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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-12

about a year ago, to enter SCHOOL, -
returned for a months visit with -
relatives and friends here. Since -
completing his school work he mas "
been employed by mercantile es, &
Establishment of HarrlsonVllIe uhui g
he started for Welsh. =
Word was received from Kew 7
Logan the latter part OF last week. :
stating that he is gaining in strength J
and is feeling better, but that ne !
will not be able to return the llrs'
of the month as he had expected )
but hopes to be back to occupy his )
pulpit by the third Sunday OF TINS (
=. month"; He is now recuperatlng IN
e Pennsylvania.
Judge WIN. P. Russell went 70 I
v Thornwell Friday to draw up the
necessary legal forms for the per-
If fecting of the organization OF the
J. ThornwelJ Drainage District NO. L.
At It is expecten the DR.. A. u VIII
h kins, who is doing the dredging 1or
V. the Iowa Damage District, Will Sc
lis cure the contract for this district as
)le we'll
VI 7 r. Price, of Dallas, Texas
''e special adjuster for the Westminster
Fire insurance company,representeo
am in this city by Mr.. J. B. Simpson,
me and the Williamsburg City company
'eo represented by Mr.. W. B. Gabbert'
J. was in Welsh Monday looking over
Att some risks.
mot 1obn;e Narans, was a business
AXE visitor in Lake Charles Tuesday,
Henry WEIGH spent Sunday witt
ness his wife, who is in the sanltarlul
day. at Lake Charles. Her many friend
anv will be pleased to learn that MIR
WEIGH is rapidly improving
his health and expects to return to ne
n Of home next week.
nav Clerphy Pitre was transactlnS 'es
'nded business in the parish seat Mohoa
w. be Mrs. A. f.. Craig and son, Hug
1ut who have been visiting relatives
- a. BOSTON and New York, the p'
three months. will return to Ray
Monday -Rayne Tribune NJ
'apie Craig and Hugh were for num-
lie. of years residents Of this city, wN
CO. they both have a large circle
od the friends.
Baton Gordon Boiling began cutting
ending earlv rice the first of this week
VI l' :. s A. Covey started Tues
",o morning for Waller, Texas
so o which p|'ce he has recently
chased large tract of land. y
0grapn- expects to be gone until inc ID
carus' part of the week.
Rem Freeman, one Of the pr
mont citizens of Jennings, W
!! anu business visitor in Welsh MOI
strong n,,:r cove
each Mr. anu MIS- WIS., r,oss;e AMI
before anu ., slS'I ,hort O,Neil arrived
Friday evening and will r
has been for a couple of weeks. Whl'
cbool at thew will occupy the resldeI
he latter A. H. F. Goods, who is EMO!
couple OF weeks 'a'"S'0
I;ss Fran with his family, at the no
~ class in Mrs. Cools parents at ADJ
is coming n. and Mrs. A. B. Cross &
by, of Fluorine, N NJ ar arr
nd F. D. No, 10 Wednesday, to visit
aries Mon home of Mrs. A. L. Cross
ng Of the Signal. DR.. Cross was io,1
ny's cred practitioner in Welsh' anu
Miss Doris Singleton was
ng, R. M. '"'''''
H. A. Day. Rev. 5. y. olAVei u -
les Monday was the guest Of Rev. H. )
civil suit Of this city, Tuesday
defendent' con If mules for SALE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-12
5 or 6 doses $685. will cure any
case of chills and fever.

Miss Eloise Mcknight, who had re
been spending a couple OF weeks re
with her friend, Miss Ceci'e Will &C
liams, returned to her home IN Cln- b,
ton, La, Friday afternoon. ts
Fine line of Gents. Furnishing h
Goods at Tabor's New Store, Rlce'
La. Call and see them and get
prices.
The acme of parlor games, FInch'
tor sale at the Journal Book Store.
C. B. Morrill, returned Saturday {
from Arizona, where he had been
spending q few weeks visiting his
son, who is located there. Mr.
Morrill, says he does not like the
climate there. 1t is too hot tie
SAYS Louisiana people do not know
what hot weather really is.
"Jim" Clark who had charge OF
the telephone lines here for num-
So Der of years, but is now located at
v Abbeville, was greeting Welsh
friends here Saturday and Sunday.
jim is not only an expert IN his
line of business, but is an agreeable
Young man who has hoste OF
friends who are always glad to see
him.
+ am agent for the Model Steam
Laundry of Crowley. Bring mt
YOUR work. All work guaranteed
satisfactory. ,
At Model Grocery store. ~
@ Messrs. Isaac and J. B. Fonteno
= were attending court at LAX
q Charles Monday.
9 W. B. Gabbert was a bus'ne
g visitor in the parish seat Monda
x s or 6 doses 1866" will cure al
x case of chills and fever.
x s.A. Suffer was a guest OF
x daughter, Mrs. ]. Alf. Martin
x this city Friday and Saturday, ha
< inc Just returned from an extend
+ trip throughout some ten or 1--WE
. of tho northern states. He says
q has had very pleasant trip
9 is glad to get back to Louisiana
q ter three months absence.
x A few good, servicea'
- 4 mules for sale or trade
q Southern Mercantile =
x Pro-. W. P. Annette returned
* latter part of last week from BIZ
VV Rouge, where he has been s p
'"' the summer attending the Nor
~ He says he is feeling fine an
hack preparatory to getting tt
:? in shape for the opening of sci
Z A large line of local photog'
all ( ic views, regular five eel c
ms : for sale at the Journal bo'S
{ Three for dine
, TWlNE! TWlNEH
{ BINDERS!!! Armst'
s unloaded a car OF
! Monday. See him o'
s buying.
t IL, Z Miss Francis Carr who ha
CHS spending the summer IN ) s'"
: Natchitoches, returned the
EED { mart of last week, having con
: her work for the term. Mis-
{ c;s will be one of the senior
( the Welsh high school, tnlS
= year.
WV Messrs. L. E. Robinson ana
Calkins went to Lake Cnar'
AGc7 a San to attend a meeting
Ltd. s ;;S'.. Rice Mining '''''
Messrs, John Armstrong
= Gray, E. H. Boiling and H.
,r fare. idson were in Lake Charles
y serving as witnesses in a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-12

Messrs, R. NJ. Harris and war
Tor Rowers, who are running a large
rice plantation north OF "e nsn'
wore business passengers to 'en-
nings Tuesday morning
Albert E. Lognion and family
started Tuesday for San Antonio ";s
i leA" u month"; month on account OF MI MI;
'or ' health. En- roGt; ;,; snsy
sto'ooed for short visit with ''''A'-
in Vintcn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
FASHIONABLE
ROBBERS IN
BOLD HOLDUP
Highwaymen Hold Up Port
land Roadhouse, Fatal
ly Shooting Employe

PORTLAND, Ore Jan. 2S.-Two
saShionably dressed highwaymen. both
masked, tonight held up the Twelve
Nile House, a resort a few miles out
II this city and later the Seven Mile
House where one of the robbers fatal
Y shot Manley Thompson, an employee
If the house. The robbers, who came
to both resorts in a taxicab, secured
about 500. Posses are pursuing them
The taxicab was summoned by tele-
phone to the end of the Mount Scott
electric car line, about O'clock At
nat place, Frank Hadley, the chau-
Feur, picked up lone man, who in
structed him to drive to the Twelve
Vile House. After going about a mile
urther, the passenger ordered the
'aXicab stopped, and a second man got
in. When the resort was reached both
men left the cab. one taking a posi-
ton at the door. and the other going
inside. The wife of the proprietor.
Former Councilman F. T. Merrill. of
cortland. was summoned to the Office
ana ordered to unlock the safe. which
she did. From this 800 in money
was secured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29

Understands report to the president
on the CLAWS charges, ATTORNEY Rran
deis quoted this statement:
He (Glavis) might have added ba
has never taken any action whatever
to bring those criminal prosecutions
which he advised the land office n,ot
be brought before October, 1908, to es-
cape the bar of the statute of limita-
tions"
IS that true? demanded Mr.. Bran
deis.
1T is not" answered CLAWS. .In
May or April | took the Alaska cases
up with United States Attorney Todd
at Seattle. He afterwards wrote me
saying he had laid the matter before
the department of justice, as there was
some doubt in his mind whether no
should lay the cases before the grand
jury in Seattle. where the claimants
lived, or in Alaska, where the claims
were located.
I'm June, 1908. prepared a report On
the subject to Commissioner bennett
but, learning that he was to be IN
Oregon soon, / did not send it, When
he came to Oregon we discussed the
entire slit alton. bennett said he did
not think there should be any criminal
prosecution; that he thought it was
sufficient if the claims could be can
celled."
Representative James: What Grim
inal offense had the claimants com
mitted?"
Conspiracy to defraud the United
States"
Representative James: "And that in
volved perjury?'
Yes"
Representative James: But bennett
took the view that, if they were kept
out of the land, that was sufficient"
yes"
CLAWS said he was ordered back or
the Alaska cases in November, 1908
but did not actually take them up I'M
til March, 1909. He was busy on 9TH
er matters. He could have assigned
one or two agents to the case, but he
preferred to give it his personal atten-
ton as it involved millions of dollars
If he had not been taken off the work
in May, 1908, CLAWS declared he would
have had final reports in the land Of
flee in the fall of that year.
At SIP O'Clock adjournment was TAX
en- until 10 o'clock Saturday.
In an affidavit made subsequent to
the loss of his journal Cunningham.
made public a letter from Senator W.
B. Hepburn of Idaho, in which the
senator said:
II don't desire to participate in or
be interested in any manner, directly
or indirectly, in acquiring public lands
Whatever services l may perform prop
erly within my duty as a public Off
cial for yourself or any other constit-
uent, l shall cheerfully perform, but
not for any consideration. directly or
indirectly 1 do not desire any inter
est to be carried for me or on my
account with a view to any present or
future profit to myself"
Cunningham preceded this letter with
the statement:
GAS soon as | became aware tina.
coal lands could not be taken in Alas
ka under the mineral laws, Mr.. Hey
burn informed me in person that he
could not act under sad agreement"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
Thompson Fatally Shot.

After the robbery, the highwaymen
went to their taxicab and ordered
Hadley to drive to the Seven Mile
House. resort five miles nearer
Por tland. Hearing the sound of the
approaching taxicab, Thompson, the
piano player at this resort, went to
the porch to welcome the supposed
guests He was confronted with a
revolver and ordered to throw up his
hands. Instead he grappled with one
of the robbers.
In the scuffle which ensued, Thomp
son was shot twice, once in the face
and once in the region of the heart.
The robbers then cut the telephone
wires and tore the instrument from
the wall, after which they ran to the
taxicab.
In the meantime, Hadley had left
the car and hidden inside the resort.
The robbers, finding there was no one
to operate the machine, took to their
heels.
Hadley drove his car to the nearest
telephone station, where he notified
Sheriff r. L. Stevens.
At a late hour Sheriff Stevens and
posse was working eastward to-
ward the Twelve Mile House, while
Constable Wagner and a second posse
was attempting to dragnet the coun-
try east of the resort.
Manley Thompson was brought to a
hospital in Portland 1t is said he
will die He was a professional en-
tertainer. Thompson came here from
Asheville, n. c., about a year ago. His
brother is said to be the proprietor of
a hotel in Biltmore, n. G.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
UNDERTAKING
NOT ALLOWED
PRESIDENT ADMONISHES PUB
LISTERS TO BE CHARY OF
"YELLOWn SPEECHES
CRITICISMS OF ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS MAY LEAD TO BE-
ING IGNORED.

WASHINGTON, San. zS.-President
Taft told the periodical publishers OF
the United States tonight that, if they
overloaded their criticisms of men in
administrative authority with unparli-
amentary expressions and limitations
as to lack of honorable motives, no.
body is going to pay any attention to
them.
Although he made no direct allusion
to undertaking." it was plainly evident
at what he was directing his attack.
The president, addressing the Perio-
dical Publishers association of Amer
lea as their guest at dinner, did not
give this advice to the editors assem-
bled from all parts of the nation until
he had prefaced his remarks with good
humored treatment of his relative posi-
ton to the Wielders of public opinion.
This is a rather formidable gath
ering to address," said President Taft
after he had been presented by F. Hop
kinson Smith, the postmaster. Gen
tlemen who act as fates as to what is
or is not current literature, would,
under any circumstances, be formidable
10 address, and under conditions pre-
vailing in Washington and in legisla-
tive halls, it requires a brave man,
standing in any position, to face them.
LAS to controversies, let me say that
all evidence-questions of facts-must
be weighed broadly to reach an ulti-
mate conclusion. It is the case with
them for their iniquities The evil
dence must be weighed. 1t does no
good to denounce a person on the wit
ness stand if he testifies against you.
You controllers of public opinion
and controllers of the rulers of the
country may hammer a man into in
difference as to what you say, but at
that he will come nearer to doing right
than if he tried to fight.
Put, seriously speaking, I would
like to say that when you criticise
poor devil exercising a difficult re-
sponsibility first give him the same
benefit enjoyed by every criminal, that
of reasonable doubt.
Don't use supplementary express
sions if you can help it, for if you do.
and if you overload your criticisms
with superlative and intimatiOns as
to his lack of honorable motives, in
the end you will weaken all your crit
icism and nobody is going to pay any
attention to it..
In respect to this matter of the post
age, it is for judicial investigation and
q conclusion should be reached on a
calm, business basis. l have no doubt
that you will find in the committees
of congress that careful judgement is
needed. I don't agree with some
the committee who started out by
shouting ."grafter and robber,' but no.
body should be led astray just be-
cause some gentleman's heat carried
him away from the bounds Of judge
ment."
Senator Dolliver. in addressing the
publishers. went directly to the post
age question and aroused an uproar
of appreciation when he said:
Il venture to predict before the post
age is raised on the literature which
is being read by millions of Americans
there will be rather an elaborate eX-
animation into the expenses and adj
ministration of postal AFFAIRS
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
RED CROSS WILL AID
American Society Prepares to Send
Help to Flood Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. The
American Red Cross society having
been notified today by Robert Bacon,
American ambassador in Paris, that
contributions from this country to aid
the food sufferers in France would be
acceptable. tonight issued the follow
ing appeal to the American public:
The Red Cross hereby appeals to
the people of the United States to
contribute with their characteristic
generosity to the relief of our neigh
bors, whose misfortune calls for our
substantial sympathy, sympathy
deeper because of the traditional
friendship between the people of
France and this country. Contribu-
tons for this purpose sent to Charles
D. Morton, treasurer Of the Red Cross,
Washington, will be forwarded
promptly by cable through the Ameri-
can ambassador"
The cable from Mr.. Bacon confirms
previous dispatches from Paris to the
fleet that no Americans, so far as
known, have been injured by the
flood, although some, among them the
ambassador himself, have been obliged
to leave their homes and seek new
quarters.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
CLAWS ADDS
TO INTEREST
OF HEARING
Deposed Government Agent
Tells Alleged Interviews
With Ballinger.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Proceed-
which, up to this time have consisted
largely of reading into the record let
tiers, kilograms, etc, heretofore made
public by President Taft, took on a
livelier aspect this afternoon when
Louis r. CLAWS, continuing his test1-
mony against Secretary Ballinger, told
of various interviews he had had with
the latter when he was in and out o:
the government service.
Mr. CLAWS declared that in one of
these interviews in October, 1908, MI
Ballinger told him he was having
hard time trying to collect campaign
contributions and that two men involv-
ed in the Cunningham claims, who had
been liberal contributors in the past,
had declined to contribute because they
were angry at not being granted pat
ents for Alaska coal lands. Repre-
sentative James of Kentucky, demo-
cratic member of the commission,
pounced upon his testimony and cross
examined the witness at some length.
CLAWS said that Mr.. Ballinger asked
him to hold Up on the Alaska cases
this because he had his hands full
with another case
One of the most interesting devel-
opments of the day was the distribution
at both the morning and afternoon
sessions of a quantity of press mat
ter which purported to interpret and
point out the significance of the tes-
timony thus far given at the inquiry.
The modning matter came in an en-
velope of the American conservation
association, of which Clifford Pinchot
recently was chosen president. This
afternoons matter began:
1.-THE important developments of the
morning session today were, land then
went on to recite that the proceedings
had placed Secretary Ballinger in an
adverse light. 1t was said that this
service would continue throughout the
investigation.
Thomas r. Shipp, former secretary
to Senator Beveridge of Indiana, who
resigned that position to become press
agent of the bureau OF forestry under
Mr. PinchOt and who became an officer
of the conservation association when
it was formed, is q constant attendant
at the hearing.
The morning session was devoted to
an endeavOr by the prosecution" to
show the haste in which Mr.. Balm
ger, as commissioner of the land OF
fee, had urged the Cunningham Alas
ka claims to clear listing for patent.
Aside from documentary evidence read,
the afternoon session was taken UP
almost wholly with CLAWS story of
his interviews with Mr.. Ballinger con-
corning the Cunningham land cases.
The inquiry will be resumed at 10
o'clock tomorrow.
Takes Up Oregon Cases.
CLAWS said he was ordered on May
2, 1908, to discontinue the Alaskan in
quiry and take up the Oregon cases,
where he had recommended that, if
something were not done at once, the
statute of limitations soon would prove
q bar
But I also said the Alaska 1I.vestisa-
ton should not be drop. Led at that
the time" added CLAWS.
Reading from Attorney General
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
ARE
NOT DECISIVE
TOWARDS CLOSE OF ENGLISH
ELECTIONS BOTH DOMINANT
PARTIES ROASTING.
CLAIM VICTORY - CONSERVAT.
IVES AND LIBERALS BEGIN
VOclFEROUS TALKING.

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The position of
the parties tonight is as follows:
Unioni3ts, 1884, liberals, 1853; labor
ties, 40: nationalists, II.
Now that the electoral struggle is
on the point of closing, the curious
effect is seen of both conflicting par
ties claiming victory and both basing
their claim, with plausible arguments,
broadly speaking, on the question of
free trade against protection.
1t cannot be said that the elections
have decided anything, and it is diff
cult to judge whether the country, as
a whole, is tending one way or the
other
According to contentious of liberals,
Industrial communities already have
decided to adhere to free trade and
all that remains for them to do is
ricultural population.
According to conservatives, the ed
ucation of the people is proceeding at
a great pace, and it is only a question
of time until the Chamberlain party
will be triumphant The Spectator
contends that had tariff refOrmers
abandoned all idea of taxing food and
confined their policy to the taxation
of manufactured imports, the liberals
would have been oVerthrOWn.
AS to the immediate course of bust
ness, it seems generally agreed that,
unless the nationalists offer serious
opposition, Chancellor Lloyd Georges
budget as it left the last house of
commons will again he sent I'D TO
the lords, who this time will accept
it. Any notifications of it's provis-
ions will be left for the next budget.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
LONE SURVIVOR TELLS TALE
marry kentzeII of Wrecked Steamer
Czarna Tells of Awful Storm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28.-Harry
Kentzel, assistant ENGINEER, and the
only survivor of the crew of the
steamer Czarina, retold the story to-
day Of the wrecking of that vessel off
Coos Bay on January II, in which 80
lives were lost, at the investigation
that is being conducted by United
States Inspectors Bolles and Bulger.
He stated that the utter futility of
the life saving crew to launch a boat
could be plainly seen with glasses
from the deck of the sinking collier.
His last conversation with Captain
Charles ]. Duggan, said KentZel, con-
cerned a piece of chewing tobacco.
Kentzel, who was the only member
of the crew who could not swim, was
washed upon the beach unconscious
and was quickly dragged ashore by
watchers before a receding wave could
sweep him back.
Nothing new concerning the disas-
ter developed at the inquiry today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29

Monora IL Champion Hunter.
ROGERS SPRINGS. Tenn. Jan. 2S.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-29
MAY PROSECUTE COMPANIES
FOR RUNNING UNLICENSED
Two Insurance Companies Alleged to
Have Operated Unlicensed
in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 2S.-Insur-
ance Commissioner Charles w. Bell
today held a conference with four
presidents of life insurance companies
chat have been losers in the alleged
swindling schemes practiced in Louis
vile by insurance solicitors.
AS a result, the state of Kentucky
may take legal action against two in
surance companies for operating in
Kentucky without licenses. They are
the Indiana National Life Insurance
company of indianapolis and the Com
lnercial Life Insurance company OF
indianapolis Representatives of these
companies say their business is legal
because they wrote all their Ken
lucky business in New Albany, Ind,
across the river from Louisville.