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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Capital City Notes.

Tho State Board of Liquidation meI
at the call of Governor Sanders anu
passed upon five important s"OJe'.0'
The action of the board IN every An'
stance was unanimous.
The board authorized the governor
tn borrow from the state lScal "o'N'
money sufficient to meet the Sala,'
1ustice Nichols in the event OF his le'
tirement from the state SUPP o,n
hench The last Legislature proNluoo
for the pensioning of the oupie'n.
Court iustices after fifteen years VI
service, should they wish " ie''o'
hut made no appropriation.
The governor was authorized 10 ooi
row a sum sufficient to meet tne 0''
aries of the two assistants 10 'he o.
tornev general created by the last pen
eral Assembly, but for which 10 "p
preparation was made.
The board authorized the govern,
to borrow $4,000, or so much as "o"lu t
he needed, to defray the expenses u
tho case of the City of Shreveport w.
The Texas Railroad COMMISSION Ill
what is known as the Texas rate case
hearing. before the Interstate Coi'l-
,porca Commission. The last Legls-
lature appropriated $4,000 for tn's
case but Attorney General Gulon ell
Moved Luther NJ. Water, OF Chlcaso,
whom the Shreveport Commerce.,
Chamber wanted, and his services Will
cost $4,000. so that an extra appro
nriation had to be made for the coS'S
of the case.
The board decided that the $2oO,Oo'
IN he raised by the veterans ld
, would be available without any adol
, tional legislation from the General As
sembly.
The board authorized Governor oal
: ders TO borrow $4,000 from the tlsca
/ agency banks to organize the GOO
l. Roads Bureau and to get the good roa
There are six parishes that now nav
il the money in hand ready TO Desl
l. the road work. The $4,000 IS 10 L
g snent in surveys. The money 1ro'
the marshes will be used in maxim
the first payments, and it is estlma
e ed that before the state Will nave
st pav any of it's proportion OF the roo
n construction work the money LOT I'll
fund on the 1911 taxes will have bet
collected.
a. Fred Grace, register OF the ota
n Land Office, made appllcatloh
re 81 600 to be used by the state III ia
MT ing a survey of Sabine Island made
the United States Government III
der that the character OF thlS Id
on could be determined and the lana p
zee ented by the United States Cover
at ment TO the State of Louisiana
li' For several years there has been
contest between the State OF Lou
ana and Texas over this island, VIII
All is in the Sabine River and comprl'
wv, about 5000 acres.
AN The General Land Office at wa
'''N ington, in a decision some time
held that the land was not IN
State of Texas, and from this IS ora
COZ the necessary conclusion that II
io" within the limit of the State OF Lou
~ ana, but the Federal Government
' - not approve the land to the state
~ til a survey has been made ana CT
acter of the land determined.
49,, While the General Land once
INV the United States Government ma
= =. the survey it requires that the s.
,,,,t make deposit of $1,000 to defray
will, expenses of this survey. the DC
oast took no action in regard to the
ter .
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
To Enforce Gay-Shattuck Law.

Covington.-Disrict Attorney L. L.
Morgan announces that the Gay
Shattuck law will be enforced by him
to the letter. There is said to De
widespread disregard of the measure
and that liquor is sold to women and
to whites and blacks under the same
roof.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

In Colorado they propose law ma
King 1t an offense for doctors to cut
out patients appendices unless 1t is
necessary. The enactment OF such a
statute would enable us to foresee the
time when professional ethics would
require every doctor to testify that all
his brother practitioners appendix.
pruning was positively required.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Will Co Into Business.

sunshine.-W. E. Lopez, for nine
teenyears in the employ of o. Richard
merchant and sugar planter, and Tor
ten years general manager of the
and assistant postmaster, has
rendered his resignation. Mr.. Lopez
will enter the retail grocery business
at Baton Rouge. He is succeeded by
Josebh la. Place as general manager
and o. Richard, Jr., bookkeeper ana
assistant. postmaster.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
New Life Insurance Company Formed

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at s3OO,ooo,
with half of it paid up, life lnsur'
ance company has been organized by
local business men. The officers and
name of the company will be chosen
upon completion of the charter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A man in New Jersey wrote rebuke
to the kaiser for riding horse with a
docked tail. 1t Is not feared that in.
ternational complications will result,
or that a German phantom feet will
lombard our defenseless seacoast
ports.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A fashionable New York hotel now
permits women to smoke In Its din
ing rooms, corridors, or any other old
place. If this smoking stunt keeps
on growing among the fair sex we
may soon be confronted with divorce
suits over the custody Of the max
ms"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Police Jury Proceedings.

Clinton.-The police jury met in reg
ular monthly session and transacted
regular business. The report of the
parish treasurer showed the cash bal
ance on hand Jan. l of $636.77. Bills
TO the amount of $500 were approved
for payment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Philadelphia society women protest
against posing in bare feet on the plea
that their underpinning is too insight
ly to be exposed, unadorned, to the
vulgar gaze. Thus are the women OF
Chicago deprived Of their birthright.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Altitude to sea level proved too much
for me and became afflicted with ca.
tarrh and cold in the head, and general
debility to such an extent as to almost
,ncapacitate me for attending to my
duties.
~ was induced to try Peruna, and
after taking several bottles in small
doses I am pleased to say I was entire.
Nv restored to my former normal condi-
ton and have ever since recommended
the use Of Peruna to my friends
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruna
Almanac for 1911.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Alexandria Vital Statistics.

Alexandria Alexandria's vital sta
tistics for 1910 give the death rate at
lax per thousand The total number
of deaths were 1854, Il OF when
were white.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
planter Will Try to Grow Cane.

Baker.-Mr. Dey of Bayou Paul,
who recently purchased the McVea
place has received a carload of mules
and farming implements and begun
planting cane. If he is successful in
raising cane, it will increase the value
of land in this vicinity, as other
planters will no doubt take up the
culture of cane. rs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

N Two men propose to journey around
The globe on stills. i 1t is not clear why
they should be permitted to do so, as
necessarily they would have to traverse
territory where more or less prejudice
against vagrant tramps has found ex.
preston in statutory restraints, and
auen In rock piles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
rxnress Rate Hearing February a.

Express Rate Hearing reorua'y ~
Ration Rouge.-W. NJ. Barrow, sec
retarv of the Louisiana Railroad Com
mission, has given notice to the ex'
nress companies doing business in
Louisiana that the hearing on the
evnress rates would take place IN
Ration Rouge on February IA. lmS
hearing will be exhaustive, and the
most complete of it's character thai
ever took place before the com
t
mission.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
BOY DisIocates Elbow.

Baker.-Maurice Faures, the IL
year-old son of L. B. Faures, while
wrestling with playmate, fell and
dislocated his elbow. A doctor set the
injured limb and the boy is resting
well.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
RI Have Concrete Sidewalks.

Alexandra. town of PlneVllle,
m Red River, opposite Alexandra,
has let the contract for the laying OF
mile of concrete sidewalks on Main
street 1t extends from the river TO
the town limit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Craftsmen Blow Depot Safe.

Ratcliff. - Cracksmen used nitro
glvcerin to blow the Texas & Pacific
depot safe here, securing SIS. a
sealed package of jewelry consigned
to a man at Albemarle was over
looked.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Rank Omen for Business.

Delcambre.-The Vermilion state
Bank has opened for business with
G. P. Greig as cashier. Deposits the
first day amounted to over $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Child Succumbs to Burns.

Bunkie.-Margie Mason, the 9-year
old daughter of R. F. Mason, who was
burned a few days ago while dress
ing, is dead as result of her in
juries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Another Oil Well Brouoht In.

Lake Charles.-The Hooks we'll on
the Vincent tract in the Vinton field
came in as a gusher and is said to
be, flowing at the rate of 5000 barrels
daily. The we'll is located on the
daily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Now we understand why certain
things are as they are. During the
present year the people of New York
have eaten three million pounds OF bad
eggs In their pastry.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Negro Fugitive Captured.

Napoleohville!--Adam Bernard, ne.
gro, who murdered negro preacher
On the Souvenir plantation near DON
aldsonville, was captured here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
Child Burned to Death.

Oakdale.-The 4-year-old son of W..
n, Thompson, residing near Fields,
was burned. to death when it's cloth
ing caught fire from a heater.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A schoolgirl in Indiana has fallen
heir to $30,000,000 This news will
probably have all agitating influence
in European titled impecunious cir
cles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Boy Shoots Self Through the Foot.
Bunkie.-Warren Taliaferro, aged
9 years, while practicing with a %
caliber rifle, accidentally shot himself
through the foot, breaking one of the
bones.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A woman of ninety-one- in Massa-
chusetts wants to go up in a balloon.
Another example of how people are
as young in these times as they want
to be.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

poot,cee o.tomobile driving Is 10
be elir mated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

/ An eastern man says he will soon
nut Holsters on the market at three
cents each. If he'd only turn his at.
tention to bacon what gay world this
would become.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Fashionable women in the national
capital climb the Washington monu-
ment to reduce their flesh. Thus does
the uplift reach society
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

The agitation to make the upper
berth lower continues; but no matter
at what figure they fix the price 1t Will
still be high.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A st. Louis woman, asked why she
shot her husband, said she did 1t Just
for fun" And yet they say women
have no sense of humor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A German has invented nolselesS
telephone booth. A noiseless tele-
phone party line would be a greater
blessing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

overstudy killed a promising youth
IN Baltimore, but there is no Danger
Of this malady ever becoming an cpl
demic.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13
OakdaIe Being Resurveyed.

Oakdale.-This town is being resur.
veyed and plated, preparatory to in.
corporation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

There is a woman wireless oper-
Ator The old saw must be amended
to read: What man has done, a Wom-
an can and will do"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A St. Louis man made his wife cut
his hair. Barbering, however, VIII
never be included in any domesuc
science course.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

The United States army wants aero,
planes. They will probably De ""''ns'u
by the flying divisions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

The new census of Berlin and us
suburbs shows population OF S'4oo'-
600 1t is camping on New lorA
trail
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Siam Is to have an aviation week
and so the march of up-to-date CIVIL
za+ion goes-or rather fies-merrliy
on
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

A Negroes Shot by Unknown Party.
Gibson.-Becky Cross a negress,
was shot and instantly killed by an
unknown party while standing in
front of a negro restaurant here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Flat-wheeled trolley cars anu a.
suto horns are to be regulated III
New York.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

And now will not TIE Pullman com,
,ranv reduce the porter's tlps'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Winter may be trying to keep II up
until March. 1t began early anu l"
has been cold throughout.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

The center of population oh'iA0
.nost of the sons of Indiana, remains
in that state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-13

Don't mind the pessimistic weather
nropbet's prediction of long "lO'ef'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30
TO GIVE TABLET
TO HIGH SCHOOL
W. a. Carpenter Has Bronze
Cast Containing Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address.
ORDERED BY GOVERNMENT
Made by Firm in East Moline-TO
Start Movement for Placing
One in Every City.

W. II. Carpenter, veteran OF the
civil war and prominent in G. A. r.
circles, has in his ONCE a solid cast
iron tablet on which is the Gettysburg
address OF Abraham Lincoln, delivered
in 1863 white the war between the
north and south was at its height.
The address IS on the bronze colored
tablet In raised letters OF a silver gray
hue and can ne read easily. The TAB
let is four feet seven inches in height
and two feet nine inches in width and
weighs just 300 pounds. 1t, with 40
similar tablets. was manufactured by
an East Moline malleable concern, fol
lowing an or,ler for 40 tablets by the
United States government.
TO GIVE TO HIGH SCHOOL.
1t is the desire of Mr.. Carpenter TO
place the taDiet which he has in his
Office IN the Rock Island high school,
and no doubt the board Of education
will be glad TO receive the work. Fur
tier, he wishes TO have one imbedded
in the monument in court house
square. AS son as possible. II is his
intention to start a movement for the
placing OF the tablet in every city OF
importance In the country. II Is a
work that will last for generations and
contains an address that is worthy of
the memory Of every good American
citizen.
The veterans of the great war,
though they be few and scattered,
would no doubt take an active interest
in placing the address in every city.
The design is simple and aside from
stacked guns in either upper corner
is perfectly plain and contains beside
the address the date OF his delivery
by the martyred president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30

alienation against Stroass and Mrs
Patterson fling a suit for divorce
These actious increased the wrangle
between the couple
On the morning Of Sept Is last,
Mra- Patterson, who had been living
in a bungalow In Denver, went to the
saniiarium where her husband was a
patient To talk matters over with him
The two stroIied down the street to
gethsr-
A quarrel arose, In which, Mrs Pat
terson said. he beat and kicked her
until she feared her life was in danger.
Then she shot and killed him,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30
PARTISAN SAGE
Banishee Dandrun.

II quickly kills the dandruf germs
that's why dandruff vanishes SO
promptly when Partisan Sage is
used.
Partisan Sage
Is Guaranteed by the Harper House
Pharmacy
to eradicate dandrufr. to stop falling
hair and itching scalp, or money
back.
Get q 6o-cent bottle today and be-
come acquainted at once with the
most delightful hair dressing in the
world.
II gladly recommend it as the best
hair tonic / have ever known. / find
Il the only hair tonic that will cure
dandruff, cleanse the scalp and
make the hair grow long and beau
tiful." Miss sigma Ali, 2 Farwell
street, West Worcester, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30
City Chat
Muffs, remade, 81,
At Vogue Millinery,
1T94 Second avenue,

Muffs, remade, 81,
At Vogue Millinery,
1904 Second avenue.
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call Spencer d Trefz.
Roller skating tonight at Rock Is
land rink.
Let William johnson DO your tia and
furnace work; 1915 Third avenue.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Lit
ten G Roberts, Peoples National
bank building:
Blahslee makes the Kind of photos
you like. Get some for Christmas.
Make appointments new.
New possible for small investor TO
secure the advantage of bond invest
ment Ask for descriptive circular.
H e. Sudlow & Co., investment bank
ers, Safety building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30

! two hours after the jury had agreed,
the long wait carrying with it an
agony of suspense for the woman on
trial, resulting from the absence of
Judge Allen, who was attending the
funeral of his colleague, Judge Carl
ton NJ. Bliss.
AS the clerk finished reading the
verdict, Mrs. Patterson sprang to her
feet and caught the outstretched hand
Of her attorney. From outside the
courtroom came a great roar of
cheers; inside, the crowd was quiet
and orderly
But as court adjourned and Mrs.
Patterson stepped forward to thank
the jury, the crowd surged in on her,
overwhelming her with congratula-
tons, and hcr efforts to reach the
| jury were in vain.
The courthouse was deserted when
the first news of a verdict was learned.
| Because of Judge Bliss funeral all
courts had adjourned and all county
| Offices were closed. Only the two
bailiffs in charge of the jury, a few
men were on the ground.
TWO HOURS OF SUFFERING.
! Word was sent to Judge Allen at
the cemetery, but 1t was more than
| two hours before he was able to
reach the scene-hours of suffering
for Mrs. Patterson and of fruitless
speculation for others
A little after noon the jury filed out
I for dinner. When the IL men re-
turned, an horr later, all of them ap-
/ parently in a cheerful mood, the first
whisper went around that it was an
acquittal
The news Of the agreement spread
quickly through the city, and from
every direction a great crowd made
its way TO the courtroom. Admittance
was denied % all until a few minutes
before the jury was brought down and
when the doors were opened only a
small part OF the throng was able to
crowd into tie building.
HOW THE VERDICT WAS GIVEN.
Mrs. Patterson was brought into
court before the jury entered. She
had been apprlsed of the probable out
come, and, seated beside her counsel,
she chatted with him merrily, in
striking contrast to her demeanor OF
the last few days.
The prisoner was accompanied in
court by the natron of the Jail. In
response 10 the usual formal questions,
]. ]. Flint, foreman of the jury, arose.
e. ot fha nc
oner without changing of countenance.
Then came the words that mean ev-
erything to the young woman on trial.
Not guilty. and the whole jury
broke into smiles.
The jury Was composed completely
of married men, their ages averaging
35 years.
VERDICT HUNG ON TRIP ABROAD.
The verdict hung, it is declared,
upon Mrs. Patterson's trip to Europe
with another man after she had mar
ried Patterson Whether this trip was
taken with her husbands knowledge
or consent, after he had received ST.
500 from the man with whom she went
abroad, as she contended, or whether
she had withheld from Patterson the
true nature o. the trip, as the state
contended, was the subject, 1t is said
with which most OF the jury's discus
sion dealt
All principals in the Patterson trag.
edy were Chfeagoans. Gertrude Glib
son was married to Charles A. Patter
son, a young athlete, after she ha6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30

lived several years under the protec-
ton Of Emil ". Strouss, millionaire
manufacturer, who had paid for her
education in France.
Shortly after her marriage to Pat
terson she made trip to Europe with
Strouss. Shs declared that this step
was taken after Patterson had receiv-
ed $500 from Strouss as q considera-
ton. When she and Strouss reached
Paris she found there a letter from
Patterson demanding her return. She
said the letter threatened her with
death unless she did return.
Strouss thereupon gave her $4,000
and she came back to the United
States and rejoined her husband.
MUCH DOMESTIC DIsCoRD.
There followed much domestic dis
cord. Some time after her return her
husband contracted tuberculosis and
finally was compelled to go to Den
Yer sanitarium. She followed him
there and finally the trouble culmin'
ated in Patterson filing a suit for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30

Denver, Nov. 30-Mrs. Patterson,
last evening acquitted of the murder
of her husband, spent Thanksgiving
quietly. surrounded by her parents,
sister and brother. She expressed a
desire to blot out the past and make
her future life one of goodness, sun
shine and happiness.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 30-Gertrude
Gibson Patterson late yesterday after
noon was found not guilty Of murder
ing her husband, Charles A. Patterson,
whom she saot to death while the
couple were walking in a suburb Sept
rs.
The verdict was announced in the
district court At 2:34 p. M, more than
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-22
COURT MARTIAL
CLEARS OFFICERS
Lieutenants In Command Of Liberte
Are Commended on Their
lssss N~Ssal. ..~. 8. ss~--~s
Behavior

Toulon, France, Dec. 2t.--The
court martial to fix responsibility
for the explosion of the French bat
tleship Liberte, which occurred In
the harbor here September 25, today
acquitted all of the officers. The
court announced that although the
officers were on trial Capt Jaures,
commander of the Liberte was in no
way responsible as he was on leave
of absence while the others had ac-
complished everything possible. to
cope with the disaster.
After the decision was announced
the president Of the court called up
Lieuts. GARNER and Bignon and con-
graduated them on their behavior
Lieut.. GARNER was temporarily in
command of the Liberte at the time
of the explosion, which resulted In
the death Of 235 men and the
serious injury of nearly hundred.