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The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
GROWERS ELECT OFFICERS
New Directors Also Chosen-Rice and
Tariff Discussed.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Beaumont. Tex.-W. B. Dunlap,
president of the Southern Rice Grow.
ers' Association, and A. c.. Wilkins,
secretary and general manager, were
reelected at the annual convention.
Both are from this place.
New directors were elected as fol.
lows: w. H. Tupper. Elton, La; L. E.
Robinson, Welsh, La; Martin Petit.
jean, Hayne, La; Bert Stansel, Guey,
dan, La; Friend D. Gibson, Stuttgart
Ark; Neil Esperson, Houston, Tex.
S. Locke Breaux of New Orleans
discussing the relation of the tariff to
rice, said he believed rice farmers
would be forced into politics to get
recognition Of their interests. Mr.
Breaux thought the present tariff bill
unfavorable to rice. No. action was
taken on his remarks.
Stockholders of the association en-
dorsed the plan to export more than q
million sacks of probable excess OF
the 1913 crop.
The convention adopted a resolution
recommending to Congress the Eu
ropean farm credit system and endors
ed q proposal for the association to
buy comparatively as they now sell.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
Mr.. Dodson VIII Confer With Secre.
tary Regarding Southern Louisiana.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-Dr. w. R. Dodson
dean Of the agricultural college of the
Louisiana State University, and direc.
tor of the State Experiment Station,
will probably 90 to Washington the
latter part of this month to hold a con.
ference with Secretary Houston, of
tine Department of Agriculture. The
trip will be made at the request OF the
latter department.
DR.. Dodson received the following
letter from the assistant secretary OF
the Department of Agriculture:
"The contemplated changes in the
tariff, with special reference to sugar,
have impressed the secretary with the
necessity Of considering what had best
be done in connection with the sugar
industries might be suggested to the
planters as a possible substitute for
sugar. / told the secretary that you
are, in my judgment, the best-posted
man In the country to advise him in
this matter, and he suggested that II
might be we'll for you to come here,
for conference.
"The secretary realizes that, while
the actual problems are largely local
ones, and should, in all probability,
be looked after by your own station,
the general government has repsonsi
bilities which 1t should be prepared to
meet, operating, Of course, through the
station. l am writing this to ask IL
it would be practical for you to come
here for conference at an early date
The secretary will be glad to see you
and would be guided largely by your
judgment as to the situation in south
ern Louisiana and what had best be
DONE"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
GOV. HALL ORDERS Case
PUSHED in THE COURTS
Compromise Of Suit Surprise-Not
Satisfactory-Coi. Pleasant Will
Continue to Push Matter.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-The compromise con-
sumated last week between the Ten.
sas Basin Levee District and the Ten
sas Delta Land Co. was surprise to
Gov. Hall and Attorney General Pleas
ant. They did not approve of the act
and have announced their intention
of fighting the case as originally plan
ned.
"The Levee Board asks that the suit
be dismissed, but l have the express
command of the governor to 90 ahead
and fight, and intend to do so unless
the governor orders me to dismiss
the suit or the court dismiss action on
the ground Of compromise, was the
Statement Of Mr.. Pleasant.
Colonel Pleasant was firm in his
stand in the matter, although the
Levee Board has accepted cash
amount of 100000 to discontinue the
prosecution of the case, from the
Land Company, which each of them
prefers to the hope of gaining, balanc-
ed by the fears of losing in the said
litigation.
"My action is clear continued the
attorney general, and he quoted the
act under which he is prosecuting the
case, which reads:
BE 1t further enacted by the Cen.
eral Assembly of the State of Loulsi-
ana, That it is hereby made the duty
of the attorney general of the state,
upon the request of the governor, to
represent the governor or any political
agency or subdivision thereof in any
suit In court involving the title of any
land belonging to the State of Louisi-
ana or any of its political agencies
or subdivisions where the title Of the
land Is vested In or appeared in the
name Of the state or any of its politi-
cal agencies or subdivisions"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Stock Sanitary Board Mseta.

Baton Rouge.-The Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board held a
meeting last week but owing to the
absence of two members the question
of additional regulations in regard to
charbon were not taken up. Another
meeting will be held August 15. Char
bon is now reported to DR.. E. P. Flow
er, executive officer Of the board, in
Calcasieu, Acadia, East Feliciana, Liv.
ingston, Ascension and East Baton
Rouge parishes.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Schools Show improvements.

Observation-Disclosures school year re.
Gently ended was an active one in AS
cension parish in the way Of improve.
ments to school buildings and equip.
ment. The Smoke Bend school COM
munity raised $500 and expects to In.
crease this amount to $2,500 or more,
with which modern new school
house will be erected. The Dutchtown
school community raised over $4,000,
and has erected handsome building.
The Galvez school community has vot.
ed a special 5-mill ten-year tax for q
new two-room building.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

clothes. One day my husbsds,
neighbors in to see what the r,t'
but they could not help me, \
thought was for Lydia 3. Pib
Vegetable Compound and I,erts
band out forit and took ituuHl,
tirely cured I am q woman d ,
health and my health and o.
came from Lydia E. Pinkhsui;
cine. You may pest assured M
all ! can to recommend you, M
medicine to my friends. "-Nnl
STONE, Route No. 8, Maloue, n /
The success Of Lydia 3. pal
Vegetable Compound, made isml
and herbs, is unparalleled tn
used with perfect confidence bys
who suffer from displacement q
nation, ,ulceration,t ,tumors, ,irrguhl
periodic peins, backache, beslisd
feeling, flatulency, indigestion, ,dus
or nervous prostration. Lgdhzh
hams Vegetable COMPOUND hAi
dard remedy for female Ills
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
{. O. BRUNER ARRESTED
Director Dodson Has Men Arrested on
Charge of Criminal Libel.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton. Rouge.-A sensation, was
sprung last week when E. 0. Bruner,
commissioner of agriculture, and J. E.
Halligan, former state chemist were
arrested on warrants sworn out by
Director Dodson of the state expert
ment station. The charge was Grim
inal libel. The charges are based on
alleged accusations against Director
Dodson of padding his accounts and
that he was unfit for office.
The case Is expected to be tried this
week. 1t is probable that he will
seek to recover damages in the civil
courts.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Legal Opinion.

"A cat sits on my back fents
night, and he yowls and yovs
yowls. Now, l don't want
any trouble with Neighbor lohal
this thing has gone far enoun
l want you to tell me SHAT % aaI
The young lawyer looked o z
as an old. sick owl, and SAD =
word.
II have q right to shoot w'
haven't Iw
II would hardly say that y
young Coke Blackstone. ~
does not belong to you. % =
stand It."
mo, but the fence does
"Then," concluded the llsns =,
Il think it safe to say you =
perfect right to tear down the y
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Capps Wants Bond.

Fort Smith,. petition for a writ
OF habeas corpus was filed in the Cir
cult Court by Marion Capps, whose
death sentence was reversed by the
Supreme Court The purpose of the
writ is to secure bond for Capps, who
was convicted in the Sebastian County
Circuit Court last February for burn
ing two of his children to death. A
third child died after he was indicted.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Farmers Are Diversifyina.

Broussard. Having seen "the hand.
writing on the WALL as it were, farm.
ers of this section have-since sugar
has been discussed "freely"-turned
their attention and physical efforts to
raising vegetables, also cotton, which
promises good yield. Not few OF
the planters have also bred mules
this year.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Teachers Attend School,

Baton Rouge.-The short course of.
fered at the State University last
week for superintendents and princi.
pals OF agricultural schools was attend.
ed by more than fifty superintendent
and agricultural teachers. A large
number of the regular summer school
students availed themselves of the op.
portunity Of attending the lectures Of
this short course during the vacation
hours.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Baton ROUGE as Port Of Entry.

Washington Representative Nor.
gan took up with Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Curtis a plan to make
Baton Rouge a port Of entry. Enough
ships enter Baton Rouge to warrant
making that city port 1t Is not i'm
probably the Treasury Department
Will decide to make Baton Rouge a
port without the necessity of Repre-
sentative Morgan introducing special
bill for the purpose.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Baton Rouge.-The Louisiana State
Board Of Equalization still has several
more abstracts to receive before its
records are complete and the board
can get down to equalizing the assess
ments.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Plan for Bond Election.

Baton Rouge.--Plans are already un.
der way to have another election call
ed in the First Good Roads district for
the voting of the bonds to build the
model road between Baton Rouge and
Hope Villa. A conference was held be-
tween those interested and District
Attorney Holcombe, who will draw up
the petition for the second election.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Chance Name Of oroanIza.ion.

Baton. Rouge.-The Baton Rouge
Board OF Trade by a vote of the direc
tors last week changed the name t
the Chamber Of Commerce. the recon
mendation Of the committee to thu.
effect having been adopted.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

That man who went into an uncon.
trollabie spasm of laughter over a
venerable vaudeville joke has now
gone crazy. Doesn't this call for offi.
cial regulation Of cold storage stage
humorf
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Overdid Il


What's the matterf8 Nka
lawyers friend. Been In 4 n
accidentT
mo. ! had a jury case hsd
day, and / argued so elaborsHI|
the purpose Of making II apperl
my client was q fool instad
knave that / got him scculua
that plea"
What has that to do with !s
pearance"
HE met me outside. sila
had adjourned. Judge.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Thib0daux.-Mayor A. J. Trone is
having large sign boards made to place
at the four entrances to town, warn.
ing automobilitsts that this towns
speed limit is ten miles an hour. Many
visitors are exceeding the limit.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
New Secretary Gets s4.ooo

Shreveport. Joseph B. Babb, of Bir.
of Birmingham, Ala, assumed his du.
ties as secretary Of the Shreveport
Chamber OF Commerce at a salary Of
$4,000 annually, about twice the sum
previosuly allowed for this position.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
French View Of Womss

French View Of Wcmsa
The life Of a woman can hs u
into three epochs; in the frz |
dreams of love, in the second ID
periences it, in the third che n
it.-Antoine Jean Cssse De SAID !!
per.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Not many Of the native women OF
America win agree with that newly
arrived immigrant In New York who
thought she could marry as many men
as che pleased because America is a
free country.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
charbon Vaccine for East EeIiel,n.

Charbon Vaccine for East FelicIana.
Washington Representative Nor.
gan obtained an order from the Blu.
reau of Animal Industry to send $50
doses of anticharbon vaccine to be dis.
tributed to planters in East Feliciana
parish, where charbon is present
among the cattle.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Bin for Louisiana Postoffiee.

Washington. L. Representative Nor.
gan introduced a bill in the house
appropriating $4,000 for a federal
building at Plaqueinine.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Horse Dashes; Woman Killed.

Shreveport. - A message from
Haughton states that Mrs. s. A.
Prince, age 70 years, was almost killed
by jumping from buggy when the
horse became frightened, rupturing a
blood vessel.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

An honest porter in New York who
returned to the owner $4,000 he had
found was given a $50 check, which
he discovered to be worthless. Thus
Is virtue encouraged to be its own
reward.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
To Have Free Rrldne

Rayville.- A free traffic bridge
across Beouf river, between Rayville
and Girard. a few hundred feet south
of the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pa
cific railroad. Is assured.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Cornerstone Is Laid.

Homer.-Th Baptist Sunday school
laid the cornerstone of their new
building annex. A large crowd heard
the ceremonies, consisting of address.
es. recitations and songs.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Well have 30 thank that Paris
woman for providing q new angle to
the msther-in4aw joke. Recently de-
serted by her husband. she compelled
his mother TO pay her aiimony.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

A New York wife blames her hus-
band because she has lost her beauty.
He'll probably swear she had none to
lose.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Exchange says that people who
marry late In life are we'll shaken
before taken. But the married man
will tell you that he is pretty well
shaken all the time
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

It Is explained that those Princeton
seniors who said they had never been
kissed made boast and not confes-
sion.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

It is hard to resist the temptation
to look at the thermometer when you
know it's soaring.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

AS vas to be expected, the slit
skirt Is to be succeeded by even a
more modest little garment, the pan.
tascon gown.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

1t is almost tragedy when a dam.
sel with a stunning figure lacks the
means to spend week or two at the
seashore.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

In putting over an ethical eugenic
marriage Is Boston attempting to re-
yive local interest in matrimony?
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

There isn't much excuse for the
weather forecasters when they go
wrong. They have three guesses
every day
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

During the hot weather the tango is
laid among the moth balls. Few care
IL it never comes back.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

King George of England says wom-
en- must not ride astride. He is max.
Ing much out OF side issue.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

The inventor OF q beer bottle cork
left $r.0O0.0eO 10 his heirs. but doubt.
less ths inventor or the corkscrew left
even more.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

The cruel critic of the new-fedged
college graduate is seldom able to
give him a job.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

The way 10 avoid split infinitive is
to write 1t the way you don't think II
ought to 60.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

A noted pianist is about to retire
after accumulating big fortune This
shows one effect. at least, Of harmony.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Have you noted the shortage Of flies
this summer? And the excess of mos
Quitoes? However, go on swatting.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Rochester has barred split skirts
and peekaboo waists. but bathing suits
stili are In good form.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

1t appears that the unmuzzled dog
is about as dangerous as the gun that
nobody knows Is loaded.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

The shopgiri has one advantage
.oYer the housewife. She gets Vaca.
tion, anyhow.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Mr. Morgan Is now said officially to
have left only $100,000,000. However,
he left all he had.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Still. IL there were no rain where
would the dollars come from to buy
tickets to the baseball game?
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Ths surest way Of enjoying summer
resorts is to stay at home and read
about them.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Occasionally you will find good cit
iizen who doesn't take much interest
ain baseball.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
A girl marries to gain llhst
man remains single to keen 4

For any sore-Hanfords b
Adv.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

A Massachusetts man ate seventeen
eggs at single sitting. There's no
hog Hike a hog with money.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

IL you do your Christmas shopping
now, you will avoid some OF the rush
later on.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

Duke Ludwig Of Bavaria has tired Of
mis- morganatic wife. He is eighty-two
and fussy.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
When put to the test, sons Il
are found to be thinly veneerA
Some Girls DO,

Some Girls Do,
II wonder why all the gifs ii
set litter whenever they Gee n'|
Il think your flances palsa
love letters around, my boy"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
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However, the girl scout seems to be
quite inevitable.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
Old fashioned people like to think
about the days before the tango.
Whenever women make up theiE
minds to wear trousers they will.

The elevator man who inherited
100000 probably Is having his ups"
now.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25

As last resort for fads women are
now making their own shoes.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-07-25
IN SUCH PAIN
woman IN
her ClOl|
'Tesifies She Wa. hi
to Health by L,ds
Pinkham's Veeet,v'
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The Washington times., 1913-07-07
" Monaco Marvep Uses His
Head More on Bases" Says
Peerless Leader.
ity would be a star in no time"


Manager Griffith Is a great admirer Of
Hank Shanks, too, and is never tired Of
giving his opinion Of the Monaco Marvel.
Right now" says the Old Fox. he Is
the best outhelder in the league, bar
ring Speaker. The Red Sox gardener
has nothing on him, except at the bat
He can't cover a bit more ground, is
not a bit better coming In or going out
for fly balls and can't throw any better.
Indeed, ! think Shanks is a better peg
ger to bases than Speaker. On the
bases Speaker does not get the full use
of his speed and Is, therefore, not as
good a baserunner as Shanks. My kid
can set an opposing team up in the air
In no time on the bases and is doing 1t
all the time. He doesn't. have to be
told what to do, 1t comes to him in
stinctively. Frequently fans in Wash
ington have spoken to me about this,
seeing me at first base and Shanks pull
one of those delayed steals. They have
credited me with telling him what to do,
but they were wrong. Howard does
that all by himself.
'Ty Cobb is a great fielder and a won
derful man with the bat, but his hitting
is all that he has over Shanks. Perhaps
by the time Howard learns a little more
about hitting, he will be another Cobb,
too. Certainly he is right now my time
liest batsman. He has won half a dozen
games this season for us by polling out
a hit in a pinch. and he is improving
all the time He can hit to any field
and hits them right on the nose. too.
Give me Shanks, and you can have any
other outfielder in the business"
The Washington times., 1913-07-07

NEW YORK. July THE happies'
lads in camp today are Jacinto
del Calvo and Baldomero Acosta.
The two wee Cubans visited Long
Branch, n. J., yesterday. and saw
several of their fellow countrymen in
action. notably Tomas del Calvo.
brother Of the Young GrifIcan. Then
there was Gonzales, the big bacSstop
who rot a trial with the Boston Braves
this spring. No wonder Calvo ana
Acosta are chattering like pair OF
magpies today.
With him" said Jacinto to the writer.
ST sec him play ball and run and make
the hit. He looks very good, very good
with the Long Branch team; Maybe
some day ne will be in the big league
with me. 1 wish that he play on the
same team with me, then we travel
together and have same room in the
hotel. My brother is nice fellow; Older
than me by three years, but no bigger
j see him play shortstop for the Long
Branch team and he looks very good,
very good s,r,.,ar
lines about the great playing or the
naIly Cuban players with the LonS
Branch team, and says that ne would
like TO be playing with them there by
the side of the ocean. All in all, Cal
vo and Acosta are the happiest kids in
camp today.
Sunday was a day of excursions for
the Climbers. Most Of the boys slept
late, having attended the theater the
night before but all were UP BY 10
o'clock. waiting for the word. Three
little parties were formed n no time
and huge motor cars werc chartered
for Joy rides to the beaches. Walter
johnson headed one party to Rockaway
Beach. Shanks another to Corey Island
and the last bunch hustled around town
10 see the sights in a yellow machine
The Washington times., 1913-07-07
ACOSTA
VISIT COUNTRYMEN
Two Cuban PLAYERS With the Climbers Visit Long Branch n
and See Natives of Their Country Play Ball.
Climbers Have Excursion Day.

that looked as il 1t had been brohgh
over from France to engage in races a
the Indianapolis speedway. The whole
bunch were back at the hotel shortly
after o'clock, however. reporting q
pleasant holiday. They had escaped
that was something.
Herman Schaefer is carrying a long
risage today, for he loses his roomie
in the passing of George Mullin. Schaefer
end Mullin, having long been members
Of the Detroit Tigers in the heydey o.
championships and worlds series con-
fiicts, just naturally doubled I'D when
the former Tiger twirler Joined the
Grihmen this year They roamed around
together, and enjoyed life thoroughly
veterans has been broken. Mullin de-
parting to the minors for the first time
In some twelve years
The departure of Mullin, while taken
philosorhically by him. is leaving a
same. for the former Tiger was popular
with his teammates. Mullin is one OF
those hkeable chaps who rit in well
anywhere. He himself had ardently
wished that he might have won many
say so. But his come back stunt fail
ed To- s1ccecd, and he passes with all
the best wishes of his team mates.
Il tried TO give George a chance -
says Grin, 'and 1 think / did He has
&c complaint to make of the treatment
given him with this club. 1 have al
ways admired him on the field and of,
and didn't want to see him drop out OF
the big show until he had proved TO me
that he had lost his cunning. So 7
sent him in against every team could
and you know the result. He had reach
cd the end of his rope. that's ali. We
all have TO come to this some day. I've
been through it myself. when it comes
to that"
The Washington times., 1913-07-07
VETERAN CLIMBERS
ON ANXIOUS SEAT
Older Members of Gths Players Wonder When Axe Again
will FaI as Griff Will Not Carry Dead Wood-Harper
May Work Against Clubs in the West.
By SENATOR"

NEW YORK. July There is much
anxiety among the veterans in camp
today. They are wondering where the
ak will fall next. Manager Griffith
does not intend carrying players who
are not delivering the goods and sew
eral of the Climbers have been rank
failures.
The Old Fox is burning up the wires
trying to. locate a pitcher and is will
ling to use a couple Of his players in
a deal Nothing has yet happened
along this line, but II Is expected
almost any day now.
Now that he has but two capable
veteran pitchers. Johnson and Groom.
Manager Griffith is planning to start
his youngsters, Engel and Gallia, when
ever possible, reserving Tom Hughes
for relief duty If either Of these kids
show sufficient class to take his regular
turn in the box, an effective quartet
will be . ready in Johnson. Groom