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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
A. c. BOYcf, SR., SHOT TO DEATH
IN RoTUNDA OF HOTEL At FORT
WORTH ~ J. g. SNEAo.
Tragedy Follows an Eopement Of Q
Few Months Ago Of Man and
Woman to Winnipeg, Canada.

Fort Worth, TeX.-A. G.. BOyce, Sr.,
II Amarillo was shot and fatally
wounded while in the rotunda of the
Metropolitan hotel Saturday night
Five shots were fired from an auto
matte pistol of small caliber at short
range, and all took effect. Death was
not instantaneous. but Boyce died at
st. Joseph'S hospital an hour after
he was wounded.
All of the bullets struck near the
navel in space that could be GOV.
cred by mans hand Two of them
passed through the body and struck
bone and rebounded
Boyce was seated in one Of the cush.
Toned chairs near the door, convers.
ing with friend. He rose to his feet
as the last shots were fired, stagger.
ed few steps and fell. Drs. Chiffon
and Withers attended the wounded
man and announced at once that there
was no hope for his recovery. He
was conscious until few moments be
fore death. according to the statement
Of w. A. Hanger, his attorney, who
was at the hospital The deceased Is
survived by his wife and four sons.
A. G. Boyce, Jr.. left Winnipeg, Can.
ada, according to dispatches, about
four days ago. presumably to go into
the cattle business in Canada.
J. r. Snead. ranchman and bank.
er of Amarillo and Boyces neighbor,
who came to the city Saturday, was
arrested by the oplice several blocks
from the scene OF the shooting When
taken into custody he had no weapon
on his person.
The shooting follows the elopement
a few months ago of A. G. Boyce, Jr.,
and Mrs. Lena Snead, wife of J. B.
Snead. She had been placed in a san.
itarum at Fort Worth and left with
Boyce, Jr. They were traced to Winni.
peg by the husband and there arrest.
ed. An indictment was returned here
against BoyCe, Jr,, charging him with
abduction, kidnapping, etc, and extra
dition proceedings were in progress
between the United States and the
Canadian governments when Snead
reached Winnipeg and he and his wife
became reconciled. He brought her
back to Amarillo, where their two
children reside and Saturday placed
her once more in the same sanitarium
in Fort Worth from whence she fled
several months ago.
Immediately after the shooting
Snead walked out of the front door
Of the hotel during the excitement and
started toward the police station. He
was followed by S. M. Curry, travel
Ing salesman, who called Policeman
E. II. Cogdill, and the officer made
the arrest, Snead stating that he was
on his way to surrender, and offered
no resistance. He was hurried to the
police station.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Raee Track "a Sold.

NC" or!eans.~-The last hope for
racing at New Orleans seems to have
gone glimmering with the sale Of tho
city Park race track, on which the
now bankruDted Corrisan was a prime
lac'of' to the City Park Realty Com
pany' capitalized at 100000 It will
10 formed into residential park and
cut up into building lots There had
been lingering hopes that racing
would be revived, but this sale an.
pears to end the dream.
George G. Friedrichs purchased the
property several months ago for $685..
$40. He sold it to the City Park
Realty Company, Of which S. r. Wood.
ring OF Lake Charles, La, president
ana general manager of the Calcasieu
Long Leaf Lumber Company, Is presl.
aent' and Jas. w. Gardiner. clerk Of
'he court Of Calcaseu parish, is vice
president. Mr. Gardiner got his
money In the Flnton oil fields, being
among the first to strike it rich. Mr..
"oodrIng won his in Louisiana lum.
per- Louis D, Lagarde is secretary.
FROM the fact that MIR. Lagarde, Mr..
frledrichs and other Orleanians'
names are connected with the new
concern it Is inferred that they will
nave an interest i'll the property.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
zAPATA DEFEATED IN BATTLE
cade, But Are Thanked by
the Federais.

City Of Mexico.-Emiliano Zapata
himself is reported to have been at
the head OF force of some 800 of his
men Sunday when they were routed
by the-heavy column of General Casso
Lopez at a point about eight miles
from Cuernavaca.
Zapata had placed his men on two
hills between which the federal col
umn was expected to pass. Learning
of the plan General Casso Lopez ruin
ed it by thanking forces who used LA.
chine guns and mountain artillery
effectively. The Zapatistas made
three stands before a general retreat
was begun.
The federal loss was only four
wounded. The casualties among the
Zapatis.as are not known. Many were
seen to fall, and pools of blood fur.
nished additional evidence of the fed.
erals work, but the fallen were car
ried away by the rctreating force.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Taft Calls for Ranger Bill.

Austin, Tex.-Governor CoIquitt has
received a request from President Taft
asking that the governor submit to
him at once an account for extra State
ranger service used in protecting the
Rio Grande border and enforcing the
neutrality laws during the late insur.
rectien. President Taft writes the
governor that he will submit the mat.
ter of the payment of this claim to
Texas in his next message to con.
gress. The claim will be for several
thousand dollars.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Drill for Oil and Gas,

AleXandria.-The Rapides Oil and
Gas Company, with a capital stock of
$4,000, was organized Friday with the
following officers: A. V. Nelson,
president; S. Barrett vice president;
". D. Hill, secretary-treasurer. The
stockholders are from among some Of
the most prominent business men in
Alexandria. The company will drill
for oil and gas on a sixty-acre tract in
Kent addition to this city. They will
also take over the salt water we'll and
natatorium in Kent and will conduct
the same In the spring.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
YUANS REASONS FOR PEACE Commission
lmperlaiist Leader Declared compro.
mise Can Only Fuse Northern
and Southern China.

London.--"1 appointed a peace com.
mission" said Yuan Shi Kali. the i'm.
perial premier at Pekin, because
recognized that force would never
solve the differences between North.
ern and Southern China which can
only be fused by compromise. For
eign influence had nothing to do with
the decision and the story that l be-
lieved that Great Britain and Japan
were cooperating to maintain the
monarchy is merely absurd"
Continuing the interview which Is
sent by the Pekin correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph, Yuan Shi Kai
said:
Il obtained what is unprecedented
In the history of mankind-imperia
sanction to convention which is en-
powered, if it so chooses, to vote the
dynasty out Of existence and legally.
But instead OF accepting this remark,
able solution, the revolutionary lead
ers believed that they could jockey
me into accepting packed revolution
airy convention, which never will.
Il am not fighting to maintain the
Manchus, but to maintain law and or
der. My military plans temporarily
are purely defensive. | shall not ut.
tack the republicans, but if hostilities
are resumed my generals at the front
have great latitude.
I'VE have funds for longer period
than is supposed. The government
will not recognize any foreign loan
raised by the republicans. If such
loan were contracted it will be seri.
Gus breach Of neutrality"
The premier admitted that the Mon.
golian question was an extremely
grave one but said that so far he had
received no hint Of foreign interven.
ton.
Voluminious kilograms are being ex-
changed between Premier Yuan Shi
kai and WI Ting Fang, and the re.
publican minister Of justice and there
Is a growing pressure that will force
the throne to abdicate without waiting
for the decision of the national con-
vention. There is authority to believe
that the premier, Prince Ching and
other princes favor this course and
early abdication is certain.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Corporation Charters,

Austin, Textile following char
tiers were issued Wednesday:
Citizens Gas Company, Henrietta,
Clay county; capital stock, $4,000.
North Houston Development Com.
pany, Houston; capital stock, $4,000.
Grand Prairie Electric Light and Ice
Company, Grand Prairie. Dallas coun.
ty; capital stock, $4,000.
Lift Dry Goods Company, Coleman,
filed an amendment changing its name
to Pessels Dry Goods Company.
Loan Star Building Company. Fort
Worth; capital stock, $500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Disposed Of School Bonds.

Lake Charles.-The city council has
voted to sell the recently voted $14O,.
wv city school building bonds, Hoeler
q Cummings OF Toledo, Ohio, bankers,
oeing the purchasers. The Ohio bank
efs pay par and accrued interest from
me date of the bonds, February u, to
'ae time delivered, which wiz prob
aOly De In April. The city pays $4,000,
OuE the lithogcaphing of the bonds will
De done at the expense of the pur-
SnaserS, this to perhaps be $500. The
Gust 70 the city will be about $1,70O,
oil OF which will be counteracted by
tne amount of accrued interest until
delivery.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
NEWS OF ALLLOU|s|ANA
,.eeeNINGS OF INTEREST
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ITEMS FROM EVERY QUARTER
~ , oulslsna When II ls News Gath.
sred for Our Many Readers
Parish and City.
Endorses Louisiana's System.

Ration Rouge.-An emphatic indorse-
oort of Louisiana's system of select
ing Its parish superintendent Of edu'
.otion under the Marks bill by Super
tntendent Willingham of Alabama fea-
turAd the closing session Of the Parish
Sroerintendents and School Board
Members Association. which con-
ended its work this week at the
louisiana State University. The
haartv Endorsement of this plan came
m superintendent Willinghams paper
m Identification OF Teachers" in
vbich he recommended the adoption
A, plan of certification like that of
.labama's, all certificates being is
sped BY a central board appointed by
the state superintendent This law,
he stated, was the only one passed
dtbin the last twelve years in Ala.
hama that has not been criticised.
Great power, the speaker urged,
shOuld be given the superintendent Of
the parish schools. as one can make a
halter selection than a larger group
n men. In this he stated Louisiana
vas especially fortunate under its
uresent law, since 1t requires that the
man who Is elected for the parish su-
Derlntendency be a man Of ability.
Re faVors the adoption Of similar
law for Alabama, regarding its lack
Of such a law as one Of the weak
pesses of It's present educational sys-
TEN,
Colonel Boyd's talk on Teachers in
the High Schools" was the other main
address Of the meeting. In this talk
Colonel Boyd explained the relation
Of the university to the public school
system Of the State, and told Of the
plans for the extension Of the teach
ers' college, mainly to meet the in
creasing demand for high school
teachers and principals. The work,
be stated, Is greatly hampered by the
limited appropriation, a constitutional
amendment setting aside a fixed tax
being his solution of the problem.
Colonel Boyd pointed to the fact that
the heads of the state department of
education, the Louisiana State Uni
Versity, the Industrial Institute, at
lafayette, the State Normal, the State
School for the Deaf and the State
School for the Blind are all Louisiana
State University graduates, and to
the further fact that the number of
louisiana State University graduates
holding the principalships in the
parishes has increased remarkably in
the last few years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
ASEvERE SICKNESS LEAVES
The KIDNEYS WEAK

After recovering from q severe
spell OF sickness some time ago, / was
all run down and suffering from poor
blood. would have pains In my back
and hips and my kidneys bothered me
all the time. | started taking Swamp
Root upon the recommendation of .
friend and found 1t was Just what
needed. My blood became all right
and after taking few bottles, | was
surprised at the effect 1t had on my
kidneys. They were entirely cured
and have much to be thankful for
that your great remedy did for me-
Yours very truly,
". o. BLACKMON.
Phenix City. Ala
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this the 14th day OF July. 1909.
W.. BIRs, Justice Of tho PescA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Want SUGAR Refinery.

Cecilia.-The farmers have been en-.
deavoring to induce capital to con.
struct sugar refinery at Cecilia to
handle the crops cultivated in the
vicinity. Cecilia Is situated on the
Frisco railroad and Bayou Tcche,
which will soon be navigable stream
through the operation of the locks,
and is considered the garden spot in
st. Martin parish. Farmers have
grown IS to 40 tons of sugar cane to
the acre,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Propertx ownera Agree on Plan.

Crowley.-Mayor ESan and the city
council have secured the consent of
sufficient number OF property owners
on Parkerson avenue to assure the
paving of the street from the Southern
Pacific tracks to the north side OF
court house square. The police jury
has agreed to pay for the pavement OF
court house square. The work will
cost about $4,000 and will be started
in the spring.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Bank Holds Annual Election.

Abbeville-The annual stockhold.
ers' election Of the First National
bank resulted in ]. N. Greene, w. P.
Edwards, J. G. Leblanc, Summa Cald.
well and D. L. Mcpherson being elect
ed the directorate for the ensuing
year. The directors organized by
electing J. N. Greene president, D. L.
Mcpherson vice president, and J. G
Leblanc cashier.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Must Serve Sentence.

view orIeans.-A motion for q new
s aaAl lot William Adler, former presi-
ssus OF the defunct State National
SauA' was denied in the United States
ssui' OF appeals Friday. Adler will
~ .s nave to serve six years in the
eueiai prison, to which he was SEN
s. aOea some time ago for embezzle-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Large Increase In Acreage.

st. Paul, Tex.-Tnere will be large
increase in the cotton acreage about
st. Paul this year. Last year there
were not more than 200 acres In Gull
tivation in this vicinity, while this
year there will be something near
1000. The George H. Paul Farm Com
pany will have ready about 1000 acres
of their large S,OC0-acre farm, and
many small tracts are being cleared
and plowed with steam plows.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
New Buildings at College Station.

College Station, Tex.--Although bad.
ly delayed by the severe weather re.
Gently, progress on the new dormitory
and new engineering building which
are being erected on the campus Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege of Texas, is going along salts.
factorily. These buildings are badly
needed, and are to be rushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Head Severed From Body.

Lake Charles.-William Robinson, a
1fmer, aged about 40 years, living
aoftaeast Of Welsh, was killed Friday
:! shooting. Both barrels CT a shot
sun were fired. The mans head was
OCo,apietely severed from the body.
SoOinson leaves a wife and two chill
usea' Recent business reverses are
gwen as the cause.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
$65,000 Gymnasium Money.

Austin, Tex.-Already $4,000 Of the
required $4,000 to be raised from
among the graduates and ex-students
of the University Of Texas for the
purpose of erecting a new gymnasium
has been subscribed. Ten thousand
dollars of the money has already been
collected and is bearing 7 and 8 per
cent interes: on land notes. The
board of regents Will be asked to sup
element the fund with a like as- Nlnt
and make a grand total of $15O,0O0 to
be expended on a new gymnasium.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
CARNEGIE FlAYS STOCK JOBBERS
ARE PARASITES, FEEDING ON
VALUES AND CREATING NONE"
ne Oislikes Word PhiIanthroplst;
Favors RooseveIt's Trust Policy.
Concludes Testimony.

Wash1ngton.- Carnegie con.
Guided his testimony Saturday before
the house steel trust investigating
committee. He admitted that in 1900
ne contributed $4,000 to oppose the
policy OF Imperialism and the annexa.
ton Of the Philippines, assailed Wall
street and branded stock jobbers as
parasites, urged the Roosevelt trust
policy in preference TO that of Presi-
dent Taft for dealing with the trusts
and asked congress to consider care
fully that problem.
After a day Of examination on
many subjects he was subjected to a
fire of questions which kept him on
his mettle. Chairman Stanley elected
from him an attack on stock jobbing
that probably will influence legisla-
ton to be proposed by the committee,
and Representative McGilicuddy took
the iron master over some political
jumps that were altogether unexpect-
ed.
Mr.. Carnegie" asked Mr.. Stanley,
in the organization of the Carnegie
Steel Company of New Jersey, why
did you divide your stock into $1,000
shares"
ITO keep them off the stock ex.
change" was Mr.. Carnegie's quick re,
ply.
why did you want to keep them off
the stock exchanged"
Because did not believe in stock
jobbing Because I did not wish to
have my partners in business tempted
to speculation. never in my life
bought or sold share Of stock on
the speculative market. I was reared
differently. had grandfather ruin
ed in Scotland by speculation. I
thought 1t was ruinous when a young
man and throughout my business ca.
reer / never brought long nor sold
short"
Chairman Stanley produced an old
document and read from a statement
made by Carnegie many years ago in
which the iron master said:
Stock gamblers are parasites feed.
ing on values and creating none"
"Are you still of that opinion?" he
was asked.
"Mr. Stanley, the other day you re-
ferred to something l had said about
competition and you said you would
like to have it engraved on a memorial
tablet" Mr.. Carnegie answered.
"If you want, as you suggested, Mr..
Stanley, to erect tablet to my men,
DRY, place in the stock exchange this
quotation of mine, that you have un-
earthed: Stock gamblers are para
sites feeding on values and creating
none.'"
, And he continued:
1T was certain always that the Car
negie company was impregnable.
Every optimist believed that all my
ducks were swans"
Il dislike the word 'philanthropist.
It is harder to distribute wealth wise
ly than to make it. To me the word
'philanthropist' suggests a man with
more money than brains. Some phil
anthropy has done more to pauperize
oeoDla than TO aid them"
81 agree with Mr.. Roosevelt's views
that we should regulate and not dis
solve large corporations. Dissolution
will not lead to competition, but a re-
turn to price-fixing agreements"
What are lawyers worth If trav
have not been able to improve laws
handed down from Mount Sinai?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Ranch Brings 100000.

Ell Paso, Textile Adams ranch Of
10,451 acres, partly Reeves and part.
ly In Pecos counties, has been sold, it
was announced Wednesday, for s1O4,.
600. The purchaser was John G. S.
Willis of Snyder, Okla, and he resold
the property to Kansas City parties.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Impressive OBLIGATORY Exercises.

Natalbany. - The beautiful new
church at Natalbany, the gift of the
Natalbany Lumber Company, was ded.
icated recently in the presence of a
large and influential congregation that
had gathered to witness the interest.
ing and solemn ceremony. The dedi.
catory sermon was preached by the
Rev. J. w. LaCrone of Port Arthur,
Texas. DR.. LaCrone based his ser
Texas,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Oil Mill to Close for Season.

Beeville, Textile local oil mill has
been closed down for the season, hay
ing crushed about 5000 tons of seed.
All but about per cent of the meals
and bulls from the seed ground by
the local plant has been consumed To-
cally.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Archduke's Palace Burns.

Vienna.-Fire destroyed a consider.
able portion of the palace of the Arch.
duke Frederick Thursday. Besides
the structure, which was very badly
wrecked, great many valuables and
paintings were destroyed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Rank Directors Reelected.

White Castle.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Bank OF
White Castle resulted in the re-elec-
ton of the following directors: Thorn.
as J. Clay, Leonce NJ. Soniat, George
R. Murrell, DR.. A. A. Allan, A. Daigle.
Louis Hebert and Simon M. Levy. A
semi-annual dividend of per cent
was paid.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
SIxtv.Elve Men Laid OF.

Shreveport-Due, it is understood.
TO depression. in business, sixty-fivs
men were laid off indefinitely at the
Kansas City Southern railroad shcps
Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
woodmcn Officers Installed.

Donaldgonville.-The officers re-
Gently elected by Olive Camp No. IS,
Woodmen OF the World, have been in
stalled by District Manager Robert
Henderson. A banquet followed, COW
ers being laid Tor 200
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
POSTMASTER Hays Takes CHARGE.

MOlroe'-John B. Hays, Jr., recent
~, %ppoihted postmaster for Monroe,
= IA caaFge Of the office this week.
no. = Apgar will remain as assistant
= - ard as the other members
thaS u' torce are under the civil service
usFe will be no change.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
172 Persons Drown.

Bucharest Roumania.-The Russian
steamer Russ foundered Thursday
turing a gale In the Black Sea with
ne whole of her passengers aud
rev, totaling 172 persons.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Letter 10
Or. kilmer b C,
blpShAnton, n. 7.
Prove What Swamp.Root win Do For You

Send to Or. K1lmer & Co.. Bingham
ton. N. Y. for a sample bottle. 1t will
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet Of valuable informa.
ton. telling all about the kidneys and
bladder When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale st
all drug stores.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19

Tvs Jurors Find Roads Too Bad.
he 'ss = y, police jury, ow.
n ~ !" ene almost impossible condition
rasa,s No toads, was unable to hold its
sisf meeting this week.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Reduce Acreage In karnes County

Runge, Textile farmers in the
county have held several meetings
lately and great many of them have
pledged themselves to cut down the
cotton acreage rs per cent The acre
age will be reduced considerably in
the county.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
GaIyestonian ls Appointed.

Washington.-L. c. Evans Of Gal
weston has been appointed mechanic
in the MoQue Indian School at Ari-
Eona.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Why They Scout.

Mr. Forward-And 50 two of your
sons are Boy Scouts! Where do they
do their accommodating?
Mrs. Howard--In our refrigerator.
Life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19
Farmers Getting Busy,

Oakhurst, Tex.-There Is a great
deal going on among the farming com,
munity, notwithstanding the bad
weather.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19

Some people get SO accustomed to
looking on the bright side that they
can't see the other side at all.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Tafo LAXATIVE BROAO Quinine Tableta
Druggstsrefund money II II fails 70 cure. n. W.
GROVES signature 10 ON each box. $50.