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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
ORDINANCE No. 81.

AN ORDINANCE making it unlawful
for any person or persons to take
any dirt from any public road right
of way.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of jefferson Davis, that 1t is
unlawful for any person or persons TO
take, haul away, or use, for private use
or for any use other than the building
and maintaining of the public roads,
any dirt from public road right-of-Way.
Section 2. BE it further ordained,
ETC., that any person or persons vlolat-
ing the provisions Of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemean.
or. and upon conviction therefor before
any Court of competent jurisdiction,
shall be fined in sum not exceeding
TWENTY-FIVE dollars, or be imprisoned IN
the Parish Jail not more than ten days.
or be subject to both fine and lmprison'
ment at the discretion of the Court.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC.. that this ordinance shall go into
effect and be in force from and after
its adoption and promulgation.
Adopted February 9Th, 1913.
Attest: JNO. II. COOrEk,
LIE. ROBINSON, President.
Yeas, Nine. Clerk.
| Noes, None.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
Highest and Lowest Points in the
World.

The maximum difference in elevation
of land in the United States is l4,777
feet. according to the United States
Geological Survey. Mount Whitney,
the highest point, is 14,5Ol feet above
sea level, and a point in Death Valley is
276 feet below sea level. These two
points, which are both in California, are
less than 90 miles apart. This difference
is small, however, as compared with
the figures for Asia. Mount Everest
rises %. OO2 feet above sea level where.
as the shores of thei Dead Sea are 1890
feet below sea level, total difference
in land heights of 3O,292 feet. Mount
Everest has never been climed.
The greastest, ocean depth yet found
is 32,O8S feat, at a point about 40 miles
north of the island of Mindanao' in the
Philippine Islands. The ocean bottom
at this point is therefore more than ~
miles below the summit OF Mount
Everest.
The difference in the land heights II
Europe is about 1888 feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
Assessor |. |. Richard Completing
Transfer of 1912 Assessment
Rolls For Territory ComprIzed
Within ]. 0. Parish.

Assessor, Luke Richard, is just cos1~
pleting very important and commend"
able piece of work, which consists OF
transcribing the assessment entries for
1912 of all property comprizing Jeffer~
son Davis, from the CalcaSieu records
These transcripts will give Mr.. Richard
the 1912 assessment as working bases
for making out the 1913 assessment. 1t
is in no sense Mr.. Richard s intention to-
substitute the 1912 assessment for the
assessment that will have to be taken
for 1913, but simply to have it at hand
as guide to conditions in the past.
He has spent about two weeks on this
work, and expects to have it completed
by the end of this week,
Mr.. Richard also expects to 30
familiarize himself with the conditions
of the parish as to be In a position to-
know whether lands that are growing
from to Is bags of rice per acre are
being carried on the rolls as Pasture
lands" at from 500 to $500 per acre ia
stead of bearing its just proportion OF
the taxes Of the parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
Gulf Coast Well No. II Comes In A
Strong Gaser With Favorable
Symptoms.

The Gulf Coast Oil Company, which
has been persistent drillers in the
Welsh Field for the past four years,
tapped one of the strongest flows of
gas that has ever been found in the
Welsh field, the latter part, of last week
when their well No. II broke out as a
gaSer, shooting gas, oil and sand at
least fifty feet above the top OF the
derrick. While the driIler had not
reached the depth at which he was
hoping to make strike, an unusually
strong flow of gas broke forth shortly
after they had stopped drilling late in
the afternoon, preparatory to making
ready to begin sdrilling into what they
believed was the oil formation. Before
they could cap the we'll and get it under
control, it had thrown gas and oil
saturated sand far over the top of the
derrick. While they have the well
capped, they have not yet got it under
control sufficiently to permit them
going on dowu into what they believe
is the real oil formation, Further de
velopmentS of this we'll will be watched
with good deal of interest by thu
people of Welsh, as well as by the gen
| tlemen who own it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
Much New Land Being Opened Up
South of Town This Spring.

That there will be considerable in.
crease in the rice acreage that will be
planted this season seems to be the
consensus of opinion by all who are IN
a position to know, and it is an equally
well assured fact that Jefferson Davis
parish will have her share in this in.
crease. Many of the rice plants that
have been laying idle for several years
past, south of Welsh are being brought
Under cultivation again this season.
The Ed Norris Plantation of something
over 700 acres. which was recently pur'
chased by A. T. Jones of this city, has
been idle sometime, but is being pre-.
pared for seeding as rapidly as men,
teams and a thirty horse tractor can
do the work. The Lee plantation is
also being reclaimed this spring, while
the Bergen Brothers of Crowley, who
purchased the Lacasene Plant, that has
laidsout for several years, are prepar'
ing to put in several thousand acres
of rice on it this season. 1t is estimated
by we'll known planter in the southern
part Of the parish, that at least $4,000
of rice will be sown on the Lacasine
branch this year over and above last.
Relative to the large increase lndl.
Gated throughout the rice belt. DR..
Wilkins, Secretary of the Southern
Rice Growers Association, stated, IN
conversation few days ago that there
would undoubtedly be large increase
in the amount of rice planted this
season, but that he believed the Rice
Growers Association would be able TO
handle it and maintain the price. he
said the Association was muCh stronger
now than it had ever been and was
gaining in strength all the time,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
ORDINANCE No. II
AN ORDINANCE describing and declar-
ing what shall constitute lawful

AN ORDINANCE describing and declar-
ing what shall constitute LAWFUL
fence.
Section /. Be it ordained that a
fence constructed of wire alone shall
consist of four barb wires, the first
wire to be fourteen inches from the
ground, with a space Of twelve inches
to the second wire; space OF twelve
inches to the third wire; space OF SIX
teen inches to the fourth wire; with
posts not more than ten feet apart.
Section 2. A plank and wire fence
shall be constructed of three plankS,
not less than six inches wide and one
inch thick, and two barb wires with
posts not more than ten feet apart.
The first plank four inches from the
ground with a space of five inches TO
the second plank; a space OF SIX lnches
to the third plank; space OF ten lNcneS
to the first barb wire, and twelve inches
to the second barb wire.
Section 3. A plank fence shall be
constructed of six plank, not less than
six inches wide and one inch thick.
The first, four inches from the ground.
with five inches space to the second
plank; six inches space to the third
plank; six inches space to the fourth
plank; seven inches space to the firth
plank, and seven inches space to the
sixth plank.
Section 5. A rail fence shall not be
less than five feet high.
Section g. All the plank and pieux
used in the construction OF the above
described fences shall not be less than
six inches wide and one inch thick and
the posts not more than ten feet apart,
and not less than two feet in the
ground, and not less than four inches
square on its equivalent.
i Section 7. That the owners of all
stock, horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep and goats shall be held civilly re-
sponsible before all courts of competent
J jurisdiction for all damages occasioned
by such stock breaking said fences OF
otherwise passing over or through
through said fences into fields OF the
owners of the crops for damages to
same as well as that done to the fences.
Section 5. That this ordinance Shall
take effect from and after its adoption
and PRONUNCIATION.
Adopted January 22nd, 1913.
=, Attest, JNO. H. COOPER,
l LIE. ROBINSON, President
4 Yeas Six. Clerk
|. Noes None,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
ORDINANCE NO. %

AN ORDINANCE levying a three mill
school tax in and for the Parish OF
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, in com.
pliance with Act No. 2S7 of 1910, a
Joint resolution amending the con.
stitution of Louisiana, ordering the
Police Juries of the various parishes
to levy a special three.mill tax for
school purposes, and setting aside
said amount for said purpose.
Section |. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis that three.mill tax on all prop
erty of the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS
subject thereto, be. and the same is
hereby levied for school purposes tor
the year A. D. 1913, under Act 257 OF the
General Assembly of 1910.
Section 2. Be it further ordained etc
that the amount of taxes arising from
! this levy of three mills be, and the same
! is hereby set aside for school purposes
as contemplated by said Act and Con
stitutional Amendment,
| Section 5. Belt further ordained, Ell
that the Parish Tax Collector be ana N
| is hereby authorized to assess ant
carry TIE same upon his trolls for TN
wear 1913 against all property liable
therefor, and that the tax collector D.
and he is hereby authorized ant
directed to collect the same for SAL
purpose. co., mo
Adopted January 22nd, 1919: ,,n
ATTEST: JNO. n. COOPER,
r r ROBINSON. President
I Yeas. Six, Clerk.
| Noes, None.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
Cattle Raising.

The scarcity Of live stock in Europe,
Australia and some South America
countries, as we'll as in the United
States. give rise to warnings from
many sources as to the future price OF
meat.
If the prediction of enc expert comes
true, within a short period OF time
cattle will sell for Is cents on the block.
This would mean double the present
scale of prices.
The only remedy is the raising OF
additional numbers OF meat producing
animals. II must be done by the states
of the south and southwest. The farms
in this section are peculiarly adapted
TO this industry. What is needed is
scientific methods both as to breeding
and care of animals and economic
feeding.
If every farmer in Louisiana knew
the results of methods of feeding which
have been worked out by the Univer
sity Experiment Station, and if they
would adopt these, the money returns
to the individual and the state would b.
enormous.
Figures given by one student of tn
situation proved the necessity OF al
increase in cattle production: Thu
following is just one statement that II
itself is sufficiently convincing. "Sinc
1900 the population has increased 2
per cent. the beef supply has shrunk q
per cent"
The Soil Fertility League has ais
some interesting data on this subject
Their report shows in 1910 every 10
persons owned an average 9O2 cattle
Ten years later the ratio had droppe
. to IS; the hog ratio formerly S4is no,
81; sheep Il years ago IS, now s.
, These statements speak for themSelve'
l-EX.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
S. R. G. ASSOCIATION
DECLARES 10 Per CENT DIV.
Sec. Or. Wilkins Able To Be About
Again After Several Days Illness
Association Stronger Than
Ever.

Secretary A. C. wilkins, of the
Southern Rice Growers Association,
who has been confined to his bed by i'll.
ness today returned to his desk and
began the issuance of ten per cent
dividend checks on the capital stock of
the Association, authorized by the
Board of Directors at their last meeting
The Association is now stronger
financially, and in point of membership
than at any other period of its exis.
lance, and the outlook for the coming
year is favorable in every way. Mem.
bership is increasing particularly in
Louisiana and in the Houston district.
In Orange County, Texas, and in the
territory west of Houston nearly every
farmer belongs to the Association,
while in the district between Orange
and Houston membership is increasing
rapidly. In Arkansas the strength OF
the Association is keeping pace with
the rest of the rice belt.
Reports from all parts of the rice
belt indicate that farmers are well ad
vanced with preparations for the new
crop. An increased acreage is fore
casted, but little fear Of low prices or
this account is felt, on account of the
increased consumption and the marke
stability brought about by the farmers
cooperative, ASsocia ton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
aDIHARcE No. 81

tile driving of more than
head Of cattle or horses on
at one time.
| Be it ordained by the
III Of the Parish of Jefferson
htii shall be unlawful for any
Nrsons to drive more than
Ill head Of cattle or horses
nj any bridge on any public
EnyOns time.
III Be it further ordained,
Isy person or persons violat-
VERSIONS Of this Ordinance
gdIty Of a misdemednor, and
gRsion before any court OF
jurisdiction, shall be fined
hi rot less than twenty-five
IE more tnaIl one nuilQfeu
Il bs imprisoned for not less
b days nor more than thirty
hIh, at the discretion OF the
a Be 1t further ordained
tbs ordinance shall go into
b ID force from and after its
llad pFOmulgation.
February 9th, 1918.
JN0. H. COOPER,
lnBlNSON, President.
Aas Clerk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
!, Walsh Bow Marie d.

Of Mr.. omer c. Russell ss.
1 s Miss Sue Sonnier of Vim
,uistly solemnized at the
p,rsonage Of this city by
a.bb, at eight o'clock Mon
G~ss a young man that has
.gphoOd here in Welsh and
-, II all our people. For
10 has been working in
Toll fields Of the state, and
ent time recognized as one
Il reliable drillers in the
d belt
I'll the daughter OF one oil
5ad most prominent families
I.sisu, and was charmingly
arm eolored silk vol over
attn when the ceremony
\ IFS. Russell remained il
n I flew days visit with the
nrsnts, MIR. and Mrs. I. P
6IcEing which they returned
sgs Mr.. Russell is drilling
IAey expect to make thell
Zoe present,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
league Will Hold State
.t,' IiIi Alexandria, March
An and 9Th.

.,tod to announce; mat
l'eol, League will hold a
zion At Alexandria on"'""'
NE key note OF TIA"
! aunity and AgE'>.
scent victory in va - t,a
1r'ssnsd the hopes Of the the
ali as Of all temperance
ID d The coming meeting ting
l'ls one Of the best ever nei0
! ,,dially invited to attend tend
Come prepared to stay
.siiattsnd all sessions Of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

and II. S. Courtney third with Peg
gle.
Saturday night the judges got
through with several more classes.
The Pekinese class was won by
Mrs William Tilt, who exhibited
Wiski, a tiny cream colored animal
barely six inches high. In the Dali
NATHAN class ID. r.. Tapes Spot won
the blue ribbon.
X. CongdOn's Reliance won first in
the English bun terrier class, with
two Of j, NJ Lynch's dogs, Gilmore
and King, being second and third.
Judge ColIies To- might.
In the Eskimo class w. Broad
bents Joyce waS first, while in the
Eskimo puppy class Mrs. Frank
Banks Beauty won the first deco
ration
In the dachshund class Marjorie AL
den's Captain was first, with Marie
Allgood Jones Otto second.
.. j Aliens Sport was first In the
pit bulls, ID. r. Badgers Duke was
second, and William Rhodes Lady
was third
The English bun terrier female
class ribbon went to James Lynch's
Queen, while Stewart Murray's Chin
and Toots were second and third.
The feature OF Saturdays judging
is to be that of coilies and Boston
terriers. which begins al 1870 o'clock
at night.
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Caesar third, while Dixie, OF the same
owner, was honorably mentioned.
IN the collie pup female class Bon
ME Lass, owned by Mrs. e. L. Rhodes,
won the blue ribbon.
The Pomeranians, a most interest
ing class, also were judged Friday
afternoon. Tuxedo Black Beauty
owned by Mrs Meyer Regenstein
won the blue ribbon in a close con
test with Miss Katherine Richardson $
Lilo H. Miss Elise Trippe's Fam
Ghetto was third.
The youngest owner with an entry
is little Miss Ruth Dobson. 4year-
old daughter Of Mrs. William Dobson
Of No. AZ Logan street The little lady
has fine collie and three pups on
exhibition.
The bull terrier puppy dog class
made an excellent showing, as there
were numerous entries and the
judges were put to it to make a
choice j. H. Bogman's Mandarin
won first; r. S, Courtney took second
place with his dog, Tod, while l.. f
Schelven, with Brownie, won third
All the ribbon takers in this class
were late entries.
The last class Judged in the late
afternoon was that of the bull terrier
females L. s. SChnlyen again Won
first with Lakewood Relic; J. II. Bog
man came second win Manchon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
ATLANTA SOCIETY ENJOYS
EXTREMELY GAY WEEKEND

The week end is proving exceeding
" gay with the number of visitors
here for the Georgia football
game, and any number of affairs
scheduled for the late afternoon and
evening.
It seems that everybody in Atlanta
attended the game and afterwards
there were any number of informal
teas at the various hotels and clubs
The Georgian Terrace had arranged
elaborate decorations, in which the
Georgia colors of red and black and
the Tech colors of yellow and white
predominated. The tea room, where
! o'clock tea is served each day, was
crowded with merry parties, who
stopped there after the game for con-
graduation or coincidence over the
result of the game.
Eight members of the college set
were guests of Henry Clay Burr at
a luncheon at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. Willis Westmoreland, in hon
or of Marion Reed, of the University
of Georgia.
Several small teas were given at
the Piedmont Club after the game
and among those entertaining there
were Mrs. George Boynton, Mrs. Ar
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
|DOG SHOW PROVES GREAT SUCCESS;
TWILL BE MADE AN ANNUAL EVENT

There was surprise among the At
lanta dog fanciers Saturday morning
over the remarkable success of the
bench show that opened the day be-
fore. The excellence of the show,
and the number and class of the en-
tries, was unlocked for even by the
promoters.
To begin with the show was put
on by the Atlanta Kennel Club-its
first show-as a charity affair the
proceeds to go to the Home for In
curables. The exhibition was held
under American Kennel Club rules
but 1t was not expected that such
fine showing could be made.
Now it has been decided that the
Atlanta Kennel Club is to join the
American Kennel Club as soon as
possible and have representative at
all the meetings of the national or
ganiZation in New York.
That was the main result of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
1O3 SAVED FROM
BURNING SHIP
BY WIRELESS

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-The Span
ish steamship Balmes, bound from
Havana to Cadiz, Is burning at sea,
Her 1903 passengers have been rescued
by the Cunard liner Pannonia.
News of this latest exploit of hero
ism at sea was received first in
wireless message from the Pannonia
to the radio station at Cape Race. and
later details were sent from the agent
of the Lloyds Marine Agency at Ber-
muda to the Cunard line in this city.
The Balmes was carrying a cargo Of
cotton and rum, and when fire broke
out in her hold it spread rapidly IN
spite of the efforts of her crew. In
response to wireless S. o. S. calls sor
assistance, the Pannonia rushed 20
the aid of the burning ship, and, after
taking off her passengers, turned
aside from her course to convoy the
Balmes to Bermuda.
The Pannonia is the third Cunard
liner within year to give aid to
helpless ships at sea.
No passengers were lost or hurt in
the transfer. 1t is believed that the
crew of the Spanish ship stayed on
board TO continue fighting the fire SO
as to save the ship if possible.
The Pannonia is commanded BY
Captain Luther B. Dow, one of the
best navigators on the Atlantic, and
man of cool courage in time of dan
ger. He was in command of the
Thomas w. Lawson when that Shin
was wrecked on the Scilly Island, and
refused to leave the vessel until Il
went to pieces beneath his feet. After.
the Titanic disaster he commanded
the rescue ship Carpathia while Cap
tain Rostrom was in Washington re-
ceiving medal from Congress for mis-
heroism.
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PERSONAL

Miss Janette Reede, of Calhoun, Is
visiting Miss Wynette Walker,
Mrs. Francis E. Hamper is improv-
ing at the Davis-Fischer Sanitarium'
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Sheridan are at
home for the winter with Mrs. Louise
Spalding Foster.
Miss Bella Cohen, of New York
City, the bride elect of Mr.. Adolf
Stahl is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Stahl.
Mrs. l.. S. Watson and Mrs. L. d.
Slaughter and little daughter, Mar
, garet are guests of Mrs. Charles Pitt
man, in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Edward De-
Mise announce the birth of son, Ed
ward, Jr.. at their home on Confed-
crate avenue, November 6,
Miss Fanny Hinton, who has been
delightfully."- entertained in New Or
leans, leaves Monday for visit to
relatives. lin Canton, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Bowen, of
Jewel. Ga, announce the birth of a
son on November IA named Robert
Mason Bowen. Mrs. Bowen was for
merly Miss Evelyn Mason, of At
lanta.
Mrs. A. w. Anderson, Misses Lola
Anderson, Eloise Anderson, Anne An
derson and Mary Porter and w. E.
Kennedy came over from Augusta in
the Andersons' private car Saturday
for the Georgia Tech football game.
Mr.. Jack Spalding has been called
to Kentucky on account of the Ill
ness and death of his father, Ignatius
Spalding.
Mrs. Miller Hutchins, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
Goode, for the past three months in
New York, returned home Wednes-
day. She was also the guest of DR..
and Mrs. A. M Anderson during her
absence. Mr.. and Mrs Goode have
taken an apartment at No. II Fifth
avenue until the completion of their
new home at Great Neck, L. l., next
spring.
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thur G. Powell and Mrs. Phinizy CAL
houn.
The dinner dance at the club Sat-
urday evening will be enjoyed by $50
guests. Elaborate decorations will
prevail, and the dance will be one
of the happiest in the series of week.
end dinner dances.
AT this dance there will be several
large parties. Mrs. Joseph Brown
Whitehead and her guest, Mrs. Har-
old Richardson, of Ascot, England,
will be rendered large party. Misses
Katherine Ellis and Adgate Ellis, de-
butantes, will be rendered a party
OF 26 by Miss Passie May Ottley Mr..
Dozier Lowndes will have party
OF twelve, and Mr.. Van Astor Batch
elor will have a party of eleven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Inman Gray will have
four guests, and small parties will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey
Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Sisson, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kiser, Mr..
and Mrs. James 7. Williams, Messrs.
Lewis Carhart, James o. Harris, A.
G. Ryan and Lieutenant Horsby
Evans.
There will be the usual Weekend
dance at the East Lake Country Club
and many young college persons will
be present.
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big showing.
When the exhibit opened Friday
there was a fair number OF dogs in
evidence. The entries continued tC
pour in all day and at night the ac-
commodations were practically ex-
hausted.
The kennel clubs officials included
Winship Nunnally president; w. NJ
Stephenson, vice president and chair
man of the show committee, and Mrs
John Hill, secretary and treasurer
The judges are James II. Steffen
Of Boston and Birmingham, and DR.
j. c. Wright.
In the late afternoon Friday the
Judging began before a fine attend
ance. In the collie pup class j. H
AtChison's Rex was first; l.. S. Bot
tenfinlds Romeo was second and his