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The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10
Just Arrived ONION
 SET s Red, Yellow, White Now is the best time 10 plant Geo. Christopher
 Phone 371
Now is the best time 10 plant

Americas best automobile oil 6Oc in one gallon lots; soc in five gallon lots. Prescott Hardware Company.
 Contribute to the Red Cross fund.
 Go to church tomorrow.
 Don't forget your payment to the Red Cross fund-pay at Bank of Prescott.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

The Prescott Daily News will begin a telegraphic service Monday, Sep tember 10. You will get all the latest news of the world right at your door each afternoon. Add your name to the list right now.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

If you don't get your paper every afternoon and are sure that your neighbor has not borrowed it, call 242 and we will send you one.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

Are you saving your money to in vest in the next issue of the Liberty Loan?
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10
\ TRUE ONE

An orator who had been obring his audience for l,r& time wound up with: q am speaking for the benefit of posterity."
 "Yes," shouted some one in the background; "and if you don't get done soon they'll be here"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

Pure Gasoline 26c per. Prescott Hardware Company.
 Wanted-Four unfurnished rooms by quiet couple Address Box 3S4, City. Sd3
 Mrs. w. F. Denman and Miss Irene Denman are in TeXarkana today on a visit.
 Mrs. Dale Wilson spent yesterday down at Hope with relatives and friends.
 Just received a full line of coats, skirts and shirt waists. Mrs. T. G.. Moody. S-3Oml
 Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Whitten and children of Hope, spent yesterday in Prescott with friends.
 Col. c. C. Hamby and Mayor Ran dolph P. Hamby are in Philadelphia today Messrs. Hamby & Hamby are defending Jesse Hays, who shot and killed w. R. Cargile at Okolona and the case was set for today.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

British shipping authorities confess astonishment at the rapidty with which America builds ships. They acknowledge their shipyards have not our speed. They contend that the British can build vessels cheaper than we can, but after making the state ment they qualify it. They are m- grudging in their praise of the Amer ican shipbuilder and say it is marvel ous how an industry, long neglected
 has heen developed so quickly as it has been in America in the last two years.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-10

The government is to use 35,0OO picked volunteers to make nation wide surveys to determine the approx innate amount of the important pro ducts on farms that are convertible in to food. One survey has now started and another will be made about the first of November to cover the fall harvests. This is part of the work provided for in the food production bill passed recently by congress. The farmer will not be left to his own sweet will as much in the future as in the past; he will be asked to an- swer many questions, some of which he may object to.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
sOUTH'S CITIES IN RACE
FOR ARMOR PLATE PLANT

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 11.-Location
of the federal governments armot
plate plant is exciting the liveliess
interest in the cities Of Gadsden, Ala,
Cairo, Ill.,, Girardeau, Mo-, Paducah'
Kv., Rome Ga. and Tuscaloosa, Ala
Each of these cities expresses conf
dence of being selected as the armoT
plate plant city. Rome, Gadsden and
Tuscaloosa base their hopes on the
fact that they are in the coal and iron
belt of the south. Paducah, Cape Gil
rardeau and Cairo, while not in the
raw material belt, contend that they
are so situated that it will be possible
to get material from any section OF the
country and have the advantage Of
other cities in that the product can bt
transported down the Mississippi b!
water'or overland by rail.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12

ume Of labor is required at certaia |
seasons to efficiently handle the rice
crop, and as there is not sufficient
industry here to keep this labor en-
gagged during the dull seasons it is
therefore hard to get men to handle
the rice harvest. Negroes are nearly
all experienced in cotton growing, and
if they were employed here thus they
would be on the ground when the busy
rice season comes on, as the two crops
do not interfere.
Quoting from the ad of the Welsh
Warehouse company, "Real agricul-
tural prosperity, year after year, does
not depend upon gambling against the
odds of any one crop, but can only be
expected from diversified farming"
If you have a few acres that are
not bringing in an income, plant them
IN cotton this spring, or get some
one to plant them, ad let the ware
house company know of your intent, sc
that they may be encouraged in their
effort for the advancement Of oul
country.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
WELSH ODD FELLOWS
INSTALL OFFICERS

Welsh Lodge No. rs, I. o. 0. F., in
stalled its officers for the ensuing six
months on Tuesday night, Deputy
Grand Master C. L. Abel officiating.
The officers are, ]. L. Barnette, n
G.; L. C. Purviance, V. G.; c. L. Abel,
Secretary; A. c. Moore, Treasurer;
John A. Burress, Warden; R. G. Smith,
Conductor; ALI. Reeve, R. S. N. G.;
&c. W. Estes, L. S. N. G.; M. B. Van
Ness, Chaplain; Otto Rausch, r. S. s.;
o. S. Sinderson, L. s. S.; Willie
Monks, R. S. v. G.; Ralph Reeve, L. S
v. G.; W. F. Lovett, Inner Guard; A
G. Smith, Outer Guard.
After the installation ceremonies I
banquet was rendered to the member
by the incoming Noble Grand at tn
Busy Bee restaurant.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
GIRLS BASKET BALL
AT KINDER SATURDAY

The basket ball girls of the Welsh
high school went to Kinder last Sat-
urdav where they played the girls Oh
the Kinder high school, winning by
score OF Is TO s. 1t was fast ana
interesting game, and the girls OF
Kinder treated the Welsh girls hne'
They hope to return the kindness Sat-
urdav, January 18th, when the return
game will be played here at Welsh
they also hope to reproduce the score
made at Kinder. The girls hope that
al appreciate their good work IN VIM
ming five games out of six this scar
son. and they also hope to add many
more victories to their record
A cordia, invitation is extended TO
everyone to attend the game between
Welsh and Kinder on the Welsh high
school court Saturday afternoon
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
ESQ, 1000 ACRES TO BE
DRAINED IN ARKANSAS

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 1.-Two hun
dred and eighty thousand acres OF
land in the Keystone drainage dis
tr;ct of Arkansas, which includes
Poinsett, Craighead and Mississippi
counties will be drained and opened
for settlement. The undertaking IS
the most gigantic Of the kind at
tempted, and the Keystone project
will be one Of the largest drainage
enterprises in the United States. More
than 800 miles of canals will be cut
and it is estimated 100000 cubic
wards of dirt will be removed. Onf
of the novel features to be included
in the system will be concrete sy
nhon one-fourth of a mile in length
which will carry water under flood
way. Floating dipper dredges, sue
ton dredges and mechanical ditcher
. will be used. Part of the drainag
water will be diverted into the MIS-
sissippi and part into Little river
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
TOBASCO MANUFACTURER
COMMITTED SUICIDE

New Orleans, La, Jan. IL. T.
Moss, wealthy tabasco sauce manu-
fscturer of New Iberia, committed
suicide early this morning in his room
on the seventh floor of the Cosmopol-
tan hotel by shooting himself through
the head with SO caliber revolver,
while the telephone was ringing and
his wife was trying to reach him by
.ong distance from New Iberia.
81 simply quit" was the message
which Mr.. Moss left addressed to the
public. In a note to his wife, he said:
There is too much hypocrisy in the
world" lie addressed a second mes
sage to James Lynch, manager Of the
hotel, expressing sorrow for commit
ting the act in the hotel. To his wife,
whom he styled "My dear Puss," and
signed himself "Your old Topsey'
Moss asked her to look after their
two boys and the business, saying
las YOU are familiar with every de-
tail of our business and eminently
qualified to handle things, you are t:
make such business or other invest
ment as in your judgment seems bes
in the future"
An unusual part of this letter wa
a request that stone slab, heart
shaped and designating the trade mar
, of his patent, be placed on his tomb.
The Moses and McIlhennys wer
eontenders for the trade mark OF tt
o basco sauce. 1t was fought OF
" through the courts and in the patel
a office at Washington. Finally the M
q i!hennys purchased the tabasce end
f he Moss business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
REV. ALBERT H.. CULLEN
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The congregation Of the First Bap-
list church has made arrangements
with Rev. Albert H. Cullen, late Of
the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago,
ILL.,, to act as pastor until April LIST,
with the hope that at that time the
church will be in such condition that
it can call permanent pastor.
Rev. Cullen will take up the work al
once and will fill the pulpit Sunday,
January 14th. All who are interested
in putting the Baptist church on Its
fest again are cordially invited and
all Baptists are urged to come out
Sunday and get acquainted with tho
new preacher and show him that hi
is to have your cooperation and as
sistance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
THE GILDED CAGE"
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT

The Welsh Motion Picture company
offers as its bill at the auditorium
next Tuesday night, January 10th, the
five reel feature photo playp "Ihe
Gjlded Cage" starring Alice Brady.
Mention gilded cage and someone
is sure to start whistling that never
to-be-forgotten song "She's only a
bird in a gilded cage" But this PIC
ture has nothing to do with the OLD
song of which we speak. No matter
what YOUR lot may be, there is per-
iod in life when you experience the
feeling of a wild bird in a gilded cage
Then there is another gilded cage,
and it's dollars to doughnuts that
Won never heard about it, or at least
YOU never gave it much thought, ana
that is "THE GILDED CAGE" VS.
ualized in this story. See this story
and YOU will agree that it is a beau
| tiful play-one that you will want
YOUR whole family to be entertained
bv. Our advice is, as Jerry used &c
say-"Take EN-"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
COLORADO GOVERNOR TO
WAR ON BOOTLEGGERS

Denver, Colo, Jan. 9.-Julius u
Gunter, democrat, took office at noon
today as governor of Colorado, sue
ceeding George A. Carlson, repubh-
can. The oath of office was admins
tered by Chief Justice W. H. Cab
bert of the supreme court in the pres
ence of members of the Twenty-hrst
General Assembly, convened in joint
session, and throng of spectators.
Women leaders of the prohibition and
suffrage movements wre prominent
among the throng.
| In his inaugural address Governor
Gunter, who was elected on plat
form that pledged enforcement OF tn
prohibition laws, promised to do al
in his power to drive out bootleggers
Tonight more than $4,000 person
will attend the inaugural ball.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
INTERESTING CEREMONIAL

A very interesting and rather lively
ceremonial of the Tall Cedars Of Leb-
anon was held at the Masonic hall
Monday night, at which seven brave
knights presented themselves and
were instructed in the mysteries of
this mystic degree.
After the ceremonial those present
repaired to, the Busy Bee Restaurant
where banquet was prepared for the
occasion, which was greatly enjoyed
by all present.
Those who took the degree were
Hon. John T. Hood, Messrs. Chas. j
Todd, Robert Todd, E. S. Goodreau
Willie Compton, Fred Afford an'
Earl Turner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
TIETJE-BURTNER WEDDING

Mr.. W. F. Tietje, one of the most
prominent planters, and best loved
citizens of this section of Southwest
Louisiana, after making an extended
tour of the middle western states VS.
ting friends and relatives, turned his
course toward the east and greatly
surprised and charmed the Roanoke
community by bringing back orlde
from Virginia in the person OF MISS
Tracie Burtner, a former we'll known
and popular teacher in the Roanoke
high school, Mr.. Tietje and Miss Burt
ner were married Thursday, January
9Th, at the home of the brides parents
in Rockingham county, Virginia, by
the Rev, A. S. Hammack, superlntend-
ent Of the Virginia conference OF the
United Brethren church, DR.. HAM
mack being an uncle Of the BRIDE
They reached Roanoke Monday even
ing on the return trip. Tuesday ev-
ening while they were in bissful ig-
norance Of such an advancing host
TWENTY-FIVE automobiles packed witt
at least one hundred and fifty OF tht
Il; best people in Louisiana, including tn
excellent band from Welsh, drove VI
10 the country home of Mr.. TietJe
and extended an enthusiastic and cor
: dial greeting to the newly marie
- couple, the band discoursed swee
= strains of music to the very grea
:. pleasure of all, refreshments Wer
= served. and several hours of socl;
70 intercourse were enjoyed, heartle'
Recommendations were bestowed an
" the company dispersed at late hol
y after very delightful occasion hi
4 been experienced. The friends of tt
~ bride and groom in this section nur
.rs Der a mighty host and their be
co wishes follow these two friends for
10. long and happy voyage on the sea
matrimony.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
rcTU. DAY OF PRAYER
rop NATIONAL PROHIBITION

Il. National Woman's Christian
-0rspce Union has issued its pro-
ING for the day of prayer for Ma
ss,I Constitutional Prohibition,
ia viii be observed throughout the
ssn on January 18th, 1917.
~ lceal W. c. T. U. is arranging
nm which will be rendered at
4. paOtist church on the above date,
Il include hymns, scripture read
prayers, etc, beginning at two
ork
Everyone is urgently requested tC
nd the meeting.
epro@am is as follows:
D.yosloDsl, Mrs, j. B Lee; Remarks
IA T. w. Heryey; r. ling, Mrs
snstufy; Address, Al Jones' Season
vqsyer; Lett ii With God, Mrs. j. L
slnqer; Reading, Mrs. Bower,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
WELSH BEATS ROANOKE
SCORE 20 TO %

The basket ball game last Saturday
between the Welsh high school and
the Roanoke high school resulted IN
a victory for the Welsh high school
by score of 20 to %. The attend
ance at the game was not as large
as anticipated, but those who were
there enjoyed the game very much
acknowledging that it was the best
game ever played on the Welsh court
The boys hope for a much larger
attendance at their next game which
will be played here February l0tt
between them and Oberlin. Oberllr
claims to have one Of the fastest
teams in Southwest Louisiana.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
lolNT INSTALLATION
W0oDMEN OF THE WORLD
AND WOODMEN CIRCLE

Tfmsday night Welsh Camp NO.
H W. o. W. and Lerah Grove NO.
Woodmen Circle held their joint
c annual installation OF othcers
the W. o. w. hall, before large
ang Of members Of the two or
aations and their friends.
lhs installation ceremonies were fol
a BY banquet in the banquet
ION II the Masonic hall.
Officers Of W. o. W. Camp No. ITO
o VIII serve the ensuing year are
Greer, C. c.; S. E. Carroll, A. Ii;
Stockton, P. C. C; R. W. Howard
Banker; E E. KimbalI, Clerk; J. L.
hnette, Escort; julius Goldsmith
aichman; S. F. Tatum, Sentry
The officers of Lerah Grove No. 221
Mrs. Cora Shoemaker, Guardiani
Is Pearl Hebert, Past Guardian
W Pearl Greer, Adviser; Mrs. Ger
aae Davis, Chaplain; Miss Kate
ohe, Secretary; Mrs. Ada Hebert
Ailsndant; Mrs. P. H. GOOdreau, AS
lant attendant; Mrs. Aline Romero
inside Guard; Mr.. Anthony Heber'
de Guard.
Ag r. G. Seward offciated as IN
lng officer for the two bodies
also as master Of ceremonies
banquet. AS a result Of his 81
Qns a number of interesting talS
Woodcraft, fraternalism and tn
ipFt Of good fellowship accompanle
90 feast.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
WELSH WILL HAVE
A COTTON GIN
Welsh Warehouse Co. viii Install Gin
On Assurance Of 1000 Acres Be-
ing Planted This Season.

It is an assured fact that Welsh will
have a modern cotton gin, as refer
ence to the ad. of the Welsh Ware
house company appearing in this is
sueof the Journal, shows conclusively.
Thewarehouse company has decided on
this step in the interest of diversified
tion on the assurance Of at least 1000
acres being planted to the long staple
in this vicinity the coming spring, and
the management feels confident that
when it is generally known that
gin will be conveniently located, a
much larger acreage will be planted.
There are thousands of acres of land
within the bounds of Jefferson Davis
parish that are we'll adapted to the
production of cotton. There are also
many ambitious agriculturists here
who are not able, financially, to equip
elaborate rice plantations, who would
be glad to plant a crop Of cotton, es-
pecially when it is bringing hand
some figures as at present. The aver
age yield Of cotton at present prices
will net about $4,000 per acre, and it
is needless to say that in spite of the
present great prosperity, we need the
money.
This is the age Of public improve
ments, and public improvements mus
be paid for. Our agricultural devel
opment must therefore keep pace will
our public improvements, just as on
n personal earning capacity must keel
= apace with our personal expenditure
i otherwise we go broke-and com
4, munity is not immune to these sam
Ie unpleasantries. Therefore, it be
hooves US to build our earning capa
g city as we build our improvements.
At It is a we'll known fact that one Gro
e, has never succeeded permanently
d. any country-not even cotton. Go
70 mines finally play out, too, and the
sites become ruins. We have q
to preached diversity and to certain e
tent we are practicing it, but if v
would be a successful agricultur
IS. community we must diversity mo
rs. yet.
on 1t is true that a great many of o
L farmers are not familiar with colt
production, butwehave with US t
parish demonstration agent who
~. trained scientifically in all lines
ire agriculture, and who is not only rea
wn and willing to serve as our adviser,
EN- is paid to help US over just such d
ion ficulties. There is another feature
re. the cotton industry which recommeI
by it particularly to this section. A '
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The exemptions for the mid term
examinations were announced Tues
day, and the hearts and sentiments OF
the scholars were divided between
gladness and sadness, much OF both
being covertly expressed-with due re-
spect, of course, for the hearing OF the
faculty. Some few were bitterly dis
appointed on learning that they had
70 take all of their examinations.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
n.lb Grade Have Model Garden.

IA pupils Of the seventh grade are
.od over the fact that the town
aaneIl has made it possible for them
bAys a school garden in connection
slh work in agriculture. The pre-
Inlnsry work has been started by
rHalno a cold frame in which plants
40 Be started.
lhe BOYS are going to begin spread
- line on the plot Of ground at once
rev win ais do the fencing after the
towing is done.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
B. GABBERT DIRECTOR
CALCASIEU NATL BANK

the last annual meeting of the
'aekholders Of the Calcasieu National
ssnk Of Southwest Louisiana held in
81 Charles Tuesday, January 9th,
W B, Gabbert was elected mem
M Of the board Of directors OF the
Nnk to succeed, the late Z. f. Rob-
Ns1a
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12
KRIS. JAS. cORNWELL DEAD.

{. H. COrnwell has received the
news Of the death Of his mother
James CornwelI at her home in
hand I'LL, last Saturday The fu-
services were held Tuesday, but
q delay in the delivery Of the
3 Csc announcing the death, Mr..
nNell was unable to attend.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-01-12

"The Cognac Cask," the third cpl
sodp of the Iron Claw series at the au-
ditoriun, Thursday night, January
18th.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-10-05
PRESENT COLO WATCH
TO REV. J. c. ROBINSON
Practitioners Show Their Esteem for
Retiring Rector ut Farewell Re-
Ception at Palace Hotel

Rev. J. G. Robinson. retiring rec
tor of st. James Episcopal church,
was rendered farewell reception by
his parishioners last Friday evening
at the Palace hotel. There was a
large attendance and the occasion
proved a very pleasant one, despite
the tinge of sadness occasioned by
the parting. The feature of the even
ing was the presentation to Mr.. Rob-
inson of beautiful Hamilton, open
faced, 21-jewel gold watch. On the
outside case was beautifully en-
grayed an old English r and on the
inside of the cover the inscription
Rev. J. G. Robinson in grateful re-
membrance of service, 1910-1917, st.
James, Pullman, Wash"
The presentation address was
made by NJ. j. Chapman, who said, in
part:
The glory of life is to love not to
be loved; to give not to get; to serve
not to be served; to be the strong
hand in the dark to one in need; to
be strength to a human soul in the
crisis of weakness; this is to know
the glory of life, and this, Mr.. Rob
inson, is what we, the parishioneTs
Of st. James mission, are agreed is
the portion that you have found in
the seven years of service amongst
us. We wish you God-speed in the
wider field of work that you are go
ing to assist in cultiyating, and
assure you that you carry with you
the very best we have to offer out Of
hearts made glad by what you have
done for them. AS a small outward
expression of our high esteem and
of the regard we have for you, |
have the pleasure of handing you
this watch. May it prove as faithful
a time-piece as you have proved a
minister md friend"
Light refreshments were served
and all present joined in extending
best wishes to the guest of honor, for
prosperity and happiness in his new
field of work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-10-05
UNIVERSITY CLUE

The University club held its first
meeting of the college year in its new
home at l7l7 A street Tuesday even
ing. The annual election of officers
resulted as follows: president, VIM.
Goodyear; vice president, Prof. E. G.
Schater; secretary, F. G. Tucker;
treasurer, Prof. f.. C. Colpitts: SER
geant-at-arms, Prof. L. V. Edwards:
member of executive committee for
three-year term, Prof. w. 7. Shaw:
member of executive committee for
two-year term, Prof s. F. Sears.
Seven new members were admitted
and the house committee reported
that there is room for but two more
permanent roomers. The club is
starting the new year with very
favorable prospects and the members
are much pleased with their new
home.