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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

they have been developing this type of
road, although some of the roads have
been down more than seven years.
Every mile of durable roads laid is
cutting down the cost of upkeep. Last
year the commissioners had IS miles
more roadway to care for than the
year before, yet they spent $5,17S less
for maintenance, Notwithstanding they
have supervision over 1,245 miles of
other types Of road, such as macadam
and gravel, outside of Incorporated
cities and villages.
1t is estimated that 80 per cent of
the traffic in the county is carried on
20 per cent Of the road mileage and
that concrete construction should be
continued until there are about $50
miles of such roads.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
wa CHAPTER XIX A!
The Man on the Bank

Brouillard, walking out of Mr.. Cort.
wright's new Offices with his thoughts
afar, wondered if it were by pure coin
cidence that he found Cashier appar-
emily waiting for him on the sidewalk.
Once more you are just the man I
have been wanting to see," the young
missionary began, promptly making
use of the chance meeting May
break in with bit of bad news?"
There is no such thing as good
news in this God-forsaken valley, Cast.
ner. What's your grief?"
There is trouble threatening for
the Cortwrights. Stephen Massingale
Is out and about again, and was told
this morning that lie was filling him.
self up with bad whisky and looking
for the man who shot him."
Brouillard nodded unsympathetic-
ally.
You will find that there Is always
likely to be second chapter in a book
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
COULD NOT SPEAK
TO HER CHILDREN

II have been great sufferer from
asthma since was thirteen years old"
says Mrs. N. A. Mooney, 70 Carroll St.,
Nashville, Tenn. Have been so bad many
times that ] could not speak to my chill.
dren nor make my wants known to them
| have ia ken three small bottles of Lung
Vita, which has entirely cured my
asthma Mrs. Rubie Clark, 3l5 Oriole
St., Nashville. Tenn, writes: after hav.
ing three doctors TO tell me had tuber-
culosIs, can gladly say that Lung-Vita
cured me-"
These testimonials are taken from the
many we have on hand telling what Lung.
Vita has done in cases of consumption,
asthma, colds Group whoopiug cough and
grippe. If your dealer cannot supply you.
order direct. Price Sl.75. Booklet upon
request; Nashville Medicine Co, Room
Steger Building, Nashville, Tenn. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
Attention to New Road.

When a piece of permanent road is
finished 1t ia big mistake to let 1t
go without frequent attention. It be-
gins at once to deteriorate through
wear and weather, and il neglected it
will be only few years before 1t will
require an expensive rebuilding. 1t Is
economy to employ a road builder
whose duty it is to give the roads q
weekly mending.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

There 10 No Such Thing as Good
News in This God.Forsaken Valley,
Cashier"
Of that sort--if the first one isn't con-
elusive"
But there mustn't be this time,"
Cashier insisted warmly. Eve must
stop it; it is our business to stop 1t"
Your business, maybe; it falls right
in your line, doesn't it,
mo more in mine than In YOURS"
was the quick retort.
Am I my brothers keeper" said
the engineer. pointedly. catching step
with the long.legged stride OF the ath-
letic young shepherd Of souls.
mot II you claim kinship with Cain,
who was the originator Of that very
badly outworn query" came the an
swer shotllke Then: "What has come
over you lately, Brouillard? You are q
friend of the Massingales; I've had
good proof Of that. Why don't you
care?"
Great heavens, Cashier. l do care!
But II you had q cut finger yoa
wouldn't go to man In hell to get 1t
tied UP, would you"
you mean that : have brought my
cut finger TO you"
Yes. meant that, and The rest of
1t, too. Pm no fit company for a dc.
cent man to-day, Cashier. You'd better
edge of and leave me alone."
Castnor did not take TIE blunt init.
nation. For the little distance inter.
venirS between the power company's
new Offices and the Niquoia building
he tramped beside the young engineer
in silence. But at the entrance 10 the
Niquoia he would have gone his way il
BrouIllsrd had not said abruptly:
II gave you fair warning; I'm not
looking for chance 10 play the Good
Samaritan TO 'anybody--no. even to
Stephen Massingale, much less Van
Bruce CorSwrigat. The reason ID be-
cause have a pretty decent backload
of my own to carry. Come up to my
rooms If you can spare few minutes.
/ want to talk to a man who hasn't
parted with his soul for q money
equivalent--if there is such mau left
in this hottomless pit OF a town"
Cashier accepted the implied chal.
lenge soberly. and together they as
cended to Brouillard's Offices. Once be-
hind the closed door, Brouillard struck
out viciously.
you fellows claim to hold the keys
to the conscience shop; suppose you
open up and dole out a little OF tho
precious commodity to me, CASTER. Is
it ever justifable to do evil that gcoi
may conner"
mo" There was no hesitation in
the denial.
Brouillards laugh was harshly do
risive.
Il thought you'd say that. No quaiif.
cations asked for, no judicial weighing
of the pros and cons-the evil OF the
evil, or the goodness Of the good
just a plain, bigoted No."
The young missionary left his chair
and began to walk back and forth OH
his side OF the office desk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
s's ess's s' s' Is,1zZzzM
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Drill Amenities,

Mayor John purroy Mitchell said at
dinner in New York:
"The memories Of camp life are q
very pleasant thing to any soldier.
Even the little vivacities of camp life
seem in the retrospect pleasant
enough.
"Thus ! often laugh about banker
who was being drilled one day at
PlattSburg by broker-sergeant!
"'What'll you give me- said the
broker-sergeant, an old Yale end, !ff
| take that hump off your back?
eth give you,' the banker an
swered, with tart laugh, something
to make your hair grow, SARGE"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
CHAPTER xvIII--contlnued.

gOr the better part Of a fortnight the
Nj waves OF prosperity, as evinced
increasing speculative values, kept
rolling In, each one apparently q lit
higher than It's immediate prede-
sor. Then the food began to sub
though so slowly that at first 1t
only BY a careful comparison of
daily transfers that the recession
ia be- measured.
Causes and consequences extraneous
he city itself contributed to the al.
.a Impereeptible reactionary ten
iy. For one, the Buckskin Mining
Milling company reluctantly sban-
sa rs pastime Of blowing barren
0Ws on Jacks mountain, and a lit
htW went into liquidation, as the
aSs ran. though the eastern bond
aa probably called 1t bankruptcy.
It Tie same time the great cement
Do deprived Of the government
Met By the slackening of the work
dam, reduced its output to less
3 nnelOurth Of its full capacity.
potentOus Of all, perhaps, was
nmw that the placers at Quad.
q we're beginning to show signs Of
huston. II was even whispered
g that the two huge gold dredges
" Installed we're not paying the
hles Of operating them.
lls naturally, the pulse OF the
ntar city beat sensitive to all these
siTe UmoFs and incidents, re-
eng slowly at first but a little
. accelerated throbbings which
70 longer be ignored by the most
nsde bidder at the curb" ex-
nR1
mere was no panic. AS the &C
ei h local sales fell of and the
otlans themselves we're no long
aoWding the curbs or standing in
= ne real estate Offices for their
Y ne llstings, the prudent ones,
Y DOWNRIGHT and his chosen
yes TAR 10 advance Of the field,
plaang Mirapolis holdings tempt
q view in distant markets; plac-
nen and selling them with
y q advertising worthy of the
q those who have called them
2 &C suburb builders OF Greater
Aas Alter this invasion Of the dis
aGket was fully In train that
ns' once more sent for Brouil-
'elylng the engineer this time
as'ess ofhces Of the power com
g sae many.times.bought.and-
oo'as opposite Bongras'.
enc Hsouillard!" said the mag.
p'oSag, indicating a chair and
.aosent open box of cigars in
gesture. You're getting to
-a.a OF a stranger as a man
we ole worst enemy to be"
% tor me?' Brouillard broke
More and more he was
= acknowledge a duh rage
heard the call Of his master.
WAT about the dam? Is your
. start up again? Or il it
g lot gOOd?"
la'd bit his lip to keep back
asion Of astoundment that
inquiry threatened to evoke.
" Z that M. Cartwright did not
!, mere was to be known was
'ae Incredible.
Iau good while ago that /
~ soVernment's hired man."
Aou doubtless have much
Ion than any l can give
gu me what your orders !
What ! want to know"
chief Of construction
lAsn he laughed.
slVn you the impression |
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN

need tonic to tone up the system and
regulate the liver. Mothers are con-
stantly using with wonderful succesa.
our plantation" Chill and Fever Ton.
&C. Pleasant to take-contains no Cal.
omel. Price 50c.-Ady.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
The Ladies' Are Learnsnu,

Cut out speeches." Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay, chairman Of the Woman's
Suffrage party, is reported to have de-
manded at the recent meeting when
the clerks were overworked recording
subscriptions to the new campaign
fund.
"Cut out the speeches; money talks
best" this wise chairman is said to
have declared.
The late blind Boss Buckley Of San
Francisco, however, gained nothing in
public esteem when he told his work
ers upon an occasion of prediction
funds allotment:
"Don't waste this good dough buy
ing talk, but results. New York Sun.
II is easier to drive men to drink
than from 1t.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Kansas City (Mo.) property for tax
alton purposes is valued at sos 032,.
672.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Once more Broulllard Is
,.mussd BY Cartwright. II no
acceuss cortwrIsht's offer he
can make money and stand a
chance Of defeating the crooked
capitalists purposes In the long
nm. n no refuses, he loses not
snly HE JOB but his savings.
What would you do-eonsider-
Inc mat acceptance Is wrOng2
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

In doing something we'll worth doing.
every man ought to find his highest
satisfaction.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
ITCHING, BURNING SCALPS
Crusted With Dandruff Yield Readily
to Cuticura. Trial Free.

Cuticura Soap to cleanse the scalp Of
dandruff crustlngs and scalings, and
Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal
feelings and irritations. Nothing bet
ter, surer or more economical than
these super-creamy emollients for hair
and scalp troubles of young or old.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

The value of the British army horse
on ans average is between 5000 and
$3.50.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Most Of us can realize what blamed
fools the other fellows are.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

Makes Good Road Booster.
The auto makes q kicker into a good
road booster.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11
important 70 NRotkera

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

LAP brand Of righteousness backed By
the needful inside information. You
go ahead and do your part and we'll
do the rest"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-08-11

It is easier to drive men to drink
than from II.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
Prices Sagged Some
In Very Dull Market

New York, July 1.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Little, naturally, was expected of to-.
days short session on the stock ex-
change in consequence of the prevailing
uncertainty regarding the Mexican sit
uation and the approaching holidays
and business shrunk to small proper
tiOns. Much satisfaction was expressed
over President Wilson'S reassurlng
words in favor of the avoidance Of
war, except in the case of absolute
necessity, but this was offset to a
greater or a lesser degree by the bitter
arraignment of the government, con
tanned in the memorandum issued by
the Mexican authorities in commenting
on the latest American note.
First prices were generally lowered
and fractional declines were widely
distributed throughout the general list.
With buying incentive at low ebb, the
professional traders worked for reac-
tion and influenced some rather sharp
declines in specialties before expiration
Of the first hour Standard railways,
while dull and inclined to heaviness,
offered better resistance to the forces
of contraction because of the recent
excellent earnings statement.
There was no important change in
trading conditions in the closing of
the session and although some special
ties like Industrial Alcohol and Stude-
baker corporation extended their
losses, the list elsewhere showed a
slightly better tendency.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
.G'EEE RFrIiT 2fF!. 4 .I'!yE l|F H5i FFirr,
German Front for 30 Miles Swept In ClOudburst of Millions
Of Shells and Forward Defenses Are Broken On Sixteen
Mile Front Germans Make Series Of Terrific Assaults
at Verdm Capturing Part Of ThiaumOnt FOrt---Itaian
Advance Is Still Unchecked
By Ed L. Keen,

(Umted Press Staff Correspondent
London, July 1.-THE supreme offensive of the allies
began 1880 this morning with of the greatest An
gloFrench gains the western front since the German
retreat from the gates of Paris.
Two hours after British troops drove forward they
had captured sixteen miles of German forward trenches
north of the Somme the office announced in brief
statement
French troops the British right struck at the
hour.
The British war office announced that the French
made equally satisfactory" gains, leaving to General
Joffre the honor of announcing the full extent of the
French successes No statement had come from the
French office early this morning but it was believed
full report on the French gains would be made before
night.
The British attack was made a twenty mile front
north of the SOmme after one of the most terrific four
day bOmbardments the world has ever known. With
German advanced trenches firmly held the British
pressing forward to the attack at 9:30 The latest dis
patches the war office said the battle proceeding
with the utmost violence on both British and French
fronts.
Many prisoners have been taken, but is impossible
at this hour to obtain any estimates the number cap
tured the losses. Fragmentay dispatches from the
front report allied casualties have been light
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
MEXICANS FIRED ON
SAILORS AT TAMPICO
Mexican General Says He
Does Not Understand
English"

Galveston Texas, July Mexican
soldiers fired on sailors of the United
States gunboat Salem at Tampico, last
Tuesday afternoon, wounding two, ac.
cording to refugees arriving here to.
day on the steamer Dade.
The sailors, who were taking sound
ings from two small boats, returned
the fire. 1t is not known whether
there were any Mexican casualties.
The Dade left Tampico before the
incident occurred but was apprised of
it by the steamer Monterey at Vera
Cruz. The refugees said Captain
Scott OF the United States gunboat
Marietta sent a message to General
Nafarrete allowing - hours for an
explanation. Nafarrette is said to
have replied that he did not under
stand English.
Passengers on the Sale said Nafar.
rette was organizing an army to cap
ture the state Of Texas and that he
would be in Washington "before viii
son woke up" They said also that
Nafarrettet notified Consul Dawson
that if any more American gunboats,
transports or merchant ships appeared
off the harbor for refugees he would
burn the city, emptying the oil tanks
into the river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
ARMY DOCK, SUPPLIES
AND DAMMUNITIONBUR
Exploding Shells Kill Boy and
Hinder Remembrance
$23O,OOO

Seattle, Wash, July Fire Chief
Stetson and Fire Marshal Bringhurst,
conducting an investigation today into
the couse of the burning of the United
States army headquarters $ dock and
Oriental pier No. IL, which were de-
stroyed by fire with loss aggregatiug
more than $230,OOO and one boys life
last night, were unable to make a
guess as to its origin.
The boys body, torn by an exploding
shell during the destruction of $50,
or 100000 of government ammunition
and supplies, lies in the public morgue
unidentified.
Pipeman John SGhorr, Of hose com.
pany 25, injured in collision with Chief
Stetson's automobile, survived the
night at the city hospital and is said
to have a chance to live despite fract.
ured skull.
Exploding shells, which made fire
fighting extremely dangerous, knocked
number of firemen down by sheer
force of impact, and showered frag.
ments of steel, iron and wood over the
streets and the bay for a distance of
several blocks.
The United States army quartermns
ter's dock loss is estimated at $lGO 900
The supplies and ammunition DESTROYED
were to have been shipped to the Philip.
pines and Alaska.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
CLOUD BURST KILLS
FOUR--DAMAGE GREAT
Great Wall Of Water In Hay
Creek Canyon Sweeps Ali
Before 1t

Moro, Or, July 1.-The bodies of
four persons, swept away by a cloud
burst which struck Hay canyon at
O'Clock last night, was recovered to.
day by rescue parties from Moro and
Wasco.
Mrs. A. Fortner and her daughter,
Mrs, L. II. Lawrence of New Meadoys,
Idaho, were in their ranch house near
Monkland when the flood suddtnly
burst on them The house was lifted
from its foundation and whirled away.
Battering against logs and rocks, the
structure was demolished in the first
two miles.
The body of Mrs, Lawrence was
found this morning four and half
miles down the canyon end that Of her
mother nine miles from their home.
Ray Havener, John Hunsman and o.
T. Burnett were caught in their tent,
where they were working on a road
east of Monkland.
Burnett and Hunsman were drowned,
and Havener narrowly escaped Their
tent was under a hillside, facing a
knoll to which they ran when the first
wave reached them. Upon the arrival
of the second wave, Havener and BUY
nett started across a ravine to high
ground. Burnett was lifted off his
feet and became entangled with a
woven wire fence. Havener used the
fence as rope and pulled himself out
of Che swirling, muddy water, hand
over hand. Hunsman stayed on the
knoll and was swept away. The bodies
of Burnett and Hunsman later were
found three miles down the canyon.
Bridges and roadway were washed
away. One bridge was lifted from its
concrete piers and carried intact for
mile. At least two farmhouses were
demolished, and some livestock was
drowned.
At about the same time the cloud
burst struck Hay canyon, smaller sec
ton of the same storm broke over
Grass Valley. The damage reported
from there was slight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
EVERYTHING READY
EXCEPT THE WEATHER
Outline Of Program for Cherry
Fair and Its Many
Events

Everything is now ready for the
great Cherry Fair to be held under the
auspices of the Commercial Club and
especially the department of conven
tion, publicity and tourist, of which
Benjamin Brick is director. In fact
everything is ready except the weather
Queen Estella and her attendants
will leave the Marion hotel at the houl
of 0:l5 a. m. escorted by the Cherrians
and Cherrian band.
The crOwning will take place on the
north side of the Courthouse at 9:3O.
Governor Withycombe will place the
crown and Mayor White will deliver
the golden key,
The Boy Scouts under command OF
Scoutmaster Fuiktrson will drill in
front of the reviewing stand.
Following the coronation ceremony
the crowd will 90 to Wilson square tC
witness the great and only baby
parade. The line of march is around
the park, on Court, Cottage and State
streets and grouping later around the
band stand.
Then follows the Grange program al
Marion Square, with President Kerr OF
the o. A. c. delivering the morning ad
dress.
The armory opens at noon, showing
the cherry displays and the floral ex.
hibits
Those in the afternoon parade will
form near Marion square, at 1896
o CLOCK, the parade beginning prompt
ly at ., the line Of march including the
business district.
Street sports are scheduled for S;15
and base ball at AIS on the League
grounds.
Hiawatha will be presented at Will
son park at O'Clock under the direc
tion of the North Salem Women Z
club.
Water sports are scheduled for 1880
The Cherrian band will play in Wilson
parl, beginning at s O'Clock and The
day elosees with a dance at the armory
beginning at 9 o'clock
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
Believed To Be Preparation
for Attack Should War
Come j
TREVINO'S ARMY THREE
TIMES THAT OF PERSHING
Arrival Of Militia Frees Reg
ularS For Service In
Mexico /

FL Paso, Texas, July 1.-Cararnzista
troops in the southern portion Of Chi
huahua state are being moved nearer to
the contracted American lines, accord
ing to information received here to-
day.
General Jacob Trevino, commander Of
tine de facto governments northern
army, is closing in on General Persh-
ing's base near Colonia Dublan. Car
ranzista reinforeements continue to ar
rive at Villa Ahumada.
These movements are believed by
military officers here to be the fore
runner of an attack on the American
expedition should relations between the
two governments reach the breaking
pOint.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-01
Oregon Boys Given
Great Ovation

San Diego, Cal, July Troop A,
Oregon cavalry, and the Second bat
talon Third Oregon infantry under
command Of Lieutenant Colonel J. L..
May, detrained here today and
marched at once to the camp near the
exposition, where they were to be un.
der canvas by nightfall. fSere are
450 enlisted men and 10 officers in
the command.
A great ovation was given the Ore
gonians as they marched through the
streets.
They are to be followed after a
twelve hour interval by the Frs ~.
talon, including a rRchine gun com
pany, supply train and headquarters
and sanitary corps.
The first section of the Oregon ma
tional guard arrived yesterday and
proceeded at once to San Ysedro,
where they went into camp on high
ground overlooking the Tijuana valley.
The cavalry troops arriving here to.