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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-06
NAME ROOSEVELT
New Jersey Voters viii Put Colonel
on T eket Without Consulting
Hin,

NEWARK. y. j, Jan. 5.-Progres.
sive Republican leaders in New Jer.
sey probably will place col. Roose-
velt's name on the residential pri
mary ballots without asking his per
mission, according 10 statement
made here today by Everett Colby. a
member OF the state progressive
league and progressive Republican
candidate for nomination as United
States senator. Mr. Colby said that
the league would hold a meeting at
an early date as yet determined upon.
10 determine ~ choice for the pres
idercy.
Leaders I'm Essex county want
Roosevelt. while the Hudson county
men favor Ia Toilette" Mr. Colby
said. Tho matter was discussed n
our last meeting. bur no action was
taken.
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Money.

NEW YORK Money on call easy:
highest. :isN.". per cent. ruling
rate. "a per CEN: closing bid. .is
per con,. offered AT -, PEI cent. Time
loans. "asv- 50 DAYS. -. d2a, per
cent: 90 days. 3H3is per cent: six
months. zfi2A per cent. Close.
Prime mercantile" p"per ii.M4I, per
cent. Sterling exchange STEADY v i'm
actual business n bankers bills AZ
81 So 80 for 80 day bills and az
81 SCI" for demand. Commercial bills
81 N2'i. Bar silver, ::c. Mexican
dollars. i7c. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds strong.
WASHINGTON. u. G. Jan. A,
'he beginning OF business today the
condition Of the United States Treas
urv was:
Working balance in treasury Offices.
SG".oS5.S2G.
In banks ard the Philippine trcasu.
~. >2@.9iOe7I
The total balance i'm the general
fGnd Was ST.. qS%. 49,.
Ordinary receipts yesterday were
S-.4't.'"'. with ordinary diSburse.
meuts ~ 2..Sn.6Sr
IN" deficit To- date this fiscal wear
- S3".'2'.'-'. as against deficit oi
S'."t'."ii ~ this time last wear
Th"s" figures exclude Panama ca.
nal AMI pubic debt transactions.
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r.- - go
80 - 8
t
n--s - t go
lrr -
a-- .-- n. o
~r En- -e- - s
--r1> -Tp A NazlS rT-s
f+ ere -.-a-. s.--. g
a1.s-. g .s r-- . 1rr
$3.50 far
i'--~ 1865 o. zee e. -u. s-t
.E-lr e a-t- - --
.-. calves $ t-r..
llcEs a.t~ r--. ..-. 81 r1-ais l.--ss
i--.-.- t-ltt.- g. 20 AT ms
g. t'ssg orir-s . O. 80
.o-L.r. g. s'Ic g. pigs. g. =
' .. lo.r-s. ,. -rGi o.
giug AsD-ss',i. r.,@pis -Doo
head rara-r stescy B.-..v.s. s. %
~ 20 Texas Steers a. 0sas So
a"st'ru steers. 81 1eHs g.. s;ockers
aud feeders - ga -. cows ami
heifers 8, "o"v -. calves. 9. sOr
: =" iiogs. receipts =. ur0 head. mar
Nst "a Toe higher. TSht. s. gOFr
. -. miNei. s. .5ei6 3:i.. heavy.
g. e5ftf -: rough. s. a5d6 10. good
% choice heavy. So lOHG -. pigs,
s. "o05 s.. bulk Of sales. s. lOa
6 20. sheep. receipts Ten thousand
head: market .pc higher. Native
g. 1"Ffi to: western. 81 25Gi g.:
warnings. 81 $50 > 81. lambs. native
81 ]'"' %; western. 81 S51s -.
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cATTLEMAN DISAPPEARS
LEAVING BAD DEBT s

Special p.spatc' 80 tr- Intelligence
ELLENBORO. W Va. Jan. pa
Md " YerAey. we'll known stock
dealer and cattle buyer OF this place
-uGdenly disapp, AIRED from his home
IN D'cru'hcr -. after disposing OF
all of his livestock II is said he left
debts a-grc"ating $4,000.
Attorney Homer Adams. !. ~. Lin
niger. cashier % the Peoples Bank
and y. =. Nertey. son % the cattle
dealer. hav" been appointed trustees
% take charge OF the property.
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WHEAT

CHICAGO. Ian. Wheat scored TO-
day the highest close OF the prrsen;
bulge. Wr"tchcd harvest conditions
IN Argentina formed tho moving
cause. Fiua, prices were - 20 &c up
~ compared with - hours before.
Corn showed net gain of D..
% '.I 80. oats an advance o. :. To-
H.. AND hog products additional cost
Of iofi 12i.c IN a &c.
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A. the Churches.

Christian church Rev +. VI. B,ddie.
pastor. Teaching service ~ $50 II.
n. preachinr a. l".f- q. m. and . go
j. III. Al are invited
r,sbyfrriau church. Roy. " j
Holmes. pastor sunday school ~
. 3" a IL. celebration of the holy
communion AZ pa. 80 Z. m: preaching
a. ." -. m. Junior EndeIvor society
~ 2u M
Christ Episcopal church sunday
20 hcol ~ go e. 10. No pr-arhmg
services
Method - church. Rev. Aston NJ
buaf. pastor SUNDAY school % 20 n
~ "rea' Eing 80 1895 "a M and gu
30 m
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Petroleum.

'.. CITY. FI 'r.I.. tt.tfsee.
h.r-. 1880. h.rr..- at.-tr.
fH. lIr...- -f.,t..f-. ......
i.fi".- average 4s.4+g barrels
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Judge Sen Lindsay.

Judge Rem Lindsay will deliver an
address IN Wel!sburE ~ Barth = opera
house on i.c might OF Friday. Januar,
l". 1912. 10 being the date Of he
icird number o. the citizens enter
isinmcn' and lecture course
Dr. Edward amherst or delivered
an address ON the subject. Sour
Grapes on Thursday 20 a large and
appreCiative audience.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-06

Louis. were visitors this week o..
friends IN this Cay.
Wellsburg and Martins Ferry high
schools INDUCED in 4 game OF basket
ball last night at the Y. VI. &. A. gym.
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Hazlett's Local Stocks.

WHEELING. " Va. Jan :. .-
Ihe following quotations ON tae NOR.
ntiNc WheennG stockk are corrected
daily for the Int-iusencer by IIoxArd
'ta.iett & son. local brokers:
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= huge Stocks.

Wiii:l..iNG. ". "a. Jan - 49,
The active 1.tt'sburs.i stocks. corrected
'"a!ly by = r. Mastsn x Go. bankers
ant hr""~r~ Nationa! Exchange i.stA
..iIL.E--
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Bonds.

tN-tit go U.ufS
Total sa.-s $500 : ares.
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New York S,cox fxcrs~ce

81 ''i-t..-.>'i. }' \t..r ... .
=, 80. 50 90 49,. stocks ". .... NV
'.r S.''s !-t"' t'.-'. .'tf..t.i 'a.Is ~
D.. Mas '.- n go .r.,.r-
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Transfer books close In.---inr.r ais
f"r = per EN-, cash dividend payable on
January 18th
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BLING. ~. va. Ia-. o.. L.
i...H't"i b.. = g. N4st-u a. ,'n. "a. -
-. o. 'rtut-rf. u'fr.cf~ Nv f1IS
'tr. f o.. L.l-.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
CHINESE CONVERTS BEHEhOED BY IMPERIALISTS
Troops Put Out Eyes of Forty and
Then Ended Their Lives on
the Block.

Pekin, China-A letter from mis-
sionary at Wang Hsien, near Chi Flu.
received Tuesday, states that the i'm.
peria Troops cast out the eyes of for.
ty Christian concerts, and then be
headed them, saying that they nat
urally were rebels.
Heads still hang warningly on
tripods in the streets of Pekin.
Cheng Ting Flu, an important city
on the railroad, about 16O miles to
the southwest of Pekin, was added to
the list of places which have been
looted and burned.
Parties OF mutineers returned Tues
day, intending to resume looting
They were arrested and decapitated
A private cablegram says that 1900
troops mutinied at Kiu Kiang, in the
Yang Use valley, and looted the town
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
MORE THAN 10000 ACRES N IRISH POTATOES
Wharton-Caney Valley Preparing for
Great Crop--With Good Season
viii Produce 5000 Carloads,

Houston, TeX.-In the Wharton
Caney Valley district more than 10000
acres Of potatoes have been planted
this year, according to statistics gath
cred by railroad men who have inyes~
tigated. At and near Wharton and
at other towns Oh the Galveston. Har-
risburg and San Antonio railroad
about 5000 acres are to be planted.
Along the Santa Fee In the valley
about 1900 acres will be planted in
the crop The crop will be at least
two weeks behind that Of last year.
it is estimated, owing to the cold
weather. The valley in which the po~
tatoes are grown is about twenty-five
miles in length and very irregular in
width.
Near the town of Gerard this year
something like $500 acres Of potatoes
have been planted. Last year 1900
cars were shipped to the North, and
this year the acreage is 20 per cent
larger. The growers are looking for
ward to q large crop per acre. In a
good season four acres makes a car
load of potatoes, hence the valley
may produce 5000 cars this year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
To Market Asherton Onions.

Asherton, Textile farmers and
truck growers have made the first
step in the preparation for the hand
ling of the bumper crop Of onions that
is now an assured fact for Asherton.
At meeting an onion and truck grow
ers' association was organized, which
is to be affiliated with the Southwest
Texas Truck Growers Association,
and is the second largest association
Of this kind in Texas, composed of the
leading onion growers of this district,
and will market from 80 to s. per cent
of the onions grown in that locality.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
iCOpyTBgnI.b
YUAN Ski KAI NOW PRESIDENT
Is Formally lnaugurated Provisional
Ruler of China-Tang Shoa VI
Made Premier.

Pekin, China.--Yuan Shi Kai was
formally inaugurated provisional pres
ident of China in the presence or a
great gathering Of provincial ENJOYS,
military and naval officers and other
prominent personages Many foreign
ers attended the ceremony, but the
legations were not represented.
Yuan Shi Kai who was In military
uniform, read declaration promising
faithfully to develop the republic, OBJ
serve the constitutional laws and re-
tire when the national assembly ap'
pointed permanent president. The
ceremony was SOlemn-almost pa
thetic and typical of China's Tansi'
ton.
Most of those who assembled were
attired either in uniform or union
dress. The only touch of Orientalism
was the presentation of the scarfs to
Yuan by two yellow-robed Llamas.
Yuan Shi Kai privately took the
oath of office on Friday, after which
the assembly notified him Of its ac
ceptance of Tang Shao Vi as premier
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the eX-president, ap
pears to have wearied Of the strain
during the last two months. He says
that when the cabinet IS appointed ht
will retire to his old home at KWans
! Tung to rest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Dead Aviator Remembered.

New Orleans-Misses Louisa and
Matilda Moisant, sisters Of Johnnie
Moisant, the air man who met tragic
death on the aviation fields here De-
cember 81, 1910, were presented with
an elegant loving cup which was in
tended by the Latin American colony
of New Orleans for the late aviator,
The presentation was to have been
made to Johnnie Moisant by General
Francisco Altschul on January 1, 1911
but that day the flyer who had be-
come famous through the London-to
Paris flight was dead in New Orleans
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
CROP REPORT Fc7 UNITED STATES
VERY LITTLE GRAIN REMAINS on
THE FARMS WHERE GROWN.
More Wheat, Corn, Oats ard Barley
Grown in 1911 Had Been Sold on
March Than in 1910.

WaShington.-Th March crop re
por; of the United ST. os department
of agricult.rr, made up from reports
OF its curreSponGents and agents
throughout the country. gives the fol
lowing estimates.
Wheat - Or,nttt,. ra,n,irfno on
rorn,s NI,rnh w., ,ho,r TOO OK ono
hr,hors ar roc r,,. ,.u, of tha ian
cron arainyt 1co -.-.a.y ln.hels or
q & nor cent of IN. raio crop on
farms March 1q11 .,.t IL, o14 o10
hn.Io,s ~, 90 i nov. ,,,r of the 1ogg
crop on farms March !, 1910. About
56I per cent of the crop Will be ship
ped out Of the countries where grown,
against $50 per cent OF the 1910 crop
and Gil per cent Of the 1909 crop SO
shipped.
Corn-Ouantitv remaining on farms
March was about $50. oDv 600 bushels,
or 249 per cent Of the 1911 crop.
against 1.165.31X, 600 bushels. or 40 per
cent of the 1910 crop on farms March
|. 1911. and 977,561,0 900 bushels, or
3S.3 per cent Of the 1909 crop on
farms March 1910 About 30.05 pcr
cent of the crop will be shipped out
of the counties where grown, against
229 per cent Of the 1910 crop and 24.9
per cent of the 1909 crop SO shipped
The proportion of the total 1911 crop
which is merchantable is about SOL
per cent, against S6.4 per cent of the
1910 crop and 82.5 per cent of the 1908
crop.
Oats-Oua,titv ramoining on farms
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
OROzCO IN COMMAND Of REBELS|
FORMER MADERO SUPPORTER AT
HEAD OF REBEL ARMY.
To March on Mexico City With About
5000 Men-AIi Mexico
Aroused.

Fl Paso, Tex.-Orozco was Wednes-
day proclaimed generalissimo or COM
mander in chief Of all rebel forces in
Mexico and has set March 10 as the
date on which his advance toward
Mexico City will commence. Salazar,
Campo and other rebel chiefs have
acknowledged the authority of Orozco
and his orders are now obeyed by all
the forces in the field in Chihuahua,
except those under Villa. These
rebels are recruits and it is believed
they were gathered from the Ameri'
can side of the line and slipped into
Juarez. With all reinforcements
Orozco's command will number from
three to five thousand men, It is de-
clared, but its numerical strength will
not be as great as exaggerated rebel
figures indicate.
The dispatch from Chihuahua con
tanning the information Of OroZco
elevation to the chief command OF
the army says:
"The proClaiming Of Orozco as the
leader was accompanied by shouts OF
Death to Madero!' The cries were
joined in by the people on the streets
as we'll as the members of the army
Of liberation, The people seem in higl
spirits and there is much rejoicing
over the fact that all rebel faction!
are united.
The movement knows no party
! the leaders declare 1t favors thu
| fundamental government system IN
corporated in the law of 1850.
"The army will march south on thu
10th.
"Orozco has been given absolute
power of command and all the gen
erals have sworn to obey him.
The receipt of Madero's resignation
and that of Pine Suarez would no
surprise members Of congress Whel
it meets April 2 or soon thereafter
In fact, they are said to be expected
in which case, according to the hes
information obtainable, General TIRE
vino would be the choice of congress
for president ad interim, his probabl
term of service being two years o
until peace had been restored through
out the republic, when new election
would be held.
It is currently reported in Ell Pas
that arrangements are being made
Fort Bliss to receive $4,000 additions
troops within the next ten day
Brigadier General Ramsey D. Pott
commanding the central division
the United States army, is lookln
into the arrangements for quarterin
the troops that may possibly be SCI
to maneuver. The central division
the army, of which General Potts
commander, comprises the departmel
Of Texas, headquarters at San A
tonic: the department Of the lake
headquarters at St. Paul, and the d
, partment of Missouri, headquarters
Omaha.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Attempts to Commit Suicide.


Shreveport. - Following a quarrel
with the man she cate here to marry,
a pretty yocng brunette, about 80
years Of age, who claims to be Mrs.
Belle James, Of Kansas City, made
an unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide by drinking carbolic acid. Her
plans having been discovered soon
after she swallowed the poison. she
was rushed to the charity hospital
before becoming unconscious, and the
treatment administered there is ex-
pected to save her life. She assured
the physicians she took the poison
purpOsely
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Jury Creating Drainage District.

Lake Charles.-The police jury, in
session has taken legal steps toward
creating Kinder drainage district. en-
bracing 1000 acres of land surround
ing the town of Kinder. J. w. Mayes,
Marion McNabb and p. A. Croak were
appointed by the police jury as com
missioners of the district, with two
additional to be named by the gov
ernor. DR.. R. E. Oden and George W.
Ford have been recommended to the
governor for these positions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
insurance Companies Licensed.

Austin, Tex. - Twelve insurance
companies Friday renewed their per
mits to do business in Texas for an
other year. They follow: Fire AS
ISOLATION of Philadelphia; New Hamp
shire Fire Insurance Company OF
Manchester, N. H.; Occidental Fire
Insurance Company of Albuquerque
N. NJ; Western Fire Insurance Com
nany of Pittsburg, Pa; STANDARD
Marine Insurance Company of Liver
pool. England; Thames and MerseJ
Marine Insurance Company Uimited)
of Liverpool; Providence Washington
insurance Company of Providence, R
l.; Commonwealth Fire Insurance
Company of Dallas; Austin Fire In
surance Company Of Austin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
Ih,s Supported by Special Tax viii
Continue Till End of Session.

Esrn Newspaper Union News Service.
CpBley-The school board OF AGA
aarsh met and took up the QueS-
sn a finance. 1t was found that the
EnS at the disposal of the school
|lpriitendent we're nearly exhausted
aig vas determined that all schools
a having a special tax for their
taintsnance would be discontinued.
be failure Of the police jury to pro-
tis ample fund for the support Of
.EeIehOOl Is the cause of the suspe1-
f'w, Crowley and the Sixth ward,
eHeEer, Rayne, Iota and Church
Pint being supported by a special tax
ID not be suspended. Strong COM
ahts are coming in from affected
lnnnitles, as Estherwood, Morse,
an Aermentau, GassIer, Branch,
idand and country districts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
H0AAN SUES RAILROAD
isAaad Was Lynched by Mob Who
We've Transported by Special.

Sen Newspaper Union News Service.
new 0realS.-Whether the Vicks-
% Shreveport and Pacific Rail-
y Company was a conspirator in
lyhching Of Robert T. Rogers at
laaa La, in 1907, is a question
sI i'r a jury to determine, in the
Paln Of the United States Circuit
w Of Appeals, which reversed the
alaa Of the lower court and or
9 new trial, In the suit for
lSes BY Rogers widow against
ailruad.
. aG suit, Mrs. Rogers alleged that
men who lynched her husband
- y conveyed from their homes to
and returned, on a special
= chartered from the railroad.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Automobile Hits Buggy.

Alexandria, serious accident &C.
Cured in which a horse was killed
and two ladies and two men were In
iured. Mines. Mamie Burlington and
Cora Willis and Mr.. William Rock
were in a buggy, when an auto driven
by Newton Ward, a young man, ran
into the vehicle, demolishing both
buggy and auto, and killing the horse
All parties were more or less bruised
and injured, but none seriously.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
.,r,.niner Finishes Report
!. - rsilding and Lean
Associations
Inn, WILL HAVE TO CLOSE
husband Is Lynched by Mob
En'ns -" tered Special Train-Is
Ho ". |"I p,ilroad for Damages
Syihg Nc"


Unjon News Service,
tps s'.sP'p p5fter weeks OF labor
l1'a Young, state bank II.., ex,
lI'' has :, completed his biennial
af' r. 't the general assembly rela'
r !, y briJling and loan or nome
v ..soeiations in Louisiana our
b ~ as'o on5 1911. He makes three
s,nnendations' 49,. ..o, bnirdfnn
p ~, NV association may create a
,. ..r loss or reserve fund by
H. aside at stipulated times
i y ;, least three per cent Of its
/ b. s n until the fund shall be >
>. Of least one-half per cent OF
i .nt,tanding loans of the assocla-
'' Tsis law, he says. would be an
.,.t oro we're it obligatory on
' '....isliops to create such a fund
D .,.omnends that each association
' 'ssT 10 maintain q certain con-
Y ,,r relative to the issuance OF
\ h nId or paid.uD stock provides Divides
/ al building and loan or home e,
:, associations may issue full
h., Or full.paid stock under such
:, Is may be fixed by their char
:, hv.Iays. He says this provls-
\ very broad and does not throw
|, ,nosr safeguards around the is
n,e q this class of stock o Where mere
|. association issues full-paid stock
\ r,rsntees the payment of a Ger
h fixed dividend, he points out
|, mutual cooperative feature is lost
Ih Of and the issuance of such stock
Almost equivalent to borrowing
I,,sr He recommends that rastric
N, he placed on this class of stock
M end that no association shall
A mt an ove:-issue nor guarantee
!. nynent Of a dividend thereon
t,h would be inconsistent with its
Inning capacity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Cattjemen Enroll Hsw Members.

Ell Paso, Tex.-New members to the
number of 1913, representing more
than 100000 head of cattle, were en-
rolled by the Panhandle and South
western Stockmen's Association at its
session Wednesday. The majority Of
these reside in New Mexico, South
west Texas and Arizona. The total
membership is now close to 1900 and
the total number of cattle rendered
on which assessments are paid are
over a half million.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15

New Orleans. - Nine white-haired
veterans, all heroes of hundred en-
easements, the remnant OF the famous
Crescent regiment, met quietly and
unostentatiously in the Confederate
memorial hall and celebrated the gol'
don Jubilee of the departure of the
Crnscent rifles of New Orleans for
The war March 6, 1862. Fifty years
have elapsed since that memorable
dow hut the memories OF the battle
Scared defenders are still green with
the vivid scenes and narrowing incl
dents Of the great struggle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Claims to Have Been Robbed.

Baton Rouge Claiming that he had
been robbed of SIS, but looking as if
he had been on a weeks spree, a man
who gave his name to Chief of Police
Huck as Robert Lovelace told the
police a story of being robbed at a
boarding house. The police are max
ing an investigation, but have been
unable to discover anything except
that Mr.. LovelaCe has been on con'
siderable spree.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Not Liable for Expenses.

Austin, Textile attorney gen.
erals department Friday issued an
opinion in reply to inquiries from
several sections of the State, to the
effect that under no circumstances
can county be held liable for ex.
penses incurred in the way of quar-
antine established in or by any In.
corporated city or town within it's
limit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Woman Headed Mob.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Quick action on
the part of the local city and county
police, aided by the fire department,
alone prevented the lynching Friday
of five negroes under arrest in con-
nection with the murder of S. Silver
stein and the assault of his wife and
two small children. A mob of sew
eral thousand people was led by a
German woman.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Thief Operates While Victims Shop.

Baton Rouge.-Within the past three
days complaints have been received
at police headquarters regarding the
loss of three diamond brooches. In
each instance the ladies reporting
were shopping at the time they missed
the piece of jewelry. 1t is believed the
same agency that secured other jew.
elTy and purses from passengers at
the local railroad station has chang,
ed quarters. There is yet no clew to
the marauder.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-15
Flau for the Alamo.

San Antonio, TeX.-Governor o. B.
Coluuitt has presented to the Alamo
a fine silk flag of the State of Texas.
This is the first to be owned by the
State and it was considered appro-
pirate to unfurl it over the Alamo.
The new flag was hoisted in honor
of the dead Wednesday, March 6, be.
ing the anniversary of the fall of the
Alamo and the death of Travis. Bowie
and Crockett.