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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19
DASHEEN IS GOOD
SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATO
Successfully Grown in Jefferson Davis
Parish for Number Of Years

The Dasheen is coming into pOpu-
larity among the farmers of the
Couth since the advent Of $3.50 Irish
potatoes, and promises to furnish the
emerald tuber some lively cOmpeti-
ton. Although comparatively new to
to this section, the dasheen has been
grown in Jefferson Davis parish for
a number of years, and with good sue
cess. During the fall Of 1915, Mr..
j. G.. Mink, one of our prosperous
neighbOring farmers who practices the
raise it at home" policy, brought to
the Journal office some excellent spe-
cimens of the dasheen, which Of course
found their way to the editors table.
The new vegetable is closely relat-
ed to the tarO, which is an important
factor in the food supply in portions
Of the tropics. The dasheen is itself
primarily a tropical plant. 1t can be
grown successfully, however, not only
in the warmer portions Of Florida, but
in other sections Of the South as far
north as South Carolina. 1t is grown
very successfully in the vicinity OF
Mobile, Alabama, and in Mississippi
and there is no reason why it should
not fit into the diversified farming
plan of Louisiana. The edible portion
Of the plant includes a large central
CORN and a number Of tubers, of much
smaller size. attached to and around
the CORN.
The value Of the dasheen, it is be-
lieved will be as a crop supplemental
to rather than a substitute for the po-
tato. The fact that the dasheen ma
ures in the fall when potatoes must be
obtained from northern producing Sec
tions, should make the new plant es-
pecially valuable in the economics Of
the southern farmer.
In food value the dasheen is COM
parable 10 the potato, though it con-
tains a smaller proportion of water
and a greater proportion Of protein,
starch and sugar. The new vege-
table may be prepared for the table
as potatoes usually are, or may be
made into flour and used in baking
The tender shoots forced from the
large corms may be prepared like as
paragus, and make a pleasing dish in
that form.
The dasheen is grown from whole
tubers weighing a few ounces. They
require a frOstless season of at least
seven months with plenty of moisture
A moist but well-drained, rich, sandy
loan has been found to be satisfactory
soil for dasheen culture. A large
proportion of either clay or muck in
the soil produces stronR-flavOred
tough corms which are often unfit fol
table use. Large crops are produced
under such conditions. however, and
make excellent stock feed.
The crop is planted in February il
southern Florida and as late as thS
early part of April in South Carolina
The first Of March would be about
right for Louisiana. Dasheens may b.
dug for home use by the middle o.
September and the main crop can b,
harvested at any time after the las
Of October, The clumps of tuber,
are left on the surface Of the groun,
for several days to dry. The top
and small roots are then broken of
and the dasheenS placed in storage.
The dasheen is a good shipper ant
is handled by the carriers at the sam,
freight rates as potatoes. The vege
table has already found its way int
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

Signature and address of subscriber
If subscription is made through the
Assistant Treasurer. certified check
NUT be drawn on New ORLEANS bank
and must be made payable to the As.
sistant Treasurer U. S.. New Orleans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

FOR SALE Wateri Seed Rice,
from imported seed on sod land, hand
picked. Call on me for particulars.
Willie Day, Welsh, Ia. SOtfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

Both principal and interest OF Salu
bonds shall be made PAYABLE in lawful
money of the United States of Amer
lea, at the Continental & Commercial
National Bank in the City Of Chicago,
Illinois. .'. - A.,
Sec. 2. Said bonds and coupons
shall be in substantially the following
forms, respectively to-wit:
United States.of America.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Jefferson Davis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

What will happen when Friday
the Thirteenth" comes on Tuesday the
twenty0third? A large crowd will
gather to see it, of course.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

Ear Corn in car lots
d. c. BOttOrff, phone I72
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

Break your Cold or LaGrippe with
few doses of 666. Dec. f5-3m
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19
FORM OF COUPON.

NO. ----- SZ0,UU
On the first day of December (June)
IL, the Parish of Jefferson Davis
in the State of Louisiana, promises to
pay to bearer twenty-five and no-100
Dollars ($25.OO) at the Continental &
Commercial National Bank in the City
of Chicago, Illinois, being six months
interest then due on its Road Bond
Series "B", dated December l, 1916,
NO. ------.
Attest:
1000 President of Police Jury
Clerk of Police Jury.
The said bonds, when prepared
shall be presented to the Secretary Of
State for registration and shall have
printed thereon a certificate in the
following words:
"fhis bond secured by a tax, regis
tered on this day of
------------, 1916"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-19

------- President Of Police Jury
Clerk of Police Jury.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-15
TRUSTEES SALE


V LJa5LE hGAL ESTATE
}rt.a - ~ 81 alIdtg vested
s. an e.a1 sGs t@u-.ee ~ i DEED
,susl made b. }. J. Stribling a9d
VIE TO sad trustee. dated the 18th
day q March 1911, ard Of record in
The office q tbs Clerk Of the County
Court Of Berkeley County, Vest Viz
slaia u Deed Of Trust Book Ne Il
gzge r., he VIII offer for sale a 1he
dae7 - tse e5grs Houae 3
a9r County, Asst
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10. 1917.
Commencing at f.3o P. M,
-l-t c.l.ata l1t OF parcel Of land,
g-tA the Improvements thereon. ST.
safe. lying and being in the District
= opeessa. Berkeley County, West
az. bounded a. follows. De
SHINING al Q corner OF a post and
board fence, near the margin C he
said harrisburg and Potomac = y
pike thence :. ST. deg : 8 pos
= STAKE i the lie 81 said boa II
fence. th9ate S 2sis deg u. : polas
sos stake thaace =. 5SiS deg ".
s palea 20 s stake ia the Ire OF
board fence. fhea \ ~ deg. e. .
a-'sa d lle beginning containing IS
+ SQ#s ~ POLES ard being the same
zeal asafe conveyed 70 the said J.
j. SHsbiae hy deed from 3. c. Bak-
- 80 H1z taFed Tie ISL day Of
farsE, 81. and o. record n the Of
See = tae G3era CT The County Court
II Berkeley County, " Va. in Deed
Iool1 - 70. wage z2S.
property being located Just
outside 81 tae corporate limits OF the
City If ATa-tiasbu-g. on the Mar
-.osas & 3ata1ac turnpike, will
a4ze eood home or ir--stment for
1-E0so.
TERMS OF SALE.
01s--h5rd cash on day Of sale and
ifha balance in TWO equal payments of
one All ew3 years from day Of sale.
die ua. hasa 70 give his negotiable
D-ouissory notes. bearing interest
from data for Ire deferred payments.
Gd SIS. decd Of trust on the prop
erE sold - secure TIE said defer~
#ss5 payments and interest.
D. 5. SNYDER. j., Trustee.
W Keesecker, Auet.
II Irwk lwk Thur
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-15
TERMS OF SALE.

1T Irwk 4wk Thur
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
SAME RATE OF TAxATIoN-MORE
TAXABLE PROPERTY.


why does it require $37,500 more
to run the county government this
year than 1t did last year And why
does il require $4,000 more than it
did in 1915 +? The Miner has asked
these questions before, but has re-
sioners nor from their organ, which
is usually ready to sound their praise
for economy in county government.
Although the assessed valuation of
property this year is $3,750,000 more
than it was last year and $500, 900
more than it was in 1915, the tax levy
remains the same, 81 per 800 of valu-
alton. SO far as we are informed
there is no unusual expense to be met
this year, and taxpayers naturally
wonder why they were not given the
benefit of reduced levy. This was
particularly to be expected this year
when the people are subjected to a
heavy tax by the national govern
ment for war purposes when they
are called upon to invest in Liberty
bonds, to contribute to the Red Cross,
the army division of the Y. M. C. A.,
to care for the orphans of Belgium
and France, and to contribute directly
to the welfare and comfort of our
own boys who will soon be on the
battle front. But these appeals to
the patriotism of the people seem not
to have been considered by the COM
missioners in making the tax levy,
They have evidently fixed 81 per 800
as the minimum rate of taxation in
valuation increases another four or
five million next year, the rate will
no doubt remain the same. If this is
the permanent system adopted by the
commissioners, then they should at
least enlighten the people who are
expected to come through with the
money as to what their purpose is in
steadily increasing the fund Possibly
there is good and sufficient reason,
but the taxpayers should have an ex-
PLANTATION in order to form their own
conclusions
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
GIVE US THAT HOUSE CLEAN.
ING"
(Boise Statesman)

Governor Alexander, during his last
campaign, promised real "house-
cleaning" Recent revelations con-
corning statehouse affairs show the
urgency Of having a real audit Of the
different departments-especially the
land department.
This is not a partisan issue, for land
department records should be examin-
ed back over the entire period Of years
since the land board was established
Such an examination would reveal the
and strong points of all
administrations, democratic and re-
publican alike.
The governor has repeatedly vilified
his political opponents and has charg-
ed misdeeds against them in the con-
1uct Of political affairs. Now let him
conduct a real investigation and prove
MS charges, keeping in mind the while
hat the question transcends in i'm
oortance all partisan or political in
erests.
II he will straighten out land board
lffairs and let the public know the
ruth he will be doing the people or
daho a real service He has the pow
n. Has he the courage to og ahead?
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
GOV. ALEXANDER FAvoRS THE
CLOSED SHOP"

AT meeting of the board of exam
liners in Boise last week the attention
OF Governor Alexander was attracted
to bills for printing from a well known
non union printing office in south
Idaho. and he thereupon offered the
following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Il move that the state board of edu-
cation, as well as every other depart
ment of the state, be notified that this
board looks with tiisfavor upon any
printing done and to be paid for by
the state, unless it is done by a shop
that employs union help. and pays the
union scale of wages"
How is the small print shop where
there is no union going to get chance
1t state business if the governors
plan is followed? The state of Idaho
has no right to discriminate between |
lnion and non union shops. The gov
'rnor OF the state is supposed to rep
esent all classes Of citizens and ALL
hould have equal opportunity in the
of state affairs.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
BUTTE RUSTLiNG CARD.

Engineering and Mining JournaD
There has been so much talk about
the Butte rustling card that we nave
taken the trouble to secure a copy OF
ii, together with the accompanying
papers. and are publishing them In
this issue so that everyone may see
what they are. They look very inno-
cent We must confess to using SIM
liar records for employees in our office
and fancy that in many large estab-
lishments such records are common.
OF course it is pity that we can
not go back to the customs of our ma
tive villages, wherein everybody knew
all about everybody else and no YOU
cheers or records were necessary. Thefe
are many things that used to be done
in the little shops that have to be done
in less agreeable way in big work.
The personal salutation of the boss in
the morning is more likable than
hanging a brass check on a tally board
and at the end of the week, one feels
better to have the "old man" come
around with the pay than he does to
stand for half an hour in a queue
moving up to window A to G.
However, If we want to enjoy the
advantages of big work we have got
to cat up with things that we do not
like, such as time clocks, tally boards,
credentials and rustling cards, for 49,
900 men can not be handled SO intim-
ately as TO- And If it were not for
big things we could not enjoy all that
we have now. If it were not for the
Standard Oil company we should not
have such cheap gasoline, and If it
were not for the Anaconda Copper
Mining company and its great i'm
provements In mining and metallurgy,
Butte miners would not have the high
wages that they get Cor can get when
they want to go to work.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
WALLACE BIDS FAREWELL TO
OUR SOLDIER BOYS.

The second detachment of Shoshone
county's quota in the new national
army received an ovation and fare
well that should make each member
feel proud of the patriotic spirit that
prevails throughout the county, and
inspire him to greater effort in the
great and glorious task that lies be-
fore him. There are no pro Germans,
no pacihsts in Shoshone county, at
least IL there are any here they are
sufficiently discrete to keep under
cover. During, the week the drafted
men were Toasted and entertained in
their home towns in various parts Of
the county Friday evening they as
sembed in Wallace for the final roll
call and ready to depart to the train.
ing camp on the following day. So
it deyolved upon the people Of Wallace
to give the boys the last farewell and
to wish them God speed in the great
work to which they have been called,
A great throng greeted them in the
evening and was again on hand the
following day when they entrained for
the training camp at American Lake,
The ovation given the boys was one
worthy of the occasion, and it will be
repeated when the next detachment is
called away. Shoshone county has
made a fine record in supplying men
for the army and navy. and the young
men who volunteered or have been
drafted are of a type that measure
fully up to the requirements of the
service and will bring honor to their
home country and add glory to their
flag. We do not forget the family ties
broken, the personal sacrifices, nor the
inevitable perils of war But these
must be borne with fortitude and
bravery. When the fate of the ma
ton Is at stake, there must. be no
hesitation in making whatever sac
rfice that may be necessary in its
defense. Shoshone county, has res
ponded nobly, and will continue to res
pond with men and money until Ger
many Is crushed and powerless to inn
pose another barbarous war upon
mankind.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
THE CRIME.
Saturday Evening Post)

The Manchester Guardian calculates
on the best available information.
that, to the first of last month, nine
and three quarter million men had
been killed in the war; twelve millions
more had been permanently crippled
four and a quarter millions were held
as prisoners; one hundred and seven
billion dollars had been spent by the
warning governments; and eight bill
lion dollars worth of property had
been destroyed.
For three weeks in July, 1914 the
Austrian government considered what
demands 1t should make on Serbia in
view of the probability that the as
sassination of the Austrian Archduke
Franz Ferdinand had been planned by
Serbians. 1t was we'll known that
Russia would defend Serbia's indie
pendence. After full elaboration Aus
tria made demands that no state call
ing itself independent would have sub
mitted to, except under compulsion;
and required absolute compliance
within forty eight hours. And in this
course Germany acquiesced.
Deliberately and after full consider
alton Germany and Austria took the
chance of war in order to further a
dynastic purpose of the Hapsburgs.
That is the crime which nearly ten
million dead men and twelve million
cripples now prove against the Hohen-
zollern and Hapsburg dynasties. The
criminals will go unpublished If those
dynasties retain their power to upset
the peace of the world at will.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
HARRY DAYS RESIGNATION.
Standpoint Review

tSandpolnt REVIEW
Some TODD is being made because
Harry Day has resigned from the de
Tense eouncif' and in a letter to the
governor gives as his reason the per
sistent ignoring" of the recommends
tions of the council by the governor.
The Days were strong adherents for
was always joy to watch the game
of battledore and shuttlecock between
the Days on one side and Alexander
on the other. Personally, they hadn't
the slightest use for one another, but
Nose needed the Days and the Days
needed Nose They were united on
one proposition and that was the dis
missa of Brannon as head of the state
university. This interest in common
hung them together. They stuck"
through the campaign and the Days
helped to carry Shoshone county for
Nose and without the majority got
there he would have been defeated for
reelection. =
With the getting" of Brannon
there was no particular bond between
the Days and Nose When the de-
Tense council was appointed (about as
necessary to the state as two tails to
a ydog), Harry Day was appointed by
Nose as one of it's members The
council held one session at Occur
Id'Alene and after it was over Nose
and his flying squadron" reduced to
the one high private, Mr.. Dougherty,
came up to Occur d'Alene and pro-
ceeded to hobnob with the I. w. w.
The time was when the Days were
quite active with the Federation of
Miners, which was something of a.
forerunner of the l. w. W., with the
same blatherskite Haywood of Harry
Orchard fame at it's head. But that
was before Harry and Jerry were mil
lionaires. when they were employees
and not employers. What Harry and
jerry may have liked in Nose twenty
years ago they didn't like very well in
Nose twenty years later. They didn't
like the way Nose flirted with the l.
w. w. and the easy grace with which
he offered them cigars from his pack
of ten for two-bits, bought by the
barrel"
The incident of Harry Days resig-
nation from the defense council is of
very little moment, because the de-
Tense council only met once and didn't
get very far with what it did plan.
but as a political straw showing
condition in the democratic party in
dicating a return to sanity of some
very intelligent elements in it it is
worth alluding to.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
RAISING REVENUE TO FINANCE
THE WAR.

Congress has had to contend with
many great questions since war was
declared against Germany, but none
of them has been of greater import
ance so far, as its direct effect upon
the people Is concerned than the rev.
enue measures to finance the war.
Bills which will raise approximately
$19, 900, 100000 have already been pas
sed, part of it raised by direct taxa
ton and part of 1t by bond issues.
There has been practically no division
in congress on the broad question of
raising this vast revenue, but the
means to be adopted has developed
widely divergent opinion. The most
bitter contest was on the question of
taxing excess profits due to the de-
fflands of war and which applied of
course to those industries which have
earned such fabulous profits in supply
ing munitions of war. 1t was conten
ded by the minority that these indus
tries should be subjected to heavy
tax on excess profits due to the high
prices received for their products, al
lowing reasonable profit based upon
the cost Of production under present
conditions. Some of the more radi
cal ones advocated tax of so per
cent on profits, but the bill as finally
passed fixed the rate at 80 per cent.
1t Is not true that all of those who
advocated higher tax on excess pro-
fits were actuated by desire to con-
fscate the wealth of the country. On
the contrary it was simply desire
to distribute the great burden of taxa
tion 50 that the direct beneficiaries
of war prices and those who were
best able to pay should contribute
their fair share The profits and
earnings of the ordinary citizen have
not increased much If any beyond the
increased expense of conducting bus
mess and the high cost of living and
it is not just to place them on the
same level in the matter of war
taxes as those who are adding many
millions above their ordinary profits.
The idea was well expressed by Sen
ator Borah in a speech at st. Paul
the other day, in which he said:
There is no single feature of this
war more vital or More far reaching
in it's effect upon our people than the
question of financing the war.
Taxes should be- laid according to
ability to pay and few should not
be permitted to profit greatly by the
war at the expense of the many. Pro-
fits which are distinctly war profits
should be marked off, segregated and
taxed to the limit. Insofar as human
ingenuity can devise a scheme to eff
fectuate war should be made to pay
for war"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
MAGNoLlUM, A NEW METAL.
mining and Scientific Press.)

I mining and Scientific Press.)
Magnolium is the name given nv
British and American experts to a
metal that is an alloy of magnesium.
aluminium, and other elements. II is
a war discovery. When one of the
zepellins brought to earth in England
was examined it was remarked that
1t had a framework remarkably flimsv
for machine that had carried over
four tons in men and material. Upon
further examination il was ascertained
that the framework was made of
metal of unusual strength and light
ness, 1t was four times lighter and
yet four times stronger than the best
steel. The analysis was sent to the
United States and the metal is now
being made for the manufacture of
American aeroplanes A few days ago
we held a piece of it--about the size
of pill box. being a section from a
rod of the metal-and it was so light
as to induce the illusion that it must
be hollow. The magnesium that u
contained was derived from California
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-27
GLORY
tBy r. w. Kaufman of the vigilantes.)

I knew that hamlet well: single street
Bordered with cottages where faces sweet
Wives at their household tasks and mild old men
Dreaming their younger yesterdays again
In silent sunshne-smed at everyone;
Where with the setting of the gentle sun.
The husbands from their fields came singing home.
And where their children all day long would
Till evening when the whispering poplar -boughs
Echoed the music of young lovers vows.
A hundred years 1t had been so--and so
knew that hamlet brief month ago.
Then came back single house stood there
The rest were smoke upon the August air
And ruins in the obliteraed road.
A gray CARRIED sentry through the ashes strobe;
An old mans body, white hair splashed with red.
Lay in the gutter; toward a backened shed,
Flushed face aglow and savage lip acurl,
A death grimed soldier dragged little girl
A strangled baby lay beside the stream:
Far in the dusk heard woman scream,
And from the inn porch, dark with blood and wine,
Reared forth the chorus of the Wacht Am Rhein.