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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A Fleet OF aeroplanes for the United
"A States army is now apparently an
assured fact as the result of action by
the house of Representatives in appro-
priating $4,000 for this purpose.
There is the possibility that the sen,
ate may strike out the items but even
then it would have splendid chance
OF remaining in the bill in conference,
for 1t was adopted almost unanimous
ly by the house.
$ This means the signal corps can
have the 20 aeroplanes for which Brig.
Gen. LANES. Allen, chief signal officer
of the army, asked in his annual re.
mort. and still have $4,000 left, for
equipment, stations, etc.
Brigadier General Allen has planned
to have about six of these stations
eoufpped with an aeroplane each, in
various places throughout the coun
try, chiefly On the seacoast. He has
estimated that each station, with its
machine, will cost for the first year
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

VI HE bureau of animal industry Of
I the agricultural department ex-
presses the hope that many state leg
islatures will take up the question Of
providing for the production of the
government hog cholera serum The
federal experts are convinced OF the
efficacy of this serum. They believe
that if the proper effort is put forth
by states hog cholera will be eradi-
caetd.
State officials who display interest
in the subject are asked to send rep
resentatives to the bureaus expert
ment farm, at Ames, Ia, where the
methods of producing the serum are
explained. 1t Is also the policy of the
bureau to furnish limited amount of
the serum and a few immune hogs to
the states that are just starting in the
work Within the last year practical
demonstrations of what may be &C,
complished through the use of this
new serum have been successfully
carried out in Maryland, Virginia, Hi
nois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
REALIZED FORCE OF Inn,
Possibly There Are Other eusl,.
Me" to Whom This Story
Might Apply.

When he left the house s,tu,t,,
morning Burton yanked at the N doa'
as If he would pull it off itS b,n WV
When he could not open it he stas. 's,
to grumbIe until his wife camo '. y. 9'
assistance. " LIS
w hat'n blue blazes is the ms,t.,
with the door," he grumbled giriss
1t another powerful yank vitbon, hs
ing able TO open It. w
The trouble with you, John. dear.
the wife ventured, lis that Won a..
always down on everything-dow, w., ~
the mouth-dOwn on the world IL.
me try it." '
With a gentle tug upward on III.
knob she easily opened the door N
John was about to sputter ou, :,
sarcastic remark when the forco ~
his wife's logic sank into his tb,oh
skull.
Il get It" he exclaimed. 1 get III,
lesson.
That afternoon when his wife via
tied his office she saw over the desl
little motto with the words: ma
for the upIift. youngstown Tala
gram.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Druu Clerk Suicides.

ShreyepOrt.-Gle Rule, popular
Young drug clerk, was found uncon-
scious by physicians in his room Fri
day with a bullet hole in his right
temple and another in his neck. tie
died later at sanitarium. A note
found in his room, addressed to lie
insurance company, requesting that
his policy be paid to his young WIFE,
told story of intended suicide. NO
other message was left. The doors 10
the room were locked and had to be
broken before those who heard the
shots could tell what had happened.
Rules wife, bride of several months,
was away from home visiting neigh
bors at the time She had left note
10 her husband, who was evidently
late in going, to dinner, stating that
she was out visiting.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
STYLE OF Street Letter Box Changed

concealing the time when the next
collection is to be made.
Four things have been taken into
consideration in trying to adopt de-
sign for a new street letter box. The
first Is that of economy of time for
the collector. Instead Of having to
open the box from the side and re-
move the contents by handfuls, the
department wants a box that will
open and discharge its contents into
sack with a single operation.
In searching for this the question of
the artistic appearance of the box has
by no means been overlooked. If a
new box is to be adopted, the postal
authorities are determined that it
shall combine as much grace and
beauty in its appearance as it is pos
sible to give such a .utilitarian object
An indestructible time card and an
automatic Indicator that will show the
time at which the next collection is to
be made are the two other points
that have been given consideration
The first becomes unnecessary If the
automatic indicator works satisfac
tory, but the experiments thus far
made by the postoffice department
haye not developed an automatic de
vice sufficiently trustworthy, to put in
| to use on the street letter boxes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

A FTER witnessing many experiments
"A with new designs and automatic
time registers, American cities are
soon to have an entirely new style OF
street letter box. It's exact shape and
principle of operation is not yet an
nounced by the postofffce department,
but experiments have gone so far
that an early decision is expected
upon the precise type of box that is to
be used
The unsightly green box that graces
the top of the iron post at the street
corner now has long been an unsatis-
factory receptacle for street mail, the
authorities say. Compared with the
post boxes of foreign cities, it is Who'll
ly inartistic. Considered in the light
of an economical device, it is fail
ure, for it wastes the time of the mail
collector in getting the mail out of
it, and it often tries the patience of
the patron of the mails by effectually
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Texans Purchased Oil Land.

Mansteld.- Texas parties have pur'
chased 1000 acres of land adjoining
the oil-producing territory. Waiter
Fair Johnson sold the oil and mineral
rights on 1000 acres for $4,000. The
land lies five miles southwest of Mans
field and joins the tract known as the
Spider oil field. The purchasers will
proceed to sink one or more wells at
once, and the contract provided that
Mr.. Johnson shall receive $1,000 per
year rental, if oil or gas in commercial
quantities is struck. The purchasers
are A. H. Whited, W. H. McKollip, T..
NJ. Nutting and J. II. Putnam, Jr., OF
Houston, and C. L. Smith and W. ID.
Gordon of Beaumont.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

VIZ ASHINGTON,-One decided step
w toward making the national capt.
tai the most beautiful city in the
world intellectually was taken re-
Gently when the designs for three
great buildings for the federal govern
ment were selected Fifty-nine arch1-
tects from all over the country COM
peted. The buildings will cost nearly
$S,000000, and are to be erected on
Pennsylvania avenue, facing the White
House grounds. They will house the
department of state, the department
of justice and the department of COM
merce and labor.
The spaces that these great struc-
lures will occupy were selected nearly
a century and a quarter ago. Major
LEnfant, a French engineer, laid out
the plan of Washington in 1898. 1t is
said he so arranged the streets that 1t
would be impossible, in case of riot
or instruction, for barbados to be
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Uncle Sam to Have Aeroplane Fleet

$4,000. If it is decided to use the
money in this way. the machines at
these stations could be used with the
other IA that could be purchased
within the appropriation at the ten an
nual joint camps Of instruction during
the summer months, sc. that the regu-
lars and militia might learn to operate
them. .,te,,,.-.
Representative James r. Mann of
Illinois declared 'that this country was
the father of the aeroplane; but when
we had provided 'the most powerful
and most economical machine of mod
ern times, for warfare we stopped. To.
day other nations are profiting by our
ingenuity. We are discussing the
aeroplane now just as our forefathers
may have discussed the steam engine
years ago.
England has several dirigible air
ships and aeroplanes for her army
and navy. Germany has IA dirigibles
Itand several, aeroplanes and detach-
! ment of airship troops. France has
seven dirigibles, 80 aeroplanes and six
companies of airship troops. Russia
has six dirigibles and three aero.
planes. Italy has recently appropriate
ed 100000 for dirigible airships
aeroplanes and bases from which they
will operate"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Big Demand for Orange Trees.

Crowley.-B. J. Robidoux, whose
farm On the Queue de Tortue is regard.
ed as a model rice belt farm, brought
to Crowley $50 2-year-old Louisiana
sweet orange trees grown on his farm.
They will be planted by W. ". Du.
son and L. L. Lyons on tract south
west of Crowley near Bayou Blanc. Mr..
Robidoux has sold 1000 young orange
trees in Crowley this winter. He states
that the demand for them has been
such that he could have sold 10000
trees in Crowley this winter. His or
ange trees were not hurt by the Jam
uary freeze, although a quantity Of
the unpicked oranges were nipped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Mayor Richard Nominated.

Lake Charles.-Complete returns
from the city primary show that
Mayor Richard received the democ-
ratio nomination, which is equivalent
to election, by 1870 majority over Sam
mel Kaufman in total vote OF S99,
For alderman-at-large, w. J. Gayle re-
ceiyed 435 and Dr.. A. J. jenkins 4ZO
votes. S. p. Wetherll was named LOT
tax collector, receiving 525 votes TO
212 for W. n. Curley and 40 FOR
Francis Chavanne. For aldermen, /.
e. OFT and ], P. Foreman were elected
in Ward One, John H. Poe and John
Mckenzie in Ward Two and John H.
Shattuck and A. S. Dudley IN Ward
Four. A second primary will be neces'
sary to settle the nominations Tor mar
shall, street commissioner and treas
urpr
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
How Pat Proved II.

An Irishman was once serving ii d
regiment in India. Not liking tne
climate. Pat tried tc evolve trich oy
which he could get home. Accordingly
he went to the doctor and told MIN
his eyesight was bad. The OCCUR
looked at him for while and then
said:
"How can you prove to me tna'
your eyesight is bad?"
Pat looked about the room anu a.
last said: We'll, doctor, de We seq
that nail on the WALTZ"
EYES," replied the doctor. :.
WELL" then replied Pat, L cant
Chicago Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Lake Charles Court.

Lake Charles-In district court this
week Richard |. Howard recovered ST.
500 from the Hudson River Lumber
Company for the loss of two fingers,
which were crushed off by a cogwheel.
Charles Kaplan, negro, pleaded guilty
to horse stealing and was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment. George
Brown pleaded guilty to selling liquor
at the Ninton oil field and was sentenc.
ed to six months in Jail and fine of
$500, nonpayment of which will mean
six months additional. D. Williams
was fined $3.50 or three months in Jail
for carrying concealed weapons.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
CURED HER BABY OF ECZEMA

Il can't tell in words how happy tbs
word 'CutiCura' sounds to me- for I,
cured my baby of itching, torturipp
eczema. 1t first came when she was
between three and four weeks old
appearing on her head. | used eyerv.
thing imaginable and had one doe.
tors bill after another, but nothing
cured it. Then the eczema broke ont
so badly behind her ear that | really
thought her ear would come off, For
months | doctored it but to no avail
Then it began at her nose and her
eyes were nothing but sores. | had to
keep her in a dark room for two
weeks. The doctor did no good, SO |
stopped him coming.
For about two weeks l had used
Cuticura Soap for her every day.
then | got box of Cuticura Ointment
and began to use that. In a week
there was marked improvement In
all l used two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one box of Cuticura Ointment and
my baby was cured of the sores. This
was last November; now her hair Is
growing out nicely and she has not
scar on her. l can not praise CUT
cura enough, can take my child any.
where and people are amazed to see
her without sore. From the time
she was four weeks old until she was
three years she was never without the
terrible eruption, but now, thanks to
Cuticura, I have a well child" (Sign'
ed Mrs. H. E. Householder, 1904 VIII
helm ST., Baltimore, Md, May 10, 1910
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Need Of Hog Cholera Serum Reported

Most of these demonstrations con-
sisted of treating a part of the dis
eased herd and leaving the remainder
untreated. At Kansas City, however,
a more thorough test was made, the
results of which were very interesting
and demonstrated conclusively the
efficiency of the serum as preventive
for hog cholera.
The test was made in the stock
yards at Kansas City, on the request
of the Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change and of individuals interested
in the subject Thirty-five young
shoats were purchased from farm
where hog cholera had not existed.
These pigs were carried to the Kan
sas City stockyards, being in charge
of committee appointed by the ex-
change, were treated and the experts
say that no more convincing truth OF
the efficacy of this serum could be
obtained than is afforded by this ex-
pertinent
The agricultural department feels
that the subject is of such Importance
as to warrant state legislatures giving
it immediate attention Hog cholera,
it is pointed out, has caused loss to
the farmers of the country of mil
lions of dollars annually. Now that
the government has discovered Sc
rum through the use of which this
dread disease may be prevented state
authorities should not delay in pro,
! viding for the use of this serum.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
$500
ACREAGE Will Be Increased

Cotton Acreage Will Be increased
Ravsyille.-The farmers OF Rlchlanu
narish have taken advantage OF tne
three weeks of warm weather 10 w
nreparatory farm work, and when the
nroper time comes they will nave "
better seed bed for planting IMAM
usual While there will be plenty ol
corn planted this year there will be an
increase in the acreage Of cotton, que
70 the encouragement the farmers re-
ceived last season in making sue
cessful fight against the boil Wee'li,
More hogs than ever are being raised
in this parish and the breed IS Delns
improved Nearly every farmer VINO
makes any claims to progresSlVehesS
has invested in some good breed OF
swine to improve and grade up MS
herd.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

built. as they were in Paris IN the
DAVIS of the Terror. On his plan ne
designated various places where the
great public buildings of the future
should be put. For nearly half nun
dred years Major L'Enfant was re-
garded as an impractical dreamer al
though his street plan was adhered TO-
II was only after the civil war that
people began to realize in a small
way that his vision of the future
greatness of the nations capital was
likely to come true some day. But
even up to ten years or so ago MS
plans slumbered in the archives Oh
the government. Then they were tax
en- out and studied in the light OF mod
ern development, and it was 1ounu
they could not be improved upon, ana
that if they were carried out in every
detail Washington would surpass eV-
cry other city in the world in beauty
The completion of these ancient
plans of this French engineer is sui
far away, for it will take many years
and much money to accomplish them
in all their details But the three mas
sive buildings whose location was des-
ignated so long ago will be the most
important step toward their fulfill
ment that has been taken since the
capitol was erected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
For Louisiana Odd Fellows.

Crowley. Crowley Odd Fellows are
making preparations to entertain about
900 Louisiana Odd Fellows at the meet
ing of Tie Grand Lodge OF Louisiana,
which will be held there on March IA
and will last about three days. The
Louisiana Odd Fellows Home will be
dedicated during the session OF the
grand lodge, and it is expected that
this will attract a large attendance OF
members of the order. Business men
of Crowley will assist the local lodge
in preparing to entertain the visitors
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
School Bonds Sold.

Ruston.-President L. ]. Bell OF the
Lincoln Parish School Board, opened
five bids for the Ruston District
school bonds. F. L. Fuller & Co. of
Cleveland, Ohio, bid par for the bonds,
Internationally, with accrued interest,
and this bid was accepted. The bonds
amount to $4,000, with interest at 5
per cent. They will run for thirty,
eight years, beginning with 1911. AT,
ter twelve years the Loard is to have
the option of paying off all or as many
as possible of the bonds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Plain as Day.

A man recently visited the art
museum in Chicago and wandered
about, looking at the paintings with
more or less interest. He finally
stopped In front of portrait which
showed a man sitting in high-backed
chair. There was a small white card
on the picture, reading:
"a portrait of E. H. Smith, by him
self"
The man read the card and then
chuckled to himself.
What fools these city fo..:s arel
be said. Anybody who looks at that
picture would know Smiths by him
self. There amt any one else in the
picture. Chicago Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
People to Vote on Special Tax.

People to Vote on Special Tax.
" Many.-The Parish School Board
have ordered an election throughout
the parish on the proposition to levy
a tax of 5 mills for school purposes.
In the Sabine Literary and Agricul-
tural School District voters will also
pass on the proposition to levy a spe-
cial tax of mills to supplement the
10 mills already authorized. On the
total 15-mill tax bonds will be floated
to erect school buildings and make
other improvements,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
THROUGH SkyIiqht to Death.

Crowley.-Euphemi E. Broussard, 8
year-old daughter of Ovey Broussard
was killed by falling through sky
light in the Duson building from the
second story. The child was playing
with two other girls of her own age
She leaned against a skylight that had
been replaced with a tin sheet, and
the sheet gave way, precipating hel
to the floor below. She struck on hel
head, and her skull was crushed. She
died in about an hour.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Scantlinu Penetrates en-

Oak GroVe.-C. R. Carley, aged 65
years, met with fatal accident this
week while hauling lumber to
Kerche's mill on Bayou Mason. The
wagon ran over a piece of scantling,
one end entering the right leg and
severing an artery, from which the
man died in ten minutes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Rice Mill Beqins Run,

EstherWood.-The Midland rice mill
has started after being closed down
several months. Manager H. G.. Hol
brock reports several thousand bags
of rough on hand and is buying to fill
rush orders for the domestic. and ex
port trade
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Can Not Fill Order.

Crowley.-The Rice Association of
America received a letter from we'll.
known firm engaged in handling break
fast foods offering to distribute free of
charge $4,000 rice cook books month
in fifteen different states. The asso.
citation has not been able to accept the
offer for the reason that its supply of
books is short. Manager Gueydan
states that it would take not less than
two million books to fill demands of
this kind.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Two Children Burned.

Houma. AS the result of an acct
dent at the Duplantis bridge, on Little
Gallon, Omer Landry, wife and two
children were badly burned, and it is
thought the children will die. Landry
was on his way to Houma in a gaso
line motor-boat when the vessel rar
into the. bridge, overturning the gaso
line in the boat The oil caught fire
seriously burning the occupants.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Bank Directors Declare Divide c

Port Allen.-The directors of the
Bank of West Baton Rouge, at a meet
ing, declared an annual dividend of 6
per cent, to be paid 8 per cent semi.
annually, in March and September.
In addition surplus of $4,000 in cash
was set aside, this to be an added
asset to the $4,000 capital stock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Garbage Must Not Be Put in bitches.

White Castle-The mayor and City
Council have decided upon a strict
enforcement of the sanitary ordl-
nances. The draining of slops, gar.
bage and other refuse into bitches and
alleys will be stopped. The admins
tration proposes to cooperate with the
State Board Of Health.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Will Rebuild Hotel.

Covington.-Co has been
awarded to Jenkins Bros, Covington,
to rebuild the J.. NJ. Labat hotel lat
Abita Springs. The grounds comprise
fourteen squares under a fence 1000
feet long.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Maine has been one of the, great
sources of the eastern seaboafd's ice
supply, but even Maine, where the ice
crop seldom fails, is ceasing to de-
pend upon the weather. Artificial Ice
has been made for some time at the
plant of the Maine insane hospital in
Augusta and now large ice manufac-
turing plant lis tos@be established in
Lewiston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

1t is saddening, however, to note
chat the dear "old Philadelphia Lady"
who has been trying for more than
eleven years to find out, through the
columns of the New York Herald's
Paris edition, how to figure the tenn.
perature from Centigrade to Fahren-
heit, and vice versa" has not yet sue
ceeded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Forty-five Of the Brazilian sailors
who mutinied have died from various
causes since their surrender. Twenty
six succumbed to sunstroke while en-
gagged in compulsory government
work. This form of capital punish
ment is effective. if unofficial.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17
Another Oil Gusher.

Vinton.-The Guffey- Gardner-Noble
oil we'll No. 4 came in as an 5000.
barrel gusher. 1t is declared that the
well will make 10000 barrels when
turned on at full force.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

If auto owners were more careful as
to the kind of men they employ as
chauffeurs possibly there would be
fewer Joy rides. Sometimes, however,
the owner sets the chauffeur bad ex-
ample.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

We are inclined to be skeptical
about that Alaska fire which destroyed
half a town with the mercury 5O de-
srees below. Wouldn't the flames
freeze in weather like that?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

If things keep on going as they have
been it may be necessary to substitute
the letter "r" for 81" in the last word
of the usual notice on the theater pro-
grams: Ladies. will please remove
their hats"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Medical records show" says nerve
specialist, that persons who are not
Iouuacious have always been remarked
for their good health" Let him ex-
plain that to his wife.