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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Hillss Selected Chairman,

Washington.-James B. Reynolds Of
Massachusetts. who was named as
secretary of the republican National
committee. and C. d. Hilles. Presi-
dent Tafts secretary, was selected for
chairman OF the National committee.
The subcommittee announced the Sc
lection of Mr.. Hilles and Reynolds
after an hour session with President
Taft at the White House, and few
minutes in conference at downtown
hotel Both were chosen unanimous
ly. Mr.. Taft was plainly pleased with
the committees choice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Shock for a Brother.

John" said an eminent physician,
YEARLY, entering his home after a
hard days work, John, If anyone calls
excuse me-"
Yes, subj" agreed John, the old
family darkey.
Just say" explained the doctor,
that the masseur Is with me-"
A little later the doctors brother
called-called and received the shock
Of his life.
II want to see the doctor at once"
said he.
you can't do it, subj" solemnly an
nounced the old darkey, turning up his
eyes till the whites alone showed.
You can't do 1t. sub. The doctor, sub,
am wild de Messiah. New York
Evening Sun.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
More Than $4,000 Rabbits klI,ed.

Brownwood, Tex-More than $4,000
jack rabbits have been killed in Brown
County during the past four months,
for which the commissioners court
has paid about $1,100. When the
court last March offered a bounty of
DC for pack rabbit scalps 1t ned no
idea there would be such a slaughter
and since $l,lOO has been paid out in
this manner the court finds it will
have to discontinue the payment for
the present, as. there is no tax lew
to cover such an expenditure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Good Bait,

Aunt Sarah, cook in a Rehrs
family, took home a dish Of naus|
from her mistress table for In /
fication Of her own family. Wias
children had been assured thy
was good they proceeded to eat i
great gusto. The next morning i.
Sarah discovered two OF her /
spring In the yard turning oyer ia.
and soil and scratching vlgoroUtl
the earth.
"Heah, yo' chillun" called out il
Sarah, what 20 all doin''"
Yves a-huntin'," was the repti
some mo- Of dem macaroni vornl'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Making Cheese In oIdsn Dan

Cheese was made by the aass|
farmers in the summer on The I'd
erative plan by which four cattstp|
ers owning say II mich Cows, retsai
all the milk night and morning 4
cording to the daily yield Of ID
little herd. Thus given two FAM
having five cows each, one with ID
and one with one, supposing that ]
average yield per COW was the w
In two weeks, two owners would ia
five cheeses each; one would Fa
three, and one only one chess, !
this one would be as good and@lnl
as any of the rest.-"Nobility q y
Trades-The Farmer" Charles w
low Hall, In National Magazine,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Her Ruling Passion.

The woman who had chased U
and dirt all her life finally feas
st. Peter.
Come in, you poor, tired vasa
he said, and held the gate aM'
But the woman hesitated,
Tell me first" she said, "hoE aa
you clean house,"
The saint smiled.
you can't shake OF the rulaI
sion, can your" he said. IN, "
step inside and they'll give ~
broom and dustpan instead Oh : ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Another Aviator Killed.

MISUNDERSTANDING, France. Rene
Bedel, holder of the Pommery cup for
cross country flying, which he won
from Jules Vedrines, plunged to death
Tuesday before the eyes OF some thou
sands of French troops who were as.
sembled on the reviewing ground at
ourmelon-Le-Grand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Summer Resort DESTROYED,

Watertown, N. Thousand Island
Park was swept Tuesday by dis.
astrous fire which wiped out practi-
cally the entire business section, the
Columbian hotel, the New York Edu-
cation building and eighty-seven cot
tages. The loss, it is estimated, will
be 100000
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Twas a Pretty Thina

The young man produced a M
square box from his pocket,
i have a present for you ),
gan. Il don't know whether Il VI,
your finger or not, but"
"Oh, George" she broke IN. w,
so sudden Why, | never dresna
But just then George producs
gift-a silver thimble-and IT sns
denly cooler in the rooms,
Home Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
They Are Overworked Now.

Four-year-old Dick had made an I'M
portant discovery that his hair would
pull out II enough force was exerted,
and was absorbed in proving the fas-
chatting find on his forelock. His sis
ter-aged seven-noted the proceed.
Ing with round-eyed horror.
"Dickie! Dickie!" she cried. you
mustn't do that"
"Why?" demanded Dickie, with the
cynIcism of childhood.
Because the Bible says that all
your hairs are numbered-and IL you
pull any out you'll make lot of extra
bookkeeping for the angels"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Travis School Election Carries,

Travis. Tex.-The election held to
determine whether there shall be
tax of Csc on each 500 valuation as
sessed in the Travis independent
school district for maintenance pur.
poses. resulted in 45 votes for and
20 against,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Women Seek Buried Treasure,

London.-Two women are taking a
leading part In an expedition now be-
Ing fitted out under the direction Of
H. Whitsworth Of st. Martins Court.
Charing Cross, to: recover private
treasure supposed to. be valued at
slOO,OOO,OOO and said to have been hid
den many years ago on Cocoa, lone.
'ly island $50 miles southwest of Pan
anna.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Over Million Eoqs.

Temple, Tex.-A produce and com.
house of Temple Tuesday
shipped ten refrigerator carloads Of
eggs to the Northern markets, each
Car containing 400 cases with thirty
dozen eggs to the case, making a total
of $4,000 eggs to the car, or a grand
total for the shipment of 1,44O,OOO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
italians Victorious,

Rome, ltaly-Italian troops Tuesday
captured the town of Misratah. 1870
miles east of the city of Tripon. The
Arabs who fought under the guild.
ance of Turkish officers, fled into the
interior, leaving several hundred
corpses on the field. The Italians lost
nine killed and 121 wounded.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Nominee for Cadetshjp.

Washington, Representative Smith
of Texas Wednesday named H. M.
Goode of Roby, Fisher county, as prin-
cipal for a cadetship at West Poin
Military Academy and Cecil A. Simp-
son of Sweetwater and Howard D. Full.
wiler Of Abilene as alternates.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Alvin; Drainage Bonds Carry,

Alvin. Texan election was herd
Wednesday for the disposal Of $31 900
remaining from an original drainage
bond issue In Alvin drainage district
No. 3. The vote was 1872 in favor of
appropriating the sum for the fur
therance of drainage in the district,
including the city of Alvin, and 2s
against.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Mexican Ports Closed.

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern.
ment Thursday declared all ports on
the gulf seaboard of the second, third
and fourth class closed to ships from
Porto Rico, Cuba and Trinidad, to
prevent the bubonic plague from gain.
Ing a foothold in this country.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Four Drown in cIoudburst.

st. Louis, Mo.-Four persons were
drowned at Alton, ILL.,, Sunday by a
cloudburst which destroyed two miles
of streets, wrecked six buildings and
the gas plant of the Alton Gas and
Electric Company, with a total prop.
erty loss of $3.50, 200.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Two Drown In Lamnas,. Div.

Lampasas, Tex.-Two persons were
drowned and two others rescued and
resuscitated while bathing in a deem
mole IN Lampasas creek, in Hancock
park wednesday,. The dead: Kree,
Fan, and Miss Lizzie Henson
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Former Cuban Consul Drops Dead.

Savannah, Ga.-A, E. Moynelo, for
merly prominently identified with the
struggles of Cuba for independence
aud later Cuban consul at Savannah,
dropped dead at his home in Savannah
Sunday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Deposits Of ssz .aas In rre.s,,.,.

Austin, Textile sum of s67.3Ss
was deposited Wednesday in the state
treasury department by Acting Secre.
tary OF State Gregg, this amount rep.
resenting the collections of the state
department for the month of .June
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19

$2,50o,oo0 Bonds Voted at Houston,
Houston, Tex.--Bends for general
public improvements aggregating two
and half millions viii be issued by
the city of Houston as the result OF
an election held Tuesday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
"a Cases and % Deaths.

Washington.-Another fatal case OF
bubonic plague in San Juan, Porto
Rico, was reported Thursday to the
public health service. To date there
have been thirty-four cases and TWEEN.
ty-two deaths on the island.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Hail DAMAGES crons

City of Mexico.-A severe hail
storm in the valley around the City
of Mexico and in the district of Tex
coco in particular did much harm to
crops THURSDAY.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
And the Lord also helps tbo,
help others.

Lest you forge, when next IN -,
laxative remember the name ''G.n,9,s !
A trial will convince you Of its mann, i'a !
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-19
Tho Worrjer

Knicker-Does Jack worry.
Bocker-Yes; he wants to pasteur-
lie split milk-Judge.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
MUNICIPAL MARKETS
FOR LARGE CITIES
Movement Started by Mayor Fitz.
gerald, of Boston, to Reduce
Cost of Living.

A movement has been started for the
establishment of municipal markets in
large cities throughout the country as
a step toward the reduction OF the cost
Of living. Prominent in the movement
is Mayor Fitzgerald. OF Boston. who has
long been an advocate OF the municipal
market
The Mayor Is Of the opinion that the
operation of markets under municipal
direction would materially reduce the
cost Of food stuffs Of all kinds. As proof
of this, he offers as an example the
prices Of food stuffs In the Panama
Canal Zone, where supplies are furnish
ed by the United States Commissary
Department at prices covering the total
cost of purchase. handling, transporta-
ton, and storage. The difference be-
tween the cost Of meats supplied by the
government and those offered for sale In
the large cities of this country Is as
tonishing.
Some of the prices Of meats quoted BY
tho Panama Canal Record are as fol-
lows: Stewing mutton. cents per
pound; mutton shoulder, cents; short
cut chops of mutton, 20 cents; stewins
lamb. 6 cents: lamb outlets, "a cents;
veal chops, "a cents; pork chops. Il
cents: corned beef, II cents; porterhouse
roast, 20 cents; sirloin roast, ID cents;
round steak. 13 cents; sirioin steak, Is
cents. and rib roast, 16 cents.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
GREAT ARMY OF WORMS
NVADES CAPITAL AND
DESTROYS THE LAWNS

Washington has been invaded by q hos
tile army-an army Of several hundreds
OF thousands strong. ready an eager to
devastate everything In its path-an army
of army worms"
The hrst thing the army ala upon ar
riving at the National Capital was to
seek the War Department Here, discov-
ertng the finest lawn In the city, they
commenced work and In less than twelve
hours the bright. green, sward was
dull, dust-ccvered mass Of dead grass,
and the army passed on. ike Alexander
the Great, looking for other lawns to
conquer.
II Is feared that their next stopping
place will be the White House lawn,
right across the street from the War
Department. Hurry calls have been SAINT
to the Department OF Agriculture for
some preparation to stop the onward
rush Of the inch-long worms, but gov-
ernment ofiicials say they have nothing
to halt them with. They thrive on quick
lime, grow fat on paris green. and spurn
other poisons. Congress has appropriated
s25.0oo for any one who win devise q
means Of exterminating the pests. but
up to date no one has como forward -
claim the monsy.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
MAY START PROBE
into NEWS TRUST
Charges Of Selling Tainted" Infor'
nation Is Made to Department
of Justice.

In order to determine whether thou
sands of American farmers have been
led into giving up their homes and going
to Canada, where they expected to find a
'land of milk and honey" through
tainted" news dispatches provided by
BOILER plate' press associations to the
small country daily and weekly news
papers, officials of the Department of
Justice are widening the original scope
Of their investigations into the plate news
trust
1t is possible that this investigation
may include the use Of the small papers.
which, 1t is estimated. are read by near
ly 100000, or almost two-thirds Of the
nations population, by the big political
parties in coloring news dispatches in
what purports to be actual statements of
fact. Several Of the boiler plate" asso-
cations have contracted with the big
campaign committees to supply news ar
ticles from Washington and the cam
paign headquarters.
The newest phase OF the situation has
developed from a price cutting war be-
tween the Western Newspaper Union and
the American Press Association, both OF
which firms, together with several others,
recently became involved in an alleged
conspiracy to supply rural newspapers
with tainted news" This war has
reached such an acute stage, notwith-
standing the recent action of the Fed
eral government, that the Department OF
Justice is considering the advisability OF
instituting proceedings and bringing the
tainted" news trust into court again.
A decree was entered August before
Federal Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands al
Chicago restraining the ready-made news
associations from unfair and .monop-
olistic practices. II Is charged that some
of the defendants affected by the decree
are violating its provisions, and attorneys
representing the Western Newspaper
Union and the American Press Asso-
citation yesterday held q conference with
officials of the Department Of Justice to
present evidence which, It Is said, VIII
tend to show that the decree is being
violated and that one or more OF the
defendants should be punished for con.
tempt Of court.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
LEWIS MAY RESIGN FROM
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

W. II. Lewis, the colored Assistant
Attorney General of the United States
for whose recognition as a member by
the American Bar Association Attorney
General Wickersham has been fighting,
indicated yesterday that he may resign
from the lawyers organization next fall.
Attorney General wickersham argued be-
fore the convention OF the Bar Associa-
tion In Milwaukee few days ago. urg-
ing strongly that Lewis be recognized.
SO the latter has decided to consult with
the Attorney General before rendering
his resignation. He said yesterday that
he would act in accordance with the
wishes of Mr.. wickersham.
IT don't like to discuss this matter
now" he said yesterday. IT have been
vindicated through Mr.. wickersham's
efforts. / don't think there Is any AMI
mostly In the American Bar Association
against me. The question arose simply
because Of the election to membership
OF three coiored men,"
As evidence OF this fact. Lewis spoke
Of his college reunion at Amherst last
year, when. he said, seven graduates
treated him as a brother. In Anderson
s. C., at q college reunion there, Lewis
said, two members Of the American Bar
Association met him on terms of social
equality.
'I don't see any reason why I should
have been thrown out of the American
Bar Association" said Lewis. II wal
invited to become member and they
attempted to kick me out without giving
me a chance to get my hat and coat
Whether will continue to be member
of the association or not will largely
depend upon my conference with Mr..
wickersham. Personally. I think an
wasting S a year in the membership
fee"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
$5,o0o TABLET FOR
WASHINGTON MONUMENT

The first troop of Boy Scouts, Of Burl-
ington, N. J., who are rated the best
troop IN the United States. visited Wash
ington Monument yesterday. and started
fund to place q Boy Scout tablet In
the monument. Firnan Holland, fifteen
years old. son Of the assistant postmaster
Of Burlington, was the first to contrib
ute. The plan is for each Of the 500.
Boy Scouts in the United States to con-
rtibute cent toward the tablet.
There are twenty-three Of the boys here
under the command Of Scout Master
Carleton z. She'll. Assistant Scout Mas
ter william Zelley, and D. Porter Oliver,
member Of the scout council Of Burl-
ington. They reached Washington Mon
day, and will remain until Saturday. dur
ing which time they expect to take in all
the sights of the Capital Tho boys are
stopping at the New Bancroft, Eighteenth
and H Streets Northwest.
Yesterday they visited the Capitol and
met "Uncle Joe" Cannon and Senator
Cummins. They have also visited Fort
Myer, Arlington, the National Museum.
and the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing.
The Burlington troop Is the one which
introduced the military system Of wig
wagging into the Boy Scout ranks. They
sent q message from Burlington to Phila-
delphfa by q series Of relays.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
Why Automobile Export Increases

According to our consular reports
the automobile manufacturers in Eng
land are wrought up over the great in
crease Of American-made cars sold
and in, use in their very midst. Not
only that, but member of the Brit
ish Institute of Automobile Engineers
who attended the convention of the
Automobile Engineers Society at De
troit, upon his return home opened
the eyes of the trade" as to what
American manufacturers were doing.
To begin with, he told them that the
American car is not made of cheap ma.
terial or by cheap labor. Then he ad-
mitted that the cars were Of excellent
quality, and said that protection of tht
motor-car industry here was the cause
of the success of the manufacturers
the tariff being such as to shut out
almost entirely foreign output. Finally
the visitor has found that the reason
why American cars can be made SC
much cheaper than is possible in Eng,
land is the absence of trade unionism
here. He noted in one factory fifty
men did nothing but put in shafts
while twenty others only put pistons
on engines. Any man, so he reported
could be taken from the street and in
a few weeks trained to do a certain
work in American shops.
Figures in our auto industry are al
most startling to those who have not
had occasion to follow the advance oi
the trade In 1909 we exported only
427 cars to England, valued at S6o7, 900
in 1910, more than twice that many,
I,IoI cars, worth sIyo764S5; last year,
3,734 cars, worth S2,o6I,3eo This does
not include parts of cars exported,
which last year amounted to SI,332,Soo
more. But all these figures do not in
reality indicate the great advance in
our exports, for the reason that the in
vasion proper of Great Britain by
American automobile makers did not
begin until after the automobile show
in London last fall.
But the reverse of the medal is no
less striking. Cars imported here from
England in 1909 numbered SS, in 1910
there were 81, and in 1911 only so,
with a total in three years of about
100000.
With our automobile industry pro-
tected this country can produce cars for
the whole world. But even should
England make good her threat to ir--
pose a Is per cent ad valorem duty to
check the American influx, she would
have to supplement this by combina-
ton of interests in the manufacture OF
low-priced American cars and do away
with trade unionism. That she can
never do under conditions as they are.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-29
Oppose
JUDGES RECALL
American Bar Association Wants
simpler Procedure in All
Courts.
RAP coAnoH Law MARRIAGES

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. B.-Ths recall
and the trusts formed the center OF In
terest In the American Bar Association
convention to-day together with the full
filment Of yesterdays prophecy that the
negro members Of the association after
winning their night for membership would
voluntarily resign and leave the color
line fight Of the present convention
closed incident.
Senator Sutherland Of Utah tonight
capped the report Of the recall COM
mittee Of the forenoon with vigorous
| attack not only upon the recall but upon
other progressive ideas. while the trust
question was centered in the speech Of
william Morris. of Minneapolis. one of
the negroes under fire. In digniied mes
sage, nied his resignation to-day. He
made no reference to the question of
color, and the other two negroes In
volved will probably follow his example.
The day was filled with important de-
velopments. Here are some Of the events
Of the sessions.
A bitter fight was made against Presi-
dent Taft's efforts to obtain increased
salaries for Federal judges.
A report was iied proposing to sim
plify procedure.
Third degre inquisitions. the use Of
the dictagraph. and the detention Of
innocent witnesses In criminal cases
were criticised.
The uniform law committees report
proposing to stop the recognition of
common law marriages was approved.
These marriages. II the lawyers can Sc
cure the desired laws. will not be legal
henceforth.
Col J. Hamilton Lewis. of Chicago.
proposed q solution of the question Of
the recall OF Federal judges, which
met the approval of the majority of
those in the convention. He suggests
that United States District Judges be
elected for short terms by the people
and that circuit Judges be selected for
| seven-year terms. subject to continued
reappointment as long as the judges
are efficient. these Judges to be ap-
pointed by the President Instead of
the recall by the people he proposes
the recall of judges who disgrace the
bench by the House of Representatives.
upon complaints which may be filed by
any person. The Lewis solution does
not provide for the recall of judicial
decisions, but Is offered as solution
of the problem by compromise.