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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
FENToN TOPICS.
Fenton, La, April %, 1920.

Miss Lillian Hebert, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. ]. Hebert, went to st. Pat
,icks sanitarium Saturday, where she
underwent an operation for the re.
moval of tonsils which have been
botbering her for the past few months
The operation was very successful
az the parties left Woodlawn Saturday
morning and returned the same eve.
ming Miss Lillian is doing fine and
ve hope that she is entirely relieved
If the trouble and will now enjoy good
health.
Your scribe was informed by Yves
pitre that the JEFF. Davis parish high
way engineer is daily expected at Fen
Ton with crew to spill little gravel
from FentOn south towards Woodlawn.
Tuesday and Wednesday has been
very cold, after a light rain. The rain
was highly appreciated, while the cold
was very unsatisfactory. The growing
crops are looking bad and the gardens
have stopped grOwing-tOo cold.
Mr. and Mrs. A lex Miller and son.
Edwin, of FentOn, were visitors near
Reeves, at the Bel logging camp last
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, return.
lbs Monday. As the Bel people for.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
WESLEY TODD INJURED
IN AUTO COLLISION.

AS the result of an auto collision
which occurred on the gravel road just
west of town last Saturday afternoon
Wesley Todd, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Todd, is in grave danger of
losing the use of one eye.
The accident occurred in front of
the residence of A. F. Day. Wesley
was driving to town and P. E. Louviere
travelling in the opposite direction.
Through some Misunderstanding their
cars cOllided. Wesley's car was ditch
ed, the windshield breaking and a
piece of the broken glass pierced his
eye He was taken to Lake Charles
Immediately, where it was foundneces-
sary to take two stitches in the eye
ball
After having the eye dressed by the
Lake Charles specialist Wednesday
morning Wesley, accompanied by his
father left for New Orleans for fur
Their examination and treatment with
hopes that the eye might be saved.
No definite information had been re.
ceived by relatives up to Thursday
evening.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
SOLDIER MEMORIAL
CAMPAIGN MAY SO.
Chas. n. LAM Chairman of Loca
Drive, W. n. Adams Heads
Parish Committee.

| May 3rd to Sth are the dates fol-
ILouiSiana's Soldier Memorial cam
paign. 1t is up to the people of The
State to say whether Louisiana shall
fall below her sister states in show.
ing her appreciation of her soldier
dead and her tribute to the LIVING
who participated in the war, or wheth
er she will generously oyersubscribe
the sum of 100000 and make the final
act in Louisiana's war record the most
glorious.
Practically all the states in the un.
ion are erecting memorial buildings
to their dead soldiers. A cold monu-
ment can never symbolic all we
would like it to, but building is a
living memorial and may be physical
center through which would flow the
vital currents of life, (which, while
commemorative those who fell, shall.
for service, pay grateful and lasting
tribute to all who served"
Three hundred thousand dollars is
not a large sum for Louisiana to give
for memorial building to be erected
on the Louisiana State University
Campus, in fact, other neighboring
states are asking much larger sums for
similar memorials. Mississippi asks
for 100000, Alabama, 100000; in
Tennessee the last Legislature appro-
priated $1,2OO,0OO for the erection of
a memorial building.
The q uota for Jefferson Davis Par.
ish in this campaign is $4,000; Welsh
has been allotted the raising of 30 per
cent of this sum, or $4,000. The Welsh
District takes in all the territory west
of Roanoke and north and south to the
parish line.
Chas. H. Lana, of the Welsh Car
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01

merly logged near Fenton Mr.. and Mrs
Miller met a host of friends. AS they
are now logging on the Calcasieu river
special train was run to the Calca-
sieu, a distance of about eight miles,
and all enjoyed picnic, fish fry and
a good time in general. They report
fish and May haws plentiful.
Mr.. Adam LOrmand and family of
the Perkins canal, near Cow, La, are
moving to Fenton, Mr.. Lormand hay
ing accepted position for the pump
ing season with Mr.. Ira Peloquin. Mr.
Lormand said Fenton looked good
to him as place of much labor and
Of good school facilities. He is figur-
ing on buying some property in Fen
ton.
The Fenton P. H. ball team visited
Oberlin Sunday, playing the 0. Us.
At the P. H. boys last count of the
tally 1t was eight. They did not see
the o. 7. tally sheet, but the o. rs
never stopped at s, they Just kept right
on. The P. H, came home very sore
Gas Uncle Zeke says but the soreness
was not muscular.
If the realization is as big as the
anticipation there will be a big tourna-
ment at Iowa tonight at Mr.. Bouquets
dance hall, as everyone you meet says:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01

Going to the dance kid" Better
come, we are all going"
Well mister editer, | reckon yer
seen aul that there potry in Their Jur-
nal erbout me Now that there Wood
lawn Teller said. believe he is WOO
ing-of korse yer no what that means,
so yer can just spect ter hear erbout
something happening-and paw said it
is Their custom for young people to-
we'll you know how paw is erbout muse
afore it is ripe. Wait.-Sarah Jane.
SUNSHINE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
A CORRECTION.

In the advertisement of the Delin.
Quent tax sale of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, appearing in this issue o.
the Journal an error appears in the
date Of the sale, which will be held in
Jennings, at the court house, on Sat-
urday, June 5th, instead of June 1st,,
as appearing in the advertisement
The error, which is clericG one, was
discovered after the list was printed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
o Q 0 o o o o o 90 o 0
0 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES c

|
10 0 0 0 o 0 o o o 0 o O
School closes May the 14th. TIL,
commencement play will be given OF
the evening of May 9TH, at o'clock
The commencement sermon will b.
preached by Rev. G. B. Hines of Lake
Charles, Sunday, May 9th. The sever
al churches are invited to join us il
the service.
The diplomas and certificates will
be awarded by Supt. Annette on the
evening of May 18th. The pupils will
return to school Friday morning, May
14th and get their reports. There will
be no routine school work Thursday
afternoon and Friday. Teachers will
be busyworking on reports.
The Parent-Teacher Association will
have meeting at $50 p. m. Friday
the last day. Refreshments will be
served, Don't forget the time, and
be sure and give us your presence
and cooperation in making the last
meeting success.
The new piano cost $3S5O0. We
have paid $4,000, leaving a balance
of $1S5.OO to be paid by July list. The
net receipts from the musical recital
was $22.1O. This will be applied in
payment Of the new piano,
The following pupils made 100 per
cent on the recent State spelling tests
and will be awarded certificates:
1. Fifth Grade-Anna Bell sheu-
maker, Cora Savoie and Florence Nu-
gent.
2. Sixth Grade-Marguerite Villien
and Harold Boiling.
There will be no medals or prizes
awarded this year. A scholarship to
Washington and Lee University valu
ed at $4,000 may be awarded to one of
the leaders in the graduating class
This will depend on the interest and
faithfullness of the pupils in the grad
uating class.
Although examinations are to be
given the fourth year class early, there
is not supposed to be any let up in
the work except for practice until the
end of school
Having been informed by Supt Ar.
nette that the concensus of opinion is
against my serving you as principal
another year, therefore shall not be
an applicant for the position. wish
to thank you for the hearty any SYM
pathetic cooperation you have given
me and the school and for honoring
me with the position for two success
sive years.
Yours to serve,
WIN. A. McGUFF.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
cosners viii Return.

Believing that it will be quite inter
esting to the readers of the journal
we are publishing without permission
the following excerpt from a letter
received a few days since from Mr.
g. w. Cosner, who has been visiting
at his old home in Virginia, Illinois
Il ANN leaving n few days fol-
Gainesville, Ca, where / will join my
daughter, who is attending Brenau
College. Am really glad to get headed
south again on account OF the bad
weather | have experienced while
here, On my arrival March LIST
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
National w. C. T. U. Lecturer
Spoke Here Sunday.

Mrs. Cora Belle Megrille, national
w. C. T. U. lecturer, of Dallas, Texas,
spent Sunday and Monday guest OF
Mrs. ], B. Lee. By an oversight on
the part of those responsible for rout-
ing Mrs. Megrille, the local w. C. 7.
U. had no knowledge of her coming
until too late to make any satisfac-
tory arrangements, however a goodly
number came out to hear her on Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist church
She spoke Sunday evening to the
colored people.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
At the Rantist Church

Sunday School-9;45 a. m.
The pastor and congregation will
JOIN in the Union Memorial Service
at the Auditorium-11:00 a. nj.
Sunbeams-3;00 p. m.
Preaching service-S:00 p. m.
Prayer service-7;30 p. M, We'd.
nesday
Misunderstanding Class-S:30 p. m.
Wednesday
Ira L. Jordan, Pastor
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01

found zero weather which only lasted
1or day or two. On Easter Sunday
trains were snow bound several hours,
The wind drifted the lanes full of
snow, which stopped travel for several
days. Since that time it has rained
most of the time.
Ruth and | expect to return to La
shortly after June LIST"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
THE ELOPEMENT OF ELLEN"
High School Graduating Play to be
Presented at Auditorium
Wednesday, May 9Th.

The Senior play of the Welsh High
School will be presented at the Audi
forum Wednesday, May 5th, at SIS
p. m. All critics who have seen the
play in the making have conceded it to
be the best ever" At the asst re.
lhearsal one prominent man passed the
remark that mo school play to equal
this one has ever been put On by a
senior class"
Molly Ford has as a visitor Dorothy
Marsh, to whom she has Dragged long
and hard about the high qualities of
| her maid, Ellen. On this particular
morning Ellen has eloped and Molly
is afraid she will be Inundated before
Dorothy. She gets as maid June
Haverhill who has been proposed to
by Max Ten Eyck, who is now engag.
ed to Dorothy. Hume, an absent mind
ed rector falls in love with Dorothy
and writes her a love letter. Max gets
the note, thinks it is from June and
strange complications ensue.
There are many comical situations,
lots of love Genes, and barrels of in
terest throughout. Come and get your
moneys worth Of Laugh
Cast of Characters:
Richard Ford--a devoted husband
Melvin DOan.
Molly-his wife-Hilda Morrill,.
Robert Sheppard-Molly's brother
Donovan Armstrong.
Max Ten Eyck-Robert's chum-
Richard Mason.
Dorothy engaged to Max
Goldie Goldsmith,
June Observation-Disclosures '19-Hel.
en- Peck.
John Hume-Rector of St. Agnes
Chas. Doan.
synopsis.
Act Morning room at Mrs. Ford's |
home, 500 a. m.
Act Corner of Mrs Ford's gar.
den, at 500 a. m. the next day.
Act Same corner in the evening
of the same day.
SpeeiaIties.
Song-High School Octette.
Solo-Mrs. Bosch.
Trio-Oive Scoggins. Aline Greer
and Annette Weldon.
Solo-Mr. Weichert.
Duet-Olive scoggins and Annette
Weldon.
SOlo-Aline Greer.
Violin Solo Henry Wright.
Solo-Oliye Scoggins.
Song-High School Octette.
Curtain will rise promptly at SIS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
Sl'5O Per Annum in Advance
woman and child in Louisiana.

woman and child in Louisiana.
That contributions to this memorial
1und will be exempt from income tax
IS the substance of ruling just re-
celVed from Washington, This is be-
cause the building will be used for
educational purposes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
w c T u Meetinn

The w. c. T. U. will hold their
meeting Wednesday, May 9Th, at the
did time etaossgp iVt etaoin shrdlu
home of Mrs G. w. Yantis. A special
ly good time has been arranged and
a full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Lionel Bertrand, Sec'y.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-01
The Civic Leanue.

The Civic League will meet with
Mrs. Chas. Shoemaker instead of with
Mrs. S. o. Scoggins Friday, May 18th,
lat 800 p. m. All members are asked
to be present,
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
Charges Against Bolsheuiki Are
Unjust, Statement Of Army Officer

force of engineers who were assist
ing in operating, the 8.O00-mile
Trans-S Siberian railway. "The whole
country has been absorbed by the
Bolsheyists, and there is almost no
antagonism, continued Captain
Reese. ''The commission form OF
government has been established IN
the principal cities, and although
there is a great deal of poverty and
suffering, the streets are. free from
armed men, and the peasants are n.y.
ing under peaceful conditions.
s.The charges of cruelties ana
massacres made against the Bolshe-
visits are unjust. Not in all the
| months l was over there did ! see
any people slaughtered in cold blood
by the revolutionary forces. The
trouble which Americans eneoun-
tered in Russia was not with the Boil
sheyists, but rather with represent
tatiyes of the Kolchak forces whose
actions we as people were indors-
ine.
1.-THE Bolshevists were our friends
and we felt sense of protection
when we were in their. territory. Y
was always my experience to find
them peaceable and llovable and de-
sirous of having work and educa-
ton"
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
(Ry the Federated Press. J

Denver, Aug. 9.-That the Boil
shevist movement in Russia mas
been the means of producing condi-
tions that are peaceful and quiet in
comparison to the idea of the Red
rule that prevails here in America
is the opinion of Capt. w. A. Reese,
who has been with the engineers
reserve in Russia and Siberia for the
past year. He left Russia late Ill
June and is now visiting here.
mo power on earth is capable OF
stopping the Bolshevist movement
and it is only matter of time until
The Soviet government is established
on a basis firm enough to provide
work and education" declared Cap
tain Reese.
"T'hey are not murderous, terror
izing people. So long as military
rule dominated Russia, they stood
in defense of their rights as free
ldom- loving citizens, but now that the
imperial government has persisted
they are establishing schools in
churches that under the old rule
4 taught superstition. The RAILROADS
are operating under plans which
encourage field labor rather thar
1 discourage it.
I Captain Reese has been with the
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
(By the Federated Press }


Pittsburgh, Kan, Aug. 9.-Demand
by John L. Lewis, president OF the
International miners union, that the
striking Kansas coal diggers return
to work Immediately met with scath-
ing and, defiant rejoinder from Alex
ander HoWatt, head Of the kansas
miners, organization.
|'"Your message is a direct insult.
was Howatt's reply. your coward
ly insinuation that l called the min
ers On strike at this time is without
semblance of truth, and in line with
many other statements by you.
Had you stood as firmly in de-
Tense of the nations mine workers
last winter when they were fighting
nobly for Justice at the hands OF the
coal corporations, as you now stano
in defense of the operators, there
would have been no occasion for the
Illinois and Indiana miners to cease
work to obtain another wage In
crease.
"You speak of demagogues.
know Of no man more of demagogut
than yourself. am ready to com
pare my record with yours at an.
time. Your telegram is cowardl.
insult and deserves no consideration
from any self-respecting man, ant
shall get none from me. Your threa
to take charge of this district and de
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
(Ry the Federated Press.)

(By the Federated I'feSS.)
New York, Aug. 0.-How eager the
Polish workers affiliated with the
Communist party have been for the
advance of the Red army, and how
ready they are to establish Soviet
renublic at Warsaw, is made clear
Nv the proclamation issued to the
workers of all countries by the Cen
tral Committee of the Polish Com
munist party, text of which has just
reached this country.
This proclamation calls upon the
workers of Europe and America to
assist the Polish workers in breaking
the chains of the landowners gov
ernmcnt at Warsaw. 1t calls Tor
boycott and strike which shall pre-
vent the shipment of munitions aEd
oIl other aid to the reactionary re-
gime headed by Pilsudski.
The English translation of the Pol
ish text follows:
..To the workers of all lands!
con the battlefields of White Rus
sin and of the Ukraine the Polisf
imperialism is going down in a sea o
blood. Under the hammer blows o
the Red army of Russian workers tn
Polisl, front is wavering-this las
front of the world counter-revoll
tion, which was, set up by the gol'
Eof entente capitalism.
..The Polish government and tn
Polish ruling classes are crying ou
in their rage to Europe to bring tliel
helm in their distress. They protes
that this war is war Of defense
that it is only question of the in
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
OPERATORS FEAR HOWATT.
Ry Gordon York.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. alexander
Howatt's campaign for the vice-presi-
dency of the United Mine Workers Is
going steadily forward on the same
platform on which Robert H. Harlin,
president of the Washington coal
miners, is campaigning for the presi-
dency.
Howatt, who is head of Kansas
District No. IA of the U. M. W., has
become a figure Of national promi-
nence through his defiance of the
Kansas industrial court law, which
he declares is unconstitutional in de-
nying labor the right to strike. That
law was invoked during the Kansas
coal miners strike, and Howatt and
other union officials were thrown
into jail for contempt of court in re-
fusing to obey the anti-strike legis-
lation.
INSCRIPTIONS coal operators of the
middle west have so feared Howatt's
fighting qualities that few years
ago an attempt was made to discredl
him with his union and have hin
/ ousted from membership. He re
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
Polish Workers Anxious For Soviet
Proclamation Issued to Comrades

cialist party are appealing for SYM
pathy and help from the internation-
al proIctariatc and are pretending
that the victory of revolutionary
Russia means the end of freedom for
the Polish workers.
"At this momentous hour we, Com
munists Of Poland, raise our voices
and say to the workers of Europe:
~. The Polish workers never
had any interest in the attack OF Pol
ish militarism upon Soviet Russia.
(2). This war is in no way war
for the defense of Polish indepcn-
dencc, but is for the defense OF the
domination of Polish and European
capitalism at the cost Of the blood OF
the working masses.
OBJ, The Polish workers see III
the Red army no conquerors threat.
cning their freedom, but an ally III
the struggle for emancipation.
.If the Polish proletariate has not
vet made an end to this war, that Is
not because it saw in the war de-
fensc of it's freedom, but rather be
cause it is Il prisoner in it's own lana
bound with, chains and. without any
influence upon its rulers.
sIn no land Of Europe, eXccp
White Russia and Rumania of thu
Black Hundred, arc the working
classes so completely deprived OF po
litical freedom as i'll Poland. ~,
"For eighteen months the Polisl
government has ruled without breal
by means of martial law, which wa
fContinued on Page Three.)
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ing held at the. RESERVOIR by the St.
Lawrence parish III Ceri:lervilie. Ac-
cording to witnesses, young Murphy
and Gilmore started out on the
boat, which had been dragged into
the water When but a few yards
from land the boat sank under
them. Nevin and Harrington, then
on shore, went in to rescue the
two. Young Murphy reached the
shore and pulling off his shoes,
returned to aid the others.
Some of the women on the shore
became hysterical and were unable
to assist in the rescue, but Mrs.
May Miller determinedly ran for a
long pole which lay nearby and eX-
tended it out to the struggling
youths.
. Murphy, exhausted by his efforts
to save the others, finally graspet
the end of the pole and was pulled
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09

Three Butte boys were drowned
while fourth narrowly escaped g
similar death yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock when the stone boat in
which they were trying to ride at
the Basin Greek reservoir over
turned, plunging them into the icy
waters. Those drowned were:
FRANCIS HARRINGTON, 6 West
Pacific street, aged 16.
JOHN GILMORE, 644 West Park
street, aged II.
ter street, Centerville, aged IT.
Emmett Murphy, 70 Missoula ave-
nue., Centerville, was pulled ashore
by Mrs. May Miller, who reached
out to the lad with a long pole
after he had made heroic but un
successful attempt to rescue his
companions.
The boys were members Of {
Young peoples picnic which was be
The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-09
MANNlX LANDED IN
CORNWALL BY
BRITISH
(Special United Press Wire J

Especial United Press Wire.)
London, Aug. 9.--While thousands
of Irishmen waited to greet. him at
Liverpool, Archbishop Mannix of Aus
tralia, landed from a British destroy
er at Penzance, a watering place in
Cornwall. Mannx had been trans
ferred from the liner Baltic, on which
he sailed from the United States to
the destroyer which speeded him to
PepZance.
Much mystery surrounds the trans.
fer of the archbishop from the Bal
tic to the destroyer A Dublin dis
patch says the transfer was accom-
plished by force.
Ever since the Baltic entered Brit
|ish waters, Irish have been on the
alert and anxious TO give MannlX
rousing welcome, due to his Sim
iFein sympathies and his statement
made in America i'll open advocac,
for an Irish republic.