1t should
teach them, in addition to routine
book matter, to work with tools, to
make and to mend things used on the
farm and in the house, how to prepare
the soil, how to care for animals, how
to cook and sew, how to keep accounts
and how to manage, and something
about the wonderful process of nature
so that they will see the beauty as
we'll as the profit of rural occupations.
All these subjects are worth studying
for their moral value, too, and the
right kind of education must always
make for moral strength.
''If even small part of the know
ledge that we now have of farming
and of nature were put into practice,
the profit and pleasure of country life
would be far greater and the country
schools ought to start children in
this kind of knowledge and to fill
them with this spirit.
"The commission has found that
the people want help in educational
work by the national government: and
all the plans for such help that have
been under recent discussion, are ia
vored by some persons, but the
SbTOupeSt dlIu DeSb OplllOu, DIS uuS
commission interprets it, is that the
education of the people must be done
by the people themselves-oy the
states, and in the last analysis, by
every community for itself. But they
do not ask that they shall be shown
how to get good schools of the right
sort. The government can help tc
show them without enlarging its pres
ent functions and without making new
machinery, by doing for the schools
on the invitation of the states, JUS
such work as the department of agri
culture does for farmers-by sending
them bulletins and by sending men tc
show them. Ia this way the nationa
government may help the state and
local school officers, by showing then
how-by putting at the command OF
people in any community, the expert
ence of other communities and of 9th
er countries"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Iowa, La, April u. j. Bowman's
house, six miles north of this place,
was entirely destroyed by fire Tues
day, March 30. The fire was caused
by defective fue. Mr.. Bowman was
not able to save any of his furniture.
Therewas no insurance. Lake Charles
American.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Long Straw Jap Seed.

z For SALE:-A few hundred sacks
of long straw Japan seed rice, at $500
per barrel. or 1926 delivered In
Welsh. Address E. Christman or A.
r. McBurney, Welsh, La. 39tf
Evening star., 1909-03-05
THE COURT REC ORD
United States Supreme Court.

Thursday:
Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Harlan. Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mr.. Justice
White. Mr.. Justice Peckham. Mr.. Justice
Holmes, Mr.. Justice Day and Mr.. JUS
tice Moody
The Chief ustice announced that the
court would take a recess for the purpose
Of attending the Inauguration of tho
President of the United States. The
oath of Office was administered to
William Howard Taft as President of the
United States by the Chief Justice and
the court reconvened.
Wednesday:
James L, Bunnell of Pittsburs. Pa ;
Ezra p. Prentice of New York city. n
Y: Obed Collee Doster of Enterprise
Ala; Bernard Titche Of New Orleans
La; George W. Boyer of Philadelphia
Pa; Abel Davis of Chicago ILL.,; Law
renee Bond of Boston, Mass: Adrian
Hight David of Lincoln. Neb. and Ben
jamin Slade Of New Haven Conn., were
admitted to practice.
No. 5. Original. The United States of
America. complainant. agt. J. F. Shipp
ct al. Argument continued by Mr. G. w
Chamlee. Mr.. T. Pope Shepherd, Mr.
Moses II. Cliff and Mr.. Robert s. Cook
for the defendants. and concluded by Mr.
Attorney General Bonaparte for the COM
plainant
Evening star., 1909-03-05
MINE WORKERS CONFERENCE.
In Session at Wilkesbarre Going
Over Proposed Demands

WILk kESEARRE. Pa. March 5.-The
anthracite district officers Of the United
Mine Workers of America are in session
here today with Thomas l.. Lewis, the
national president. and about half of the
forty national organizers now in the hard
coal fields going over their demands and
arranging to submit them to the op-
orators. Despite denials made last night
President Lewis admitted today that he
had seen President Baer OF the Reading
company in Philadelphia yesterday, but
he declined 10 say what was discussed.
1t is understood. however, that his sole
purpose i'm calling on Mr.. Baer was to
arrange for u conference with all the
operato tors in New York. probably next
week.
The conference today took up the ques-
tions of an eight-hour day, the collection
of dues for the union by the companies,
known as the ''check-off'' system. the
weighing of coal and increase In
prices for outside men.
Following their rule, the members of
the conference. decline to discuss the
present situation for publication. but il
is expected that President Lewis. with
the consent of the others present. will
make a statement later with regard to
todays conference
Evening star., 1909-03-05
DEATH CAUSED BY LIVE WIRE
CORONER PosTPoNES INQUEST
INTO YoUNG'S CASE.
No Witnesses Found to Electrocution
on Tenleytown Road-Victim's
Hand Burned Off.

Six jurors were sworn at the morgue
this morning over the remains of Samuel
J. Young, eighteen years of age. who
was electrocuted on Wisconsin avenue
at all early hour yesterday morning, his
body having been found about 2:15 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t Is believed that
Young lost his life about l o'clock in the
morning. while on his way home from one
of the theaters, although it was not uptil
about thirteen hours later that the body
was found.
1t is believed that an abandoned guy
wire from one of the poles came in con-
tact with live wire and caused the
death of the young man. The left hand
of Young had been burned off. deep holes
had been burned in his legs, and his face
was badly SCARED. An umbrella was
clutched in his right hand.
Young was employed as helper in the
electrical department OF the District ana
lived at the house Of Henry Gerhardt, his
foreman, 47OS Wisconsin avenue. His
body was found just behind pole be
longing to the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, about 'n yards from
the Tenleytown police station. John W.
Young brother of the deceased, reached
the scene shortly before the body was re-
moved.
At the morgue this morning. the brother
told the jury that Samuel. the victim, was
not drinking man. He was told that
he was at one of the theaters "Wednesday
night with two friends. 1t had been the
custom OF his brother, he said, to go
home on the Capital Traction cars walk
ing across from Connecticut avenue to
Tenleytown. Because of the absence OF
witnesses, Coroner Nevitt postponed ,re
taking of testimony until Monday morn
ing.
Undertaken Geier took charge Of the
body and prepared it for burial. Services
will be held over the remains at the un-
dertaking establishment tomorrow and the
body will be taken to Frederick, Nd, the
former home of the deceased, for inter-
ment.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
DISEASED MEAT IN LONDON.
Chicago Packers Doubtful if Any
Was Shipped From That City.

CHICAGO. March 5.-Of1cials Of several
large packing concerns declare that it is
extremely unlikely that any Of the con-
signments of diseased meat complained OF
by DIR. Williams. the medical officer OF
the port of London, was shipped from
Chicago.
Il am not acquainted with the facts in
the case. but I consider it very tful
indeed if any of the meat in question came
from Chicago" declared Louis F. Swift
IT cannot see how it would be possible for
meat such as is described to be shipped
anywhere In view of the rigid federal in
spection now in force. In Chicago es-
pecially these government representatives
are very strict"
Evening star., 1909-03-05
DEGREE FOR F. A. LUCAS.
University Of Pittsburg Honors
Former Local Resident.

Frederick A. Lucas. curator i'll chief of
the Brooklyn institute of Science and
Arts. recently received the degree OF doc
tor OF science from the University of
Pittsburg. The honor was bestowed be
cause of his notable work In the advance
ment of science, particularly in paleon-
tology."
DR. Lucas was curator of the depart
ment Of comparative anatomy In the
United States National Museum from
1898 until May, 1904, when he resigned in
order to take his present position. He
was also a member of the government
commission to investigate the condition
Of the fnr seal herd in Bering sea- DIR.
Lucas was twice elected president of the
Biological Society of Washington.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
JOKE ON ADMIRAL SPERRY.
Assertion Is Commander Bulletined: ::
"Oysters Have Typhoid Fever"

Nav officials are laughing at admiral
;J@rr!- in d quiet way just now. though
he admiral says lie is 10, responsible and
hat !; was a break of wireless o1 >ator
~ one OF his clerks. Anyhow. the re-
b4rtmaut was very careful about the
lealth of the men on the homecoming
,attleship fleet. When the feet was
bout half way across the Atlantic word
vas sent 10 the commander that there
vas a great deal of typhoid al Hampton
Dads and IT was thought that the oysters
we're injected. This was regarded as
cry wise precau;.on and the feet was
Iotified by bulletin Before reaching the
cast but the way the bulletin appeared
N the various vessels was:
Men will be careful of the raw oysters
[ Hampton roads. They all have typhoid
ever
Evening star., 1909-03-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

FIRST AND l. STREETS SOUTHWEST
Thomas III. Vickery to Fannie Down.
er. part square 595; $40.
HIGHLANDS = Charles
G.. Taylor TO Eliza J. Lockery. lots b
and 49, square 612I; $40.
SCHETTZEN PARK-Charles F. Nesbit
ct al trustees. to Mabel V. Kane. .ot
l. block 4: so.
MATTINGLY TRACT-Harry b. Wilson
et al. TO Elizabeth \. Pusey. lot :,
square 2S55: so.
HOIIMEAD MANOR-Michael j. keane
to john Miller. half interest in lots rs
to lis. square 2S52; $40
MERIDIAN HILI~Michael j. keane 10
John Miller. half interest in lots t6 6'.
20 to 10. ~ to 81. block 4; SO.
EFFINGHAAi PLACE-Robert j. Haw-
kins to Maud B. Hawkins. part lot II,
block 4: 800.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
MAKING READY FOR AFRICA.
Smithsonian Apparatus Being Pack
ed for Roosevelt Expedition.

eQ LOT nOoSeVelL G4PeulIlOu.
Final preparations are now being made
at the Smithsonian Institution for the
scientific expedition to Africa to be head
ed by Theodore Roosevelt. The work of
preparing and packing the collecting ap-
paratus is now well advanced. having
been carefully superintended by Maj
Edgar A. Mearns, the man who is to
manage the expedition for the Smithso-
nian Institution. J. Alden Loring and Ed
mund Heller the two other naturalists of
the expedition. have been in Washington
several weeks assisting Maj Mearns with
the final preparations
Mr. Roosevelt will go over the plans
thoroughly. after he reaches Oyster Bay
and will confer there with the three
naturalists which are being sent by the
Smithsonian Institution. On the voyage
to Africa the details of the different
phases of the expedition will be worked
out by Mr.. Roosevelt and the other MEM
bers of the expedition. so that April o1
when they land from the steamer Admiral
al Mombasa, they will be ready to strike
out for the work before them with a
clear idea of what will be done.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
TO WARN THE MARINERS.
Proposed to Put Beacons on the.
Central American Coast.

NEW ORLEANS. March J.--In order
q prevent the recurrence of such acci-
tents as that Of last week when the
zig steamship Heredia lost her course and
an on reef at Cape Gracias bend. off
he coast of Nicaragua. making the third
;uc'> disaster within year. the United
'ruit Company is 10 establish an ex-
eisive system of lights along the Cen
raj American coast for the guidance of
Iavigators through the narrows in that
ieighborhood. Minor G.. Keith vice pres
dent of the company. who will leave New
orleans for Central America Saturday
nrounces that he will endeavor TO OBJ
ain concessions from the governments
- Nicaragua and Honduras allowing the
,lacing of beacons off their coasts
Evening star., 1909-03-05
Surgical Kits on Trains.

NEW York. March J.-Emergency sur
sical kits will be carried by all railroads.
if recommendations Of the Society for
the Instruction of First Aid TO the In
iured are carried out. Resolutions cali
ing for all passenger trains 20 be so
equipped were adopted at a meeting of
the society here last night. Special legis-
latiol would be required to force the
roads TO take such action. however.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
LONG DISTANCE RIDER HERE.
DR.. Throckmorton of Ohio an Inau-
gural Visitor With Record.

A rival to Theodore Roosevelt for long
distance riding honors is in Washington in
the person OF DR.. ]. A. Throckmorton of
Sidney. o. DR.. ThrockmortoD came 10
Washington TO see the inauguration and
brought with him a letter to Mr. Roose-
welt.
The doctor started from Sidney Ohio
at 5:12 on the morning Of March 1, for
Troy. a distance Of n miles. He made
the round trip from Sidney to Troy three
times. and finished in Sidneyat 5:4S p.m.
the same day, thus covering 126 miles
in IL hours and 36 minutes. He used four
horses in relay on the trip.
DR.. Throckmorton is a veteran of the
civil war. and although sixty years old,
does not look to be more than fifty.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
Confesses to Killing His Mother.

HOLLAND Mich. March 5.-Elton
Baldwin confessed today to the prosecut-
.ng attorney that he killed his aged
mother who was found dead yesterday
in her farmhouse two miles from Sauga
tuck. He said that he was afraid she
would charge him with having burned
their barn. and therefore killed her with |
'hatclet while she was asleep.
Evening star., 1909-03-05

00'
The storm that moved from the north
Pacific coast rapidly southeastward to
the middle Atlantic coast from March
l TO 8. and recurved thence slowly north
ward during the 4th is now central over
the lower St Lawrence valley, and
snow has been followed by fair weather
in the middle and north Atlantic states.
A disturbance that has moved south
trfcts is central over the Texas pan
handle, and light rains have set in over
the lower Mississippi valley.
Fair weather will continue in the mid
die Atlantic states tonight. and rain is
indicated for the southeastern states
During Saturday and Saturday night AN
area OF clouds and rain will advance
from the southwest over the middle and
south Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts will he light westerly,
becoming variable and shifting to east
erly Saturday: on the east gulf coast
moderate southerly.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have diminishing north
westerly winds and partly cloudy wealth.
er to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
beginning at . pm yesterday:
Thermometer-March 4. 4 pm. 30: s
pm. 80; IL midnight. %. March ).
a m.. IS: am. 30: II noon 30: = pm. 80.
Maximum. 80. at 2 pm. March ); mini
mum. 27, ) am, March j.
Barometer-March f. 4 pm. 29.4J; 8
pm. 1862: II midnight, 800 March ),
4 am. 2o.77; am. 29.s7 noon, 1892; ,
pm. 1898.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 80 am and 1:4i
pm: high tide. 7:18 am. and 1872 pm.
TomorrOwLow tide, 2:0S am. and
2:23 pm; high tide. 7:55 am. and S:12
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:2S am; sun sets
5:56 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:27 am
Moon sets 6:25 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ::
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-flve minutes before
sunrise.
Evening star., 1909-03-05
PASSING OF ROOSEVELT
Retiring President Bids Fare
well to Nations Capital.
ESCORT TO UNION STATION
New York County Republican Club
Speeds Him on His Way.
GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK"
Parting Words of Departing Former
To
ESCORT TO UNION STATION
AND GOOD LUCK
Parting Words of Departing Former
Executive-His Cabinet. Dipio-
mats and Friends See Him Off.

With thousands OF his countrymen bid
ding him an affectionste adieu. Theodore
Roosevelt. retiring President of the
United States. accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, took his departure from the
National capital for his Oyster Bay home
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
AS he was leaving the scene of seven
years of strenuous activity Mr. Roose-
welt gave every indication of delight over
being relieved of official cares. Looking
President was deeply moved by the
demonstration in his honor while wait
ing for his train at the station.
Parting Words Of Roosevelt.
Goodbye. and good luck to you"
This was his farewell greeting to the
thousands who witnessed his departure
Then the great crowd waved handker-
chiefs In unison and shouted: Goodbye,
Teddy"
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt occupied a
drawing room on the Pullman Car
"Clytie."
All the way from the Capitol to the
Union station Mr.. Roosevelt, escorted by
the New York county republican commit
tee, eight hundred strong, received a tre-
mendous ovation. which he greatly ap-
preciated. A band played "Aul Lang
Syne.'
whats the matter with Teddy"
shouted Representative Herbert Parsons
of New York, who headed the escort.
He's all right" answered the crowd.
Three cheers followed.
Addressing the escort, Mr.. Roosevelt
said:
Il want to thank you heartily for
escorting me down to the station. And
let me say to you how much l appreciate
your courtesy. Goodbye, and good luck
10 ALL"
Friends See Him Off.
Then Mr.. Roosevelt who had been pre-
ceded to the station by Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, held AT
impromptu reception in the Presidents
private room at the depot. All his former
cabinet officers, members of the diplo-
matte corps. officials and other admiring
friends came there and bade him fare
we'll.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in conversation with
friends, declared he was glad to give up
his arduous duties.
My. that was a fine inaugural address
of Mr. Tafts.'' remarked MIR. Roosevelt
to Senator Root.
Yes" replied Mr.. Root. "It was splen-
did"