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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

of paper. 1t could not have been a
dream, after ALL | had heard foot
steps and whispers. | had not mag
ined it. Someone had been in the
room while | slept. There was the
proof, the note they had dropped.
Wondering if Miss Bradford had
found still another unusual way of
communicating with me | fastened to
pick up the folded paper that lay on
the floor. On the outside it bore my
name, in typewriting, "Mr. Spalding
Nelson"
With eager fingers | unfolded the
paper, wondering what message 1t con-
tanned. AS l read it. l stood there
aghast. 1t ran:
"Why didn't you tell the police
about the pearls"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
soviets Suspend Operations.

Paris.-The soviet government has
suspended hostilities against Poland.
Late Saturday the French government
wireless station of the Effiel tower
picked up a message from Warsaw
stating that there had been received
from Moscow earlier in the afternoon
a message signed by Tchitcherin, the
foreign minister of the soviet govern
ment, stating that the command of the
Russian armies had been instructed to
cease all operations and to arrange at
once with the Polish general staff for
a meeting to fix armistice conditions.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

marriage. Somehow he seemed to
rely on me far more than on either
Mother or Claire. He explained to
me the importance Of always keeping
them, in case the past should ever
crop up, bur he charged me to see that
they always were safely put away
where II" one could find them"
"Whore did YOU keep Them
asked.
"ln the wall safe in my sitting
room"
in the wall safem I cried. think
ing in bcwilderment of the coinci-
dence that these papers should have
had similar hiding place to the Gas
ton jewels which had vanished so
strangely.
eyes" she answered, plainly puzzled
at my bewilderment. 1T was an ex-
cellent hiding place, No one but my
self had the combination. l don't see
now who could have taken them.
found the safe locked as 1t always
was"
"When did you first discover the pa
pers were misSing|
LET me see" she pondcred.
"Claire's engagement was announced
at dinner three weeks ago last
Thursday. The newspapers on Sun
day carried brief notice Of It, Two
days later the first note came"
what note?"
She reached into the pocket of her
riding habit and drew forth a folded
slip of paper
II brought it with me to show you;
here, this is the first one"
Like the mysterious note I myself
had received only the preceding night,
this one was not incIosed in an en-
velone, II was lust folded sin, i'd
dressed in typewriting to "NIiss Claire
Bradford" On the other side was this
message:
"Whot r. Thaver knew ahout vour
be;ng married. heforeq How much
will Won give to get those papers
hockr,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Voice Comes 1000 Miles.

St. Johns.-Experts from the Mar
conf Wireless Company, who are CON
Quoting experiment in long distance
wireless telephone communication
announced Thursday that Wednesday
they heard messages from the Chel
mesford station near London, more
than 1000 miles distant. They rec
ognized the voice of Captain Round
the expert in charge, and identified
several words, but failed to pick VI
any connected sentence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE
Make Lemon Lotion to Double Beauty
OF Your Skin.

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White which can he had at
any drug store. shake well and you
have a quarter pint Of harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face, neck, arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
Of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
Juice to bleach and bring that soft,
clear, rOsy-white complexion. Lemons
have always been used as a freckle,
sunburn and tan remover. Make this
up and try it.-Ady.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

peared 50 might my money, | pressed
the light button in the sitting room
and looked about for a hiding place.
Recalling Il custom of my mothers. |
stepped over to the bookcase and tax
ing MaCaulay'S History. Volume
Three, from the shelf, placed between
the leaves all Of my money except
fifteen dollars. No burglar was likely
to find it there.
| eXtinguished the light and in the
darkness stepped back into my bed
room, and stopped stock still.
From somewhere in the room there
came three distinct taps. Instructive
ly I crOuched in an attitude Of self
defense and strained my ears to listen.
My first impression was that there
was someone in the room, probably
the burglar I hesitated about turn
ing on the light. If he were armed
it would give him all the advantage.
BreathIessly l listened. Once more
there came three distinct raps, this
time apparently from somewhere out
side the room. l wondered If 1t had
been sounds like these that had so ter
rifed the old couple.
Perhaps it was the echo of someone
pounding in another apartment, the
noise being carried along by water
pipe. The thought that it might be
the cracking of some hidden steam or
refrigerating pipe suggested itself.
Both these theories I rejected. The
sound, whatever it was, had originated
close at hand.
It came again. This time was GER
tain that it was not due to footballs
as / had at first ConjeCtured. / was
able, too, to locate more closely the
direction from which it came. The
window at the foot Of the bed stood
open, and the sound seemed to float
in from somewhere outside. hurried
over to the window and thrust my
head out. At first / could see moth,
ing, but even as / looked white arm
thrust forth from an adjacent window
on the same floor. 1t held a riding
crop and reaching out as far as was
possible it raped three times on the
sill of my window
1t dawned on me at once that the
window next must belong to the Brad
ford apartment 1t must be Miss
Bradford trying to signal to me.
Hello" I called out softly.
"Oh, is that you, Mr. Nelson?"~a re
lieved voice whispered. Il though
you would never hear. must SEE
, YOU"
, "Why didn't you phone me-"
, 81 couldn't. Someone might hea
+ me-"
"What's the matter?"
ave had another letter"
"From those men in the park?"
D 81 suppose So"
TELL me about it."
!, II can't now. Can you meet m
i. somewhere tomorrow
= wherever you say"
q "Do you rider"
a eyes, indeed"
;, "Tll be in the cross lane that lead
y from McGowan's Pass tavern hetwee
! eight and eight-thirty."
= "Tll be there"
Whether or not she heard me di
. not know. She withdrew quick
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
As ! Read It ! Stood There Ashast

from the room as If someone had en-
tered. I waited there in the window
for a full hour in case she should wish
to communicate with me again.
By and by the light in her window
was extinguished, but even then l sat
there at the window adjoining, hoping
in vain that she would seek to renew
the conversation.
When at last / got into bed was
in a iubilant mood. had quite for
given Miss Bradford for cutting me
when she met me in company with her
mother and sister. 1t was enough for
me to know that when trouble again
threatened her she had decided to
trust in me and had sought my aid.
fell asleep at last and slept for l
do not know how long. Opening my
eyes in the darkness seemed to feel
the presence Of someone in the room.
There was the sound Of footballs some
where-mufled, seemingly some dis.
lance off. I was almost certain
could detect muttered words. In q
curious detached state of mind ! list
ened, wondering whether | was awake
or asleep. The footsteps seemed tt
come closer, then recede. The wits
pering noise ceased. sprang up, ant
hastily lighting up all the rooms, ex
plored them thoroughly. There wa:
no evidence anywhere of anyone''
presence. AS | lay there thinking
about it, I decided that my illusion
must have. been a dream, due to m,
thought of spirit rappings when | frs
had heard Miss Bradford's signal.
was still thinking about my expe
rience when | awoke early the mex
morning. Springing lightly out o
bed, stopped in utter bewilderment
There, In the center of the room o.
the floor lay a small white folded sill
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
WILL HONOR EARLY PRINTER
Anniversary Of Birth of Christophe
Plantin to Be Appropriately Com
memorated in August.

The four hundredth anniversary Of
the birth of ChristOphe Plantin, the
noted French printer of the sixteenth
century, will be cOmmemorated with
appropriate ceremonies in Antwerp
during August. Plantin was a son of
Belgium only through adoption. He
was born somewhere In historic
TOuraine.
1t was the peculiar achievement OF
Plantin to bring honor and glory to
the printers trade in the days Of its
infancy. With a keen appreciation
of the beauties of literature, Plantin
delighted in perfecting his workman
ship in order that these beauties
might be published in the most at
tractive form possible, although his
tools were those of a common work.
man. His chef-d'Oeuvre was the IA
nous Biblia Observation-Disclosures In
1869 J73-an attempt at scientific
revision of the text Of the Old and
New Testaments. 1t was published in
the Greek, Hebrew, Syrian and Chal-
dean languages. As a result of this
| monumental work Plantin received
from King, Philip of Spain the title
''prototypographus regius," and the
right to print all the liturgical books
for the states embraced in King Phil
! ip's far-fung empire.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
RssoIute wins Fourth Race

Sandyhook, N. defender Reso-
lutte tossed her six minutes and 40 Sec
onds handicap overheard Friday and
defeated the British challenger Sham.
rock ", boat for boat, in the fourth
race of the 1920 regatta for the Ameri-
cas- cup.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Different Views.

"J think Mr.. Bolt is quite an intel
voctuoI Young man." the girl remarked
"Oh. do you?" sneered his rival :.
"Why, yes. 1t seems to NE ne d
,,,fto hard thinker on many impor-
tant subjects" ooostaor
"WeIl, now that l come 10 consider Ter
It." he returned, 81 believe you
riab+ 7 never knew a m2a
thought with so much III
Boston Transcript.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Adopted Child Heir to Fortune.

Yoakum, Tex.-Mary Emhoff, who
for fourteen years has lived on a farm
few miles west of Yoakum with the
Poth family, Friday received informa'
ton that she is one of the heirs Of
81 900, 900 estate at Itaska, Texas. She
was adopted by the Poth family four
teen years ago from st. Joseph's Or
MANAGE in San Antonio. Her broth.
ers had been making worldwide
search for her for several years
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
BRYAN Refuses Pro. Nomination.

Lincoln, Neb.-William Jennings
Bryan was nominated by reclamation
as the prohibition party's presidential
nominee at the national convention
Wednesday. The nomination came al
ter a resolution rendering" him the
position of standard-bearer had
brought out the fact in debate that
he had telegraphed friends here that
he could not accept" William J.
Bryan Thursday announced positively
that he would not accept the nomi'
nation for president rendered him by
the prohibition national convention at
Lincoln, Neb.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

Here's my guarantee! Ask your
,,,ggist for a bottle of DOdsOn's Liver
|rore and take a spoonful tonight,
! II doesn't start your liver and
t-oighten you right up better than
..Iomel and without gripping or max
q YOU sick want you to go back
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
100000 Fire.

Bombay.-Two thousand Indian
cloth shops in the heart of Bombay
and the biggest cloth market in India,
we're destroyed by fire Friday night,
The loss is estimated at about $40,
100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Lemon Juice.

Lemon juice viii! whiten the skin
ana remove stains from the hands.
Lemon juice will allay the pain from
insect bites. Lemon juice and salt
Will remove rust, ink and fruit stains
from white goods
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
al AM IN TROUBLE"

ss.-CircumstanCes having
prevented Spalding Nelson, clerk,
from joining the American forces
going to France, he is in q de-
spOndent mood when he receives
an invitation to dinner from his
great-uncle, Rufus CASTOR. On the
way to the house ne meets, under
peculiar circumstances, young
girl, apparently in trouble, to whom
he has an opportunity to be Of
slight service. She lives in the same
apartment building as Rufus Gas
ton, and he accompanies her to the
house. CASTOR and his wife are go
ing to Maine for a trip and want
to leave Nelson in charge of the
apartment. He accepts. CASTOR
and his wife tell their great-nepheW
of mysterious noises-"whispers
which they have heard in the
house. On his way to the CASTOR
apartment the next Sunday Nelson
again meets his accidental &C
quaintanCe of few days before
Barbara Bradford. She urges MIN
not to allow the fact of their be-
ing acquainted to be known. Al
the apartment Nelson meets the
upeTnleHuGul, i'm dlld Atiol
lively dislikes him. In wall safe
he finds a necklace of magnificent
pearls, worth a small fortune.
Meeting Barbara in the hallway she
passes him without recognition.
Dining in a restaurant he is con-
scious Of the unpleasant scrutiny
of a stranger. but a man whom he
had seen before. Next day Nell
son finds the pearls have disap-
reared from the wall safe. His
first idea of informing the police
is not acted upon because of Pc
culiar circumstances. He has been
discharged from his position with
out adequate explanation or reason,
and feels himself involved in some
thing of mystery. He decides to
conduct an investigation himself.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
GERMANY MosiIizes $4,000 Men.

Berlin.-All Germany's available
forces, $4,000 to $4,000 men, are mo-
bilized along the Prussian border,
awaiting eventualities in the Russo
Polish affair.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
anlsheuIkI Reject British ProposaI.

London.-The reply of the Russian
soviet government to the British note
concerning an armistice with Poland
rejects in substance the British peace
proposals.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
49,. Contracted Il Expands.

Funny thing about cold. You
.to u T. without trying; if you let it
r nm on # stays with you, and If you
stop it it goes away.-B's'oa iran
script.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

But few men never live long enough
to realize their own unimpOrtance.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

A torpid liver condition prevents proper
food assimilation. Tone up your liver With
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills. They act
gently and surely.-AdV.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead!

to the store and get your money,
Take a spoonful of harmless, vege-
table DOdson's Liver Tone tonight and
wake up feeling great. It's perfectly
harmless, so give it to your children
any time. 1t can't salivate, so let
them eat anything afterwardS.-AdV.
The age of d redwood tree runs
from 500 to 1900 years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

Mover Judge the wait of a young
ridOw by her signs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

When man knows how to do every
thing he very seldom does anything.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-31

Don't trOG around all day in a cir
Gle; get somewhere.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-10
Surfendering to Britain.

Now that $4,000 tonnage of German ships has
been turned Britain following President
Wilson'S order ogerruing Chairman Payne Of the Ship
pins Board. the question What nation will
for the losses that have been sustained by virtue
Of tie dleness the ships and wages thousands
Of British seamen Who shipped to New York in
September for the purpose Of manning the liners? The
puzzle what nation will pay, but how the ques-
ton President Wilson's decision is regarded
by the British triumph for the British. II quite
ble the British had received authoritative tip
that They going to win the question To
what nation would get ships, else they would not
have undertaken the expense and risk Of sending their
crews them. 5 American dollar a Ger.
mark that Mr. Wilson's surrender TO Great Britain
Will be unconditional and that the United States viii pay
the losses and wages President Wilson has constantly
surrendered Great Britain since his first naugua
ton which he celebrated BY changing his mind the
Panama Canal tolls question and forcing the repeal
law which tolls to American coastwse vessels
The platform which he elected that year and
which he assured the people, moasses catch
dles," declared we the exemption Of
American ships engaged in coastwise trade passing
through the canal But Great Britain did
exemption, and Mr. Wilson has been the potent
basssdor that Great Britain had j the United
states. If don't believe It, ask Lloyd George. who
framed up the six to in the league Of nations
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-10
FEARLESS AS EVER.

William Jennings Bryan's demand upon his party
upon ratification peace treaty
through compromise with the opposition character
istic OF the Disdaning the OF criticism
which he knew break him from the president
and his colleagues the Commoner fearessy takes the
which he feels be right points the folly
Of further delay.
To Mr. Wilson's clear and single way ou1'-putting
IL VI 70 the people at the next eecon-he replies that
we cannot go the country such
appeal would present" months passed
since the signing of the armstce with Germany
president proposes another wait OF least
months before peace be declared
Peace must be declared at and America must be
member Of the league Of nations with her rights and
interests properly safeguarded Between fat rejection
OF the ard the impossible acceptance o. II
changed the middle ground of compromise he
irreducible minimum" reservations adopted by the
senate
This advice from the keen minded leader OF moro
than two decades Will not be passed up lightly, for IN
spite OF the eerng reception which his from
Of his hearers Thursday night they viii leave their
impress upon them. Bryan has ever been man CT the
people and has is constantly 70 the ground. His
policies always been shaped BY the the
people.
American industry impatiently awaits the disposal
o. the treaty Work rehabilitation in foreign lands
marks time conditions become as world
anxiously watches the deadlock in the the
United States Nations needing financial aid totter
the brin1- OF ruin.
Mr. Bryan is right. The treaty with reservations
be ratified once cannot be delayed for pop
ular referendum
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-10
SHOWING EuRopE soMETHING.

Europe, with its Two years and experience OF
modern warfare. able America a number OF
things when the war it cannot be denied
that have since shown Europe good many novelties
in the line Our method of raising armies of mil
lions without generations CONSUMPTION
and then asounded the old world particularly
fighting proved the enemy could
send against them. our providing enter
t7lnment OF soldiers here and abroad something
Moitkeian efficiency had dreamed Of Although
accounted peaceful person. when Uncle Sam finally
forced the business he took IL up with thor
oughness that left Prussianism the post.
So. too, the and the occupation OF the
Rhineland The French and British had traditions OF
their for such case but the doughboys made theirs
they along Surely history has precedent for
army of occupation organizing circus troupe and
touring tho occupied region.
Yet this is being Cobenz where 1t Is reported
the circus the First division
count EN-, 4oOl. 500 horses (mules are not men
toned elephant bears other animals from Hag
enbacks (he possibly that Hsmburgians were so
often reported eating during the war;. spe
cal train and through the occupied territory.
visiting Cologne by invitation British there
Germans the places visited permitted
the show which will pay way through box office
Belgium, France and England. II is being extensively
professional superatives only original army circus
and most spectacular show put by the American army
since the worldfamous Argonne drive. bad the
boys could takeT prince along
and starred him the natural successor Of Dan Rice
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-01-10

..
To the person whose income s derived
from business. the problem Of making
OF q correct incorne-tae return is great
er than that presented to tho salaried
man.
business enterprises msy be divided
into three classes-thoss engaged in
making. those engaged in producing. and
those engaged in trading To these may
be added another class-those which do
not produce. make. or trade. and which
may be designated as business services,
such IS transportation. storage. laundry
livery, and garage service In such cases
the gross income would be the total
amount earned and received
To reflect net income correctly and
10 ascertain gross income inventories
are necessary at the beginning and end
q each fiscal or calendar year. acc ardin 3,
70 tho method Of accounting. in every
business In which production. purchase
OF sale OF merchandise is an income
producing factor
ANNUAL INVENTORIES NECESSARY.
The inventory should include raw ma
terial and supplies on hand that have
been acquired FOR sale or use in produc-
ton, together with all finished or partly
finished goods. IT should include mer-
ohandise sold but not billed to the Gus
toner at the date of the inventory.
and any goods out upon consignment.
unless such goods have been included
Ia the sales for the taxable year Il
should also include merchandise pur-
chased. although nor actually received
- which title has passed 10 the pur-
chaser
Inventories may be taken either on
the basis Of cost" or cost or market. "
whichever is lower. Either method once
adopted must be followed each year in
less permission 70 change is obtained
from the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue
HOw TO COMPUTE INVENTORIES.
IN committing net income a nerchan