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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

on the steamer Dortmund of the Ham,
burg-American line, which was lying
at the docks. The young men were
told that the ship was bound for Bos-
ton. They accompanied the agent to
an Office.
They say that they met Swede on
the way and he consented to go along.
The three were asked to sign SHIP
ping papers, but the Swede refused 10
sign until he had read them. This
angered the agent who is alleged 10
have drawn revolver and knocked
the Swede unconscious.
The young men say that they were
given about SO worth Of clothing ana
put aboard the ship. Then tney
/ learned that they we're bound for Ham
burg instead of Boston. but were
forced to work. When the steamer
| reached the other side OF the Atianue
/ the Young men went to Consul Zen
| eral skinner at Hamburg ane
lodged their complaint. Mr.. skinner
sent them back to this country U
make their complaint to the lmmgra
ton authorities.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
LIKE PIRATE DAYS OF OLD
Men Who Were shanshaled From
Norfolk, Va, Seek Satisfaction
From Authorities.

The days of the oyster pirates ana
old wind TANNERS were recalled when
Walter McGirth, son of a North Caro-
lima farmer, and Ebert Cocran, son OF
a former Pittsburg banker, told now
they had been changhaied at the point
of a pistol and forced to work their
way as seamen to Hamburg when they
thought that they were going to snip
to Boston, says the Philadelphia Times,
The immigration authorities are mana.
ling the case and deputy United
States marshal, accompanied oy tne
two men, Is on the way to Noriolf
to arrest the agent who shipped them
The two young men met last NOV
ember In Norfolk, Va. Both were GU
Of employment and sought work abou
/ the docks. They were met, according
to their story, by an alleged crew snip
/ ping agent, who offered to book tnen
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
Hearty Welcome.

Mrs. Clay telephoned to friend that
she would come down and spend the
day.
well, here l ami" she exclaimed
cheerlly, as the little daughter of the
hostess opened the door.
YES" replied the child; I'm glad
to see you; and know mother will be
glad, too, for this morning when you
phoned she said thatshe was thankful
she was going to have the visit over
ith."-Lippincotts Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.
Near the Sky.

NSat uiS 0Nys
saa half-past nine when Abbott
Ean. according to appointment,
d ess the Snake Den. From her hands
aad removed the color of Italy,
y nom her body, the glittering raj
y Ia Confetti.
81 came up to the young man
out the crowded street, all quiz
excitement. In contrast with
palaing life that ceaselessly
ed her face, as from reflections
ng hght-points, his compcsure
g almost grotesque,
am" she painted, shooting 9
ea glance at his face, "are yot
ter me? Come on, then, anc
asg yOu the very place for US"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

could be supported. All in ALL ne Is
changed man."
Then will he acknowledge your
but no, no %
"you see? He can't, on account OF
Mrs. Gregory. There's no future FOE
him. or for her, except to go on living
as man and wife-without the secre-
tarv Ve imagines 1t would be a sort
of reparation to present me % the
world as his daughter, he thinks 1t
would give him happiness 1t cant
he, Grace NOR has found 1t all out
"Then, she will tell" Abbott ex-
claimed, in dismay'
"she would have told but for one
thing. She doesn't dare, and it's on
her own account-of course. She has
been terribly-well, indiscreet. You.
can't think of what lengths she was
willing to go-not from coldly making
nm her mind. but because she lost grip
on herself. from always thinking she
couldn't. So she went away with BOD
:. Clinton2shell marry him, and theyli
90 to Chicago, out of Littleburg MS
tory-poor Bob Remember the night
he was trying to get religion? I'm
afraid he'll conclude that rehglon
}, isn't what he thought it was, llVing 50
close to it from now on.
"All this interests me greatly, dear
because it interests you. Still, Il
=, doesn't bear upon the main question.
abbott, you don't know why | wen
q to that show to act. You thought
was caring for sick friend. What Of
y YOU think of such deceptions?
q 81 think l understand Simon Jei
- ferson told me Of girl falling from
trapeze; it was possibly La Gonizetti
/, daughter. Mrs. Jefferson told me ina
% Mrs. Gregory is nursing some on
a The same one, imagine. And La Gol
" izetti was friend of yours, and 20
took her place, so the mother coul
stay with the injured daughter"
20 you're a wonder, yourself!" Fra
declared, dropping her hands to star
% at him. Eyes, that's it. All tines
70 show.people are friends OF min
w When the mayor was trying to decie
,o what carnival company they'd nay
- for the street fair, told him abo
W this show, and that's why it's ner
70 Poor La Confetti needs the mon'
dreadfully-for they spend 1t as Ia
va as it's paid in. The little darling W
M have to go to hospital, and there
10 nothing laid by. The boys all tire
in. but they didn't have much, the
~ selves. Nobody has. Everybody's Pc
-. in this old world-except you and II
~ I'VE taken La Gonizetti's place IN t
80 cage all day to keep her from los1
out: and If this wasn't the last o'
don't know whether I'd have pro
! Used you or not. Samson
pretty good, but that mask annoy
him. So you see-but honestly.
ven bolt, doesn't all this make you feel j
VIII a wee bit different about me?"
'eN, at makes me want to kiss y
80 Fran"
ou' at makes you"-she gasped-"W
ICY to do-that? Why, Abbott! Moth
~ can save YOU"
'no "I'm afraid not" he agreed.
The car was swinging at the high
my :, reach OF the wheel. The eng
= stopped
1cil- She opened her eyes very wide.
ran think you'd be afraid of such wo
ing famous lion-tratner." she decla'
ing drawing back Some have beer
assure you"
her "I'm not afraid" Abbott decla
nee drawing her toward him. He We
have kissed her. but she covered
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

ne mora
,ver tried
d hurt 90
right In
] thought
have my
bottle Of
= hand"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

ACENcY
rgest force
died By hs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06
eusprER xxlll-continued.

efAPT tx NNill'-Coile''
ii met her eyes unfalteringly. ITS
slasdy nine o'clock" he said with SIN
f eompoaure. Don't forge! nine
ah
lien he disappeared in the crowd.
ben, to her amazement, she beheld
anlton Gregory stumbling toward
boxing neither to right nor left
lBg none but her-Hamilton Greg
alta show! Hamilton Gregory
m 1t all places, his eyes wide, his
M thrown back as If to bare his
to her startled gaze.
Ilaa!e cried Gregory, thrustins
eta bis arms to take her hands
anl Even now, the bars divide US
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

y o. am SO glad, so glad--and
w answered my prayer and saved
a fran my daughter!"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-06

Would 1t be the part of wisdom to
turn YOUR back on the backbiter?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Tariffs a Bar to Peace.

1T has struck me-" Richard Golden.
the great English liberal wrote in 1872.
that it would be we'll to try TO engraft
our free trade agitation upon the peace
movement. They are one and the same
cause 1t has often been for me q mat
ter of the greatest surprise that tho
Friends have not taken up the matter Of
free trade as the mcanS--and 1 believe
the only permanent means--of effecting
universal and permanent peace
Cohdens reference. OF course. was to
the fact that the constant struggle for
enlarged markets is the chief danger TO
the peace of the world, and that that
struggle is the direct outcome of tariffs.
What difference would it have made 10
Austria who controlled SerVia and tho
road 10 the Aegean sea il there were no
danger of tariff duties that would bar
Austrian products from that trade route?
What difference would 1t make to Ger
many who owned Belgium if Belgium
We're in The customs union with the other
German states?
IL would he possible by the limitation
OF arbitration treaties to make wars less
good national morals for a country
TO bar other countries trade. there is go
in;, 10 remain n possible cause of war
Golden WAS right in believing free trade
the great help 10 universal peace. And
the fact that the world Is no nearer
srcc TRADE today than 1t was in Cobdens
time merely means that In every coun-
try cSccpt England tho special interests
have mustered pun enough with the gov
eminent to get what tariff duties they
wanted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
b. PARTISAN RALLY AT
UNIVERSITY HOMECOMING

Iowa City. Ia, Oct. l4.-Members of
both the republican and democratic
parties are planning for conferences at
Iowa City on october % and "a. at
the time of the third annual University
of Iowa Homecoming.
Charles a. Rawson, chairman of the
republican state central COMMITTEES.
has notified the republican leaders of
{, conference to be held October %. and
it is probable that Gov George w
Clarke and Lieut.. Gov. w. p. Harding
Will bt in attendance.
S. w. Mercer will entertain John r..
Hamilton, the democratic candidate for
governor and also Maurice Connolly,
who is Running for United States sem
:tor. If possible both of these candi-
dates will be in Iowa City Friday evc-
ming in time for the democratic con-
ference.
The Iowa City Commercial club on
Saturday noon will give n luncheon
for representatives from both parties.
Go.crnor Clarke and John L. Hamilton
viii speak. The county chairmen of
both parties will select a lift of 80 to
be present at the luncheon, as the at,
tendance is limited to 100.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Women in Warfare.

Endeavoring to emulate their an
Client Germanic and Gallic mothers
who fought against the Roman
legions, the French women of the
revolution formed themselves into
militant bodies and the danes de
Halle and the Faubourg ST. Antoine,
in short petticoats, red Phrygian caps.
with pixies in hand became conspicu-
Gus in the early days of the Terror,
and the Amazon of Liege," grasping
her lighted match, astride her can
non. was dragged by mob OF de-
mented women TO Versailles when the
royal family was forced to return to
Paris. Women were also prominent
at the barricades during the com
mune. and many murderous shot
was fired by a woman's hand from
the windows OF the capital.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
DlsFIGURED WITH ERUPTION

2406 Copeland St, Cincinnati, Ohio,
For one Year my right wrist and
left arm from elbow to shoulder were
disligurcd with sore eruption. The &c,
zema broke out with rash and looked
like raw beef steak 1t itched and
burned continually and ! had to keep
my arms covered with soft linen
cloths. ] could not sleep at night
Il was told it was chronic case OF
eczema and got medicine but it had
no effect. Then sent for a sample OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the
first application seemed to help me
purchased two cakes of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment
and in six weeks my arms and wrist.
We're thoroughly healed" (Signed)
Mrs. John Clark, Jan. rs, IA.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept l.. Boston. ADV
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
War and Football.

Yale's Bowl. the fell cirque" OF
stadium in which the great football
battle with Harvard will be played
this fall, will be the objective of %
trainloads from New York alone on
the day OF the game. The whole
structure will seat $1,000 people, and
it is announced that every seat in
the Bowl is a good seat"-that is, it
has ain unobstructed view of the play
ing field. Despite Cleveland IA. Dodges
protest against holding these annual
mimic battles during wartime, the
Yale Alumni Weekly says they should
go on If the contest in Europe has
any direct reaction on American col
lege football it would seem to lie in
the direction of eliminating the bruta
factors of the game.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
t++t+*<**<*%*++**+*-sk5%++%
!. A PLAf. FOR GOOD
: CITY GOVERNMENT

George McAneny in the October Yale
Review.
The old plan city charters should give
way as rapidly as may be to charters that
| do treat cities as business and social in
stitutions; that, prevent. so far as pos
city affairs; that reduce to minimum
the number of city officers to be elected
by direct vote OF the people; that cen
provide the simplest and. at the same
time. the most efficient sort of working
machinery for the conduct OF the city $
running affairs.
ENcep: whore the authority of the state
is exercised ON a statewide basis, and ex-
cept IN the prescription of the funda-
mentais OF government. the cities should
| be permitted to govern themselves; to
make their own local laws or ordinances
to determine, in large degree. the sources
of local taxation, and to control the use
OF their OWN funds.
Where the principal city officers are
clude the use Of direct primaries or of
ticable,. as we'll as the Massachusetts
below the elective rank should be chosen
for their individual merit and fitness
given the assurance of tenure during good
behavior. and paid salaries that CORE
spond To those paid In like positions in
private affairs.
class aud in need of making over. or still
In the making. should provide for its
own . d ''s. along the lines of q
Ming, may add n means ' not merely laying I
out systems of railways. streets and ave-
nues but the grouping of public build
ings, the regulation OF private building.
proper provision for parks and other open
recreation spaces. and the avoidance of
unwholesome crowoing or congestion of
any sort.
Each city should have. too. its definite
plan for the coordination and smooth
working OF it's own departmental service;
modern. scientific methods should be fol-
lowed In the development of each mu-
nicipal function and of each part OF the
machinery OF service; and the distri-
button of the funds voted for the support
of cnch should be based upon their actual
relative need and Importance.
tions for the operation OF street railways,
or for the delivery and sale OF water,
light power or other commodities re-
CURED by all the people. but not as yet
handled by the city itself. should be given
only upon terms that protect tho right OF
The city to share in the profits of opera
ton that provide for recapture. after a
reasonable length OF time. II the city so
| desires. and tlaat provide also that. wher-
ever such private operation is permitted,
1t shall be under effective public regula-
ton.
Greater publicity for the operations Of
through the adoption of more systematic
methods OF departmental reporting. as
well through the establishment Of
budgetary exhibits and municipal mu
satisfactory in cities abroad.
And; finally. far greater attention
| should be given to the processes and the
problems of city government by our
schools and other Institutions of learning,
and far more attention should be given
to the details of government by the cit
liens themselves.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Exact Copy of Wrapper.
Muscovites Are Fighters.

Scratch Russian and you find
tartar has proved fatal truism to
almost every enemy of the Muscoyite.
The Russian soldier is the scion Of
the Scythian. He is, therefore.
fighter of deadly surprises and uncer-
tainties. His next move may not be
predicted on any known or limited
method of warefare. He is apt to de-
velop a fighting science of his own
in a-five minute emergency Depend
Vpon the Russian battler to behave
we'll. His manner and method of
proving his mettle are not practicable.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF
is RETIRED ON PENSION

Des Moincs. Ia, Oct 14.--On his own
application, Assistant Chief of Police
Ed Johnston was retired from the
police force on IL pension yesterday 10y
the board of trustees of the police pen
sion department. fIe will receive
sG2.50 per month, or one half of his
present salary.
The retirement was not a great sur
prise either at the police station or
the city hall, as runors that it was
impending have been current for some
time.
Johnston's application was acted on
posed of CHIEF of Police Crawford City
Treasurer Floyd T. Miles and City So
licitor Robert O. Brennan, at a meet
ing in Chief Crawfords office th:
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
SEEKS TO
LIMIT THORNE,S AUTHORITY

Des MONIES, Ia, Oct l4.-Clifford
Thorne, chairman of the state railroad
commission. is not disturbed by the re-
port that the commission will limit him
in his authority to appear for Iowa in
the advanced rate case before the In
terState Commerce commission. He as
serts that there are two resolutions on
the records of the board which give
him all the power he needs, and that
he intends TO proceed until those reso-
lutionS are revoked.
In the face of public opinion. it is be-
mission will not revoke the resolutions.
Members of the commission have been
resting on the theory that an additional
resolution is necessary to authorize
Thorne to go into the reopening OF the
advanced rate case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
How a Bow Started in Glen Elder

They were leaning over the line
fence, these ladylike neighbors, and
they seemed to be having an argu-
ment as the Glen Elder Sentinels
reporter passed.
How do you know it is SOP" asked
one.
Il said it was so. didn't IL" the
other came back coldly.
"Uh. huh. you did, and suppose
1T is your idea that whatever you say
goes?'
Yes, if say it to you-it goes all
over town.
And then the neighbors called the
police. Kansas City Star
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Antl.Hopa

Reports of the hop harvest suffer
fng through the war would have
pleased the anti-hop crusaders of for
mer times. In the middle of the sew
enteenth century the city OF London
petitioned parliament to put down
two anusancies, Newcastle Goals in
regard of their stencil, etc, and hops
in regard they would spoil the taste
OF drink and endanger the people," A
few decades later John Evelyn APP
pealed to the king and all loyal land
owners to Danish the "drogue hopps,"
which, he declared, spoiled good ale
and led to tormenting diseases, by
planting cider fruit and so creating a
caste for more wholesome liquor. A
century ago Cobbett also wrote angrily
of hops and hop growers chiefly be-
cause of the destruction of Young
trees for hop poles. London Chron-
icle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Electricity and Food,

AT the recent session of the Ma
tional Electric Light association in
Philadelphia Mr.. T. G.. Martin gave an
interesting report on the electrical
stimulation and plant growth. He an
nounced that vegetables, such as rad
ishes and lettuce, when subjected to
electrical treatment, had shown a Is
per cent increase in growth over I'M
treated vegetables. Evidently cleo
tricity is destined to play an important
part in the production of our food. -
Scientific American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Over Seventy Years Young.

Mrs Russell Sage started on her
eighty-seyenth year few weeks ago
and Mrs John ID. Rockefeller began
her seventy sixth. Mrs. Sage is said
to be the more robust OF the two,
Mrs. Rockefeller not having been
very strong for some time. Both
women have a long life of we'll doing
to look back upon
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
Qualifying for the Race.

who is the man who comes around
svery day and spends two dollars on
the machine that tests your grip?"
aAked the boardwalk operator
That's James Joshua .Ioshum. the
vsll-known politician, replied the as
sistant. He's getting into shape for
his hand-shaking campaign. - Wash
1ngton Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
War Gov.rnor,s Widow

Some Interesting rccolections OF war
times In Iowa are brought up by the an
Jane Clark Kirkwood widow of Iowas
war governor, recently entertained a
group OF ladies' thcre-all of them over 50
years of age--in celebration of her 93d
Mrs kirkwood is living in the house
that was built by Governor Kirkwood in
1860 five years after they came to Iowa.
They had previously lived in Coralville.
near Iowa City. where Mr.. ISirkwood was
in the farming and milling business This
house has been her home continuously for
being broken only by the times her hus-
band served as governor, as United States
senator and as secretary of the interior
In President Gar1ield's cabinet.
IT was i'm this home that Governor Kirk
wood left her to hasten TO Davenport
when he received the first ncws that Fort
Sumter had been fired upon. The news
citizens assembled in the Streets under
intense excitement awaiting the publica-
ticn of an extra" soon issued jointly by
the Democrat and the Gazette.
Governor llillwood was one of tho
speakers at Il public meeting called for
Tuesday evening. In LeClare hall. Hon.
George sl il. French was chairman : and as ID
n. Richardson WAS secretary. Governor
Nirkwood said that he had been called
out OF a sickbcd by a messenger, who said
that dispatches We're awaiting him from
he president. He could not find them in
Iowa City. and thinking that they might
have been received in Davenport and for-
wardcd to loes Mones he came here to
find out so as to lose no time. knowing
that the people were eager to have him
do his duty. He pledged his own prop
crty for the payment of all expenses until
the regiment That was asked of Iowa
could be turned over To the government
While Governor Kirltwood WAS staggered
at first 10y the request for Il regiment
Iow:'s response was so enthusiastic that
Il short time later 10 regiments were on
their way to the front. and Camp McClel-
Ian. at Davenport. was center from,
regiments that rallied in defense of tho
fiag
Mrs. lirkwood looks back across more
than 50 years to those exciting times.
lowans who know the loving and loyal
support that her husband had at home
will wish her many more.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
The Fighting Nations.

The tables of illiteracy for the ma
tions that are now fighting on another
in the old world give us the following
information: Number of people, per
thousand, unable to read and write
in Germany, 3; in Austria, 429; in
Belgium, PAS; in France, 161 in Great
Britain, 10; in Russia, 725; in Servia,
637. Thus it will be seen that the
two extremes are held by Germany
and Russia
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-10-15
YOUNG MAN BROWNS
WHEN ROAT HApcIZEe

onawa. la. Oct IA -George Grapes.
~ youns man u years of age, was
d,o~ned in I5lue lake. near here. He,
with three companions. was attempting
To cross the lake in sailboat when
il clpsized. throwing them into the,col,l
water. Paul Colby swan to the west
shore for help and Grapes started to
swim for the east shore. but became
entanGled in the moss and was unable
to cxtricate himself. The other two
boys chung to the boat till help arrived
from the shore. and were saved. The
body of Grapes was recovered two
hours after the drowning. He is son
Of John Grapes. of Blencoe. Ia.