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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
RIGHT Of Way Secured.

st. Observation-Disclosures the passage
of the tax in aid of the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company to build
an electric line between Breaux Bridge
and New Iberia, Mr. Crosby, manager
Of the company. assisted by George
Eastin Of st. Martinville, has been
engaged in obtaining the right of
ways for the company. They have
been very successful, and they have
reached the lower limit of this town.
1t is said that the company proposes
to commence grading before the end
of this year. The construction of the
line will put it in close communication
with the interior of the parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
A PENSION Of $4,000 FOR tx-PRESDENTS
Carnegie Corporation Provides an A.
loWance for Former Executives
and Their Widows.

New York.-Future ex-presidents OF
the United States are to be pensioned
in the sum of $4,000 each annually,
by action of the Carnegie Corpora
ton of New York. The grant is pro-
vided with the idea of enabling for
mer executives of the nation to de-
vote knowledge gained in public af'
fairs to the public good, free from
pecuniary care. A similar amount Is
to be paid widows of ex-presidents as
long as they remain unmarried.
The pensions are to be promptly
offered to the ex-presidents or their
widows, so that no application will be
required from them. Payment is to be
continued so long as the recipients
remain "unprovided for by the gov
eminent The announcement fol-
lowed the second annual meeting Of
the corporation held at the residence
of Andrew Carnegie Friday.
The pension plan for ex-presidents
follows
Provision has been made through
this corporation for pension for each
future eX-president and his widow, un-
til married, of twenty-five thousand
($25,O0O) dollars per year, as long as
these remain unprovided for by the
nation, that they may be able to spend
the latter part of their lives devoting
their unique knowledge gained of the
public affairs to the public good, free
from pecuniary cares. These pensions
will be promptly offered to the ex-
presidents or their widows, SO that no
application will he required from
them"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
CAUSE OF DISEASE AMONG Hoee
suzzards Probably Have Spread Mvs.
FERROUS Disease In Acadia p.r;.L

Crowley.-As a result of tho ont
oemlc that has been killing hops IN
and about Crowley and Acadia parish
IN alarming numbers within the mast
two weeks, the Acadia parish hoard
OF health held meeting Saturday for
the purpose of investigating. The fo,,
lowing regulations were made.
butchers must purchase no NOR.
hogs from an infected herd or pen
Those butchering outside of
slaughter house will be liable to nros
ecution.
All meat hooks in slaughter bousas
must be kept washed and clean
Dogs must be kept outside Of
slaughter houses at all times
Butchers will not be permitted 70
butcher hogs having been contami.
mated by infected hogs for a period
of three days.
Board OF health recommends that
no more hogs be slaughtered in AGA.
Ola parish for period of ten days.
In speaking of the disease DIR, Webh
made the following statement:
We have not been able to ascar.
tain the nature of the disease that is
so rapidly killing off the hogs in the
parish. Although it would appear to
be cholera at fiSst glance. an exami.
nation of every carcass that | have
made thus far has shown the lungs
to have been black and decayed
which looks to me like tuberculosis or
diphtheria, although the disease kills
the hogs too quickly for it to be tuber.
euiosis. Most of my hogs died within
week after having been stricken,
but some of them fingered for three
weeks. But one got we'll
/ feel free to state that | believe
| that the disease has originated from
and has been carried by buzzards, in
my estimation. There has never been
as many buzzards in this parish for
years as | have seen this year and
it is a well-known fact that they carry
almost every form of germs. And
they have been flocking to the car.
casses of the hogs dying of the dis
ease, although in most instances | be-
lieve that the hogs have been buried
as soon as discovered dead.
That the disease can be contract.
ed by other animals by eating the
meat of the dead hogs was demon.
strated to be beyond doubt when a
dog in my possession accidentally got
to one of the carcasses and was eating
the meat when discovered. Within
six days he was dead with every indi
cation OF having suffered from the
same disease that killed the hog"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
UNCLE SANS DRAGNET LOADED
GOVERNMENT TAKES IN t73 PEo-
PIE IN ONE DAY.
Raid Under Direction of Postmaster
General-Crimina Medical Prac-
tice-Large Number in Texas.

Washington-A nationwide raid, in
volving practically the Simultaneous
arrest of l73 persons in the principal
cities OF the country, was made
Thursday by postoffice inspectors and
United States marshals upon doctors
and drug concerns charged with mis-
use of the mails to solicit criminal
medical practice. or to dispose OF med
icines and instruments connected with
such practice.
The raid is the most extensive and
far-reaching ever made by any de-
partment of the government and was
under the personal direction Of Post
master General Hitchcock and Chief
Inspector Robert S. Sharp of the post
! office department. So carefully had
its details been guarded that until
| the first OF the arrests were made at
Indianapolis early in the day, prac-
tically nothing was known Of the gov
! ernments contemplated action. Work
ing with clocklike precision, the in
spection force, spread over twenty
two states, carried out the prearrang
ed plans.
The work of the poStoffice inspec-
| tors Thursday is the elimination Of
| the crusade instituted more than two
years ago against the fraudulent and
unlawful use of the mails" said Mr.
| Hitchcock. In that comparatively
brief time We have wiped out of ex-
| istence concerns which have mulcted
! the people OF this country out of more
than $l00,O00,O00 by frauds perpe-
trated through the use OF the mails,
and the courts have sent many of the
promoters of the fraudulent schemes
to the penitentiary, where they now
are serving time. The wide publicity
given to the arrests just made will
do more to put an end to this partcu-
Lar sort of criminality than any mum.
Der of practically unknown prosecu-
tons of widely separated cases"
The number of arrests in the re-
spective cities follow;
New York 2, Buffalo 3, Pittsburg 7.
Indianapolis 8, Chicago 8, ST. Paul 5.
Fort Worth 4, st. Louis 3, Omaha 4,
Oklahoma City S, Portland, Ore, 8;
Denver 5, Seattle s, Spokane S, San
Francisco 7, Oakland, Cal, 8; Los
Angeles 3, San Jose 3, Mobile 3, Ma
rietta 3, Dallas g.
Two each in Albany, Washington,
Memphis, Birmingham, Cleveland.
Steubenville, Ohio; Duluth. Winona.
Mimi; San Antonio, Houston, New
Orleans, Kansas City, Topeka, Ala
media. Cal
One each in Atlanta, Cincinnati, To.
ledo, Minneapolis, Galveston, Salt
Lake City, Ithaca, Elmira, n Y; East
Orange, N. j.; Lancaster and Pine
Bank, Pa; Cumberland, Md; Charles.
ton and Columbia, s. c.. Jacksonville,
Fla; Columbus, Springfield, Mount
Vernon, Dayton and Convoy, Ohio;
Fort Wayne and Terre Haute, Ind;
Peoria, ILL.,; Kalamazoo and Iron
River, Mich; Holden, Mo-; Musko..
gee, Okla; Wichita, Kan; Council
Bluffs. Iowa; Bellingham, Crescent
and Tacoma, Wash; Sacramento.
Cal; Petaluma, Fresno and Glendale.
Cal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Turkey Rejects Peace Terms.

London.--A formal suspension of
the Eastern war proved futile Thurs
day. Turkey rejected the Balkan
terms for an armistice apparently be-
fore the pIenipotentiaries had time to
come together. Kiamil Pasha. the
grand yizier, declared that the over
lures were impossible" He ordered
the commander in chief to continue
fighting with help of the Almighty"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
,,..I School Lnsanitary.

AAAAll ort - That the normal
n an i Nstchitoches will remain
~ bisfiniteiy unless funds are
Nor work necessary to put
:. -. n IN sanitary and healthful
! H y - 7 vas recommended by DR..
sIsssq Nyllng, head of the State
| / NJ health, Saturday in a teie-
s i. I Governor Hall,
; aa'1 ! lucrative need of pure water
'a { q 81 hi the normal school, the
IsIIsEs i $50 mattresses, which have
y !. \ Bs there, a complete fumiga-
tTiE uainting white of the in
J 3. al wooden buildings, includ-
OF Stumbling and bedsteads; the
~ ~. Of all floors with bichloride
y; y. IN, a modern infirmary and
~ BIZ down Of all wooden struc-
A. " ii their replacement by mod
il & and insect proof buildings,
7. ...Sll chief recommendations made
Rlm lDgHng after his inspection Of
sl0a nal school, which was closed
A ght Of the discovery of sew
Is Of near-typhoid fever at the
" J He said the water contained
! !, w y .tsria to the cubic centimeter;
= !. !, & Iln water contained not more
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
asa'ie Kills Louisiana Hous.

As a result of the cpl
val has been rapidly killing
% and about Crowley and
ailsh in alarming numbers
past two weeks, the AGA
board of health, composed
Y Webb Of Crowley, presi-
4 Toler of Crowley, score.
uer David of Church Point
pOid Cart of Iota, held a
= the offices of DR.. Webb
4, : sae purpose of investigat.
!, mat matter with a view to pre-
a'ler spreading of the dis
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Establish TWO Demonstration Farms.

Alexandria. - The Iron Mountain
Railway Company will soon select two
forty-acre tracts of land on which to
establish demonstration farms in
Louisiana 1t is the intention of the
company to select one farm in the hill
lands and one in the river lands, and
it is probable that Rapides parish will
get one and probably both of the
farms, as there are suitable lands OF
both kinds there.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Big Fire at Palaeios.

Palacios, Tex.-Fire of unknown
origin, starting in two places within
the same block at practically the same
time, destroyed four residences and
lumber yard Tuesday, entailing a
loss of approximately $4,000. The
losses are as follows: John T. Price
Lumber Company, $4,000; residences
Of r. A. Gates, $4,000; w. C. VIII
liams, $4,000; E. G. Adkins, $1,000;
DR.. c. H. McCor, $500. BY strange
coincidence, fire one year ago to the
day destroyed in the same block.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Bulgarian Brigade Is Cut or.

London-During the attack on the
Tchatalja lines by the Bulgarians
Wednesday, one Bulgarian brigade
was cut off from the main body at
Biyuk Chekmedieve and suffered ter.
ribly in an unsuccessful attempt to
retreat to Kaiikratiu, according to
dispatch from Constantinople.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Anderson County Truckers Organize.

Palestine, Textile truck growers
of Anderson County have formed an
association to promote the truck in
dustry of Anderson County for next
season and at largely attended
meeting officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing term. The fol
lowing were chosen: P. l. Burch,
president; H, R. Deitz, vice presi-
dent; A. Lemacks, secretary and
reasurer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Appoints Wealthy chicaooan.

Washington.-Edwin d. Aver,
wealthy Chicagoan, Thursday was
named by President Taft member Of
the board of lgdian commissioners
which has supervision OF contracts
and purchases Of supplies among the
Indians. Mr.. Aver has taken an in
terest for many years past in Indian
affairs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
State Seeks to Recover Land.

Austin, Textile attorney general,
through Assistant John l.. Terrell,
Wednesday filed suit in the fifty-third
district court in the name of the state
against Ed Wilkinson ct al to recover
$3.50 acres in Martin and Dawson
ounties, now held by virtue of for
er grants.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
'pa''ns for Canal Trade.

I. aOuse.-The Standard Oil
So !. ! . doubling the capacity of
= the refinery north of the
pspaFation for the opening
s,s aana canal trade, the bulk
4. usfn export business going
i. port A fleet of oil-carry-
!. = Is being built in Europe
!. - IN this trade. The docks
81 q the Liverpool floating
I ~ srs said to be the only docks
w In America.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
sms Court Awards $4,000.

's-AS a result of the acct
u lota last year in which c..
q section foreman in the
q the Southern Pacific rail-
y Killed while trying to flag
express near a damaged
lne supreme court of Louis
aed down a decision Friday
Us Aathilde Bourdier, wife
Killed foreman, damages
aas to 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Condition Of Czarevitch.

Berlin.-The Russian crown prince
is suffering from tuberculosis of the
hip joint and hemophilia, excluding
any hope of his complete restoration
to health, according to the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Vossische
Zeitung, who says he has his infor.
nation from an absolutely reliable
source.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Steal 5000 Worth Of JeweIry.

White Castle. Saturday morning
between and 3 o'clock burglars en-
tered the jeweIry store of John Peters,
Jr,, bored the large safe door, which
contained all his valuable jewelry,
and took everything of value the safe
contained, making a clean sweep OF
nearly $4,000 worth of jewelry, most
" of diamonds, watches and rings.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Sale Of $4o,oo0,ooo Notes.

New York - Announcement was
made Thursday that the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company had sold $40.000,000 one
year 5 per cent notes to banking
syndicate headed by j. Pierpont Nor.
gan L. Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Circuit Court Term.

/ so y, December 2 the
a.es circuit court of ap-
ussla the regular fall term
:e,ss S,'ag OF cases, when Judge
Il NY u Texas will sit in the
uss Mccormack, who is i'll.
i ss a,ime the court will sit
cases already heard.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
New orleans Live Stock.

New Orleans.-Live Stock Landing,
New Orleans: Texas and Western cat
tle-Receipts liberal Saturday; no
choice heavy beeves in sellers hands
at the close and good inquiry. Prices
firm ON choice only.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Port Bolivar Terminal Facilities.

Port Bolivar, Textile $4,000
lumber terminal facilities now con-
sist of storage sheds 300 feet long,
Of fireproof construction; a slanted
skidway 1920 feet long, down which
the heavy timbers are rolled into the
water of sunken tracks alongside the
sheds, placing car floors and the shed
floors on level, and a powerful loco
motive derrick for handling the lum-
Der.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
slipping Raw Sugar.

F0ileans. The American Sugar
Company will make several
Shipments of Louisiana raw
pits New York City plant dur
present. season, the first of
) now being loaded at Chal-
snks on the steamship Porin-
lEAich will take on approx
5000 sacks. Most of the
q this shipment is coming
. upper coast and is among
y received, arriving both by
Eater.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
EARTHQUAKE in Mexico,

Mexico City.--For four minutes
Tuesday long undulating waves of
earthquake rocked the city, but with
3ut doing great damage, The disturb
ances resulted in the loss of number
OF liy
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
...vatlon Benefited

..yvatjoI1 peHe'
s'n.'' cause of the
,an'' through source stream
'l ~ Of now wasted flood
!, NE NE prevention of floods 1s
- = has been given great at
a.'ash the consolidation OF
D 3, irrigation Association
p+n0al reclamation Asso o.a
y the name OF the latter as
Roothe Of Los Angeles s, as
4 Geo. H. Maxwell OF New e.
4 ,srscutive director and t ene
~ !. that a national confer
hold at New Orleans Jan,
!, 1918, for the purpose OF
,'.aing upon the details OF
y, 10 secure the enactment
~ .'a,ds. Bartholdt river regu-
roOd prevention bill by
.oncrpSS,
'.lsrspce will be held by the
grlamstion Association un'
..niecs of the Los Angeles
4 commerce, the New Or
,,..siye Union, the Pittsburg
sl,smrlission, the Louisiana
Issociation, the Stockton
IN Regulation Association
y, and California River Reg
rsnuission, the Louisiana
m Club and other organiza'
4 delegates representing the
a organizations of every
a. Union are expected to at
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Schrank Is insane.

Milwaukee, Wis. That John
Schrank, who shot Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt on the night of October IA
last, Is insane, was the substance of
an unanimous report of the five alien
lists appointed by Judge A, c. Backus
to examine into the prisoners mental
condition was the statement of court
officials Wednesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Road Bond issue Carries.

Palacios. Texan election was
held Wednesday to vote on the issu.
ance of 100000 bonds for good roads
in this precinct: The result of the
count stood 211 in favor of the ssu-
ance of the bonds and % against the
issuance of the bonds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Possible Penalty Of $4,000, 900.

Meridian, Miss.-Penalties, the max,
imum of which is $40, 1000, 900 and the
minimum s1,0OO,O0O, and the forfeit.
ure of their charters, are asked in
petition filed by Attorney Genera
Ross A. Collins against the Alabam
Great Southern and Mobile and Or
railroads, charging violation of l.
Mississippi antitrust laws.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Hope Retains Title.

New York---Willie Hoppe retained
his title as champion at 1872 balk line
billiards by defeating Ora Moruingstar
in the final game of the championship
tournament Thursday by the score OF
500 to ZIG.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Louisiana Freight Agents Meet.

Alexandria. The Louisiana general
freight agents met for an executive
session in Alexandria Thursday. Prom
inent railroad men from all parts OF
the state attended.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
narstow Fire Damaoe sa5.o 600.

Barstow. Tex. 49, Fire Wednesday
night destroyed the Citizens STATE
bank building here. The telephone
exchange, situated in the building. was
also destroyed. The loss was $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
HookWorm Appropriation.

Austin, Tex.-Houston County is the
latest to come in the fold with $500
appropriation for the cooperative
work of the hookworm commission.
making a total OF sixteen counties
which indicated their desire to have
the services OF the hookworm experts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Little Girl DRAGGED 70 Death.

Perry, Okla-Thelma Lefurgy, the
8-year-old daughter of Homer Lefurgy,
while on her way from school Friday,
was thrown from her pony and drag,
ged to death by her foot becoming en-
tangled in the stirrup
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
nxnamite Kills Herman FeIter.

Muenster, Tex.-Herman Felter OF
Muenster was killed Tuesday by the
explosion of twelve sticks of dyna-
mite, which he was carrying to bis Or
chard. He intended blasting out holes
in which to set new apple trees.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Second Concrete Bridge Finished.

Alexandria. --The second bridge for
Rapides parish was completed THIS
week at Quadrate, on Bayou Rapides-
The Quadrate bridge is seyenty-five
feet long with twelve-foot'roadway
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Cattle Ready to Leave Ainine.

Alpine, Tex--TWo hundred cars e.
fat cattle are now ready to move out
to market from Alpine. and = great
many more trow Other points in Brew
stss County
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
twenty-five Cars Of Homeseekers.

twenty-five Cars Of Homeseekers.
Houston, Tex.-tweRty.five carloads
of honeseekers arrived in Houston
Friday by different roads from the
North. They represent sections in
Missouri Kansas, Colorado and North
ern states, and were all interested in
the gulf coast country.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
Electra Oil Field.

Wichita, Textile average daily
production of the Electra field for the
month of October was $4,000 barrels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29

cuero's Drove Of 1853 Turkeys.
Cuero, Tey.-A drove of 1863 tur.
KEYS was driven through the resi-
dence streets Saturday - local
slaughter house.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
VITAL STATISTICS Of TEXAS FOR OCTOBER
There Were 4,7s7 Births and 1896
oeaths-Two Sets Of Triplets
u and SIS Sets of Twins,

Austin, Tex.-R. P. Babcock, state
registrar of vital statistics, Saturday
made public the figures for October.
They show decrease in deaths and
an increase in births, which proves
that old Texas is in good health and
regulating race suicide.
Rirths
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29

Of these 112 children, 100 were born
alive and 6 were stillborn.
Triplets, 2 sets, as follows:
Males, white, from Grayson county
Females, black, from Grayson coun-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
,4''afla Cotton Receipts.

,Ra seou hecelPtSs
cotton receipts at the
ssoniresses to date amount
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-19
tuberculosis and the Red Cross :eai

Oliver Wendell Holmes called tuberculosis The Great
of the disease known. People knew lis deadly
ho1d upon its victims and all they could
it and has sad pray to- bekep out of its
clutches.
Today know that 1t is an hereditary disease
We know that is only durable prevenable We
know what causes it and study it and fight it,
Indeed the fight against it is national and there are
hundreds of brave women all over America as
well as in the other countries the world who are
disease. If the transmission of the germ can
be stopped. and it certainly can, the disease can
stopped
Milk from tubercuous is probably the largest
source of infection The dust streets carries the
germs. Flies carry them Dirt is rich in the deadly
microbes. Foul air is feeder of the disease All these
causes can be removed If will do away with them
poverty prevail there will be dirt and debility The
first STEP therefore, is teach the ignorant If peo-
Die will only learn the vital and make up their
minds to improve their sanitary conditions they can do
great deal towards reducing the death-rate among
themselves and their neghbors
The annual sale OF the Red Cross Christmas Seals Is
for the purpose of banishing tuberculosis Every zeal
against it. Your Christmas mail and packages will be
all the brighter and worth while if they this
little token of your love for humanity
This is practical and simple way for YOU to help.
Won't you do it?