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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07

Touchdowue-F,.k and Day. SubstitI-
tiors. Eariingcr- Guukcn for Ten Eyes:
Demusev FOR Schneider. Prcusscr for Garli-
uier. Gardiner Tor cairns Cairns for Fos,e-.
$, lnoiier Tor Wadsworti. NadsWorth Ter
Schneider. SCarles for Foster Weiss Tor
Trartee Tckert Tor Gardiner. Stevens prrp.
Iiaes Tor Hannah Alexander for Reuh-
mann. Michael Tor Klein Adams fot Mitchell.
Klein for Michael RefCro"- VI. Thorpe. of
Columbia. rmuirc-Mr. 'arricr ~ swar,h-
more Iiuosmrr- Stretch and Grcsso. o.
Stevens Tech
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
4 Football Moses
Needed in Wilderness
of "ButS" and "HS'
Leading Football
Games To-Day.
COLLEGE G. NNt>'

COLLEGE GAMES.
EAST
Harvard v. princeton Soc. tamcr'use
Yale vs.. Brown. ....--... Nc"
MICHIGAN -. Pennsylvania Ann Arh"r
Army w.. Notrc Dame. ..... Wcs' '""''
Union Vs.. y. y. Univ .....- >Vhene''""'
Navy ". Tordham. ....... Nnnn"P"'s
Dartmouth vs.. Tufts. ......-. hanover
Cornell W. 4. and M......-..''' '""''
LAFAYETTE w.. Muhlcnberg ..... tas'o"
Carlisle ~. HOLY Gross o.. Manchester
W. and j. W.. Pittsburgh fn'so"rs"
Rutgers ". syracuse ....-...' syracuse
I,hirh w. Penn. state =. be'hi'hc"'
Trinity w. HaVcrford .-...-- H"r''"'"
Svarthmorc ~. ". and \. Itn'nn"tE"
Vrsinu. w. NillHnovs ..... '"''eseN''"
Colgate ~. Rochester ...--- ""'"'s'''
SPRINGFIELD 4. :. ~. amherst ~prins"c'u
Rowdoin ". Maine ...--- VIZ WV
N-u,iams -. WESLEYAN Nilliamstown
Rates ~. Colh, .......... .Nher'u'e
Vale. rs. ". Princeton. rs Princeton
WEST.
Indian, w. Ohio state indianapolis
>orthvestern ". Iowa state Iowa '"H
MICHIGAN iggies ". Mount Vernon.
"''"'s"' East Lansing
SCHOOL GAMES.
nay "''s' West End Oval
Hu''P'' tdclphi Field
'""'''''' Wv Commercial Field
Commerce ". New York VI. ACorn"a'
Norris ". Peekskill Vi. \ feekrh''
- PauI's school V. Montclair VI. y"
Commerce Cubs ~. Boys Cubs.
Prospect Park
Mnulius ". Camden .....--'. "a"''"S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
Harvard and Tigers Tie.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 6.-The Har-
ward and Princeton association foot
ball teams played a | TO tie in an In
tercollegiate League game here to-day.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15

Fruit jars, RubberS, Jelly Glasses &
etc. Miller Hardware & Furniture Co
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
District Court at Jennings

The Civil term of the fifteenth Dis
trict court adjourned Wednesday and
Judge Overton and the court officials
will rest until Monday next, when the
last week of the present spring term
will begin with the trial of jury crimi-
nal cases.
The Grand Jury at its brief session
Monday found but five true bills and
these cases were all disposed of Tues.
day.
The only cases fixed for trial next
week are five carried over from the
last term of the criminal court and but
two of these are Of more than minor i'm
portance and both of these are fixed for
Monday, May 10, the first day of the
petit jury calendar
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OPENS IN BATON ROUGE

The 1914 biennial session of the
General Assembly opened last Monday
noon in Baton Rouge.
Speaker L. E. Thomas called the
House to order ard delivered a strong
address reviewing the reforms &C.
compliShed two years ago and urged
caution III handling appropriations,
He urged that harmony prevail
throughout the deliberations of the
body and political turmoil be kept out,
Lieutenant Governor Barrett, preSi,
dent Of the Senate, called that body to
order at II with IS members present
and only three absent. After his
opening address to the Senate Gov,
Halls message was read TO the As
Sembly. Among the recommendations
of the governor of most Importance
were: the creation Of public service
corporal ton commission, the establish.
ment of Central Board of Control for
the State Institutions and lastly re.
vision of the present method of assess.
ments.
The committees have gone actively
to work going over the various bills
introduced and the regular legislative
grind is getting under good Roadway.
A number of important bills have
already gone to the committees which
will come up in due time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
RALLY DAY At LAKE ARTHUR.

The first annual meet of the Jeffer'
son Davis Rally Day Association was
held at Lake Arthur last Saturday. The
schools of the parish were very gener.
ally represented and the result of the
day has added general enthusiasm in
the work of the public schools. About
1000 or 1900 people were present to
witness the various athletic contests in
the afternoon, and in the evening the
literary contests were held in the Lake
Arthur Club House.
The four graded schools sending
contestants were Elton, Jennings,
Lake Arthur and Welsh.
The following is list of the success.
full contestants in the several events:
ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
l. so yard dash-L, Funk, Jennings.
2. Shot put-Clyde Clark, Welsh.
3. 100 yard dash-H, Smith, Lake
Arthur.
4. Girls so yard dash-R. Huet.
Elton.
S. 22O yard dash-R. Richard, Lake
Arthur.
s. Standing broad jump-R. Shafer,
Jennings.
Z. High Hurdles-B. Hedrick, Lake
Arthur.
5. Girls 100 yard dash-M. Hart,
Elton.
9. 44O yard dash-R. Shafer, Lake
Arthur.
10. Running broad jump-W. Mack,
Lake Arthur.
II. Low hurdleS-R. Richard, Lake
Arthur
IL. Pole Vault-B. Hedrick, Lake
Arthur.
1S. $50 yard run-B. Early, Jennings
10. Discus thrOW--R. Shafer, Lake
Arthur.
Is. Running high jump-L. Funk,
Jennings.
16. Girls potato Jump-A. Dyer,
Lake Arthur.
II. Relay race-Lake Arthur.
LITERARY CONTESTS
Grafton Percy Mccall, Lake Arthur.
Junior Recitation-Joy OakSmith,
Elton.
Senior Helen Funk,
Welsh.
Spelling -Delbert Redrick, Lake Ar.
thur.
Commercial Arith Rudolph Richard,
Lake Arthur.
MuSic-Jennings.
TypeWriting Lucille Blocker, Lake
Arthur.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
WELSH HIGH SCHOOL
CLOSES JUNE SECOND.

Prof. Aylesworth with his faculty
have completed the program for the
closing exercises Of the High School.
The exercises will begin on Sunday,
May Gath and end Tuesday, June End.
There are seven young ladies who com.
pose the graduating class this year as
follows: Misses Mildred Montgomery,
ROda Robinson, Anita Arceneaux, Doris
Purviance, Alice Roberts. Helen Funk,
and Bessie Davis.
The following is an outline of the pro.
gram as now made out
Sunday May "a, II o'clock a. m. at the
Observation-Disclosures sermon,
Rev. W. LomaX ChildresS, Roanoke La.
Friday May 20, 8o'clock pm. at the
acknowledgements exercises:
Invoction-Rev. E. M. Stewart.
Chorus IT'S Our Festal Day"
Class AddreSS-Dr. John n. keene, u
niveSity of Texas, Subject: 1.-THE Para.
mount Need of this Age.
Chorus "Old Glory"
Presentation of Graded School Diplomas
by Supt. W.P. Annette.
Quartette Last Rose of Summer
Presentation of High School Diplomas,
Prof. I.R AylesWorth.
Glass Song 1.-THE Graduates Farewell"
Benediction Rev. ThoS. E. Webb
Monday, June l, 8 o'clock pm. at the
Audltorium-High School Play: "Rebec.
cas- Triumph,
Tuesday, June 2, o'clock pm. at the
Auditorium-School concert by the Pu.
pills from the common school grades.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
SOUTHWESTERN REFLECTIONS.

These are fretful days on the farm.
Irish potatoes are being marketed, and
this the ruling price f. O. b. any station
in Southwest Louisiana has been a dol.
lar a buShel. Why aren't you on this?
Then the oat crop is fine, and where
the weather has permitted it is being
harvested to make room for the lespe-
deza, which was soon among it during
the late Winter and early Spring.
OF course, your pumpkin yam slips
have been set out. Start to cultivating
them week after they were planted.
Don't hoe them. Don't cultivate them
with a ploW, for you will disturb the
tender rootlets and little as you may
think, it is fact that the potatoes be.
gin forming week after the slips have
been set out, if they are planted in well
prepared ground. Run close around
them with a light tooth cultivator or
harrow one week after the slips have
been set out, and follow it up each
week thereafter for two successive
weeks, when they will be laid by.
Now about the legislature? AS a
general rule the principal connection
the farmer has with government is to
dig up, the money to pay fat salaries
to Smooth.tongued artists who live by
the sweat of other mems brow.
Do you know why this is so? Be-
cause the average man has been content
to dig up" the money, and let the
Legislature spend it in sinecureS rather
than in providing for the education of
the people.
Did it ever occur to you that as a
State, we are uneducated? And the
eiucatec man is like one who is bound
hand and foot at the money of giant.
Now, why not unShackle your child.
rem? Do yon think the State of Louis.
lana and you are the State-Wouldn't
make good investment by devotlng a
bond issue of Five Million Dollars prin.
clpally to practical education? We owe
twelve million of bonds already, and
will owe that forever, probably. Let's
do something now for our children.
Five million dollars isn't much to
equip them for the battle of life-and-
listen; your legislature or your ser.
wants, and they will pass such meas.
ure, if you want them to do it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15

|, g,iisy night of last week Mr.. and
] Alfred Martin entertained most
HuIly al a progressive forty.two
throughout the reception
ssses Of sweet peas and ferns
the effective decorations. DR..
p,rtin won the first prize, an ex'
bouquet Of sweet peas, and a
Of the same was awarded DR..
lewis for the consolation. De.
refreshments of cake and ices
arYed. The guests included:
Feiehert, Maude and Ruth Nc.
liHg, Mcdowell, Duncan, Reeve,
add Bessie Gibson, Durio, Me-
Gabbert, Coyle, Anderson and
Autt. MeSsrs. McBurney, Voor.
Lewis, HObgood, ALI and Ralph
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
SOCIAL

.ho many social functions
/. honor of the seven young
.,duating from the High School
one Of the most elaborate
!. ,sceution given by Mr.. and Mrs
IN gu Tuesday evening n1 g. The the
y beautifully decorated for the
n japanese lanterns with
I, # Spanish Moss were used in
sbss. in the parlorS roses
with the ferns and feStoons OF
: he dining room cut palms and
.lios If Easter lilies carried out
u, scheme Of green and white.
4. Musical Romance contest,
y. ar this occasion, Miss Doris
y ..,,p was the fortunate one, win
NJ Of stationery. MIR. Fred
ron in the soap bubble d. contest
,,d Easter lilies. Delicious re-
s-.n,s were served, a pleasing
.sras the reading of the quota
!. i tbe place cards, the compost
Indicating characteristics of the
4 Those present were Misses
Arceneaux, Montgomery Davis
srt, Robinson. Purviance, Durio,
ai, Coyle, Ruth and Maude Me-
usssrs. Taught, Romero, Maund'
nod and DR.. Martin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
Reeve, Maund, Romero, Unkel, DrS.
Lewis and Martin.

The Senior class of the High School
gave moonlight picnic at the park
Wednesday night. After the picnic
supper which was served in the band
stand the party gathered around the
bonfire and spent a pleasant hour in
singing and telling stories. Their
guests were Misses Cornelia Mcdonald
and Anne Weichert. Mr., and Mrs. l. R.
AyleSworth, and the young men whom
they have chosen for commencement
marshalS; Robert ArCeneaux. Jim
Thackston, Elmer Harris, Albert Lou.
Were and Luther Andrews.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
Mrs. Lille HOWerV ROundtree

News of the. death of Mrs. Roundtree
is received with sorrow to friends in
Welsh. She died in Camp Creek, Va.
April II. 1914. She leaves a husband,
Mr.. John Roundtree and two children.
For several years she and her huS.
band lived in Welsh but in the early
fall Of last year they moved to Nettle.
ton, Texas; and in the Spring of this
year moved to Virginia on account of
her health. Mr.. Roundtree arrived
here Sunday enroute to Texas and left
his two little sons. Mrs. Roundtree
was a sister to Mr.. Ross Howery and
cousin to Mr.. Fred Howery of Welsh.
She was married to Mr.. Roundtree IL
years ago and was thirty.fve years of
agea at the time of her death.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15

On Thursday night Mrs. L. E, Robin.
son entertained the Philathea Class of
the Presbyterian Church at picture
show party. Later at her home bus.
mess meeting was held, after which
social features were enjoyed.
Those present were Misses McLees,
Duncan; Mcdonald, Anderson, Gabbert,
YantiS, Ling, MesdameS Dennet. Moore
Gilbert. Prentice, and AylesWorth.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15

Has defective drainage interfered with
the planting and working of your crop
this spring? Any farmer will tell you
that his crops are from two weeks to
one month late because the spring is
backward ;"
In this case the backward spring"
is simply another war of saying that
the lands are so poorly drained that the
water soags into the ground instead of
being carried off as fast as it falls.
A backward spring" sometimes cost
the farmer lots of money. To illustrate:
two weeks ago potatoes were quoted
on the Chicago Market at $500 per bar.
rel. This week they are quoted from
$500 down. Thus, the two weeks you
have lost because of bad drainage has
cost you. if you have potatoes ready
for shipment now, just $500 per barrel.
Let's do some figuring on this; one
acre of land, cultivated under favorable
conditions, ought to produce a minimum
of fifty barrels. This means that the
backward spring" OF bad drainage
cost the farmer $1OO per acre.
Of course, to those farmers who
haven't had the enterprise to join the
Southwest Louisiana Develement
Bureau and plant earley potatoes for
the market this is all Dutch. But
to the farmer whose potatoes have
been set back because of the rains
it means a loss of $10O of good American
money on every acre he planted not
to mention the reduced production
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
Toast To The Telephone Girl.

For the JournaD
The telephone girl sits still in her
chair
And listens to voices from every
where
She knows all the gossip and knows
all the news,
She knows who is happy and who has
the blues.
She knows all our sorrows, she knows
all our joys
She knows all the girls who are
chasing the boys
She knows of our troubles, she
knows of our strife
She knows every man who talks
mean to his wife.
She knows every time we are out
with the boys,
She knows the excuses each fellow
employs
If a telephone girl told half that she
knows
1t would turn all our friends into
bitterest foes
She would sow small wind that
would be a gale,
Ingulf us in trouble and land us in
Jail.
She would start forth a story which
gaining force
Would cause half our wives to sue
for divorce
She would get all our churches mixed
UP in fight
And turn our bright days into sor.
rowing night
In fact she could keep the whole town
in stew
If she told but one tenth of the
things that she knew.
Say Kid, Gee, don't it set pour head in
whirl
To think what you owe to a telephone
girl.
Alb.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15
Mothers DaV Program
At PRESBYTERIAN Church

A special program for the observance
of mothers day has been arranged for
the eleven o'clock service next Sunday
at the Presbyterian church. Every one
invited. Regular preaching service at
SPIN.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-05-15

FOR SALE: Two good mules. In.
quire at Miller Hardware & Furniture
Company. 46tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

FOR SAI4E-EgEs:. White OrpfnetOn. Cook strain; Allen Round Head. 31.50 sitting; just a few sfttinss. 1707 sth ave. N.. city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
A NIGHT ON THE TENNESSEE
 True SfnrNl
fly ". VI. HENDERSON
GA True Story)

lifeboats on the hurricane deck as 1 If they were eggshells. tearing away the pilot house, narrowly missin E Nicholson, the pilot. and crushing in an unoccupied part of the boat. but for tunately killing no one. The tiller rope became foul and Ii was imposs
 hle to guide her The loud noise caused by the stacks falling aroused everyone on board. and the excitement In the ladies' cabin was intense one ,swoman came out of her stateroom with a wash bowl on her head crying for a life preserver The clerk and mum Der Of cooler headed male passengers were trying to pacify the women
 In the meantime. the mate. old man Smallwood had cast anchor. but II failed to hold, and when 1t did catch the long chain parted and the big boat was fast drifting downstream. endan- gering tho lives of all on board.
 Everything was confusion and about this time the big safety valve popped off This was the finishing stroke. Someone yelled, "she Is going to blow up-jump'-a long-legged east Tennessee mountain boy took n header into the muddy waters. We never saw him again.
 The captain left the hurricane deck and went down on the lower deck. seeing that the anchor chain had parted anu AtdiiNiuS iiit utSptIdlt SlluAtlpH that We were in. he called out: Fifty dollars to the man who will take this line and swim ashore and make fast One negro looked at another. but not one was game enough to breast the muddy water and not a one stirred. 'Where Is Jim McAvoy?" called out the captain. Aye, aye, captain" came the reply from Jim, who was standing before the firedoors in close conver- sation with slick" the negro fireman.
 Here Jim. take this line, swim ashore and make fast" said the captain. Jim cast a swift glance shoreward.
 kicked off his shoes, took the small rope, walked deliberately to the bow of the boat and plunged head first into the muddy stream, The other end of the small line. was quickly spllced to the main line and slowly the mate plyed it out at a snail's pace seemingly.
 Numerous comments were made by the male passengers who had gath cred on the lower deck as to whether Jim would reach the shore alive. Af- ter what seemed hours, n faint pull away" was heard from out of the dark ness Then it was the mate took a couple of turns aroung the capstand and six big negroes placed the bars in their proper places and begun to walk around. As they did SC they broke into one of their familiar river songs. tt was put a snort tune until the An derson was at the bank made fast for the rest of the night and Jim the ne- gro roustabout, who had saved the lives of 30 or more people. besides a 1 $50000 cargo, lay on a bail of cotton never to make fast again. He lived until the next ray and his spirit took it's flight. In making the dive from the boat his head struck one of the numerous drifts of logs, but he had the nerve and strength to keep on to the , shore and make fast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

In the fall of 1879 the steamer Emma was rebuilt at Decatur. and her name was changed 10 the Robert Anderson. She was, the largest boat plying the Tennessee river above Muscle Shoals, and considered the fastest
 The Anderson was owned and ope- rated by Messrs. Capehart and Samuels. and had the mail contract from Knox vile. Tenn, to Decatur. Besides carry ing a large cargo of miscellaneous freight, she always carried a goodly number of passengers. especially on the upper end of the run between London. East Tennessee and Chattanooga. The Cincinnati Southern railroad having not been completed through to Chattanooga at that time.
 one afternoon late in February the Anderson stood at the bank at Wash ington landing several hours loading sacks of shelled corn. and when we backed out from the landing it was quite dark and cold stiff wind was blowing while a misty rain that turned to ice as it hit the deck was falling. Henry Nicholson. a veteran river man. and the only one on board holding a license as pilot from Knoxville, Tenn, to Paducah, Ky, was at the wheel, and as the spokes whirled rapidly through his hands, remarked that there would be something doing before morning" and that it would be a rough night !, He kept the engineer on the iump across the engine room to shift up" his engines as he gave the different bell ropes sharp, quick jerks. sisnalfnp. nm to come head, stop or back up, as the occasion demanded to get out from the landing.
 There were about 30 staterooms in the ladies' cabin and all of them were occupied on this occasion We were on our return trip down the river. and were heavily loaded, the guards of the big boat swinging in the muddy river. ihe river was very high and occasion ally big wave would dash across amidshfp and inundate her lower deck to the great discomforture of the ne- gro deck hands sleeping under and around the great boilers. Among the deck hands was a small. yellow negro. Jim McAvoy. who had been on the Anderson since her initial trip. He was "leader'-quick as a cat, al out on the bank making fast before the gangplank had quit swinging. and ne could swim like a duck
 We were going full stroke" on n hish tide down stream, consequently making almost railroad time The 10 or more passengers had all retired for, the night. Toward midnight. as We were passing Half Moon Island, where ,he enamel was close in and the big pot was trimming the willows inc wihu pioWlhs hard, ashore. she stopped dead still, quivered a moment Every timber in her big hull strained to ifs uttermost, and then came crash.
 large sycamore tree with gigantic pranches reaching far out over the rVer when at high tide. as on this pceas,on had Caught the smokestacks. ,apie to stand the great pressure, down they came, crushine. tha tuo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
BARBOUR DIVISION
 IS BEING AG|TATED County at Present Contains
 930 Square Miles DOUBLE GOVERNMENT
County Maintains Two Courthouses and Expense of Administration Is About Double-Income Tax
 Reports Cause Trouble

Eufaula. March 7.-(Speeial)-T d. vision of Barbour county into two parts is stin being aeitated in many quarters would rebound much to the benefit of these two component parts. The county, containing 93O square miles, almost twice the number required by the constitution. Is held to be unwieidy by those favoring the change, who claim that the develop ment of several parts of the county is being held back by the present system
 In many ways the county now has a double government. The circuit court meets both at Eufaula and Clayton; the probate court has an office at both places: the chancery court has it's office here the county maintains two courthouses, and the expense of administration Is practi- cally doubled in every item.
 There is one great difference however. which those favoring the division of the county claim Is hampering the develop ment of this portion, and that Is the tax alton system. They claim that Eufaula and the outlying territory pays 60 odd per cent of the taxes of the county and re- eeives in return but a small share of It's just proportion.
 The expenditures are under the direc- ton of the board of revenue, in which the western portion of the county has the chief strength. This fact therefore. Is retarding the development of tho part of the county which pays the bulk of the taxes, the agitators claim. They ac- knowledge that II will take a hard cam paign to effect the change. which would really be moro of a de iure one than de facto one, in view of the system of administration now In vogue
 It would require a constitutional amend ment reducing the minimum number of square miles for Il county from 600 to at least 45o square miles, which would en- able Barbour to make the change with out securing any additional territory from neighboring counties, which would prob- ably oppose such n move as far as they are directly concerned. In view of the probable results many are willing to make the campaign. however