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UEENS is about the same size as Man.
haitian and Brooklyn together. but
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haitian and Brooklyn together out
has only about one-ninth of their
total population, according to the last census
Ten American aces, who brought down
altogether a total of 100 German planes and
balloons. live in New York city. One local
pilot downed eighteen of the enemy.
Manhattan has the lowest realty tax rate
in the city, .024S, while Brooklyn and Queens
are tied for the highest, 0254 The Bronx
and Richmond are each .o25S
For every man woman and child within
it's boundaries the city is this year expending
for police and fire protection street cleaning
and other municipal duties. s4S.es.
In 1915 q State census determined that
there were some 1,204.7O2 aliens in New York
city. With the postwar flood of immigra-
ton this number is increasing.
In New York city during the calendar year
1918 there was a plurality of 1928 births
over deaths. while in London there was
plurality of 3,647 deaths.
Columbia University is the largest institu-
ton of learning in the world. This year 3l'-
900 students have registered for the several
the number last year
Every day h New York city 100000 local
telephone calls are made. in addition TO
large number of incoming and outgoing long
distance calls The bulk of the calls is IN
the borough of Manhattan.
Last year. an "on" year in politics l.O1s.-
25S persons registered to vote in the city.
Of these 1880 were men and SoS'SsS
women A decided increase is expected this
year because of the Presidential race.
The Hippodrome and the Capitol Theatre
are rivals for the distinction OF being the
largest theatres in the city. The Hippo
drome has 4.623 seats and the Capitol
claims seven more than this number.
There are about 200 hospitals Of every
description in New York city. and in addi-
ton a number OF clinics for the treatment
of patients gratis or at a nominal sum.
Perhaps the poorest paid employee of the
city Is a caretaker in the Brooklyn Public
Library. who. according to the 1920 budget,
receives the sum OF s400 per annum or
$3.50 per week.
upper New 1OTk Day, WHICH 10 ioub's
circular in shape, has length Of six miles.
It's entrance, the Narrows. Is a mile wide.
The entrance to the Lower Bay. between
Sandy Hook and Coney Island is six miles
wide.
Hunter College cost New York city
s640,51sss and the College of the City OF
New York $500, 1885, according to the 1920
budget
There were in New York city in 1913 a
total of 13s.349 motor vehicles, Of which
$4,000 were pleasure cars. Total fees from
motor vehicles Of the city were s1,557o2S25.
The densest population of the city Is In
Manhattan which has 104.10S people to the
square mile. Richmond the least populated
has 2.027 to the square mile
Wall Street at Nassau street and Fifth
avenue at Forty-second street are rivals for
the title Of the highest priced property in
the world
Although the citys budget this year was
s27a.ss9. ass. only s2o4s59.5ss is to be raised
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Under the new administration wages were
increased conditions of employment bettered
and the relations between the men and the
MANAGEMENT expanded into benevolent
stat. bordering an industrial Utopia. DIR
A. Mtten, son of the president, credits
/. largely to the representation plan evolved
by Thomas E. Mitten. The plan lis based
upon group and not numerical representa-
ton. He describes ii as followsi
1.-THE company is divided into five depart
ments-electrical, maintenance of way, roll
ing stock and buildings, general offices, and
transportation. There are about sixty loca-
tions or stations on the system, and in each
location all men who work at the same job.
and therefore speak the same trade Ian
auage. are formed into groups. Each group
elects two representatives. each employee
casting one vote. The one receiving the
highest number of votes Is committeeman
No. !, the one receiving the next highest
committeeman No. 2. The management APP
points two committeeman In the location.
usually the superintendent and foreman,
and these four form the branch committee
for the group.
This committee may discuss any prob
lem, grievances, wages, working conditions
il, fac anything and everything If unable
TO agree the matter is referred to the depart
men committee, composed of all employer
and employee representatives on the branch
committees from all the various locations In
the department involved.
1.-THE meetings of the department commit
tee are held at stated intervals and are
conducted by the secretary of the Coopera-
tive Welfare Association. The employee rep
resentatives occupy seats on one side of the
room and the employers on the other. Each
side elects its chairman who sits at large
table. The secretary sits between these two,
passing the gavel back and forth as each
s1de conducts its own business. Robertss
rules of order and the rules and regulations
OF the Cooperative Welfare Association are
observed. Matters under consideration are
discussed by each side Of the house sep
arately. The opinion of the majority on
either side governs for that side of the house.
In case of a disagreement between the two
sides of the house the matter is referred to
the general committee
"The general committee or supreme court
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Citizenship Required.

AS rule the employees representatives
to be eligible for nomination, must be citi-
zens Of the United States 81 years OF age or
over and have worked in the establishment
for one year previous to the date Of election
Foremen, assistant foremen and others hav-
ing the power of employment or discharge
are not eligible to qualify,as employee rep
resentatives. t&K
If any matter under discussion In the
council results In an unbreakable tie vote
the subject is referred to the chief executive
Of the concern for recommendations If his
position on the matter is not acceptable to
majority OF the employee representatives,
then an arbitration board is appointed with
final powers to adjust the situatlone The
personnel OF this board must be satisfactory
to both employees and employers.
Among the Philadelphia concerns which
are operated on the industrial council sys-
tenn Is the Fayette r. Plumb Company, one
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club is the gift of Special Deputy Commits
sioner John A. Harriss. head of the traffic
division.
The personal tax valuations for 1921 in
the city are s155,S7455O less than for 1920.
because many wealthy citizens swore off
large sums in their returns.
The flagship of the Police Department
navy" is the John F. Hylan, an oceangoing
tug of 400 tons, 1874 feet in length, which was
sold" to the department by the United
States Navy for ST.
There were $50 suicides in New York city
last year out of total of 5121 in the entire
country. This is proportion of one New
York city resident in every seven suicides,
although only one in every twenty of popula
ton resides in the city.
Eighteen railroads have rail terminals or
ferry houses within the limits of the island
of Manhattan, and about two hundred piers
add to means of entry to the borough.
This city's firms and individuals paid
S1,22S, 600 600 more than fifth of the total
amount, s5,410.2s4.S75. collected by the
United States Government during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1920.
The largest amount of personal taxable
property recorded in the city records for
1921 amounts to 100000 and is credited
to Isabelle Tiford. legatee of Henry Tiford
deceased.
From December, 1914. to December 1919.
the cost of living in New York city increased
1903 per cent This was greater increase
than in Boston Chicago or Philadelphia.
During the first nine months of the past
year SIT persons have been killed by auto
mobiles in the city. Those killed include 262
children under the age of 10.
In 1856 the city purchased the SAB acres
OF barren rocks and stagnant swamps which
is now Central Park at an average price Of
$1,000 an acre. Millions for development
have been spent since then.
There are in the central building of the
New York Public Library at Fifth avenue
and Forty second street 1.6927S0 books and
pamphlets. roughly-enough to supply sim
ultaneously every third resident of the city.
Some of the most expensive fish in the
world may be seen at the aquarium at the
Battery. They cost the city this year s54s9l
for upkeep and other expenses OF their home
The Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island
by the sculptor Bartholdi, stands on a gran
tie pedestal 1855 feet in height and reaches
inward to a total height of 800 feet
The first house TO be lighted with gas in
the city was the residence Of Samuel Lig-
gett. president Of the first gas company, at
Z Cherry street. This was in 1925.
The city appropriated for interest on Its
obligations due in 1920 the sum of S49,751,-
99342. The total amount set aside for debt
service in general was SASH. 53s.66.
For the protection Of life and property in
the city in 1920. SSS,219,66263 was appropri-
ated This includes funds for the Police and
Fire departments Armory Board. Board Of
Standards and Appeals and the United States
Volunteer Life Saving Corps.
New York's first fire chief was Anthony
Lamb, a mathematical instrument maker
who received $50 a year for his services.
Fire engines worked by hand came into use
in 1881 and were kept in the City Hall
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by taxation, since the city has some revenue
from fines and other sources.
The assessed value of real estate in the
city is sS,626,121,707 and of personal prop
erty 1926, SOC, 1856, a total of sS,921 627, 1872.
In the first six months of 1919 1872 build
ings were started in the city, costing total
of s24,034,4S6, or an average of about
$4,000 per building.
There are 100000 Roman Catholics and
100000 Jews in New York city, according
to estimates by representatives of these
faiths. This would leave 2.721,161 of Prot
estant, Greek Catholic and other beliefs and
of those protesting no faiths.
Twenty thousand dependent children and
5000 widowed mothers in need are main
tanned by the city in their own homes in
stead of in orphan asylums and other insti-
tutions of charity.
Statistics show a man of twenty living in
New York city may expect to live 3S years
longer woman almost Al: a man of forty
% years, a woman 26 years; a man of sixty
almost IL years and woman almost 49,
of Park Row and Broadway is Renaissance
structure which cost $1,000, 900 when it was
erected in 1876
During 1919 some 3s.s5O cases were
admitted to Bellevue Hospital. The total
expense Of the institution for the year was
$3.50, 54540.
During the month of August 1920,
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Interborough lines. This is equivalent TO
2.412.s27 passengers every day of the month
In 1900 New York was first connected
with Boston by regular stage which took
forty-one hours to make the distance An
air line now covers the distance in about
three hours.
The total population of institutions to
which the Department of Public Welfare
commits dependent children was 1854
There is room for 22.051 in the institutions.
1t is estimated that every rat in New York
city consumes $3.50 worth of food during
the year. besides doing a large amount Of
destruction. AS there U.s. roughly. n rat for
every one OF population their food costs us
about s1O,O00,0O0 year.
In the past twenty years the city has
gained 2,is3s49 in population. Should the
same number swell our population I'm the
next twenty years the city will boast
1861 people.
There are 3.003 miles of mains i'm New
York city. This In more than enough for a
pipe line from here 10 San Francisco. The
bulk of the mains are In Manhattan and
The Bronx, which have t34s miles Brook
Ign has 1.121 miles
During the yea 1919 the Department Of
Public Welfare expended s20,2s9s94.50 in
caring for the city's unfortunates. OF this
s6.21S,s6s.46 was disbursed 10 private chari-
table organizations
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. in the estina
ton Of the citys taxgatherers. is the most
valuable New York hotel II is estimated
as worth s12.225, 900. an increase in valua-
lion Of s575,oo0 over the estimate made las
year.
Tn addition TO other reasons for distlnc-
ton the New York Police Department is
unique in having a perfectly appointed club
house at las and LAG Riverside Drive. The
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Another Cooperative Plan.

An entirely different system is I'm operation
at the John b. Stetson Company, but appar-
emily 1t is satisfactory TO the employees, for
there has been no strike In that concern in
the last four years. There are no standing
representative committees or councils to
which differences are submitted. Whenever
any question as to the operative policy arises
II is referred TO a committee of three, COM
posed of the superintendent of the depart
ment in which the trouble exists the fore
man of the group and third man from the
executive offices
III this subcommittee is unable to adjust
the matter in a manner satisfactory to both
sides IL Is taken before what is known as
the management committee, body Of nine
executives. This management committee,
which is changed every month in personnel,
has the final disposition of all matters. Yet
since the system went into effect not one
grievance case has ever gone before the
management committee all matters having
been satisfactorily settled in the smaller
group.
The Stetson company also has well
functioning welfare department, which in
:erests itself in the homes and financial af-
fairs of the employees; buying coal and
groceries for the men by the cooperative
plan: providing doctor when the workmen
or their families are sick, and operating
cafeterias and other enterprises The well
fare department Is credited by the execu-
tives OF the company as being one OF the
greatest aids against radicalism.
Besides the Individual business concerns
In which the different schemes and systems
have been adopted there are springing UP
numerous Industrial examinations composed
of business firms and executives, whose aims
in the main are to promote better relations
between the employer and employee. to
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of the large employers of labor in the north
east section. Tine plan has been in operation
there for about two years. and according to
John NJ. Williams, employment manager. It
has proved successful beyond the highest
expectations. OF all the matters which have
come up for discussion or arbitration not
one has yet been appealed from the decision
of the council, and labor troubles have al
most been forgotten at the plant. The COM
pany provides an athletic field. clubhouse
and other features not as welfare project.
but. as Mr.. Williams says, because it is ex-
cellent business and brings in manifold re-
turns
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Wall Street at Nassau street and Fifth
avenue at Forty-second street are rivals for
the title Of the highest priced property in
the world.
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The Human Element.

1.-THE workingman very seldom sees the
higher executives Of an establishment" said
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Tn addition to other reasons for distlnc-
ton the New York Police Department Il
unique in having perfectly appointed club
house at las and LAG Riverside Drive. The
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Although the city's budget this year was
s27s,ss9. 4s5. only 1904, 959.5os is to be raised
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The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. in the estima-
ton Of the city's taxgatherers, is the most
valuable New York hotel. II is estimated
as worth $12,225,0O0, an increase in valua-
lion Of s575,ooo over the estimate made las
year.
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Hunter College cost New York city
s640.51e.ss and the College of the City OF
New York $500, 1886, according to the 1920
budget.
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There were in New York city in 1919
total of 13s.349 motor vehicles of which
$4,000 were pleasure cars. Total fees from
motor vehicles Of the city we're s1,557,023.25
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During the year 1919 the Department Of
Public Welfare expended s20,2s9s94.50 in
caring for the city's unfortunates. OF this
s6.21S,s69.46 was disbursed 10 private chari-
table organizations
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-03
Asleep in Jesus.

In the early morning of October l6,
1919, the icy hand of death claimed
for its victim the little son, Earl, OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Morgan. The little
sufferer fingered for several days and
all that loving hands and medical aid
could do was to no avail and Its
spirit took it's flight homeward. The
doctor said it had an abcess ON the
brain. God gave it to them for three
short years and four months, when he
said it was enough. Suffer little child
rem to come unto me and forbid them
not, for such is the Kingdom of HeaV'
en-" 1t is very sad and lonely for its
dear father and mother, to lay the lit
tile one away to await the resurrec-
tion morn so early in life, yet it will
make Heaven sweeter to them having
had the little one bud on earth and
bloom in Heaven. So weep not dear
father, mother and loved ones, but
look upward and strive to meet in the
great beyond where death nor sick
ness never comes and no farewell
tears are shed. Remember that God
giveth and he taketh away. 1t is all
for some good cause, yet we can not
understand, but he doeth all things
well. So cheer up sad hearts and cease
repining; behind the cloud the sun is
shining. a
Russelville, Logan County, KY.
Jennie Pulliam
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Mclaughlin from Mr.. Arnold of Man.
nhnatnr Inma FOR 07E nn rnnn nnrn

Mclaughlin from Mr.. Arnold of Man.
chester, Iowa for $500 per acre.
The FentOn teachers, after weeks
vacation, returned Sunday evening to
resume teaching, excepting a Miss
Sorrel, primary teacher, who is expect
ed to be replaced by new teacher.
We have not heard who the new teach
er will be.
Mr.. c. Peloquin is spending the holi
days with his son, A. V. Peloquin. AL.
though he is Sc years old, Mr.. Peloquin
says he expects to spend another
hearty Christmas with his children in
old Jefferson Davis parish.
Mr.. w. NJ. Fuller and Miss Emily
Goldman of Bell Camp, near the river,
spent Christmas with A. V. Peloquin
and family.
Miss Kate Peloquin is now stepping
high, as Santa Claus left her a nice
organ in her stocking Christmas eve,
but the stocking was spoiled by the
bulk.
Mr.. Arnold Granger of FentOn left
Monday for Eunice to purchase a team
of mules. He has accepted position
with A. V. Peloquin for the 1920 crop.
Mr., ranger is from old st. Landry par
ish, and is we'll experienced in the
farming of corn, cotton and yams.
Mr. Frank Epperly is expecting to
laoVe to FentOn in the near future
where he will farm on the H. G Patter
son farm the coming season. While
we are very sorry to lose Mr.. Eperly
from our neighbOrhoOd we feel that
Fenton will have a neighbor to be
proud of and we wish Frank much
success.
Mr.. Augustine moved today from
FentOn to the old Bel spur camp. He
will farm some truck there and prob,
ably some rice too.
Messrs. EdW. Vidrine and ]. r. John
stOn mOtOred to Welsh Tuesday, Mr.
Vidrine going to look over a rice farm
Mr. Editor, how is the little Teller
Iwh0 writes the Woodlawn notes. By
the readin of his items he might be
a little bit fiirty and as yer no In
rite here at Fenton with red hair
freckle face, yellow dress an aul, just
as ulster be. I'd kinder like ter spoon
er little with some of the staff
Sarah Jane. P. S. understand he is
a single gentleman.
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WOODLAND NOTES.

'appy New Year, folks. Your Uncle
Zeke was on visit and therefore
could not send in a line about you
Woodlawn folks. 'ope you all had a
big Xmas and had plenty Of de spiked
stuff.
After nearly week Of very nice,
delightful weather we are again visit
ed by slight rainy SPELL Most OF the
farmers are through with last years
crop, and some of them are already
blowing for the coming season.
Last week was Christmas week for
the teachers and pupils Of the parish.
Everybody seemed to have had an en-
ioyable time and all have resumed
work with an inspiration Of making
better for the coming half term.
Supt. w. P. Annette, accompanied by
MIR. Fontenot, school director for this
school district were visitors in Weed,
lawn Wednesday. An inspection of the
school was made. The pupils and pat
rons of this school are always glad to
have the superintendent come and Wis
it us, but owing to the bad roads the
Supt's. visits are very few.
Mr.. ]. T. Moses, conducting a store
in Oberlin, La, has announced his in
tention of coming back to our bure
during the current month.
Mr.. Ernest Fruge was a business
visitor to Lake Charles sometime back
! and purchased "tin Lizzie which he
has converted into truck. Watch fol
the Spider!
Election talk is warming up. Parker
seems to be strong here and will un
doubtedly carry the community. Ever
our candidate for the high office o
constable is running strong. Hurrat
for U. L.
Half of the readers of the Journa
in this hamlet are in mourning. TIL
only theory that may support thu
cause of this is that our beloved Fen
ton correspondent has not put evel
the word Farewell, or mix" in tn
last two issues Of the Rice Belt Journ
al. Uncle Zeke knows why: Remem
Der the stuff he said he found brewing
in that sugar cane outfit in Fentor
Bet there is where Sunshine" spen
his Xmas with the Cheer,
Uncle Zeke.
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ROANOKE ITEMS.

Roanoke, La, Dec. 80, 1919.
AS we all had a vacation and had
our hearts gladdened by receiving
gifts, and it is greater pleasure to
keep in mind the knowing that we
have made some others happy, and
now as we are about to enter onto the
duties of another year, it is to be hop
ed that we will be more studious, more
earnest, and try each day to live bet
ter than we did the past year.
The public school resumed here Mon
day with good roll call. Prof. Griffin
seems to have everything working
smoothly.
Mr.. E. E .Henning and son Ray are
expecting car any day now in which
they will pack their household goods
to be shipped to Springdale, Ark,
where they will abide in the future.
We certainly regret their going but
wish them success.
Mr.. j. NJ Booze has sold out every
thing he owned in Roanoke to one Mr..
Conner from Jennings, who will move
here later. While we are sorry to
know that Mr.. Booze is out of business
here, for he surely was a friend in
deed to everyone, we welcome Mr.
Conner in our midst and hope he will
meet with success as did Mr.. Booze.
Earl Mcmillan has sold his house
and lot in Roanoke to Mr.. Robertson
Mr.. Mcmillan will move to a farm
north of town.
Louie Moore is spending the holt
days in Mississippi with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Walton is visiting in Houston,
Texas, with her sons and their famil-
les.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Clayton received
telegram Friday night that their on
Ily daughter, Miss Cora, and Mr.. L. B.
Williams, of this state, were married
in Prescott, Arizona, and leaving at
once for tour through California and
lother places before coming back to
Jennings. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Williams has been in Arizona for
several months.
The writer partook of bountiful
dinner served on December 25th by
IMr. and Mrs. R. w. Tennally. Every.
thing that goes to make a real good
Christmas dinner was right there, and
there were quite a number of guests
We all wish Mr.. and Mrs. Tennall!
: many, many happy returns of Deem
Der 25th.
We have all been wonderfully bles
sed and bountifully fed and had goot
Christmas in general, If there WASH
any booze. 1t has been several years
, since Roanoke had booze on more thai
4 one corner. +
1 Iwish you all glad and prosperous
I new year.
A Cleaner.