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Evening star., 1917-01-06
ARGENT|NA'S WOOL
I. BRINGS GO[DF FLOOD
United States Now Principal
Purchaser Owing to Con-
ditions In Europe.

An unprecedented situation as to
wool exists in Argentina, according to
reports from United States Vice Con-
sui J. w. White, jr., at Buenos Aires
The opening Of tho wool year on
October 1 found Argentina in a posi-
tion to ask unheard-of prices. and two
weeks Of trading in the new season
seem to have justified July and August
prophecies that quotations would be
higher than the abnormally high ones
Of last year and that, indeed. price
would be factor in disposing Of this
years clip
Argentine producers benefited by the
action of the British government in
prohibiting the sale of last years clip
Of the United Kingdom and later
requisitioning it at a price which gave
the farmer good profit. The unusual
ly brilliant outlook for the current
season in this country Is dependent
largely on a continuance of this policy,
which leaves Argentina to supply the
demands of neutral countries in addi-
tion to filing orders from the allies
for varieties which the British colonies
do not produce,
Evening star., 1917-01-06

Cottage prayer meetings for the
'Gypsy Smith evangelistfc campaign
Will be held at the following homes
next week: Monday. at the home of DIR.
and Mrs. Butler. the Kenesaw: Mr.. and
brs. Arthur CowsilL 1424 Harvard
Evening star., 1917-01-06

Topic:
LIFTING OUR HEART, COD
WARD.
(Isa.. sos: Psa.. 374; Luke,
1S.1; Matt, 15.21-2S.)
Evening star., 1917-01-06

The Element In Jesus That Grew Is
, 70 BE- the topic of an address by Mrs
Vance Cheney at a meeting OF the Ma
t1onal New Thought Center at Rausch-
: sra tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1917-01-06

Or. Howard A. Kelly and Rev. w
". Davis Of the Lords Day Alliance
are 70 speak In Douglas NJ. L. Church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock. while
M rs evening at 7:so o'clock the pastor
Rev. DIR. c. c. Mclean. will give a
stereopticon lecture on The Childhood
of Jesus"
Evening star., 1917-01-06

Continued from Seventh Page.)
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
DRAWING or NUMBERS
BEGAN At 800 THIS A. N.
1O,5O0 Numbers Will be Drawn, One
at a Time, Requiring Ten and
0ns-HaIf Hours

Following the sudden Abandonment
of the double drawing plan, which at
the last moment was found necessary
on account o. certain boards having
numbered the cards Serially by election
districts, Provost Marshal General
CroWder has announced that it will
be necessary todraw about 1850 num-
bers. Although the drawing began at
$50 this (Friday) morning, it will take
in the aggregate about ten and one
half hours to complete the drawing.
The original plan was to draw set OF
numbers from l to 100 and another
from 0 to 10, which would have taken
not more than one hour.
AS the order now stands each num-
Der drawn will draft every man in The
country having that serial number,
The journal had hoped to publish II
this issue a comp etc list of the regis
trants from ward six but the lists were
secured too late to make this possible
The registration lists are posted In thu
lobby of the Journal office where reg
jstrants are invitel to inspect them
Every man who is registered is urget
by the war department to familiarlz
himself with his serial numbers draw
are published he will know whether h
! is drawn or not.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
ITALY SAVING PAPER

A report from the American consul
general at Genoa, Italy, as follows.
In an effort to conserve the supply
of paper and paper stock in the King
dom the Italian Government has, by a
recent decree, restricted its use ana
manufacture. The decree prohibits
the manufacture of certain kinds Oh
paper and provides that up~to l,OOO
tons per months of the waste paper
collected in public offices shall be
placed at the Governments disposal
n he transformed exclusively into news
paper. The printing or posting OF
hills exceeding a stipulated size Is
forbidden, as is also the distribution
of handbills in the public ways. After
ay 1 the size of newspapers IS Inn
tied. with special editions" prohib-
tied and extras" confined to two
pages; and reviews and period Gals OF
| all kinds must effect a gradual reduc'
ton in the number Of papers.
AS a further measure Of economy
nrefects are authorized to regulate
the use of paper for wrapping parcels
or goods sold in their RESPECTIVE
Provinces.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
CLAUDE ALEXANDER MARTIN
1st. Lieut.. U. S. NJ. r. c.

DR.. Martin says that ne expects to
be called for duty within few days,
and will in all probability be stationed
at some training camp in the United
States for short time before gong
to the front in France.
Soon after the first CONSUMPTION
draft the old National Guard units
will be transported to the European
front and it is reasonable to expect
that he will go to the front with this
expedition.
Although the community regrets
very much to lose from our midst this
fine young physician and citizen, on
the other hand we are extremely
proud 10 be able to send to the an
and defense of cur country such Il
true and. stalwart American.
DR.. Martin is virtually native OIL
this community, having spent the ma
ior portion of his life here. He grad
mated in medicine from the University
Of Louisville in 1912 and after spend
ing two years in hospital service be-
gan the practice of medicine here II
1914, since which time ne has bull
I'D a profitable clientage, and above
all has acquired an enviable reputa
ton as a citizen and a physician
, In order to appreciate the sacri
fee this type of Americans are max
J ing for the protection Of the sacre'
J name and honor of our country yo
!. have but to look into this particula
J case. Here is a man who is giVln
I'D home ties, profession that ne ma
e spent number of years in the builc
q ing of, and all other associations,
K order to serve his country during
n crisis.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
OUR MODEL COTTON GIN
NEARING COMPLETION
Will be- One Of the Most Up.to-date
Gins in the State

Welsh's model cotton gin looms up
imposing from its site west OF the
Welsh Canal Company warehouse. The
gin house will be nearly completed this
week and the cotton house, office, plat
forms and sheds will be finished in
very short time.
The two gins and all of the other
machinery and fixtures with the ex-
ception of the engine and boiler were
unloaded some time ago and stored in
the Welsh Canal Company'S ware
house. The present stage of the work
insures that the gin will be ready to
operate before the first boil opens.
The gin is being built by the Welsh
Warehouse Company, under the Strlc'
suueryision of MIR. j. A. Verret. II
will have a capacity sufficient to handle
the crop of this section, as heavily al
cotton farming may be engaged IN
1
Mr., Verret has spent great deal o
time studying out the best arrange
meut. He has adopted the hest idea
from them all in order to get the beS
results obtainable.
Present indications are that the col
ton crop in this parish will be bumpe
one. The dry weather which arIec'e
the rice crop to some extent has WORE
ed to the advantage OF the cotto
crop, affording the farmers an oppol
Unity to keep their cotton free frol
grass and weeds uutil it was larq
] enough to stand heavy working, al
the rain of last Monday has brougl
the stalk growth on rapidly. Barrln
y unforeseen circumstances the cotto
r crop should bring handsome return
this season.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
MEN WHO HURT A TOWN

Those who oppose improvements
Those who hate to see others sue
coed.
Those who distrust public spirited
men.
Those who oppose every movement
themselves.
Those who knock strangers and who
knock the town to strangers.
Those who oppose every enterprise
that does not appear to benefit them
selves.
Those who enjoy the benefits thai
come from the work of public-splrlt'
ed. broad-minded men, but who give
no. hing but criticism in return.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
THIS WISE OLD GEEZER
KNEW A THING OR TWO

There was an old geezer and he had
a lot of sense; he started up a busl-
ness on a dollar and fifty cents. The
dollar for stock and fifty cents for an
ad. brought him two lovely dollars in
day, by dad.
Well, he bought more goods and
little more space, and he played that
system with a smile on his face.
The customers flocked to his 2Xl,
and soon he had to hustle for regu-
lar store. Up on the square where
the people pass, he gobbled up a cor
ner that was all plate glass. He fixed
I'D the windows with he best that he
had, and told them all about it in a
halG-page ad.
He soon had 'em coming and he
never, never quit, and he wouldn't cut
down his ad one bit. And he has kept
things humming in the town ever
s'nce, and everybody called him the
Merchant Prince.
Some say it's luck, but that's al
bunk-why, he was doing business
when times were punk.
People have to purchase, and ole
geczer was wise-for he knew the
way to it was 10 advertise.
Moral: Advertise in The Re-
Belt Journal.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
DR., CLAUDE A,
MARTIN COMMITS
STONED 1ST LIEUT..
In the Medical Section of the Of
fiCerS Reserve Corps

Here is a tangible evidence of the
brand of real patriotism which is
held by the citizens of Welsh.
DR.. Claude A. Martin has received
a commission as First Lieutenant in
the Medical Section of the Officers
Reserve Corps of the Army of the
United States. The comm 'ssion Of
which DR.. Marin is the proud posses
sor is signed by VIM. M. Ingraham,
Assistant Secretary of War, and Is
for the term of the war, not exceed
ing six years. The appointee received
telegram from the War Department
Tuesday asking him if he had accept
ed the commission for service abroad,
and Immediately wired his accept
ance. i
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
BOARD OF REVIEW
WILL HEAR OBJECTION

According to the statement of L. E.
Thomas, chairman of the Board of
State Affairs, the calendar of hear.
ings for certain classes of industries
and properties fixes the date of the
hearing in Jefferson Davis parish on
Tuesday, July oath.
The Board, in line with its indicated
policy, extends a cordial invitation to
each and every taxpayer to make his
complaint either in person or by let
ter to the Board concerning the actual
valuation of his property by the as
SCISSOR and the Police Jury which
passed upon the same as Board of
Review.
The assessor of the parish has been
requested to be present on the date
that his parish is fixed for hearing
so that he may be consulted.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
PROTECTING OUR SOLDIERS

One of the great uses of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of liberty loan bonds
is the protecting of our soldiers IN
France-protecting them by arming
and equipping them with every means
of offense and defense and supplying
them with proper food and medical
attention and everything needed to
make them powerful and effective.
This idea of protection of our SOL
diers has been further enlarged, as
Secretary McAdoO now proposes life
and disability insurance for the men
who 90 to the front, and adequate
provision for the support and protec-
ion of their families. A conference
was he'd in Washington lately with
representative insurance fen of the
country and it seems that this inSuring
will have to be done by the Govern
ment and will not be done by private
insurance organizations. Here is an
other wise and ust use of Government
funds that should meet with the ap'
proval of the Nation.
In a speech before the conference
Secretary McAdoo in part said:
at is a crime for great nation t,
take a man and send him to fight TO
his country and refuse to make AIDE
ouate provision for him and those VIII
are dependent upon him and leav
them possible objects of the Chart
or generosity of their neighbors.
eve must see to it not only tina
every American soldier is equippe
with the best that American none!
ingenuity and skill can provide,
order that he may fight with the u
most effect and sell his life as dear
as possible for his country, but "
must see to it also that every Amer
can soldier shall go to the front Wi
the comforting and supreme satisfa
ton OF knowing that his loved on
will not be dependent upon charlt
but that they are as much entitled
compensation for what they are sa
rificing in order that he may go
the front as he is entitled to compe
sation for what he does at the front
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT

By a contract just executed between
X. Lane, Secretary OF the
Interior, and Mark Rose, represent
ing the Imperial Laguna Canal Co, OF
Southern California, tract OF ard
land compr sing from 100000 to 2oO,-
900 acres adjoining the Imperial Val
lev. is to be irrigated by means of an
all-American canal some 30 miles IN
length. The water is to be taken from
the Laguna Dam of the Yuma recla'
nation project on the Colorado River
at Yuma, Ariz.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
WILL TAX THE
MAIL ORDER HOUSE

An effort will be made at this ses-
sion of the legislature to pass an act
imposing licenses on mail order houses
that do business in Louisiana, L. Z.
Thomas, president of the State Board
of Affairs, said Monday that bill
with that end in view will be drafted
and presented to the legislature Mr.
Thomas said that the mail order
houses of Chicago and other cities
are doing an enormous business IN
this state, and pay no license, while
the local merchants and dealers are
taxed. He thought this situation Is
unfair for the local people. !.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
MAD DOG ATTACKED
J, |. WATKINS TWINS

The 2-year old twin boys OF Mr. and
Mrs. j. L. Watkins, Claude and Charles,
were attacked, one on Saturday after
noon and the other on Saturday after
noon, by what leater developments
have determined was mad dog. Mr..
Watkins took the boys to New Orleans
Monday night where they are under
going the Pasteur Treatment for Hy-
drophobia. Mr.. Watkins took the
head of the dog which inflicted the
injuries upon his boys to the office OF
the State Bacterologist for examlnat'
ion.
Mr.. Watkins is the possessor OF a
very fine pack of hound dogs, in fac'
the finest specimens in this country
About two weeks ago stray cur came
into his yard and mingled for a shor
time with his hounds. He observed
that the dog acted queerly, but gave nj
serious thought to the matter unit
after one of the puppies had lnIure
his twin boys and then he started Oh
to investigate the character OF IN
strange dog. finding that after the do
had bitten two hogs at a neighbors
had been killed.
During Mr.. Watkins absence IN Ne
: Orleans another boy, William, age
! five years, suffered severe attack
| appendicitis, He was taken TO Ne
Orleans Wednesday night on IL a.
i, companied by Mr.. S, M. Watkins al
|, was operated upon at 1000 o'clo'
: Thursday morning.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
Buslasss Change

A,ber. Louviere buys Mr.. c. BenoltS
;,,tsroet IN the Busy Restaurant owned
~ 'i Wessrs 8. Benoit and Jack Romero
In the future you can give t yTS tho
derS for the things that satl sues .ne
inner man to Jack and Dutcn, tns ~ are i
them the new ownersand win do their best 70
Meas rIs Won These boys are Nell known
h All In this community ana are
S ~ d they ask you for a portion
Of your patronage and viii 90 ineH
very best to serve you.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20

An occasional negro criminal lynch
'ng in the South always affords the
Chicago Tribune food for columns of
lurid dope against Southern people.
Now that the scene has shifted to IL
linois it would be interesting to learn
how it VIII treat the carnival of in
cen5iarism and murder practiced by
their home people on innocent negro
laborers who made an effort to locate
there Rayne Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
COTTON GIN AT KINDER

The Kinder Tribune says arrange
ments have been made for location
for a suitable cotton gin and arrange
ments are being made for the early
erection of building to house the
machinery.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
* LOCAL MERCHANT:
PUBLIC HAS YOUR NUMBER

e billions of dollars that our gov
"aa'nt and foreign nations are b0Fs
ing from our people will be spent
~ m this country for food stuffs
Y var supplies Of ali kinds. The
This money win find its way
ne hands Of the millions Of earn
7 'ad they in turn will spend most
lef the necessities of life. This
". .aanity viii get its share Of those
- sarewd home merchant knows
II 'ad is already mapping out an
.'.alve campaign to offset the ire
oua efforts of mail order houses
a'ge city merchants. He will
y 'l'' Tor advertising will bring Il
local merchant who fOrgets t.
's''las, who expects to increase bis
~. '' without a propOrtiouata u
q. / . legitimate publicity expense
~. discover to his cost he is de
Easing It instead.
public takes every mans nun
Rayne Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
ROUGH ON THE STACKER

would you marry man who would d.
trv to use matrimOny to AVOID mn
tary service?" ;. =. -,
@sure, i would" replied the , glr,
With thin. hard lips. "That's the kind
of man you could soon teach 70 MAKE
m =, beds and wash dishes" Washing
ton POST.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
Yours very truly,
DUNCAN BUIE,

State Highway Engineer.
Extract from the Minutes of the
meeting of the Police Jury of Jeffer-
son Davis Parish, held this 10 day
of July, 1917:
BE it remembered that the Police
Jury of jefferson Davis Parish, State
Of Louisiana, met in the court house in
the City of Jennings, Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana, on the above date,
n adjourned regular session convened
with all members present.
"A QUORUM PRESENT:
Whereupon the following proceed
ling were had and ordered recorded.
By Mr.. Walker: WHEREAS, The
Highway Department, Board OF stare
Engineers. under date of July II,
I1917, has agreed to extend the Parish
of Jefferson Davis the sum of Sl5,-
10000 Aid or approximately fifty
(5O) per cent of the cost OF con-
I structing the
JENNINGS-M ERMENTAU
Highway, conditioned that the Par
ish of Jefferson Davis, has on hand
or can secure. without delay, its por-
t ton of, and additional funds that may
t be necessary for the construction Of
e this Highway, Mt,
jury of Jefferson Davis Parish STATE
l. of Louisiana, that President j. 5
# IRENE, or his successor, be. and n
y $ hereby instructed, authorized am
uncovered to accept the offer Of tn
). State of Louisiana, through it's High
u way Department, Board of State Fin
pineers on the construction OF tn
[. above named highway, and
n BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
n That The President Of the Police Jur
= Of Jefferson Davis Parish, notify tn
Il Highway Department, Board OF stat
IN Engineers, that the Parish OF Jeffei
r. SON Davis, and the Police Jury Of sa'
m Parish, guarantee and agree to secu'
10 and to have available when require
:, its norton of any additional func
la necessary for the construction al
nj completion Of the aforesaid hlghWa
ng and in addition, fu,her guarantee al
On agree to secure, by deeds OF conye
nc ance, and have available. all right
of way that are required by the sta
Highway Department of the Boafa
State Engineers and by Act AZ
1910. 5000, ,,r,
ETC, That the President OF the /
en lice Jury of Iehe rson Davis PARIS
he State of Louisiana, make formal
:. 6uest upon the State Highway |
Nv nartment, Board of State Englnee
OF 70 nroeeed as soon as possible to p
rid pare form of contract, and plans a
no. specifications, and advertise the abe
- mentioned highway along routes
al shown OF, maps, plans, profiles, and
an accordance with the requirements
in regulations of said Highway Depa
ON ment Board Of State Engineers,
10 Act 40 of 1910. o,,r
ia BE IT FURTHER RESOLVE
YER ETC: That the President OF the
Fee Jury of Jefferson Davis Par
J. S. IRENE, or his successor, be, !
he is hereby instructed, author
and empowered to sign, make and
ecute contract for the construction
lge- the above mentioned highway, on $
ton terms and onditions as he may d
,ge- nroper in conjunction with Inc >
Il, IF 7 o,,isiana. through the High
Department, Board of State Engln
the and to any and all things neces'
in the premises.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-07-20
BONE DRY BILL IS
OPPOSED BY HOUSE

Baton Rouge, La, July 18.-By a
vote of So to "a the house today in
definitely postponed the Upton bone
dry bill to prohibit the sale of liquors
within ten miles of Camp Stafford OF
any other state-Owned camp while
troops are stationed there.
New Orleans and the bull moose
representatives of the third district |
lined up sOlidly with Rapides in put
ting the bill to sleep. Caddo's four
representatives, Keith, Dimick, Doug
las and Brown, voted with the "drys"
against indefinite pOstponement.
This probably ends the prohibition
fight Of the extra session unless eff
/ fort is made tomorrow to inject an
anti-liuuor clause into the food con-
troll bill along national lines, Comman'
deering the state to seize all liquors
on hand and to prohibit the use Of
grains and foodstuffs in the manu-
facture Of malt, yinOus and spurious
liquors.
As the result Of arrival here today
of Judge J. G. Palmer and ]. II. Fulfil
love, Jr., a committee IRON the Shrsve-
port Rotary club, J. s. Douglas, men,
Der from CaddO, will tomorrow intro
duce a rigid anti-vice bill to wipe out
all restricted districts in towns at
which army camps or recruiting sta
tons are located.
The whole legislature was literally
swamped with kilograms "from home
: asking representatives and senators
to vote for the fourteen-day dipping
:. bill of N. E. Williamson. Western
Louisiana parishes were particularly
D active.
!. Although there is opposition in tn
house. prospects now are that the bill
d will pass that body Friday.
= Organized labor withdrew its oppo
It sition to the state cOnstabulary bill to
IS Oay, with the arrival of Thomas
o Greer, from Shreveport, president 0
10 the state federation.
If If Hamley's appropriation bi
lie passes the senate tomorrow and Is
g the governors hands Friday, the extr
session can adjourn next Wednesda
ii July 25, giving five full days for al
RS prouriation bills to be in the executi'
III hands. j.,
in Governor Pleasant announced 7
is night that the new state council q
OF Tense composed of members OF h
re nrevious boards and members OF u
or Louisiana food preparation cOmml
er sion would meet at the st. Charl
to hotel in New Orleans, Saturday, Ju
~, 21 at 8 o'clock to meet Dr.. james
Err ischeaer of the national defense boa
he and discuss the work for Louisiana
of Sensational statements OF wire fen
Of cutting were made before the sens
ur- committee this afternoon by FRA
ri R. Powell, who said that thirte
ind miles of fence in Vernon parish q
The been cut in one night BY "nis
uld riders" Senator T. B. Downing
are GlOstey, De Soto parish, said ne
learned since the opening Of this
ira session that wire cutting
started in De Soto, and Senator
Err A. FRASER Of Sabine said his par
had also suffered.
.ov. Unless something happens 70
,or, some Of the strong members OF
,ent senate IN a more friendly frame
IFS mind. the bill by Senator williams
The to prevent idIeness for the remain
way of the war, is in a very precari
arn. condition.