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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09


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Soot;o, Or, ~, DrcOry, WEN
az '"''Oi1 '1i,'
DS tie jefferson laws PariStl
school Board Of the Parish Of JET
ferson Davis, State OF Louisiana.
that a Special Election be held in
said Welsh School District No. 10
Jefferson Davis Parish, State of
Louisiana, and same is hereby
called for the End day of Septem-
Der, in the year 1919. for the DUR
pose Of submitting to The vote of
property taxpayers of Welsh
School District No. 10, the follow
ing one proposition:
Q} A proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds of said
Welsh School District No. 10 JEFF
'crSon Davis Parish, State Of
Louisiana, to the amount of One
Hundred twenty-five Thousand
1925, OOO00) Dollars to run for a
period of Thirty 900 years, bear
nS interest at the rate Of Five (5)
Der centum per annum, interest
payable Semi-annually, for the
)urnOSn of rNnSfrucfin0 ond
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09
Notice to the Public.

Notice is hereby given that the
assessments Of this parish have
been reviewed by the Board of
State Affairs, valuations have
been fixed on all property in the
parish by the said Board and the
valuations thus fixed are open for
inspection at the assessors office
for a period of twenty days. Any
person desiring to know what
Yaiue has been placed upon his
property by the Board of State
Affairs is hereby notified to call
at the assessors office and exam
Inc his assessment sheet. Any
taxpayer SO desiring has a right
to protest valuations fixed by the
Board of State Affairs at a meet
ing of the Police Jury to be called
Tor that purpose.
l.. L. RICHARD,
Assessor.
Jennings, La, July 26, 1919.
J26 APO
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09
Signature of Voter.

Attorney in fact.

Notice to Voters: To vote in
favor of the proposition submit
ted on this ballot, place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the
word YES" TO vote against it
place similar mark after the
word mo"
Section 5. Be it further reSolv-
ed, etc, that the polls for said
election shall open at ZOO a. m.
and shall remain open until 500
p. NJ, at which last named time
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

o. A proposition to
incur debt and issue
bonds Of Welsh School
District No. 10 Jeffer-
son Davis Parish, State
Of Louisiana, to the
amount of One Humid YES
red twenty-five ThOuS-
and ($125,O O0.OO) Dol
lars, to run for a period
Of Thirty 900 years,
bearing interest at the
rate of Five 60 per
centum per annum, in
tereSt payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose
OF constructing and
equipping one brick or
other equally fir emo
proof free public
school building in said
Welsh School District
No. 10, Jefferson Davis
Parish, State Of Louisi-
ana, title to which shall
vest in the public
Taxable valuation S...................
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09
PROCLAMATION.

BE IT KNOWN, that by virtue
! of the authority conferred on me
| by law, and especially by a reSo.
luton of the jefferson Davis Par
iSh School Board of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State Of LouiSi-
ana, passed on July oath, 1919,
}. NJ. Booze, President of the said
Board, do hereby issue this. my
Proclamation, giving notice of
the calling of a Special Election
within the limits of Welsh School
District No. 10 jefferson Davis
Parish, State of Louisiana, on
SEPTEMBER End, 1919,
between legal hours, to-wit: 700
a. m. and 500 p. M, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the proper
ty taxpayers Of said District,
qualified to vote in said election,
the following proposition, tO-wit !:
a. A proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds of Welsh
School District No. 10 Jefferson
Davis Parish, State of Louisiana,
to the amount of One Hundred
twenty-five Thousand (S125,-
100000 Dollars, to run for per-
iod of Thirty 500 years, bearing
interest at the rate of Five 90
per centum per annum, interest
payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of constructing and
equipping one brick or other
equally fireproof free public
school building in said School
District No. 10, Jefferson Davis
Parish, State of Louisiana, title
to which shall vest in the public,
Further notice is hereby given
that at the hour of II 100 a. m. on
September 3rd, 1919, the Jeffer-
son Davis Parish School Board
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State of Louisiana, will meet in
their office in the Court House of
Jefferson Davis Parish, in the
Town of Jennings, State of Lou
isiana, and will then and there
open the ballot box, examine
and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass
the returns, and declare the re-
suit of said election.
Issued by me officially at Jen-
ningS, Louisiana, on this July
oath, 1919.
J. NJ. BOOZE,
President Jefferson Davis Parish
School Board of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana.
Attest:
w. p. ANNETTE,
Secretary.
A2-5t
When the railroad administra-
ton loses it's job it ought to be
able to get one as an advertise
ment writer. Its prose and poems
on vacation trips are almost IT.
resiStible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09
he polls shall be closed.

the polls shall be closed.
Section 8. Be it further reSoIv-
ed, etc, that this Resolution shall
take effect Immediately upon its
passage.
! Upon roll call the following
members voted Yea: &. H. Shove,
DR.. c. z. Hunter, w. H. Precht,
H. F. Bradford, w. NJ. Fenton, J.
NJ. Booze, L. w. Todd and A. G.
FOnten0t,
Yeas, s; Nays, 0; Absent. /.
The resolution was declared
unanimously adopted and was
signed and approved by the PrcSi-
dent.
Adopted and approved this
oath day of July, 1919.
(Signed) j. NJ. BOOZE,
President.
Attest:
w. p. Annette,
Secretary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

them and that said proclamation
and notice of election shall stat
that at the hour of II 100 a. m. OF
the 3rd day of September, 1915
in the office of the Jefferson Da
Wis Parish School Board of tn
Parish of Jefferson Davis, in tn
| Court House of the Parish of JEFF
ferS0n Davis in the Town of Jen
ningS, Louisiana, the Jefferson
Davis Parish School Board of Sai(
Parish, will meet in open session
and then and there proceed to Op
en- the ballot boxes, examine anC
count The ballots in number anC
amount, examine and canvass The
jrelurnS and declare the result OF
the said election,
! Section 4. Be ii further reSolv
ed, etc, that the polling place foI
The said election provided for II
Section of this Resolution is
hereby fixed at the Town Hall ir
1.-The Town of Welsh, Jefferson Da.
Wis Parish, State of Louisiana.
Section ). Be it further resolv.
led. ETC. that in order to hold the
said special election, the fol-
lowing officers are appointed,
each of whom is qualified
ito vote at said special cleo
ton, being a property TAXPAYER.
"a qualified voter and a man of
COED rcpute, to-wit: F. H. Boil
ing, r. S. Greer and A. R. Arce-
ncaux are appointed Commissions
crS for said election and +. G.
Seward, Clerk thereof.
Section 6. Be it further resolv-
ed, ETC., That the President of the
Jefferson Davis Parish School
Board of the Parish of jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, be and
he is hereby authorized and in
structed TO provide for use in the
election herein called the neces-
Sary registration list, including
the list of those who have paid
poll taxes, together with the list
Of the property taxpayers quail
fled TO vote in said election and to
provide the necessary polling
booths, pencils, pads and the like
and all other necessary things
and material and the President of
Ibis Board shall also provide and
have printed ballots in such form
as to comply with the form out
lined in the succeeding section
and in order to pay for the ex-
penSeS of holding said election,
the pay of Commission
erS, Clerks and Deputy Sheriffs,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

Don't suffer! A tiny bottle OF
Freczone costs but a few cents al
any drug store. Apply a few
drops on the cornS, calIuSeS and
hard skin" on bottom Of feet,
then lift them off.
When Freezone removes c0rnS
from the toes or caIIouSeS from
the bottom of the feet, the skin
beneath is left pink and healthy
and never sore, tender or irri-
tated. Freez 285
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09
RESOLUTION CREATING
WELSH SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 10, Parish of Jefferson Davis.
State of Louisiana


State of Louisiana.
BE IT RESOLVED by the JEFF
ferson Davis Parish School BoarC
OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis
State of Louisiana; That a Specia
School District to have all the
powers and rights provided by
law and the constitution of sale
State, is hereby created in Jeffer.
son Davis Parish, Louisiana, tc
be known as Welsh School Dist.
rlct No. 10, to embrace and con.
tain all the territory included
within the following described
boundaries in said Parish and
State. to-wit: Commencing NE
corner of the WIZ section 1914
thence W along the township line
to the NV corner section 1875,
thence south to the SW corner of
NJ of section 4-10-5, thence east
to the Sc corner of NJ of section
1-10-5, thence south to the Sc
corner of section 1-10-5, thence
east to the Sc corner of the VIZ
section 4-10-4, thence north to the
point of beginning.
Section 2. Be 1t Further Resolv-
ed, that all ordinances, resolu-
tons or parts thereof in conflict
herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed, especially all
such ordinances, resolutions and
parts thereof heretofore adopted
creating any school districts
boundaries overlap or in
terfere with the boundaries here
fixed.
On roll call all members voted
in the affirmative.
Yeas, 8; Nays, @; Absent, /.
The resolution was unanimous
" declared adopted and was sign
ed and approved by the President.
J. NJ. BOOZE,
President Jefferson Davis Parish
School Board of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana.
Attest:
w. P. ANNETTE,
Secretary.
RESOLUTION
AT INC CDETTAT TT ET
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

In case the Kaiser Is Found
guilty, why not have Hiram John
son and Mr.. Borah talk him TO
death?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

For a man reputed to be cold,
President Wilson certainly in
spires a most burning and We
hement wrath in the breasts Of
his enemies. It injuries hem
merely to see his picture in the
paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21
JAPANESE INSTITUTE
REFORMS IN KOREA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-Local self
government for Korea and reforms look
Ing toward home rule. arc announced in
an imperial rescript issued yesterday in
Toxic and received heer today at the
Japanese embassy.
The military government has been dis
placed and succeeded by civil one. The
military gcndarmcrie. so much under
criticism Of late. is 10 be replaced by
civilian police force entirely under civil
ilr control 4 system Of village and
town municipal government based on
popular suffrage also is TO be under
taken.
Possibly most important OF all, from
the Korean point Of view, the rescrIpt
ny the emperor OF Japan provides that
Koreans shall have the same privileges
and legal rights as Japanese Hereto
fure Japanese have been a privileged
class.
Baron Saito. former minister OF state
snd one Of the best known of Japanese
statesmen becomes governor general.
succeeding Marshal Hescgawa. Mr.. kic-
zumo, former minister of interior In the
Knto cabinet. succeeds Director General
Yrmdgata in administration.
The executive orders carrying into
effect the emperors rescript were issued
today in Toxic but have not yet been
received here. They acr outlined. how
ever. in a statement Premier Hara
cabled to this country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21
All Megit" Theatres
Except One Closed

CHICAGO. Aug. @O.--All "legit,-
mate" theatres In Chicago with one eT-
ception were dark tonight as sesui,
OF the strike of musicians and stage
mechanics in sympathy with striking
actors.
The theatres affected by the wslkour.
which took place just before the after
noon perfoT mances. are the (iarrick
Studebaker. Olympic. Palace. Tolonia,
and La Sale. The Woods. Cohan's
Grand and the Court have been closed
several days by the actors strike. This
Olympic, where Down Limerick Way.
Is playing was reopencd tonight after
II was explained that the management,
was not affiliated with the production
managers association.
The plays affected by today's strix"
are Scandal" The Passing Show"
Take It From Ne" Angel Face" and
honeymoon Town" Union Officials de-
clared tonight that ''On the Firing
Line" scheduled to start at the BlaS..-
stone next week and Three Wise
Fools" which was TO open At the Pow
ers tomorrow. would not DE able 20
show.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21
HERR|CK SEES DANGER To THE
NATION IN j. 8, RAIL CONTROL

road brotherhoods were established and
! that it would involve q huge addition TO
the public debt as the value OF tho rail-
roads was estimated ut $4,000. 600.
referring TO the agitation by railroad
employees through the officers Of their
organizations in favor Of government
ownership Of the roads. Mr.. Hcrrck
said:
This propaganda will not he favor
ably received by tho people OF this
country. who as always. must pay the
bill The deficit incurred in less than
two years Of federal operation is alroad"
more than $500. 10000 and IS mounting
a; the rate of S2.0oO,0oo a day in spite
of sharp increases in freight and Dassen-
ger rates. Directly or indirectly. in
taxes. freight charges and increase in
the cost Of goods tho burden Of that
deficit on the people and contributes in
tremendous measure to the opprcsstvcfy
high cost Of living. IN the face OF that
showing who could conscicntiousiy wish
TO perpctuate governmental control Of
the railroads:
81 cannot believe the brothcrhoods
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21
CONSTRUCTION Of DAMS IN THE
WHEELING DIST. \ EAR COMPLETION

The work in the Wheeling engineer
district = the war department pertain
INK to the construction OF ONO river
locks ard dams is nearing completion.
Dam No o. Ohio river, located at IA
venswood w. Va. was placed in oper-
alton during June of this year. Dams
Nos ~ and -. located near Portland
Ohio. and Racine. Ohio. respectively.
will be placed In operation this month,
Dams Nos. -. - and ~ are under con-
struction. with the expectation or being
completed during 1920. With the COM
piction of these dams slackwater naVf-
cation for boats drawing nine feet Will
be provided from Pittsburgh. Pa. TO
dam No. %. located about three miles
below Catiettshurg. Ky. and about 3ls
miles below Pittsburgh. Pa.
The works under construction ofrer
opportunity for employment OF return,
ing soldiers and others qualified in varl-
Gus trades. At dam No. 81. located 81
miles above Huntington. W Va. the fol-
lowing vacancies exist.
Three forcmen. labor-s4 to $3.50 per
day.
Three forcmcn, concretc-s42o to
$40 per day.
Four engineers 3drum hoist-$4.4o
per day or SIS per month.
Ten carpc1tersA concrete forms or
brdsc-S4.4o TO $3.50 per day
Ten carpenters helpers. concrete
forms or bridge-S3o0 to $3.50 per day.
Six mechanics, pipe fttcrs-s3.2o to
$3.50 per day.
Eight briclilaycrs-sS per day.
Four engineers. steam sh0vel-$14o
per month.
Three enSnemcn. pump runners
81 to $3.50 per day.
Two engineers. locomotive tdoEkey)-
$3.50 per day.
One hundred iaborers-33 per day
Any one wishing to make application
for employment should either visit the
site and confer with the engineer IN
local charge Of the work. or address let
ter to L. ). Engineer Office. Dam No.
-. I'roctorville. Ohio. Il. +. d. No. I.
Living conditions at the site are
good Bachelor quarters are provided
and arrangements can be made by all
employees for securing board in CO.
operative mess at actual cost Of food.
Married employees live at Huntington,
Guydndotte and Proctorville. and tbs
government furnishes transportation
by boat from Guyandotte 10 the site or
the work. At present 2S4 men. WORK
ing in three shifts. are engaged on the
construction of the lock. A total or
more than 500 men will be engaged on
the work BY the middle Of September
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21

! hay" throu%hiy considered tho COn5r'
Qu"uCcs that would follow government
; owners htn ct 'hai Ih.? are prepared 10
D -, ..",'iS,' I'M 'r.ut :, Nv,'r. Thor nTrS",''
prppa @nnnla il wholly Al variance with
1T. ,nui;'ri'r al ,"., ""g. .h,,'I' MS n'nI
with their long and HONORABLE" history"
To add III" cost Of ia" raIlrHuS TO
: the governments d"ht. Mr. U"rr.ck said.
would weaken IL. government h"-rn~-
ing power. d,rr'rmir fur;r,r i.">.ir-
mcnt securities and increase III" rate Of
I which IN" ;rN"rurH'ht I'm .,"rrpM. lie
: pointed out that tn" war had added S2h.-
! GOA. OoO. UOh To the public debt IN two
/ years and that the annual interest
| charge alone is now almost equal TO the
whole annual expense Of The national
z, Scrnmrn before the war. To buy thu
railroads and double the national d"Di
! would be exceedingly unwIse," said Mr..
, Hcrrck. 1t would simply multiply tho
principal and interest which IN" people
must pay.
"Uncer,ainty in business will not
cease until the railroad problem is
solved" asserted Mr.. Hcrrlck. EVERY
delay means tremendous loss to the
country. All tho billions of wealth
owned by the people Of the United
States arc To GO forward or backward.
dependent upon tho legislation which is
just ahead. \ mistak" will threaten tho
whole financial STRUCTURE
Mr. Hcrrick said that he believed the
! best plan yet presented for solving the
railroad question was that presented TO
congress by the National Association OF
Owners of Railroad Securities. This
plan he said. provides for II fixed per-
ccntasc return to the roads, and that
where n road makes profit In excess
Of nc- cent the excess shall be divided
between the government. the employees
and Tn railroad. In his opinion this
plan protected all nterests-the public,
the shippers. employees and owners.
The time for experiments has pass
cd" said Mr.. Herrick THE government
has followed fads and fancies far
enough. Now lot us forget partisan and
politics and devise a practical plan for
the busncsslikc management Of our
great vehicles OF commerce. giving men
of experience and vision a chance TO !
exercise their abilities. Radical expert |
menatiton is unthiukable." |
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. e0-Myron
T. Herrick Of this city. member Of the
Executive Committee of the National
Association OF Owners of Railroad Sc
curities. declared in a statement today
that the turning oyer of the vast Sys-
tenn of the railroad lines to the control
of tho government. and through the gov
crnmcnt to the control of organized
labor. would he Il long step toward the
establishment in this country Of an auto
cratic power that would impcrIl the
liberties % the American people.
Mr.. Hcrrick. who WAS formerly COVER
nor Of Ohio and American ambassador
to Franco. is a banker director of the
Erie Railroad and Of the New York Life
Insurance company.
Mr. Kcrrirk asserted in his statement
that tho experience Of the last two
years with the railroads. as with the tel
cgraph and telephone lines is ample
proof that there is neither efficiency nor
economy in government control. uc saio
that such control and operation would
defeat the purpose for which the rail-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21
FORMER LOCAL TEACHER ESCAPES DEATH
IN AEROPLANE ACCIDENT ON THE ISLAND

When big Curtis INC No. 4 war
plane struck the outer fence at the
south end Of the State Fair grounds yes
terday morning in making its getaway
and crashed to the ground, Lieut.. Carl
Miller. former instructor and coach OF
the Triadelphia high school. and Captain
Charles Stickney OF New York city es-
capped with but few slight injuries.
That they were both not crushed be-
meath their machine and killed is consid-
cred . miracle. The machine. with the
exception Of the engine. is a total wreck
and will need to be practically rebuilt.
The two aviatoes departed from Buck
eye lake, near Columbus Ohio. at I
o'clock yesterday morning enroute TO
Waynesburg. Pa, where they were TO
give an exhibition at the fair being held
there IN the afternoon. They reached
this city at 8 o'clock and aiightCd on
the fair grounds after making several
circles over the city. The machine was
then illled with gasoline and oil to carry
Il on theslaSt lap 6f its journey.
The plano was all ready @ depart
and quite q crowd had assembled. II
did not respond as rapidly as it should
for some reason. possibly owing To tn"
fact that the engine did not get warmed
Up. After rising twenty or thirty feet
ABOVE the STpuHu pIdue Inv
hrst fence" then the engine stopped and
in forced landing tho wheels struck
the second fence and the marhirr@ turned
half way around and crashed to the
ground. Lieut.. Miller jumped from tho
machine to the ground and was unhurt.
while Captain Stickney stuck to his post
and alighted with the machine. The
propeller was still running and vas
dashed 10 pieces. the wings were warped
and bent and the tail piece was smash
ed. while the carriage and wheels were
also smashed 10 at"ES.
The aviators came to tho city and
telegraphed TO WaynN:hurE and chu-
celled their engagement. Many persons
started in to disrIan:i" tho machine anG
carry il away for souvenirs. and Secre-
tasy Swartz Of III" Fair association W.
compelled to plaC" 4 Waterman on |"
keep the crowd back. The TWO men arc
experienced aviators and were both 1t:
tho aviation service during tho war. Mr..
Miller resides IL New MartinsrtQc, Tho
plane was Of the new left hand control
type.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-21

A specialist has at last perfected q
pure face powder that positively will
not cause enlarged pores, blackheads
and irritatons. In fact. while it is con-
sidered the best face powder. it IS also
n remedy for complexion troubles. 1t
is guaranteed pure and harmless to the
most delicate baby skin. II beauties
wonderfully because il helps to clear
and tighten the skin and protect the
complexion from blemisheS This new
kind of face powder is made largely OF
an ingredient that skin specialists use
in the treatment Of the complexion.
And it really stays on better than any
other face powder OF course, saying
this. everyone knows We mean the
famous La-may Powder tFrench Pou-
DIRE L'Ame.l This is the powder that