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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
A GIGANTIC COTTON HOLDING SCHEME
Plans Under Way Provide Facilities
For Handling Country's Entire
Crop.

Boston, Nass.-Daniel J. Sully, tbs
New York cotton operator, and Scott
Dalgeish of Cairo, Egypt, were
in consultation with Mr.. John
Hays Hammond at his home in Glou-
cester Saturday over a plan to ware.
house the entire cotton crop Of the
United States, so that it can be mar
keted when desirable. In this way
it is expected that $5o,O00,0O0 can be
saved yearly.
The organization which Is to be eff
fected is the Central Cotton Securities
Company, of which Mr.. John Hays
Hammond is president and Daniel J.
Sully vice-president and general man.
ager. 1t is proposed to establish
warehouses under bonded keepers and
fund of $2,5O0,OOO will be placed in
the hands Of trustees to guarantee the
production OF each individual bale OF
cotton placed in the warehouses, as
we'll as its staple and grade.
The owner of the cotton who placed
it in the warehouse, whether he be the
local planter or the merchant, will re-
ceive for it a negotiable warehouse re-
ceipt, upon which money can be rails
ed at the bank. Thus, instead of fore.
ing the sale of cotton within the three
months after the time Of harvesting,
the crop will be changed from dead
asset to a negotiable one, and furnish
the fexibility of financing, which Is
necessary for the most profitable pro.
lection of cotton. This warehouse
company will make an initial charge
Of say, csc a bale for storage and at
the end of the month will make per.
centage charge for storage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
OFFICERS HAVE DR.. CR!pPEN
DRAMATIC SCENE ENDS MOST
SENSATIONAL FLIGHT.
He is Charged With Murder Of An
Unknown Woman-Ethel LeNeVe
Held As An Accomplish.

Father Point, QuebeC.-Dr. HaWley
Harvey Crippen and Ethel Clara lie
Neve, his stenographer, who fled from
London after the disappearance Of
Belle Elmore, the doctors wife, were
arrested Sunday aboard the Cana
dian Pacific liner Montrose at the
command of Inspector Dew OF the
Scotland Yard.
The Identification of the long-sOught
fugitives on board the fOg-shrouded
steamer by the detective who had
traced them across the Atlantic, land
ing ahead of the MoDtrose, was the
elimination Of one Of the most sensa'
tional flights of recent criminal an"
mails. Accompanied by the Canadian
Dew boarded the vessel Sunday morn
ing and both man and girl were lock-
ed in their staterooms, Crippen Or0k'
en- in spirit but mentally relieved by
the relaxed tension; the girl, garDed
in boys clothes, sobbing Historically.
They were no longer the REV. John
Robinson and son." as booked from
Antwerp on July 20.
Crippen was standing near the rail-
talking with DR.. Stuart, the ship sur
geon, and attempting to appear calm.
But that he was nervous was indlcat-
ed by his furtive glanceS and his re-
mark to DR.. Stuart.
There are three pilots coming
aboard" he said nervOusly, lis not
that unusual?"
"Crippen, l want you," said In
spector Dew quietly, as he approach
ed. The dentist reCoiled involun-
tarily as he recognized the man who
addressed him, then the blood left his
face, and his breath came short and
fast and he gurgled incoherently. AS
he was being led away to the cap
tain's cabin, whence he was trans
ferred later to his own stateroom, he
said gratefully, Thank God, the sus
pense is over, and l am glad"
Crippens arrest accomplished, Dew
hurried to Miss lie Neves stateroom
where he found her, still dressed as
John Robinson, Jr." on the verge OF
nervous breakdown.
Her appearance, when confronted
by the detective and told she was IN
der arrest, was pitiable. All the con
troll she had fought so hard to retain
throughout the voyage left her. She
cried out Historically and became sc
faint that restoratives were neces
sary. Shut in her room and restor
ed to woman's dress, she was closely
guarded, as the vessel continued Its
journey, for fear that she would take
her life or collapse utterly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05

Deal Was Closed at Auction Sale Tues
day at acknowledgements
Entered Protest.

Brownsville, Textile Rio Grande
Railroad, which runs from Browns
vile to Point Isabel, was sold at auc-
ton Tuesday at the court house by l..
R McFarlane, appointed by Federal
Judge Burns to conduct the sale.
The only bid was made by represer-
tatives of William E. Guy of st. Louis.
the holder of the bonds. The price
vas $4,000. $4,000 more than the road
owed the st. L. B. & M. Railroad, the
principal owners having 81 per cent OF
the stock. Other stockholders and
the auctioneer received a protest at
the time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Valuation Completed.

Austin, Tex.-Engineer Parker oil
the railroad commission "Wednesday
completed his preliminary valuation OF
the Santo Rio Grande & Tampico Rail
way on the proposed line from San
Antonio to san Jose, thence south
eighty-five miles to point midway
between the Nueces and Frio rivers
near the La Sale and McMullen coun',
ty line, a total distar e.. OF 800 miiesd
He estimated the cost Of the proposed
line at $685. G1, an average OF slS'6aa
a mile.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Il. G. DUPRE NAMED FOR CONGRESS
Speaker of Louisiana House Qualities
for GiImore's Place.

New Orleans.-H. Garland Dupre,
assistant city attorney of New Or
leans and speaker of the Louisiana
house of representatives, has been
declared the Democratic nominee for
congress, having been the only per-
son to qualify, by the congressional
committee of the Second Louisiana
district to succeed the late Represen-
tative Samuel L. Gilmore.
Congressman Albert Estopinal OF
st. Bernard parish and Robert F.
Broussard of Iberia parish, without
opposition, were declared the Demo.
cratic nominees in the First and
Third congressional districts respec-
lively.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Ouapaw Indian Commission.

Westinghouse commission has
been appointed to determine the com.
potency for citizenship of the Qua
nav Indians. This commission con.
sists of Charles L. Ellis, special Unit
ed States Indian agent; Ira G. Dea'
vers, superintendent of the Seneca In.
dian schools, and ]. S. Murphy of VI
nita, Okla.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Will AppeaI to tho Unwritten Law.

New Orleans.-Basing their appear
on the application of the unwrltten
law to women the Era Club, one OF
the leading women's organizations Oh
Louisiana. has called upon all organi'
cations of women to pledge tneir
s,,pport to secure the exoneration OF
Mamie Mclaughlin, charged with
murder. Mss Mclaughlin shot and
killed Hugh Smith, wealthy saloon
proprietor, when she met him accom-
panied by another woman on ST.
Charles avenue here several DAYS
ago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Shooting ARRAY.

Bastrop, TEXAS the results OF a
shooting Wednesday, Roy Wilkes,
farmer and citizen of Bastrop, lies at
his home suffering from five pistol shot
wounds in the right side and is said
70 be in a critical condition. Allen
Wynne, farmer, is under arrest,
charged with assault to murder.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05

feet; the third struck a log at
shallow depth and was abandoned.
During 1909 another well was
drilled to a depth of more than $500
feet. Traces Of OIL were encountered
at 700 feet, but no considerable
amount of gas below 200 feet. At
2,300 feet salt water was struck and
the well was abandoned. During the
same year we'll was sunk 1900
feet at the sugar house in White Cas-
tie, but gave no significant indica-
tons of either oil or gas. A careful
examination Of the logs of all wells
drilled for gas, oil or water in this
region in recent years Will be neces-
sary to determine the probability of
obtaining a supply Of gas sufficient
for practical uses.
Crosse Tete, IberviIle Parish.
Nearly all the water wells drilled
near Crosse Tete to a depth of more
than so feet show natural gas, which
in several wells has had sufficient
pressure to blow the tubings out of
the ground. During the examination
made by the surveyor one of these
wells, drilled a year ago, was cleaned
of its accumulated mud by flushing
and Immediately produced gas Of
sufficient pressure to throw water
about 30 feet from the top of the
we'll casing.
Monroe, Ouachita Parish.
A year ago well was drilled at
the edge of the city of Monroe for a
water supply. 1t tapped natural gas
at HOO feet. At a point slightly be-
low tbs the drill went into salt wa
ter, yielding a large supply, which
still continues and fills public
| swimming pool. The strata below
the salt water is comparatively dry,
containing traces of oil in gumbo a.
1900 feet, at which depth the well
was abandoned. A second well is
now beng drilled at the city water
works, in the hope of obtaining suf-
ficient natural gas to replace the coal
used for the city's electric lighting
and for the municipal electric car
line. Considerable natural gas has
already been obtained. A well of
large dimensions, if sunk at least g.,
600 feet, might obtain gas in this
locality.
TaIIuah, Madison Parish.
Natural gas and traces of oil were
found at a depth of about 800 feet il
drilling the city water well at Talllr
lah, but the quantity was very small
Seepages of gas and traces or gas II
many water wells have been reported
also from Lake Providence, about
20 miles north of Tallulah.
Ruston, Lincoln Parish.
A well drilled for the city water
supply in Ruston showed seepages Of
oil, and a little gas. 1t is reported
that large natural gas seepages oc
cur about % miles northeast of Rus
ton, near Marion, Union parish.
Further Examination Needed.
The indications of natural gas 4
the regions visited have been suF
ficient to arouse much interest ant
to induce the expenditure of consld
cradle money, but further operation
should be delayed until the STATE
makes thorough examination of thu
geologic structure of the region.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
rrspper Missing Three Weeks.

PIaquem:ne.-James Lake OF Cres'
cent, known as Tub" Lake, has been
missing for three weeks, and no
trace of him can be found. He was
fishing and trapping on Bayou La,
Rompe. where he had camp, and
disappeared one evening. His wife
and brother have searched the lnte'
rior country, but to no avail. They
arc inclined to believe that he was
drowned He was % years old.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Cotton Yield one.Third Bale to Acre.

Cottonport.-After having had
rams IN this section for the last 80
oays' doing incalculable damage to
oolloh, clear and favorable weather
prevails, Indicating that its duration
VIII be sufficient to enable the farm,
CTS 10 clear the fields of the great
amount OF weeds accumulated dur
,ns me rainy period, and thereby
iessea the destruction which might
usuef@lse have been almost total
WIN favorable weather until the
aoSe Of tie season. the yield will be
onethird bale per acre,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
yoakum's Taxable Values.

Yoakum, Textile city tax assess
Or Of Yoakum has just had Published
his report, which shows that the total
taxable property of Yoakum for the
wear 1910 is approximately $2,193,756'
an increase of $197,S93 over last year.
There were FOG poll taxes assessed
for 1910.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Ahernath,s Hack Home.

Oklahoma City.-Louis and Temple
Alternately, sons of United States
Marshal John Abernathy, arrived
home Saturday in good condition after
their long motor car trip from New
York. The boys rode to New YORK
Civ on horses to assist in the well
come of Colonel Roosevelt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Oil Well Capped to Prevent Waste.

Lafayette. The we'll brought in by
RaWson & Zeigler few days ago
at Anse la Butte, and which subsidized
after gushing for several days, has
again begun to flow. The well was
capped to prevent waste of oil, as
tnere is not sufficient storage at
present.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
TWO SETS OF SWAMP LAND TITLES
Suit in Terrebonne Parish to Straight
en- Out the TangIe.

Houma.-A suit involving the
ownership of something like 100000
acres of land situated between Bayou
Lafourche and Bayou Terrebonne
was filed in Houma Gy attorneys
representing the parish of Terr7-
bonnie. The land was donated by the
state to the parishes of Lafourche
and Terrebonne jointly by act of the
legislature of 1878, but since then
subsequent titles were gwen to the
levee board, and the matter has now
been brought before the courts to de-
termine the rightful owner. The lands
involved are swamp and marsh lardS
which had not been alienated by the
state prior to 1878.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Of WatermeIons Condemned.

Laredo, Tex.-There has been much
sickness among the poorer classes OF
children on account of eating bad wa
termelons. Thursday the city health
inspector condemned whole carload
and had them thrown into the Rio
Grande.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Rawn's Estate Dwindles.

Chicago, Ill.-Instead of being mil
liopaire, Ira G. Rawn, president OF
the Monon Railroad, who was found
shot to death at his summer home a
few DAYS ago, died possessed of an
estate valued at only S12O,0OO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05

IEs-
.,inrtop, D. C.-Nembers of the
Fas'''Ds States Geological Survey
bsTe reeen. ;';ono to investigate the
ties in Lou nmrronce Of petroleum and
rpoiteu oSN cast and northeast Of the
Datural gao 5nctiye fields.
noEn pio washinoton Parish.
Soga'u .ho last five years natural
Dallns hon noticed in water wells
gas has w.. popausa, and more than
irlleu no1' r,s bubbles that left irrl-
syeaT "so go If nil ON the surface
descent I'm, , woro observed in Boga-
Of the wac camnIns Of this Gas col
lusa fi,0', .,,osS lars smelIed like the
l''ed Ill na.ToIpnm of Southern Louis
Gude 49, pS,, somnIes and others men
ilnA ho1ow we're analysed by the
tolVa ctotoc bureau of mines.
Illleu o' "n,nIo contained no higher
Inl' Sow" than methane, and no
NdEoc@i O' am1,bidn olefines. or car
ayafoeen ovida
'oa nitropen content of this gas is
llo n' nS 70 lead to the belief that
50 sle@' = is nroduced by the de-
nuCA ~ ;.;on If vegetable matter I'M
e0upOol .a noor the surface of the
'" hit the presence of oil indi-
gouAu' tbot mart Of the material
ca'' son, considerable depth.
Cau0 l' navou Sara
.ho,o dno on the bank of the
a pO :nni roar Ravou Sara emitted
hs'~ onr odor Of oil. and when this
S"On e. doonnnod below the level
luS WV n.osont Nississippi river silt
u nv ~ hooar,o mnch stronger, and
'lV Oup E:.h could he burned dubbed
sa'' "atinnonsIv Chemical analysis
ot.r:a1 collected here showed it
=. oruda oil and the depth OF
49,, " = comes together with the oc
en.. anao Of natural gas shows that
eui' aofirito saen9gp of oil sim
~" .. tbot noticed 2 lew miles tC
10. 80, southeast at Deerford. where
ne, .a~ q we'll SINK more than
a.on .oot aovo M further indications
~, or GAS
w,;.. csstIe IberyiIIe Parish.
.hont tbroo miles southwest of the
..|n If white Castle we'll drilled
, S.s m,tor several wears ago to 3
Io,,, Of 1877 feet showed considerable
r,tnrol gas In fact, the gas blew
,ha tnbing ont of the ground. A wei
a,,ror n donth of 30 feet ALONGSIDE
>, tho FIRST one gave a flow of nat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Woman TrampIed by a Mad Cow.

Boyce.-Mrs. N. A. James, propri.
etor Of the st. James hotel was at
lacked and trampled on by her favor
lte COW while milk ng few days ago.
but Tor the quickness of her son.
henry, she would have been seriously
injured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Gusher Near Ansleton.

Angleton, Tex.-Parties who live
Moor the Hoskins Mound came in Sat
urdav and report that the Mound o
Company has just brought in a very
emo ? 3OO-barrel we'll, and that it was
o regular gusher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
u;.dus Swim Bio Grande.

Laredo, Tex.-Immigration officers
ooneht two more Hindus Saturday five
,n;Ies above Laredo, where they mad
SWIM the Rio Grande to get into TINS
country, This makes five captured
oil of whom will be deported.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
n.,n Orleans After Prize FIGHT.

New Crleans.-A 2O-round Dattle
between Ad Wolgast and Packey NC
Farland is card which local pro-
motors are attempting for Labor Day.
Tommy Walsh, matchmaker for the
New Orleans Athletic Club, has OF
fered $4,000 purse for the fgaS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
N.,y Mexico STAGE Robbery.

Fl Paso, Tex.-Marrot's mail stage
which left Mogollan Friday was heid
IN nv masked robbers short distance
ont Of Mogollan and 5000 taken from
two women passengers. The robbers
fed to the mountains.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
,a,u uinh School Building.

NOVA Textile new brick hlgn
.oboo, building in South Mexia is
ne.ring completion, and will be ready
for the opening of the session In Sep
TENDER,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
TAXABLE Values Being Increased.

Mexia, Textile board of eq'fal-
zo+ion for the city of Mexia has not
oomnleted its labors, but up to date
has raised the taxable values $780,
mn ever last years rendition.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
,,.,d,e Rroom Corn Acreage.

Panhandle Broom Corn Acreage.
Amarillo, Text is estimated that
there are $4,000 acres planted IN
broom corn within radius o1Sl0O
miles of Amarillo.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-05
Natural Gas in Louisiana

limited States Geological Surrey Investigates Reported
0fro0erv of Petroleum and Gas Northeast OF the
Knoun Productive Fields u II
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-01
The Power OF Influence.

What the world needs to-day is
the courage Of the individual. You
read the huge statistics and the
tremendous things, and you ask,
What's the use? What could / do?
What do count?" The pity is that
people ask such questions and then
90 along the lines of least resist
ance. What they should ask is,
How can | use my influence bestY"
There is in you the potentiality of
the human being, the greatest pow
er of the age. You have influence
influence upon your own life and
upon the lives of others. Your in
fluence is power, whether it comes
from money, personal talents or
station. If you look at this Alright
you begin to realize your response
bility in the scheme Of human So
ciety; and when we get the people
in this attitude of mind we have the
working force of reform. Ultimate
ly the individual finds expression
in the government of the day, and
when that government shows weak
ness or extravaganza we may trace
back its evil to the lack of charac-
ter and purpose in the individual.
This is the time to begin improve
ment by improving yourself and by
making a better nse of the influ-
ence which you can exercise in
your daily life. You should stand
for peace, because the growth of the
peace movement means the dis
couraeement of the billions spent IN
preparations for war. You should
stand for brotherhood, because a
closer kinship means the better
ment of social conditions. You
should stand for optimism, because
that is the higher note which will
make life happier and dispel the
clouds that have been hanging over
us during the past year. - The
Lessons Of the Year" in the Ladies'
World for December.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-01
An Unexpected DIAGNOSIS.

We have just read how a philan-
thrOpical Fifth Avenue lady was
visiting lower East End Sunday
school. To test the aptness of a
particularly INDECENT cluster of
pupils, she took the class in hand
to question them.
Children, which is the greatest
of all virtues?"
No one answered.
Think a little. What is it l am
doing when l give up time and
pleasure to come down among you
for your moral good?"
A grimy fist went up.
We'll, what am | doing, little
boy?"
"Buttin' in"
Moral Nobody likes patronizing,
even in a benefactor. Epworth
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-01
Random Burrows By RambO.

To improve the farm is to enrich
the treasury.
Trying to forget a thing is a poor
way to do it.
A very big man can sometimes
be exceedingly small.
Economy sometimes enjoins
rather lavish generosity.
If you are too highstrung, better
loosen up the keys.
Some folks want a return for
every good deed by next mail.
Some folks who evidently believe
themselves to be good looking must
have deceptive mirrors.
The less sense there is in some
romances the more romantic they
seem to be.
Who loves the shade to well is
apt to be found on the shady side
sooner or later.
To cheer a man in the midst of a
hard struggle is better than to
praise him after he has gained the
victory.
The farmer who believes in de-
hOrning his cattle ought to round
off his own sharp corners, don't
you think?
Remember that successful farm
ing is a systematic business. No
man can succeed on the farm in
the highest sense whose plans do
not 90 beyond the present season.
1t is essential that the plans be
broad enough to take in a scope of
years, and definite enough to be
directed to specific ends.
If you know of bunch of quails
somewhere on the farm, give them
a little protection, and see to it
that they are not molested by dogs.
1t is good plan to give them some
brush to run into out of reach of
birds and animals of prey. This
bird is worthy of more attention
than is usually given by the farmer
1t is great insect destroyer - Star
Farmer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-01
Followed Instructions.

The mistress Of the mathematical
class was matchmaking for her
mathematical pupils, while her
mathematical pupils were inwardly
matchmaking mathematics.
Now, suppose" said the mistress
Il had a pound of plums-"
At which point it occurred to her
how much better she could illus
trate her example to her youthful
charges if she really had a pound
of plums So
Mary" she said to a girl of 8,
here's sixpence. Go out and get
me a pound of plums. And l am
going to give them in the end to
the girl who gets the sum right
first, be sure before you buy them
you pinch one or two, just to see
that they are wholesome"
A few minutes and Mary had re-
turned. With flushed face and tri-
umphant eyes she approached the
teachers desk as one worthy of
commentator, and pumped down
bag Of plums the SIX pence!
There, num-" she said. Il
pinched one or two, as you told me,
and when the man wasn't looking l
pinche6 the blessed lot. Tit-Bits.
Stomach misery vanishes instant
ly, and indigestion is permanently
cured with Mona stomach tablets,
L. M. Wood guarantees them, so
cents a box.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-12-01
A Boys Ribs.

Of course, neither you nor any
other boy can tell how many ribs
you have got until you have asked
a doctor, and you can't tell a cash
value or them until you have had
a lawsuit about it. Young Albert
Scott, living in Medina, O., was sit
ting on a fence when the tire on a
passing auto burst and a piece hit
him and knocked him off the roost
on to wheelbarrow, and he had
three ribs broken. His father sued
for damages. and jury said that
Albert's ribs were worth $500 apiece