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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
JEFF, DAVIS LEADS
IN ERADICATION
Of TICKS,

d.. 4. 7. Fisher, veterinarian in
charge of the tick eradication work
in Jefferson Davis parish. was ia
Alexandria last Saturday attending a
conference of the tick eradication ex-
pelts of the State. At this conference
it came out emphatically that Jeffer-
son Davis parish has a Statewide
reputation for proficiency in this
work.
Jefferson Davis has built more vats
in the same length Of time than any
other parish in the State, having at
the present eighty-seven watts. This
is the only parish, too, where the peo-
pie have built their own watts, fur
nishing the material and labor at tnelr
own expense. Lincoln parish is the
next in line, and has in reality more
watts than jefferson Davis parish.
Lincoln parish has 1O4 vats, but fifty
four of them were built before the be-
ginning of this season. In that par
ish, too, the police jury furnished the
material and labor.
There are only two parishes in the
State dipping more cattle than JEFF
ferson Davis. They are Calcasiel
and East Baton Rouge.
DR.. Fisher says he hopes to get the
parish above the quarantine line this
season, although in a number of in
stances cattle owners will have to con-
tinue dipping next season in order to
clean up their cattle and pastures.
The men who have followed the four
teen-day dipping regulations ia thful-
ly this season will have the laugh or
the dilatory ones the coming season
AS a whole, the work is progressing
satisfactorily in this parish, although
there are few cases where cattle
owners have to be prodded a little
Some of the influential men of thu
parish who at first openly opposed, tht
fourteen-day dipping are now it
staunchest supporters, and are work
ing hard for tick eradication.
Forty-two new parishes will taxi
IN the work mkt year, and so in
short time Louisiana will be fire.
from the tick menace. Gov. Pleasan
has placed himself on record as be
ing determined to free the State o
ticks during his administration.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31

An additional task set for the ladies
Of the Red Cross Society in the Unit
ed States is the making of 100000
knitted articles, in The form of sets
comprising sweater, muffler, wrist
lets and socks of which ars needed be-
fore the cold weather sets in. The
Welsh chapter has been advised that
it will re expected 10 furnish 200 Of
these sets. The yarn for this work
has already been ordered. A COM
plcte manual OF Instructions for the
making of each Of these articles is
being printed, and as soon as these
directions are received the ladies will
bcg;n knitting, and will Of necessity
knit fast and furious, in order to com.
plete the work in time for it 10 be
available for use the coming winter
Aid in this important work is beng
sought not only among the members
of the Red Cross, but from anyone
who knows how to knit or can learn
to knit. Those who are most CONVEX
SAINT with the almost lost art of knit
ting will be expected to act as in.
structors who will teach the others
Counting out the male members and
the members of tender ages who can.
not do this work, the furnishing IF zoe
sets of knitted wear means virtual!
one set for each lady member, and ir
the accomplishment Of this task thu
other branches of the work are eX
pected to be kept going at recort
pace.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
Red i Cross i Activities

nifty will of necessity have to be lib
orally subscribed to, because Welsh
does not want it to be said that she
has failed in even the least Of her
patriotic duties.
Miss Emma Lawson has charge Of
the knitting instructions and prepa-
rations are being made to induce a
large class to take up this branch of
the work.
Sewing Of the hospital garments
and making of surgical supplies is 60
ing on as usual and will not be dis
turbed even by the change of head
quarters.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
WITH THE RED CROSS.

The Red Cross sewing, bandage and
knitting classes are preparing to move
from their present quarters in the do
nestle science room of the high schoo!
to- the rooms over the old Cooper
drug store. This building is now IN
charge of the Welsh Carriage and
Implement Company, who use the
lower floor for storage. They have
rendered the ladies the use of the up
per rooms for Red Cross work free
of charge, and will be canvassed for
the balance of the necessary 1urni-
ture and for the loan Of sufficient
sewing machines. The colored people
will be asked to donate to the Red
Cross the labor to clean up the rooms
and put the new quarters in tidy anc
presentable condition.
Aletter received by the local chap
ter Tuesday from Mr. W. J. Leppert
district director, stated that thu
ladies of Welsh would be expected t.
feed trainload of the drafted SOL
diers as they are being transporter
Through there. The ladies of eact
town having chapter or auxiliary O.
the Red Cross are being notified tina
they will have to furnish one meal t.
a trainload of these men. The SEIZED
ule of stops is left to the railroad OF
ficials to arrange, and these Officials
will notify the ladies of the exact TIM
for them to secure the necessary pro
visions. The ladies have PRACTICAL,
decided that they will serve sand
witches, doughnuts anu coffee to tn
men. Even with this meager bill o
fare it will be no small task to feed
whole trainload of hungry soldiers
and the subscription which they ar
/ preparing to circulate in the commu
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31

FOR SALE-Team good young muie'
and two wagons. c. l.. DAVIS
Phone So. Welsh, La. Az4-'l
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
TEXT BOOK LIST FOR 1917-19lS

Following is a complete list OF the
text books which will be used in the
schools of Jefferson LAWS parish for
the 1917-191S term:
First Grade-New Education Read
or.
Second Grade - New Education
Reader.
Third Grade-New Education Read
er; Nicholson's Elementary Arith-
metic.
Fourth Grade - New Education
Reader; Nicholson's Elementary
Arithmetic, McFadden's Language
Book I.
Fifth Grade-Baldwin & Bender
Reader; Nicholson's Elementary
Arithmetic; McFadden's Language,
series Book I; Feye's First Coure in
Geography; Estill's Beginners His
tory of Our Country first half Of
the year,; Magrueder's History OF
Louisiana tsecocnd half Of year,.
Sixth Grade-Holton- Curry Reader;
Frye's Higher Geography; Nichol-
sons Grammar School Arithmetic;
Dunn's The Community and the Git
izen first half of the year,; McFad'
denis Language, series Book II;
Evans Essential Facts of American
History (second half of the year,.
Seventh Grade-Curry's Literary
Readings; Nicholson's Grammar
School Arithmetic; Evans The Es
sential Facts of American History
first half of year; McFadden's Ian
guage. series Book II; Agriculture fol
Beginners, Burkett, Stephens G. Hill
Krohn & Crumbine Physiology ani
Hyg' enc (second half Of year,.
High School
Civics-Boynton's Civics, Louisiana
edition.
French-FraSer & Squair's Shorte
Course FIRST year,; Fraser & Squair'
French Grammar (second year,.
History-Stephen's American His
tory; Myers Mediaeval and Moder
History.
Language Smiths Our Language
Modern Business Spe.ler; Brooks
Hubbard's Composition and Rhetoric
Tappan's English and American Lii
, erature.
Latin-Gunnison's & Harley's FirS
Year Latin.
Mathematics = Nicholsos's Schot
t Algebra; Wentworth's Plane Geon
l etry.
, Physiology-Ritchie's Human Phys
, iology.
Sciences-Andrew's Botany, All tn
Year Round; Hessler & Smiths E'
sentials of Chemistry; Herrick's Te'
Book in Zoology.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
JULIAN c. LOUVIERE
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED

While returning to Lake Charles on
the steamer Rex from Big Lake last
sunday evening Julian R. Louviere ac-
cldentahy fell from the rail of the
steamer at point jus, below Blacl,
Bayou. Efforts for his rescue were
trultless. Julian was a good swim
mer and 1T is not clearly understood
why ne should have failed to reach
safety. When he fell the boat was
travelling at full speed, and on gain
ing his poise in the wa,er he at first
started to swim to the shore, but as
the boat slowed down he changed his
course towards the steamer. Life
preserverS were thrown out and the
Ilfeboat manned, but the unfortunate
man sank suddenly and did not come
to the surface again.
A diligent search was made for the
body throughout Sunday night, Mon
day and Tuesday, and early Wednes-
day morning the corpse was discov-
cred by a party of searchers in the
launch Winona.
The funeral was held in Lake
Charles Wednesday morning, with re-
QUEEN mass al the Catholic Church at
8 o'clock and interment in the old
Catholic Cemetery at Common and
Iris streets.
In it's announcement of the funeral
the Lake Charles American-Press
says:
"Mr. Louviere was a member of the
Woodmen of the World and the flu
neral rites of the order were employed
at the grave, with fellow oodmen as
pallbearers. The deceased was a man
we'll liked by the many who knew him
and the funeral attendance attestet
the strength of this friendship. His
bereaved family have the sincere con-
dolence of a community shocked By
the sad nature of the accident which
brought his untimely demise.
On hearing of the said accident Mr.
Louviere's two brothers, Euzeb anC
Edwire, went Immediately to LAX
| Charles to assist in the search for hi
body. With the aged father ant
mother, Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Louviere
they attended the funeral services.
Although born in st. Landry par
ish, Julian Louviere, who was 81 year
old at the time of his death, wa
reared here in Welsh. He removed t.
Lake Charles about four years ago t
| follow his profession as painter an
paperhanger. He is survived by
wife and two children, father an
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Louviert
and three brothers, Euzeb and Edwin
of Welsh and Andrew, who lives l
Lake Charles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
RED CROSS CLASS
IN SURGICAL DRESSINGS
TAKES EXAMINATION

The Red Cross class in surgical
dressings which had been taking in
s,ructions during the past fifteen
days under the direction Of Mrs. Chas.
F. Buck, Jr., Of New Orleans, COM
pleted the course and took the exam
ination Monday afternoon. There are
twenty members Oh the class roll,
but only fourteen took the examina-
ton, the Other six be ng absent on ac-
count Of sickness and other unavoid-
able reasons.
The examination included the an
swering of five oral and five written
questions and the making of sam
pie box containing one each of the
articles which this branch will be en-
gagged in making, including gauze
bandages and congresses, muslin
bandages, gauze rolls, cr'noline ban
dages, flannel bandages, congresses,
wipes, exc.
The ladies who took the examina-
ton are Mesdames R. S. Greer, Chas.
Bradbury, Hobaugh, E. H. Boiling, w.
E. Taught, John H. Cooper, j. N.
Mills, and Misses Echo Oaksmith,
lone and Irma Robinson, Emma Law
son, ESsie Stewart, Leo,a Robinson
and Eldia Goodreau Of these Mrs.
Boiling, Mrs. Taught and Miss lone
Robinson took the examination as in
struclors.
The reports en- the cral que; tions,
the written questions and answers
and the sample boxes will be sent to
New Orleans and thence to the ma
tional headquarters at Washington
from whence will come the certifi-
Gates.
This branch of the work is far more
particular than the initiated would
presume. Every article has to be
made with strict eye for accuracy
and neatness and in every instance
exactly according to specifications II
detail, even to the packing of the sets
in the boxes. During the training o.
the class much of the work of tn,
members had repeatedly to be undon'
and done over, but since the member
have had two weeks instruction I'm
der Mrs. Bucks careful guidanc
they are becoming quite proficient il
this branch of the work and will 500
have some boxes of surgical dressing
ready to send to the supply base.
The five sewing classes engaged i
making hospital garments are a
present meeting in the domesti
science. room Of the high school build
ing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and FIR day of each weel
, They are doing vary good work, a
though the attendance cf the differ
; ent classes is not as large as is d;
sired. Many Of the ladies labor unde
the impression that because they ar
= not particularly efficient with fh
sewing machine that their attendanc
y is not sought, but the fact is ther
is much cutting and hand sewing to
done, and there is always work thu
any lady can do who is willing to Civ
a little time to this most worth
cause.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 10;
TEACHERS ANNOUNCED

The schools Of jefferson Davis par
ish will open Sept. 10, and the
opening attendance this year, it is
anticipated, will be for the largest in
the history of our schools.
Following is a list of the teachers
who will serve the Welsh school, Miss
Essie Johnston, first grade; Miss
Ruth McLees, second grade; Miss
Irmq Robinson, third grade; Miss
Elsie Reeve, fourth grade; Miss
Louise Smith, fifth grade; Miss Lucy
Frierson, sixth grade; Miss Hettle
Ecker, seventh grade; high schco!
Miss Mabel Fontane, Miss Ola Lee
Miss Ruth Hanson and Prof. Arnold
L. Pearce.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
nv RICE BRINGS
So 33PER BARREL

,bout 1900 sacks of Early Pro-
!. vice was sold at Roanoke and
y,on Tuesday and Wednesday of
h week, tae bulk of this rice
,i,cing $3.50 per barrel. One
! aid for $6.33. These prices
,,,p for separator run, and the
- were not considered any
I,ttor than No. 2 milling, owing
The fact that they were soft
4 due to conditions under
[bich they were harvested could
N be expected to be of excep-
topal quality.
By the middle Of the coming
rssk the volume Of receipts In
N Welsh district will have In
sased to at least 1000 sacks
H. day, and this rate will hold
|9until all Of the Early Prolific
thre8hed.
The prices received so far are
hly up to association values.
IS predicted that the market
1be fully maintained owing to
y fact that milling in transit
d been granted to all of the
NM coast lines and the Frisco
hos. This will enable Texas
sUers to operate throughout the
sster part of Leu siana, afford
the farmers a plenty of com.
aition in the disposition of their
nduct.
The Texas crop will prove
,srmingiy short as reliable in
6rmation has recently reached
|he Welsh ofiiceOf the association
HAT the Houston district, the Bay
CITY, district and other small
Texas districts will not make
over one.third of the amount pro
iuced last season. While thi'
condition is deeply deplored b!
Everyone it can do no less thai
simulate prices and enable thos,
more fortunate in producing
better crop to profit by the mis-
fortune of the drouth stricken
tarntOry.
Ii possible to secure the ship
ping facilities this will be a shor
elEng season, and more tina
likely a profitable one to the pre-
hcer, providing weather cor
dtOns will permit the harvest 0
the crop without damage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
LANDS FOR SALE

Have for sale approximately 1000
acres, partially fronting on the Mis-
sissippi river, east bank, Ascen-
sion parish. Will sell in a body, or
in small tracts. FINE RICE LAND,
but suitable for cane, corn, cotton c.
truck. Splendid for cattle raising
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road runs through the center of place
On the Jefferson Highway. Contract
now being let to construct gravel
road in front of place. Drainage can
be made perfect. For price, terms
write to or call on
C. C. WEBER,
Donaldsonville, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
FARMERS, ATTENTION.!

Yes, am farming; but am just as
we'll prepared to handle oyur rice in
surance as in the past. I expect to
be in my office to care for this bust
ness. If I should not be in, my phone
number is 274-11. Call me and l
will issue your policy day or night
I will appreciate your business.
C. E. CARR.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
1. H. DAUTEL AT sANITARIUM.

L. H. Dautel was taken quite sud
denly and very seriously i'll last Sun
day, and Sunday evening was removed
TO Lake Charles to the home OF his
father-in-law, Mr.. j. c. Nix, where a
medical examination determined the
necessity of an immediate surgical
operation. The operation, per-
formed Tuesday morning by Drs'
Watkins and Arceneaux, revealed a
very seriously affected appendix Mr..
DANIELS condition is being watched
very closely by members of the family
and the doctors, and although the op'
Grafton was a serious one 1t IS con1i'
IDENTIFY expected that he will speedily
recover.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
ESO A BAG FOR ROUGH RICE.

Henry HOlbrOOK, manager Of the
louisiana State Rice Mill No. 8, at
lmice, has bought ITO sacks No. 2
rough Honduras rice at 1882 per bar
i'l from Louis Savoy, a farmer, liv-
ing about five miles east Of Eunice.
The rice was shipped to New Orleans
and brought Savoy $7.6O per bag, the
highest price ever brought by rough
me IN this market, it is said.
The Eunice Rice Mill of Louisiana
SSate Rice Milling Company expects
o make initial runs Of the season next
Monday, Sept. 8.
the cotton gins of L. o. Wade and
SuiHory & Guillory started operation:
hst Saturday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
NEARLY 100000 IN RED CROSS
The Membership on January | Was
Only 275,000.

Nearly three and half million
Americans are now enrolled in the
Red Cross. The membership on Aug,
16. as recorded by The bureau of mem
bership, was 3,461,6 sos Ito compare
with 275,OOO on Jan. ~.
This membership reaches into every
state and territory and foreign pos,
session of the United States, AID in
cipdes also chapters in London and
Havana and an auxiliary in Mexico
City.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

T STILL believe my boy is alive somewhere Some time
I shall find him. Every night the cradle of the
youngest of the two children left to pray to the
Lord to restore him to me- and know my prayer will be
answered. know that only the Saviour help and
that He will. And look every day at that wonderful
picture by Walter Everett that is called 'The Crisis"
and shows another mother invoking the aid
/ have travelled 1900 miles in a vain hunt for
him. l ready to travel 1900 My husband
and have only ambition in life-to find James Our
faith that shall win is unshakable We have gone and
shall continue to go without many of what most people
think the necessities of life in order to money to
hunt for Jimmy.
My heart goes out to the mothers who count dead
children that have disappeared for believe that in
majority of they alive and could be recovered
In search for Jimmy have found .pearly 300
children whose parentage is unknown. Some of them
have been abandoned, others have been picked up by
wandering Gypsy bands, and few perhaps have been
kidnapped and sold like the boy saw in Mount Pleas
ant Pennsylvania.
of guesSwork in almost State in the Union
and in 1877 different towns cities In most they
living with poor families which had made effort
to find out wheace they
In numerous cases the child has been left by man
or woman or both who have SAID they We're leaving the
child for short time and would return for it. Board has
been paid for certain time in advance and that has been
the last heard of the sefstyed parents. The families
with which the children left have simply kept them
in have become attached to them that they
would not give them up.
In other cases. whenever a reward is offered for a
missing child of these put forward in the hope of
getting the reward and it is this fact that has caused
receive thousands of letters Apparently whenever
strange child has been heard Of whose antecedents
unknown, took chance that he might be
our boy and wrote u.s. That is another reason why
feel sure will find him-so many people all the
country are the lookout for him.
l. cannot express the bitterness of disappointment
which has to me time and time again when after
journey of thousands Of miles, have found that had
only been another willo the-wisp chase The most
heart sckenng Of all the result Of trip to Nor
man, Oklahoma
When got there looked at the boy. I could not
restrain my tears. 1t not Games. My hopes had
been so hight had pictured James in my all the
way the journey home. The resemblance most
striking but knew he wasn't my boy. The so-called
discovery of 1.-THE missing James Glass; had been the
talk of the town for weeks and almost the entire popu
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

lation accompanied Mr. Glass and myself to the house
where the boy
The family he with and the townspeople insisted
that he must be James They insisted that before
Judge and get permit to take the child to home
for observation. Once had him home they felt sure
he would prove to be The Judge made out the
permit but we declined it. Then the truth out The
boys mother forward and explained away the
mystery The father had deserted the mother before
the boy born She supported him until she could
longer do So then left him with the family where
found him and disappeared, not telling who she
whence she The boy was finally adopted by Pro-
lessor and Mrs. Hern, of the Northern University
Many of the letters receive tell of children
with gypsy bands and have personally visited than
of camps In every one have found one more
ghthaired fair compexoned blue eyed children chiefly
boys who showed that they were not OF gypsy blood.
The gypses consider them mascos dress them In good
clothes and keep them apart from the true gypsy children
who ragged dirty and unkempt.
The gypses themselves would give no'information as
to how when where they obtained these children,
and prevented from talking with them. believe most
of them kidnapped.
In gypsy camp at Baldwin L. f., the police and
myself found goden-haired girl about
seven years old crying bitterly. She i'm
pored us to take her home, but she could
not tell us where her home any
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

said she had been left with her by unknown
who had disappeared The girl taken in charge by
the authorities.
One of the most unusual trips that made to
1t reported that child answering in every de-
tail to the description of James living with
taineers family named Miller in cabin several miles
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25
How Heartbroken Mrs. Glass
Miles In Two Years, Faced All Kinds Of Dangers and
Deprived Herself of Even the Necessities OF Life
Her Search for Her Lost Boy--And the Three
Hundred Child Dereicts She Has Found, But Never
II ILL.,.

A MONG the the second story of No. ID Lie
~ place. Jersey City New Jersey is one, not
much larger than clothes closet, which contains
only toys.
These boys toys-solders, cowboys, Indians,
drum and sword, a motorboat fire engine-the kind
that would delight the heart of boy of FIVE
These toys played with. They never dis
turbed except to be busted They awaiting the
turn of James Douglas GLASS; the only of Charles and
Ella Glass who disappeared on May IL, 1915.
He vanished within space of five minutes and within
sight and hearing of his parents completely If the
earth had opened and swallowed him. from field in which
he playing at Greeley Pennsylvania No actual trace
of him has yet been found although persons living
Greeley the day of his disappearance boy of his
age who apparently held captive in automobile by
two and a woman.
In the following story Mrs Glass herself describes the
strange and almost unbelievable incidents which have
her notice in the search for her boy which she
still prosecuting:
Mrs Glass in her search for Jimmy has made the fol-
lowing