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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-05
EXCITEMENT IS
RAPIDLY SPREADING,
New Root Juice Medicine APPARENT,
Creating the Same Interest and
Enthusiasm Here That il
Has Elsewhere,

If one can Judge by the crowds that
are almost continually swarming the
local drug stores to investigate and
purchase supply of the new Root
Juice medicine which has been ere.
ating a sensation in all parts of the
state, our home people are fast he.
coming as enthusiastic over it as thos.
OF other places in which it has been
introduced.
So many reports Of the most as.
tonishing cures effected by Root Juice
have been published and so much has
been said of the excitement the medi
cine has created in other cities. if is
not strange that local sufferers from
indigestion, belching, pains after meals
loss OF appetite, nervousness, back
aches, weak kidneys, rheumat ism. sleen.
leSsness, tired WORKOUT feeling and
other similar ailments due to function.
al disturbances of the vital organs or
Impurities in the blood, should he
anxious to follow the examples of those
who claim to have been esmost mi.
racllously cured by its use.
At the drug stores 1t is said that the
sale OF root juice has far exceeded ali
expectations and although there is
still good stock on hand some fear is
entertained that there will not he
enough to supply the constantly grow.
Ing demand, for it is said that the main
laboratories at Fort Wayne. Ind. are
working to their fullest capacity and
are still behind in their orders.
Good reports are still coming in from
those who have purchased the medicine
and stories OF some truly startling re.
suits right here in town can be heard
every day...AdY.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-05
Grosele Topics.
Fenton, La, Nov. 20. 1918.


The same old complaint seems to be
the order of the day. Threshing is
still the order of the day. Mr.. Yves
Pitre is finishing UP his threshing this
week. MIR, Pitre did lot of hand
stacking some time ago to better the
condition of his rice, and is now doing
good job threshing. The rice when
stacked was not fit to put through a
separator and now after couple of
weeks in the stack the rice is being
threshed with ease and the grade is far
better than was looked for at the time
of stacking. Mr.. Pitre feels that by
stacking he has benefited his rice crop
at least 30 per cent, and has gained
much time in getting the rice too and
through the machine.
Miss Lovenia Miller and Grace Hebert
were visitors in and about the vicinity
of Rice Tuesday and Miller reports
threshing is nearing the end. =
Mrs. Oscar Miller and Mrs. Alex
Miller made flying trip to Lake
Charles Tuesday via the Watkins r. R.,
returning Thursday.
|. Oscar Miller and family were guests
at Mr., Ely Miller's Monday. Mr.. Miller
ran out in his car over the country
cross roads with perfect ease. That lis
a good reputation for the sunny south
in the latter part of November.
Mr.. Peet Liechty of Fenton had a
breakdown in his thresher Tuesday
with shut down for day and a trip
to the machine shop in Lake Charles,
About S.4 of day is all the thresher
can realize nowadays on account of the
heavy fogs which are equal TO light
rain and delay threshing until about
9 or 10 a. m.
Mr.. Editor. do you believe that that
girl that wrote UP the school article
in your Journal last week is really red
headed and freckle faced, or does she
mean to catch farmer boy for beau.
Now / like the way she speaks of the
farm, the cows, the peas, peanuts and
potatoes.
We see by the Kinder Gazette that
the Police Jury of Allen parish has
created a drainage district on a De.
tltlon presented them by four.flfths of
the voters of the proposed district.
Now if we are in luck, as | understand
there is going to, be proposal to our
parish fathers for drainage district,
we can certainly get four.f1fths of our
voters to put their j. B. tc a petition
likewise. We feel thata drainage dist.
riot in our locality would benefit DIR
district, that is the lands that would
actually be drained, not less than 40 or
so per cent as the drainage of the
lower lands would greatly benefit them
for all the variety of crops we are now
trying to raise that are often times a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
FRED ]. THOMAS
POSSESSED Quite
A SNUG FORTUNE

Frugality, unpretentious living
and the apparent appreciation of
bacherlorhood, We're the marked
characteristics OF the late Fred J
Thomas proprietor for many years of
a jewelry store at 1913 washington
avenue who died recently and In his
almost three score years he managed
to accumulate a snug fortune of
something over $4,000. Such fig
ures have come to light in the ad-
ministration of his estate.
In the safety deposit vault of a
local bank was found the sum of
S10,00071 in cash, gold and cur
rency all representing the savings of
a life time. In the safe in his store
was deposited some $500 in cash.
All this is besides the stock of jew
elry in the store, valued at $400.
Fred Thomas was a quiet unas-
suming man with an always cheer.
full and pleasant manner. BY dint
of hard work and close application
TO the interests of This little shop he
prospered. His patient effort to-
wards success was the attraction for
a steady patronage of friends who
appreciated him.
His stock of jewelry was never
large but ii was of the reliable sort
and he sold it at fair profit He
devoted his attention however. to
the repair branch of his profession
having been apprenticed by his
father in that art who was a jeweler
before him. He was also watch
maker. He built up a large trade.
Tie could not be termed miserly,
although he was close with his earn
ings, probably an advocate of the
rainy day theory.
He enjoyed many things in life
that others do his especial devotion
being to the theater. He was not q
church goer, although he attended
at times.
Above all he led an existence
thoroughly in accord with his prin-
ciple5 OF right living and it seems
an unkind fate that he was stricken
at the time when ne could have
had the pleasure of the fruits of his
energies.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
HEADLESS BODY
OF Slain GIRL
found IN SEA

Boston, July 25.---The police to-
day began an effort to Identify the
murdered girl whose headless body
was picked up off Grand Banks by
Captain Charles White of the fish
ing schooner Jessie Gilbert.
The girl was dressed all in silk
and evidently was refined and
wealthy. Captain White declares
the girl was murdered-that her
head mad been cut off, apparently
with long, sharp knife, and that
the person who did it must have had
some knowledge OF surgery, as the
cut was clean,
The police net was out today for
a hint of any mysterious disap-
pearancc" since July /. The girls
body was picked up on July 16. 1t
is believed she was killed not earlier
that July .. Here is her descrip-
tion:
Sixteen to nineteen years old;
weight 10 pounds; about five feet
four inches tai; wore silk under
clothes; expensive corsets silk skirt
and waist. Shoes of American
make.
The body was found thirty miles
east of Georgian Bay, 10 miles from
Boston and right in the track OF
transatlantic liners. After making
sure that Identification was impos-
sible, the fishermen wrapped the
body in canvas, weighted it and low
cred it into the sea.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
GETS GOOD sum
FOR CRAUSTARK

The Oak Leaf, a newspaper pub
lished at Oak Park, H., the home
of Mrs. Grace Haywood, formerly
Mrs. Dick Ferris and very well
known in Cairo, says that she has
sold the motion picture rights on
Graustark to the Selig Polyscope
Company, the picture to be taken in
California. Miss Haywood is<to re
ceive $1,000 in cash and 25 per cent
royalty on the sale or the films,
This is the highest price ever paid
for a motion picture drama although
the price paid for the Reno Tragedy
exceeded this by many thousands
and produced less to the buyers in
revenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
Rich Manufacturer is Slain
By New Orleans Society Girl,
Who Says He Betrayed Her

whom | thought he was single, and
then tried to desert me-" said Miss
Edwards.
The following note was found in
the woman's handbag, and was ad-
dressed to 'Whom it May Concern: {"
-, the undersigned. premeditated
murder and suicide, and request
that my body not be sent to the
morgue nor put in the police patrol.
Please notify Mrs. Thomas Lannigan,
1884 Laurel street, and that lady
Will notify my relatives.
Thanking you for your kindness
and trouble, 1 am, respectfully,
Miss Augusta A. Edwards"
Il waited in a doorway until
Reihl emerged and then caught steT
with him as he walked up town in
Carondclet street" said Miss Ed
wards. 1--WE had words and ht
reached for my handbag and pulled
it open. But | beat him to the re
volyer lying within and fired sin.
gle shot at him.
"As he was still standing erect,
knew that had not killed him so
fired the other, saving one for my
self, and then, thinking that he was
not worth my life, | fired it at hin
as he fell"
Miss Edwards said she had knowr
Reihl for five years or more and thai
three years ago he gained her con
tidence and love. At that time, sh'
said. she did not know that he wa
married, much less the father of {
family. Accusing him of this, sh'
said, he protested violent love TO
her and declared II she ceased to low,
him as she then did he would xii
her. She said that he told her o
two dirks that he had at his resi-
denee and that he declared that b.
would murder her with them if sh
either abandoned him or proved un
faithful.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
ELLIOT ELECTED
TO PRESIDENCY
Of EASTERN ROAD

New York, July 25.--Howard FL
Iiott, president of the Northern
Pacific railroad hss been elected
president and director Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
road.
A new p>an has been adopted for
the administration and operation of
the entire system and will be effec-
tive as soon as the bylaws can be
changed and the president becomes
chairman OF the board of directors
Each division of the system shall
have an operating executive presi-
dent with defined duties who will
he subordinate to the chairman.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
CHAUFFEUR Who
RAN DOWN NAN
SENT TO PRISON

Chicago, July 25.--Frank Hrodek,
a chauffeur, who has been on trial
with Fred Cordes, an assistant,
charged with the murder of Patrick
j. Condor, 1885 West Harrison
street, who was run down by heavy
automobile truck Hrodck was driy-
ing, was found guilty by Il jury in
Judge Cooper's court this afternoon
and was given a term of fourteen
years in the penitentiary Cordes
was found not guilty.
In his charge to the jury Judge
Cooper said ii either of the defend
ants were found guilty either the
death penalty or life Imprisonment
might be imposed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

New Orleans, July 25.-Awaken-
ed to the fact that her lover, who
she said had betrayed her under
promise of marriage, was a married
man of large family, Miss Augusta
Agnes Edwards, petite and pretty
society girl, tonight wreaked her
vengeance.
Her victim was George w. Refill,
wealthy manufacturer.
The enraged woman shot him five
times.
The tragedy took place at Canal
and Carondelet streets. Miss Ed
wards was the coolest person in the
crowd that gathered to see the pros
trate victim.
She told Policeman Roux, tc
whom she surrendered her revolver
that she had shot Riehl because he
deceived her when she thought hc
was a single man. She said she haC
waited three days to kill him
The girl said she shot him first in
the temple, then fired three shots in
TO his neck and body intending t
save the fifth for herself. Then. sh,
said. she determined he was not
worth killing herself for and sh,
'let him have it,"
Refill never regained conscious
ness. As he was q man of promi
nence, the news of his murder sen
shock through the city.
The woman betrayed no remors,
at the police station. Officers sa,
she kicked the dying man as he la,
moaning before an ambulance ar
rived.
The woman told the police she ha,
waited all day Tuesday for Reihl i,
the Hibernia Bank entrance.
Wednesday she waited at the Cit,
Bank, and today she lay in wait fo
Reihl in an alley way near his fac
tory.
l killed him because he ruined M
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
stone IS FIEED
!. FOR VIOLATION Of
SANITARY LAWS

D. T.. stone, grocer at Twenty
first and Sycamore streets, appeared
in Justice Graves court yesterday
afternoon charged with offering for
sale putrid meat and decayed fish.
He was fined $40 and costs the war
rant having been sworn out by
Health officer w. c. Clarke.
The case originally came up IN
Judge Lutzs court and change OF
venue taken. Stone has now taken
an appeal to tho circuit court.
Stone is represented by Attorney
Thos Sheridan and Attorney Harry
Hood represents the city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
WEGENER PROPERTY is
ORDERED FOR SALE

The county court has ordered a
sale of the real estate belonging 10
the late John Wegener, who was
murdered by an unknown party or
parties in the Drainage District last
year. There is an 8 acre tract of
land near Sandusky; an so acre
tract near Beech Ridge and house
and lot on Nineteenth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
COUNTY MAKING
START IN EFFORT
TO BUILD ROADS

w. +. Crossley, chairman of the
streets and highway committee of
the Cairo Automobile Club and a
members Of the special committee
recently appointed by the Automo-
bile club to cooperate with the
'ounty Commissioners in getting
the right start for Alexander county
Under tho workings of the State
Good Roads Bill, is in Springfield
oday, conferring with the state en-
ginecring department with refer
ence to some of the details of the
new road law.
County Commissioners JenneGe,
Gilbert and Neff, accompanied by
States Attorney Wilson and e. G
Miller held a conference Thursday
at Mound City, with County Sur
yeyor Meyer of Pulaski county.
Representative Curren and States
Attorney Martin, relative to the
| operation of the new road law as
applied to Alexander and Pulaski
counties.
The county commissioners are
charged under the law, with very
extensive authority and rcspOnsi-
bility and the commissioners of both
Alexander and Pulaski counties
are moving as rapidly as circum-
stances will permit towards arrang-
ing matters for the right kind of a
start as soon as the conditions
warrant.
It Is expected that Governor
Dunn will announce his appoint.
ments of the three state Highway
Commissioners. either Saturday OF
Monday next, and that when tht
commission is organized, instruct
ions will be issued, for distribution
in pamphlet form, outlinging theil
policy and instructions for proceed
ure in the various committees.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
SHOOT|NCCAUSES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
IN KENTUCKY CITY

Following the shooting of Hugh
Atehinson at his home near Bard
we'll, KY, Thursday night, his sis
ter-in-law. Miss May Copeland, and
Lucien Turk, son of John w. Turk,
are being held at the court house in
Bardwell, under guard, to await an
examination trial Monday, when an
attempt will be made to place the
blame for the murder At the coro-
ner's inquest held yesterday morn
ing, Miss Copeland confessed to the
killing, but contradictatory evil
dence was introduced which makes
it doubtful that she did the shooting.
The young woman and Turk had
returned to the Atchinson home
near midnight from drive out in
the country. 1t is evident that there
was a quarrel between Miss Cope
land and Atchinson. about matters
pertaining to her guardianship. At
Crimson had retired when he was
shot.
The wife of the dead man testi-
fed at the coroner's inquest that
Miss Copeland was with her in an
adjoining room when the killinE
took place. Atchinson was killed
with bullet from young Turks
revolver, an examination revealing
this and making it the most start
ling part of the affair.
The coroner's jury ordered Miss
Copeland held for the murder with
Turk as an accomplice The trial
Monday will decide whether the
two will be released on bond.
The case has caused much excite
mcnt in the community because Of
the prominence of those involved
Atchinson lived with his wife oil
his farm about two miles west OF
Bardwell, was middle aged man
and was very prominent. He was a
cousin Of Dick Roberts of this city
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon. ""t'
Turk whose father is q wealthy
merchant of Bardweil, enjoys quite
a large circle Of acquaintanccs in
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
INTERVENTION IS
ONLY METHODOf
STOPP|NCNEX|CO
REIGN OF Terror
sHs&iis - - is*Ih
WILSON OPPOSES
PEACE PLANS OF STATE DE-
PARTMENT AS MEDIATION
OR TRIPARITE COMMISSION
MEANS ABANDONMENT OF
MONROE DOCTRINE.

New York, July 25.-Pausing here
on hurried trip from Mexico to
Washington in response to a sum-
mons from President Wilson, Henry
Lane Wilson. ambassador to Mexico
announced his emphatic opposition
to the plans Of the state department
for bringing about peace in Mexico.
He said: If we are to consider
American mediation or triparite COM
mission we may as well abandon the
Monroe Dostrine. The doctrine
pledges the United State to take care
Of American interests without the
aid Of any foreign country"
He stands pat on everything which
he has said or done but is reticent
concerning his policy on American
Intervention and declared that he
must reserve his opinion for the
conference with President Wilson
and Secretary of State Bryan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
CAIRO CEMETERY ASSN.
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

At meeting of the stockholders Of
the Cairo Cemetery association held
Thursday afternoon the following
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year:
President, d. S Lansden, to sue
ceed r. ]. Kcrth, deceased; vice
president, II. =. Schuh; secretary,
John NJ. Sewey; treasure, Charles
Feuchter; directors for three years.
Herman c. Schuh, NJ. c. Metzger: !:
directors for two years. d. S. Lans-
den, Charles Feuchter; the directors
who hold over are ]. w. c. Fry and
Judge w. s. Dewey.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

An examination for the position
of first grade will be held at the
postoffice in this city on August 16,
1913.
For application blanks. and for
full information relative to the ex-
animation, qualifications, duties,
salaries, etc, address Secretary
Board of civil Service Examiners,
Postoffice, City.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OF MICHIGAN AT
Scene OF STRIKE
INCOPPERRFC|ON
ENTIRE NATIONAL GUARD ,0F
MICHIGAN, 5000 MEN ON
DUTY IN CALUMET AND
HECLA DISTRICT-RI0TNNG
CONTINUES AT MANY POINTS
IN REGIONS.

Entire National Guard of Michigan
5000 men ordered to the scene OF
the copper miners strike.
1890 underground workers and
1000 surface employees now idle
Rioting continued at many points in
region. Thirty injured during the
day.
Sixty saloons in Calumet to be
closed today.
Miners held five great mass meet
ing.
Governor Ferris will personally d.
rect the work of the troops.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
MARYLAND MOTOR BOAT RACE

Baltimore, Md, July 25,-The
2oo-mile race of the Maryland Mo-
tor Club Boat Club, from off the
clubhouse at Ferry Bar to Holland
Bar Light and return, has atrtact-
ed splendid list of boats. Chair
man Tanner says there is no doubt
that records will be smashed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Calumet, Mich, July 25.--Thc as
surance that Governor Woodbridge
Ferris would arrive in Houghton
late tonight to take personal super
vision of the situation arising from
the strike of the Lake Superior cop
per miners, helped to quiet the sit
uation here today.
The mine managers say that they
Will welcome the governors pres
ence at the scene Of the trouble.
The vice president of the Western
Federation of Miners sent telegram
to the Governor asking him to come
and use his effort to effect a settle
ment and to direct that troops be
used to preserve peace instead of
operating with the mines as seems
to be their present intent"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
NORTHWESTERN CANOE
ASSOCIATION

Duluth, Mimi, July 25.-The
first annual regatta of the North
western Canoe association begins
on st. Louis Bay today and con-
tinues tomorrow. The entry LISTS
much larger than was expected.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Piejrat, Negras. Mexico, July 2J.
A pro-American demonstration
was participated in by nearly 1000
supporters of Governor Carranza in
this city last night, the provisional
capital of the constitutional govern
ment.
The demonstration was rebuks
to President Huerta who was
charged with fomenting the anti
American demonstration in Mexico
City
A large crowd in front of the
American consulate listened to
speeches, expressing friendship and
giving assurance of the protection of
American lives and property.
Seventeen Mexicans signed a tele
gram addressed to President Wilson,
denouncing the anti-American dem
onstrations.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
NEWS bREVITIES


Wimbledon, England, July 25.-
Royalty and other distinguished
pe~sonages gathered here witness
international tennis tournament for
Davis Cup. American players, head
ed by Maurice Mclaughlin, favorites
in betting.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Miss Anna Burke who has been
confined at the Bondurant hospital
with typhoid-malaria is greatly i'm
proved and on the road to con
vaiescence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Washington, July 25.-House
Naval Affairs committee returned
from making inspection Atlantic
several changes; many members op-
pose abolishing some of the yards,
as planned by Congress.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Washington, July 25.--Interven-
tion as the only method of settling
the warfare in Mexico confronts the
president tonight.
Meditation. the keynote Of his
present policy in the opinion of pub
lie men at both ends of the capital.
will fail. After considering this
plan of settling the differences OF
the contending factions. Senators
and Representatives believe that all
will reject it.
Carranza will reject it. This is
official. Francisco Escudero. lawy-
er, professor of political economy in
the University of Guadalajara. Con-
gressman, president of the Mexican
Congress in 1912, and new minister
Of finance in Carranza's cabinet, is
here, the official representative of
ccnsl,tutionalists
He declares that Carranza cou !
MT afford to consider ,'.e suggsS-
ion. Carranza holds that II wo1'd
ne impossible to hold any constitu-
tioual election at this time that
would be fai-.
Huerta in Control
The fedet,' centers Of IT, several
stsf,r dominate the elections. and
these are in the hands Of Huertl.
.Tle people are not accustomed 10
.camt.tutlonal voting. Even If the
election could be fair, uuder the
constitution, the Huerta Congress
and tie Huerta Supreme Court must
review and confer in the election,
aud the result would be Huerta.
Eighty per cent of the people oi
Mcxica are constitutional'sts and
they would not accept as final the
election returns read and announced
| by Huerta partisans. 1t would
simply mean another revolution ar
once.
Nor would Huerta be willing. II
the election were held Huerta would
not be willing TO ceept the returns
that come in from the Carranza
states, which are in the majority.
and Carranza would not accept tho
returns sent in from the federal
centers.
"Alt these reasons" said Senior
-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

East Orange, n. j., July 25.-Sey-
e-al rich and prominent brides grad
uated Board of Education's cooking
school course; series ben such a sue
cess, new course begins next Mon
day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

Cambridge, Mass, July 25.-Wil-
liam F. Garcelon winding up duties
to relnquish graduate treasurer-sec-
retaryship of athletics at Harvard
next week. Edgar II. Wells sue
ceeds him. Gareelon gives up after
twelve years to devote time to legis-
lature and law.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26

There are few cities in America
with lower water rates than Cairo.