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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

took $4,000.
The police jury for the parish Of
Iberville has called a special election
in the Second, Sixth and Eighth
Wards for the purpose of passing on
a 3-mill tax for good roads in the
three wards.
At a meeting of the Shreveport
Commission Council Commissioner
Leon Kahn announced the experiment
of municipal ownership OF the water
and sewerage system had proven a
success.
The home service conference of the
American Red Cross convened at
Lake Charles. Representatives Of
chapters in Central and Southwest
Louisiana were present.
Victory bonds amounting to $685.,
$50 were sold by New Orleans Boy
Scouts III the campaign Just closed,
when us scouts sold 1888 subscrip.
lions.
Agricultural courses will be added
to the curriculum of the University
Demonstration High School next ses-
sion
Baton Rouge Boy Scouts are max.
ing plans for the observation of Ap.
probation Week, which will be held
from June to IA, The purpose Of the
week is TO get the mothers, fathers
and other citizens to take an interest
in the Scout movement.
Joseph A. McCord of Atlanta, chair.
man of the board of directors of the
Federal Reserve Bank, Sixth Distric..
said in New Orleans reports to the
board show the cash trade of the PEG.
pie with merchants in the Sixth Dis
trict has increased 20 to Is per cent
Major Charles Miller, United
States Army representative in the of
flee Of the Louisiana adjutant general
during the greater part of the war
has been ordered to report to the
United States adjutant general fol
duty at Washington.
L. Paul Amiss. secretary of the Ba
ton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, re
ceived information from Key Yves
that the anti-submarine fotilla woult
stop at Baton Rouge on it's trip from
Florida to st. Louis.
The annual session of the Gran,
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias O
the Louisiana domain was held at tn
Masonic Temple at New Orleans.
In the Methodist Centenary cam
paign begun Sunday at / .. m. Mir
den overpledged it's allotment of $40
900 by $1,147S the first day.
The Amite Methodist Church sui
scribed its quota three minutes afte
the opening of the Centenary can
paign.
While exact figures have not We
been tabulated, it is confidently prt
dicted that this years strawberr
crop in the Tangipahoa belt will rea
ize 100000.
Approximately $350,00O worth {
gravel will be purchased by the polio
jury of Lafayette parish for the mex
twelve months.
| Ground has been broken for til
erection of a bread MANUFACTURER
plant at Lake Charles.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

Major Charles Miller, United
States Army representative in the of.
fee Of the Louisiana adjutant general
during the greater part of the war,
has been ordered to report to the
United States adjutant general for
duty at Washington.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

At meeting of the Shreveport
Commission Council Commissioner
Leon Kahn announced the experiment
of municipal ownership OF the water
and sewerage system had proven a
success.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

Joseph A. McCord of Atlanta, chair.
man Of the board of directors of the
Federal Reserve Bank, Sixth Distric..,
said in New Orleans reports to the
board show the cash trade of the peo-
pie with merchants in the Sixth Dis
trict has increased 20 to Is per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

Baton Rouge Boy Scouts are max
ing plans for the observation of Ap-
probation Week, which will be held
from June to a. The purpose Of the
week is to get the mothers, fathers
and other citizens to take an interest
in the Scout movement.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31

liuuor containing per cent OF alco- T
hol is not Intoxicating" flo,
Now, the question arises, who VIII tba
settle this disputed point? rec
Ere
STATE HAPPENINGS. too
Six men from Alabama, one from ]
Mississippi and enc from Louisiana, lbe
won medals in the championship rifle in
match Of the American eXpeditionarY Wa
force at LeMans, France, according
to advices reaching New Orleans. thr
After continuous operation since
1903, the Union Sulphur Company Of Coz
Sulphur, La, posted a notice that the Lee
mines would close down at noon May OF
20 for an indefinite period. ant
sue
The Baldwin Lumber Company and
the new Industries committee Of the I
Association of Commerce have agreed An
on the terms under which a new saw La
mill will be brought to Lafayette. oh;
Lo
There is a movement on foot 20
build new hotel in Natchitoches. 1t
will contain sixty rooms, and a steam O5C
laundry, and will cost not less than SCI
100000. WI
ito
Rice growers gathered at Coving
ton to take part in a meeting to
launch .rice mill at Covington. The to
movement was started by the Associa- De
ton of Commerce. sio
Harry w. Scott, posing as Captain
Harry MCGEE of the United States ins
army, and John W. Smith, charged pr
with theft, escaped from the Baton fro
Rouge Jail by breaking hole we
through the ceiling and later through AM
the roof. in
A statewide campaign to spread
propaganda in favor of an unlimited me-
constitutional convention by a COM Fe
mittee of nine men was decided upon sa
by the Louisiana Bar Association at bo
the closing session of its annual meet plt
ing at Baton Rouge. tri
The final count Of the special cleo
ton held throughout Acadia parish St
for the levying of tax of one and fic
| one-half mills for a period of ten du
years for school purposes has been ha
made by the school board, and showed III
sweeping majority for the tax. du
That more than $1,500,OOO has been
lost within the last three months on to-
account of the conditions arising from ce
the pipe line situation in the Pine tn
Island, is the estimate of producers ST
in the district. Fl
The twentieth annual convention of
! the Louisiana Division United Daugh. Ii
tiers of the Confederacy selected Nat. th
chitoches as the 1920 convention city. M
There were sixty-nfne delegates and
large number of visitors at the
Lake Charles convention. NJ
This year the Hungarian farmers in 0C
the Albany section, on the Baton
Rouge, Hammond and Eastern rail
road, have made a wonderful straw sc
berry record, aggregating $172,000 up tt
to the close Of the shipping season. p;
| Methodists all over Louisiana are
reporting favorably on the Methodist b.
Centenary drive. Many churches have di
raised their quotas, some reporting CT
the amount raised the first day. IL
The Ascension parish police jury
has created two new good roads dis. g.
tricts, one in the Seventh and Sixth ju
Wards and one in the Eighth Ward. t1
The First Methodist Church of Ba-
ton Rouge almost doubled it's quota e.
of $4,000 in the Centenary campaign. p
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
STATE MAY
'R EQ j | R {
PROTECTIVE
WORK SOON
State Engineer Opposed to
Bond Issue Except on
Condition of Doing Work
in Mexico.

Although sanctioning the proposed
issuance Of $1,25O,0O0 in bonds at the
request of the District, members of
the California State Bond Commits
sion may require the Imperial lrri-
cation District to spend an addition
al million dollars within the next
year or two for protective work in
Mexico.
In fact during the proceedings, in
itiated by Attorney Phil d. Swing for
the District, Stat Engineer Mcclure
stated that he regarded it as. abso-
lutely essential and necessary that
this expensive protective work below
the international border line be car
ried through with as little delay as
possible.
TIE engineer declared that he had
gone into the meeting of the commits
sion, following recent visits to the
valley, unalterably opposed to APP
proving the current bond issue ex-
cept on the sole condition that the
work in Mexico be agreed upon.
The same attitude was taken in
some measure by other members of
the commission. A report on this
opinion in official circles will be pre-
sented by Attorney Swing at the con-
ference of the Irrigation District di-
rectors and directors of the mutual
water companies, which is to be held
in this city on next Tuesday.
The bond issue, however, received
the endorsement of the commission.
Attorney Swing plans on leaving
for Washington within a few days
to initiate the campaign to secure
government aid in the financing and
building Of the All-American canal.
Although the commission placed no
stringe or conditions on its approved
of the current issue, it's members in
formed Mr.. Swing that if the Dis
trict engineer would file the data,
maps and plans showing proposed pro-
tectiye levee work in Mexico, pra-
posed bond issue for a million dollars
to construct this work would be ap-
proved.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
MULBERRY SECTION
TO VOTE UPON BOND .
ISSUE FOR SCHOOLS

The Mulberry school district is
planning a new school building, and
if the present plans are carried
through, the school will be one of
the best rural institutions in Califor-
mia. "A bond issue of 100000 is
planned, and official notice of the
election is being given today. The
school will be siX-room affair and
the present plan is to increase the
teaching staff. and to add a manual
training and domestic science de-
partment to the present course.
The plan calls for three regular
school rooms, domestic science
room, a manual training room. and
library. In addition, the library
and one of the schoolrooms may he
combined to form an auditorium seat
ing 200. The plant when finished will
accommodate about $50 pupils il
necessary,
The scbeol at present j. crowded
although Wo teachers are EMPLOYED
While itMight be possible to take
care Of the. nresent pupils in the
school new, the district is lookine
toward future needs. and the new
building is planned for the future
If the election is in favor Of the
bonds, it is probable that work viii
start at once. although it is not the
intention to complete the work this
wear, and it will probably be toward
the end of next school season before
the building will be ready. The cleo
tion is called for Nav 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
EDGAR BYRD
WILL RECEIVE
HEAVY TERM
is FORECAST
District Attorneys Office
B eli ewes Former Con-
vicion Will Mean Maxi
mum Penalty.

On Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Edgar Byrd, found guilty by a jury
last night of assaulting Marshal Chas.
Gillett of Holtville with intent TO kill
will appear in the Superior court to
receive his sentence.
AS Byrd has served one term in
the penlteniary his second conviction
on q felony charge will result in the
infliction OF the maximum penalty, ac-
cOrding to the district attorneys Of
flee.
This penalty is fourteen years. On
his first conviction Byrd received a
two-year sentence for assault on the
man who was marshal of Holtville at
that time.
District Attorney E. r, Simon to-
day issued a formal complaint charg-
ing Ray Gray. who .was one of the
defendants in the Byrd case, with per-
jury, The defendant, who is but Is
years old, will probably be placed on
trial next week.
Attorney O. V. Wilson, for the de-
fendant, while in court this morning,
stated that he would move for new
trial and if his request was refused
he would take the case up in the Ap-
rellate court on the ground of errors
of law committed by the trial Judge.
Newt Gray of Holtville, steptat'ler
Of the boy, has retained Attorney
Wilson to defend the lad. He will
seek 10 obtain his release on bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
ATTORNEY. SWING
IN STATE MENT
ON JUOGESHIP

Upon his return from San Fran
cisco, where he succeeded in obtain
ing official sanction for the proposed
bond issue of the Imperial Irrigation
District, Phil ID. Swing, attorney for
the District, today issued statement
in answer to queries as to his stand
or the judgeship.
Il have given the proposition OF
my rumored candidacy for the bench
but little thought or consideration, "
said Mn. Swing. at does not inter-
est me at the present time, because
| have an uncompleted task in aiding
in bringing the All-American canal
TO completion.
at is the biggest mans size job in
the Valley, fer on tis success rests
in great measure the future develop
ment and prosperity of the whole
county. My heart and soul rests in
this Valley and l am doing the most
agreeable personal work possible
when | am advancing the interests CT
the canal project"
Mr.. Swing will leave for Washing
ton within q few days on the All
American canal campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
JUNIOR PLAY
GREAT SUCCESS

"Tommy's Wife," the annual play
of the Junior class, is to be present
ed at the High School auditorium to-
night.
The cast have been rehearsing very
hard for the last week and know their
parts perfectly. The play is a clever
three-act comedy with laughs and
thrills in every act. Several of the
cast were members Of tn operetta
cast which was so successfully given
a short time ago. The case has been
directed by Miss Erma Spores, and
double quartet of boys has been
arranged by Miss Hoover. One of
the attractions of the program will
be dance by Miss Lillian Mccormack.
The cast follows:
Thomas Pittman Carothers. -.
.......... James Loofbourow
Rose Carothers, his sister. -.
............. Juanita Holloway
Dick Grannis ..... Rex Powers
Patty Campbell Elizabeth Cadman
Mrs De Yorburgh- Smith Zelma Long
Sylvia, her daughter. ...........
........ Constance Travers
Pierre lie BoutOn. John Berry
Edith Bronson -. Dorothy Hopkins
Stage decorator. Miss Helen Eadie
Stage manager. ..... Wesley He'll
Business manager. John Berry
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
VICTORY LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS
NEAR $2C0,000

By the time the sun sets today it
is thought that approximately $780,,
90 will have beer subscribed to Vic
tory bonds in Imperial county.
The amount of subscriptions taken
in at the last accc anting was $685.
750-a total of 795 subscriptions.
The Victory Loan organization for
Southern California, up to the close
of business yesterday, reported the
amount of $1O6,050 subscribed for
this country, percentage of 9.41.
The total of figures for Ell Cen
tro up to date is the sum of $78,100,
which shows the amount of subscrip-
tions steadily growing at the rate of
$4,000 daily.
At the Barbara Worth hotel last
evening, when twenty-five OF the
county's Four Minute Men met at the
invitation of Chairman c. K. Chill
ders, enthusiastic speeches filled with
facts regarding the Victory Lean
were made Among those speaking in
this behalf were Joseph F, Seymour,
Jr., of Ell Centre and Rev. c. T..
Patchell of CaleXico.
The. quota for Imperial county is
81, ,127 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
ITALIAN DELEGATES QUIT
Good Booster
Gets Promoted

l. T. Sparks, one of the best boost
ers of the Imperial Valley and for
long time commercial agent of the
Southern Pacific, has received we'll
merited promotion. News of his ad-
vance will be received with pleasure
by his. hundreds Of friends through
out TIE county.
Under orders issued the first of
the month, but just received here to-
day, Mr.. Sparks is appointed division
freight and passenger agent with
headquarters in this city. The office
is a new one created by necessity
through che great volume of business
being handled by the company in the
Valley.
The appointment was made by H.
c. Hallmark, general freight agent.
and F. S. McGinnis, general pasesn-
ger agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
PROBE
OF POST OFFICE
REG|ME s 90 n

Washington, April 25.-The row in
the Democratic party over the reten-
tion OF Postmaster General BurleSon
in the cabinet is assuming such pro-
portions that it is believed President
Wilson soon will be compelled to take
the matter in hand.
Whether Mr. Burleson shall go or
stay will be decided by the president
when he returns to Washington, if
not before his return. In anticipa-
general has cabled the president a
long defense, which includes his
charges that disgruntled periodical
publishers are behind the attack upon
him.
1t transpired today that there will
be an investigation of Burleson's ad--
ministraton of the postal, wire and
cable services initiated as soon as the
new Congress meets. Democratic
members are no less in favor of such
investigation than are the Republic
ans, who will be in control.
In addition, the Democrats are
preparing to line up with the Re-
publicans in support of legislation
restoring the telegraph and telephone
and cable lines to their owners. Rep
resentative Aswell of Louisiana, a
Dmocrat, who introduced the bill
authorizing the government to take
over the wire systems, said that he
would apologize to the House for
fatherine legislation which has
brought about the situation result
ing from Burleson's management of
the lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
VIII SON. STAND
ON ITALY MEETS
SENATE WISHES

Washington, April 25.-President
Wilson's stand against the Italian
territorial demands and his refusal to
recognize the secret Treaty of Lon
den parceling out the Adriatic litto-
raj, elected almost unanimous COM
mendation from Republican as well
as Democratic senators today :.
The Italian crisis is regarded as
grave and likely to afford a crucial
test of the efficacy of League OF
nations, and many senator's are OF
the opinion that the attitude of the
president foreshadows still more trou-
BILE for the peacemakers in disposlng
cf Japan's demands on China. Mr.
Wilson is expected to condemn, also,
the secret treaty with the Allies, on
which Japan bases her claim to pos
session of Shantung, kiau-Chau and
the Pacific islands.
The test of the League of Nations
will be afforded by the success of
the efforts to drive Italy into line with
the decision of the majority powers,
but particularly by the ability of the
League of Nations to keep the peace
in the Balkans, no matter what dis
position is made of Fiume and Dal-
malta. Some senators are aprrehen-
sive OF renewal of the war imme-
diately as result of the row in the
Peace Conference, but in any event
it is conceived that the Fiume stu
alton will become source of irrita-
ton of international relations, pos
sibly for debades
Whatever boundaries between italy
and Jugo-Slavia are laid down. it will
be the duty of the league, under Ar
tile X, to preserve these boundaries
and to defend either nations from ar
aggression by the other
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(Bv Associated Press)

Paris, April 25.-Newspapers here
are unanimous in the opinion that the
departure of Premier Orlando from
Paris does not constitute rupture in
relations.
at is not adieu, but au revoir," the
Petit Journal says.
1t became known in Paris Thursday
that the American delegates had been
unable to agree on certain portions
of the report adopted by the major
ity of the commission on responsible
ity for the war and as presented to
the Council of -Four. The reports con-
tain memorandum setting forth the
American reservations. The Ameri-
cans objected to the principle that
persons accused of offenses against
the laws of humanity" be subjected
to criminal prosecution, contending
that the laws and principles of hu-
manity constitute a standard too un-
certain to be rightly applied in legal
proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
lRV Associated PreSSl

Paris, April 25.-A plenary session
cf the Peace Conference Will be held
Monday TO consider the revised League
of NaJlons covenant and also such
portions of the peace treaty as have
Deen completed by that tune.
The session will be open to the pub
lie. 1t is understood that if the cove
nant is approved it will Immediately
by made public.
The remaining members of the
Council OF Four, now that Premier
Orlando has left France, did not meet
during the forenoon.
The chief interest attached to the
afternoon session is as to whether
Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy
will attend and continue discussion OF
the Italian question, as he intends tc
leave for Rome tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(By Associated Press)

New York, April 25.-Americans
will continue to eat white bread, re-
stored last year aftersmonths of mill
ling on victory flour basis, despite
the return of European countries to
a war bread basis, Julius Barnes,
President of the Food Administration
Grain Corporation, said today.
A survey of what stocks, Mr.. Barnes
said, convinced his department that
the American supply was sufficient.
not only to warrant continued produc-
tion of all-wheat flour, but to meet ex-
port demands until the next harvest.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
| LEG|SL All URE
PASSES BILLS
ON JUDGESH|P

As one of its last acts before adj
iourning, the state Legislature gave
final approval to the bills creating a
second Superior court. in Imperial
county and raising the salaries of the
jurists to $4,000.
AS introduced, the salary bill gave
the judges salary of $4,000, but the
legislature followed the precedent of
determining the salary by the county
population.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(By Associated Press)

Omsk, Siberia, April 25.-The aim
which the government sets for itself
should be the general aim of loyal
citizens of Russia to free the coun-
try from the Bolshevik lash, save
the last remains of national wealth,
and proceed then under conditions of
complete order to wisely reconstruct
the peoples life upon the basis of free
participation by the people themselves
in the organization of general state
and local government.
Admiral Kolchak, supreme ruler OF
the All-Rusisan government, talking
with an Associated Press representa-
tive here, gave this as his message to
the American. people.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, April 25.-Hungary has her
metically closed all her borders in an
effort to control the Rumanian inva-
sion and to prevent unfavorable news
from escaping.
Reports from Budapest are contra
dictory, but all Indicate that the situ-
alton is grave and that the days Of
the Soviet government are perhaps
numbered. 4.
The Entente powers are said to
lave 10000 colonial troops at Neu-
satz, which are advancing as a Ru-
manian reserve.
The Czechs are also believed to be
preparing for an attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
RECORDS MADE
At FURR|ER BROS.
AUCTION SALE

A record-breaking sale in the de-
scription given of the auction con-
Quoted for Forriu Brothers the other
day by Bradley & johnson. 1t is said
this sale beats all others of the sea-
son for prices obtained.
Seventy-twO cows wee sold at an
aveage price of $135.25, the highest
priced animal bringing $262.50.
Eighteen thousand dollars worth of
stock was sold in three hours and 10
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(By Associated Press)

Paris, April 25.-In statement
given out today by Premier Orlando
in reply to President Wilson's appeal
on the Adriatic question, stress is laid
by Premier Orlando upon the ques-
ton of the propriety of any attempt
from outside to set up opposition be-
government.
AS revealed by the full text of the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
BOARD
CANCELS MORE
WAR CONTRACTS
(By Associated PresS)

Washington, April 25.-Determina-
tion of the Shipping Beard to cancel
contracs for an additional 100000
tons of steel ships contracted for du-
ring the war was announced today by
Chairman Hurley.
At the same time Chairman Hurley
said that cancellation of all contracts
where keels had not yet been laid
was under consideration in order to
build at peace prices instead of war
figures.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
ITALIANS SAY
PACE TO QUIT
AS AMBASSADOR
(By Associated Press)

Warrington, April 25-A statement
authorized by the State Department
says there is no foundation for the
report published in. Rome that Am
bassador Page offered his resignation
upon learning of President Wilson's
attitude toward Italy in the peace
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
WORLD PLACED
ON .W!IR BREAD
BASyl- HOOVER
{ By Associated Press)

Paris, April 25.-An increase in
milling percentage which will virtu-
ally put the world back on war
bread basis for the next three months
is part of the program adopted by
the Supreme Food Council under the
Craftsmanship of Herbert Hoover
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-25
(BV Associated PresS)

Rome, April 25-The Italia says
that because he acquainted President
Wilson with the views and Ital
ian claims, Thomas Nelson Page,
American ambassador to Italy, has
offered his resignation.