The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-24

ion in ROgalusa. John T. Block was
lected state secretary; Emile Soul
or state treasurer: Judge B. Boudt-
On Of Marksville, state advocate, AMI
=. F. Purrano of Alexandria, state
warden.
Upon learning of the agreement be-
ween the various candidates 10"
governor at the recent meeting at Or
,Iousas to hold off the formal open"
ng of the political campaign until
AL. the South Louisiana Fair ASso-
;iation wired the individual cand1'
lates extending an invitation to be
he guest of the fair association on |
he opening day, October 2, to formal
v open the campaign.
Kenneth Mckay, recognized AS one
Of the best farmers in the country,
who died at his home near Ethel =
few DAYS ago, was given credit for
having made a beauty spot of fertility |
out of one of the most barren fields
in the state. Railroads and other in
terests used it as a show place and a
demonstration Of possibilities when
they brought visitors or settlers this
way.
Election Of officers and the appoint
ment of a committee 10 take preliml-
nary steps for a nationwide advert's-
ing campaign TO encourage greater
consumption of rice by the American
people. composed the principal busi-
ness of delegates at a session of the
convention of the Rice Millers' Asso-
citation of America. J. A. Foster. Lake !
Charles, La, was chosen president.
J. F. Odom. district attorney OF
East Baton Rouge, is looking into the
legality of a recent alleged combina-
ton of Baton Rouge bakeries to fix
the price of bread. The bakers re-
Gently made an agreement regarding
the price Of bread and attempted to
compel grocers to sell their bread at
the same price as the bakeries.
memorial tablet containing the
names of seventy-eight MethodistS'
who saw service with the United
States armies in the European war,
is now being prepared by commit
tee of the Methodist Church, and will,
when completed, be placed in the
church at Monroe with appropriate
ceremonies.
Even goods at L. S. U. are not eX-
empt from the lure of nicotine, ac'
cording to returns from referendum
conducted by the ReVeille. The re-
turns to the question, do you
smoker" was answered in the affirm
alive by ten goods, while eighteen
voted in the negative. Ninety-four OF
! the male students were smokers and
seventy-seven non-users of tobacco.
J. L. Bryan, president, manager and
largest owner of the Natchitoches cot
ten oil mill, which was destroyed by
a fire which originated in the linteTs
from a hot box, estimates the follow
ing loss: Plant. 100000; raw ma
terial, $4,000; meal, oil and other
products, $1,000; total of $4,000,
AS an evidence of the progress
which is being made in the work OF
tick eradication, in Rapides parish,
DR.. G.. P. Branigan, federal inspector
in charge of the work, reports that
the total number of cattle dipped dur
ing the month Of April was 75,52S.
Monroe's claim to captured Ger.
man cannon as the result of the cit
les of Monroe and West Monroe sub,
. seribing practically the whole of the
: parish quota in the late bond drive
will probably be allowed, according &c
word from Frank NJ. Smith of Dallas
The work of dredging Bayou Teche
in st. Martin parish and connections
: is progressing rapidly and the rice
farmers are happy at the prospect O.
abundant water supply to guarantee
I they will be able to grow rice this
season without limit.
The Selective draft machinery Il
/ Louisiana passed out of existence whsl
: the Office of the adjutant general clos
e cd recently. The office of the aGju
e tant general now returns to it's pre-
5 war status as head Of the state Ma
tional Guard.
J. More than a thousand dollars wort
D of silver was stolen from the res
l. dence of ]. w. Sibert of Baton Rouge
d Mr.. Sibert has advertised reward c
q $500 for the return Of the stolen 81
yer.
u J. ]. Dewitt, the Ward Three men
II Der of the Grant Parish police Jur,
d brought in two wolf puppies from
d litter of ten which he captured afte
killing the mother wolf.
L A larger New Orleans Great No
o. thern Railroad depot at Mandevil
Re has been demanded by the local tow
council.