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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-06-02

tOidl o. FbDN,Pb',tt', anu can bt
made to produce annually 49,
200, 900 bushels, worth from 800
100000 to one billion dollars
which would exceed our present
wheat crop. Much Of this land
is not now cultivated, lying idle
or used only for pasturage, but
could very easily be brought I'M
der cultivation, with less hazard
and cost per bushcl, than wheat
prOduc ton. Starvation could
practically all be eliminated by
the possible rice production from
this area.
Comparative Cereal
Production.
The worlds production Of the
three cereals wheat, corn and
rice from 195 to 1918 show, for
corn, an increase from 3,f6l ISL, =
600 to 4,194, $50. 900 bushels; for
wheat, an increase from 1921
0S4,0O0 to 1904 10000 bushels ;
for rice, an increase from 2,21o,-
$4,000 to 3,SO0,000,000 bushels.
/ TN the United States, during
i the past twelve years, there has
been a steady increase in the pro
duction Of rice, resulting in a
greater harvest, which has been
augmented by a large yield per
acre, through the use of more
scientific methods Of development.
I'm 1905, the acreage was 4S2, 900
while in 1916, it had increased to
$4,000. The yield per acre III
1905 was 28.2 and III 1916, A.
bushels, an increase of 90 p. c.
while our total production IN
creased from 1867 ia 40, 7O2, 600
bushels. The price received by
the farmers remained about the
same, being around 9Oc per bush
ell.
Comparing this with wheat and
corn over the same period, we
find that the corn acreage in
creased from 94,011 900 to 1O5,-
954 900; the yield per acre, as
well as total reduction decreased
from 29.S to 24.4 bushels and
from 2,7O7, $4,000 to 2,583,241,
900 bushels respectively; while
the price received by the farmers
increased from Ale to SIC per bu.
The wheat acreage increased
from 1854 600 in 1905 to $685.
900 in 1916; while the yield per
acre decreased from AS to 12.1
bushels, causing a decrease in
total production from $4,000
in 1875 to 639, $4,000 bushels in
1916-the price advancing from
67c to $1.60 per bushel. CThe
prices quoted do not take into ac-
count the present war figures.)
Conclusion.
Considering all the facts here
with presented, we come to these
final conclusions
That the worlds production of
food stuffs is not keeping up with
her demands; that Americas de-
crease in the production of wheat
and corn, as shown to be 53,O73,-
600 and 24,753,000 bushels re-
spectively. must be balanced by
the increase in the production of
other food-stuffs to keep pace
with the increasing demand.
That rice contains more nutri-
tive value than any other cereal,
beef. or potatoes; and that ITS
production is more nearly subject
to the control Of man. and most
certain of all food; that, while
its price, per bushel, is about the
same as corn and much less than
wheat. its yield, per acre, is far
greater than either: while the
average yield Of corn and wheat
is steadily decreasing, that of
rice is steadily increasing-due
to improved methods of produc-
ton.
Finally-and this is Of special
concern to US of the Southland
that our Southern States present
a field splendidlv adapted to rice
culture, and worthy of more
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-06-02

anSas. we have a dependable wat
er supply. which is not the case
i'll Japan, especially where that
water is derived from wells. This
makes the American rice belt
much more desirable than any of
the foreign countries. I'M Japan.
under very adverse conditions,
many farmers raise from no to
100 bushels Of rice per acre. and
are increasing this production be
employing the more modern
methods. -
IL Louisiana and Texas, there
are at least ten million acres
adapted to rice culture, onc-half
Of which can be irrigated by us
inc the waters of bayous, rivers,
and sWamps. Lying in the basin
of the Mississippi River and her
tributaries are ten million acres
more that can be Watcrcd and
made suitable for rice. In the
Gulf and Atlantic States, are
about eight million acres, of
which three fourths can be wat
cred.
Thus, we see that there are i'll
the Southland about tWenty-one
million acres adapted to rice cul-
ture. which can be developed for
an average Of $40 per acre, or a
total Of 100000, 900; and can he
made to produce annually 49,
600 600 bushels, worth from 800
100000 to one billion dollars
which would exceed our present
wheat crop. Much Of this LAND
is not now cultivated, lying idle
or used only for pasturage, bu'
could very easily be brought I'm
der cultivation, with less hazarC
and cost per 'bushel, than wheat
production. Starvation couIc
practically all be eliminated by
the possible rice production from
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01

little daughters, of Frankfort. we've
the week end guests of Mrs. LeComptel
father. Mir. Cicero Renolds and sister,
Mrs. A. =. Hum.
The wall Of one of the large concrete
warehouses of j. Ii. Baughman and
Company fell Monday about noon. No
damage was done as the wall fell out
ward 1t was filled with sacks of wheat.
Rev. and Mrs. f. NJ. finder, Mrs.
Price. Miss Martha Under and Mrs.
Lula johnson were among the crowd
that came over from Lancaster Sunday
evening to hear the Farewell Services
held at the Christrin church in behalf
of Rev. II. NJ. Walker
News has been received here hy Mrs.
Rhoda Waters of the serious illness of
her son. John M. Waters, of Person.
Kansas. lie was taken to Sedalia Mo,
and placed in hospital where he was
operated on for appendicitis and the
last news received was that he was
thought to be slowly improving.
The news of the accident with which
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Mount met with at Atlanta, Ga. was
learned here with much regret. Ii is
said that the little fellow WAS playing
on some steps and fell about fifteen
feet breaking one of his legs just below
the knee. The little fellow is about
two years old.
Miss Mary Bruce and Congressman
Harvey Helm were married in Lexing-
ton Tuesday morning. Miss Bruce has
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
STANFORD

Miss Lee Tompson. of Cincinnati. is
the guest of Miss Nancy Yeager.
Mrs. II. j. McRoberts and Miss Mary
Bruce were IN Louisville Saturday.
Mss jennie Azbil. Of Richmond, has
been the gucat Of Miss Lottie Carson,
MIS-, Bud Gocch, of Wayucsburg, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. ". l..
McCWty.
Mr. and Mrs. John Charles Osborne
have returned to their home at Knox
vile. Tenn,
Rev. Joseph Hopper, of Louisville, was
the week end guest of his mother, Mrs.
kittie Hopper.
Mrs. Alfred Eads. of Shelby COUNTY,
is the guest of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs, T., ID. Newland.
Mr.. and Mrs Bowan Owens. of Mcktu-
new, we've the guests of Mr. and MR..
George +. DeBoide Sunday.
Mrs. II. II. Bruning has returned to
her home ut Cincinnati after a visit to
her daughter. Mrs. I. II. Hill, Jr.
Miss Ella May Sanders has returned
home from Louisville and Cincinnati.
wh,re she has been after her spring
millinery goods.
W. b. Mckinney, Z. NJ. McRoberts.
and j. b. Paxton were in Lexington
last week attending the Presbyterian
Laymen's Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. {. LeCompte and
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01

Miss MINNIE Woods of Stanford was
the guest Of Mrs. Henry Wallace fer
several days the past week.
Mr. iurdette Ramsey went to Stan
ford saturday to see his parents, Dr.
and Mrs Buriettc Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs, q. c, Ruckcr and son
spent SUNDAY at Whites Station with
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cochran.
Mrs. Susie Terr,l left the past week
for Mississippi whore she viii visit her
daughter, Mrs. $. G. Anderson.
Quite a number of people motored to
Lancaster Saturday evening 10 see
"lhe Crisis at Romans Opera House.
Misses Minnie, Maud and Blanch Conn
OF Lancaster. were the guests OF their
grandmother. Mrs. |. &. Rucker on
Saturday.
Misses Rebecca Oglesby Of Shelby
willie and Archie Maupin of Kingston
Were guests of Mrs. Arthur Riddei
from Saturday until Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Riddell entertained
number of Young people IN most de-
lightful manner on Saturday evening
in honor Of her que SITS. Misses Oglesby
and Maupin.
Mrs. 7. X. Slavin. Misses Susie and
Jennie Higgins. Messrs James and Os-
car Hester, Jesse and Wesley Calico
attended the Layman's Convention at
Lexington the past week.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
PAINT LICK

K. W Estridge was visitor in Lex
ington Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Harry Francis has recently pur-
chased n five passenger Ford.
Mr.. Edi Williams made business
trip to Winchester Welnesda
Mr.. Robert Ledforl who has been III
with grippe is slowly improving.
Mr.. T. K. Ramsey Of Lancaster spent
Thursday with Mrs. K. W. Estridgc.
Mr. and Mrs Will Champ of Lancas-
ter were guests of his parents the 22nd.
Mr.. L. d. Woods left Sunday on a
business trip through Illinois and Mo.
Mrs. |. c. Rucker and Miss Chastiur,
moved to their new home ON Wednesday
Dairy feed. Pigmeal. Fat maker.
Hudson, Hughes & Farnau.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. &. Rice and MISS
Nell Rice spent Wednesday in Rich
mond.
Mrs. I. S. Todd of Richmond was
the guest of Mrs. Annie Brown. We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Logsdon enter.
tanned delightfully."- at rock on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. John Rippletoe of Jackson, was
the guest Of Miss Mary Lear for the
week end.
Miss Jeanette Eldridge went to Lex.
ington Monday to attend the funeral
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
CAN'T DO The WORK.
T.

It's too much to try to work every
day against constant, dull backache.
or sudden darting pain in the small Of
the back. BE rid of it. Try Doan's
Kidney Pills Your neighbors recon-
mend them.
Parker jenkins. stationary engineer.
Water Works Road, Lancaster. says;
MY work calls for lot of STOPPING
and bending and this caused my kidneys
TO get out of fix. had dull pains
pains across my back and loins. Nv
kidneys acted too frequently and then
again were sluggish. and the secretions
contained a brick-dust-like sediment.
| used Doan's Kidney Pills. that |
bought at X. f. McRoberts' Pharmacy.
The backache left me and nv kidneys
became normal"
Price j0c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy get Doans
Kidney Pills the same that Mr.. Jen-
kins had. Foster Milburn Co. Props.
Buffalo n. Y.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01

F, been postmistress here for some years.
The wedding was received here as
very great surprise, a. she left here
saying that she was going to the In
auguration. This couple have been
swee thearts for number OF years.
Mrs. Sallie Cumley died at the home
of Mrs. Sallie Scott on last Thursday
after an illness Of bronchial pneumonia.
Mrs Cumley had made her home with
Mrs. scott for many years and will be
greatly missed in that home as web as
in the entire neighborhood. The de-
ceased was 81 years old and a daughter
Of the late John Todd. Burial occurred
in the Goshen cemetery Saturday af-
ternoon after short services by J. G..
McCary.
a very great surprise was had here
Saturday afternoon when it became
known the Interior Journal had changed
hands. 5. NJ. Sauhey who has been
Editor of the paper for something like
seven years. has never allowed an OPP
portunity to pass that would enable him
TO raise the standard of this paper. He
was ever ION the job and has d host
of friends who regret to see him leave
the |. j. The owners of the Interior
journal now are +. c. Walton and Jas.
n. Wright. Mr.. Walton, who sold this
paper to Mr.. Ssuhey, is widely known
and is being given hearty welcome
back to Stanford, where he has spent
the greater portion of his useful life.
Mr.. Wright came to this place some
years ago from Lebanon Tenn, and up
until a short time ago owned and oper-
ated one of the best bluegrass farms
IN Lincoln county. 1t goes without
saying that these two men will give the
people the best that they have. MIR.
Saufley has not decided what he will do
but it is hoped by his many friends
that he will not leave this community.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
Point Leavell.

Mr.. J. \. ArnoId's school will close
this Friday
Mrs. Il. l.. Cos is stlll selling milk at
her regular price.
Hiss Myrtle Palmer was the guest Of
Miss Ala Hammond last week.
Mr. J. +. Hammond bought , nice
horse mules from J. G. Morgan
Mrs. J. +. Hammond mas been sick
for few weeks with lagrlppe.
Feed and crushed Oyster shell for the
Chickens. Hudson. Hughes a Farnau.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sanders has
moved to their new home at the Route
Farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Beng Sipples little
daughter has the measles, but is I'M
proving.
Mr.. MATHEW Mitchell has returned
home from hls weeks visit in Barbur-
vile Ny.
Mr.. j. ID. Fisher who tended large
tobacco crop on Mr.. }. h. Hammond
farm has it all stripped out.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. l..
Baird visited his Grandparents Mr..
and Mrs A. &. Baird last week.
Miss Gusts Hammond is visiting her
sisters Mary and Easter Hammond and
also her cousin Alta Chasteen Ham
mond who are attending school in Bar
bourvilie Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
Expense Stops

Smith Form-a-T Truck costs nothing to
maintain when it is not working. Stop
the motor and the expense stops until
you start it up again There is no non
production expense. And the actual cost
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
Horses Must Rest

Your excessively large, horse-drawn
equipment costs YOU money for upkeep
on working and non-working DAYS.
Stabllng. feed. veterinary bills 90 on all
the tln,e-and for steady service all day
you must have extra equipment to give
the horses a rest.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
r. Money Saver

Sml'h Form-d-Trurk eliminates all un-
NC. sary juycstmcn, IN delivery and
hauling equipments II easily hauIs twice
the tonnage hauled by horses over three
times the rea and in the same time. This
is real hauling ana delivery efficiency
time SAVING, money earning in every line
of business.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
REDUCES WORK OF KIDNEYS
Diet Recommended by Medical Men
for Those Who Suffer From
Dreaded Nephritis.

In nephritis, or Inflammation of the
kidneys, diet is a very important part
of the treatment. The diet is planned
TO reduce the tax on the kidney to the
lowest terms. Beverages and fluid
foods are limited, no salt is added to
food, certain vegetables which contain
much salt are avoided and meat is cut
out entirely.
DR.. Arthur +. Chace, professor of
medicine, and DIR. Anton II. Rose, as.
ISOLATE in pathological chemistry i'm
the New York POSTGRADUATE Medical
School and Hospital. give in the Jour
nal of the American Medical associ-
alton study of diet for nephritic suf-
ferers.
''The general plan of the dietary is
as follows: A warm cooked cereal,
generally farina served with milk, is
given for breakfast. This is sometimes
replaced by oatmeal or baked ba-
mana, and toast and a citrus fruit are
occasionally added.
THE noon meal consists of plain
soup made from milk, flour and butter,
given mainly to supply an agreeable
hot dish, though it is also utilized as
medium for introducing variety by
adding celery, asparagus or spinach ;
main dish consisting of baked po-
tato, now and then replaced by baked
half-ripe banana and steamed rice; a
liberal portion of green vegetable and
a lntttfna uola1 ...sth oil 40
vOred with lemon or vinegar.
"The evening meal is composed OF
such articles as ripe bananas. rice pud-
ding, cornstarch blanc mango, steamed
rice with baked bananas and stewed
fruit. Milk and cocoa in limited guam
titles are served as beverage"
From this general outline it is not
difficult to construct twenty different
menus that will contain great variety.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
SENATORS FACE IMPEACHMENT
Petitions Demand ousting of obstruc-
tors in Upper House.

STANDARDIZATION demanding
the impeachment of Senator Stone, cf
Missouri and Senator Gronna, Of
North Dakota, as well as Senator La
Toilette, were laid before the senate
Monday afternoon by Senator waas-
worth, of New York.
Shortly after Senator Wadswort,
presented the petitions, Vice. President
Marshal also submitted a mass of tel
egrams, letters and resolutions from
individuals and organizations, many Of
them from Wisconsin, demanding the
expulsion of Senator La Toilette.
All of the communications were re-
scrred to the privileges and elections
committees which has under conoider-
alton the demands made Saturday for
Senator La Follette's expulsion.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
NATIONAL GUARD
IS PROGRAMMED
THREE MICHIGAN UNITS WIPED
oUT-BEcoME 125TH AND
126TH INFANTRY.
FORM 63rd FIGHTING BRIGADE
General CoVell Saves Identity OF
Michigan Troops-Were Slated to
Become Depot Brigade.

Camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex.-Com'
pletely losing it's identity as a regi-
ment, the Thirty-first Michigan infan-
try upon its arrival at Camp Near
thur, Waco, was split UP and the en-
listed men and officers were divided
between the old Thirty-second and
Thirty-third.
No sooner had Colonel Ambrose c.
Pack announced the safe arrival here
of all the Thirty-first men than he was
informed by General Lewis c. Covell,
commander of the Michigan forces,
that complete reorganization Of all the
state guard had been completed.
Here are some of the important
points IN the reorganization:
The Thirty-frst, Thirty-second and
Thirty-third regiments are wiped out
as such; in their places there will be
the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth and
the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth in
fantry
Cavalry outfits are transferred TO ar
tillery and there will be no cavalry
troops in the National Guard.
Michigan troops will form what is
known as a fighting brigade, the six
ty-third, and are likely to go to France
early in 1918.
A machine gun battalion OF three
companies will be part of the Sixty
third brigade.
Commanding the brigade will be
General Lewis G. Covell; Colonel John
B. Boucher, former commander of the
Thirty-third, will command the One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth infantry,
and Colonel Joseph B. Westledge, who
commanded the old Thirty-second in
the north, will command the new One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth infantry.
Identity Of Troops Saved.
That the Michigan guard was not
made the Fifty-seventh depot brigade
as had been ordered. was due entire
ly to the activity of General Covell, Of
ficers here said.
II the Michigan soldiers had been
used as a reserve force, then they
would have been scattered among the
Wisconsin fighting regiments and
would have lost their identity. The
result OF this would have been that
when the history OF the war was writ
ten Michigan troops would have re-
ceived no credit for participation.
Claiming that this was decided in
justice, General Covell. after many
conferences, won over the department,
and instead of Wisconsin having two
fighting brigades, she now has one
fighting brigade and one depot brigade.
and Michigan has one fighting brigade.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
U. S. AVERTS SEAMENS STRIKE
Great Lakes Sailors Get Pay Increase
Through Shipping Board.

Washington-A strike of Great
Lakes seamen, set for Monday was
averted by union leaders when the
shipping board, serving as arbitrator
in their dispute with carriers, decided
to grant the wage increases demanded.
Other demands were waived, pending
investigation by the board.
The dispute was brought to the ship
ping board when IL appeared the car
riers' refusal to deal with the sea-
mems union had defeated all hope of
an adjustment. Both sides agreed TO
abide by the boards decisions in all
except the demand for union recogni-
ton, which the carriers still refuse to
meet.
The men asked a minimum for sea-
men in October and November of $95
a month. The carriers had declined to
pay more than $S5. Deck hands will
receive $50 a month. 1t has been the
custom on the lakes for years to pay
higher wages during the last two
months of the operating season. The
summer rate for seamen this year was
$72.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
1866 l. w. W. LEAD RS INDICTED
Charged With Conspiracy to Hamper
Government During War.

Chicago-Formal return of a blan-
ket indictment charging a nationwide
conspiracy to hamper the government
during the war has been made in the
United States district court here
against 166 leaders of the Industrial
Workers of the World.
Seditious conspiracy-the crime
nearest to treason within the defini
ton of the criminal code-is charged.
This offense is punishable by six
years Imprisonment or $4,000 fine, or
both.
Indictments are understood to be
based upon revelations brought to light
in the recent countrywide seizure by
federal authorities of documents and
correspondence of the |. w. w. in
approximately so towns and cities.
These documents are understood to
have revealed the existence of a con-
spiracy, the most far-reaching in its
scope of any yet unearthed, to en-
barrass the government in the prose
cution OF the war by resistance to the
draft law, by fomenting labor distur.
Dances. by burning crops and forests
and in numerous other ways.
A comparatively small coterie of
men is understood to have directed
the entire movement.
The evidence laid before the grand
jury was of such volume as actually
to weigh a ton or more.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
TEUT0NS WEAKER, SAYS BAKER
Secretary Of War Says German
Strength Is On Wane.

Washington-Shaken, but still pow
erful, is the estimate of Germany's
defensive strength on the western
front given in this weeks official COM
munique, issued by the war depart
ment, under the name of Secretary
Baker.
The superiority of the British over
their enemies, the communique says,
has conclusively been proved by the
last weeks fighting; while it has dem
onstrated that the fighting stamina of
the German Is deteriorating.
OF the activities of the American
force in Europe, the communique says
absolutely nothing. OF the forces at
home. 1t reports mobilization of the
national guard and the national army
proceeding satisfactorily.
The Yale expositor., 1917-10-04
PROFITS OF COAL
DEALERS LIMITED
GOVERNMENT ORDERS PRICES
BASED ON 1915 COST
PLUS PROFIT.
ORDER is EFFECTIVE OCTOBER I
Committees Appointed BY Fuel Admin
istrator Will See That Order Of
Government is Enforced.

Washington Government control
over the coal industry has been made
complete by an order of Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield limiting the profits of
retail coal and coke dealers through
out the country to a basis which is ex-
>ected to bring about an immediate re-
1uction in prices to the consumer.
The order, effective October 1. di.
rected that the retailers shall fix their
prices so to limit their gross margins
over cost to the average of the gross
profits during the year 1915, plus a
maximum of so per cent of the 1913
margin, provided that in no case shall
the average margin of the month of
July. this year, be exceeded.
Local committees appointed by the
federal fuel administrators in each
state will see to il that the dealers
comply with the order. Dealers them
selves will be called upon to return
sworn costs sheets showing the facts
upon which they have based their
prices.
DR.. Garfield selected 1915, as a nor
NAL year because the coal shortage
which resulted in continued rises in
prices did not begin until 1916. The
additional 30 per cent is allowed to
cover the increase in the retailers cost
of doing business, which has increased
substantially during the past two
years. Prices already fixed by the gov
eminent for coal at the mouth of the
mine are near those charged in 1915,
and with the jobbers' charge now
limited to 25 cents a ton and the cost
Of transportation not materially in
creased, the consumer. in every COM
munity, should be aba to get coal of
any description at approximately the
price he paid in 1915.