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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
"IF THIS is HAZING, IT'S ROUGH
WORK..

IT. Haviland Hicks, Freshman,
produced by the Thomas A. Edison
Studios for Conquest Program,
which is distributed by Geo. Kleine
and in which Raymond Mckee is
featured, shows the inner workings
Of student life at a big university.
Hazing, which of late years has
been placed under a ban by many
colleges, is seen in this picture in its
hey day. The eternal struggle be-
tween freshmen and sophOmores is
brought out wildly and forms part
Of an intensely interesting film story
in which 7. Haviland Hicks, fresh
man, puts one over on his would-be
hazers.
Don't fail to see @T. Haviland
Hicks, Freshman" at the, auditorium
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
Taken Up.

Sorrel Colt, coming twc-year
old, unbranded, taken up with
my stock. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying
all costs, including advertising,
w. J. Stegall, Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16

DurOc Jerseys fer sa'
=, sow with 7 2-weeE
Old pigs and | sow wit
8 4-Weeks Cd pigs 30
ing 6 Verret.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16

For Sale or Trade-1 would like
to sell or trade my place in Welsh
with all improvements including
six room house; can give abstract Of
titleS-Ffvd J! Johnson. s2gH
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
WANTED!

Rice Farmers to rent new land
and sod for 1918 crop on Watkins
Canal to be reopenad and oper-
ated next year. Address Farm
ers Land & Canal Company, Lake
Charles, La. Ito
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
Life Insurance
w. Il. Colbert, Mgr.
Phone 66-Night 90
HARRY HUTCHINS FIRST
WELSH BOY IN FRANCE

The way to find things out is tc
make a remark and then sit back
and wait for someone to disprove it
Two weeks ago the Journal contain.
ed a letter from Joe Hebert in which
he suggested that he might be the
first Welsh boy to arrive on the
French front. We referred Joe to
DR.. Martin, who was already in
France, in the Medical Corps.
The following letter from J. J.
j. Hutchins explains that Harry
Hutchins arrived in France before
July LIST, and 50 unless someone
comes forward with a prior claim we
vii have to give Harry the credit
for being the first Welsh boy to ar.
rive on the scene of battle:
San Louis obispO, Cal, Nov. 8.
Rice Belt Journal,
Welsh, La.
An item appearing in your paper
OF Oct. 18th prompts me to drop you
a few lines in regard to the item
from Joe Hebert and your note that
ne would have to contend with DR..
Martin. This is to inform you that
the first Welsh boy to see service
in France is Harry Hutchins
c. C, 26th Infantry. A letter from
him dated July LIST, stated that he
had landed safely. A. recent letter
from Somewhere in France" receiv-
ed Oct. 18th also stated that he was
well and having a good time. l be-
lieve in giving credit where credit is
J,.o
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
Noticei

No hunting or trespassing al
lowed on the lands of the under
signed.
GEO. W. COSNER.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
Woodmen of the World

Woodmen of the W orEd
Welsh Camp No. l76 meets the
1st and 3rd Wednesday nights in
each month.
Ali members and visiting Wood
men are especially urged to at
tend the regular meeting Of the
camp next Wednesday night,
Nov. 21st.
R. S. Greer, C. C.
E. E. Kimball, Sec.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16
Yours very truly,

u IIuCCHIUSs
Since the arrival of the Jennings
Cavalry troop in France it is our
opinion that Jefferson Davis parish
lis very we'll represented there, and
We are confident that the boys from
Welsh and the parish will give o
good account of themselves. orphie
Hutchins is included in this troop
and thus ]. j. has s~@6 brothers in
the service abroad.
Welsh is proud of her soldier boys
and wants them to have every bit
of credit that is due them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-16

Bulk Olives Soc quart
at Kimball's.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
THREE KILLED IN
 BOILER EXPLOSION

Monette, Feb. 10.-Three men were instantly killed and two were severely injured nine miles south of here yesterday morning by the ex- plosion of the boiler at, sawmill owned by Brandon Craig & Co. of Black Oak, in the eastern part of this (Craighead) county.
 The dead are: R. B. Parker, foreman of the mill Ed Walton, fireman, and John Dobson, engi- neer. The explosion was caused by the turning of cold water into a superheated boiler. The force of the explosion was terrific and was heard miles away. The body of Robert Parker, the foreman, was hurled 160 yards and was horribly mutilated. The other two victims were killed outright. Two work men named Troutman and Chapman were badly injured, the latter sus- taining a broken arm and the for mer internal injuries.
 Responsibility for the tragedy has not been placed:
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.CALOMEL DYNAM|TES
 4 SLUGGISH LIVER
Crashes into sour bile, making you sick and you lose a days
 work.

Calomel salivatesi It's mercury. Calomel acts like dynamite on a sluggish liver. When calomel comes into contact with sour bile it crashes into it, causing cramping and nausea.
 If you feel bilious. headachy, con- stipated andNall knocked out, just go to your druggist and get a 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which is a harmless vegetable substitute for dangerous calomel. Take spoonful and if it doesn't start your liver and straighten you up better and quicker than nasty calomel and without making you sick, you just go back and get your money.
 If you take calomel today you'll be sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides, it may salivate you, while if you take Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up feeling great, full of ambition and ready for work or play. It's harmless, pleasant and safe to give to children; they like 1t.
 (advt.)
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Have you been working hard this week? If you haven't know you will get busy if you will just step in at Bergs store and take peep at the Stude baker. Some beauty!" the exclamation made by one of the contestants yesterday.
 After you look at the Studebaker go ovre and see that "WOnder' Maxwell Car at Joseph's.
 Then know you will go to work and determine to be the winner of of the This week is your opportunity to make up for all lost time. The compet tive ballot offer is opportunity for you. The double vote offer is another. The second period of the pagn; which, you know will close Saturday night is also advantage to you for this weeks work, You will receive ten per cent more for your subscriptions this week than you will next week.
 If you expect to be the winner of one of the automo bles you would scarcely expect to win the first prize which is valued at $985 for small fraction of it's value dozen subscriptions This is business proposition and those who work it on a business basis and who work with the determination to win will secure many hundreds of subscriptions.
 Scores of subscriptions will be secured during the last twenty days of the Contestants who will be winners will do much or more work between now and the close than they have before.
 Your lifetime opportunity will soon pass. The Au- tomobile Club Campaign will soon be matter of his tory You may be the of one of the cars and you may not. That is alone for you to decide It isn't too late to hustle and be winner.
 The race will soon be at white heat and it will be to your advantage to work harder from until the close than before.
 Get every possible subscription between now and the close you hope to ride in of those new auto mobiles
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Patriotism Rampant in
 ~ East, Says Joe Bertig

Jos. R. Bertig who returned this morning from stay of three weeks in New York city, says the war spirit is rife in the Empire city and that President Wilson is the idol of all classes of people. Fol lowing the break with Germany on Saturday, February 3, the people of the east gave lurid expression to their patriotism. Huge flags were unfurled to the breezes, bunting was placed upon the buildings and Wall street was converted into a veritable riot of red, white and blue. In the theaters pictures of the flag are thrown upon the screen at all performances and the programs are usually opened with the Star Spangled Banner" played by the orchestra. The audience in variably rises and sings to the mu- sic. When President Wilson's pie 
 people cheer wildly. Mr. Bertig says the federal, state and city au thorities are using every precaution to guard the interests of this coun- try. Patrols are on duty at all bridges, at the entrance to subways and all along the line that leads to New York's water supply. The coast is guarded by huge guns. Sons of millionaires, belonging to the New York state guard, are doing duty daily. Vincent Astor, one of the wealthiest young men in Amer ica, takes his turn at guard duty on one of the bridges.
 "The concensus of opinion in New York, said MT. Bertig this morning, "is that President Wilson has handled the delicate diplomatic dealings with German with rare skill. The people have absolute con fidenc in his unerring judgment and in his courage. That he will main- tain the honor of the United States and use every means at his com mand to protect American rights no one doubts. All feel he did right in breaking with Germany following the announcement from kaiserland that the submarine war
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
GIRLS! TRY IT! HAVE THICK, NAVY,
 BEAUTIFUL HAIR
Every particle of dandruff disappears and hair stops
 coming out.
Draw a moist cloth through hair and doubt it's beauty
 at once.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft, lustrous mad beautiful as a young girls after a "Danderine hair cleanse.Y Just try this--moisten cloth withsga little Danderine and carefully tdraw it through your hair, taking one small strand at time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirst and excessive oil and in just a few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair
 Besides beautifying the hair at once, Danderine dissolves every par ticle of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invigorates the scalp forever stopping itching and falling hair.
 But what will please you most will be after a few weeks use when you will actually see new hair fine and downy at first-yes-b really new hair growing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lots of it surely get a 25- cent bottle of Knowltons Danderine from any druggist or toilet counter, and just try it.
 Save your hair! Beautify it! You will say this was the best 25 cents you ever spent. *tf
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

fare would be conducted without
 regard to the rights of neutrals. It
 is believed among the best informed
 people of New York that Germany
 will sooner or later commit an overt
 act against American commerce that
 will result in a declaration of war
 They think there will be no fights
 to speak of between the two gov
 ernments; that the United States
 will be no more involved than Ja
 pan now is and that it will be
 purely a paper war. They are in
 clined to look with favor upon any
 move that will be change from
 present conditions. Commerce is at standstill so far as trade with
 the outside world is concerned. The
 interior sections of the United
 States have not yet felt the force of the embargo, but within few trade will make itself felt even to the western coast. The ports on
 the Atlantic seaboard are now blocked with freight shipments. The railroads will soon begin to put em
 bargoes on shipments to the coast and when that is done the people in the interior will feel the effects of the German blockade of the British coast. New Workers say as long as this government is striving to avert a declaration of war ship ping to European ports will neces sarily be restricted. But when the die is cast and a state of war eX- ists between the United States and Germany shipping will be resumed. Of course, war craft will be used to convoy merchant vessels to British and French ports, but it is believed there will be greater safety in war times with conveys than there now is under so-called peace without conveys. They further argue that Germany has no earthly right to blockade American ports and paralyZe American indus try and shipping by decree that seeks to appropriate for her eXclu sive use sections of the high seas that are the common property of all nations
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
BREAK A CHTLD'S COLD BY GIVING
 SYRUP OF FIGS
Cleanses the little liver and bowels and they get
 we'll quick.

When your child suffers from a cold don't wait; give the little stomach, liver and bowels a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When cross, peevish, listless, pale, doesn t sleep, eat or act naturally; if breath is bad, stomach sour, give a tea spoonful of "California Syrup of Figs and in few hours all the clogged-up, constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food will gently maye out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again.
 If your child coughs, snuffles and has caught cold or is feverish or has a. sore throat give a good dose of "Californba Syrup of Figs to evacuate tbe bowels no difference what otheF treatment is given.
 Sick children needn't be coaXed to take this harmless fruit laxa- tive" Millions of mothers keep it handy because they know it's action on the stomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure. They also know a little given today saves a sick child tomorrow.
 Ask your druggist for 50 cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs" which contains directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterweits sold here. Get the genuine, made by "Califor- mia Fig Syrup Company" *tf
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
0bliging.

The story is revived of a society woman who wrote to Paderewski for "a lock of hair" She received this reply:
 Dear Madame-M. Paderewski directs me to say that it affords him much pleasure to comply with your request You failed to speci- fly whose hair you desire, so he sends samples of that of his valet, cook, waiter and mattress belong ing to M. Pullman, proprietor of the coach on which he travelled in America. Public Opinion.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
GENERAL PASSES
 ON NEW BONE DRY LAW

"You will note from the reading of this section that he only ex- ception is set out in section IT of the same bill, which reads as fol- lows:
 That nothing in this act shall make it unlawful CD for any priest or minister of any religious denom- ination or sect to order and have shipped and delivered wine for sac ramental purposes; nor for any common carrier, corporation or per son to ship, transport, carry or de- liver wine for said purposes to any priest or minister of any religious denomination or sect.
 "'(2) For any person, firm or institution to have shipped and have delivered alcohol for strictly medicinal or mechanical purposes; but records shall be kept by the carrier or delivering party of all such wines for sacramental pur- poses, and all such alcohol, and statement thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court with in 10 days after such delivery.
 "There is no question from the reading of section 1 and from the reading of the exceptions set out in section IT but what it was the in- tention of the legislature to abso- lutely prevent the importation of intoxicating liquors except for sac Iramental, medicinal and mechanical purposes.
 Nowhere does there seem to be any exception or provision in this bill which would allow a man to go to another state or another place in this state and bring back intox- icating liquors in any quantity ex- cept when such intoxicating liquors are to be used for sacramental, med icinal or mechanical purposes."l
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
PERSONAL MENTION


 Mrs. Sallie Turbiville, aged SC years, wife of John Turbiville, well known farmer residing on J. D. Blocks place near Marmaduke, died at an early hour this morning aft CT an illness of nearly three weeks with pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, five children, three brothers, Col H. B. Morgan of this city, David Morgan and W. D. Nor gan, residing near Marmaduke, and by one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wy att, residing in Paragoud. Tuner al services will be conducted tomor- row afternoon at one o'clock. In- terment will be in Purcell's ceme- tery.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
VIOLATED BONE DRY
 LAW; IS FINED SlOO

Pocahontas, Feb. 9.-Ye esterday Harry Hendricks of Newport was tried in the justice court here for violation of the "bone dry" law. The evidence was that Hendricks came to Poeahontas from Newport in a gasoline boat, and took the train here for Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Tuesday evening. He returned here on the train yesterday and a deputy sheriff met him at the train and asked him what his suit case con tained. Hendricks admitted that he had whiskey. The suit case examined and found to contain nine quarts of whiskey.. Hendricks was fined $10O.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
(From Wednesdays Daily Press)

(From Wednesdays Daily Press)
 Louis Spence, editor of the Pig gott Banner, is spending the day in the city.
 Dr. Frank Johnson will leave tomorrow for Nashville, Tenn, on a visit to friends.
 Ed Markham of Pine Bluff, civil engineer for the Cotton Belt, is spending the day in the city on business.
 A. Cundiff, aged 72 years, and Mrs. Ruby May Gates, aged 6S, were married last night by Rev. A. Douglas.
 Mrs. NJ. w. Flannigan and daugh- ter, Miss Mary, of Dupo, H., ar rived this morning on visit to friends and relatives.
 Mrs. E. c. Bowman left this morning for Oklahoma City in re- sponse to message announcing the critical illness of her aged mother, Mrs. Mary Barry.
 Wiley Mckenzie, formerly of this city, passed through Paragould this morning enroute to his home in Dallas, Texas, from New York where he has been buying mer- chaEdise.
 Garland s. Brickey, secretary of the Marianna Business Mems Club, is spending the day in Paragould. He came to attend the mass meeting of~St. Francis land owners at the Vandervoort hotel this afternoon.
 4 barn containing 7G0 bushels of corn on J. M. Futrells farm in Cache bottoms, was destroyed by fire Monday evening. The loss is estimated at approximately $900, with a small amount of insurance Bertig's shoe department, now trav- cling for a well known shoe house, is spending the day in the city greeting friends. He is enroute from Little Rock to St. Louis where he will spend two weeks before re- suming his work on the road.
 Dr. R. A. Markham who has been here the past ten days visiting his son, J. c. Markham, and other rel atives and numerous friends, left this morning for Pine Bluff and Little Rock where he will visit be- fore returning to his home at Wa co, Texas.
 Paul M. Pfeifer of Piggott, Judge s. T. Mayo of Harrisburg, G. B. Segraves and A. J. Baker of Os- ceOla, C. E. Daggett of Marianna, c. B. Gregg and E. E. Randolph of Jonesboro, are among the dele gates who are spending the day in Paragould attending the mass meet ing to devise ways and means for protecting the St. Francis basin from overflow waters from Missouri drainage projects. ti
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Paper making was one of the earliest industries of Japan. When Europeans were writing on the skins of animals and leaves of plants ancestors of modern Japanese were recording their thoughts on paper made from wood or vegetable fiber. Paper making in Japan was proba- ply introduced from Korea about 610 A. D.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Many Arkansas Shooters
 Among Amateur Leaders

shots. He made this on 1,5OO tar gets. Fred Shauver of Nettleton was second amateur, with the fine record of .9600.
 J. E. Chatfield of Texarkana was third place amateur, with .9372; E. R. Tansil of Blytheville was fourth and George w. Clements of Little Rock was fifth. The profes- sional leader was c. B. Wells of Lit tie Rock, with the fine average Of .9596 on 2,650 targets.
 The score of Paragould amateurs as compiled by officers of the in terstate association, is as follows:
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
"KILN-DRIED BONE DRY"

Buffalo, Ark, Dec. 9.-The man who looked like a preacher and carried a shiny suit case, and the little sandy complexioned fellow who wore a soft gray crush hat and carried a well-worn bag have dis from along the Rush creek road since the bone dry law went into effect.
 The Buffalo river zinc district is as dry as a kiln-dried bone. The bootlegger has quit, and the hack driver who carries the express be- moans the fact that part of his income has been cut off
 The general opinion of the dis trict is, after several weeks trial, that the law is a good thing, and that it will make for efficiency in the mining industry.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Little Rock Feb. 12.-No person is permitted to go to another state or another place in Arkansas and bring back intoxicating liquors in any quantity unless the liquor is to be used for sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, according to the opinion of Attorney General John D. Arbuckle on the ''bOne dry" law announced Saturday.
 The opinion was given in re- sponse to a request from T. C.. Parham of Pine Bluff, prosecuting attorney of the 11th judicial cir cult, who asked for the construc- ton of the first section of the "bone dry'' act, as to whether it prohibits a person bringing into the state for his personal use reason able amount of liquor.
 The attorney generals opinion follows:
 Section 1 of this act provides, That it shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company, or other common carrier, or any of ficer, agent or employe of any of them, or any other person to ship or to transport into, or deliver in this state in any manner or by any means whatsoever, any alcoholic, vinous, malt, spurious or fermented liquors, or any compound or prepar- ation thereof commonly called ton ic, bitters or medicated liquors, from any other state, territory or district of the United States, or from any foreign country, to any person, firm or corporation within this state, when said liquors, or any of them, are intended by any person interested therein, to be re- ceived, possessed or sold, or in any manner used except as provided in section IT,
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will make affidavit before a notary public that the liquor is to be used for medicinal purposes.
NOW THE "AIR-TIGHT" LAW.

Columbia, s. C., Feb. 9.-The 'air-tight" prohibition bill passed the house of the South Carolina leg islature yesterday and was ordered sent to the senate. The bill pro hibits the importation into or stor- age in the state of any intoxicants whatever, except for scientific, sac ramental or medical uses.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
WON'T DESCRIBE CONTENTS.

Pine Bluff, Feb. 9.-Sheriff R. H. Williams possesses one trunk full of liquor as result of the ''bone dry' law. He took posses sion of a trunk which arrived from Monroe yesterday, which is said to be full of contraband liquor When a negro came to claim the trunk he was unable to prove ownership, as he said he had lost the keys The sheriff told him that to prove own ership he would have to describe the contents. This the negro re- fused to do, and the officer is holding the trunk and it's con- tents.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Philadelphia, Feb. 12.-Arkansas played a most important part in the trap shooting history of the past season. Not only did it turn out more than four-score amateurs and professionals to the registered tour naments of the interstate associa- tion, but it also produced some high averages.
 The topnotch amateur in the state proved to be J. R. Tansil of Blytheville, who formerly held the state championship. He averaged .9646, one of the best records in Americas hundreds of thousands of