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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
RUsTON ASKS LOWER RATES
Merchants Attack Railroads Before
Interstate Commerce Commission.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The corporation Of
Ruston, La, and practically every
merchant in that city Joined in COM
plant to the Interstate Commerce
Commission against freight rates
charged by all carriers entering Rus
ton and the connecting lines of these
roads. The complaint is headed by
Thompson Richie & Co. and the city
officials of RustoI.
Interstate freight rates into and
from Ruston, declares the complaint,
are too high. The fourth section Of
the interstate commerce act, says the
complaint, is being violated by the
carriers in handling freight from de-
fined territory from the east through
Ruston to Shreveport, from the west
through Ruston to Monroe, and from
the north through Ruston to Aleyan-
dria, at lower rates than are maintain
ed at Ruston for the same service.
The complaint demands lower rates
and declares that rates to and from
Texas points also should be lower.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
ASK EARLY ACTION
ON LIABILITY LAW
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION WILL
INTRODUCE BILL WHEN LEG
ISLATURE MEETS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-The State Liability
Commission has closed its public hear
ing, and from now until the legislature
meets at Baton Rouge in May its
members will be engaged in private
inquiry into the different phases Of
liability and compensation.
Senator Burke, chairman of the
commission, said the bill would be
framed and presented to the legis-
lature Immediately after that body
meets. The commissioners will go into
the labor problem thoroughly, touch
ing every branch of II, before the bill
is formed, he added.
]. T. Greer, president Of the State
Federation of Labor, took a stand
against the proposed two weeks
clause" in the new compensation act.
This clause, which is favored by At
torney Lemann, representing the lum-
UCl anu OlliCl ing l1lCASoIAJ
and most other employees, recites that
an injured workman shall not receive
compensation until two weeks have
elapsed. Many state laws contain this
clause. Employers claim that it pre-
vents workmen from trumping up
bogus injury claims against them.
what we want is first aid, or I'M
mediate aid for the laborer," said Mr..
Greer. THAT is what counts most.
The quicker the aid the less the suf-
ferlng. We are most heartily against
the two weeks clause. In measure
it would defeat the original object of
the law, which means to give COM
pensation in order to prevent suffer
ing"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
SHERIFF'S PROPERTY BURNED
Lucy Officer Is Victim of Fire-hues
For Second Time.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Lucy.-An attempt was made to
burn Sheriff Paul Berthelot's ware
house, situated 100 feet from his store.
After closing, the manager, George
Gendron, had gone home, but had oc-
casion to return to the store and no
ticed light in the warehouse, which
proved to be fire.
He Immediately gave an alarm, and,
with help Of neighbors, the fire was
soon extinguished, doing some damage
to the building and to a lot of rice and
flour.
That it was the work of an incend-
larry is without doubt, as the fire was
started with empty cartons, wood
boxes and shayings saturated with
, coal oil.
This is the second fire in the last
six months at Mr.. Berthelot's store.
On the night of Aug. Is, 1913, and at
about the same hour, mysterious fire
originating from the outside of the
building destroyed the department
store, entailing a loss of $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
CALDWELL HEADS MASONS
,RoheIine Man Elected Grand Master.
Big Growth Past Year.
'estern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-That 1913 was the
tnots prosperous year in the history
of the Masonic order in Louisiana was
brought out in various reports submit
ted to the Grand Lodge Of Masons,
which held three-day session here.
The Increase in membership was the
biggest during any single year, ac-
cording to the report of Richard Lam
bert, Grand secretary.
The. lodge closed with the election
of ]. II. Caldwell, of Robeline, as grand
master. Mr. Caldwell is a well-known
insurance man. From 1896 to 1904
he represented the Parish of Natchi-
toches in the state legislature.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows. Alfred w. Cheesman, shreve-
port, deputy grand master; Britton B.
Purser, Amite, grand senior warden;
John W. Armstrong, welsh, grand
Junior warden; A. G.. Kicks, New Or
leans, treasurer; Richard Lambert,
New Orleans, grand secretary; Will
liam M. Baker, Arcadia, grand lee
turer; Rev. Herman G. Duncan, Alex
andria, grand chaplain; Edward H.
Walsdorf, New Orleans, grand senior
deacon; w. NJ. Washington, Monroe
grand junior deacon; J. Paul Halter,
New Orleans, grand marshal; Ira
Weingrun, New orleans, grand sword
bearer; Rudolph Kraus, Lake Charles,
grand pursuivant; Benz. F. Scott, Le-
compte; M. ]. Brothers, Ruston; w.
B. Boggs, Plain Dealing, and j. ]. Ly.
on, Shreveport, grand stewards; Jo-
seph Cathcart, New Orleans, grand or
ganist: John A. Davenport, New Or
leans, grand tyler.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
SAYS ATTACKS UNFOUNDED
St. Landry Police Jury Resents crIti-
cism of DR.. Bowling.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Opelousas.-A special committee
named by the police jury to investi
gate the courthouse and Jail reports
finding the place clean, but makes the
following recommendations: That the
walls of the Jail be scraped and white
washed to conform with the state
sanitary laws; that several leaks in
sewerage pipes and in the roof of the
Jail be repaired; that the office Of the
clerk of court be repaired, there being
several leaks there. The report con-
Cludes with a statement that there are
no grounds for recent severe criticism
hurled at parish officials.
The investigation followed receipt Of
an unfavOrable report from DR.. Dow
ling by the police jury. Sheriff Swords
and the police jury announced that
they are responsible for the condition,
and committee was appointed to as
certain what it was.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Reward for Shaver Grows.

Shreyeport.-Advices from Ruston
state that the Lincoln Parish Police
Jury has added s400 to the reward Of
fered for the capture and conviction
of the murderer Of Miss Dicie Belle
Adams, 16-year-old stepdaughter Of
Wilson Beck, prominent farmer, whose
body, with throat cut, was found Janu-
airy in the woods near a bypath be-
tween the family home and the Gull
bertson school house, which was her
destination when attacked. The re-
ward now totals $974.50.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
SELECT RUsTON POSTMASTER
Senator RansdeII and Congressman
Elder Recommend Sam BarksdaIe.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ashington.-Senator Ransdell and
Representative. Elder have recon-
mended to President Wilson the ap-
pointment of Sam Barksdale to be
postmaster at Ruston, La.
This is the aftermath of the fight
between Senator Ransdell and Repre-
sentative Elder on one side and Rep
resentative Aswell on the other, over
the nomination of S. S. Gullatt, whose
name was twice sent to the Senate
and finally rejected by that body, Mr..
GuIlatt's nomination having been Sc
cured by Representative Aswell over
the protests of Messrs. Ransdell and
Elder.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
TAKES IN OTHER PARISHES
South Louisiana Fair Association
Would Extend Territory.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Donaldsonville.-The annual meet
ing of the South Louisiana Fair AS
sociation was held here and plans
were discussed for the second annual
fair, Oct. 8, 10, l and Il, 1914. Mayor
Walter Lemann, of Donaldsonville,
made talk in the course of which he
suggested that the parishes of East
Baton Rouge, st. John and Lafourche
be invited to join the association. Mr..
Lemann placed this suggestion in the
form of a motion, which was carried.
The secretary was instructed to ex-
tend invitations to the parishes named.
r. J. Legardeur, director, declared
that while there had been some talk of
organizing a fair association in AS
sumption to conduct an annual exhibit
ton in Napoleonyille, all the people Of
his section were a unit for Donaldson
vile as the logical point for such an
enterprise.
The officials who headed the associa-
ton last year were reelected by ac-
clamation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Real Estate Man Arrested.

Shreveport-A. S. Burgess, who has
been at Logansport the last few weeks
selling town lots in Beaumont, Tex,
has been arrested at Joaquin, Tex,
charged with attempting forgery at
the Bank Of Logansport, the same
bank that was robbed of $1,000 by w.
G. Cole and J. N. Johnson, the self
confessed bandits, Burgess is said to
have presented a check for $3.50, sup
posed to be drawn by Mrs. Beulah
McNeill, of Joaquin, Texas. He was
arrested after he had crossed the river
to Joaquin and was placed In Jail at
Mansfield.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Attacks Sister and Nephew.

Monroe.-Liza Perkins, who was re-
GENTLY pardoned from the state peni-
Tertiary, where she was serving a life
sentence for numbering her husband,
made a desperate attempt to kill her
sister, Nellie Harris, and nephew, Bud
Harris, it is alleged. The Perkins
woman, who is over 60 years old, cut
her sisters throat and hit her nephew
on the head with an ak.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
WALTERS breaches
FROM JAIL WINDOW
ALLEGED KIDNAPER, AWAITING
TRIAL AT oPELoUsAs, At
TRACTS ATTENTION.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

F. ''NfHN%N A'FWDpHpCA Ni4yH ANV"o h2'L WV
Opelousas.-W. C. Walters, alleged
kidnaper Of Robert Dunbar, who was
brought here by Sheriff Swords from
Mississippi, has been the principal at
traction here ever since his arrival
There have been many women III the
crowd that has visited him.
The prisoner delivers sermons at
regular intervals from his cell window,
which oYerlooks the public square,
usually interspersing his preaching
with hymns. Children stand about the
front Of the Jail for hours looking at
the prisoner through his barred win
dows, and this means of gratifying
their curiosity is by no means con-
fined to the children.
The necessary money to pay the eX-
Ipenses Of six of Walters witnesses
who are to come from outside the
state has been assured him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13

Alexandria Bud Collins Is in the
Alexandria sanitartum suffering from
buckshot wound in the side of the
head just above the right ear, which
he received while going from his work
accompanied by three other men. The
men were employed by the Sweet
Home Lumber Company, of Ball, this
parish, at the logging camp ten miles
from Balyl. They were fired upon
from ambush. Collins was the ONLY
man struck with shot. There has hesf
some trouble for several weeks at tn
mill on account of striking employee
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
ILLINOIS CORN GETS PRIZE.
Selection Is Made Out of About 1000
Exhibits of Single Ears at Dallas.
Cup Is Valued at $500.

Dallas, Tex.-Out of about 1000 ex-
hibits of single ears Of corn from
thirty-seven states and Canada, the
award for best In the National Corn
Exposition was declared Monday to
be that shown by Hy Hoppler of
Spring Valley, ILL.,
1t is white corn and has the added
distinction of being the first white
ear to win in the six annual shows.
Heretofore yellow has been the win.
ner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Good Road system Planned.

opelousas.-The committee appoint.
ed by the st. Landry Parish Police
Jury to determine the road to be con-
structed by the parish out Of the pro-
ceeds of 100000 in hand for that pur,
pose met here and decided to con-
struct six miles of good roads in four
directions, north, SOUTH east and west
from 0pelousas, total of twenty-four
miles. Bids we're called for by tho
committee, and it is expected that
work will commence in the near fu-
tire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Kills Self Accidentally.

Observation-Disclosures Davis, a 20
year-old negro, son of Rev. G. W. Da-
Wis, of Union Baptist church killed
himself accidentally while cleaning a
single-barreled shotgun. He was seat
ed on the gallery rubbing the gun and
it was discharged, sending a load of
No. birdshot through the neck and
jaw, tearing large hole in the side
of the head. He died Immediately.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
New postoffloe for AIaxandrIa.

Alexandria. - Mayor Wilmington
who has returned from Washington,
d. c., states that while there he con.
ferred with Congressman Aswell and
the supervising architect of public
buildings, and as a result Of the con.
ference an appropriation will be asked
for the erection of a new postoffice
building here to cost 100000, the old
building being entirely too small to
handle the increased business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Aviator Post PIunaes to Death.

San Diego, Cal-Lieutenant Henry
B. Post of the First Aero Corps, con-
sidered one of the most skillSu Unit
ed States army ayiators, plunged to
his death in San Diego bay Monday
when the right wing of his hydro-aero-
plane crumbled. Post died after es-
tablishing an American altitude record
of 1920 feet.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Easy to Tint Candies.

Candles can be tinted in any color
or painted in any design by using
fuchsin, methyl violet or any others
of this class of colors, dissolved in
wood alcohol. They may be dipped
into a bath of the dye, or this may be
applied with a paint brush.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Agricultural Building Sought.

Baton Rouge.-The 275 farmers who
attended the agricultural short course
at the Louisiana State University want
the General Assembly to make an ap.
preparation for a proper agricultural
building at the university. The aid OF
the farmers clubs and commercial or
CARNATIONS in the campaign is asked
in resolutions adopted at the meeting
of the farmers in attendance at the
short course.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Be Vigorous
and Al11biitIiioI

Drive the poisonous waste from
clogged-up bowels, and start your
to working perfectly with gentle, D
full HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTQ
They purify the blood, put an edg
the appetite and put vigor and ambi
into people who lack energy.
Take them, and headache, nerv
ness, sleeplessness and dizziness
vanish. They are simply fine, espeG
for women and elderly people.
Out out calomel and other makesh
Take little chocolate coated 4
SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS ID
week, and notice the complexions
up, and pimples vanish. All Drug
rs cents. Free sample from Hot Spr
Chemical Co., Hot Springs, Ark.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Teachers, Exams In Aprll.

Baton Rouge.-The next examina-
ton for applicants for teachers GER
tificates will be held April to II,
according to an announcement made
by John R. Commit, chairman of the
state examining committee. The ques.
tons in theory and art of teaching will
be general and comprehensive in char
acter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Cycle Speed Demon Thrown $50 Feet.

Houston, Tex.-Catapulted at the
rate of eighty-five miles an hour over
the heads of spectators and thrown a
distance of $50 feet from the motor
drome in which he was racing, was the
experience Sunday of Walter Ferch, a
motorcycle racer. Ferch lives, but is
in st. Joseph infirmary, seriously in
jured. His left arm is fractured, he
has numerous abrasions On the face
and may be internally injured. Mrs.
F. Logan, a spectator, is also at the
hospital as result of the accident.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13
Receivers for Big lumber Concern.

Shreveport.-In the federal district
court here temporary receivers were
appointed for the Summit Lumber
Company, an Arkansas corporation,
with large holdings in Arkansas and
Louisiana. The action was taken by
Judge Alec Boardman on petition of
the Securities Company, of Detroit,
Mich. holding mortgage of $4,000.
Other liabilities include sums aggre-
eating $4,000. The assets are not
stated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13

What do you think Of football?"
ooh, it's rather tame" replied the
militant suffragette.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-13

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the cas-
lest to use. Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-07
DIED SUDDENLY AT
 HIS MONTVILLE HOME. John G. Carlton Was Widely Known As Fiddler and Prompter.

John c. Carlton, noted as a danc- ing master. died suddenly Sunday aft ernoon at his home in Montville. He was in his seventy fifth year. MT. Carlton is survived by his wife, three sons. Charles, George and John and a daughter. Gladys.
 For many years MT. Carlton had been in demand as fiddler and prompter for country dances through out this county. He was popular man in this capacity and his ability to play the violin and to prompt at the same time made dances success ful. During the years that country dances were popular MT. Carlton earned a living playing, prompting and giving instructions in dancing and violin playing Later he had worked as a painter In his younger days MT. Carlton was a fisherman. His first wife was drowned near the Navy yard during a gale many years ago, when their boat upset
 prompted at dance at Gardiner s lake. On the return home his wagon broke down and he was obliged to walk three and one-half miles. He seemed in his usual health Saturday and Sunday, and while about the house suddenly gasped and fell dead on the floor. A disease of the heart was the cause. MT Carlton was a past councillor of American council No P, O. U. A. M, and that organ ization will have charge of his fu- neral
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-07
Thin Folks Who
 Would Be Fat
Increase in Weight Ten Pounds or
 More
A Physician's Advice


 I'd certainly give most anything to De ablesto fat up few pounds and stay mat way, declares every excessively y thin man or woman. Such a result is not impossible. despite past failures Thin people are victims of mal-nutri- uon, a condition which prevents the fatty elements of food from being taken up by the blood as they are when the powers of nutrition are normal. Instead of getting into the blood, all the fat. and flesh producing elements stay in the intestines until they pass from the body as waste.
 To correct this condition and to pro- ducet healthy, normal amount of fat the nutr1tive processes must be arti- ficially supplied with the power which nature has denied them. This can best be accomplished by eating Sargol tablet with every meal. Sargol is a scientific combination of six of the best strength giving, fat-producing ele- ments known to the medical profes- the food and turns the sugars and starches into rich, ripe nourishment for the tissues and blood and it's rapid eff feet is remarkable. Reported gains oi from ten to twenty-five pounds in a single month are by no means infre- quent. Yet it's action is perfectly nat ural and absolutely harmless, Sargo other good druggists everywhere and every package contains guarantee oi weight increase or money back.
 CautiOn:-While Sargol has produced remarkable results in the treatment oi nervous indigestion and general stom ach disorders, it should not. owing tt its remarkable flesh producing effect t be used by those who are not willing tC increase their weight ten pounds ol more.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-07
PALM SUNDAY COMMUNIONS. Establish a New High Record at St Patrick's Church-Three Orsaniza- tions Among Commandments.

The weekly communions at the 7.30 o'clock mass in St. PatrickS's church Sunday mornings are always well up in the hundreds, but Palm Sunday established a new record. Including the members of the Young Ladies so- dality, several hundred men of St Mary's Total Abstience and Benevo- lent society and a good representation of White Cross council, Knights of Columbus. the congregation was a large one and nearly every men, wo- man and child in the church received Holy communion. Rev. J. H. Broder- ick was assisted by Rev. Myles P Calvin. There must have been be- tween twelve and fifteen hundred com municants
 The sanctuary and altars were adorn- with palms, crotons, ferns, potted Ac- tension lilies, roses and carnations in preparation for the Forty Hours devotion which began at the 10.3C o'clock mass, to close Tuesday morn ing Following the high mass the palms were blest and distributed. The Passion, or suffering of Our Lord, as narrated in St. Matthew, XXvi-xXvi was read at all the masses.
 The exercises of the devotion were largely attended Sunday and Monday C1ergymen assisting the priests of the parish were: Rev. Fathers B. M. Don nelly Grosvenordale: Ignatius Kost Dayville: Joseph F. Mccarthy, Moos- up; William A. Keefe, Plainfield: E. NJ. Hayes. F. J. Muster, Jewett City Joseph E. Belanger. John Landry, Bal tic; Frederick Dessureault, Occum; T. o. Bellerose. Philip Massicot, Taftville Timothy F. Ramon. Willimantic; c W Brennan. Norwich Town; j. H Fitzmaurice and William Kennedy Greeneville: P. J. O'Reilly, Montville Alex Wollschlager, New London, ana R. P. Morrisey, Voluntown.