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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
To Pardon Or. Terry.

Lake Charles.--After receiving
certificate from three physicians tha'
further confinement in Jail would be
dangerous to Dr.. c. E. Terry's health.
which is precarious, Judge Overton
signed a recommendation for the par
don of the physician, which was Tor
uarded to the State boa d. DR.. Terry
is serving thirty-day sentence fol
lowing his conviction on the charge O
| writing prescription with intent u
evade the prohibition law.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Four Boats and Four Trains.

Mandeyille.-After undergoing sew
eral months overhauling and repair
including the placing of a new boiler
the steamer Louis Doliye has lett on
her trial trip, touching at MandeViiie
on route to New Orleans, for inspec'
lion. The beginning Of her regular
trips will give Vaudeville and the
other over-the-lake resorts four boat
lrips and four trains daily, making
these places easily and frequently &C
cessible during the summer season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Mil Resumes Operations.

Opelousas.-The Port Barre Lum-
her Company has resumed operations
at it's mill at Port Barre, giving EN-
ployment to. large number or men
who had been idle for several months.
The box factory owned by the com
pany never stopped running while the
mill had suspended, and is still op'
Grating under full capacity. There is
definite assurance of the establish
ment of a bank at Port Barre, and II
Is said that it will be ready for Ousi
moss within the next month.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Four Liquor Convictions.

Lake Charles.-Four alleged Vio-
lators of the prohibition law were
tried in the district court Saturday
and four were convicted. Jack Co
ralee and John Birks were given the
usual penalty, six months in Jail and
$500 fine, with six months alterna,
tive. Ollie Martin, white, and Tena
Mistrick, negro woman, were lined
500 each and thirty days imprison
ment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
4o.OO0-Barrel Gusher.

New Orleans.-The biggest Oil gush-
er ever opened in Louisiana came IN
Friday at Vivian, twenty miles from
Shreveport, and started with an est
mated capacity of 10000 barrels a day.
Gas settled around the boiler, SAID
an expert who arrived from Vivian,
IAN explosion took place. and four
men were burned. One OF them mas
since died The well caught fire and
is burning"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Freak Chicken

cueydan.-Charles Elliot, son Of Sch
elliot a farmer residing near Guey'
Ian. has a chicken six weeks old with
four wings and two tails. Three or
,ts wings are on the left side. 1t is OF
ordinary size and normal in other re-
spects.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
inersased Rates pisallowed.

shreveport.-Traffic Manager At
kins Of the Shreveport Chamber OF
Commerce was notified officially that
the Louisiana railway commission has
decided not to allow the collection
Of increased interstate refrigeration
rates out Of New Orleans, notwltn-
standing the railway companies order
recentiy that the increase would soon
become effective.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Protest Against Dam.

shreveport.--The Caddo le:ee board
have decided to continue It's protest
against the governments plan to con
str,,ct a dam at the foot Of Caddo lake
and also decided to favor the con
,truction of the proposed channel be
tween the dam and Red river, pro
vided this will not interfere with III
leyee extension work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Ministerial, Association Organized.

Jennings.-The pastors OF the vari,
Gus local churches have organized
the Ministerial Association of Jen
nings. Rev. E. R. Houck of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, North, was
chosen president, and Rev. Allen Rhen
OF the United Brethren church, sec,
re.ary. Rev. ]. H. Albert OF the Con
eregational church was selected &c
preach the memorial sermon May e
| in the w. C, T. y. auditorium.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
New Orleans Sugar Market.

New DEMONSTRATING In the local
sugar market Saturday was confined
70 the light receipts that arrived-from
plantations. The tone was steady and
prices were unchanged. Refined
ngars were steady and unchanged.
New York refined sugars were in fair
lemand and unchanged. Moiasses
md syrups were nominal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
Gets TWO Years

Crowley.-In the district court this
week Judge Campbell sentenced Curry
age alias Ploc, to two years In the
,enitentiary for larceny, the extreme
1enalty for the offense.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
NEGRO browns in Canal.

Gueydan.-John Stroud, colored
yas drowned in the irrigation cana
aear Gueydan Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26

..Ort,nc "a eet the floor that beset al the otusr
,.nnators From one of Senator Fairbanks expert
a~coe It was thought that when he became vice
president and as a necessary consequence the pre-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26

Senator Fairbanks found another occasion to make
A, Istbmian address Tn til the hour came for lts
delivery he had an eye Gin gle for Senator Morgan
The Alabaman, however, for once in his life wnen
bs net subject was up for discussion was content 70
ait still and say nothing In the press galleries IL
was whispered that Mr. Morgan wasn't feeiins very
we'll that day. co.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
FALL ELECTION
IN 70 STATES
Issues in Most Of Them Are
Local.
POLITICAL PROPHETS ALERT
Politicians Expect To See the Drift
Of Public Sentiment For the
Presidential campalgn-some
Lively Contests.

Washington. There will be cleo
tions in IS states and in number of
the leading cities of the country on
November Z. In Massachusetts,, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Rhode Island, Mis-
sissippi and New Mexico governor
and other state officers are to be
chosen; in New Jersey and Virginia a
legislature only; in New York several
members of the state judiciary, and in
Nebraska a supreme judge, regent of
the state university and railroad COM
missioner. In Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Utah and California municipal off,
GERS are to be selected, while in New
York county a number of judges and
a sheriff are to be voted for.
Practically all of the contests, state
and municipal are on local issues,
with no national questions involved.
Afforing an exception to the rule, how
ever, will be the special elections in
several congressional districts where
vacancies exist by reason of the death
of the incumbent since the last cleo
tons. Included among the districts for
election to be held are the Fourteenth
Pennsylvania, the Seventh Kansas,
the Third Nebraska, the First New
Jersey and Tenth Tennessee.
The chief interest of national poll
ticians in the state elections is di-
rected toward Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Both are Industrial
states and are directly concerned in
f<a fav.fff nh ,er1H%
ward as prominent issue in the cam
paign.
New Mexico will hold her first state
election for congressman, governor
and other state officers, judiciary and
legislature and county officers. Ma
tional politicians are interested in the
result because it will increase the
numerical strength in one or the other
Of the two parties in Congress.
In point of interest several of the
municipal campaigns far exceed that
of the state contests. Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati
and Toledo, Salt Lake City and San
Francisco all are the scenes of hard
fights for control of the municipal
offices. In practically all of these
municipal contests the reform ques-
tion is a dominant issue.
To the country, as whole, these
elections, both state and municipal,
will be of interest chiefly, as they will
serve to indicate the drift of popular
opinion concerning the parties. Per
haps they will leave the outlook no
clearer than it is at present, but if for
any reason one party should show de-
cided gains in the voting. the fact win
be an indicator of what may happen
next year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
TAFT GETS GOLD BRICK.
Beats Senator At Lifting OF the AurI.
ferrous Bars.

Deadwood, S. D.-President Taft
further qualified as miner Satur-
day, when he was dropped 1,100 feet
down into the famous Homestake gold
mine at Lead.
Mr.. Taft also spent some time in
the Government assay Office at Lead
and watched the casting of a real
gold brick. Later the President was
shown a room full of the precious
bricks, each of which weighed 1875
pounds and worth about $4,000
apiece. Someone "stumped" the Presi-
dent to lift brick He picked. up one
of the precious bars with the greatest
ease. Senator Gamble tried to do
likewise, but was not SO successful.
In this city, where he spoke shortly
after noon on the tariff vetoes, the
President was presented with small
gold brick worth more than $500.
1T lie a great pleasure to gold-brick
the President" said Representative e.
w. Martin in making the presenta-
ton.
at is great pleasure to be gold
bricked in this way replied the
President.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
OVERHEAD BRIDGE
DROPS IN STREET,
Collapse Of Structure Blocks
Pennsy Traffic.
TWO DEAD AND SIX INJURED
Old Wooden Bridge Over the Penn
syIvanIa Tracks Out OF PhiIadel-
phIa Crashes Down on Rail-
road Right OF Way.

Philadelphia, Pa-Two men were
killed, six others were badly injured
and youth was so seriously hurt that
his recovery is doubtful when the old
wooden bridge at Sixty-fifth street,
near Woodlawn avenue, over the
tracks of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington division Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, collapsed little
before noon Monday.
The debris blocked the tracks for
several hours, trains being unable to
operate either north or south. Many
expresses and locals were delayed I'M
til the first track was cleared two
hours after the accident
The men fell to death or injury from
height of about 80 feet and were
pinned down by the fallen lumber
until policemen, physicians and wom-
en- released them.
Walter Peacock and George
L. Brown. both of Wilmington, Del.
Injured-Patrick Loughery,. Frank
Bryson, William H. Hall. E. NJ. Smith,
Thomas Mccall, all of Wilmington,
Del; John Hamilton, IL years old, of
Philadelphia; John H. Ridder, of Will
mington, Del.
After being pronounced dead at the
hospital the bodies of Peacock and
Brown were removed to the morgue
TabIecloth As Flag.
The bridge was being repaired by
workmen in the employ of the railroad
and under the supervision of the
Bureau of Highways. The bridge con-
nected Paschalville and Darby, and
was used by pedestrians, wagons and
motor cars, no trolleys passing over
it. No trains were due at the time of
the accident, but a thoughtful woman,
among the first to the rescue, tore a
red tablecloth in half, gave the parts
to two men, and instructed them to go
north and south on the tracks to signal
trains of the danger. She probably
averted more serious accident
One woman who hurried to the
rescue of the men and dragged the boy
from the debris, was SO overcome by
the sight that she is suffering from
nervous prostration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
JOHN r. WALSH DEAD.
ParoIed Banker Never Left Bed After
Reaching Home.

Chicago. r. Walsh, former
banker and publisher and railroad
owner, released week ago from the
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary,
died here of heart disease.
He was "a years old and had been
in i'll health ever since he was SEN
fenced, in December, 1909, to term
of five years for violation of the bank
ing laws which wrecked three Chicago
banks.
Mr.. Walsh had been in bed most of
the time since his arrival here from
Leavenworth, on October Is. He had
been attended constantly by physi-
clans.
Death came just nine days after his
release on parole from the Federal
penitentiary. Mr.. Walsh's son Rich
ard, to whom he was paroled. be-
came his nominal employer. in accord
ance with the Government proviso,
that the first friend" of a paroled
man must guarantee employment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Recover Twenty From Maine.

Hayana.-Twenty corpses from the
petty officers quarters and berth deck
of the battleship Maine were removed
from the wreck Friday to Cabanas
fortress. About forty-five bodies have
now been recovered since the work o.
raising the sunken craft began. Tn,
arrival of battleship is being awaite,
at present. when the rest of the ex-
plosion's victims will be taken from
the shattered hull.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Can Mail Vice Report.

Washington. - Postmaster General
Hitchcock has revoked the original
order Of the Postoffice Department ex.
Guiding from the United States mails
the report Of the Vice Commissioners
of the city Of Chicago After consider
ing carefully the purpose of the re-
port and the intent Of the commits
sion. Mr.. Hitchcock has directed the
postmaster at Chicago to permit the
mailing of the report. In reaching
this decision, Mr.. Hitchcock was in.
fiuenced by the high character of the
members of the commission and the
evident sincerity of their motives.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Twelve Miners Drowned.

Hibernia. N. Twelve men were
drowned here when blast destroyed
a partition between two shafts in the
iron mines of the Wharton Steel Com
pany and let in great quantity of
water. accumulated in an old shaft.
All the victims are foreigners except
David Slaight, foreman of the gang,
who lost his life in trying to aid his
men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
.SUFFRA6ISTS TO
Be AGGRESSIVE
Leaders Give Suggestions For
the Convention.
A WOMAN or DECIDED VIEWS
Miss Winson, OF Philadelphia, EIec-
triied the Delesates-shs TeiIs
Delegates II ls Better To Be
Vulgar Than Tiresome.

Louisville, Ky-"Get the uninterest-
ed women interested in suffrage by in
direct means was the consensus OF
opinions expressed at the forty-third
annual convention Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton here.
Interest the Indifferent woman in
some reform, first Of ALL" advised Miss
Kate M. Gordon, of New Orleans. "A
woman listens first with her heart.
then with her head" said Miss Char
ity Dye, of Indianapolis.
1T is fool question" declared Miss
Mary Winsor, of Philadelphia, ito ask
women DO you want to voter When
/ want woman to vote ask her,
Don't you wish we could decide
whether we could have that $4,000
playground, rather than the men?'"
Miss Winsor electrified the conven-
ton probably more than any of the
other speakers who gave their ideas
on How To Interest the Uninterest-
ed. She counseled militant methods
and contended that almost any tactics
not positively tabooed were justifiable
IL the end could be gained.
Whatever you do" advised Miss
Winsor, don't be tiresome. Better be
vulgar"
When the delegates laughed in
credulously she reiterated the advice:
Eyes, indeed" she said. This is a
vulgar age. Be loud, be yellow. be
anything to be picturesque. Better
gn To ayfrarnaa than hnra nannle y
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Bankers STOP Bio chIne.s loan.

London.-The negotiations between
China and the four groups of bankers
who arranged the currency reform loan
of S50.000.00O. have been suspended.
The international bankers concerned
recently refused China's request for a
temporary loan OF 100000 for its
war fund. preferring to maintain a
neutral attitude as between the Gov
eminent and the revolutionaries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Miners Want More Paw.

Pottsville. Pa.-The convention Of
the ninth anthracite district. United
Mine Workers of America. in session
here adjourned after formulating the
demands to be made upon the opera
tors for higher pay and better work
ing conditions. The demands call
for a 20 per cent. increase in the rate
Of pay for all employees over and above
the rates awarded in 1909; a work
day Of not more than eight hours:
complete recognition Of the union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Torpedo Hits Target.

Norfolk, va.-It was unofficially
stated here that after several attempts
the cruiser Montgomery fired tor
pedo almost entirely through the
recently constructed steel caisson that
was towed to Hampton Roads several
days ago to become the target in tor
pedo tests. The torpedo, which was
fired at a distance of 500 yards along
a cable, failed to reach the target on
two occasions. stopping halfway be.
tween the cruiser and the caisson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
PASTOR HELD FOR
KILLING WOMAN
Charged With Poisoning Fiancee
to Wed Heiress.
GOT THE DRUG TO KILL DOG
Rev. v. T. Richeson, Pastor OF a
Baptist Church At Cambridge,
Arrested For the Mysterious
Death OF Miss Linneli.

Clarence Virgil Thompson
Richeson, an ordained clergyman of
the Baptist denomination, 80 years
old. and pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church. of Cambridge, was locked in
cell at the Charles Street Jail and
will remain there until October 81.
when he will be given hearing in
the Municipal Court upon the charge
of numbering Miss Avis Linnell, of
Hyannis, former sweetheart, in or
der to wed an heiress.
This state has had some mysterious
murders, the details of which have
been shocking to the communities
where they occurred, but never before
within the memory of the oldest police
officer has there been more das-
tardly crime than the one this clergy
man is accused of having committed.
In effect, Richeson is charged with
furnishing 19-year-old girl, to whom
he is said to have been engaged to be
married, and who, in the course of six
months time, would have become a
mother, with cyanide of potassium,
and the inference is that he told her
that by taking the deadly drug she
would bring about desired change
in her. physical condition, when in
reality he furnished the cyanide, de-
ceived the girl as to the nature of its
effect for the express purpose Of caus-
ing her death SO that no ENHANCEMENT
might exist which could possibly pre-
vent his marriage to Miss Violet Ed
munds, of Brookline, whose father is
millionaire.
Druq To Kin Dog.
1t Is hard to conceive of a clergy
man committing a capital crime. but
it is more inconceivable to imagine
that a minister of the Gospel could go
to druggist and, with the purpose Of
numbering a young girl uppermost in
his mind. say to the man from whom
he purchased the deadly cyanide:
81 want to kill a dog" and then,
when the transaction is concluded, in
vite the druggist to attend the we'd
ding which was to be made possible
by the killing of Miss Linnell. That
was the remark Richeson is alleged
to have made to William Hahn. a
Newton Center druggist, with whom
he became acquainted when a student
at the Newton Theological Seminary,
on the night of October 10. when he
visited the apothecary and secured the
poison.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
ARREST SOUTHERN BANKERS.
Charged With Using Malls To Con.
duct Lottery.

Atlanta. Ga.-Charged with using
the mails to defraud and to promote
. lottery, whereby they secured near
ly half million dollars, Richard Pur-
Wis. president of the Southern Loan
and Trust Company, of this city. and
three other officers of the same con-
Germ were indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury here. The other officers
were e. o. Helm. vice-president; Guy
King. secretary. and w. N. Smith,
former president. It is charged the
company sold loan contracts and that
buying contract the investor was
really purchasing lottery ticket.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
vIee-presIdent OF Mexico,

Washington.-Pino Suarez, cand.-
date for vice-president of Mexico on
the ticket with Francisco Madero. Jr..
has been elected by a substantial
majority, according to formal an.
nouncement telegraphed to the State
Department by Ambassador Wilson q.
Mexico City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
AANKOW Battle
COST 1900 LIVES
Government Believed TO Be
Holding Back News.
FLAGSHIP SUNK, IS REPORT
Three Thousand lmperials Said To
Have Been Killed In Hankow
Battle Fears FOR
Capital.

Picking. There is no doubt that more
serious news than that of the defeat
of the Government troops by the revo.
lutionists at Hankow Wednesday has
been received at Peking, but not pub
lished. There are persistent rumors
that Admiral Sab Chen Pings flagship
was sunk or captured.
It is reported that the rebels are
now holding Hwangchow, at the mar
rowest point of the Yangtze river, and
that they are also in possession OF
Ichang and the railway near Kwang-
shut.
A dispatch from Shanghai confirms
the report as to the defeat OF Ad-
miral Sab. Admiral Sab is said to
have retired to Kin Kiang with his
disabled vessels, excepting one that
was sunk, the sailors surrendering to
the revolutionists.
5000 Reported Killed.
The dispatch puts the imperial loss
in the Hankow battle at 5000 killed,
besides many wounded now cared for
by the Red Cross Society of the revo-
lutionists.
General Chang Piao, the military
Governor, was put to death and Suit
Ching, Viceroy, was degraded by the
Imperial Government for allowing the
Province of HUI Peh and Human to
pass into the power Of the rebels.
Over 100000 inhabitants of WI
Chang and Hankow are said to have
cut their queues.
Marital law exists in all places oc.
cupied by the rebels.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
WANTS JUDGES CURBED
Roosevelt Says They Have Used
Power ReckIessIY.

New York.-The Judiciary of the
United States must be brought within
the control of and answerable to the
well-thought-of judgment of the neo.
pie, in the opinion of Theodore Roose-
welt, who spoke on 1.-THE Conservation
Of Womanhood and Childhood" before
the Civic Forum.
This control, in Mr. Roosevelt's
judgment, should be exercised more
cautiously and in different fashion
than the control by the people over
the legislator and the executive, but
the control must be there"
Control of judges, Mr.. Roosevelt
said, was but half, although by far the
most important part, Of program
which should be carried out for
proper conservation of manhood. WON
anhood and childhood. The first half
of the program. he said, consisted in
placing upon the statute books of the
nation and States legislation to
remedy existing defects. The ex.
President spoke at length Of what he
SOA mc0 SAyiA6 oUuSCc COuACGtCu Will
child labor"
Mr.. Roosevelt advocated enactment
by Congress Of the bill providing for
bureau, to be known as the chill
dren's bureau, to gather, classify and
distribute accurate information ON all
subjects relating to the welfare OF
children. He urged working women
to organize as workingmen are now
organized, and declared that New
York should put stop to manufac-
turing in tenement houses.
Experience during the last 25 years,
the speaker declared. had shown that,
while the people may be aroused to
sound and high thinking and their
legislative and executive officers try
to carry out their purpose, yet the
whole movement for good might come
to naught because certain judges, Ger.
tain courts, are stepped in some out.
worn political or social philosophy and
totally misapprehend their relations to
the people and to the public needs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Killed Nv Mexlcans.

Akron. O.-S. e. Weegar. OF this
city, learned through a letter signed
by Charles Smith. of Douglas, Ariz.,
that his stepson. Edward Mason.
formerly of Akron. was shot and kill
ed by natives at Aqua Prieta, Mex,
about two weeks ago. No details were
given.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-27
Woman Killed BY Train.

Wellsburg, w. Valuable to hear
an approaching train because of a
shawl that she wore over her head
Mrs. Sarah Bevers, an aged woman OF
West Wheeling. was run down and
instantly killed by Chesapeake amt
Potomac train. The engine crew fail
ed to see the unfortunate woman until
it was too late. heavy fog envelop
ing the track.