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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

He Had Not Seen Me and Was Going.
gone, and my soul a very charnel
house.
had to re-enter that closet; had to
take the only means of escape prof
fered. But went through it as we go
through the horrors of nightmare
| simply did it and escaped all
lightning flash and falling limb, and
the lasso of swirling winds-to find
myself at last lying my full length
along the bridge amid a shock of ele-
ments such as nature seldom sports
with. Here | chung, for was breath
less, waiting with head buried in my
arm for the rain to abate before ! at
tempted a further escape from the
place which held such horror for me!
But no abatement came, and feeling
the bridge shaking under me almost to
cracking, / began to crawl, inch by
inch, along its gaping boards till l
reached its middle,
There God stopped me.
For, with a clangor as of rending
worlds, a bolt hot from the zenith,
sped down upon the bluff behind me-
throwing me down again upon my face
and enguling sense and understand
ing for one wild moment. Then
sprang upright and with yell of
terror sped across the rocking boards
beneath me to the road, no longer
battling with my desire to look back;
no longer asking myself when and how
that dead man would be found; no
longer even asking my own duty in
the case; lor Spencer's Folly was on
fire and the crime had just seen per-
petrated there would soon be crime
stricken from the sight of men for,
ever.
In the flare of it's tremendous burn.
ing | found my way up through the
forest road to my home and into my
fathers presence. He like everybody
else wSs up that night, and already
alarmed at my continued absence
"Spencer's Folly is on fire." | cried,
as he cast dismayed eyes at my pallid
and dripping figure. IF you go to the
door, you can see IT,"
But told him nothing more.
Perhaps other boys of my age can
understand my silence.
(TO BE, CoNTINUED.)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

One day in my restless wanderings
about place which had something of
the nature of shrine to me, | had
noticed that one of the windows "a
swinging one) overlooking the rayine
moved as the wind took it. Either the
lock had given way or it had not been
properly fastened. If | could only
bring myself to disregard the narrow
ness of the ledge separating the house
from the precipice beneath | felt that
/ could reach this window and sever
the vines sufficiently for my body to
press in; and this I did that night.
let myself go-I had to-and imme-
diately found myself standing upright
in a space so narrow ! could touch the
walls on either side. 1t was closet
had entered, opening into the huge
dining hall, where / had once sat be-
side my father at the one formal meal
of my life.
remembered that room; it had
made great impression upon me,
and some light finding it's way through
the panes of uncurtained glass which
topped each of the three windows over
looking the ravine, soon was able to
find the door leading into the drawing
room.
had brought small lantern In the
bag slung to my shoulders. but l had
not hitherto dared to use it on ac-
count Of the transparency of the panes
have mentioned; but once in the per-
feetly dark recesses of the room be.
yond, l drew it out, and without the
least fear of detection boldly turned
it upon the small alcove where stood
the object Of my alteration. / kn0't
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

which would rid me instantly OF any
proximity to this hideous object
flung myself at it-f0und tie knob
turned it and yelled aloUd-my foot
had brushed against him. ! knew the
difference and it sent me palpitalipg
over the threshold; but no farther
Love Of life had returned with my es
cape from that awful prison house,
and halted in the semidarkness into
which had plunged, thanking heaven
for the thunder peal which had
drowned my loud cry
For was not yet safe He was
still there. He had turned out all
lights but one He had not seen me
and was going. could hear the
sound OF his feet as he went STUN
bling in his Zigzag course towards the
door Then every sound both on his
part and on mine was lost in a sWOOp
OF d0Wn-falling rain and. | remember
nothing more till out of the bIackness
before me, he started again into view,
within the open doorway where in the
glare of what he called heavens can
dies he stood, posing himself to meet
the gale which seemed ready to catch
him up and whirl him with other in
consequent things into the void Of
nothingness Then darkness settled
again and | was left alone with Muir
der-all the innocence Of my youth
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
PARISH Of ClOL)0
VOTE ON LICENSE:
SUPREME COURT HOLDS CITY
COUNCIL CANNOT AUTHORIZE
SELLING OF LIQUOR.
ELECTION HELD MARCH "a
District Court of Caddo Ruled Act No.
221 Was Unconstitutional and City
Had Right to Call Election.
Shreveport

olll Cf CpOl u
An important decision was that af,
fecting the issuing of licenses for the
sale of intoxicating liquors In Shreve-
port, in the matter of the Police Jury
of Cadd0 Parish VS.. the Mayor and
City Council Of Shreveport. The judg.
ment appealed from was annulled,
avoided and reversed, and judgment
given in favor of the plaintiffs. The
mayor and city council of the city If
Shreveport were enjoined from iSsu.
ing licenses for the sale of liquors in
said city. Judge Sommerville was
the organ Of the court.
The one question presented In the
case was the right of the city of
Shreveport to determine by vote OF
its qualified electors whether licenses
for the sale of intoxicating liquors
should be granted or withheld within
the limits Of the municipality where
Caddo parish, more than year pre-
viously, had voted against the issu
ance Of licenses in the parish. A o..
tiIon was presented by the city coun-
Gil January %, 1915, demanding that
the question Of licensing the sale of
intoxicants in the city be submitted
to the people Of Shreveport.
At an election held subsequent Y
March 4, the voters agreed that II.
censes should be issued The parish
police jury then sued out an iniunc.
ton to prevent the city authorities
from issuing the said licenses. The
city filed motion to dissolve the in.
junction upon several grounds, but
was overruled. The district court of
Caddo ruled that Act No. 221, was uu-
constitutional, and that the city had
the right to call he election, and that
the will Of the people as REGISTERED III
the election entitled the municipality
to issue the licenses.
In its decision the Supreme Coury
failed to see that the Legislature
transcribed its powers in the Act OF
1902, in making law relative to
granting or Withholding licenses for
the sale of intoxicating liquors appli.
cable alike to the parish and the
wards, cities, towns and villages in
the parish; and In providing that
when an election shall have been held
on the subject Of granting or with
holding licenses that a majority of the
votes cast in the parish on the cues.
ton shall control the action of the
parish, wards cities, towns and vii.
lagos, within the limits of said parish.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
BRIEFLY RELATED.

Supervisor of Public Accounts w. N.
Mcfarland of Baton Rouge has issued
a letter to all tax collectors in the
state the effect of which is to tel
them in detail how they should keep
their accounts so that he and his depu-
ties may discover whether the state
has received all that may be coming
to it without undue labor in delving
into their records. The letter cites
the law and the authorities.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

had blown down and was lying with
its top in the water-just the place
Tor hooking monster trout,
He had been fishing UP deep and
rapid mountain stream, the banks OF
which were thickly grown with bram-
bles and serTiceberry bushes, among
which he had to thread his way with
his rod in one hand and his heavy
string Of fish in the other.
Pushing along to the fallen pine, he
climbed upon 1t by dint of hard scran-
bling, holding on as best he could with
both hands full. The tree was close
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
CHAPTER xIII-continued.

Once within the room, he became his
courteous self once more. BE seat
ID he begged, indicating chair in
he half gloom. AS she took it. the
nor sprang into sudden light. He
lad pulled the string which regulated
he curtains over the glazed panes in
he ceiling. Then as quickly all was
gloom again; he had let the string es-
cape from his hand.
Half light is better" he muttered
ID vague apology.
Il was weird beginning to an in
sryieW whose object was as yet in
Unprehensible to her. One minute a
binding glimpse of the room whose
details we're so varied that many of
them still remained unknown to her
he next everything swept again into
shadow through which the tall form of
tie genius of the place doomed with
Melancholy suggestion!
She was relieved when he spoke.
Mrs. Scoville mot Deborah now
hYe you any confidence in divers
Eord? Has there ever been anything
b bis conversation as you knew it in
Detroit to make you hesitate to re-
F?' the Judge persisted, as she con-
ttued speechless.
No nothing. | have every con-
hdence in his assertions. should have
Jet II it were not for this horror"
Forget it for a moment. Recall his
eject upon you as a man, a prospec-
ll7e scn-in-law-for you meant him to
marry Reuther."
] trusted him. / would trust him in
many ways yet"
Would you trust him enough to be-
eVe that he would tell you the truth
fyou asked him point-blank whether
lls hands were clean of crime?"
Yes" The word came in a whis-
Rf but there was no wavering in it.
Sae had felt the conviction dart like
q arrow through her mind that Oil.
ia might slay a man in his hate
llglt even conceal his guilt for years
-0ct that he could not lie about it
slsl brought face to face with an ac-
saSer like herself.
Then will let you read something
g wrote at my request these many
'safs ago; An experience-the tale
: one awful night, the horrors Of
llen' locked within his mind and
!. aae' have never been revealed to a
luu person. That you should share
8 s. secret now, is not only necessary,
y, =. aInng. 1t becomes the widow Of
'0ql scoyille to know what sort of a
- sae persists in regarding .nno-
aat Wait for me-"
aAa q quick step he wound his
y arnong the various encumbering
ces Of furniture to his bedroom,
ae fingered so long that, without
~. y gOnscious volltion of her own she
gsaQ herself on her feet, but she
" not had time to reseat herself
\. y sne Oeheld him approaching with
n n uuaaie Of loose sheets clutched in
1. want you sit here and read" said
s.., aslng the manuscript down on a
I. table near the wall under a gas
- sa'cn ne Immediately lighted. 81
-. gong back to my own desk. If Won
i Y speak, you may; / shall not
"a, nViAlng' And she heard his foot
80 ie'feating again in and out
~ me furniture till he reached his
Sg. saair and sat before his own
ended all sound in the room ex-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

to the bank, and the stream was boil
ing. He was in the midst of the
branches, crowding onward, when
suddenly, just over the roaring tor
rent, something on the other side Of
the tree rose up close beside hin--an
immense bear, with her cubs beside
her.
There was no time to hesitate. To
run was impossible, and the bear was
coming toward him, growing savage
ly. On the impulse Of the moment the
man dashed his string Of trout full
in her face. In doing so he lost his
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

In response to notice to about 500
property owners including the saw
mills and other corporations at Mon
roe, the court house and court square
were crowded when the police jury
convened as a board of review. The
summons issued to property owners
directed them to appear and SHOW
cause why property assessments
should not be increased"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

At a meeting Of the Ulysseans, who
graduate at Natchitoches August Z, it
was unanimously decided that the
class memorial to the Normal School
should be left in the form of a contri-
button to the entrance gate fund
which was proposed by the editors Of
the school proper The plan outlined
by the paper, Current Sense, provided
for the cooperation of the four
classes OF year 1915-1916. It is ex-
pected that something over $1,000
shall be placed to the credit of the
gateway fund.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
skunks Enemies Of csterpiIIars.

A new field of usefulness has been
found for the much-ridiculed skunk in
the fact that it is a vigorous enemy of
the full-grown range caterpillars. Birds
are of no service whatever in destroy
ing these large caterpillars, but skunks
devour quantities of them, and this is
another reason why these little crea.
lures should receive more considera-
ton than they now do.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The police jury at New iberia, sit,
ting as a board Of reviewers Of parish
assessments completed its work. Es-
Inmates Of the assessors Office and
Secretary Burke are that the total
will show little change from that of
last year. The only two notable in.
creases were on the Weeks and Avery
Island Salt Mines, these being raised
S25, 5000 each.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
LOST HIS STRING OF FISH
'sasiul Angler Willingly Sacrificed
zach When Confronted With
Savage Bear.

& fastener was spending his first
les IN Montana, where he had
~ q opportunity to indulge in his
s sport Of trout fishing. One
icon he had been unusually sue
y 0us Just as he was setting out
2 With heavy string Of fish
essat night Of a great pine which
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

balance, and the next instant there
was a tremendous splash and he dis
appeared in the boiling water.
He emerged some distance farther
down the stream. He scrambled to the
bank and looked back. There on the
pine sat the bear, intently watching
the hole where the man had disap-
peared. He did not go back to inform
her that he was not there. but made
for camp at q good speed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

S. G. Patterson, who last month
purchased one hundred and twenty
acres of land north of the Bogalusa
Terrace addition to Bogalusa, is hay
ing it fenced and cleared and is pre-,
pairing to construct a system of bitches
across the entire place for drainage
and irrigation. Mr.. Patterson will
have an artesian we'll drilled on the
place which will supply pure fowing
water for stock and irrigation, will in
stall a hydraulic ram, build tank
and at present build a moderate sized
barn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The progressive communities in AS.
cension parish which have enlisted in
the fight against the cattle tick were
Joined by Donaldsonville when the
public dipping vat erected by the Do,
lice jury at the Texas & Pacific stock
loading station was brought into re,
QUESTION for the first time.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The Louisiana sugar planters are
more united than ever in their history,
the organization just formed includes
practically all Of them, and the new
and larger unity is expected to have
an important bearing upon the future
of the industry in the state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

Joseph A. Dayr1es, recently a mem.
Der OF the Louisiana Conservation
Commission, has qualified as a mem
Der Of the Board of Control of the
State Penhentiary and was elected
secretary. He succeeded Judge Geo.
A. Kilgore, who has been a member
Of the board for IL years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The Merchants Transportation Com.
pany recently organized In New Or
leans will operate a line Of steamers
on the Mississippi River with a view
of increasing and facilitating cotton
shipments and general merchandise to
and from this port.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The Victory Company Of Lake
Charles brought In its second big pro.
Queer in the Edgerly oil field on the
Lillard lease near the Discovery wel,.
The new producer is making 1000
barrels of oil daily.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The $4,000 sewerage bonds recent.
ly voted by the people of Hammond
were sold to the Hibernia Bank and
Trust Company, of New Orleans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The election to vote a special tax
and bond issue for a new electric
light plant and for the Improvement
of the water plant at Kaplan was car.
ried by majority Of two to one in
number of votes cast and almost
three to one in point OF assessment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

A mass meeting was held at the
court house at Houma for the pur-
pose Of devising ways and means for
increasing the school funds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

Contract for the new school build.
ing to be built of brick at Collinston,
was let to Contractor Mitchell Of
Ruston. The cost will be $12,39O
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

c. Harrison Parker, president OF
the Board Of Control State Peniten-
tiary, has just returned from Angola
State Farm, where he spent three
days looking over things. He reports
the crop progressing splendidly there.
The season at Angola was much. more
propitious than in the southern part Of
the state, as timely rains have fallen
during the long drouth in the lower
portion Of the belt; that is, In April
and May The June showers started
a vigorous growth of grass, which is
now being thoroughly cleaned ont
and now the crops are in flourishing
condition.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

New Orleans physicians are on.
posed to the showing OF Twilight
Sleep" moving pictures, but will not
make any formal announcement OF
their views or intentions In the mat.
ter until they have conferred with
Mayor Behrlnan.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

ST. Mary parish will be the next to
build a link OF the great highway
which is to run from ocean to ocean,
and which is fast approaching CON-
pletion from New Orleans to the
Texas line.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The worlds commerce In 1912
amounted to s39,57O. OO0. 900, 900.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16

The State Probe Commission ~
ceiyeI from Attorney General Pleas
ant q letter answering three questions
"oD0Wndc1 to MI. Pleasant during
the s2'n Of the state bonds. The let
ter follows:
During the investigation Of the sale
Of the state bonds by your commits,
sion it requested me to give It an
opinion:
1-Whether any of the banks that
were fiscal agents for the state, could
make a profit out of the sale of the
state bonds.
"22-Whether the Board Of LiquiGa-
ton had authority to pay the Inter.
state Bank & Trust Co. a fee for GER
flying the new state bonds.
"3S-Whethor the Board of Liqut6a-
ton had authority to pay fee for
an expert attorney especially employ
ed to assist the Constitutional Con
vention in drafting bond ordinance.
etc.
In answer to the first question. |
am of the opinion that the fiscal agent
banks, which were members Of the
syndicate that bid for and bought the
new state bonds did not violate the
law because Of the fact that they
made large profit out Of the transac-
tons.
They received no direct compensa-
ton or commission from the state az
her fiscal agent in the refunding Of
FER bonds, and they are technically
gultleSs Of violating the law, how.
ever much it may be argued that they
were under moral responsibility to
save the profit for the state rather
than to make it for themselves.
Replying to the second and third
questions, am of the opinion that the
broad powers granted to the Board O.
Liquidation by Art. 324 Of the consti.
tuition and known as the State Bond
Ordinance, confer upon the said board
the right and authority to pay for the
certificates of the new state bonds, as
was done in this instance, and also to
employ bond attorney who makes a
specially Of such matters and whose
opinion is recognized throughout the
bond world as authority"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-27
Mrs. William II. pcrI.,n.

Entered into rest on June 90. 1915,
a. Iin h 4, tate resdenGe ~ West Frank
widow of the late VIM Harding Per,
kins. and daughter Of Mary Bell Haxall
ana Thomas Gascoigne Moncure. OF
HaXall, the eminent merchant miller of
Richmond.
Her funeral took place Monday ar-
ternoon. burial in Hollywood. She is
only daughter, Miss Bell Perkins, Of
richmond, and the following grandchil-
dren: ChisweI. Nancy. Grace and Alice
Perkins.
In the ending of this life there passed
away one of the highest types Of gen
tiewomcn. as we'll as one Of the love
Hest Christian characters No one in
kich mond was better known or more
widely esteemed. Possessed of great
| charm OF manner, a strong personality
bright and cultured mind she was
rarely gifted as a conversationalist and
but enriched and developed her lovabIe
ana lofty character Not only was
Mrs. Perkins the gracious society
leader. for those who knew her best.
saw in her the devoted wife. fond
| mother and conscientious Christian.
aeure and Jealous in church work and
sustained sn.; by abiding faith in her
savior. Her deep affection. sunny
cheerfulncss and beautiful unsclfshness
hlied her home circle with daily min
solely for her own family for Mrs.
Perkins was broad minded in her SYM
pathies and interested in many chart
ties. All her life a consccrated mem
Der of the church, she served for thirty
hve years as an active and efficient
member of the board of the Protestant
Episcopal Home for Ladies in Rich
mond.
Mrs. Perkins was descended from a
! line of distinguished ancestry that in
Guided Richard Lee. secretary of the
Kings Council and the founder of tho
Lee family in the Colony of Virginia
and also Colonel Thomas Gascoigne. of
Revolutionary fame Her right of birth
entitled her to social eminence and
her popularity bestowed upon her high
honors by the Colonial Dame Society,
| in which she held office until her feeble
health in the last few years caused her
withdrawal from active social life The
| death of her son, 7. Moncure Perkins
| of Richmond, was n crushing blow from
! which she never recovered until
heavens door opened gently to the call
OF her Master and her name was whiS-
pcred in the abode of God.