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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-23
COLLECTING OLD PAPER
REDUCES FIRE HAZARD

Prof. Pierce of the Welsh hlgh
school has recently inaugurated
campaign of waste paper collecting
among the children of the schlol' Inc
children are requested to save all
paper they have at home and to col
lect paper from neighbors who do not
have children in the school. This pa
per is being baled and stored for ship
ment. In order to stimulate the
work of gathering the paper, prize
is offered to the grade getting the
largest amount,
With the high price of print paper
came the demand for old paper which
could be re-manufsctured into print
paper cheaper than it could be man.
ufactured from raw material and 1t
| is expected that the result will be the
lowering of the cost of this commod-
ity. 1t has been pointed out that the
collection of old paper will aid the
cause of education in many ways
other than the reduction OF the coSV
of paper which is so necessary 10 'ha'
cause The children will learn the les
sor If thrift and realize the value OF
material looked upon as worthless
thew will learn the lesson of tire
prevention" if the teachers will only
instruct them as to how to hands
the paper in Compact bundles" so a.
not to allow it to get in the usua
, form of waste paper" which creates
"fire hazard" in the home among
= the children, the proper handling o
\ the paper by the teachers when 1t
received by them, will be an exampl
t to the students, and funds derive
: from the sale of the paper can be pu
It to many uses-the paper gathere
d bv the Welsh school will be sold an
the proceeds used to buy addition;
8, books for the library.
y The great danger in the accumul'
ID ton of waste paper, from fire star
% point, is that spontaneous combustlc
~ NAV occur at any time and cause
a disastrous life with loss Of life. Soho
le officials should make arrangement
en- r. store such inflammable material
ng some other building than the schc
IS basement. A few days ago fire tn
basement. A few days ago fire
le' caused several hundred damage bro
~ out in the basement of the st. Mar!
lis School at Lansing, Michigan, just /
" fore the noon hour. Six hundred a
seventy-five children marched 9
- safely when the fire drill gong sour
of ed but they had hardly reached I
,r+ street before the flames burst throu
mr.. the floor in front of the exit.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-23

Paris, Feb. ia wireless dis
match from Berne, Switzerland have
the Brazilian minister by order OF his
government has warned Germany,
that Brazil will hold her responsible
for the fate of three Brazilian YES
sells approaching the war zone. These
vessels LEFT Brazil since the declfa-
ton by Germany Of her submarine
II~~L.-I~
London Feb. 1S.-Lloyds shipping
agency today announced that the
British steamship Notwithstanding OF
7175 tons gross was reported sunk.
LIovds also announced that the
British steamer Valdez, 1886 tons
gross, had been torpedoed and sunk
without warning. Two members o.
tie vessels crew were killed and nine
are missing. The captain end Others
Of the crew have been landed.
Later the sinking of the British
steamship Romsdalen Of 2546 ton
] gross was announced.
The Rormsdalen was 800 feet lon
J and was built at West Hartlepool
1895.
No late movements of the steamsni
: Valdez have been received IN I'll
9 maritime registers. The vessel Wa
! built at Stockton in 1914 and halle
: from Liverpool. She was 255 te'
Z long. forty feet beam and twenty-fO'
3 feet deep.
z The Worcestershire was on 70
8 age from Liverpool to Rangoon l
9 dia, and sailed from Suez January
2 and was built in Belfast in 1904. .
. was owned in Liverpool.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-23
a1ea COST OF LIVING

=. n the diet Of the aver
3, could help cut down the
living, in the city as well
y ..,yv, Although milks is
.s..pest animal foods the
capita daily cOnsump-
n IN the entire country is
,l,sth quart, whereas a full
no much. At ten cents
cents will buy more food
milk than in meat at
\, a pound CT eggs at fifty
,.,.o. A quart Of milk sup
Intimately. =, as much building
"A energy as three-fourths
!, meat or eight average
.,,s combined with large
!. !, vegetable food will al,
.oduetion in the amount
~.spsivs animal foods, and
/. used merely as a bev'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-23
HOW TO GIVE COTTON
A GOOD START

1t is unnecessary to rebreak deeply
in the spring land that has been we'll
broken in the late fall or winter. In
fact, where much vegetable matter
has been turned under it is dangerous
to do so. If the land is rebroken as
deeply as it was first plowed it stops
the decaying of the vegetable matter
turned up, checks bacterial develop
ment necessary to make plant food
available, and cuts off the rebrokeR
soil from connection with soil mois-
ture. Unless a rain comes quickly,
he soil is left loose, it dries out rap
idly and is in poor condition for plant
Cotton likes a seed bed that has
been we'll prepared, made firm by
good rains and then brought into good
condition by use of proper imple'
mentS. Proper preparation of the
seed bed requires thorough pulveriz
ing of the surface to depth of an
inch or more. If the seed bed is tc
be in Glands" the disc cultivator may
be used to make the low flat bed:
for planting, or the land may be thor
oughly narrowed and laid off in beds
If it is to be broken in ridges thes'
TN be flushed up lightly with
small turn pillow and narrowed of
making a low flat bed that will be i
fine planting condition. By folloniw
these simple methods all the advan
tages of breaking are retained;, tn
soil is aerated, the surface warme
! and the moisture conserved, Whlc
are essential to quick termination
+ the seed Planted on such a see
bed the crop will grow off rapldl'
Mason Snowden, Extension DIV
sion. Louisiana State University
S. u. Press Bulletin.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-23
Announcement!

Owing to the prevalence of hog cholera the parish uu '
wear and M encouragement farmers because OF the neay
loss m the tceu National Banks Of this Parish nave
bs the industry and encourage the nome houa oa
neal Nv bvner-mmune hogs from breeders VINO nave treated
& s h tho Simultaneous or double treatment which praclcahy
mmunizes the stock for life against the disease
The hogs will be purchased upon request OF farmers and
e a. % t With bankable note payable without interest Deem
s,1 Io17 bo m interested this plan stock by
kng application to either the three banks in the parish OF to Farm
DEMONSTRATION Agent II. G. Fondren'
Those having they wish vaccnateo with the
process should call upon the Parish Agent
caIcasieu National Bank OF Southwest Louisiana
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
WON FOURTH PLACE
oskALoosA HIGH SCHOOL MADE
GOOD SHOWING IN DRAKE.

Marshalltown again. Not satisfied
with robbing Oskaloosa high school of
state title in foot ball last fall, and
eliminating the Maroon basket ball
quintette from the state title basket
ball race, this spring, the Marshall
town high schools half mile relay
team put Oskaloosa high schools re-
lay combination out Of running in the
Drake Relays, Saturday, winning from
the Maroon runners in the first heat of
the half mile event, with time of
1886 As. Oskaloosa finishing only Il
short distance behind the Marshall
county trackmen copied fourth place
in the meet, falling in line behind
Marshalltown, winner of third place in
the relay event. North Des Moines,
setting a new meet record with time
of 135 2-5, was first, and East Des
Moines was second. Winners were pick
ed according to the best time
Members of the Oskaloosa quartette
which COPIED fourth place for oska-
loosa were, Birdie Shoemake, Reggie
Snider, BILL" Davis, and Spike" Par
ker.
In the mile relay, Oskaloosa run
'ners did not make such a good show
ing Although finishing next to last,
the Maroon men had the satisfaction
OF winning from the Ottumwa high
scnool team.
East Des Moines carried off the hon
ors of the high school mile, and Mar
shalltown won second place. N. Des
Moines finished third.
Penn Colleges relay aggregation
was hardly as successful as the high
school teams. Penn was entered in one
event She finished last in the mile
relay of the college class. The college
event was won by Wabash, with Mich
olson, Crayens, Burns ana Sims, run
ming in 1926 1-5. a new meet record.
The Penn mile team was composed
OF Howard Marshall, Duane McCrack-
en-, Joe Woodford and Captain Ray.
mond Mesner. Coach Guthrie accom-
panied the team.
Quarter milers of the high school
mile combination were Slayman, Chas,
Brookins, Harold Castle and Spike"
Parker.
Coach Yount of the Oskaloosa high
school will enter a large delegation
in the Tri.state meet which will be
held at Fairfield, Saturday.
Penn College will entertain the an
pual Triangular meet between Penn,
Parsons and Iowa Wesleyan colleges,
Oh Penn Field, Saturday. Large track
teams from Parsons and Wesleyan will
enter the meet. Penn COPIED a second
place in the meet last year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
TO AID IN GUARDING FOOD
House Committee Acting on Plan to
Spur Planting in the U. S. for
War Needs.

Washington, April 23.--Congress
leaders set in motion legislative ma
chinery for prompt action on sugges-
lions from the administration and de-
mandS from the country to meet prob
lens of food production and conser-
walton under threat of shortage.
Chairman Lever of the house agrlcul-
tnral committee is drafting bill to
meet the recommendations of Secre-
tary Houston of the department of ag-
riculture for greater production and
federal assistance In supplying seed,
directing intensive cultivation and mo-
biliZing farm labor. This bin will be
ready for presentation to the house
this week
The federal trade commission con-
ferred with senator's and congressman
on suggested legislation placing under
the commission the power to fix maxi
mum prices for food necessities where,
on investigation, eXorbitant prices
We're demanded, and for supervisory
powers over the time and extent to
which perishable food products could
be held in storage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
PLAN FOR SERVICE
EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE PLAN
INCREASE OF FOOD SUPPLY t

The Mahaska County Equal Suffrage
League met Saturday in the Rest
Room to consider the best means for
carrying out the plan for service to
the nation suggested by the National
Equal Suffrage Association. Some of
the lines Of work suggested are the
increase of food supply, the elimina-
ton of waste in time, food, clothing
and other materials, and cooperation
with the local health agencies and in
Red Cross measure for the conserVa-
ton of human life.
General approval of the plan for ma
tional service was expressed, and en-
rollment for specific kinds of work
was begun. A more complete program
will be worked out at the next meet
| ing which is to be held on the second
Saturday of May.
A committee was appointed to ar.
range with the expert, Miss Logan, for
several thrift demonstrations to be
given in Oskaloosa early this week.
1t was decided to form an employ
ment bureau for utilizing the services
of women and girls who are willing to
work on farms or in gardens. Those
who wish to render service or to en-
ploy others to render it in gardening,
berry picking, poultry raising and gen
elal house or farm work should con-
fer by letter or phone with Mrs. c. c.
Caldwell of Oskaloosa. r. f. d. 8, who
was appointed head of the employment
bureau.
Mrs. Adah Holt was appointed sup
erintendent for the country of the agri
cultural division. The division works
under the advice of the state agricul-
tural college.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
WANDERED FROM HOME.
Woman Is Located On Country Road
Saturday Morning.

Information was given to the police
early this morning of the
disappearance Of a woman, Mrs, j.
w. Lundy, from her home about six
miles east of town. 1t was under
stood by the officers that the woman
was i'll, that she was irrational and
wandered out clad only in her night
clothes. Relatives and neighbors
were deeply concerned for her safety
and as soon as the alarm was given,
about three o'clock this morning,
searching parties were organized in
the community and the alarm spread
through the neighborhood by means
OF phone. The woman was not 10.
Gated until $3.50 o'clock Saturday
morning. She was found by Frank
Reece an employee of the Whitesidc
farm between this place and the old
McBurney farm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
FURNISH INTERESTING PROGRAM
FOR o. w. c. OPEN MEETING.

The Oskaloosa WomaR.s Club met
in open session Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Jerrel made report OF the
work done with the Scholarship and
Loan Fund. This is branch OF the
work of the State Federation. Mrs.
Jerrel is chairman of the Sixth Dis
trict and is working hard to raise it's
share of the fund The Oskaloosa
Woman's Club has always given lib
orally to this fund and Voted prompt.
ly to give twenty-five dollars, ali
though their funds are at a very low
ebb, on account of their payments on
their six hundred dollar pledge TO
Penn College
They had hoped to add materially
to their payments on this pledge from
the proceeds of play to be given
early in May, but it was announced
at this meeting that the Rogers Co.
who were to put the play on for them
had been obliged to cancel the date.
Delegates to the State Federation
meeting in Fl. Dodge in May, were
elected as follows: Mrs. James, Mrs.
Victor, Mrs. Farmhouse and Mrs.
Dack.
| Alternates: Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Hadley, Mrs. James and Mrs. PiersalI.
Those going by virtue of their Of
flee are: Mrs. Richard Hull, Mrs. Jer-
\ rel, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Logan and
Mrs Oppenheimer.
| The motion was carried that the
Club cooperate, to the best of their
ability With the mayor in the clean
up week campaign.
The program for the afternoon was
given by the Educational Department.
The material for the program was
| all from Iowa talent. Mrs. Harry
Douglas sang several songs, of which
the words and music both, were pro-
duced in Oskaloosa, Nal Roses
Iowa" with music by Farmhouse and
two songs by Frederick Knight Lo-
gan with words by his mother. Virgin
la K. Logan. 1t was the general opin-
ion that Mrs. Douglas voice sounded
unusually sweet and rich in these
homemade productions
Miss Sara Williams led the COM
4
munity singing during which Iowa,
Beautiful Land was sung, and S. III.
M. Byers Iowa" Oskaloosa claims
this author also
Mrs. c. H. DeVoe had for her sub
ject book by an Iowa author, which
ranks high in American Literature
/ The Glory of the Conquered" Her
talk was most inspiring. Many re-
grets were expressed that more were
not present to hear it. Mrs. Deyoe
is unusually gifted in her choice OF
language and shows keen insight
when discussing psychological prob
lens.
/ Two Penn College girls Elizabeth
IMcLandsboro and Eva Marshall gave
recitations from Iowa authors. They
both showed much talent and We're
heartily applauded.
Mrs. Cournyer, as usual, carried off
a goodly share of the honors when
she recited an amusing little satire
on the modern scientific young moth
er entitled May Hold the Baby?'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
-FOUR MORE ENLIST
COMPANY II NOW HAS SEVENTY
THREE MEN.

Saturday and Sunday, Company II
Third Infantry received four new re-
cruits. Philip Z. Plaster, a tele-
graph operator, who will be a valua-
BILE addition to the signal corps of the
company, was another welcome re-
cruit. New Sharon also furnished a
man. William L. Lorry of New
Sharon answered the call for volun-
teers and poined Company H. Gerrit
Van Den Berg, now employed by the
Green. & Bentley Drug Company, and
another young man whose name is
withheld, also united with the local
guard.
In accordance with the orders OF
the War Department, the married
men under State and Federal Oath
We're discharged, Sunday. Three ser
geants and four Driyates were given
honorable discharge papers yester-
day They were Sergeant Arthur o.
Romoser, Sergeant Samuel NJ. Bar
rett, Sergeant John r. Doner, and
Privates Fred Swearingen. Joe Har-
Ian, John Evans and Orville Evans.
Company H enlistment now is sew
cnty-three men under Federal Oath
Several Iowa firms are treading on
dangerous ground, according to re
ports reaching the local guardsmen
A number of places are said to have
discharged from their employment,
men who enlisted with the local com
pany. According to the local mill
tory officers, such action makes them
liable to the government. Uncle
Sam does not desert his soldier boys
even when they are not under Fed
eral service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
TO REPAIR CROSSINGS.
County Engineer Tumey Going After
Dangerous r. r. Crossings.

County Engineer Tumey has writ
ten to the railroads having lines
through Mahaska county, asking the
repair of number of dangerous
railroad crossings along the main
travelled highways of the county. In
most cases the county engineer asks
the widening of the crossings to per-
init more than one car or vehicle to
pass over the tracks at the same
time. Also he requests that wherever
Ienbankments interfere with the view
Of the tracks, that the enbankments
be cut down sufficiently to permit
parties crossing the track to look up
and down the line.
Just south of Lacey, the county has
planned for an underground crossing,
under the main line of the NJ & St l..
road. The plans have been completed
and are waiting the approval of the
railroad company and state highway
commission. South of the spot select
ed for the underground crossing, the
county has planned the elimination
of loop in the road.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
PASTOR KILLS TWO OVER WAR
Stays Wife and Mother.in-Law and
Ends ,Life-objeeted to Pro.
German Views.

!. YOnkers, n. Y, April 23.-Because
his wife and mother-in-law persisted In
unfolding the kaiser while he stood up
for Americu in Il war argument that
lasted all night, Rev. Robert +. Berry.
pastor of the Congregational church
in the Bronx Manor section of Yonkers,
shot and killed both women.
He wounded his sister-in-law, VINO
escaped by feigning death, and then
committed suicide.
The clergyman left a note of two
words, Insane Prussians." The note
and revolver were found beside his
body.
Over the porch where the shooting
occurred aoated the Etars and Stripes.
The three bodies lay inside the house.
Three young children, daughters of
the clergyman, were in thei room.
Their father made no attempt to harm
them. Two hours after the tragedy he
was to have conducted church services.
Miss Caroline Bahr. Mr.. Berry's sis
ter-in-law. explained the tragedy. Mrs.
Caroline Bahr, seyenty-two years old.
mother of Miss Bahr and Mrs. Berry,
was the other victim.
Miss Bahr told Police Captain Brady
her mother was born in Germany, and
with Mrs. Berry was strongly pro-Ger-
man. Since the United States entered
the war, she said, Berry, his wife and
mother-in-Iaw have had repeated and
heated arguments.
Mr.. Berry was about forty-five years
old and had been clergyman for
about twenty years. He was a leader
In patriotic movements md was the
head of the local home guard, which
he helped organize.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
YOUNG GIRL WHO WE'D MExl-
CAN DRINKS POISON.

sixteen or seventeen year old
girl, an American, recently married
to Mexican, Julius Valdifia, about
March II, attempted suicide at the
Mexican boarding car on the M. & st.
L. railway Saturday afternoon,
A number of switchmen witness to
the scene stated the girl left the
boarding car where she lives and
was walking along the track away
from the cars when the husband saw
her. He was working in the yard.
He ran to her and the switchmen who
saw the incident say he struck her
and was otherwise rough in his treat
ment. He took her back to the
boarding car and the case was re-
ported to the police by the yard men.
Assistant Chief Ray Myers and Off
Ger Blair responded. When they
having taken poison with intent to
suicide, some drug of which she had
been possessed The police sum
smoned Doctor Johnston and he re
lieved the suffering of the girl and
placed her beyond the possibility of
a fatal effect of the drug.
The girl refused to make complaint
against any one and denied that the
husband had struck her. This was
in the hearing of the car occupants.
Officers made a careful search Of
the car and discovered a dirk with
a blade eight inches long, possibly
longd'. They inquired as to the
ownership and no one seemed to
know anything about the weapon, so
the officers took charge. The knife
was found hidden in the bed clothing
between ticks or blankets.
The sick woman has sister re
siding in Brooklyn to whom it is said
she has been making effort to return
The police were informed that the
occupants keep close watch over the
girl.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
WHEELING STRIKE AT END
Iron Company Grants Scale and Work
Is Observation-Disclosures We're Out
Two Weeks.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 23.--Fires
were lighted Mt the Yorkville (O)
plant of the Wheeling Steel and Iron
company, following the ending of a
two-weeks' strike at midnight. Com
pany officials agreed to the scale pre-
sented by the men The plant employs
nearly 1000 men. n Is estimated that
during the two weeks the production
of enough material has been held up
daily to make 100000 tin cans
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-26
Interest In Our Fair.

Inquiries for the new Southern
District Fair catalogue are being
received daily by the secretary Har-
ry Rosebrook, and other officials. The
book will be ready some time the
fore part of May. 1t had been big
piece of work to revise the premium
list. Superintendents of depart
ments and fair officials have been
giving the work much thought and
careful attention and they believe
have made specially good book.