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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Bacca|aureate Sermon, Rev. W. |
ChiIdreSs; Annual Address,
Col. Jno. W. Nicholson.

The Welsh High School in closing
one OF the most successful sessions of
its history will present q series Of
entertainments in keeping with the
high standard of excellence for which
this institution stands.
The Baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered at the Auditorium, Sunday.
May rs, by Rev. W. /. Childress, of
Roanoke, who never fails to delight
his audiences with his inspirational
addresses, cOuched in language
scholarly and elegant. The ministers
OF Welsh are invited to come with
their congregations to hear Rev.
Childress.
On Monday evening, Nav 81, at the
Auditorium the class play will be
presented. The subject OF the drama
is, "A Spoiled Darling" and it a.
bounds in ludicrous situations and
interesting phases from the beginning
to the conclusion of the play. This
is said to be the best of the class
plays recently presented.
On Monday Tuesday and Wednes-
day at the High School Laboratory a
School Exhibit will be placed for the
inspection of patrons and other visit.
ors Of the school. Excellent work has
been done and the teachers desire that
YOU visit the exhibit, feeling that the
pupils merit this recognition from
YOU.
Tuesday evening, May %, at the
Auditorium the Commencement pro-
gram will be presented, at which tim
the following pupils will be graduated
from the High School: Misses Mabel
Gabbert, Bonnibel Doan, Irma Robin
son, Jessie Robinson; Messrs. True
man Fear. Reynolds Logan, Ben
Gabbert and George Morthland.
Col. Jno. w. Nicholson, of L. S. L.
man of national reputation as a
mathematician and who excels as a
"recounter OF incidents" will deliver
the annual address to the grauates.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these exercises.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
farmers WHO SUCCEED.
One Community in Which Farmers GO
to Market With Full Wagons
and Return With Full Pockets.
(The Country Review.)

Discussing the progress the Ameri
can farmer has made in the direction
Of supplying the bulk of his necessities
on his own farm, Mr.. Bradford Knapp
of the Bureau of Plant Industry at
Washington, relates his recent eXpe-
rience in the Dutch Fork community
of South Carolina:
'There were about twenty farmers
gathered together in the schOOlhOuse
to hear Commissioner Watson, Of
South Carolina and myself. had
been talking at other places on diver
sitied farming and the necessity of
producing home supplies as safe
economic basis for farming. After
making a brief statement, I told the
audience that appreciated that they
were doing many of these things in
Dutch Fork, and that they would par
don me it conducted little quiz to
find out just the extent Of what be-
lieved to exist there. So asked them
to answer my questions by raising
their hands in response to ny inuuiries
Il first asked them how many Of
them produced all of the corn that was
needed for family use and for feedin"
the livestock. Every hand was raised.
| asked them how many of them grow
wheat, and every hand went up.
asked them how MANY OF them took
their wheat and corn to the mill there
in Dutch Fork and had it ground into
corn meal and -four for the use of
their families, and every hand was
raised. | asked them how many of
them produced their own hay, which
was material question in view of the
fact that hay was worth about S35 %
ton in Columbia at that time, and I
found that practically every farmer
in that section produced his own hay.
| asked them how MANY of them kent
hogs and produced their own meat,
and found that this was also the Gus
tom of every farmer. They also kept
chickens. Finally, one of the farmers
from the audience said to me: 'Mr.
Knapp. We are proud OF the fact in
this section that we 90 to Columbia
and other market places with our
wagons full of produce. and we come
back with wagons empty, except for
such few things as cannot be produced
in this section.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
Wanted:-Young Man or Young LAZY
to Take Nice Office Position
at Good Salary.

Many of our large business con-
Germs are wanting bright, energetic
young men and women to fill good
paving positions in their office provide
ing they have a thorough training in
Bookkeeping, Shorthand, and Type
writing or Telegraphy. The demand
for this class of help is far greater
than the supply. as we can prove by
referring you to the graduates that
have gone out from our institution.
You cannot find one who has complet.
ed course of Bookkeeping and
Shorthand or Telegraphy during the
past six months who has been out of
employment more than ten days, uu-
less of his own accord. II YOU can,
we will make you u present Of q
scholarship.
Write for our catalOg and read
what we claim to do. and what our
graduates say we have done for them,
and what our graduates employers
say of their efficiency. Then you will
be convinced that our training exact.
ly meets the demands of the best bust
ness and railway offices. You will
also be convinced that our graduates
are placed In positions promptly.
Every statement made in our catalog
is backed by cash guarantee of 500
to be true and correct.
Don't waste YOUR summer months
just because there is no work you can
do. Enter our school for course of
Bookkeeping and Shorthand or Tele.
graphy. Our rooms are large and
cool. thew are well ventilated, there is
not Il place that you would enjoy
spending the summer more than TAX
ing course with US. When the busy
Fall season opens you will be quail.
fed to meet the demands OF the better
class of positions that will be await.
ing you. With our original copy.
righted systems we give you better
course in half the time and almost
hal the cost of other schools teaching
other systems.
For free catalog giving full particu.
lars, iii in your name and address,
and mail to Tyler Commercial Col
lege, TYLER, Texas.
Name. -. ...... ............,
Address Observation-Disclosures.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
Missouri Pacific Recognizes Service
By Issuing Annual Passes.

AS a reward for faithful service, the
management of the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railroad has decided
to issue annual passes to employees
who have worked for that company
fifteen years or longer.
About 1900 employees will receive
these passes, including agents, con-
ductors, engineers, brakemen, train
baggemen, switchmen, tiremen, host
lers, telegraphers, bridge and build
ing foremen and section foremen.
The rules covering the extension OF
this courtesy to employees are: For
fifteen years continuous service an
emplove receives annual Transports
ton for himself over the division on
which he is Employed; for twenty
years continuous service an annual
pass for himself and wife over the
division, and after twenty-five wears
continuous service annual transporta.
ton for himself and vie over the en-
tire Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
System of nearly 1900 miles.
r. w. Waters, conductor on a
suburban train running out of Saint
Louis is now in his SD wear OF con-
tinuous employment. Beginning work
for the Missouri Pacific before the
Civil war. he has not changed EN-.
ployers, and is the Oldest man in
point OF service on the entire system
He will receive q system pass for
himself and wife.
John Cook and his son, c. w.
Cook, both EMPLOYED on the Central
Kansas division as passenger engin-
GERS, under the Is years OF service
ruling are entitled to annual passes
for themselves and wives.
In the territory from Saint Louis
south to the Arkansas state line and
from Saint Louis west to Kansas
CITY considerably more than $40 men
are affected. From Kansas City west
taking in the state OF Kansas, some
thing over sos passes will be distribute
ed. while In Arkansas and Louisiana
about 800 EMPLOYEES will benefit bl
this courtesy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
Japanese Designs on Monroe Doct-
rine.

Once more has the polite premier of
Japan, the Marquis Saion-ji, used the
newspapers of two worlds to profess
for the United States that esteem and
affection which no intern ational crisis
can effect. The occasion was Magda-
lena Bay. The great natural harbor
in that vicinity, if the sensational dis.
patches be accurate, seemed to be in
the hands OF the Japanese. They
were cloaking the acquisition as a
steamship concession. Far graver
than even American dailies coniec-
tured was the resultant situation be-
tween Washington and Tokyo in the
light OF some European press com.
ment Something perilous}y like bad
faith was discerned by the department
OF state in the support extended by the
Saion-ji ministry to the acquisition of
the japanese fO0thold on our Pacific
coast. Such was the impression OF
the Paris Matin. Japan, it inferred,
had been caught in an effort to eyade
the Monroe Doctrine. Colonization
of the region concerned was proceed
ing with the aid of foreign office funds.
The Mexican government watched
these Developments with neutrality
so benevolent to Tokyo that protest
went from our capitol to that of
Madero. These theories of what is
going on behind the scenes seem even
to dailies like the London Post to fit
certain obscure facts in recent diplo-
macy. At any moment, if the conjec-
lures OF these and other papers abroad
be reasonable, the world NAV awake
to find relations between Japan and
the United States so strained that the
peace of the Pacific will be pious
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Literature (Mav. J
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
CaIcasieu Executive Committee
Chooses Delegates to Attend
Democratic Convention.

The Calcasieu Parish Democratic
Committee met in Lake Charles at
noon Monday and selected delegates
to the state convention to he held 10
Baton Rouge on June 4th. The fol-
lowing twenty-five gentlemen were
named as delegates to attend this
convention: .,
John Chaumout. Y. O.. Reed, DR.. S.
r. Sartor, r. r. Arceneaux. John
W. Armstrong, A. P. Pujo, w. j.
Martin, w. E. Krebs, DR.. A. J. Per-
kins, T.. H. Moss, J. A Williams,
Aladdin Vincent, Leon Locke, j. G.
Gray. T. Z. POWELL J. L. Tooke, J.
H. Mcmahon, DR.. George S. Lyons,
L. l.. Squires, Geo. W. Richardson,
B. Nj. Ball, Prosper Verret, a. A.
Gauthier. w. E. German and j. G.
Richard.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
LEGISLATURE CONvENES.
Hon. |. {. Thomas Chosen Speaker
R. T. Landry Elected Clerk.

The general assembly of Louisiana
convened at noon, Monday Nav 18th,
1912, in regular session, Matters OF
Importance IN the organization Of the
two houses Of the assembly was dis
posed OF as quickly as possible.
Hon. L. e. Thomas. of Cado parish
was chosen as speaker OF the house,
thus insuring the Good Government
forces opportunity for pushing their
measures.
Hon. Robert II. Landry, was re-
elected as Clerk OF the House, over a
protest from q number of the good
Government members, who declared
that thew should make clean sweep,
and leave no vestage OF the old Ring
crowd in power.
The following outline OF the Legis-
lature and its works, is given by the
Daily States,
Session opened May l3.
Limited to 60 days. Closes Thursday
July II.
Senators, Al. House members, Il6.
Speaker, L. E. Thomas OF CaddO.
Lieutenant Governor and presiding
officer of Senate until Monday, Nav
20, P. M. Lamb emont, OF St. James.
Thereafter Thomas C. Barrett, OF
Caddo.
Tuesday, May "A, farewell message
Of Gov. Sanders.
Houses meet in JOINT assembly
Thursday, Nav IS, to canvass result
of election. Besides declaring Luther
E. Hall elected Governor and T. G..
Barrett Lieutenant Governor canvass
will determine if the Republicans
polled 10 per cent of the vote.
Adjournment probable on THURSDAY
to Monday in order to permit Speaker
to prepare committees.
Monday, Nav 20, noon, swearing in
of Governor Hall by Chief Justice
Breaux and retirement of Lieutenant
Governor Lambremont in favor OF
Lieutenant Governor Barrett.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN Ar
R|VES IN WELSH FRIDAY.
Most Complete Exhibition of States
Resources Ever Assembled For
Instruction of the Masses.

In the midst Of one of the heaviest
doWnpOurS of rain Of the season, the
demonstration tram, being operated
by the Louisiana State University,
and the Southern Pacific Railroad,
pulled into Welsh, shortly after three
O'Clock Friday afternoon, as per
schedule. The train consisted of ten
cars carrying samples of what Louis
lana can produce when given a chance
Shortly after the arrival OF the
train, and in spit OF the heavy rain,
which slackened, a large crowd of in
terested Investigators and spectators
assembled to view the exhibits and
listen to the lecture.
The cars devoted to cattle and hogs
we're the first ones in interest to most
OF the people here. In the car contain
ing the cattle there were shown
splendid individuals of the dairy
breeds such as the JERSEY, Holstine,
ana Red Polled. OF the beef breeds
were shown the Polled Angus, Here
f0rds, and several grades showing
what effect grading up the common
native stock will have when crossed
with thoroughbred stock for two o:
three generations A number Of differ.
emf breeds OF hogs were shown, and
the merits of each class pointed out
bv the lecturer, who devoted his time
to this section of the exhibit.
Mr.. S. NJ. Watson, Of the poultry
department of the Louisiana state
fair next interested the audience with
the splendid display of chickens and
ducks which is carried on the train.
A car of improved farm machinery,
much of it being shown in operation,
was of much interest to large por-
ton of the audiance. Such improve.
ments we're SHOWN in machinery, that
it would seem doubtful, il the man
who left the farm decade ago, would
be able to operate the ordinary ma.
chinery on an up to date farm of TODAY
The train carried - number OF cars
devoted to the various agriculture
productions of the state. A careful
trip through these cars should con-
vince the mos; skeptical that the old
whine, "Yu CANT raise EN- in Louis
, iana," should he utterly ignored,
when applied to practically any use
full thing that grows between the
equator and the poles.
The train left here at $50 for Lake
Charles, where it completed its lone
journey of more than nine week Sat.
urday evening.
During the nine weeks that the
Demonstration train has been on the
road it is estimated that it has covered
approximately five thousand miles
having traversed practically all The
railroad lines OF the state. And tina
it has been visited by more than ont
hundred thousand people. There car
be no doubt but that the result of the
work of the Demonstration train viii
be one of the potent factors for thu
uplift of the agricultural interests o
the state, to that plane of etficienc'
and prosperity to which they are
entitled.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
A Verv EarIV Settler.

OF more than passing interest was
the genealogv of the Beal family pub
lished in recent Sunday issue of the
Times Democrat, to druggist l.. c..
Smith, from the fact that he is a d.
rect descendent of Joseph Beal, who
came over from bingham, England,
about the year 1900 and settled ia
bingham, Mass, says the Patterson
Tribune.
Considering the fact that the first
English settlement in America was
not made until several wears after
that date we are inclined to believe
that somebody has their dates mixed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
Weather and Crop Conditions.

While, fortunately this section OF
the state did not suffer the damage
from the storm last Friday that
numerous other parts of the country
did, still it experienced one of the
heaviest rains in years, in the neigh
borhOOd of five inches Of water fall
ing during the day, while further
north it is reiablg reported that the
participation was nearly double that
amount. Immediately following the
rain, the weather cleared, and Satur-
dav morning dawned clear with q
good breeze blowing from the north,
west, which rapidly absorbed the SUR
face moisture. Sc rapidly did the
ground dry, owing both to the beat
| ing character of the rain and to the
drying weather, that bv Monday
morning number of teams we're in
the fields at work, and by the middle
OF the week ground was reported to-
be working in first.cIass condition,
and farmers are taking full adv antage
OF their opportunity to get their crop
in.
! We believe, from the best iniorma.
| ton that we can get bv reports from
a number IF planters from different
sections, that it Is q conservative esti-
mate to SAY that not to exceed forty
per cent Of the normal acreage of rice
will be in the ground bv the close of
the week If conditions continue favor
able until then. OF the rice that is
planted, a considerable quantity is
up and looking fine. Several plant
ers will begin flooding this week un.
less it rains again. The frequent
rains have to Il great extent prevented
the formation of crust on the top OF
the ground, which SO often proves
disastrous TO young rice.
While experience has taught the
majority of planters that it does not
pay to plant late rice, still the con-
sensus of opinion seems to be that
there will be q good deal of late
planting done this season In spite OF
past experience. A number of plant
ers have said that they would continue
planting through June 1t necessary 10
order to get their crop in.
On account OF tue extremely wet
weather but little attention has been
given to highland crops so far, al.
though ,here is going to be consider.
able acreage OF sweet potatoes put out
this summer, and there is considerable
corn already growing. which will
doubtless do we'll il the ground drys
sufficiently to permit 1t being properly
worked. New potatoes are coming
into use and the prospect seems TO be
favorable for a good Weld.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
Mothers Day Service at Methodist
Church Sunday.

We are asked to announce that
Mothers Dav will be observed Sun.
day, May 10, at the eleven O'Clock
service hour by appropriate services,
at the Methodist church. A cordial
invitation is extended to everyone to
attend this service.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
...n,rrrrn For ROOSEVELT

snnors, Nd, May l5.-Sixteen
81, ejpbt selected by friends OF
nd eight by friends of Theodore
,.,slt but all instructed to vote
6,0,svelt at Chicago were elected
J, i the Maryland republican
convention.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
dluy Of CaIcasieu Parish to
kest Monday, May goth.

calcasieu Parish grand jury
ealene 10 Lake Charles Monday
Ah at II o'clock. A list OF
citizens of the parish have
summoned to appear on that
aaa from this list, q grand jury
asnOers will be chosen to serve
sasulng six months.
laSsr Of cases are on the docket
S'ie the attention of the new
'ad 'tis probable that they will
session the greater part of the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
- u.upsHIRE FOR CT. ARK

INV HAMPSHIRE Fun Ui.ANA'
ao,Ord N. H., May l5.-Eour dele
.tlsrge and two from each OF
DDgressiOnal districts to the dem
4 national convention at Balti-
pnpledged but morally bound"
residential vote for Speaker
d Clark, we're elected by the
trsts OF New Hampshire today.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17

CLARK CARRIES NEVADA
gl5 Champ Clark carried Ne
lover Wilson by more than five
sarording to reports from Tues
primary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17

!, nvcps CONTROL IN TENNESSEE
E.syIIle. Tenn, May l5.,-Tafs
y in complete control of the
.,,nbllcan convention. The ex'
!, M did not take place and the
e., 10 the national convention
I. we're instructed for Taft.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
.,r,N IN SADDLE

cadence. :, en- Kan, May l5.-c0n-
sap'ussr.rbelminglv by Roosevelt e1
4 l' vs. the third district Repnbi IL,
|afs, ..'assional convention will
S W on Tuesday to name two
D''V - the Republican congress-
Ils' y Allen White, Of Emporia'
~ Lotion already is assured
s s.1orsgd for national commit
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
niRK LEADS IN NEVADA

70, New, May l5.-Early reports
he the democratic presidential
rencs vote in todaY's Nevada pri-
ns is for Champ Clark.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
o,IiticaI Situation IS Indi-
y ..,sd BY state Primaries
- EAR BEHIND.

:. I' uipp., May Reports
P'a PAU. from 50 of the s. county
Iid l,. which Monday chose
sa'l0n' rbursday's State conven-
pes y hat Roosevelt will have
iDo' '.', LaFollette ia and Taft
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
BOSWELL AND CLARK CARRY
CALIFORNIA.

Dotts from TUESDAYS primary
biz that Roosevelt carried Cali
b BY at least $4,000 majority,
Clark ran ahead of Wilson by
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-05-17
,,ope FOR ROOSEVELT.

.,,r II MORE FOR ROOSEVELT.
-. 5a... Wash, May 15.-The
-, managers declare that
|. s''t entire delegation OF
|lDS .,.mbers is certain to be sent
E i. with Instructions to sup
|','' .olouel for the presidential
', son The state convention to
- aoIepates will be held here
brow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-14

The campaign that is being made
by Colonel w. P. futile in the Sec
ond district is meeting with the ap-
prevail of the voters generally. AS
a large owner o farms in the state,
as business man with record OF
forty years of success and as a friend
of the farming interests, with splen'
did ideas of what this state needs
in the way representation in con-
gress, Col. futile is making friends
wherever he goes through the dis
trict. He is not so much interested
in building up a factional machine
as he is in seeking the best means
for the development and growth of
North Dakota, and the prosperity OF
its farmers through intelligent legis-
1ation. That kind of campaign is
approved by the voters. Of all the
candidates in the race, none has
qualifications better than futile,
who is steadily gaining in strength.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-14
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Captain the Honorable Frederick
Edward Guest, who was recently ap
pointed treasurer of ling Georges
household, was born June IA, 1875.
He is the third son Of the first
Baron Wmborne. He received a
military education at Sandhurst and
as captain of the First Life Guards
participated in the White Nile expe-
dition in 1900. A year ago he was
elected to the house of commons. At
one time Mr.. Guest was private sec.
rotary to Winston Spencer Church
hill. In 1905 he was married to Miss
Amy Phipps, daughter of Henry
Phipps of Pittsburgh.
congratuIations to:
The Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide
of Luxembourg, the youngest Euro.
pean sovereigns. Is years old today.
Robert NJ. La Toilette, United
States senator from Wisconsin and
for the republican presiden-
tial nomination, 81 years old today.
Most Rev. John J. Glenhon, Roman
Catholic archbishop Oh st. Louis, so
years old today.
Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles, U. S.
A., retired, GO years old today.
Francis William Stronge, the Brit
ish minister to Mexico, Sc years old
today.