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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
WANT TO GET OUT;
EDUCATIN' SELVES

Somebody slipped one over" on
the Colored Development battalion at
Camp Travis, and although the joke
at first created CONSERVATION among
the members, it has worked untold
good in the cases Of more than 100 OF
them.
When the order for rehabilitation
first reached Camp Travis, rumOrs
spread thick and fast as to what was
going to be done with the c0lOred
troops. Some were told they were
going to be sent to Germany, others
heard they would be required to re-
build tOrn-up France and Belgium
while some even heard that an invad
ing army of negroes was going to be or
ganized to restore conditions in Russia
The most alarming of these reports
however, was that before any man could
get his discharge from the army he muSi
learn to read and write, and that he
must sign his own name to his dis
charge papers. Now, the Colored De
velopment battalion is made up chiefly
Of illiterates, and only few Of then
know the alphabet. Anyway, the ne
groes saw no hope for future freedom
unless they Immediately set to worn
"educatin' themselves" as some OF
fhen aYnrossn6 II
The report reached an officer Of the
Army Y. NJ. c. A. and he Immediately
saw an opportunity of pushing his edu
catiOnal work in these hitherto un
touched ranks. The result has beer
that in the battalion more than one
hundred negroes have learned to reat
and write and now one Of the fads ir
the organization Is for the men to carr!
spelling books and readers around
with them. Every time an officer ISM
looking many Of the men can be found
at their favorite pastime Of "educatin
themselves"
In addition to this 300 others WHIT
at some time or other had learned Il
read and write, but who through negli
gence had forgotten how, were abb,
to brush up and refresh their memo
ries to an extent that they are abb,
to do both again.
There are some 200 others in tn,
battalion who had been in school al
far as the third grade, and these hav,
taken up studies which are in advanc,
Of those grades. Three soldier teach
ers and three "Y" secretaries hay,
handled these classes which have beer
In session from 9 to IL 80 o'clock il
the morning and from LIS to 4 in tn
afternoon.
Officers in charge at Camp Travi
are highly pleased with this work, an,
say 1t is among the most importan
being done by the educational dfvi
sion Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEADLY SICK.
Stop Using Dangerous Drug Be.
fore 1t Salivates You!
It's Horrible.

You're bilious, sluggish, con-
Stipated and believe you need vile
dangerous calomel to start your
liver and clean your bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask
your druggist for bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone and take a spon-
full tonight. If it doesn't start
your liver and straighten you
right up better than calomel and
without gripping you or making
you sick | want you to so back
to the store and get your money.
Take calomel today and tomor-
row you will feel week and sick
and nauseated. Don't lose a
days work. Take a spoonful of
harmless, vegetable Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight and wake up
feeling great. It's perfectly
harmless, so give it to your child
rem at any time. 1t can't Saliyate,
SO let them eat anything after
wards. ADV. bod II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
BATTLE BALL" NEW
GAME, MAKES HIT
Two Hundred and Fifty Men on a
Side--Invented by Army
"Y" Man.

Military officials at the head OF the
Camp Travis athletic council, Camp
Travis, Tex, are much interested in n
new game of mass athletics which IS
the invention of Lu itingsmuth, an
Army Y. NJ c. A. secretary. The game
combines much of the science OF rugby
football, soccer ball, volIey ball and
basket ball. and games have been
played at Camp Travis with as many
as 800 men on side.
Using five ordinary footballs and an
ordinary football field with goal posts
at the ends, the game brings into
pIay "skirmiSh" line and defense"
line of players. The balls are placed
0u n line at the center Of the field.
and at given signal the "Skirmish-
rrs" race up to be the first to Kick
the ball. 1t IS then kept in play by
kicking, throwing as in forward pass
in football or passing in basket ball
the aim Of each side being to get all
five balls through the opponents goal
posts or over the goal line. To get the
ball through the goal posts means q
score Of four, but to get it over the
gOnl line means a score Of two.
Mai. ]. S. Leonard, head Of the mill
tary athletic council Of the camp, has
become an enthusiastic booster for the
game, and it is likely that the game
will be carried to other places as the
men leave Camp Travis. Organized
teamwork In this, as in other games
which the Y. NJ. G. A. steadily encour
ages, wins out, and this has beer
proved by the progress made by the
Thirty-fifth infantry team, which ha:
won the championship Of Camp Travis
"Team" is hardly the word, for will
$50 men on a side, the battle" O.
"battle ball" becomes very realistic
when the game is on.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
PRO

PRO
Be it Knd
President q
missioner:s
age Distric
issue this Il
ing an elect
District on
Of May, 10
submitting
Of said Di
vote a spec
tax on all
limits of S
subject to .
period of !
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the sum OF
Cs24,OOO:OO
a special ar
per acre OF
within the
District fo1
years, and
thereon in
Thousand
said electid
dence of Jd
riot, in acc
tween the
o'clock a. 4
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names of t
clerk apo
of presidin
more fully
TO the foll'
six 60 an(
Board 1
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dinanceS al
Proclanlatl
Issued
ThornweH
One on thi'
1919.
President
SiOner:
age Di
Attest:
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Sc
ORDIN.
AN ORD
Drainage /
levying of
rpnIS Der
of a bOnd(
sum of +
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Article 2Sl
the State @
ed on the
1918, ana
mentS thel
providing
drainage S
ated in sa
holding of
Whereas
the Board
said Thor
No. One, t
said Drain
lied TO ere
ness of t
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by twenty
Hundred
to be issue
CommiSSi(
Drainage |
interest at
per annur
ly, maturi
be fixed l
missioner,
riot, at thu
issuance
that in OF
lnent of 81
the inter(
tional fun
said Thor
No. One t
dredging
way, can
and to pl
drain the
said distr
that a sp
per acre /;
PSI of t
State of
vember 2
by levin.
erty com
of said T
rict No. @
ty years,
year 1917
year 1888
Section
The BE-.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
OUR BOYS OR GIRLS.

"a rose with all its sweetest
petals yet unfolded."
Young friend. With your tu-
ture before you what will you
make it-succeSS or failure? WITH
youth and health you have the
power within you TO possess the
! blessing of practical knowledge
the JOY of achievement the con-
tent of success, but only through
! intelligent effort. If you have
within you the love OF higher
things and better days; II you
have ambition. energy and deter
mination, we can train you IN
business methods Bookkeeping,
Stenography, Penmanshlp, Cot
ton CHASING, Business Admins
tration and Finance, TeIesraphy,
etc., and secure for you good po-
sition. You have no time to. lose,
The spring and sumner months
should be used in securing a prac-
tical knowledge that you may ac-
cept god paying position when
The busy fall season begins. In
our years of experience in teach
ing, we have helped many young
men unfold and blossom into SUI
perior manhood, and wOmanhOod
awaken to the responsibilities OF
business life, and crown labor
with success. What we have
done for others we can do for you
Tie business world is seeking
everywhere for young men and
;. women who are properly trained
in business, to do the work the
business office demands. Let us
impress upon you in the lansu-
ace of Narado, a Hindoo sage,
Study to Know" Develop your
Judgment. Young friends, use
your youth in the pursuit OF
knowledge. We can give you no
better advice than to join our in
dustriouS band of students; they
are here from many different
: states, and are going out daily as
graduates into splendid positions
ployment Department.
: Our large catalogue containing
? the statements of young people
who have travelled the road We
are advising you to travel will be
interesting reading to you. The
letters from business firms witt
whom they are now engaged will
be encouraging to you, and oul
low tuition rates and credit plan!
together with the short time tax
en- to complete the course will b.
a pleasant surprise to you. Fill
in your name and address, clil
and mail today for large cata
logue.
Tyler Commercial College,
Tyler, Texas.
Name ........,.~.................
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26

conditioned for the faithful
Torrance and discharge =, !
duties as Constable of W.,Jd ;
Parish of Jefferson Day;s "u !
of Louisiana. St
Now, therefore, |, Bne.
Pleasant: Governor of the s.,
of Louisiana, have though u ~
er to issue this my procIampppef
with the view of giving % "ll;
notice to all persons herein y
eSted and concerned to Jug y
cause in writing, at the ofRe p,l',
the Secretary of State at tbs ' r.
of Baton Rouge, La, within ;, ~
ty days from and after tbo
publication hereof why said h. :
and the mortgage resultina ~ Tap'
from should not be Cancelled J' =
annuIed and The above nams1 y
curitieS discharged from aDv !.
Their liabilities in the Dremis. ~
Given under my Signaturp ~ =,
the Seal of the State of Lon;,;aa
at the City Of Baton Roupp l y
23rd day Of Aprit.A. D. 1919 W
SEAL R. G. pleasant
By the governor:
r. H. STONE,
Secretary of State.
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sunday, April 9th.

AIIserviceS of the day in then
usual order. Every service be-
gins promptly on time-new time
A special feature of the morn
inc service will be a solo by Mr.
R. F. Weichert, accompanied by
Miss Oaksmith on the piano and
Miss Moran with violin.
Welcome to everybody.
Robert l.. Weldon, Pastor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-04-26
Executive Department,
Slate of Louisiana,

Slate OF Louisiana,
Whereas, J. NJ. Pitrc, OF the
Parish of Jefferson Davis has APP
piled 10 me for the cancellation
Of his Bond, drawn and subscribe
ed by himself as principal, with
SEVERN Langley and Marius La
Fargue as sureties in the full sum
iof Five Hundred ($5OO.OO) Dol
lars, dated January 18th, 1913,
and recorded in Mortgage Book
"a, page 70 of the records of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis and
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
HI ". RIDDICK
|FLAYS PAYTRIOTEERS

reasonably paid and doing a days
work for a days pay. 1t is our
next duty to probe to the bottom ev-
cry one of the thousands of suspicious
and fagrantly apparent circum-
stances pointing to the criminal
waste of public money during the
past two years, to fix the response
bility, place the blame, and, where
necessary, demand the punishment.
The civil official who was guilty Of
waste of public money during a time
of war, along with the contractor
who has fattened on the fruits of
the peoples sacrifice, were the most
despicable pro-Germans of the re
cent conflict, for they were engaged
in depicting unnecessarily the re-
sources upon which our people de-
pended for victory.
The American people should not
| be deceived by the cry that this bur
den of taxation and debt is by law
loaded upon the rich. All bills must
finally be paid by the original sources
of our wealth-land and labor. The
people, the hundred million Amerl-
cans, must shoulder this burden.
/ Beware MUSICAL L UEdScS
They have no right andSno dispo-
sition to complain of the weight OF
any necessary part of that burden
They have a right to complain OF eV-
erv pound of it heaped up by incom'
potency and lack of conscience IN tht
; expenditure of public money.
Another thought: The American
noonla ebonld not be deluded by the
present patent effort to divert theil
, thought from the practical problems
of domestic legislation and admins
tration by musical phrases abou
, world-service. Good public service
! like charity, begins at home; II
does not begin there, it does not ge
anywhere. AS I look into the KIN
y Of administration we have been get
9 ting in this country wonder II run
y ming one nation isn't about, 10
. enough for the American people, o
: of least for their representatives L
nnhlic authority. The absence OF tn
President from the county at Ini
time. and his refusal to call Con
y eress into session for the perform
/ ance of its duties, might create tn
- ;nonression that we have no nom
= nroblems of pressing importance
r There never have been as many laIs
r ones as now confront US, ana en1 1
n any part of the government s snoG, IL
= be off the job at this time seems II
i conceivable to me. 49,: :
e What shall it profit a nation
- set out to save the whole WoIla al, al
g lose it's own solvency and lndepen', I,
% % ence? fTn As an example to the wor.
.e se Of Of safe and wise popular. Cover
Ie q N ment W we may perhaps be of as mue l
f, e. service to humanity and to democr' l:1
~ ~ cV c as in joining an information
- leaone for the regulation OF the d
ss fairs of the whole world.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
LITTLE JAMES
WAGNER DIED MON.

James Wayne Wagner, 1nfant son
Of Mr., and Mrs. James q. wagner Oh
this city, passed away at the nos o5
n;tsl r in WilHston Monday, March 81,
et n m. His death was caused py
a a stoppage of the upper mtesslnts 4sa l;t
. and everything was done for the Ut
I tIa fellow that medical knowledge
could ct conceive, but to no avail.
Baby James Wayne Wagner was va
horn ~ IN Plentywood February 10,
@ po1s and was 13- months of age at
tbe time of his death.
Funeral services were held at the hs
Congregational church, conducted py
Rev q. w. Savage. Burai was III
the Plentywood cemetery.
Those present from out OF town posa a.
+ha funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
net ,aa Marsh. Mr.. and Mrs. John Mem
and and Mrs. Meng, mother OF MRS
Wagner and Miss Violet Meng' SIS
ter of Mrs. Wagner.
The bereaved parents have tn
sympathy of the whole eommums. IN Il
n the loss of their most beloved little
] son.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04

MILLS NOT GUILTY
OF SEDITION

dress at Island Park in this city
June 25, 1918, the day before the
primary election when he spoke in
favor of the Nonpartisan league can
didates.
MEll Goes to California
Friends of DR.. Mills and the Nom
partisan league, who, from follow
ing the trial had anticipated the
verdict, showed great jubilation
when their anticipations were real
lied.
DR.. Mills will leave this evening
for Berkeley, Calf, where he will
visit with his family for six weeks
when he will return and continue
with his lectures under the auspices
of the Nonpartisan league in North
Dakota.
Careless Prosecution
Judge Amidon, in his charge to
the jury, said that had the prose-
cutting attorney read the speech of
DR.. Mills carefully, and examined
all the particulars of the case, there
would have been no trial, as there
was no case against the aged social
worl lker.
He said that 1T was proven that
Mills had in no way even attempted
to violate the sedition act. "There
was nothing to do," said the judge,
''but ask the jury to bring in a ver-
dict of not guilty"
This case, the climax of the trials
of men connected with the Nonpar-
tisan league was one of the most
sensational. The opponents of the
League have made much use of the
! charge against DR.. Mills.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
I. CUNTHER EXPLAINS REFUND

.sod on act. authorizing the Board
pf County Commissioners to 5eVy
onecial " tax of not to exceed two
Ellis on the dollar of taxaDle plo,
Lnl+9- mus IN IN the County, for the purpose
peice pc ceonst,ucting and maintaining IRE, 1ree
ol Lii hr;dees; such tax when collect.
ed to be kept as a speclal ioi'u Ao-
this purpose. eor +be
In i 1o1e fbe Board of County
commissioners Se@n levied tax, Oh w smo
end one-half mills for 6ndge pui s
anu anues It is plain that this tax , Is
ppnelbalf mill in excess Oh the Tr+h ls1s
ollrnT ,,nr,,,;tted bv law. The Great Norsn-
permp.tIU per pa;IWay Company paid this ex- <.
err. eIn i Iauv Under protest and Wlenn
sixty days commence c SUI sa,s Comfy
31As nist,;ct Court of Sheridan ooures @
- ~ racover sa the amount OF excess eno taSe
70 70 maid Maid amounting to about si0oo.
50 rpo case was referred to me ano
adrised ah the Board of County Com,
,;ssioners that the levy was mega
- - tbe excess of one-half MILL tna' .,
- = Ia of the Great Northern ran
tne sun annonany could not be success,
Wy, WY resisted. and recommenoeu s'ia, :,
+ba Board authorize the 'ie~1ss
rafund the amount. ,pD
County Attorney
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04

Roger Burke, who was the head
denutv clerk & recorder for Mrs.
Ran Johnson the latter part of the
year, and who was campaign mana
ger for the Sheridan County 10y
alty League, and who, it is reported
uses green ink in his fountain pen, 4h l.
With which he has been writing the
Phunny and Phooish remarRs IN IN
the "Damfno" column OF the fioileel I
Press, also seems to nave nooheo a,o =
little piece of the "slippery slmole.
nm" last November when gfeat
hunks bn Of the peoples money We're
being passed around to those VINO
| bod heen so useful to the gang
d,,ring d the campaign. The schemes
IoyaIty RasaHyD league ca members to uo1n mulch ;a
the taxpayers money are surely IN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
million Dollar Band
Makes Big Hit
Three Thousand Persons Hear Big
Organization in Auditorium.

Fargo, N. D., April 3.-Over 5000
persons last evening heard "The Mil
lion Dollar Band" formerly the
Harvey Band of the eScond North
Dakota regiment, and in France the
10th Engineers band, IN its con-
cert in the Fargo auditorium.
Fifteen hundred Fargo school
children and their teachers heard
the band in a special concert in the
Afternoon, when children from st.
Johns orphanage, the Crlteenton
home and the North Dakota Cnlld-
ren's home were special guests.
The band made a hit in both con-
certs, and then some.
Encore after encore was demanded
by last evenings crowd, the Largest
which has packed the auditorium IT
year. From the opening march C
the finale, every number was a trl-
umph.
washington Greys," march by
Continued on page eightJ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04

genious and the heather Chinese
hasn't got anything on these loyal,
100 per centers, when it comes to
ways that are dark and peculiar.
Mr.. Roger Burke was on the coun-
ty payroll as deputy clerk & record
er. and during which time he put IN
the following bills which was duly
audited by the clever man from
Glasgow, who will be placed on the
nav roll of Roosevelt county IT there
is any way for Frank Welnrch TO
dc so and get by with it.
The warrants drawn to Rodger
Burke outside of his salary warrant
are absolutely illegal and the itemi-
zation of his claim are on the face
insufficient, yet Mr.. Burke got his
money and got away with it.
The records show as follows:
For the month of November, 1918
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
HOW ABOUT A
BASEBALL TEAM?
Now Is the Time for All Baseball
Fans to Get Together for a Base
ball Team for PlentywOod.

Now that the war is over and con-
ditions are becoming normal, how
about that baseball team this sum-
mer?
The weather is getting now so
that preliminary practice can be
started. We have some good materl-
al here for a nucleus around which
to organize a winning team and all
that is NEEDED is the starting of the
movement.
A meeting should be called as soon
as possible and officers elected and
organization started.
Every business man in Plentywood
should get behind this movement, as
a good baseball team with the back
ing of the citizens is sure to be a
winner and one of the best aover-
tisements a city can have.
So lets all get together and boost
for a. baseball team, the equal OF
which has not been known in this
| section OF the county.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
HELLAND NOMl-
MATED FOR MAYOR
People Win Try to Improve the PO-
Icing of the County Seat-Many
Not Satisfied.

A number of the citizens of the
county seat met in Judge Olson's
office Wednesday evening and nom
mated a ticket to stand in the com
ing city election on April 7th.
That element which has been dis
satisfied for some time Of the manner
in which the county seat city has
been policed and would like to see
the conditions, as they say, at least
respectable, place the following tic
ket in nomination:
Mayot-Ed. Holland.
Alderman, End ward-Harry John
son.
The above ticket will be designat-
ed on the ballot as the Administra-
tive Improvement Ticket.
The element which is heartily in
favor of things as they are, met in
the fire hall and nominated a ticket
as follows:
Mayor-F. w. Grave.
Alderman, 1st ward-Peter Diet
rich and C. E. Coryell.
Alderman, End ward-John Palu-
bicki.
This ticket will be designated as
the Good Government ticket.
The candidates for Alderman are
all first class fellows and there will
be but little interest in the election
of the members of the legislative
body, but there promises to be quite
an interesting campaign between the
two candidates for mayor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-04
REDMOND ENTERTAINS
STATE EXAMINER AT
A PRIVATE BALL

The once, county auditor, whose
records have been under investiga- |
ton by the office of the State Exam |
iner for the past fortnight, and which
examiner finished his labors last Sat-
urday evening, and who during his
stay here made such pleasant i'm
preston on the old Sheridan county
straw boss, that that gentleman felt
constrained to give the "dapper" ex-
an4iner a little celebration, gave the
examiner a delightful ball last
Saturday evening.
The "gang" was all there.
This gay and happy party "tripped
the light fantastic toe" until the
cock crew and the merry sunshine
scared away the little stars"
Everybody had the most delight
full time.
So did the State Examiner
What did the happy party of mer-
rymakers care whether the tax pay
ers had been done out of small
fortune or not?
Theirs was to dance and laugh and
poke at the poor hard working rubes
and their wives.
The patriotic soldier sons of these
rubes are strong and can work and
pay for all Of the money that it costs
for this merry crowd to live.
And what is the taxpayers money
between friends, anyway?
A splendid time was had at the
dance and the State Examiner en-
joyed every moment of it.
The state examiner had such a
good time the next day, Sunday,
that he did not recover in time to
catch his train Monday morning; for
what with flashing eyes, for what
,, with ruby lips, for what sparkling
refreshments, could human heart
expect?
Tuesday morning, Mr.. J. F. Red
mond accompanied the friendly state
examiner to the main line in order
| to see to it that he took the tram
towards Helena instead of in the 9TH
er direction.
1t is understood that Frank Vein
rich was interviewed by these par
ties before they separated.
| In the meantime the public breath
lessly awaits the report of the state
examiners office.
1t will probably be set to music
and will like the latin pot Sing OF
the arms and the deeds, of this hero
who driven by the wrath of the gods
set out from Glasgow on that event
| ful day"