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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Y. M. C. 4. Puts Ban on All Suggestive Songs
w HIS notice was posted the other

~ HIS notice was posted the other
/ day at the Y. M. c. A. rooms and
dormitory here:
Members of the Y. M. c. A. and
visitors to the Association building
will please refrain from playing or
singing music of the following kind
in or about the buildings: 'Hitchy
Koo,' Row, Row. Row. 'Everybody's
Doing It. When l Get You Alone To
night
Such songs are suggestive and not
at all in keeping with the ideals of
the Association"
The notice appeared on the bulletin
boards throughout the Y. M. G. A. dor
mitory as well as on the announce
ment boards in the Associations gym
nasium, pool room, bowling alleys
turkish baths, reading rooms and bar
Der shops.
1.-THE ruling was made" said Secre
tary Cooper. mot because any one has
made himself Objectionable by per
forming these questionable songs, but
merely to insure that the policy and
moral conditions of the young man
shall be carried out in this detail as in
others. For many years have noticed
steady lowering in the moral tone
of the average popular song. Former
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Plans to Further Embe||sh the Capitol Grounds

permanent feature it cannot be in.
dorsed by progressive landscape ar
chitects, but even this will not be
trified with. Plant mortality in the
capital grounds was high last winter,
A large amount of shrubbery was kill.
ed by the long and excessive cold. A
number of trees have been slain by
summer storms, and several were de-
stroyed or irreparably injured last
summer.
Whenever the replacement of tree
is determined on a memorial tree will
be set out, with the final result that
memorial groves will surround the
capitol. Last spring beginning in
this line of work was made, and in
the east park on the senate side Sen
ator Bacon planted willow oak. Vice
President Sherman a purple beech,
Senator Lodge a red oak, Senator
Cullom an oak, and Senator Wetmore
an English beech. At the east front
on the house side Speaker Clark plant
ed sugar maple, Representative Can
non an oak and Representative Brown
ing of New Jersey an oak. There are
several tree vacancies in the west
grounds. and these will be filled by
the planting Of remembrance trees
next spring.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
llBEhs o,cTS

VIZ ASHINGTON.-The collapse OF
w the Bachelors" Washington's IA
nous cotillon club. which for the last
twenty years has established the
standing of the successive crop. OF
smart society, has been followed by
the establishment of the "Benedicts"
and at last Washington winter time
smart set has undergone the long
threatened pruning The Bachelors.
according to some reports, fell of Its
own weight" In other words, too
many who could not muster all the re-
quirements were admitted to member
ship and one by one the "swagger'
element withdrew. The detection be-
gan several seasons ago when Major
| Charles McCawley, U. S. NJ. c.. who
| throughout the Roosevelt regime was
the Beau Brummel of Washington,
gave up his membership. George How
ard. son Of Lady Howard of England
and kin to the ultra -aristocratic Riggs
connection, resigned about the same
time. Gist Blair, one of the most elig
ible bachelors in the country, came g
close third, but these lapses were
made up by the younger army anc
navy set.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

ly sheet music was derived from the
operas Of Gilbert and Sullivan; nova
days they seem to come mostly from
the burlesque stage. Twenty-Five years
ago many popular songs possessed
considerable merit; today many of
them are unspeakable.
1T is not the actual, literal mean
ing of the words sung that is objec-
tionable, but it is the connotation. the
idea obviously implied, or that one
Is led to anticipate, which constitutes
the peculiarly vicious effect of these
songs, Popular music today is at its
lowest ebb. But even if 1t cannot show
brains, it at least can show decency
and l would welcome ny movement
designed to this end"
The Washington Y. IL. G. A. has a
membership of 5000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
COLLAPSE Of Washinqtons Famous CotiIIon Club

Last year things got worse ana even
the lances of criticism assalled the
bachelors, whose dances careful moth-
ers considered bit too blase TOR the
debutantes whose coming-out hereto
fore had not been considered properly
ACCOMPLISHED unless they appeared
at least at the Bachelors three yearly
Germans" The turkey trot was one
of the first wedges. the introduction or
bridge whist tables where some pretty
high play was possible was another
disintegratory feature. while the haDlt
some of the young matrons had or 60
ing out to the smoking rooms and pun
fing a cigarette or two between dances
was vet another phase OF the bache'
lors' later dances which more careful
mothers refused to view with favor. .
Anyway this season the Bachelors
fell through, the last president, Law
renee Townsend, former American
minister to Belgium, resigning and the
general committee going out with hin
and leaving the old organization with
its new membership foundering.
The Bachelors, under Major McCaW
ley's. regime. first attained the dis
tinction of having the mistress Of the
White House stand as hostess at one
of the first dances each year Mrs
Roosevelt and Mrs. Taft both re
ceived" for the Bachelors at leas
once each season. For resident hos
tess" one Of the smartest of the resi-
dent set stood as sponsor while al
ways the second or third dance hat
for it's hostess the wife OF one OF tn
! ambassadors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Raised Good Sum for Seed.

St. notwithstanding on the in
structions of a meeting of business
men, the committee appointed to raise
funds to buy cotton seed to plant
met Friday, organized and proceeded
to class each merchant, lawyer, ply
stefan and industry in town, according
to the amount that each one should
contribute to help carry out the plan
indorsed at the meeting. Oscar Res
weber, Luc BONN, JOS. Duchamp, An
thony Goulas and F. T. Guilbeau then
called on every person on the list ano
in the course of two hours collected
over $1,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Man Adrift in Gulf.

Morgan City.-Somewhere in the
gulf off the Louisiana or Texas coast
is the small power lugger Faray, con-
tanning John Lewis, the. sole occu-
pant. The boat was last seen Friday
and was then drifting into the tur-
bulent waters that have been heaving
in this vicinity for the past several
days. That the. boat has capsized or
has been wrecked by the heavy seas
and the occupant lost is practically
certain. Friday the lugger Faray and
launch Lion were together, the Faray
having the latter in tow. While the
engineers of the two vessels were
working on the Lions engine, leaving
Lewis to watch the steer, the haWser
parted. The Faray sped out to sea,
as Lewis knew nothing about a gas
engine and could not shut it Off.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
.Ioe Thomas Is pisfiaured.

New Orleans-With his face beaten
almost to a pulp, Joe Thomas of New
Orleans presented sorry sight at the
end of his ten-round battle with Jack
Britton of Chicago at the Greenwall
theater Friday night. 1t was Britton's
fight from the opening gong. In the
first two rounds Thomas tried to box
Britton, but being unsuccessful, he
then tried to slug, which was even less
effective. Britton has the reach and
the science. Thomas was no match
for him and hit the mat just before
the end. He was almost out.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
III NEWS Of ALL II
III LOUISIANA N
A Big Timber Sale.

Thibodaux.-In the court house rec
ords this week the sale, by the Cleo
phar Legarde Company, Limited, to
the F. B. Williams Lumber Company
of Patterson, Of the timber On the
rear part of Leighton and Energy plan
tations was recorded. The sale was
passed before Taylor Beattie, Jr, on
January 6, and the timber went for
$107,25O cash, the time allowed for cut,
ting it being fifteen years. With the
sale goes the privilege of putting in
canals or railroads to. the timber to
cut and remove it. The canals thus
used are expected later to enhance the
value of the land by draining. 1t.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Deer Hunters Arrested.

Pointe-a-la-H ache-District Attorney
N. H. Nunez has filed informations
against A. Miller, M. Cassarena, John
and Joe Alverez, B. Wattigney, Geo
Switzerland, Ben Canton, A. Suber-
vile and w. P. Kerner, all residents
of Algiers, who came down on a deer
hunt in West Pointe-a-la-Hache last
Sunday and killed three deer. They
were arrested, charged with hunting
during the closed season. Two OF the
deer were shipped to New Orleans,
and the last one killed was taken by
Sheriff F. C. Meyers and held as evi,
dencp
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Interest in Canning Factory.

Crowley.-John Zeigler, who has
been in Crowley for some time look
ing over the field with a view to es-
tablishing a canning factory, received
word from the Fruit and Truck Grow
ers' Association of Winnie, Texas, ad-
vising that it had raised $4,000 toward
establishing a canning factory there
and inviting Mr. Zeigler to pay the
city a visit. This turn of affairs has
awakened the farmers and business
men of the Crowley section to the
realization that they are about to lose
the opportunity of procuring a can
ming factory.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
School Board Organized at Benton.

Benton.-The new school board or
ganized by electing N. w. Sentell pres
ident, and w. E. Connell vice presi-
dent. The members then cast lots fo-
the second, fourth and six year terms,
resulting as follows: A. Hoffpauir
and J. w. Wallace, two years; N. W.
Sentell and W. E. Connell, four years;
A. J. Demoss and l.. c. Biggs, six
years. The superintendent report
for the quarter ending December 81
showed an overdraft of $20,991.S3.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
War on the Turkey Buzzards.

Baton Rouge.-The live stock sani-
tary board have declared war on the
turkey buzzard, charging that buzzards
and carrion crows are carriers OF con-
tagious diseases among animals, such
as Charlton, hog cholera, etc. The
board resolved that the next legisla-
ture be asked to repeal any law on
the statute books protecting these
birds and that further legislation be
enacted to destroy them,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

ID LANS are made. and their execu-
i ton will be proceeded with as soon
as finances warrant, for further en-
bellishing the capitol grounds by the
planting of additional shrubbery. 1t
should be emphasized that no attack
is contemplated on the design of the
grounds which represents the admir-
able work of the landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted. The layout
of the capitol grounds is satisfactory
to everybody. and the design is veneer
ated by all the men having in charge
the care and preservation. ! of the
grounds.
When the capitol grounds, as we
know them, were young, great deal
of the plantation was for quick results.
The results were achieved. Some
shrubbery has developed SO that as a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Country Home Destroyed by Fire.

Crowley - The beautiful country
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Neelis,
about one mile south of Gueydan, La,
was destroyed by fire Sunday. 1t is
presumed that the fire started from
the fireplace, in which big fire had
been lighted. The fire was we'll under
way when discovered, and the build
ing with its entire contents were de-
stroyed. 1t is stated the property was
insured.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Woodmen Elect Officers.

Clinton.-Beech Grove Camp No. 20,
W. 0. W., elected the following Of
ficers to serve for the ensuing year:
H. L. Mayer, consul commander; E.
w. CLANCY, adviser lieutenant; S. l..
Wilson, banker; Geo. T. Norman,
clerk; Aug Rist, watchman; j. M.
Andrews, escort; J. G. Adams, sentry;
NJ. J. Nettles, c. M. Andrews, R. A
White, managers; T. w. Young, ply
stefan.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Installing Telephone SIGNALS.

Alexandria.-The Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain railway is install
ing along its lines the manual block
system of telephone signals. This sys-
tenn comprises a series of private tele-
phones on the line at stations and be-
tween stations about every seven or
eight miles. These phones are used
as an extra precaution for the safety
of trains and to prevent accidents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Man Electrocuted in Chicken House.

Shreveport-Carl Roberts, aged %
years, married, teacher of bookkeep-
ing in local business college, was
electrocuted Friday in his own chick
en- house by coming in contact with
wires which he had installed to con-
meet with burglar alarm in his bed
room. Roberts had retired and was
awakened by the alarm. He went to
his chicken house to investigate the
cause and, becoming entangled in the
wires, was electrocuted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

with its tier after tier of frosted ter.
races" the pinnacle crowned with a
trio Of birthday candles.
Boxes Of cake, with the monogram
Of the celebrant, together with quanti-
ties of wonderful toys and marvellous
mechanical trophies. were given to
each of the guests as they set off
home at the close Of the afternoon.
For entertainment there was circus
with real clown. Punch and Judy
show and a vaudeville entertainment
completed the show.
Baby Mclean is three years old and
Is heir to between ninety and a hun
dred millior
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Lumber Plant for Folsom,

Folsom.-The Folsom Lumber Com
pany, Limited, soon will be a reality
for Folsom. The promoters have
closed deal whereby they acquire
a site for the location of their saw
mill, planer, etc. Some Of the ma.
chinery is already on the ground.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Partisan Creations,

BY way of adopting their wares \
the conditions Of their customers p,I
isian dressmakers have recently M
vided three new Creations" n
scribed as Triple Alliance" Tim,
Entente" and Political Horila'
Women of neutral states will
course wear the last.-New York 81,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Arrested in Connection With Death.

Lake Charles.-Noah Williams, aged
so, whose family resides in San An
tonic, was placed in Jail recently
charged with murder in connection
with the killing of James Metcalf,
Waterman for the Producers Oil Com
pany at the Vinton oil field early Sun
day morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Louisiana Bankers Meet.

Shreveport-One of the features Of
the first annual meeting Thursday of
Group C of the Louisiana Bankers AS
ISOLATION, which comprises the par
ishes of the Fourth congressional dis
trict, was an address on 1.-The Bene-
fits to Be Derived From the Group
SYSTEM" by President H. R. Eldridge
of the Texas Bankers Association Of
Houston.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
School Board Organized,

Franklinton. - The newly elected
school board organized by electing
Frank B. Bateman president, and for
the six-year term; John w. Moore and
o. E. Morris, four-year terms; G. Ellis
OFT and John D. Sylvest, two-year
terms; Prof. D. H. Struggled, superin-
tendent of schools
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

It is reported that Milwaukee man
has invented a system where he can
make milk from timothy hay without
the aid of the cow. An Improvement
over some milk dealers, who have at
tempted to make 1t out of water.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Six Months School Term.

Covington-The parish school board,
after voting to return the $4,000 Dor.
rowed to meet the pay roll for Octo-
Der and November, decided to close
the regular term of the parish schools
at the end of the sixth month because
of the financial condition.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

The starvation of the fly. beginning
In the homes Of the nation, might
appropriately be continued In the mar
kets, shops and other places where
the flies naturally think themselves
invited to q feast without restriction.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

It Is held by a Gotham Judge that q
man need not support his wife who
moves into the second fiat Of their
building and remains there. Must
have based his decision on the theory
that she was too uppish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Parish Bars Out MENINGITIS.

Lake Providence.-The board of al.
dermen of Lake Providence have pro.
claimed quarantine against all points
infected with meningitis. E. F. Cue.
nard was appointed special health in.
spector for the town
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Columbus woman. knocked down
by street car, recovered to find that
her deafness Of ten years was gone.
Quite likely the first thing she heard
was an automobile honking for her to
dodge It.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

It is rumored that the dog biscuit a
Paterson woman fed her guests were
not dog biscuits at all. They were
simply her first attempt. and she hit
on that excuse to hide her failure as
q biscuit maker.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

One feature Of such bets as that
which compels man to push pea.
nut along the sidewalk for four city
blocks, with a sausage Is the proba-
bility that the winners will also get
Jobs helping to run the country.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Found Dead In Hotel Room.

Morgan City.-Joseph A. Childress
of New Orleans, member of the Unit
ed Commercial Travellers and the Bag
dad Bagmen of that city. was found
dead in his room of the Hotel Costello
Friday morning by the porter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Or. Thibodaux Buried,

Thibodaux.-The body of DR.. Ed.
ward Thibodaux, native of Thibo-
daux and about As years old, who was
found dead in Wrights livery stable,
was inferred at St. Joseph Catholic
church cemetery.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
First Sheriff of Louisiana Parish.

Jennings.-Joseph F. Fuselier, the
newly elected sheriff, and the first
sheriff of Jefferson Davis parish, for
mally took the oath OF office before
]. R. Price, clerk of court, this week,
and entered upon his duties.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Kansas City women's jury return
ed a verdict in three, hours in case
in which male jury previously nao
disagreed. They must have Deen
talked out
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A contemporary reminds US that the
English sparrow Is largely responsible
for the disappearance of the horsefly.
Bless you. we had innocently supposed
the disappearance Of the horse had
something to do with It.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Chicago doctor says appendicl1is
iy to be treated without surgical op-
Grafton. But an anaesthetic will De
needed to relieve the patient OF his
bankroll afterwards. just the same as
now.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Suffragettes in New York. forbid
den to speak at big exhibition. have
invented the "voiceless speech" This
idea ought to take them enthusiast
tieally In the average domestic arena.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Somebody shifted lead into the
place of $4,000 worth of British SOW
ereigns in transit and England Is as
much amazed as the boy seeing the
rabbit come out Of the silk hat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

The Bronx zoo is the proud posses
sor of a wild ass that kicks Y times
to the minute. Wouldn't 1t be a fine
thing to stand some Of the New York
police officials back Of 1t, and see II
they'd get into action!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Apparently France is getting ready
for the ten-cent vaudeville comedian.
One OF its savants has prepared
dictionary of the monkey language
and made q collection of monkey
songs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Alleging that he was pricked by
rusty needle In his mattress. a New
Orleans resident has brought suit
against local hotel keeper, The only
explanation as to how the needle came
there is that It was the much mooted
nne OF haystack fame.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Partisan chemist has discovered
a dye for dresses that changes color
hourly. A time saving device for soci-
ETY. matrons who heretofore have re-
made their toilette each hour.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

An Idaho feminine jury ADJOURNED
court at noon to 90 home and get din
ner. And still there are those VINO
say Jury duties would interfere with
Voman's work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Two Chicago detectives were obhgeo
to give I'D after chasing two merry
iron workers up and down the sKeie-
ton of a skyscraper. They were up
In the air, all right.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Pomeraniam dog got stuck IN
rainspout In Philadelphia. and a pa
trolman used a can opener to rescue
It, That policeman knew how to get
the lid of. all right.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A Bostonian has donated 100000 70
combat college athletics. Probably 1t
Will be used to start chess. checkers
and pingpong tournaments.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
New Orleans SUGAR.

New Orleans.-The local sugar mar
ket ruled very quiet Saturday, with
the sum of offerings limited to 800
barrels. No sack sugar was received.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Regular practicing physicians recomme
and prescribe ONIDINE for Malaria. n
cause it is a proven remedy by years Of d
perience. Keep a bottle in the medicn|
chest and administer at first sign Of Chill
and Fever. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

Love OF animals, says New York
specialist, Is disease. That New
port society circle must be an aWfuily
unhealthy set.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

There Is no question but what II
was a tough who assaulted the chi
cago girl who lost two teeth In biting
him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

An unkissed girl has delivered a
lecture on the decline Of chiValry'
Gee. she must be homely.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17
Bears the
Proper Rescue.

How did you come out Of the ID
you had with the beauty DOCTOR
We'll, | managed to save my fau
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A woman always seems to think
man can make over his silk hat 4
easily as she can make a new bond
out of the one she wore last year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

And a baby would rather 80 4
sleep than listen to a lullaby.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-17

A contemporary says there are 4,Ooo
poets in this country. Who supports
EN-?