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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
Golden @iGy'@ Himdm Temple

The city. 1t appears, is honored by having
built quite recently the first Hindu temple in the
western world, or. to be more exact, in the Uni
ted States San Francisco letter to the Port
land Oregonian says. The temple has been con-
structed under the supervision of those of the
Vedante faith
The temple Is in charge of two Hindus, both
swami, or high priests of their faith, the chief
of these being Hindu named Prakashananda,
who directs affairs. The building, which Is q
threestory structure, is copied after the great
temples Of India. The first two stories are after
the style Of the ordinary American dwelling but
the third takes on the Oriental STYLE There Is a
balcony with Moorish columns and 1t is on this
balcony that the Brahmancharns, or neophytes,
as the ten white men who aspire to priesthood
are known take their daily exercise Some of
these neophytes work at daily labor, but for the
most part they remain in the temple and do only
sacred work
On the roof of the temple are small towers,
which are Implications of the predominating fea-
lures of the big temples In India In view of the
fact that this is the first temple of its kind erect.
ed In America. there Is. surrounding all, an
American eagle.
Inside, the first thing that strikes the visitor
Is the absolute lack of the Oriental In the fur.
nishings Everything is severely American.
There Is an assembly hall capable Of seating 200
people and it is here that the lectures are given
Across the street Is a nunnery in which there
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
Look to Welfare of Workmen.

A significant phase of the campaign
against tuberculosis in Sweden is the
establishment, by various industrial
concerns, of sanatoria for tuherculous
workmen from their own factories.
The Vulcan Match Company, the
Ljusne-Voxne Timber Company, the
Sandwich Hardware Company, the
Ericsson Telephone Company and the
Stora Kopparsberg Company are
among those who maintain such insti-
tutions, each accommodating from fif-
teen to thirty patients. At these san
atoria the workmen are received free.
and their families may be admitted for
a small charge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

material for the house brought from Phil N|
adephia and every nail used in the construc- hi
ton was forged in a nail factory which JEFF I'LL
ferson established on the place and me- Ill
mento of which is found in the vine-covered HI
ruin of the brick building provided for this II
mandatory
After serving two terms as president of
the United States Jefferson took up his resi-
dence at Monticello and there led life very sim.
liar to that of Washington at Mount Vernon
Monticello was. from this time forward, the scene
of the most lavish hospitality ever known even
in a land famous for its hospitality. In the end
Jefferson, kind-hearted and pleased to play the
host, was imposed upon numerically. Life at
Monticello for years. resembled that at famous
watering place
a., Whole families journeyed to Monticello in
their coaches-parties made up Of fathers and
mothers, children and nurses-and. remained
for periods Of from three to six months One
family Of six persons came from Europe and
made visit OF ten months. After short tour
of the United States they returned and remained
six months longer. One man came to present
letter Of introduction and remained three weeks
Thirtyseven house servants were required for
the domestic service as can be imagined when 1t
is stated that as many as SO guests were fire.
quenty entertained over night at Monticello
Naturally such grating" was too much for
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
Murphy.

The prisoner at the bar was of
swarthy complexion and was charged
with peddling without a license.
What is your name?" asked the mag
istrate.
HE says his name is Murphy" re-
peated the policeman on the bridge.
"An Irishman peddling bananas, Ell?
What part of Ireland do you come
FROM"
HE says he was born in Italy,"
again repeated the bridge policeman.
"Umph! The Murphys are numer-
GUS, but l didn't think they had spread
to Italy," said the judge as he made
the fine 81 and asked the man to spell
his name.
The prisoner wrote on a piece of
paper Giuseppe Muerfee" - New
York Sun.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

valuable library. q sacrifice that cost him more
mental anguish than any other he could have
made However, he died with many of his obli.
cations yet undischarged but. be 1t said to the
credit Of his heirs every debt was ultimately
paid.
After the death Of Jefferson Monticello passed
into the hands of man who found himself un.
able to keep up the estate and who eventually
sold, it to Commodore Levy, a retired officer Of
the United States navy for the sum of $4,000.
Levy several times offered it to the United
States government or to patriotic societies, but
none of them ever accepted his offers-it Is sala
because he wanted too high price. At MS
death the property passed to his son. Jefferson
NJ Levy, New York lawyer, who has made some
effort to preserve Monticello in its pristine glory
Monticello, Is visited by increasing numbers OF
tourists every year and bids fair to become IN
time the strongest rival Of Mount Vernon as a
shrine for patriotic Americans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
3 ]. O 0 !
p O ] S ON
Cured BY the Marvel Of the Csntvn,
B. B. B.-Tested for 50 Years.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Drives ont blood poison in any stage perpa,s,,.
without deadly mercury with pure BotaniesiI tzaN
dents. To prove II We will send you ilsis
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

the sleeping chamber in which
Jefferson died.
The house at Monticello was
80 years in building. Begun in
ITO, it was not completed until
1902 and 1t cost, according to the
account books of the famous ar
chitect and builder, the sum OF
$1,000. The bricks were not i'm
ported from England, as in the
case of many Of the old Virginia
mansions, but were made on the
ground by the slaves, Of which
Jefferson had at one time sew.
eral hundred. The ornamental
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
CLAIMING THE EXCLUSIVE cRF OFT,

Editor-Miggies, that was good idea of yours
to interview the sausage mar factlrers as to
what they thought of the VIII leso.neness of a
mixed diet 1t was regula' Inspiration.
New Reporter-Er-no. M, Bumble; the idea
was exclusively my own.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

doubtedly the most historic and most interesting
private habitation in America. Not only was 1t
the residence for more than half century OF
me of the most admirable heroes Of the repub-
ic and the last centurys most celebrated rendez-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

HE ARRIVAL Of the month of April.
with its recurring anniversary of
the birth of Thomas Jefferson, has
served again to direct public atten-
ton to the project for securing as
a national memorial the mansion
and estate of Monticello, the famous
Virginia home of the author of the
Declaration of Independence. Next
70 Mount VorDoo Monticello ic nm
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

II you have Ulcers, Eating Sores, Itching B,r..
Swelllngs, Mucus Patches, Bone Pains oSs 1Sa
F RIoPpd p S[ hFupi0ns make b BOtsa
is made pure and rich completely Changing H. a.Oa
tire body into clean, healthy condition hsss. ~
every sore and stopping all aches pains and i,ssa
curing the worst ca So Of God poison DRIJGsIs7s
or by express. 81 PER LARG BOTTLE win AN
lions for home cure. SAMPLES SENT FRRp,IHs.
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ca ~
scribe your trouble and free medical adyies w.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08

the resources of the Sage Of Montl.
cello, who had not at any time in his
life a fortune of much more than
quarter of million dollars. In enter
tanning his guests, many OF whom
were almost total strangers, who came
from idleress or curiosity, Jefferson
went heavily into debt. In an effort
to extricate himself he sold a large
portion of his estate and even wished
to dispose Of Monticello by lottery,
Out the legislature of Virginia would
not sanction. this. He did, however.
sell to the United States congress his
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-08
MON77IZZLO DES2G1XED AND
RLXLT By ZHQcnIS LEfIZPS0V

yous for statesmen, but this stately
mansion, designed and built as well
as occupied by Thomas Jefferson
stands to-day in perfect state OF
preservation, the finest remaining ex-
ample of the old southern plantation
manor house of the colonial period.
This noble seat, which ranked as
the most imposing in Virginia at a
period when the Old Dominion was
dotted over with baronial holdings.
is situated in the broken and pictur-
esque Piedmont region and is reached
from the quaint little city of Char.
lottesville via a winding road that has
a sharp incline. En- route to the emil
hence on which the mansion stands
the visitor passes the tomb in the
woods where repose the remains Of
the famous master of Monticello.
! The nucleus of Thomas Jefferson's
Vy3roSo;o oefafo ho inbnritod from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
Civic DUTY

Eoards 0f trade and Gamblers Of
commerce have too long corterted
themselves With providing Il fow moro
Ass important eotvcnlcnrea far
ihsir members
Bot marked and pgomisinr change
Is now well advanced Ill over the
land Not or,rt III thr hnstllug cities
Of the West, where tho promotion Of
lacal inluAry and commerce has at.
ta'ned almost the rank Of an exact
science bur here In The slower East.
too, Micro rragress has been almost
ihacl'cd By traditions ard he invet-
crate customs of years The Younger
Business mon are showing better
realization Of their civic duties. AL
roady This change is pTodncing large
results. The future of city depends
mon how the business men arise to
the occasion Providence (R ~
Tribune.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
r'IonesT City Of Kansas TO
Adopt Plan Has kaW and
Cleaner Streets, More Fac
tories, and Buried Wires.

Leavcnworth, Kan, Feb. 15--Leav-
enSortN Las just completed her sec.
cnI year undsr the commission form
G. government with record Of
achievements. Leayenworth is almost
q y. Five and Gne-half miles of pave
ment lave been laid at cost Of S162,.
tG2sl ! nee the adoption of the COM
mission form, April 10, 1908. In that
S-mc period Is ~ miles of curbing
have been constructed at cost OF
S2s,D3267 Flushing carts have been
purchased and the streets actually
Kept clean OLD brick and board
walks have been removed and con-
crete laid
Two factories employing 500 men
and several smaller concerns have
lccsted here. Sever corporations
nave increased the size OF the.r fac
t,ry buildings and working forces
Gsiness houses formerly occupied by
saloons are being sold or leased for
factory purposes. Old wooden avn
ings built half a century ago, to
Y hose posts country horses were
hitched, have been removed
The police force has been reduced
E'ewer officials transact the c.tys bus
mess. leleg aph ana telephone lines
ere under ground in the business dis
trict. A practical and thorough food
ana milk inspection is exercised
MIX retired to solitude for "a hours
,nusi show cream. City regulation,
inspection and supervision of weights
and measures protect the public
More Cancelled Bonds
LeayenwCrth has more and better
clu ches, fewer saloons, more can
celed bonds, fewer interest coupons,
longer terms of school, more students
ami less illiteracy more homes. and
fewer cases on the divorce docket
or tho four largest cities In Kan
sass which have adopted the commits
son form OF government. Leaven-
worth was pioneer.
Ieavenworth did not adopt the COM
mission plan so much for the form as
to revolutionize and renovate the mu
i,icspal machinery.
Representative D. r. Anthony of
the First Kansas district, when may
CT OF Leayenworth In 1905-06. closed
nany saloons. He demonstrated TO
the business men that enough money
could be had from the remaining so
saloons to pave five miles OF street
every year. But later the saloon iri
come failed to continue. internal Inn
Isovements and the dissatisfaction
which had been developing came to
tie surface abruptly. A business ad-
ministration by business men WIS de-
nanied
0. p. Lambert was president OF the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17

judicial powers are vested in five de.
partments, viz: Water and Water
Works. Finance, Pubic Safety. Pub.
lie Works and Property Public
Healta and Sanitation. The Mayor Is
70 be commissioner Of Water ana
Water Works. The council desig.
mates BY majority vote one council
an to be commissioner Of cacn 81
the Other departments. Tic mayor is
10 be the chief executive officer of
The city and uron the recommendation
Of the commissioner Of a department
appoints Che heads of such depart
nept and al ether employees III the
service Of the city. He Is empoge.ed
to suspend ar remove any officer Or
eunloye, when In his Judgment, The
na5lic Interests demand The nlualct
raj elections are to he non.narsisan.
Civil service provision is.made Tho
charter retains in The people the RIGHT
70 control public utilities, and requires
that provision shah be made in every
franchise hereafte- granted such plb
lie utilities when the peon'e shall 50
vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
Atlanta X 1ine

TIE movement for better city GOV
ernnent is not merely local manifeg
tciion or sentiment. II is nation widr
There is not 4 state in the union n
which the forces for rivie reform ar
not at work. Actual aee ievement ma
materiali7e quicker in certain l9calitie
than in others. but all are intercste
because better city government near
better state and naticnsl government
Atlanta. Ca IS one 0f the nor
important cities which has made
positive move fcrward she is abou
to make her bow in brand nev
charter.sWe have full text Of n,
charter as recommended for aaoptlo
by the committee which has spelH
lone weeks ard months in its prepara
tion. It reveals q determined pur
pose TO break away from the ol
methods and to adopt tae new ideae
which experience and common sensf
are suggesting as the needs of twenti
eth century development Many feat
ures Of the Ios Molncs plan are dis
closed in the outline. Where the De
Moines Plan has not been foliowef
specifically the Des Moiues idea car
frequently be readily seen.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
The eovernment Of q cltx

II Is well to have tho Importance
Of praper municipal government EN-
phasized as 1t is. once a year by such
organizations as the National Munici-
pal League which recently met IN
Pittsburg. The mayor of that city.
Mr.. Guthrie, in setting forth the needs
Of Pennsylvania, really voiced a need
of the people OF all municipalities
when he said that they must awaken
to fun realization of the great influ-
ence which the government OF a city
has both upon the lives Of the indl-
yduals residing within It's limits and
the perpetuity f our national life.
Sound. too. Was lis suggestion that
cities should be given full power to
solve eael for itself its individual
problems, and not be subject TO con-
stant Interference at the bands Of
state legislatures From Bradstreet's.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
Illinois Declines

The ReaordHeraiu says
Keoknk Is lucky IN haing a little
osl at the Mississippi river instead
y a little west 81 H. If Il Nere Ia
Illinois 4 might watch good systems
government n other cities year 10
nd vesr cut without getting chance
. profit By them BEING in Iowa Il
cts the chance SuG Is TN" differ,
nee III legislatures between the
tate Of Cumming and Dolliver ana
he state Of I.erimar and Gallon
Keoknk has just voted on the adop-
ion Of the commission type of gov
rnment Having observed It's operN-
IAN IN neighhcring cities such rs Des
Toineg and Cedar Rapias. the men OF
eoluR showed how well they thought
z # and hov much they wanted n by
vote Of 2,11e to 559 That is almost
Nnr to 0ne for tSe change.
The Iowa legislature gave Keokuk
nd its sister cities the chance be-
ause Il studied the operation Of the
ommission government law IN other
tates and had intelligence and honor
nough to want Iowa to have the good
hing too.
The Illinois legislature knows 4
GOOD thing when 1t sees it--and ab
anrs It. It's members are too much
oterested In a different line Of good
hings The Illinois senate sent a
ommittce to study such government
It Galveston and elsewhere The
ommttee could not help approving
ii stronsly Therefore the LEGISLATURE
refused to let Illinois cities have H.
though a dozen Of them, including al
most all the large cities in the state
outside Of Chicago. hu.qbly pettiQnod
for IT,
Peoria and Rockford and lolict and
the other cities that want this form
nf government will do themselves
and t.e rcts Of the state = service Il
they viii take constitutional ven
seauco on al legislators who were
against the commission bill by relus.
ing TO send them back when the next
elections are held Chicago has some
similar work on hand and exchanges
wishes for success"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
L[AVENWORTH PUSHING TO- THE FRONT
UNDER GOVERNMENT BY Commission

FUreater Leavenworth club. The men
selected by the club and elected in
1908 as the first Kansas commission
we're 4. w. GRANGER as mayor, Omar
Ahernathy, 0. p Lambert, Henry
hnipe and Albert Doege, commission.
ers.
It was Mayor Crancer's idea to as
sess the saloon men and spend ali
funds In Improvement OF highways
and4 public buildings. The plans OF
the commissioners were abruptly shat
tered when Attorney General Fred s.
Jackson sent his assistant to watch
the commission movements on the
Leavenworth checkerboard. GRANGER
and the commissioners thought the
city needed the money derived from
the levy on saloons. Jackson ex-
planned to the commissioners that
the revenue must be cut off. Jack
son told the commissioners to close
the saloons.
GRANGER gave out the edict that the
saloons must be closed. The mayor
pointed out the places and demanded
the appearance of iointists in court
o., an explanation from the officers
One by one retail liquor dealers were
arrested.
The commissioners raised the
levy on real estate to offset the los
OF saloon collections, cut off super
fmous employees. began cleaning al
leys. piving streets and laying side
walks. Commiss oner Henry Knlpa
supervised street improvements. H
worked day End night. Citizens pe
titionel TO- curbing and thirty-ont
streets were curbed in t90S-09. Thif
ter streets were paved, % culve-ts
nan.holea, retaining walls and eaten
basins were constructed.
O. P. Lambert, commissioner Of
lights and public property, worke
out scheme Of electric light
throughout the business and residence
sections. and 300 electric bulbs df
use lights where darkness pseyaile'
before. Albert Doege, commissioner
Of finance. resigned as city treasul
er at 1920 year to accept com
nissionership at 81.
liOtBt bubStottu CulplOy4hb nh "uu
itor. Thomas F. Kern, the first city
auditor In Leayenworth, went aboui
his work with an inQuiring, unit in
ipsis'ence.
IN Abernathys department he en-
joved the enthus astic support Of tn
city physician, c. r. Carpenter. Dl
Carpenter instituted q search for blu
milk md unsanitary conditions. II
ilata Instituted legal proceedings
ga.nst alleged violators Of the Blu
.!ahn' ord nance. The quality of Lea
cnwortb's S food supply has improved
GRANGER urged every department t
intense activity. Crancer's hobb,
while mayor was to tear M brick an
stone walks 5nd lay cement Alex
arder Caldwell president Of the Firs
National bank of Leayenworth, Object
ed when the stone walks in front 0
the bank building were CONDEMNED
and ordered removed. W. d. Rey
burn, agent for considerable propert,
on Delaware, the main street, wa
compelled to replace about 400 fes
ce condemned brick walk with con
crete. So many property owners OBJ
jected to the destruction of the brick
and stone sidewalks that the Other
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
Improvement in san nlona

Concerning the nex commission
form Of government in san Diego. Cal.
Hon. Grant Conrad, Mayor writes tt
this office:
we have successfully lannched our
new government, aud we have already
made number OF improvements
We think We shall be able to save
nearl, 2 thousand dollars per mont
IN the matter Of city hall employees
alone, There has been a marked i'm
nrnyement IN the manaeement of the
police department. and in fact every
department shows Improvement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
After Two Years There Are
More Churches, Longer
School Terms, Fewer Saloons
and Shorter Divorce Docket.

commissioners, Doege Lambert, Abb
crnathy and Knipe, voted to recall
the sidewalk resolution. Later, how
ever, Clancer had his way. One ny
one the hnnpy walks were condemn.
cd and concrete was laid.
One ordinance compelled owners OF
property to remove all wooden awnings
in certain business district. The
awnings Went down. 5st
When The Greater Leavehworth
club met in March, 1903, to noniin-
tie commissioners, GRANGER told y
story OF hopes realized but painted
!, ctuYe of the city's financial despaif.
n ennech before the club Crances
aid I'VE have lost one Of the great
est sources of revenue which Leaven-
worth jim former administrations en-
inycd The saloons We will be COM
clled to levy an occupation tax on
very legitimate business to pay the
ltys expenses
That night the Greater Leayen-
Hcrth club placed Omar AbernathY In
be f'cld rs candidate for mayor
gainst Stance Meyers. The contest
n April between the opposing tick
IT'S was warm because OF CrancerS
rophecv that sooner or later an cc-
upation tax would be levied by the
commissioners.
The merchants held their breath
and waited for that occupation tax
when Abernathy was elected mayor
and MARQUIS succeeded Lambert as
commissioner. Mayor Abernathy be-
can search through the books 70
,scertain just how much would be re-
1uired to pay the city's expenses ana
y determine the amount OF occupa-
ion. tax to be levied.
The new mayor worked day ana
ieht. He announced to the public
hat the tax levy was sufficiently
nieh TO meet the citys expenditures.
Tyeryone was happy. The business
non began TO realize the value OF
Nrsiness in politics. Alternately de-
d6ed to close the remaining saloons.
re conducted raid after raid and con-
verted his automobile into q patroi
wagon for transfer of confiscateo
goods.
New Paint on City Hall
Abernathy then turned his atten.
tion to the artistic The board Of
commissioners ordered tho telephone
nd telegraph wires under the ground.
be companies compiled The poles
ere Gle red away in the business dts
rict. The city hail waa decorated
tn new paint and new paper. House
leaning was instituted at the city
all
The commissioners are planning to
build a new city hall
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
pubIlc spIrlt
II is a gllevUus sin for Brown

1t is a giieyCus sin for Brown
To let smoke from his chimney roll
II darkly spreads across the town
lie must, indeed lack pride OF sou.
loa say the smoke make is black
Yes gesld cease consuming slacl
II they'll reduce the price of coal.
Wish that Zones would clean his yag
AID paint his fence and nov an.
then
Show that he did nct disregard
The feelings Of bis fellow men
IRE sidewalks blocked before m
store.
Bur J 9ould have il soano moro
No box OF mine shopld BAR
II things were not just as they are
They say that Green las bonds apt
stocks
On whsch no tax Is ever p9id,
Lacked somewhere in a safety sox
While tAs.cs on the poor are laid
Why do fail u honestly
List all things that beiong to mr.
Why shanli ! while he resi- avaie
1t makes me very sad, indeed.
TO cite the sorry cose Of Gray;
ne never pays the slightest heed
To dutv m election day,
He foollshly remains content
TO let crooks run the government
No ! don't vote, mrst confess
Put then what's one vote more 0
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