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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07
place same in clean and sanitary CON
ditiOn at once


dition at once
After several complaints and mum
Der of inspections made by this body
it was moved and carried that the FREQ
Mullen Sale Stable be and same il
hereby ordered closed and all stool
removed until the place can be drie(
out, cleaned out and filled in, and bt
provided with proper light and ventil
alton in accordance with the State
Board of Health regulations regarding
sales stables situated in residential
districts and near school buildings in
an incorporated town.
Moved and carried that the Board
of Trustees of the Town of Welsh be
requested to see that the Hog Ordin-
Iance Ordinance No. 1871 be enforced
which ordinance reads as follows:
AN Ordinance regulating the con-
struction or maintaining of hog pens
in the town of Welsh, La.
BE it Ordained, by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees of the Town of
Welsh, La, that it shall be unlawful
to keep any hog or to construct or
maintain hog pen on any of the lots
or blocks of the town of Welsh, La,
within three hundred feet of any resi-
dence, school house, church, public
building or place of business.
"2nd Be it further ordained, etc.,
that any person or persons who in
any manner violate any part or parts
of this ordinance shall be liable to a
fine Of not to exceed Ten $4,000 Dol.
lars or to Imprisonment not to exceed
ten days, or both, at the discretion of
the mayor
9rd. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That ordinance No. 81 and all other
ordinances in conflict with the pro-
visions of this ordinance be, and the
same are hereby repealed"
Moved and carried that all Room,
ing Houses, Hotels, Boarding Houses,
Cold Drink Stands, Meat Markets,
Bakeries, Pool Rooms, Restaurants
and other places that are used for
the public not found in a sanitary con-
dition be ordered closed until the same
are put in condition in accordance
with the regulations governing such
places.
We most earnestly urge our people
to get busy in and around their places,
and help us to make our cleanup
week one of the best that we have
ever had. This is the proper time,
while our city is spending hundreds
of dollars on our streets and drainage,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07
IJlL CONVENTION
.,IgIsH SUNDAY SCHOOLS
70 Be HELD IN WELSH

,.sorson Davis Parish Sunday
ll' ...ociation Convention to be
lag ,be Presbyterian church in
y !. February 18th and 18th is
EN- i. f,r all Sunday School work
4 Ire parish.
\. association endeavorS:
y I. helm every Sunday School in
a !, 10 be a better and bigger
~ Z, develop mutual helpfulness a.
4, he Sunday Schools.
:. create definite activities in the
MAY schools.
~ I, train a future leadership for
, sunday Schools.
. = reach every community help
!, school, encourage all workers
r,r,s an aggressive cooperative ac-
/, oD the part of the Protestant
....gooI Christians, whereby with
5i.cssion Of doctrine or policy,
sunday School as a teaching Ser.
i he Church is considered.
m, i the eighth annual convention
n Darish association and the Off
/. srs endeavoring to make it the
|, vet held The singing will be en-
u tbe Bible verses helpful, the
!, nractical and the blackboard
! instructive. Of the Sunday
booIs n the parish President w. F.
M expects each and every one to
n rs full quota of delegates and
N the delegates assemble he prom
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07
JNo. W. ARMSTRONG is
AGAIN HoNoRED BY
MASONIC BODY.
Elected Grand High Priest by Louisi-
ana Royal Arch
Masons.

John w. Armstrong of Welsh was
chosen grand high priest of the Grand
Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Louisi-
ana, at the meeting in New Orleans
Tuesday afternoon at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral.
This is the second time that Mr.
Armstrong has been honored by cleo.
ton to the highest Office by the fellow
members of Louisiana Grand Lodge
Masons. In 1918 he was chosen Grand
Master
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07

for you to take steps to protect your
health and property. If the work is
properly carried out little will be left
to look after during the coming sum-
mer, and our places will be easily kept
up.
C. A. MARTIN, Pres.
Attest:
E. E. .KIMBALL, Sec.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-07
ANNOUNCEMENT!

XIE have executed contract for the erection of hom
wv MODERN GARAGE AND SALES ROOM.
Materials will accumulated the grounds with the intention of
work by February d and completing the building
by JUNE ISt, 1920,
will will really
Building The details will the maximum of
and efficiency minimum
will allow display and exhibit lines to
full satisfaction of Room
which will
able stock
Our will be which will permit orenarge
batteries that will feel giving
Garage will be free eliminating the possibilities damage
We will who will
of chief mechanic of proven ability
Our Machine will equipped with the devices and machinery
promptly efficiently and Fordson Tractors The Chief Mechanics
office there discuss and with the
keep business appointments scheduled time
confidence Welsh and the surrounding 1t
enpisng and they the qualities
ten working for the and aggrandzemen he
city and surrounding country.
We here with and help and as manifestation of
be found South Louisiana cost lot building and
mentof $4,000 90.
WELSH MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Inc.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

Ii is incomprehensible to think that
anyone would be so mean as to tam
per with the fire engine unbeknown
to the fire chiefs or any officer of the
company, but such seems to have been
the case last week directly after this
fine piece of mechanism had been
overhauled by a factory expert. Who
ever it was, has not been detected and
th3 guilty party may never be found
out. The Hose Company, however,
was obliged to keep the expert on
longer at a great expense to our fire
men. Let US hope the guilty party
will be found out and an example
made of him, for any man guilty of
such an act, when the engine might
at any, time be needed to extinguish
a fire, should be dealt with and made
to suffer the full penalty of the law.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

community, it took some daring and
clever work on the part of Chief of
Police Lee Cochran, of Smyrna, to ar
rest and hasten to Wilmington, the al
legged negro perpetrator of the crime
committed out near Delaneys. Any de-
lay on the officers part would have de-
feated the ends of the law. The
crime is a serious one and it is to be
hoped the negro will have a speedy
trial and after being found guilty that
he full measure of punishment will
be meted out to him. The law must
take its course. Uphold the law.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
STORM ON EASTERN SHORE
Wreaks $4,000 Loss to Farmers in
Queen Annes' County, Md.

Damage between $4,000 and S4O,-
600. it is estimated, was done by the
heavy wind, rain, hail and electrical
storms which swept over Queen
Anne's county Saturday night and
early Sunday. Crops were destroyed,
trees uprooted, stock struck by light
ming, barns burned and the electric
lights in Queenstown put out OF com
mission. Virtually entire fields OF
corn were uprooted on farms around
Queenstown and wheat gathered IN
shocks was scattered beyond reclama-
,tion. Trees were uprOoted and tele-
phone poles wrecked. Queenstown
was in darkness for an hour and a
half on Saturday night as result OF
wires being blown down. Lightning
struck the barn of Norman Brown, a
farmer, near Stevensville burning It,
with its store of hay and wheat. a
Holstein COW, the property of A. How
ard Johnson, near Centreville, was
killed by a lightning bolt, which broke
it's neck. Ten sheep were struck on
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

4 doe tax is declared to be pro-
tecton against theft and has a ten
dency to prevent the growing herds of
homeless dogs in any community.
Then why not have a dog tax in
Smyrna. Milford and other towns
are trying it with success and the
taxes help swell the towns revenues.
Smyrna's muzzle law seems to be a
joke in that no one can be found to
enforce it. Probably it will be as
hard to enforce a dog tax but it is
worth the trial. Smyrna has triec
nearly everything else but dog tax
ne worthless dogs that infest com.
munity are a nightly annoyance and g
growing menace.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

The fellow who bemoans the in
creased taxes along with the high
cost of living. can take thought in the
following pertinent editorial in the
Milford Chronicle which says: "Taxes
Federal-State- -County-School and
Town-we must all pay them. No
matter how much they pinch, they
have got to come, and there will be no
relief for the next twenty years. 1t
is necessary to pay for the high
wages, the high cost of supplies, of
clothing and cost of living generally,
and these may be summed up in the
huge expenditures made during the
great war, when everything ran riot,
and money was not considered-any
old price was paid without murmur,
and now we must pay the fiddler, by
taxes. It's somewhat similar to the
fellow who once went out on a booze
spree over night, and the following
morning contemplated in pain and
discomfort, the wild foolishness of the
night before. The present condition
of the country is a condition which has
to be met, and no theory other than
cold cash in the shape of taxes, will
pay the bill. We must prepare TO
liquidate, that's all there is to the
question in the final analysis, and the
fellow who gets down to brass tacks,
and figures out how to increase his in
come and get ahead, is the one who
will make a success and not feel that
taxes are a burden. We have men of
this kind right here in Milford, and
they are buying the highest grade of
farms, and their sons are putting
higher thought and labor saving
methods into their farming. The
prices paid for farms do not cut much
figure, if the man who manages the
farming business is a practical bust
ness man, who is looking to the fu-
ture, and not complaining of the past
or present; but, meets the situation
with workable plans which bring sue
cess and the money with which to pay
the taxes. To those who are com
planning, the only helpful advice is, gC
to work and work intelligently anc
with business enterprises-for farm
ing is a business enterprise"
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
Wed. Aug. 4, 1920
At 2 O'Clock
9 VALUABLE FARMS

No. ALI that certain farm, piece and par
eel of land and premises situated and lying
on the west side of the main State road lead
ing from Canterbury to Harrington IN oouIh
Murderkil Hundred, Kent county, Delaware
and adjoining lands of Gutleb Rentz, lands
of John Biggs, lands of Joseph Minner and
lands of others, and containing One hundred
and Forty Q4O) Acres OF land be the same
more or less. For full description see Deed
Record Book L, Volume T. page l62, etc. the
improvements thereon are good brick dwell
ing house. stables barn, granary' corncno'
new machine house and other buildings
plenty of fruit of different kinds about ten
acres in nice young timber So acres in corn
the purchaser will receive the landlords share
of crops now growing
No. ALL that farm plantation. tract,
piece and parcel of land and premises stu
ated in Milford Hundred Kent County and
State of Delaware, lying on the north side oi
the public road leading from Harrington to
Frederica, within four miles of either place,
adjoining lands of Alfred Warrington, lands
of A. L. Quien, lands of Joseph Thomas
Robbins and lands of others, and containing
One Hundred ard Thirty-two G3) Acres and
twenty-three (23) Square Perches of land, be
the' same more or less; for a full and COM
plete description see Deed Record Book 5,
Volume 9. page 1S4, etc. the improvements are
a good 2-stOry dwelling house, stable, barn, car
riage house. COW stable and other Outbuild-
ings the most of which are nearly new some
fruit; about 45 acres in corn; lot of toma-
toes the landlords share of crops will go to
the purchaser.
The quality of the soil of both these farms
is admirably adapted for the growth of all
( crops and fruits grown in Delaware. There
is not a ditch on either and no drownable
land
These farms will be sold on easy terms.
/ For further information see John J. Schabing-
| er or William Schabinger. Camden. Del, or
! w. c. Moore & Sons, Auctioneers, phone 81,
| Dover Del
]. J. SCHABINGER,
CHAS. SCHABINGER,
FRED SCHABINGER
ELIZABETH CULLEN
w. c. MOORE & SON. Auctioneers.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

Let's have the swinging lights put
back at street intersections and few
of the lower branches on trees trim
med. Surely it will be a decided i'm
provement over the present lighting
system.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
TO THE VOTERS OF KENT COUNTY

At the solicitation of many friends l have
decided to be a candidate for denomination
for the office of Prothonotary of the Superior
Court of the State of Delaware, in and for
Kent County. subject to the will of the DEM
ocratic voters as expressed at the primaries.
and l respectfully ask your support. If nom
mated and elected will give the Office my per-
sonal attention. l am
Respectfully,
DANIEL Nj. RIDGELY.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
TO VOTERS OF KENT COUNTY

! hereby announce myself a candidate for
Representative subject to the decision of the
Democratic voters of the Third Representa-
tive Die;rict of Kent county.
I declare myself opposed to the present
school law, commonly known as the School
Code.
1 am opposed to Woman's Suffrage and
National Prohibition.
I will appreciate the support of the voters
of my party.
]. EDWARD SEEMANS.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

the farm of E. B. Leiby, near Centre
vile, and a mule, the property Of Dr.
J. R. Benton, near Stevensville, was
also killed by lightning.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
ANOTHER KENTON BETROTHAL.
Miss Elva Attix BethrOthed to Stuart
Robinson Moore Thomson

Kenton, July 27.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Wesley Attix, of KentOn, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Elva Ross, to Mr.. Stuart
Robinson Moore Thomson, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Thomson, of
'The Powelton," West Philadelphia.
Mr.. Thomson is advertising manager
for the Franklin Tractor Co., Green
vile, Ohio. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
5000 LOST
Fir. and Mrs.
Powell had los
this amount he

cause they should not listen and exercise
their own good sense. They bad leen talked
to several times and three years had zone by
when our Manager said to them. "Since
first talked to you. you have lost $500. How
You have $4,000 placed at per cent.
talked to you about per cent. and safety
and in the meantime others all around you
have been taking advantage of it, while you
have lost the difference of $500 year be
tween your per cent and out per cent in
vestments. a total of $500. 1t is never too
late to mend. Let us show you the Z per cent.
safe way" Write or call on r. H. Denney.
Smyrna. Del, representing tne r. l.. DoiliIrs
Company.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Two Beautiful Homes

The undersigned. on account Of Iiving, IN
other States and desiring to settle up their
front door of the FELTON, Bank, in the town
of FELTON,, Kent County, Delaware, on
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
FOR CORONER

To the Democratic Voters:
At the request of many friends. | have
of Kent County, subject to the decision of
the Democratic voters as expressed at the
primaries and 1 respectfully solicit your
support. If nominated and elected, 1 will
give the Office my personal attention.
LUTHER NEEDLES, FELTON,.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE

I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Representative for the Third Representative
District of Kent County, subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic Party.
H. w. Hilyard, KentOn, Del.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28
FOR SAIs

Farm of 1@0 acres %
c4-oo marsh. f,, "
; l0oo was realized las, r.. -.oa raa
fur; = acre asparagr. -. winter tr trs
es and grapes, more 81 IpPle' Ge4
AOI ldlilllN Use. mol '-lcs,,
well fenced. 3 miles fr,r n-'-,a'. d a
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

Subscribe Tor The Smyrna Times,
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Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

When indignation is rife and lynch
talk was on the tongues Of an enraged
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

Subscription price. s1.5O per year. strictly in
advance.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-28

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Della
ware as Second Glass matter
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incorporation WOUL DN0T MAKE. g
LABOR UNIONS more RESPONSIBLE
But Few Organizations Break their Contracts, Not at Many Cor
porauons and individuals Do Present Status Compet Union
Men to Feel aBndng Obligation in E1fade Union Contract

the union for the violation of con-
tracts made with employers In en-
terins into such agreements the union
does not contract for itself. It acts
simply as the representative of the
individual employees. 1t is their
agent. 1t bargains not for itself, but
for them. It stands in much the same
position as does a firn1s Of; stock
brokers which negotiates for its
clients. Such a firm never assumes
responsibility for the performance 5of
contracts which it negotiates. ~
The employers understand in: MAX
ing wage agreements that the union
is not binding itself 1t does not
of men to the employer, at an agreed
wage. Neither does the employer
agree, to hire any number of men,, or
any men at all. He contracts only
that in 50 far as he needs men he
will employ union men at the. wage
agreed upon. But he may close ahis
plant the next day. if he chooses
without being guilty of a breach ;:'of
his contract, and not only employ. a.
single man. Similarly, the mem bers
of the union may refuse to work for
him. !:
Both on Equal Footing. -
It may be urged, however, that If
the employer continues his business
he is bound, under his contract. to
employ only union me-: and pay them
the stipulated wages; that if he does
not. he has broken his contract and
may be sued and damages recovered
against him; therefore, the union
should be made to respond in dam
ages to-. him, if its members refuse
to enter or remain in his employ.
But: it is. not true that if the en-
ployer breaks his contract he can be
held responsible. He is as. free as
the men to refuse to comply with
! the terms Of the agreement. Should
| he refuse to live up to the terms sd1
the agreement, the individual work
men may not sue, because he did not
contract with them. And the union
coul6 not maintain an action, be.
cause, in the eyes of the law, it ta.
suffered no damages. If, therefore
the union or. its me"1bers could: be
held responsible to the employer FOL
a breach of the agreement, the con.
tract would be exceedingly one-sided
binding the union but not the EN-
ployer. g
! OF Little Value. t;;SS5
The, incorporation of labor organ.
izations would not, therefore, Sbeso1
an an = value e. the -emnloyer.-IIe wou1d
-be- In betteF.- esfttffo 50 % fdr ll
the collection Of damages for mis-
] conduct IS concerned. or the enforce
The labor world., 1920-09-04

An employer who conducts*a
strictly. .un ION shop, complying
with all of the rules as to wages
and working conditions. has
written Life and Labor, stating
that the unions have not always
kept their contracts with him,
that he has suffered damage and
injury to his plant>::by members
Of the. unions and asking: why
nniens. do not, or should not in-
corporate and become responsible
for violation of contracts s.: or
damage done by their members.
:: Others nave ON different occasions
asked a: like question. That the unions
::hou1d incorporate, and that !. the
:*rnds;s Of the; corporation should: be
y ailable to- compensate employers
Who had suffered from acts of mis-
conduct committed by members of the
union or their failure to live up to
the terms Of the contracts made with
tie union, appears, upon it's face, to
be fair proposition. A little con-
sideration, however, will, we believe,
demonstrate quite clearly that the or.
ganization should not be held re-
sponsible for the acts of the individ-
uals composing it, and that no benefit
or advantage would accrue to the
employer from the. incorporation OF
the unions
Status. of Business. .
Business corporations are organ
lied not for the purpose of assum:
ing but to escape liability for the
acts of the individual members. No
corporation is. or could afford to. be,
responsible for the acts of it's mem.
Ders except in so far as the memb Der
had been authorized to and acted a.
it's agent. Should a stockholder OF
the United States Steel corporation
become incensed at some action .o1
organized labor and assault members
o. the union, or injure their property
damages could not be recovered o1
the company. Likewise, suit could
not be maintained against an incor.
porated labor u...s. for misconduc,
>of it, members, Unless it could be
proven that the union as an organi.
za :io:. had auth orized such miscon.
duct. No: recognized labor union ha.
ever. we believe; countenanced such
acts, and if one did it would be quite
careful to have no funds which could
b. reached.,. Moneys, used for strike
benefits an and L.. other. like purposes
would be c.-coLecta..-a Md :. bs
some other organization. +
| Now, as to the responsibi1ity Of
The labor world., 1920-09-04
ment of contract, than he is now.
And his position would be wors,

ment of contract, than he is. now.
And his position. would be worse
with respect to securing voluntary
compliance with the terms Of tho
agreements made by the unions: Many
labor leaders oppose the Incorporation
Of = their organizations, because: they
fear that in such event the members
will not feel the moral obligation to
live up to the union contracts that
they now feel. It is matter of COM
mon knowledge that men and women
of:the strictest integrity in their pri-:
vate dealings unquestioningly receive
dividends from corporations whose
business transactions. are corrupt to
an extreme degree. The corporation
being a separate entity, the Individual
stockholders seem to feel no respons-
ibN1ty for its acts. And the labor
leaders fear that, with the Unions
INCORPORATED, their members will
come to consider that they are in no
wise responsible for the acts Of the
organization.
A Moral Contract.
AS it is now, each member Of the
organization considers the act Of the
union his act. The contract made
by it is his contract. The responsi-
bility is upon: him to fulfil the pro-
visions Of the agreement. And in a
very large proportion Of the cases
he lives up faithfully to the terms
Of the contract.
For the. unions are not contract
breakers: 1T is true that OCCASION
ally strike is called in violation Of
cont~cc:. but such instances are
:-arc. md do not business men break
contracts?s- Let anyone 60 through 4
few volumes :of the reporta Of the
courts noting the numbc: of cases
brought to recover damages, because
{ the breach of their contracts by
business men, and then make an in
vestigation to ascertain the number
| of cases, wherein labor unions have
violated stheir agreements. Whoeve,
does SO will be forced to the conclu-
sion that labor organizations have q
high sense of their duty to keep their
engagements; and that their conduct
in this regard compares most favor.
ably with that Of the business men
Of the country - .S'' :. = K =
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