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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
He Was Willing.

Young man" said the stern parent,
u have been greatly annoyed by your
extlavagant habits Hereafter | shall
exl.ct you to pay your own bills"
"All right. father" rejoined the
you'h. Il don't expect yon to run
abont seeking my tailor, halter. shoe
maker and the rest OF the bunch. Just
hand me a good-sized check each
month and I'll attend to hs minor de.
tails myself"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Third Bio Producer in Week.

Shreveport, Lathe Gulf Refining
company of Louisiana Saturday
opened Norvell oil well No. l, which
is within a half-mile of the original
Hostetter. near Mooringsport. The
flow is 400 barrels. This makes the
third big producer developed and has
freshened activity in the field.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Decision Against Mrs. Hamilton.

Crowley, Lathe supreme court
has refused to issue hhe writs of
certiorari and prohibition prayer for
by Mrs. Jennie Hamilton, who was
convicted in the district court of sell
ing liquor without license and SEN
fenced to pay fine of 800 and costs,
with an alternative of fifteen days in
the parish jail
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
STATE AND DOMESTIC.

- Lieut.. Antonio Vachris, chief as
sstant to Detective Joseph Petrosino,
who was killed by assassins in Sicily
arrested four Italians in a little wine
shop in one of the squalid Italian quar-
tiers OF Brooklyn, n. Y, Sunday night.
Former President Roosevelt and
Mrs Roosevelt walked Sunday from
Sycamore Hill to the Episcopal church
for the morning service and afterward
returned bone on foot, covering all
the SIX miles
The home of Charles G. Renner, of
3Eartindale. Ind, attorney for the local
ahtisal00n league. was partially
wrecked by dynamite Sunday. The
charge was placed under the steps on
the north side of the house. The steps
we're shattered and the porch was
broken to pieces.
Strenuous efforts are to be made to
settle the steamship rate war between
the Seaboerd and the Gulf Coast
ports and between the Seaboard and
the Pacific coast. The war is caus-
Ing the railroads west Of Pittsburg,
Bufalo and Chicago a tremendous
loss Of tonnage and OF revenue, and
= also causing Middle Western mer-
chants a large loss of business.
VI the 1000 measures introduced in
both branches of the Thirty-first legis-
iaIurs OF Texas during it's regular ses.
sion, which ended Saturday 246 We're
passed One hundred and thirty-four
q these We're purely local measures.
iWo of them, concurrent resolutions,
ls'ate to state property, one authoriz-
ipg The erection of monument to
Hoods Brigade on the capitol grounds,
ald the other authorizing the proyi-
SION Oh an office for Mr.. Colquitt.
fta
mere were introduced in the Senate
8saz oills, ten joint resolutions and ten
concurrent resolutions: in the house,
Sli bills, 20 joint resolutions and IL
concurrent resolutions.
M. Tenney, government expert.
VISITED the citrus fruit belts Of Texas
tue past week.
eof 6orcon, a negro, who on Mon.
Wy afternoon shot and seriously
Huuhded I. B. Smith in Jackson.
sss.' q plantation manager, terminal.
10 man hunt which began imme-
"seiy after the wounding of Smith,
y negro was apprehended by DOS
z asar Eden early Friday and a hang
Ing followed in short order.
ae lower house of the legislature
-lssle Rock passed a bill appropri-
s''ae Slo,000 to the Brinkley relief
fund. ~
some again and raise 1t 100000"
- inc intimation that James ]. JEFF.
80 u New York extended to Hugh
sosh' who arrived Friday from
.saaiia with an offer of a $4,000
slns . lof worlds heavyweight cham.
Ss Ssl'p night between the indicated
81, ehampion from California and
Assfo' Jack" johnson. the con-
ssssVs O Tommy" Barns,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Last Lyceum Lecture.

St. Martinviile, La.-Dr. H. w.
Sears of Illinois delivered lecture
at Duchamps hall Saturday night to
a large audience. His subject was
More TaTy and Less Etulaphy.' This
is the last lecture of the ST. Martin
Vile Lyceum course for this season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Bank of Jena Closed.

Baton Rouge La In response to a
request from w. l.. Young. state bank
examiner, Lieut.. Governor and Acting
Governor Lambremont Saturday night
wired State Bank Examiner Young
to close the Bank Of Jena in order to
make thorough investigation of its
affairs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Health Board Organizes.

St. Francisville, Lathe newly-ap.
pointed board of health of st. Francis
vile met Saturday for the purpose Of
perfecting organization. DR.. w. H.
Taylor was elected president, with the
following members: j. R. Matthews,
DR.. T. S. Jones. ]. H. Percy and A. w
Ard.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Planting Corn.

Plaucheville, Lathe farmers Of
this section made neadway last week
planting the corn crop and preparing
many acres of cotton land for early
planting. Several acres OF the early
corn will be worked out during the
coming week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Minden-shreveport Branch.

Shreveport, Lathe Louisiana G
Arkansas Railroad company this week
purchased thirty acres of land in
Shreveport at a cost OF over 100000
to locate facilities here for branch
road to be run from Mlnden to Shreve.
port.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
Carload of Lioos Sold.

Talisheek. Las. r. Wilson sold
Saturday carload of hogs Just off
the range that will class middling. as
a result of good acorn mass to ]. w
Mizeli, OF Bogai,.sa.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19
500 Barrel wsn a Moorinssport.

Shreveport, I.a.-I1e J. G.. Trees Oh
company drilled ip this week an oil
well with a 500-barrel capacity on
Jeems Bayou, northeast of Moorings-
port not far from the Texas line.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-19

IRENE Lett party nave DeSn returned.
Reports received from Fee say that
the rebel forces, which are advanc.
Ing on the city. have defeated the gov
eminent troops of Morocco.
The police of Krasnoyarsk, capital
of the government of Yeniseisk, ST
IBERIA, have practically exterminated a
gang of robbers that have long been
harrassing the people Of the Turk.
hansk region. The police rounded up
the bandits and killed ten of them
while they were attempting to escape.
Eight others were captured. The pc.
lice suffered no losses.
Congress Friday in Havana voted to
adjourn March Is to reconvene April.
5. In the house Friday bill repeal.
ing Gen. Woods military order prohib-
lting bull fights was ordered.
The management Of the Hotel Con-
tinental. which on Saturday last ac-
coded to the demands OF the cleo
tricians WHO turned out the lights un-
der orders from NJ. Patsud, the sec
rotary of the Electrical Union and the
oragnizer of two big strikes which
threw Paris, France, into darkness a
year ago, turned the tables by
replacing them with nonunion men
Friday night without notice.
The Zeppelin airship. which went
up from Lake Constance in Freiderik-
shafen Friday. attained an altitude of
over 1900 feet, the record height for
steering balloons. Varied and diff
cult maneuvers were carried out at
this height with great success.
News OF landslides burying three
villages, involving the loss of hun.
dreds OF lives. probably more than a
thousand at Pendjolo, Java. was
brought Friday by the steamer EN-.
press of China. A part Of Mount Kent
Jana fell
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
PEOPLE OF SALT LAKE
MUST EXTEND WELCOME
Sleeping Accommodations for
Encampmeut Iisiters I'M
portant Matter.

Officers of the Women s Citizens COM
mittcc Of tho G.. a. r. arc calling cs-
pecial attention 70 the need of The pco-
pie OF the city opening their homes 10
the visitors who are expected here dur.
ing The period of the forty-third ma
tional cncampment ncxt August.
Every report received from Grand
Army men who conc here from other
places and especially the letters
which arc received daily, al
most positive assurances that the NUM-
Der OF visitors here Will be above 90
900. This means that the resources Of
the city viii be taxed to the utmost 10
provide slecniug accommodation for
the people. There is no fear but that
the people can be fed, but sleeping ac-
commodations are not being provided
as rapidly or as successfully as is de.
sired
'lt will he absolutely necessary for
every man IN the city 10 open his home
here next August and care for tho pco-
pie who conc TO visit tho city, was
the statement made by ono Of the off.
GERS Of the COMMITTEES Monday after
noon. MANY Of fhe people have given
assurances that they will provide quar-
ters for numbers of the visitors. but
there must be n larger number yet and
IN fact every one must open his home
and do his best III the way OF enter
tainmcnt -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
LURE OF FOOTL|GHTS
CLAIMS YOUNG GIRL
Virginia. Eastman, Aged 16,
Said TO Have Gone With
an Actor.

The lure of the footlights has taken
another girl from her home And \
broad -shouldered. brawnv brother is
ont looking for the man who whispered
enticing tales of life on the stage into
the ears of his sister.
Virginia Eastman. pretty. brown.
eyed. 10 years old. is the missing girl.
She has been seen only once since she
left her home on Saturday afternoon
70 go downtown ,on a shopping trip.
Detectives got trace Of the girl Sun
day night but shortly lost the trail
again.
according to all The information
which the police have gathered. tho
girl is in the company OF performer
AT tho Empire theatcr. She has haunt
ed that playhouse for six or soven
weeks, ii is said. The smell of grease
paint has been like scent in her nos
trils and the glare of the spotlight has
beckoned her on, her parents say.
So, when man who has been en-
ployed at tho Empire for some time,
painted glowing pictures of the fame
that awaited her if only she would
leaped at the bait like a hungry trout
at fly.
Miss Eastman $ disappearance was
10 the police on Sunday night
by her father and brother The broth
er was in an ugly mood. He swore
that he would take the life of the
man who had coa1ed his sister from
her home. The police quieted the
father and brother somewhat and sent
them home. The father appears so
have accepted the situation as philo
as possible. but the broth
er takes n different view Of the case.
III ut
quarters to find out il any trace has
been found of his missing sister,
The police say that they have been
unable to learn the name Of the man
for whom the Eastman girl has left
her home
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
CHARLES J. JONES IS
D0UBLY UNFORTUNATE
Much Time Consumed in Lib
Grating Injured Man From
Cell Ward.

Locked in tho hospital ward Of the
city prison by some one who had
jammed the key in the lock, Charles J.
Jones, whose hands had been eaten al
most to tho bone by lye water. had to
lie for IN hour and a half on Monday
afternoon while policemen, TRUSTEES, and
finally locksmith, worked TO liberate
him so that he could be taken to q
hospital. Even then Jones was not
released until ladder had been reared
against one of the hospital windows,
two bars had been removed and the
locksmith had crawled inside.
Once inside, ii was an easy matter for
the locksmith TO grip the blade Of the
key, which bad been broken off In the
lock in the efforts OF tho police 10 re-
lease Jones, and turn it with a pair of
nippers.
Jones suffered his injuries in the
Vienna cafe, where he obtained work
as a dishwasher only last Friday after
having sought in vain for a job at the
smelters. His first days work left
his hands raw, he said, from the I've put
in the water, Monday he plunged his
hands into pan of boiling water, into
which some one has put an extra amount
OF lye. His raw hands were burned al
most 10 the bone. 1t is feared that he
may be crippled for life, if he does
not lose his hands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
HAGENBARTR'S HOME
ENTERED BY THIEVES
About $500 Worth of Clothing
Is Stolen; Police Capture
Negro Suspect.

Within three and half hours after
the residence OF +. J. Hagenbarth, 26O
East South Temple street, had been
robbed in broad daylight of about 5000
worth of clothing, the police had a
magnificent 500 overcoat in their pos
session, most of the other clothing 10.
Gated and q negro who is suspected Of
knowing n great deal about the burg
larry locked up in tie city jail.
The negro, who gave his name as Sam
Powell, brought about this quick work
on tho part Of the police by his bold
ness in trying to pawn the ovcrcoat in
an East First South street pawpshop.
c, c. Riley, special policeman,
warned by another negro that Powell
was trying to dispose of the overcoat,
telephoned police headquarters. De
tectives Shuttle and Howell were sent
out on the run, They brought Powell
in within few minutes with the over,
coat done UP IN n laundry box
Powell said that a white man had
gwen him the coat to pawn. but close
watch of the place where he was to
meet the white man disclosed no one
answering the description Powell gave.
Powell Is said to be recent arrival in
Salt Lake City
The loot from, tho Hagenbarth resi-
deuce, which was unoccupicd OWING 10
the absence of the family on the Ha.
genbarth ranch in Idaho, consisted of
three overcoats. costly dress suit, a
brown suit, suit of dark mixture, a
sult OF gray mixture, gray WALKING
SUIT, black evening overcoat, the one
which was recovered; black overcoat
With white stripe in it, gray knee
length oNercoat and five shirts.
nf hn al
Chicago and was OF the finest material
and workmanship.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
NOTED F|NANC|ERS
EN- ROUTE TO CITY
Capitalists of East Are Coming
TO Investigate Conditions
in Zion.
MAKING GENERAL TOUR
OF WESTERN COUNTRY
TrOwbridge, Niyer & Co., Bond
Buyers, Are Hosts of the
Party.

Indications that the commercial im-
portancc Of Salt Lake City is attracting
attention in all sections of the country
was again demonstrated from the notice
received Monday that Il party of 100
business men from Indianapolis and
other Eastern points WAS on the way
hero and was expected to arrive either
Wednesday or Thursday The party
Will include Raymond Van Camp, secrc"
tary and treasurer of the Van Camp
Hardware company. ono of the largest
importing and iobbing concerns IN In
dianapolis; Charles Farrell, formerly of
Indianapolis. now n banker of New
York; Burton Parrott Of indianapolis,
and other men of prominence aud
means.
The party Will leave Chicago Monday
morning as the guests of Trowbridgc
Nivcr & Co., dealers in municipal and
lrrigating bonds. II is tho expressed
intention of the members of the party
TO look over the country about Salt
Lake City with a view TO investing
here and of developing some business
matters.
Visiting Other Cities,
Stops Will be made en- route to Salt
Lake City at number of the promi-
nent cities including Denver. so that
the members of the party will have an
excellent opportunity TO SEQ some of
the other cities of the lntcrmountaiu
West and compare the showing there
with what has been accomplished here.
On the arrival of the visitors here
they Will be received by representatives
Of the Commercial club and rendered
tho hospitality of that institution in the
for which it is noted. W. j.
Hallorap, president of the club, said
Monday evening that the club would
do everything possible to make the stay
of the gentlemen pleasant and they viii
be rendered luncheon and other at
tentions.
1t is the intention to show the Wis
itors Just what it is that is making this
,ity Commercially important and TO eX.
nibit something of the hospitality for
which the city has already become ia
nous
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
JOHN OLSON PROVES
HIMSELF TO Be HERO
Although a Cripple, He Plunges
Into Lake and Saves Life
of Girl.

Hurled from n crowded Saltair ira in.
Miss Florence Taylor. 422 West Fourth
south street. was saved from probable
slrangulation IN Great Salt Lake only by
the bravery OF John Olson, a cripple, OF
Hooper.
Despite his MANNED condition; Olson
plunged boldly Into the lake while hum
dreds OF other men looked on awc-struck,
and dragged the girl To the beach MISC
Taylor. stunned by the fall was lying with
her head half under water when Olson
reached her.
Miss Taylor was one Of an immense
crowd which boarded the train bound for
Salt Lake City al Ills o'clock. When
tho gates were opened there was a rush
for the cars, Miss Taylor, with her sis
ter. managed TO Chamber aboard one OF the
open cars and was about to take seat
on the left side. when another rush OF
passengers threw the young woman from
her balance.
She tottered for a moment on the edge
OF the car. and then with cry plunged
headlong oyer the side OF the trestle.
men who lined the train inside and out.
took in the situation at a glance. While
the other men looked on in fright or strug
gled TO gain seats in the train. he leaped
from the trcstlc to Miss Taylors aid.
Miss Taylor was placed In the baggage
car of the train for the run into town.
There she recovered sufficiently TO walk
10 her home with her sister from the
Saltair depot.
Olson also came 10 town on the same
train. but he modostly kept himself in the
background and melted away in the
crowd when the depot was reached,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
CHINESE CONFESSES
HIS love FOR WOMAN
Spends His Time Calling for His
White Affinity and
Praying.

Still crying out for the woman nc loves
TO come to his rescue, w. S. Shing, a
Chinaman from Seattle. walks wildly up
and down a padded cell In the county jail
or tosscs rcstlessly on his cot.
Instead OF separation from bis inamo-
rata having a soothing effect upon ShInG.
form on Sunday night shortly after he
was taken TO St Marks hospital for
treatment. seems to be growing worse,
He calls constantly for n Miss Burroughs,
the teacher in a Baptist mission In Sc
nttle's Chinatown with whom he IS In
love.
When not calling for Miss Burroughs.
Shing spends his time on his knees in
his cell praying, for the Chinaman is OF
deeply religious nature.
who called at the county jail on Monday
that he had been baptized into the
Methodist church five years ago by a
Judge Green in Seattle. He also told
this Chinaman that the Miss Burroughs
whom he confessed to loving madly was
about 30 years old.
Shng said that although he was nadly
infatuated with Miss Burroughs, she did
not return his affection. Unless ha could
win her heart he was ready to die, he
said
ShinG believes that when Miss Bur
roushs hears OF his predics ment she will
come TO Salt Lake City TO take him
back home.
Hing Chong Long OF 217 Washington
street Seattle. the young Chinaman's
uncle. has made no reply to "A telegram
the police sent him on Sunday night ad-
vIsiDs him to come 10 Salt Lake CIty and
get his nephew. IL Is believed that Hing
who is said TO be a wealthy man. either
agent 10 take charge OF the crazed China
man.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
Tourists All Eat
At Knicfel>s Cafeteria, III So. Main
THIRD SOUTH STREET
PROPERTY TRANSFERRED

BY a warranty decd filed with the
county recorder. Monday. George :. Tay
lor and wife, Frank -. Taylor and wife
and Theodore Nystrom and wife convey
to John Sinder for s2o,O0o a part of lot ?,
block 80, plat a, Salt Lake City survey.
Tho property is located on Third South
between West Temple and First West
streets on the north side OF the street,
and contains an old house, The purchase
was made nearly three years ago as an
investment and tho deed has been held
back until Monday. 1t was given out
Monday evening that no changes will be
made in the property for the present. AS
the property is especially valuable for
business purposes, however. II Is proha bic
that the future may see some improve
mentS made in the property,
Tribune Reporter Printing Co.,
&c West 2nd South street Phone us.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
LUCERNE MAGG0T IS
RUNNING ALFALFA CR0F

Ranchmen around Salt Lake report the
lucerne pest more destructive this year
than in previous seasons, and that in some
places whole fields are being ruined by
the luccrne maggot. AS soon as Matched
the worm begins its work, and soon strips
the plant Of leaves. A remedy being tried
is to cut the crop prenatureiy. when the
1t Hes as soon as dry. This is being done
ON some ranches. il is reported. 10 all cX-
tont that promises TO seriously shorten
the lucerne yield. Vegetation generally
is backward. some OF the moro tender
crops having grown little since the recent
slight frosts. Potatoes and other roots
are uneven. some hills doing fairly well,
while many hills between have been
nearly ut a standstill since they appeared
above ground weeks aro
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
ELECTRIC IRON JUST
kept GETTING HOTTER
Finally 1t Got So Hot That
1t Set the House Oh
Fire.

Housewives, be sure that the current
is shut off from your electric iron when
you leave the house, or you kitchen
table may suffcr the fate which befell
that of Mrs. j. W. Haley, 23S Colfa1
avenue, on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Haley's table, not tor mention
her ironing board, has hole burned
through it in the shape of an iron, Be
sides, her kitchen floor is badly charrcd.
1t was due to the watchfulDess Of
Dcjghbors, who SAW the rcd hot iron
through a window. that tho damage
was not greater. They called the fire
department, which arrived Just in time
TO put out what might have been dis
astrous fire.
The Halcys went TO Snltajr Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Haley forgot TO shut
the current off her electric iron, which
was left on her ironing board
on the kitchen table. As the hours
passed the heat within the iron grew
greater and greater, until it WAS n
cherry red. Then it burned hole
through the ironing board. through the
table and almost through tho floor be-
fore the neighbors called the fire de.
partment. The loss was only about $50.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
TWO MEN MURDERED
IN A NEVADA SALOON

Mrs. T. 4. Schenecker, 12l West Sec,
ond North street, has received word
that Byron Nelson. from whom she was
divorced three years ago. was muir
dcred IN his saloon at Iceland, New,
last Wednesday, presumably by rob
bers. Dick Stillwell, Nelson s partner,
also was slain. Nelson was stabbed
in the neck with stiletto and Stillwell
in the back.
The authorities suspect three Mezi-
cans, who wero loafing around the sa-
loon the night before. One has been
placed under arrest. Nelson and Still
well had done thriving trade OF the
night that they were killed, as 1T was
pay day for the section men on the
Tonopah & Tidewater railroad
Nelson formerly was in the raloon
business at Mercur His brother, George
Nelson of Springville, will take the
body to that place for burial.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-22
JUDGE 0'NEALL ARRIVES
TO HELP COL. STERRETT

Judge James w. O'NeaIl OF Lebanon,
o., who arrived here Monday morning
to take up work in tho executive offices
as assistant TO Colonel Stcrrctt, states
that the interest being created i'm the east
regarding the coming national encamp-
ment. is greater than was expected, Ar
rougemcnts are being made. ne saws, to
run special trains from Cincinnati and
Dayton to provide accommodations for the
veterans and their friends. Both OF these
trains will run III sections and will prob
ably arrive several days before the en-
camDmcnt commences, In fact, Ohio. the
Judge says, is expected to turn out in
force and will make fine showing.
Judge O Neall will take UP his work at
onec. The details OF the big encampmcnt
have become so heavy that il is absolute
ly necessary for Colonel Sterrett TO have
assistance in carrying them out and the
Judge will remain until after the affair is
over and the final settlements of matters
connected with the encampment have
hcpn completc1