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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

Bro. Paxson, of the Lake Arthur
Herald makes the statement that if the
parish was divided "a man could ride
or drive to the new parish seat by nlne
q. m. serve one day in court anu re-
turn home in the evening" No doubt
of it Brother, but think what time he
would have to start in the morning IN
order traverse the THIRTY III L
MILES intervening between the South
west portion of the parish and Jen'
nings, and again we fear that If court
held a little late he would find a cold
supper before he again cantered over
that slight stretch OF THlRI1-flF L
MILES.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

One of the pleas put up by our d.
vision friends for a dismemberment OF
the parish of Calcasieu, is the many
mistakes that occur in the transaction
of the peoples business. We admit
that many mistakes have occurred in
the work of the parish officials in the
past years, but have we any assn
ance that they would occur less fire.
quently with the parish seat located
somewhere else? Does the fact that a
place is located three or thirty miles
from the parish seat have anything to
do with the mistakes that may be made
in placing it on the assessment rolls:
Are there any statistics to show that
there have been fewer mistakes made
within given area, located within
five miles of the parish seat, than
there has been within a similar aren,
located fifty miles from the court
house? If not, then why all this rub
bsh about dividing the parish because
of the mistakes of the parish officials!
If the men that you have been electing
to transact your business, for the past
fifteen or twenty, years, have failed tC
do their duty, turn them out and fill
their places with men who will do it,
The number of square miles in the
parish has little to do with the manner
in which public official performs bis
allotted duty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

Wi,fu1 and Intentional mtsrepresent-
atiOns uie nos arguments, ana DIS
rlle. are not worthy Of consideration
in any controversy, but when the eot-
tor of we'll known journal, such as the
DaRidder Enterprise, continues TO make
statements that he either knows, or
should know, are absolutely false,as lie
is doing in the present parish division
controversy, it is but fair to the read
mo Dublic that they should be shown
nm in their true light. In an editorial
appearing in that publication, bearing
date OF Oct. 10, in which the editor
crjticises the statement recently maze
IN the Rice Belt journal, the following
misleading and absolutely false state
mput auuears: ave advise our OrOth-
pr editor TO get out the map, put On
a decent pair Of spetkS ana take d
good look at Old Calcasieu. he Will
fUu that Annacuco is twenty-five miles
west of DrRidder, SugartOwn is tWen-
* miles east, and that people from
both of these places have to traVel
that far by wagon to get to the rail-
road" The facts of the case are,
that the village of Annacoco is locat-
ed less than twelve miles from IDeRld-
der and that it is but seventeen miles
west from DeRidder to the Sabine rlV'
or. SO that the distance of twenty-five
miles, of which he speaks, would eX-
tend to a point some eight miles over
into Texas. Again, according to the
section lines, as laid down in the par
isb map, drawn by Civil Engineer l.
H. Mandell, the village of Sugartown,
which j, asserted to be twenty miles
from DeRidder, is less than sixteen
miles, Such erroneous Statements
as we take it, are made for the sole
purpose of deceiying voters. These
are but samples of the arguments tina,
arr being put up by the divisionists,
in order to support cause founded
on sritishness aud supported by mis-
representations. Are you willing,
Mr.. Voter, t. ally yourself with a
cause, whose chief support is found in
perverting the truth, in order to ap-
peal to the less we'll informed among
the voters of the parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28
Elton Echoes.

This place is enjoying building
boom at present, as several new build
ings are nearing completion. with
more to follow in the near future.
The Barker Building. being erected
BY Tom Barker Of Jennings, is a
large, two-story structure, in imta-
ton of pressed brick.
The Sabatier Building. an addition
to Sabatier's already large store, is
very nearly completed and will be
ready for occupancy within short
time.
The new church building is now un-
der way and it Is expected that serv-
ices will be held therein at an early
date.
The framework of the auditorium is
up and rapidly nearing completion.
The foundation of the new hotel is
completed and the work of construc-
ton will be pushed to early completion.
In short
There's a little town in Calcaseu
called Elton,
And the people all are well-to- do
in Elton.
The crops they raise are superfne,
TIE air invigorates like VINE
And every thing is right in line
In Elton. y
The girls are more than passing fair
In Elton.
They drive the Young men to despair
In Elton.
The young men here are oh, so shy,
They drop their heads when girls
pass bv;
| fear that bachelors they'll all die
In Elton.
Now, if these nice we'll meaning chaps
In Elton,
Would put on their "Sundav traps''
In Elton,
And go and see these pretty girls
With soft blue eyes and golden curls
There'd be more wives and less sad
girls-In Elton.
Dock. & Dock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28
What One Farmer did With a Small
THrnip Patch.

Jim Bower, one of the well known
planters living north of town was in
Welsh Monday morning with some as
fine turnips as one need see When
asked if he had any trouble in dispos-
ing of what he raised he replied that
he had trouble in getting enough to
supply the demand. He then stated
that he had only small patch, about
as large as the room occupied by the
Journal office. He said that from this
little patch he raised all that his fami-
ly could utilize as we'll as enough to
keep pretty well supplied four families
of friends here in town, and in addi-
tion that he had sold over four dollars
worth off the patch, and had lots of
them left. This is of course only a
small matter and as compared to $1O,-
GOO rice crop sinks into insignifcance.
yet it shows what can be done with lit.
tie things if one but tries. In the
north, the farmer who has his own
corn and oats and other feed in album
dance, still deems it wise to raise a
good sized turnip patch for his hogs
and mich cows, and carefully gamers
hrs turnip crop and cares. for it
the same as he does any other CROP
and yet while corn costs much more
here and turnips can be raised Just as
cheap as they can there Int few of our
planters ever take the trouble 10 trv
this as q stock crop.
There is time yet, suppose you plant
small patch of turnips Mr.. Farmer,
and see if it is not paying PROPOSE.
ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

Is it not passing strange, consider
ing the great distance to Lake
Charles" and the extreme "dificulty"
in reaching the seat of Calcasieu par
ish, and the "heayy bill of expense"
entailed upon passengers from the
eastern and northern parts of the par
ish, in going to Lake Charles, and
also the corruption" that prevails IN
that wicked city, that the parish dl-
yisionists of both the division Gel ters,
Jennings, and DeRidder, should have
selected Lake Charles as the place for
opining up their headquarters?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

The parish division campaign of
Misrepresentation goes merrily on.
The latest gag they are trying to work
on the uniformed voter, is some com
parative figures on the cost Of main
tanning the new parishes, AID the
present parish of Calcasieu. They say:
"aupposing tue parish seat of the new
parish, to be located somewhere near
the center, we have these figures on
the mileage (which IS lOc per mile)
paid TO each witness attending court"
Following this suppOsitiOn, they give
a lot of figures, showing that it costs
more to 90 to Lake Charles than it
would to 90 to the parish seat in the
new parish. SUPPOSTNG TT WAS
LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR
THE CENTER OF THE PARISH.
Now what is the use of "supposing"
a condition that does not, nor is there
any possibility of its existing. There
is no use of playing horse in this way,
Mr.. Divisionist. The writer of the
above quoted suppose, as we'll as
every other fairly we'll informed per-
person in the parish, be they division
lists Or anti-divisionists, know there is
no Intention nor prospects of locating
the parish seats of the new parishes
near the center OF the parish. II fact,
if there was a real prospect of the par
ish seat being so located, the parish
divisionistS of Jennings, DeRidder
and Oakdale would be the first to op-
pose division. 1t is we'll known
fact, admitted by her business men
and her press, that jennings is, and
has beeen fighting for years for the
division Of CalclSieu aud the LOCA-
TlON OF THE PARISH SEAT At
JEN NlNGS, Il town located within
about three miles of the eastern bor-
der of the parish and THIRTY THREE
miles from the southwestern corner. by
section lines. 1t is equally we'll known
that there is no doubt, if the parish is
divided, the parish seat of Beaure.
gard parish will be DeRidder, town
located THREEI miles from the north
boundary of the parish and FORTY
NINE MILES from the southwestern
corner Oh the parish. 1t is also prac-
tically a foregone conclusion that the
parish seat OF Allen parish, will be
Oakdale, located within FOUR MILES
of the eastern border of the new parish
and AT LEAST FIFTY MILES frem
the southwestern part of the parish.
Knowing these to be the facts, gentle
men, why not base vour calculations
upon conditions as t,ipg nxist, or as it
is your expectations IL ".iase them to
exist, rather than upou / opposition
that you know does not, nor never
will exist? CAN'T YOUR CAUSE
STAND ON THE TRUTH?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

There was great rejoicing in parish
division circles, and the dropping
spirits and tagging courage OF the no.
bic braves that are enjoying their last
great war dance, we're greatly revived
and animated, when tidings from the
far west brought news of great vic
tory having been gained in that wicked
strong ho}U of the enemy, Lake
Charles. lhiswas no less an affair than
the winning of decision FAVORABLE tC
division by two Of the Lake Charles
school boys in a school debate. The
news of this great victory was prompt
" herald among all the faithful by
that great P. D. Daily, the Tlmes-Re
cord, in a full column account on the
front page.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

at Ihas been openly published IN
some of the sold Guard papers, that
the creation of new parish ln"vlt-
ably means an increase OF taxation,
and they cite as proof, the present
rate nf taxation in LaSalle parish.
The statement made by these papers,
that the rate Of taxation in LaShiie
parish, is greater tnan was the rate OF
Catahoula parish before the division,
is erroneous. aud We eau prove i to
any doubling Thomas. Lake Nrth'
ur Herald. Sure YOU can, Bro. Pax
son, tn. facts Of the case are that Cat
ahOula, before it was divided, was a
small parish, as far as assessment
goes, having, according to the copy
of a letter in our possession. from the
present clerk Of the police jury of La
Sale parish, an assessment of less
than $4,000, 900, and was, of course.
TAXED TO THE FULL LIMIT OF
Ten MILLS. After the parish was
divided and .LaSalle was organized
with an assessed valuation, ACCORDING
to the source of information quoted
above. of little less than So, 200, 600
she is still TAXED TO THE LIMIT
OF TEN MILLS. Did YOU expect be,
to 60 beyond the limit?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28
Presbyterian Bazaar and Supper

The Ladies Guild of the Presbyterian
church held their annual bazaar and
supper in Barbee's new building Fri
day evening. A large crowd came out
to supper, and the ladies not only sold
all their edibles but practically every.
thing in their baz .ar. The Welsh
band furnished mus for the occasion.
The whole evening Mas d decided sue.
cess.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

Ii the last few issues of the JOURN-
AL, We have discussed, at some length,
tnt financial effects of parish division
upon the people of Calcasieu parish.
While we believe that 10 be the most
important phase of the division ques-
ton, it is by no means the only one.
A close second in the matter OF I'M
portance TO the financial phase OF the
question, is the political aspect. The
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Calcasieu means
the political euslavement Of its lnhab-
itantS fer Il generation yet to come.
At the present time the voting strength
of Calcasieu is about 5000, of which,
not to exceed one-siXth, is contained
within any one precinct or corporate
limit, the remaining tive-siXthS being
distributed throughout the remainder
Of tie parish. Now, if, as our diyis-
ion frienus assert. a political ring
does exist in Lake Charles, with five
siXths OF the vote of the parish outside
OF Ward ;, whenever a MAJORITY
Of the voters outside Of Lake Charles,
desire 70 10 so, they can UTTERLY
DESTROY THE POWER OF THIS
RING, EV EN- THOUGH THE ENTIRE
VOTE OF WARD THREE SHOULD
BE CAST AGAINSTTHEM. Butsup-
pose tie parish is divided: conditions
characterised of but one political
center having not to exceed One-siXth
of the voting strength of the parish,
We have two political centerS, having
at least 81 per cent Of the votes OF
their respective parishes. La k e
Charles, the parish seat of the new
Calcasleu parish, will have full ma
iority of al the votes Of the parish,
and the political ring Of Lake Charles,
if such exists, or should be formed,
will have ABSOLUTE CONTROL of
the entire parish, In jeff Davis par
ish the Jennings voting aprecinct will
poll at least % per cent of all the votes
of the parish and any political ring
that might be formed in that CITY
could ABSOLUTELY CONTROL all
elections and all parochial legislation,
And We might remark in passing, that
men who have shown the tenacity that
the Jennings politicians have dis
played in holding onto the parish d.
vision bubble, year in and year out,
against failure and defeat, may not
reasonably be expected to relinquish
their hold upon the official pap, when
once they have it we'll between their
teeth. In Beauregard parish the De-
Bidder voting precinct will poll about
one-third Of the votes of the entire
parish, and will, with but little ma
chine work on the part of her politi-
clans, be able to secure practical con-
troll of the parish. In Allen parish
the conditions are slightly better,
there being at least three towns that
have approximately the same vote,
thereby obviatiug the possibility of
any one town securing absolute con.
troll of the entire parish, as conld and
doubtless would be 1.-THE case in each
OF the other parishes. Are you will
ing, Mr.. Voter, to give your support
to a project that will subject at least
three cut OF the four parishes to be
carved out of Calcasi4u, to the abso-
lutte political domination of a single
voting prPcinlt?
Rust PROOF Seed Oats af
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28
D. r. READ, EDITOR.

We trust that our division FRIENDS
will not neglect to invite father Brun-
ner to attend the funeral of his triPIets
on November eighth.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28
Models In Ladies' Suits

Months of careful preparation in which hundreds OF lines aV
been thoroughly inspected and compared have eliminated Al
rare collection of the most favored of Fashions dictates Ladies
Ready and this section of the store, veritabe ez
\ position of all that is new and engaging,
Especial has been devoted fabrics and wokma{
shpnone but the best passing the censorship Our critical buy
erthus assuring extreme utility and perfection h ou(
shop under most expert direction attends to the
, ting of every garment.
The fabrics will appeal to you, because OF superiority d'
texture and desgnhe price range has most liberal variety
Most frequent among materials Broadcoh Serge Gane
Cloth and novel Roughweave Sizes IA to A prices Sl5 TO-
$500
A rlost Comprehensive Showing OF One-PleGe'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-10-28

ONE DOLLAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-03
A HORSE YARN.

The late John Q. A. Ward, the fam
Gus sculptor. was a famous horseman
as well. Often at the Country club
in New York Mr., Ward would illus
trate an argument with some expert
ence drawn from his horse dealings.
That" he once said of a very
lucky picture sale, that reminds me
Of Cumbermere
"Cumbermere, a beautiful mare. was
disposed of TO a gentleman, and a few
days later the gentleman discovered
she was blind. He managed to sell her
however, for little more than
he paid for her. Then, a day or two
later, the new owner turned up.
Lood here. said the new owner,
'Cumbermere's stone blind
81 know it, said the gentleman.
"'You didn't say anything about It.
said the new owner. flushing angrily.
"'Well. you see.' explained the gen
tleman, the dealer who sold her ia
me didn't tell me about 1t himself.
and so l thought that perhaps he
didn't want 1t known New York
Times
Arizona republican., 1910-08-03
STORED WATER SUPPLY.

The gates in the sluicing tunnel
of the Roosevelt dam were closed
Monday morning and yesterday the
water level in the reservoir was $40
feet. indicating a stored water sup
ply of 1928 acre feet, an increase
of 4O1 acre feet over the reading OF
the preceding day. The normal flow
of the river yesterday was 54,S52 in
ches at Granite Reef dam, with 1926
inches at the joint head and 455 in
ches at Tempe. The north side canals
were served yesterday with 29,575 in
ches of water and the south side ca
nails with 25,99O inches. The Salt
River Valley canal will be dry today,
the run in the Arizona will he Is
hours per quarter section and "a
hours in each the MaricOpa and the
Grand Appropriations.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-03
COLLEGES AND CHURCHES.

The late Commodore Vanderbilt was
rewarded for his grant of $1,OOO,OOU
to a Methodist college in Nashville.
! Tenn, by having it's name changed to
Vanderbilt university, says the Phila-
delphia Press. His family has ma
terially increased the original grant,
and the question is now raised wheth-
er this Institution, founded by Metho-
dists, but now representing an invest
ment of $4,000 900, mostly contributed
from nom Methodist sources, is or is
not the property of the Southern Meth
odist church.
A great lawsuit is in sight to de-
termine this question, which will
doubtless reach the federal supreme
court. The church party already
claims that Justice Lurton Will not
be qualified to sit in the case, because
as a Tennesseean he has already taken
sides in favor of the view that Wander
bilt university is no longer under sec
tartan control The issue has very
wide bearing. as most of American
colleges were founded by or in connec-
ton with some church, with view to
training up an educated ministry for
that particular denomination Many OF
these broadened and sought students
and donations from every source. and
gradually became released altogether
from UNCONVENTIONAL control. Others
still keep up their church allegiance.
while others occupy somewhat in
termediate position.
An authoritative decision is needed
which will settle the exact legal sta
tus of colleges which are drifting away
from their UNCONVENTIONAL origin and
seek to become purely secular colleges.
Mr.. Canegie's grant of money to col
leges not under sectarian control has
strengthened this tendency toward
their secularization. If there are prop
erty rights or church rights infringed
by such change it ought to be clearly
ascertained, and only the highest ma
tional court can determine this with
an authority as wide as the land.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-03

ing between Arizona towns and the
coast He owned great deal of prop
erty in and about the city. A few
years ago he sold valuable ranch prop
erty north of the city and invested a
part of the proceeds in the south half
of the block bounded by Jefferson,
Madison and First and Second ave
nues. At one time he owned the
blocks where the postoffice and the
Commercial hotel stand. His only
relative in Phoenix, a distant one, is
Mrs. w. L. Carver.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST

TO SAN DlEGO-Mr. and Mrs. w
II. Wetzell were among the Phoenicians
who left yesterday over the Santa Fe
for San Diego.
WILL JOIN WIFE-Charies Norton
left last night over the Southern Pa
cific for Muscatine Iowa, where he will
join his wife in their summer vacation.
MR.. TAGGART HOMES. B. Tag
CART of the reclamation service has re-
turned from Prescott and says Mrs.
Taggarts condition is very much i'm
proved.
GONE TO lIMA-Mrs. L. II. Thay
er of Buckeye. accompanied by her
mother and two children. left yester-
day for a visit of two months at their
former home near Lima, Ohio
VIA GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
Barry Goldwater left last evening by
the Southern Pacific's Golden state
Limited for Los Angeles and the
beaches.
A TOWN HORTICULTURIST-Po-
liceman ]. F. Fraley when not engaged
in keeping the peace spends his time in
raising fine peaches. Yesterday he
brought the proof of his wizardry to
the board of trade room and the fruit
was pronounced fine.
ON SIX WEEKS TRIP-Mrs. F. B.
Wright and her daughter Miss Esther
Wright, left last night over the South
ern Pacific for Los Angeles, San Diego
and Santa Barbara, where they will
sojourn for the next six weeks.
DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT-The
Fraternal Brotherhood will give
dance at Eastlal1e park on Thursday
night. The street cars will furnish late
service for those who attend. All are
invited.
TO VISIT IN BUFFALO-Mr. and
Mrs. f. c. Calkins left last evening
over the Santa Fe for their former
home in Buffalo. N Y They Will spend
sometime visiting friends at Kalama-
zoo. Mich.
DEATH OF PRICE BENNETT
Price Bennett died yesterday morning
at 1870 o'clock at his home a mile west
of the fair grounds. of tuberculosis. He
was 35 years old and is survived by
wife and children. The fami
H. has lived here about year. The
funeral will be held in the undertake
ing parlors of Moore & Mcclellan this
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. c. r.
Gray officiating. and interment will be
made in Greenwood. Friends are in
vited to attend.