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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Poor Citizenship,

"a badge of poor citizenship" is
how visitor of Beaumont designated
one of those unsightly spots, where
pavement had not been laid because
the property owner failed to pay his
proportion of the amount necessary
for the laying. That is just what it is,
ga badge of poor citizenship" and 1t
is queer that any man should be con-
tent to wear the badge so prominently.
Enterprise.
While the "badge of poor citizen
ship" is not confined to Beaumont
alone, we are glad to note that but
few Of our citizens are giving any evil
dence that they belong to that class.
It is with pardonable pride that the
citizens OF Welsh look upon the miles
of splendid cement walk that has been
laid within the past year, and sees
practically no break in it. So infect
uous has the habit Of having cement
walks put in, become that even the
great money-saving corporation, the
Southern Pacific railroad, has given
orders for walks to be laid across
their right-of.way upon at least three
OF the principal thoroughfares OF the
city. This work is now being pushed
as rapidly as the contractor, MIR.
Barnette and large force OF men Car
| put the walks down.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
TEX.L0UlSlANA RICE FARMERS ASSOClA-
TON.
Texas and Louisiana Combine to En-.
courage Proper Marketing of Rice
Resolution Against Prema.
ture Estimates.

A Crowley special says: At meet
ing of more than one hundred rice
farmers of Southwest Louisiana, here
Saturday afternoon, organization OF
the Louisiana Rice Growers Rice
Association was perfected, and reso-
luton adopted to combine with the
Texas Rice Farmers Association, I'M
der the name of Tex-Louisiana Rice
Farmers Association, the object be-
ing to form strong sholding organi-
cation, which is to push the Houston
plan to advertise Japan rice in car
tons. Each state organization is to
preserve its identity and cooperate in
the holding movement.
T. H. VIM of Lake Arthur, was
elected president of the interstate Or
ganization, and A. E. Groves of
Houston, secretary of the Texas Rice
Farmers Association, was elected
secretary, subject to the approval Of
the Texas organization.
Addresses we're delivered by Presi-
dent Gabbert of the Louisiana asso.
citation, President S. Locke Breaux of
the Rice Association OF America, who
talked on 'rice marketing" by invita-.
ton; by A. E. Groves and BY DR..
John Gray, representatives of the
Alexandria Progressive League, who
spoke on the Alexandria packery pro-
ject, soliciting pledges of pigs, sheep
and cattle for the packery.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed: Resolved that the United States
department of agriculture be urged
not to publish estimates of the rice
crop and acreage until such estimates
have been verified" A resolution
thanking bankers and merchants of
the rice belt, for their aid in the rice
uOFCLuCuG.
The Texas Rice Farmers Associa-
ton resolution to hold japan rice un-
til February 4, at 1925. was adopted,
and rice farmers were urged to grind
their rough rice for stock feed.
After extended discussion, the plan
adopted by the Texas Rice Farmers
Association for marketing rice in car
tons, was adopted. A holding organ
ization has been formed, which it is
expected will ultimately be the medl-
UNI through which farmers will mark
ct their RICE A stock company is to
be formed by farmers of the two states
to whom stock will be issued, to be
paid for in rough Japan, which will
be assembled at Houston and there
milled, put up in cartons and placed
on the market. A part OF the proceeds
will be used in systematic advertising
of rice, and particularly of Japan.
= Committees were appointed for
each parish, to receive the rice and
forward it to Houston. The commit
tees are: For Acadia, John Burgin
and j. Freeland; Calcasieu, H. Winn
of Lake Arthur and W. D. Gum of
Roanoke. February S is the date set
for the rice to be assembled. Farm
ers are expected to set aside about
l per cent of their Japan holdings for
this purpose. Charles American
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
New York Merchants Association Pc
titi0ns Congress for Saner Rail.
road LEGISLATION.
road Legislation.


Resolved, That the Merchants Asso.
citation of New York, respectfully urg-
es all members of congress, all mem.
bers of the Legislatures of this and
other states, and of railroad commits
sions, to encourage the return of rail-
road business to normal conditions,
by ceasing and misunderstanding i'll.
considered or un]ustiied censure of
existing methods of railroad manage.
ment, and by limiting proposed new
legislation on these matters to such
measures as have been SO carefully
investigated and studied as to deter
mine clearly, not only the necessity
for their enactment, but also their
proper form and scope for the accom-
plishment of intended reforms.
Resolved further, That copies of
these resolutions be sent to senator's
and representatives in congress, and
to senator's and assemblymen in the
state legislature, in order thereby to
encourage a public sentiment con-
corning railroad corporations, which
will promote the public welfare on
the one hand. by supporting neces-
sary remedial legislation, and on the
other by opposing untimely, needless
or arbitrary laws in regulation or re-
striction of railroad business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Life loo, ZOO Years Ago.

Scientists have found in cave in
Switzerland, bones of men, who lived
100000 years ago, when life was in
constant danger from wild beasts.
Today the danger, as shown by A. W.
Brown of Alexander, Me-, is largely
from deadly disease. IF it had not
been for DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which cured me, could not have
lived" he writes, suffering as | did
from severe lung trouble and stub
born cough" To cure sore lungs,
colds, obstinate coughs, and prevent
pneumonia, it's the best medicine on
earth. SOC and SLIGO. Guaranteed by
all druggists. Trial bottle free.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Annual Session Grand Lodge of Mas0ns
OF Louisiana, at New Orleans,
February Ia. 1909.

On account of the above occasion
the sale of round trip tickets to New
orlea rs is authorized at rates and un-
der conditions named below:
Rate:-One and one. thiLd fare plus
25c for the round trip
Dates of sale:-January 81 and
February |.
Final Limit:-February 6, 1909.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
For Sale.

Sugar, Rice, Cotton Plantation,
near Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, about
$50 acres virgin soil; 10-inch deep
we'll, new cottage, barns, pumphouse,
etc. Apply P. o. Box 1855, New Or
leans, LII.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Special Notice!

AIIpersons holding tick
cts in the piano contest
of the Southern l1ercan-
tile Co., are requested to
bring their tickets to E.
c. Willard, at the First
National Bank, not later
than 4 o'clock p. M, On
Tuesday, January 20, '0o.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Prof. Mccartney of Jennings, Resign

Prof. I. e. Mccartney, who for the
past two and one-half years has been
the efficient principal of the Jennings
schools, and who has won an enviable
reputation 10 the educational circles
OF the parish, closed his work there
last Friday and departed with his
family for the scene OF his future &C.
tivities. Metropolis, Indiana. His
resignation has been in the hands of
the board for some time, but the Pro-
lessor has continued his work until he
had completed the work of the semes-
ter. His resignation was made nece S.
sary by the DEAN of his father, which
threw the care OF the estate upon him
necessitating his return to the north,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22

Maps Of Calcasieu parish, brough
up to date, for sale at the journal
Book Store.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
TRAlNMEN ASK REVISION
OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
Resolution Passed Yesterday Calls for
Exclusion of Undesirable
Glasses.

COLUMMUS, o., May 3.-The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen today passed
resolutions condemping the present immI-
grafton laws and calling on the president
and congress to Immediately pass suitable
ones which will exclude from the United
States the illiterate sweatshop workers and
other undesirable classes. The resolution
came from the committee on resolutions.
An appropriation OF $15, 900 was author
lied for the purpose of adding to the fun
for the erection of a new $4,000 building
at the Railroadmen's acme at Highland
Park. Ill.
George F. Sines of Detroit was elected
fourth vice president.
Robert Mcintyre Oakland. Cal, was
elected fifth vice president.
Grand Master Lee was directed to go
to Washington and personally present 20
President Taft resolutions condemning the
immigration laws and urging compensation
for railroad employees injured while on
duty.
Congress and state legislatures will be
asked to standardize safety appliances,
running boards, side holds and other equip
ment of freight cars to avoid trouble and
danger resulting from varied equipment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Omaha Woman
Director of
Unitarians
Eddia A. Whitney is Honored at Bos-
ton--President Taft is Made
Honorary Head.

BOSTON. Mass, May 2s.-tspecial Tele-
gram.)-The South Congregational church,
corner OF Exeter and Newbury streets,
was filled at the annual business meeting
Of the National Alliance Of Unitarian and
other liberal Christian women this morn
ing. Miss Emma c. Low of New York
presided.
A large number Of directors were elected,
among them being Eddie A. Whitney of
Omaha.
President Taft was elected honorary
president of the alliance; Prof. William H.
Carruth of Lawrence, Kan. president;
Governor Eben s. Drs per of Massachusetts
and NJ. T. Garvln, vice presidents.
Reports were presented, the first being
read by Mrs. Emily A. Ffield, Dorchester.
recording SECRETARY, which showed that the
year just closed has been an active and
prosperous one. Eleven new branches
have been added, and of the AIS societies,
800 have alliance branches. There are
branches in twenty-four states, each with
less than 100 members. the number required
before a branch is entitled to have a d.
rector, but the membership list is steadily
growing larger,
Letters from England were read, showing
that abe alliance is growing rapidly in that
country and that its expansion throughout
the United States is wonderful.
The society has suffered a great loss
in the death of Rev. DR.. Barrows and Miss
Helen F. Spalding.
Mrs. Robert H. Davis, corresponding
secretary, reported that eighteen new mem
beers had been admitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Fight of Decency
Against Octopus
of Labor Graft
States Attorney Uses Above Words in
DenounCing Martin B. Madden
in Chicago Court.

CHICAGO. May S.-"This Is a fight Of
decency against the octopus of labor graft;
IL is the fight of clean lsborins mon against
the leaders that have betrayed them for
personal profit. New York has wrestled
with the monster: San Francisco is fighting
with 1t now, and today Chicago is trying
TO clean its own stables"
This was part Of the denuncistion heaped
upon Martin B. (~"Skinny') Madden. and
his two li%eutensnts in the building trades
council of this city, in the closing hours
Of their trial here today for accepting
money to call off strikes. The cudgel was
welded by Assistant states Attorney
Short in the first of the closing
The case probably will not reach the
Jury before Thursday.
The penalty In case Of conviction Ia from
one to five years in The penitentiary or a
fine Of $1,000. or both. Madden and his
friends are confident Of acqulttal.
MIR. Short went over the entire testimony
declaring that the state had proved a
conspiracy to rob Joseph klicka by calling
a strike on his plant and forcing him to
pay $1,000 to settle 1t.
"Pouchot, Boyle and Madden-a new
trlumvirate Of graft" said Mr.. Short.
Madden was the interloper. They needed
his brains TO work the conspiracy smoothly.
These defendants merit the severest
penalty for their heartless crime against
the business interests of this city and
against the honest laborer."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Evades Doctors
Ninety Eight Years
Lake City Woman Lively Nearly Gen.
fury Without Taking Medicine,
but Finally Becomes Ill.

LAKE CITY. Ia, May $.-(Special.)-
Nmety-eight years old, the mother Of
seventeen children, Mrs. Elizabeth Maugh-
erman. who resides nine miles south of
town, has lived till May 10 without ever
having consulted a physician. But now
after nearly a century Of hard and rugged
living she has fallen a victim to tumors
the pain from which is secondary TO the
painful thought that she had to require
medical attention before she died, When
ninety-siX years old Mrs. Maugherman
missed railroad connections TO attend an
old settlers picnic and without anyone
knowing it she walked seven miles to the
station, where she was picked up and
driven to her home Ont hundred and
forty-three direct descendants in five
generations are still living and most of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Mitchell Replies to Kirby's
Attack on Organized Labor

NEW YORK, May 2s.-The recent ar
raignment of organized labor made here
in the course OF his speech Of acceptance
by John Kirby of Dayton, o., the newly
elected president of the National AssocIa-
ton Of Manufacturers, is made the subject
OF a condemnatory article by John MitcAeli.
former president of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, published in the GU. rent
issue of the National civic Federation Re-
view.
MI. Mitchell quotes Mr.. Kirby as saying
that he has been elected 10 the presidency
of the National Association Of Manuiac-
tuI ers, not on account of his ability or on
account Of his national reputation, but be-
cause the members of the association knew
where he stood on the labor question.
He then goes on 10 illustrate where Mir.
Kirby stands on this question by contrasting
his u~tteranoes on the subject of organized
Leo Nil, Cardinal Manning. Gladstone,
the late Mark Hanna, Poster Palmer,
Wendell Phillips, the late Bishop Potter
and Melville L. Ingalls,.
From this parallel Mr.. Mitchell deduces
that the only truthful and sane declara-
ton made by the new~ly-choscu spokesman
OF the National Association of Manufac-
turers is that in which he says: Il have
not been selected as your president on &C.
count OF my ability"
"ParadoXical as At may appear" con-
cludes Mr.. Mitchell, the representatives OF
this Employers association in one breath
decry and denounce What they term class
divisions and class hatreds. and IN the
next breath malign and berate their fellow
citizens, who are workingmen ana all other
groups in society in sympathy with the
legitimate purposes and high ideals of the
labor movement. They claim and proclaim
the right and necessity Of organization and
combination. They pirate about law and
order. yet advocate violence and anarchy;
they suggest the use OF the cannon as a
means Of dispensing the workingmeh; they
malign and traduce the great majority OF
the employers of labor. who refuse 10 Join
them in carrying forward their unholy and
un-American designs TO destroy the
organized labor movement and, TO cap the
climax OF their Inconsistency. they impugn
the motives and question the intelligence OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Council Bluffs
WILL NOT MORTGAGE PARKS
Board So Notifies West Council Bluffs
Improvement Club.
NEW PARK WILL COME LATER
Revenue Is short mud Board Cannot
DO Much This YeRr--Mrs. q. VI.
Cri-weII Reelected by
women

The Board Of Park Commissioners yes
terdsy decided that. while II vas willing
ana ready 10 do all in it's power 10 secure
land for a park for the western part of
the city. 1t would not for a moment con-
slider the proposition Of mortgaging the
other parks. as under the new law Il would
have a right to 90, in order to buy the
necessary land.
The matter came before the board in a
communication from the West Council
Bluffs Improvement club requesting the
Board of Park Commissioner to take the
necessary steps to acquire by purchase Do
acres OF land for a park in that section Of
the city. The club also asked the park
commissioner to at once proceed to GER
tify up TO the county auditor a special
levy OF / mill for the purchase OF ground
for the proposed park,
The commissioners instructed the secte-
taiy 10 notify the West Council Bluffs Inn
provement club that II would have to be
governed by the revenue which would be
derived from 4 1-nill levy as to the amount
Of ground which could be purchased for a
park in the western part Of the city. The
new Law empowering park boards to make
this special levy Of ] mill for the pur-
chase Ok ground for park pur poses will
not go INTO effect unll july, and the rev
enue ftom the levy. If ordered, will not
he available until 1915.
Thc park commissioners do not propose
that the county supervisors shall construct
a drainage ditch through any park prop
crty without first consulting it. Tho
proposed Pony creek drainage ditch will
cut through what is known as Island park.
n ,ract owned BY the city. about four miles
outside tho municipal limits, which Is under
the control OF the park board, although up
to-date 1t has never been utilized as a public
park. At its meeting yesterday the board
Instructed the secretary TO notify County
Auditor Inncss and County Surveyor Mayne
that in locating drainage bitches they must
on no account enter or trespass upon prop
erty under control of the park commits
sloners.
County Auditor Innes when asked about
the matter yesterday afternoon said: Il dc
not know whether the county surveyor has
surveyed through Island park. which is
commonly known as Carr lake, for the
proposed Pony creek ditch, or not. That
the park commissioners we're opposed tc
the proposed drainage scheme is news tc
me-, as | feel SURE 1t will be to the county
surveyor"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
HERO FUND FOR FRANCE
Gift of Million Dollars by Andrew
Carnegie viii BE Announced
Soon.

PARIS, May 8-Andrew Carnegie of
New York has arranged to give $1,000 900
for the establishment of a hero fun1" in
France Under practically the same condi-
tons as govern similar funds of the United
States, England and Scotland. Formal
announcement of this gift will be made
at a luncheon at the sorrbonne tomorrow.
at which Mr.. Carnegie will be the guest Of
honor. President Fallieres will attend the
luncheon. .
During his brief stay here Mr.. Carnegie
Is being showered with attentions. Baron
d Estournelles de Constant will give a
dinner to him tomorrow evening and Mr..
Carnegie will leave on Thursday for Lon
don.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27

The report Of DIT. c.. II. Bower city
health officer, for the week ending May
a, shows that the city is particularly free
from sickness Of a serious characte.. Dur
ing the week covered by the report two
cases of diphtheria We're reported, one oil
which terminated fatally. Oniy one case
Of typhoid fever was reported and there
was no death from this cause. One case
Of measles was reported and there were
no deaths from tuberculosis. The total
number of deaths for the week was seven,
This report has to be made weekly by the
city health officer to the STATE Board Of
Health,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27

These transfers were reported to The Bee,
May %. by the P-ottawattamie County
Abstract company Of Council Bluffs:
] d. Warren, single, TO Benjamin
fehr Real Estate Co.. lots IA and Is,
In block / and lot d. In block 3,
sacketts Addition 10 Council Bluffs.
qCo ...s.....-. $40
Ernest L. Hart and wife to Ernest
IL. Hart, Inc, north part of lot a.
Turley's Addition to Council Bluffs,
geo !
David Bradley & Co. to j. Z. Brooks,
lots ] anu :, in block s, In Bryant g.
Ciark's Addition to Council Bluffs.
G. II. Huber and wife TO {. & ". W.
r. r. Co.. lots !, =, 8, in block II and
part lot \ in rurloys Addition
in Council Bluffs, wd ............... 1000
Council Bluffs Swings bank &c sarah
J. Cunningham. sub lot !, in orig
Plat, lot lNl, Council Bluffs, wd.... 1000
Este Ia Pratel. widow, 30 J. T. Brooks,
lot 3. in block 4. in Bryant & Ciark's
Addition TO Council Bluffs, wd..... 200
Finest u. Hart, Inc. TO 4. q y. w.
F. II Co, lot ., Aud subd. swL swA.
.A-'9-;i and north part lot a Tur-
less Addition TO Council Bluffs, wd 1851
Total seten transfers ....,..... slI.45i
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27

the religious, educational and philanthropic
institutions of our country simply because
these institutions have opened their doors
10 the organized labor movement and have
listened respectfully to the claims made
in behalf OF workingmen and women,
whose brain and Drawn have contributed
in no small degree to the commercial, in
tellectual and moral supremacy of the ma
ton.
How much better II be for themselves,
how much more would 1t contribute to the
honor and glory Of our common country,
IL these gentlemen of the National Associ-
alton Of Manufacturers would examine
with open minds and intelligent discern
ment the real purpose, policy and
philosophy of The American labor move
ment."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
improvement Club Persistent.

At the meeting OF the West Council
Bluffs Improvement club last evening d
resolution was adopted requesting the
Board of Education 10 rescind its action
In refusing to make an appropriation this
year for the bea%utfying OF the schoo.
grounds with flowers as recommended by
Director Suoedsack' The club also adopted
a resolution endorsing the Missouri River
Navigation association.
IL was decided TO make a canvass for
new members and a COMMITTEES was sp,
pointed 10 take this in hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
COURT HOLDS MARRIAGE LEGAL
Laura u. Clark Held to he wife al
Minister who Ran
Away.

WASHINGTON. Ind, May 8.-That
Laura Bum Clark is the legal wife Of the
Rev. f. f. Davidson, former pastor Of the
First Christian church, was decided today
by Judge Houghton in the county court.
Miss Clark, the daughter of a former
mayor of this city, alleged that Davidson
and she were recently married in St. Louis
by a private contract drawn up by the
minister on the back of an envelope. Soon
after publication Of the charge, Davidson
left. He last was heard from at Toronto.
He denied tina Miss Clark was his wife.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
SCHULTZ MURDER CASE ON
Mrs. A. II. Gillette of sioux city At
tends Trial of Brothers. Al
legged SIayers.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 2G.-Calvin
Johnson, one of the four negroes held for
murder Of Waiter F. Schultz, a Chicago ar
fist. whose dead body was found in a field
near the Union station here a few days
after the recent presidential Inauguration
was placed on trial in the corporation
court here today. One of the negroes,
Henry Smith. who has turned states evil
dence, will be the last to be tried. Mrs.
A.. H. Gillette of Sioux City. Ia, a sister
of the dead man. is here.