The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-17

and spent several days
With the army of occupation in Ger
nany.
Seven important legal cases were
handled during 1918, according to the
.nnual report Of the Railroad Com
mission which is now being distrib-
tied. Three of these cases were de-
,ided in favor of the commission and
.wo are now pending in the higher
courts. The most important legal
natter was the injunction suits
against the Burleson telegraph rates.
Crowley is preparing to have a
great Fourth Of July celebration al
which al the state candidates and
state officers are to be invited. The
occasion is to provide grand well
come to the returning soldiers. Rep
of all the local societies
are busy arranging a program for the
day.
Plans have been completed in La
fayette for classes for adult Hitter
ates. BY the arrangements outlined
under the direction. of Superintendent
Bittle, it Is expected to reach at
least 1000 men and women during
the three months in which the classes
will be held by six especially select
ed teachers from the public school
faculties.
Miss Caroline Boudreaux, home
demonstration agent for Lafayette
parish, has been selected by the
French government, through the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, for reconstructive farm work.
She is the only woman parish agent
named in the South for this import
ant work. a
The Grand Chapter of Louisiana,
Order of the Eastern Star, convened
in Monroe for a three-day session
which was attended by prominent
men and women from different parts
of the state, including Oscar Krause.
Grand Master of the State Grand
Lodge of Masons.
"Be good to the baby" This was
the message left for her husband by
Mrs. Fernando Piney, Of New Or
leans. who, the police say, committed
suicide at her home, SIS Charities
street, by drinking poison.
The growing of sweet potato plants
on commercial scale has reached
such proportions that it deserves tc
be classed as an industry in itself
according to M. Hull, assistant hor
ticulturist, extension division, Louis
lana State University.
The North Louisiana Baptist Sun
day school convention met in Min
den for a three days session. A larg;
number of delegates were in at
tendance. DR.. II. L. Green of Shreve
port presided as president Of the as
ISOLATION.
The taking Of oysters from publ
reefs Of Louisiana waters eease
May !, and the season will renal
closed until September /. This mean
that 100000 acres Of oyster reef
must remain unmolested until mex
fall.
Producing at an estimated rate q
1000 barrels OF oil daily, the ne,
gusher Of the Arkansas Natural Ga
Company, about thre miles west {
Homer, La, was brought in and con
pleted recently.
! Committees have been named
complete plans for the Lake Charlie
and Calcasieu parish home-comin
celebration, which will entertal
members OF the fighting forces an
war workers on July 3 and 4.
L. s. u. goods staged their annu
circus in the university pavilion |
Baton Rouge.
TIE Louisiana Christian Missio
airy held its annual convention
Jennings.
T. H. Harris, state superintendei
4 Of education for Louisiana, was che
en- president Of the Southern sta
superintendent at conference he
at Old Point Comfort, Va.
The Kiwanis Club OF Baton RouI
endorsed the movemtnt to build
. new courthouse and to construct al
extend new public roads.
The 14-year-old son Of Griffin Coz
} ers of Franklinton died from iniu
received from kick from a horse.