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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
PROS ASK FOR AMENDMENT
ppEs,DENT ASKED TO REQUEST
CONGRESS TO SUBMIT CHANGE.
Petition Signed by Special Committee
Named at Anti-Saloon League DEM
onstration on Steps of Capitol.

Columbus. Ohio.-President Wilson
was memorialized Monday to ask con-
gress to submit constitutional
omendment looking to the obolltlon OF
the liquor traffic in the country at
large. The memorial, signed by
snecial committee of twenty-five
named at the Anti-Saloon League
demonstration on the steps OF the
capitol in washington Dec. 10, was
an outgrowth of the national conven-
tion of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America and other temperance forces,
held in Columbus Nov. 10 to Ia.
President Wilson was unable TO re-
ceive the special committee upon the
occasion of the Washington demon
stration and the memorial sent to the
White House was issued in lieu OF a
nersonal hearing. 1t asserts, IN Ell
feet. that nationwide prohibition
would be only an advanced step IN
the application Of the declarations OF
| the Baltimore platform upon WHICH
President Wilson was elected.
The memorial quotes the section or
the democratic national platform OF
| 1912 regarding the conservation OF ma
tional resources of the country and
continues:
1--WE believe that men, women and
| children should be included IN the
forests, sources of water supply, ara
ble and mineral lands and naVlgable
streams as objects of national protec
ton to prevent their being wasted OF
absorbed by special or private inter
ests. such as the extant, organized
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS liquor trus'
of the United States"
Concluding, the memorial says:
"The party which you have the
honor to lead offers its platform o.
1912 as the pledge of justice to thu
people, and upon that pledge we wan
our appeal for the right to have thl'
| most vital issue passed upon by thu
people and their legislatures through
out the states and at the earlies
practicable opportunity
The special committee included tn
following members: Wayne B. Wheel
er of Ohio, S. H. Lugbaum of Okla
homa, John Henderson of Kentucky
William Cochran of Maryland, L. T
Musgroye of Alabama, j. W. Hong
of Virginia, Rev. DR.. c. Spencer Q
Missouri and P A. Baker OF Ohio.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Mean SwI,Sl.

Bishop Blougram, at 4 :, !,
yer, said Of the exploitation !, q
slavery" by novelists and DAM
These weak writer's cant ara 4
US. They have neither the M
the power to shock us. And H. H. /
who read their yapid stories y
their vapid plays are fooled ! (
as the $4,000 German Schools
In Germany, the other dsv &.
drel inserted an adyertisenss, I
the newspapers of the land-a, I
tisement for book entitles !
Every Young Girl Should Kass /
Marriage This book woula s
securely sealed in a plain sr.,,,
receipt of $1.5O. And 50 fors &
on.
We'll, $4,000 German girls III
$1.5O to the advertiser, and a.
they got for their money. Tbs,
cook book
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Tone Up You
Weak 4

The best, safest and S.
remedy for constipation ! Il
liver is the celebrated Ho ssa g
LIVER BUTTONS. M SP
You'll be pleased and 80.
the result of the first st. ~ ss'sSss
They drive the poisonous u ~. y
from the bowels, and puri sss Y /
Theyare simply the best y, ~
ache, dizziness, biliousnsssss s Y
lack Of appetite and thss as''ss,
feeling. soy 10 I'd
Women! take little cfo.,,..
HOT SPRINGS LIVER piI1ss |
rid the skin Of pimples, bla SuliV'
lowness. All Druggists, a. . - \
back, If not satisfied. sam M y ! !
otSprings Chem. Co., Ia. s r. y
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

blue and white marks that decorate every dwell
ing In the village.
Scotland is as well, the land Of cakes, and at
this season the bakers shops are filled with
toothsome dainties, sugar covered and noticed
In Ice.
Germany observes various customs. Calls are
made on January l, and gifts are exchanged;
delicious little cakes are eaten In honor OF the
festal day. Different neighborhoods have char
acteristic rites and superstitions.
Thus, In the Black Forest workman likes to
work little bit at his trade the first day Of the
year, to coax luck in business; most picturesque
lis the yender Of clocks who sets out to sell one at
least of his wares. Munich drinks deep to the
health of the season in good Bavarian brew.
Jena, whose people recognize descent from those
ancient Germans who believed in q god that
brought light and warmth each year into the
world to overcome the cold and dark of winter,
builds In Its public square at New Years time
great bonfire which typifies this ever new gift
Of the genial old deity that loved warmth and
gave light
Thither at midnight the people carry the things
they wish to cast out of their lives with the old
year.
Fire as a New Years symbol Is favored in
Wales as well. There fires are burned on New
Years day to purify the house for the entrance Of
a new and gladstone era; and the ashes are kept
sacredly from year to year, esteemed for special
medicinal virtues.
The ringing of bells to announce the death Of
the old year and the birth of the new one is
common In England and Scotland and In some
parts of the United States In many English
churches impressive midnight services are held
In the dales OF Westmoreland 1t is usual to
open the west door to let the old year out and to
open the east door to let the new year In
In England it is still an enjoyable practice to
offer q mince pie to every caller during the last
week Of the old year. for every pie eaten under a
different roof represents happy month during
the year to come. Often as January draws near
one hears the expression.
Thanks, have eaten my twelve, SO please ex-
cuse me-
What probably is the strangest New Years rite
is held In the Ceyennes mountains, In southern
France. AT the last evening mass of the old
year the herds and focks OF the peasantry are
gathered before the portico OF the little stone
church high up on the mountain side and are
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
GH121z4W Sz2UEzy1aS oEZERR4zuYGIZEW KEAR6

blessed by the priest and sprinkled with holy wa
ter by the acolyte who follows him, in order that
that this the sole wealth Of the countryside, may
increase and prosper during the year to come
The sight of the holy hour is wonderful As the
church bell tolls above them the frightened AMI
mails bleat and below and try madly to escape
First the oxen are blessed, then the cows, next
the sheep and lambs, and finally the goats and
pigs.
Throughout Europe many delightful customs
prevail In Scandinavia feast Is always pre-
pared for the little BIRDS which might otherwise
go hungry, on account Of the deep SHOWS.
In Holland as In Scotland, the wind is noted
with care because the luck of the year will be.
determined by the direction whence it blows. The
south wind brings heat and fertility, the west
wind milk and fish, the north wind cold and
storm. and east wind fruitful season.
In Italy the New Year is day of greeting and
good will and special feasting. Sicilian peasants
take advantage of the fete to drive to town in
their gay carts, so that the country roads are
merry with the music of tinkling bells
And Swiss folk, practical, Industrious stop their
work for the nonce and visit friends, even when
they have to carry their babies down the noun
tain slopes in cradles on their heads
Bugara's heart history is of especial moment
just now. On happy New Years day in Bulgarian
villages the small boys run from house to house
waying branches Of the cornell tree and shouting
greetings as they tap all they meet with the lucl
bringing branches.
Bulgarian girls go through an interesting cere
mony in an effort to pry into the secrets of tn,
days to come. On New Years eve a queen, chosen
by lot guards kettle full of water in which boil
men and maidens have dropped finger rings O.
some personal trinkets. Till dawn she watches
Then to an open place in the center of the vii
lage she takes the precious kettle, covered with
cloth,,a dancing, singing crowd following her. Al
oracle, who has been selected for eloquence Q
speech, proclaims successive fortunes He cries
"The lucky girl whose ring shall appear shal
marry the best man in the village"
The queen OF the festival dips her hand int
the kettle and brings forth ring and its owne
receives it from her secure in the belief that goo
luck betides her matrmonially before anothe
New Year
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
His Message.

"That man has a look q ~
wisdom. I'm anxious te nea y
has to say"
"Well?"
Good heavens! Hes ahaa
that he has on exhlDlaea Y
three-legged chicken II e1ls'sal
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
German Balloon Establishes Record.

Berlin-Herr Kevlon, German bal.
loonist, who, with two passengers, as
cended from Bitterfield, Prussian
Saxony, in the balloon Duisburg, Dec.
10, reported Monday that he had de-
scended at Perm, a town in European
Russia, near the Siberian frontier,
thus establishing worlds distance
and duration record for spherical bal
looms. He travelled 1883 miles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Girls in Hosiery Mill Strike.

Philadelphia, Pa.--Nearly thou,
sand employees of the William H. Tau
bel hosiery mills in Kensington, most
of them girls, went on strike Monday.
Notices announcing per cent re-
duction in wages after Jan. ! were
said to have caused the walkout.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
new SOUTH AAERE|
FOOD DRINK ]
USED INSTEAD or COFFEE
VERY POPULAR IN UNITE
STATES.

Every coffee user should b
much better and cheaper; rstss
and ten cents for 20 cup hidI
today, or booklet mailed ila
Woodley Yerba Mate Co, inx
Shamrock, Texas.-AdE.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
White Texas Christmas.

Dallas, Tex Snow extending gen.
orally over the Texas Panhandle and
in several other sections of North
Texas, Southern and Western Okla
homa and Northwestern Arkansas
was reported Monday, the fall over
the Panhandle amounting to six
inches.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
All Is Fish In the nj

Catch anything while sl
away on your vaeations'
Sure, / did. It weighed 4 u
You catch anything?T
"Nh-huh. | told you ] EatR
weighs 1870 and her dads Hfa
of a street. railway compans 2
trio lighting plant and I've y
les"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
GETTING BACK.

Why do you insist on trying to sell me beef.
steak and beans and buckwheat cakes?. de.
manded the barber. Il told you all wanted
was two fried eggs"
Well, was in your shop yesterday retorted
the restaurant man. All wanted was 4 shave
but you bulldozed me into shampoo, foam
ffzz, and a tonic rub
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Hunters KIN Eleven Deer.

Houston, Tex-By far the most sue.
cessful hunting party of recent years
returned to Houston Monday with a
load Of yenison that would make any
one envious, bringing back II deer
and 100 quail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
RUB.MY.TSA

Will cure your Rhsumatisu Y !
kinds of aches and pains sa''
Cramps, Collie, Sprains, BRUISES
Old Sores, Burns, etc ha'
Anodyne. Price 25c.-AdE,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Indianapolis Team Sold for $4,000.

indianapolis Team Sold for $175,ooo.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The Indianapolis
American Association baseball club
was sold by Sol Meyer, owner, to ].
c. McGill of Denver and William
Smith of New York Monday for s175,-
900. The purchase price was paid to
Sol Kisera, Mr.. Meyers representa-
tive, at meeting In Chicago.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
A SAD AWAKENING.

Warden, where are my howerss Give me
those flowers" ~
Those flowers are for an embezzler IN the
next cell" s-o
Flowers for an embezzler, with a murderer
in the same jail? A life Of crime is not what !
was led to expect" I
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
NOT DIFFICULT.

I wish could do something startling" said
Gladys Gloom, sick unto death with ennpi
Well, Gladys that Is easily accomplished !.
said her close friend, Bella Blazes Go hack
to that little oldfashioned town where you were
born and smoke cigarette on the public
square z
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Americans Are Buying in Wales.

London. - Welsh tinplate makers
have booked orders for some 100000
tons for delivery to American canning
and oil concerns between now and
June, it was announced Monday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26
Burglars Fired store.

Roxton, Tex.-Fifty thousand dol
lars damage was done Monday night
when burglars set fire to the store
of the ]. F. Landers Company.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Every effort is being mace =
army life as attractive q po y
order to get the most deslfse'
of recruits.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Some men are aln0s1 3
afraid of microbes as some Y
of mice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Mrs. winslow's Soothing SyIar
teething, softens the gums 49, n,s|
tion,allays pain, cures wind c0ne' NJ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Start the year by getting q
Balsam. You will find frssas|
for it. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

Some people never fcrglss 4
break into a padded cell
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

A teaspoonful Of gossip "
kettleful Of pure truth
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-26

oWHERE does New Years cere-
mony mean more than in the land
of the little people whose faces
have become familiar to us on pa
per fans. Indeed, from a national
point OF view, this season Is the
greatest occasion of the year.
Elaborate preparations are made
long In advance. Houses are
cleaned inside and out Doorways
are decorated with rice ropes and
fern leaves and evergreen. Every
housewife buys a pot or two of
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19
WOMEN'S NECkWEAR
Remarkable Values.

Ombre Changeablc Chiffon Scarfs with plain
or figured ends: large assortment of attractive
color combinations 2.95 each
value 500 to 600
Floral Chiffon Scarfs in Pink, Blue, Maize or
Lavender white or colored grounds .S5 each
value IFS
Large and complete assortment of popular
priced Fancy Neckpieces of Lace or Hand.
embroidery greatly reduced Csc to 2.75
value SOC to $50
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19

Adequate Assortments
For advantageous gift selections assured in eut
By the tIUO-stOre concentration of stOc
SATURDAY. DECEMBER THE 2VTU
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19
LONCOElAyENDED
INbATTlE Of CITY
FOR WIRE CONDU|TS
Referees Order Quick Report
from Consolidated Telegraph
and Electrical Subway CO.

After ten years Of slowly dragging iiti-
ration. sharp action was taken to-day
IN the suit OF the city against the Con-
aoiidated Telegraph and Electrical sab
way Company for possession OF the un.
derground conduits carrying electric
MeAt wires through Manhattan and
Bronx. The Reconsideration Odell.
Adrian II. Larkin and George Gordon
Battle-ordered the company 10 explain
In detail what items enter into large
lump sums charged to construction.
maintenance and operation OF the sub
ways on the company books. Instead
Of the unlimited time allowed In the
past. this order gives the company only
two weeks In which to make the detailed
report.
Under the franchise terms the city IL
10 get all over 10 per cent PROFITS from
these subways. but In thirty years has
never received a cent The pending
suit IL for an accounting Involving
millions alleged due and for forfeiture
Of the franchises to the city on the
allegation of failure to carry out the
terms OF the contract.
Every effort has been made by the
coaduit companies to conceal theii
profits. and the city attorneys have no,
hssitated to assert that grossly false
charges have been put into construc.
tion accounts to conceal profits Soms
years ago expert accountants were pu,
on the companys books and Q volumin
Ous report made, but even these ex
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19

Company and carries the high current
electric light wires
Another similar suit IL pending AGAINST
the Empire city subway Company.
which II owned by the New York Teie-
phone Company and carries the low ten
sion telephone and telegraph wires.
whatever decision Is rendered In the
Consolidated case will apply against the
Empire city Company. From mo o
accounting and recovery Of large sums
OF money due. the city now 10 pressing
for n forfeiture Of the franchises and re-
oovery Of all the underground conduit
rights In the streets
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19
ORLEANS DUKE BREAKS ARM.
h nOcked Down white skating At
Ice Rtsk In BrusseIs.

BRUSSELS. Belgium. dec. 1S.-The
Duke OF Orleans. pretender TO the
throne OF France. Ia suffering from .
broken arm. sustained while skating to-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19

readAch a feverish climax when Dryer
and his men forcibly elected both mon
and women found In the restaurant after
O'Clock.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-12-19
BOYS SUITS & COATS
Considerably Reduced

l45 Boys hand tailored suits, English Norfolk
or single breasted model; with two pairs Of kncker
booker trousers Made Of Imported Fabrics in
Checks or Stripes, also plain Gray. Brown or Navy
Serge. Size to Is years. Special $50
value 1880
9a Boys Norfolk or Single Breasted Suits with
two pairs of knickerbocker trousers made of Fancy
Cheviot or Tweed. Size to II years.
value $50. Special $50
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-06-26
KILLS FATHER TO -
PRO TEC q Nh )THER|
Well-To-Do Missouri Farmer ID SlAil
BY His IL Year-O Old Son RIM ass

/ 1asE II
Jacksonville, Mo-, June q. -.
W. O'Bannon, aged 81, well-to-do
farmer, was tonight shot and almost
instantly killed at his home near
Creighton, BY his 14-year-old son,
Jesse. The boy, who was brought
here'tonight in custody Of officers,
says he shot his father to protect
himself and his mother when the
father made threats that he would
kill the whole family and started
for Jesse with a shotgun.
Lloyd O'Bannon, q, accompanied
his brother Jesse and the officers
here and corroborated details Of his
brothers story. According to Jesse,
his father had been drinking and be-
gan quarreling with Mrs. O'Bannon.
AnGered ~ Boys Action
After making q number Of threats,
he ordered Jesse 70 get a revolver
he knew The boy 10 possess. Re-
turning with the weapon, the boy
heard his father threatening his
mother. he said, and he shot several
times in the air to Brighten him. This
he said, seemed to anger the elder
0'Bannon and the latter procured a
shotgun and started after the boy,
who then turned the revolver upon
his parent and fired. The bullet
struck close to the heart.
The coroner and county prosecutor
left tonight for Creighton, where an
inquest will be held tomorrow The
Q 'Bannon boy was takeh along to tell |
bis story to q coroner's jury
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with the others, being tied up until
the people vote on them at the No
vember election in 1914. These are
the two St. Louis home-rule bills, the
county unit bill and the '.full-crew"
bill.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25
Iessons In Housekeeping.

A young girl Of fourteen Whom I
know plans and cooks the dinner at
home one evening of each week, and
her mother stays away from the lutch-
en- entirely on this occasion. The
girls father gives her a small amount
of money in the morning before he
leaves home, and she does the market
ing with this sum. The event Is an
ticipated with great pleasure by all
the members of the family as well as
by the little cook, and the nourishing
and appetizing dinner she serves Is
certainly surprisingly good.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25
Modern Aesop.

One day. in the presence of the Fox.
the Tortoise was Dragging to the Hare
of his ability as a runner. The Fox
was very derisive of the Tortoise's pre-
tensions. whereupon the Tortoise,
winking at the Hare, offered to bet
the Fox a considerable sum of money
that he could outrun the Hare. The
Fox lost no time in putting up the
money. and of the contestants started.
The Hare took big lead at once, but
after getting comfortably out of sight.
wandered away from the track and fell
asleep The Tortoise accordingly was
the first to reach the winning post.
The Fox went OF cursing at the loss
of his money. and when he had gone
the Tortoise divided his winnings with
the Hare. Ever since that time bet
ting on races has been an uncertain
sport.-Life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25

well and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. / feel very grateful that
/ found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter IL you wish.
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly.
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25
Goinq Too Far.

Mrs. Gallup is an estimable lady
whose hobby is house decoration. One
day last spring Mrs. Gallup was care
less enough to drink glass of red ink.
believing it to be claret. She was
naturally alarmed when she discov-
cred her mistake, but no harm came
to her. The doctor who was summoned.
upon hearing what had happened. dry
ly remarked to her:
"Mrs. Gallup. there is such thing.
you know, as pushing this rage for
decorated interiors too far
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-25
Alarmed for His Mother.

Little Harry. hanging about the
kitchen, saw stuffed fowl sewed up
before roasting. He was much i'm
pressed by the sight. A few nights
later his mother, hastily dressing to
go out, found that new frock had
been sent home without the proper al
lowance of hooks and eyes. Summon
ing aid, her sister basted the frock to-
gether up the back.
"Grandma," said Harry, seeking the
source of perennial sympathy and COM
prehension, come and see what aun-
ties doing to mamma. / think she's
going to roast her. for she's sewing
her all up"