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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
ITEMS FROM RAYMOND
Raymond. La, Aug. II. 1872

Raymond. La, Aug. II, 1920.
The rain seems to be letting up a
little and rice harvest is progressing
nicely. Quite little early rice is in
the shock and ready to be threshed
as soon as weather conditions will
permit Havenor Bros. expect to
thresh Wednesday of this week.
w. E. Havenor and John Granger
were Estherwood visitors Monday
Charlton is still active in this com
munity.
G. 0. Hine of China was Jennings
visitor Monday afternoon.
Mrs. T. S. Walker expects to laave
soon for a short stay at Sloan
Springs, Ark.
Will Kohl is using four Fordsons in
his rice field-goes right on through
sun or rain-never gets tired.
(TOO late for last week.
Raymond, La, Aug. s, 1920.
1t is still raining and bad harvest
weather.
There is quite a little sickness in
this vicinity, but no serious cases.
Mrs. Frank Bardell of Jennings
spent few days last week with C.
w. Havenor's family.
c. W. Havenor is slowly recovering
from an attack of malarial fever.
Mrs. Gibbs father was buried in
China cemetery yesterday. He was
102 year old, a pioneer and ali ighly
respected citizen of the Lake Arthur
community.
Mrs. Norris of Elton spent the week.
end with Jim Hine and family.
The Ladies Aid Society of Raymond
met last Thursday with Mrs. L. C.
Bucklin. A very interesting session
was held. Mrs. Bucklin and daughter
Miss Mary, served delicious refresh
ments of pie and iced tea. A chicken
supper will be given in the near future
for the benefit of the Aid.
A series of meetings will begin at
the Raymond church next Sunday.
Bro, 10y of Jennings will assist Bro.
Swanson, throughout the meetings.
Raymond Cleaner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
NO SECOND PRIMARY
UNDER NEW LAW,
Act No. 21o of 1920 Providers for First
and Second Choice
Votes.

The last session of the General AS
Sembly of Louisiana made a consider
able change in the primary election
laws of the State. The law referred to
is Act No 21O of 1920. By it the pos
sibility of second primary is elimfn-
ated, voters beng given the oppor.
tunity of voting first and second
choice for the Office in question.
We have heard the opinion express
ed that in this case a voter single
Shooting would spoil his ballot. This
is not the case, however. He may suit
himself in this regard,
In case there are two men to be
elected to one Office, a vote for one
only spoils the ballot in so far as that
Office is concerned only, but does not
effect the balance of the ticket.
In all cases where there is to be
nominated only one candidate for a
particular office, the elector shall in
dictate his first choice, and without
being required to do so, may indicate
a second choice, and ballots shall be
printed accordingly If any candidate
shall receive majority of votes of
the first choice, he shall receive the
nomination. If no candidate shall re.
Ceive such a majority of first choice
votes, then the nomination for such
Office shall lay between the two candi.
dates receiving the highest number
Of first choice votes, and the determin.
alton Of the nomination between said
two candidates receiving the highest
number of first choce votes shall be
by adding to their first choice votes
to the second choice votes which they
respectively received, and the candi-
date as between these two who received
tn greatest number of first and second
choice votes, shall be declared nOmin-
ated.
In cases where there is to be nomin-
ated more than one candidate for e
particular office, then when the first
candidate is chosen as above stated
the second candidate shall be chosen
in like manner by eliminating from
the contest for the second choice the
candidate already declared nominated,
and taking the next two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of first
choice votes and adding to their first
choice votes their second choice votes,
and the candidate receiving the high
est number of first and second choice
and so on until sufficient number OF
nominees have been selected,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
SOCIETY
Entertained Base BAN Team

Entertained Base Ball Team
At their home Wednesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Prentice assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Romero, enter
tanned the Welsh Base Ball Club in
honor of their victory over the Lake
Charles Athletics on Tuesday, August
3rd.
The feature of the entertainment
was three course chicken dinner.
The rooms were decorated in pink and
white for the occasion. Following the
dinner interesting card games were
played, and ice cream and cake were
served throughout the evening.
The entertainment left the ball play
ers with strong "hankering' for ano-
Their game with the Athletics, it Is
said.
Those present were, Manager Louis
Smith, Catcher Steve BAIL, Pitcher
Kitty Knight, 1stB julius Goldsmith,
2nd.B D. Comeaux, IS Mug Romero,
If. Dug Comeaux, RI. Jim Thackston,
CT. Wayne Watkins, Subs, Lloyd Robin
and Roy Watkins; mascotts ROLAND
Lee and Jr. Romero; guests, Mrs. A,
Romero, Alton and Bobby Prentice,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
EDUCATION and
FARM IMPROVEMENT
University of Wisconsin Shows That
Farm improvements and conVen,
fences Increase With Educational
Standards.

Some interesting figures have been
collected by the University of Wiscon
sin, showing the relationship between
education and farm improvements.
Eight hundred and twenty-five farm
in Wisconsin were made the sources Of
the information, the idea being to de.
termine how education affected i'm
provement of the farm home. Four
home c6nveniences we're selected, the
bath room, the lighting system, the
furnace and the automobile, And the
farms were divided into four classes
depending on the degree of the farmer
education, common school high school
short course and college. About 20 per
cent of the common school" farmsen-
joyed the four conveniences, about rs
per cent of the high school class, rs
per cent of the short course, and over
40 per cent of those farm homes where
there had been the advantage Of col.
lege education. ~
Two things about the investigation
are particularly interesting. In the first
place it was found that the percentage
of automobiles owned rose steady
from 20 per cent in the common school
class of farms to about % per cent in
the college class, whereas the average
of the other three conyeniences rose
rapidly from 20 per cent in the first
class to over As per cent in the college
class of farms, thus showing that as
education increases real household
comforts such as lighting system, bath
rooms and furnaces are considered
even more desirable than the almost
necessary automobile.
The second interesting result was
that lighting system and bathrooms
lust about kept pace with each other
lin all four classes. This is due to the
fact that the installation Of modern
electric light and power plant makes
possible the long wished for bath
room. For with electric power the
most natural thing is to install one Of
1.-THE automatic pumping sysems which
lgives the farm family running water
lat a good pressure all over the house
and barns. Good light and water supply
have always been considered the frs
essentials of home comfort, and 1t Il
natural that they go together on thu
farm as they have in the city.
The presence of all these eonvenieD
ces on the farm where education hat
been carried the furthest indicates
clearly that education teaches the neet
of these things and also helps the farm
family toward securing them through
greater efficiency and prosperity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
Elton, La, Aug. Is, 1920.

Elton, La, Aug. 1S, 1920.
r S Langley, from near Fenton
,os a business visitor in Elton Mon
cbas. Partridge and family were in
avn Sunday to meet some relatives
Sbo we're coming to make them an
rtended visit.
Mr. and Mrs, K. Frank departed
1onday for their home in Franklin
ger having spent a week guests OF
n and Mrs. J. D, Bacque.
Clarphy Pitre and Azenor Butler
ere up from Jennings Monday to at.
ond the funeral of Grandma Butler.
The young men of the Baptist Sun.
az School gave a social one night
Il week at the home of the pastor,
oy n B. Wallace. The whole school
n many invited friends were i nat
andance. While the boys had the
.epopsibility of the social and punch
# of this most enjoyable affair, the
oung ladies' added much to the pleas
= of the occasion by serving de.
cions cake with the punch All had
splendind good time.
Med at the home of his daughter.
,rs F. P. Gibbs. about six miles south
town. Grandpa Sherman, at the ripe
a age of ninety-nine years and ten
.onths Had he lived a little less
han two months he would have reach
ihp century mark. The funeral was
sd in the Catholic church and in
orment made in the Catholic GENE
sy the Rev. Father BOrell officiating.
gany friends and relatives were in
tendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Barker were
i,itors here last Friday from Jen.
ings.
Mr. Kenneth Crosby of Lake Charles
NO Of the Calcasieu National Bank
mDloyes, came over Friday and as,
Istpd the bank people here through
rusfl of work, returning home Sun
ay afternoon.
Miss Thelma Tietje is the latest
couisition to the bank force here,
boginniIg her duties as bOokkeeper
ast Friday. Miss Thelma taught
cbool last year and we trust she will
Tor regret her change of vocation.
Chas. S. Anderson, now living in
Dast Louisiana, was a visitor in Elton
friday. Chas. is no stranger here,
,aying lived in the locality when FL
on was in its infancy.
W. Langley, one of our hustling
iry goods merchants, is now in Baltil
more. Nd, buying goods to stock up
bis store for the fall and winter trade.
Ia will be gone a week or more.
Mr. Pete Erickson of MamOu was
visitor here Saturday of last week.
T. e. Nixon and family, with the ex.
eDtiOn of the eldr son, Tom, have
zone to the northern part of the state
Or &C ouple of weeks visit and recre-
lHOn before school opens. The people
b Elton are to be congratulated on
securing the services of Prof. Nixon
a rthe school here for another year.
Miss Frances Mccormick returned
rom Bowling Green, KY, last week
where she had been in school. Miss
Frances has been away four yearsand
had almost outgrown the recollection
Oi the home folks. We understand she
will be the primary teacher in the
Catholic school here the coming term.
Miss Olive Vaughn went to Lake
Charles Sunday evening to be operated
upon for appendicitis. She was ac
eOmpanied by her sister, Mrs. Mary
Pilgrim. Her many friends here wish
for her a speedy recovery,
Rev. and Mrs. M D. Wallace are
leaving tonight for points near Stark.
VILE Miss, to visit old friends. Bro
Wallace will hold some special meet,
lngs while gone also.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
SHUT OUT
IN SUNDAYS GAME

Welsh Base Ball team shut Patter
son Greys out last Sunday in fast
game played at Patterson.
Features of the game were two
home runs and three sacker by Kitty
Knight and perfect fielding on the part
.of the Welsh players. They played an
.errorless game. Scores were made by
knight 2; Mug Romero 2; Wade l.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
TO THE PATRONS AND SCHOOL
CHILDREN OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS PARISH.

The High Schools of this Parish
will open on Friday, the tenth day of
September, 1920. All other schools of
the Parish will open on Monday, Sept.
10, 1920
The purpose of opening the High
School on the tenth is in order that the
respective teachers may meet their
classes, assign lessons, give tests or
examination and thoroughly organize
and be ready for work Monday morn
ing.
Every child of school age who will
attend high school next term is urged
TO be present Friday, September tenth,
lat his or her respective school.
w. P. ANNETTE,
Supt Of Public Education
Aug. 21-2%.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
"How | Cleared the Mill of Rats" BY
J. Tucker, r. |.

las night Waterman believe | have
seen more rats than any person. Dogs
wouldn't dare go near them, Got 81
pkg of RAT-SNAP, inside of weeks
cleared them all out. Killed them by
the score every night. Guess the rest
were scared away. I'll never be with
out RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, Csc, SOC
$1.0O. Sold and guaranteed by Miller
Hardware and Furniture Co. and Ores,
cent Drug Store.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

.Rub-My-Tisni is powerful antisep-
tic; itskiIls the poison caused from
infected cuts, cures old sores, letter,
etc. Aug 20
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Potatoes have fallen, but not so as
to smash any windows or break in any
roofs yet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Hi Johnson never contemplated bolt
but he was mad enough to attemptJtO
bite ten penny nail
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Harding can't get lost on his front
porch but he might on his party's plat
form.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

The Sr12 cents mile railroad rate
will make short distance honeynaoons
popular.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

666 has proven it will cure Malaria,
ChiIIs and Fever, Bilious Fever Colds
and LaGrippe. 1t kills the germs that
cause the fever. Fine Tonic. Auu 2s
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Women, who have the most to wear
seem to wear the least.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21
suuls BUSINESS COLLEGE, NEW oalsAus

Highest Grade and Most Practical
Courses in Business, in Shorthand and
in English. Best Equipments. I'm
eqlaled Facilities. Complete College
Bank Only School with Actual store
and Actual Money, in witch students
keen the books aud balance cash. .
PERSONAL instruction.
atroitr,c ttfrGdra,e e ~ rcl"7ai demand
.Er. - 7lr7, =, .atTa. ye,s Cyleans. ia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Here is Sam Goldsmith returning
from a week at Galveston. Sam vas
tickled to get to go, and he was also
glad to get back to the town where
people are known by their deeds, more
than by their millions. Sam has a chart
table side to his nature, too. He picked
up AlphOnse Lehman in Beaumont and
brought him along for free ride. You
can't see AlphOnSe in the illustration
as he was down behind assisting the
motor and this picture was taken
just after dark, at point in the West
ern parts of the parish near the resi-
dence Of Samprey Ardoin. In fact Sans
presence here now is due mostly to
Samprey's good will and management.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Miss Truth Martin of Roanoke is
the charming guest for the week of her
aunt, Mrs. A. l.. Sargent and family.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

q don't understand, said Miss
.Caynne, "why girl who is perfectly
willing to be photographed in a bath
ing suit should be so annoyed when
she discovers that there is little hole
in the back Of her stocking.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

in 1.-THE Fear Market" at the Auditor
ium, Tuesday August oath.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

A. B. Hall returned home Thursday
after visiting his family in San
AntaniO, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Eternity itself might elapse if the
new republic of Poland had to wait
for help from the Republicans.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

With sugar scarce and the alcohol
taboo, how are we to preserve party
traditions this summer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

The harding front porch is already
pretty we'll riddled with ridicules.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

Western Republicans do not seem
inclined to think Harding will be a
success as a porch climber.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-21

There are seven letters in Harding
and seven in Lincoln and there the
resemblance ceases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, November 7.-tSpe- ciaI')-A mass meeting of citizens of Meridian has been called for Tuesday night, November g, to protest against recent increase of gas and electric charges by the Meridian Light and Hallway company The people of Me rldian are greatly aroused and some crastic action is expected to be taken
 the utllitS company has just inaugu- rated what is termed service or cus- toner's charge for meters, both electric Ano gas, and at the same time abolish Ing tine usual discount of 10 per cent 1T settlements are made on or before the tenth of each month. This, togeth- cr with recent increase of street car Iares from to 10 cents, the latter in- crease being granted by the state rail road commission for a period of six months, has resulted in a call for the nieeting, the action of which is await rd with no little interest It has been stated that efforts may be made to secure pledges from citizens to quit using gas and electricity and patroniz- ing street cars until such time as the company seets fit to reduce the rates frcm the present objectionable figures.
 Scott Farmer and Dick Gilmore. white men of Macon, Miss, were brought to Meridian in custody of United States Deputy Marshal w. L. Bebe, charged with oper- ating noonshine still. The still is alleged to have been raided by the sheriff of Noxubee county on the banks of N:Nubee river, not a great ways from Macon, and destroyed along with a lot of mash. The men were allowed $500 bail for their appearance here at the March term of the federal court.
 Indictments charging criminal libel against Capt. Guy Jack of Scooba, in connection with statements made in his beck, Jacks Iconoclast," purporting tc be history of crimes and frauds committed in Kemper county 20-odd years ago and involving some of the most prominent men of that county. have been auashed by Judge Carroll during the present session of the cir. cult court, according to information reaching the city The cases have been continued from time to time, until it is alleged that interest in the prosecution died out, or that there was no chance to sustain the indictments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
THE CHARM OF A
 CLEAR, SMOOTH SKIN
How 10 Attain It.


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 Black ard White Creamy Ointment will 'ssape skin .blsmishes; make the skin clear. .og ana youthful. It's easy ta iss a..d if diyeesiex.s are followed < will not iniure tte mos Ase skin
 aFps @fite Soap will aid ths creamy esapviae skin shiemisheS snd "A ssti Keep vse akin in perfect ss
 s< ns dzpsr.snsct atorss $ euaran- Eee .l.4 se1s 5lseS ard AFA..e Creamy Oint- pnens. 2ge assd se the package. Black and White Soap 25c the cake.
 Send 10c to Department PC 2S, Plough Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee, for free samples of Black and White Oint- nent and Soap. Also copy of your Birth Hay readings.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Ky THEODORE H. PRICE. Editor Commerce and Finance.)

M Copyright, Theodore H. Price Publish H fishing Corporation.)
 M New York November 7.--(Special )--The Election has been held. Every right Ehinded American citizen will accept the
 result cheerfully and loyally, whether he
 agrees with it or not. It is impossible to
 believe that millions who voted for Hard-
 Ing meant thereby to favor d policy
 hat would withdraw the United States
 from all participation in the worlds af- Fairs. or that nation whihh has spent billions to relieve the worlds suffering has over night decidel that it's helpful hid will hereafter be withdrawn from Europe.
 Even if the referendum just held were | to be interpreted in this way it would |be impossible to give effect to it's find- ! ngs, for we live in world where com pete Isolation has become impossible and bur duty to our international neighbors ] Is enforced by our dependence upon them. |fhose who are optinlistic-and optimism lis a public duty at present--therefore |eontinue to believe that a way will soon Ibe found to resolve the political confu- IEion in which our international relation |Ships arc involved into comparative or Her, so that our dwindling trade with
 continental Europe may be revived and
 rue fH2TheCS Ll1dI we nllneftO enJOyeI
 there may be preserved to us Upon the
 prompttude with which this is done the
 immediate future of American business
 s more acutely dependent than is gen
 orally appreciated, for until it is done
 the sale of our surplus grain and cotton 0productiop is practically impossible and Bkhe purchasing power of those who own
 fhis surplus win be held in suspense It is now two years since under the Fbrovisions of the armistice the war was |knfsed It had heen hoped that in the lfnterval reconstruction would have made Tsome progress, and it has. But as indi- leated by the value of their currences the Feconomic condition of every European |eountry as well as of Argentina and |Brazil, is less promising now than 1t was a year ago when the money of con- |tinental Europe and the two greatest
 cations Of South America was in every
 ease worth in gold substantially more
 than it will bring today.
 II ALSO TRUE OF NEUTRALS
 H This statement is true of the neutra1s who are supposed to have protited by the war as well as the belligerents. A ITear ago the Spanish peseta was worth |more than 19 cents, as against 1872 cents 1Eoday; the Dutch florin s cents as com pared with about 30 cents now; the Swe- dish krone has declined from 2365 to f9.05, and the Norwegian krone has suf- tered more severely, being quoted at only |B.3S as compared with 22.65 in Novem- Der, 1919. Within the same period the British pound" has declined from AIS Ito 3.41, the French franc from u.13 to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08

strates the power of the depressing ,n fluences in control of business life. What the President-elect has advocated during his campaign as means of re- lieving depression may be summed up as follows: Readjustment of the tar if; readjustment of taxation (especial- ly the excess profits tax); elimination of unnecessary government enter prises; reorganization of the depart ments. doing away with ineffective meddling by government in Am crican business; a national budget and for eign trade promotion.
 With such a platform. none can find fault. The problems of our foreign re- lations are equally pressing. Europe's needs are beyond doubt. The enormity of our own purchasing power is shown by a per capita circulation of moaey on November 1 of $5s.4S, another high record. When a means for Europe to buy is devised and. she augments .ur own ability to absorb goods our de- pression will be over T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08

WANTED-Several men to carry newspaper route; must have horse and rig; good chance for a hustler to make money. Apply to Circulation Manager, The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
EDUCATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT

mine blacksmiths, Coal mine contractors. Coal loaders soc hour. Experienced coal miners. Rough carpenters. Hoisting engineer. All-round machinists, good pay. Male stenographer $150 month. Elliott Fisher operator Cashiers. Lady stenographers. Second cooks. Colored girls, leave town, s9 week. room
 and board. Colored shop helpers. Porters maids. dishwashers Others.
 Producers Agency, 2117 1-2 2d Ave, N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08

WANTED-Coal loaders, soc hour; colored girls, wait tables, leave town, $9 week, board and room. Apply Producers Agency, 21171s 2d Ave-, N.