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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-02-10
Smallpox Gases Number -Four

City Heath Officer Edgington reports
that the city now has four cases Of
smallpox. A strict quarantine has
been established. and DR.. Edgington
does not believe that any other cases
will develop.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
JUDGE SETS ASIDE
VERDICT Of JURY
Judgment in Ewing VS.. Floyd
Suit Annuled, New Trial
Ordered.

The suit brought by J. G. Ewing
against NJ. E. Floyd for damages
on account of personal injuries
inflicted in an assault at Iowa some
months ago, was tried before a
jury in the Jefferson Davis parish
court last Thursday, the jury find
ing for the defedant.
Friday morning, on motion of
r. F. Gayle, attorney for the plain
tiff, Judge Cline set aside the ver-
dict of the jury and ordered new
trial.
Attorney Gayle in speaking of
the setting aside of jury verdictS
by judges said:
In civil suits the court in this
state has right to set aside jury
verdictS and as many times as
they believe the verdicts to be
wrong. They, however, use this
prerOgative rarely more than once
in the same case, as the supreme
court will attend to such verdictS
after that.
I'm criminal eases, however, it
is a little different. If a man is
acquitted the court never diSturbS
the verdict. If the verdict convictS
and the judge believes the accused
lin innocent, he sets it aside"
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
DRAINAGE WORK ABOUT
ONE-HALF COMPLETED
O.
Dredge Boat now Working Be.
tween Railroad and Parish
Highway.

Work Of dredging in the Welsh
Drainage District is progressing
rapidly now. The main ditch is
completed from the upper end
near Meadow Prairie SchooIhouse
to a point half way between the
railroad and the concrete bridge
on the parish highway in the
southwest limits of Welsh. Ac-
cording to the statement of F. R.
Wilhite, who is in charge of the
dredging operations for the G. B.
Zie8ler Co., when the concrete
bridge is reached the dredge will
be diSmantIed and moved over
land to the upper end of the east
prong, near the Peters farm, work
ing down that section to the rail-
road, where it will have to be
again diSmantIed and moved
overland to point below the con-
crete bridge in the east part of
Welsh. The work between the rail
road and the public road on that
ditch will be done with teams.
More than half of the yardage
has already been moved. 1t is be-
Iieved the entire system will be
completed this fall. The smaller
laterals will be excavated with a
ditching machine.
Bond issues amounting to $3.50
600 were voted in 1920 to defray
the expenses of this proposition.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
CO AFTER TAX DODGERS
FOR HALF BILLION

Washington-Nearly $5OO,OOO.
900 will be forced from tax dod-
gers during the next 10 months ac-
to the plans of the Treas
ury Department officials.
The nationwide drive to force
the correct payment of income
profits and special taxes is to be
resumed at once.
Plans are now being completed
for this work. David H. Blair,
Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, announced that his depart
ment would be ready to have the
campaign under way by the ilrSt
of July.
Reports are being carefully
gone over. The various depart
ments of the country are being
closely checked up. In addition
to this there has been a complete
survey made and a lengthy list OF
She tax dodgers complied.
"There is no question but what
the campaign will add millions
of dollars to the United States
Treasury" Commissioners stated
"There has been flagrant tax dod-
ging and not only is this going to
he brought to an accounting. Ou1
Operations we look for at least
| five hundred millions added to the
government funds"
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
+. /. GETTY IDENTIFIED
WITH OIL OPERATIONS

Fred |. Getty of Jennings has
become associated with the Inter
state Oil and Mineral Develop
ment Co., in the operations on the
Todd farm 2 miles west of Welsh
The well, which was begun IN
1920 by the Welsh Oil Corpora
tion and was taken over early
this wear by the Interstate Com,
panv, is now down about 2zOO
feet. 49,.
A car of pipe and drilling equip
ment was loaded last week
at Hornbeck for this well ana
jnnon its arrival work will be re-
sumed. While no oil has been en-
corntered as yet indications are
said to be favorable. The well VIII !
he drilled to a depth of 5000 feet
At least, if necessary to prove the
nresence or absence OF the coVet-
ed ely fluid.
During the last few weeks there
has been renewed activity in the
securing of leases in this section
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
STRAWBERRY CROP IS
LARGEST IN HISTORY
The Cooperative Marketing Made
Paradise of Piney Woods
Section.
ponchatoula Enterprise:

4
Unofficial returns on the straw
berry crop of TangipahOa parish
chow that over one million crates
of berries have been shipped dur
ine The longest season on record.
More than / 400 cars were shipped
at an average of 700 crates to the
car with the berries bring an ave-
rage of $3.50 per crate.
This means that the crop yield
ed over SS,5OO,OOO for this parish
which has in the past year stood
lbird in the United States in the
returns in dollars and cents from
acres in cultivation. The first is
Los Angeles county, Calf, due
unuuestiOning to its citrus fruits,
and the second is Lancaster cOun-
", Penn, due in large measure
10 its large amount of truck
grown and its splendid system of
distribution, all the towns of the
county having curb markets.
These figures are based on gov
eminent returns for 1920. If this
parish did so we'll when the crop
was short; this year, when the
strawberry crop alone is over
three and One-half million dollars
il ought to rank first.
The strawberry sectioH-n Tan
GpahOa is a piney woods section
that was not thought suitable for
agricultural enterprises until, by
cooperative efforts and cO-Opera-
live selling made possible by the
farmers association, it has grown
10 be one of the leading parishes
in The United States.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25

Westinghouse Electric Fans
ANY size of type. Welsh Garage
Co., Inc.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
GULF COAST RICE MILL
CLOSES SEASONS RUN
Reported This Mill Will Not Be
Operated Coming
Season

The Gulf Coast Rice Mill here
closed down last Saturday, hav-
ing finished the seasons run. LO-
cal manager Geo. Peterson states
that the Louisiana State has on
hand here only about eighty bags
of rough rice and a few pockets
of clean rice unSold.
While there is still consider
able rough rice in the hands Of
the farmers in this district Mr..
Peterson states that it is being
held at figure his company does
moi feel justified in paying under
present conditions.
Announcement from the head
office of the Louisiana state is to
the effect that the Welsh mill is
one among five of the company'S
mills that will not be operated the
coming season. The Lake Arthur
mill is another that will not turn.
The mills will be used for storage
and the company will continue to
purchase rough rice at these
points, shipping it to centrally
located mills which they feel can
be operated more economically.
The closing of this mill means
the striking off of a considerable
pay roll, some twenty-five men
being employed in the mill proper
and is a matter of concern to the
business men as we'll as to the
farmers.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25

Westinghouse Electric Fans
Any size of type. Welsh Garage
Co., Inc.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
RESERVATIONS ASKED
BY JENNINGS CITIZENS
Following Canning" by School
Board of Principal E. A.
CrOWl.
JENNINGS. La. June o. 1921

AT mass meeting at the Parish
Court House here last Wednesday
night several hundred people
crowded the large court room for
the purpose of discussing the Pub
lie School question. The pivotal
point just at this time was center
ed around the refusal of the
Parish School Board and the
Parish Superintendent, w. p. Ar
nette, to re-empIoy Prof. E. A.
CrowI, who has been principal of
the Jennings Schools for the past
six or seven years.
D. G. Richie was chairman and
explained the object of the mass
meeting and gave as he under
stood it, some of the reasons why
the Parish School Board refused
to re-eIect Prof. Crowell. The
large crowd was unanimous in
support of Prof. CroweIl's admin
iStration and gave vent to their ap-
provaI many times by loud ap-
plauSe when his name was men
toned and when he was called
to speak.
A resolution was adopted ask
ing for The resignation of DR.. C.
E. Hunter, member of the Board
of Education from Jennings and
Ward two; and also asked for the
resignation of Prof. w. P. Annette
parish Superintendent. The res
olution will be reduced to writing
and will be signed by its sup
porterS. A resolution was also
adopted asking the Parish School
Board to re-inState Prof. Crowell
for the coming year. A statement
was made by someone in the au-
dience that another principal had
already been employed and the
board member had made the state
ment that if Mr.. CroweIl was re-
instated there would be two prin-
cipaIs.
The action of the School Board
in connection with the appoint
ment of a local school board at
its last meeting was approved. The
local board elected is composed
of Mrs. D.. D.. Daggett, William
Clifford, A. A. Hoag, Brown Funk
and Mrs. J. S. Mallet.
The resolutions adopted are as
follows: Y
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
WELSH GIRL COMPLETES
COURSE IN NURSING

Among the graduates in the
Charity Hospital Training school
this year is Miss Veronica M.
Unkel of Welsh, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. J. Unkel.
There were twenty-three grau-
uateS in the 1921 class, complet-
ing the four year course in nurS-
ing. Governor Parker was Schedul
ed as one of the speakers at the
commencement exercises at the
nurses home Thursday afternoon
at 100 o'clock.
Last Sundays TimeS-Picayune
featured the reproduction of
photograph of the class in uni
form.
Miss Unkel is expected here
soon for visit with her family.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
At ROANOKE CHURCH

At the district Sunday School
rally to be held in the Roanoke
U. B. church Thursday evening,
June 3Oth, the following program
will be carried out, beginning at
500 O'clock.
Devotional-Song service by
the young people.
Prayer by J. B. Firestone.
Opportunities of the adult
movement" Rev. R. L. Weldon.
Discussion.
Song.
AddresS-MiSS Milton.
BenedictiOn-J. B. FireStOne.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
KUNTZ IS COLLECTOR
FOR NEW ORLEANS PORT

Emil KuntZ of New Orleans, Re-
publican national committeeman,
has been appointed collector of
customs for the New Orleans port
by Pres. Harding. Mr.. Kuntz is
allied with the "black and tam
wing Of the Republican party. H.
G. WarmOth, former governor of
louisiana, was The Lilly White
candidate for the appointment.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
ROANOKE WON BOTH
GAMES HERE SATURDAY

The Roanoke base ball club
won both games in the double
header played at Sportsman Park
last Saturday afternoon. They put
it over Hayes to the tune of 20 to
3, and over the Welsh Junior
team in a ten inning game by a
score of 4 to 3.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
LESS THAN 90 PER Ct.
Of RICE CROP PLANTED
Is Estimate of Texas Warehouse
Department. Louisiana Prac-
tically so Per Cent.
Beaumont Journal:

Beaumont Journal:
Adding weight to the prediction
of State Representative B. E.
Quinn of the Beaumont district,
in effect that a material curtaiI-
ment in rice acreage throughout
the entire area given to culture of
this cereal in the United States is
resulting this year, comes a state
ment from the markets and ware
house departments at Austin, in
dicating a reduction in acreage in
the state of Arkansas of around
6O per cent. This department eSti-
mates that the yield of rice this
year will be from 40 to 45 per cent
of the crop for 1920, provided, of
course, that conditions are favor
able.
The statistical statement pre-
pared by the markets and ware
house department shows drop
in acreage in the county of Jeffer-
son of approximately $4,000 acres
the 1920 plant being about $4,000
acres, while the acreage for the
current year is reliably reported
as being only $4,000.
Liberty County Cut
Liberty county reports a reduc-
tiOn of 10000 acres under the 1920
acreage, while Matagorda county
estimates that 10000 acres planted
to rice last year will not be utiliz-
ed for this crop this present sea-
son. Chambers county, according
to the county judge, has planted
$4,000 acres less to rice this year
than last. Al through the rice belt
reports indicate a reduction of
from forty to sixty per cent.
Louisiana so Per Cent
Harry d. Wilson, agricultural
commissioner of Louisiana, is re-
SponSible for the statement that
there is an acreage reduction in
that state of some $4,000 acres,
practically so per cent of the 1920
plant, which in that state produC-
ed 25,200,000 bushels of rice in
1920.
Texas Reduction Larger.
A compilation of estimates by
Geo. B. Terrell, commissioner, de.
partment of agriculture, Austin
shows that the acreage reduction
in Texas will be larger in percent.
age than in Louisiana and Arkan'
saS, and all indications point to 6
crop not more than one-half anC
possibly not in excess of one-thirc
of last years rice yield. These
conditions coupled with the two
cents per pound tariff duty passed
by congress on the importation
of rice into this country, pres
sages beyond any reasonable
doubt a much higher price for th'
cereal in the near future than ha'
prevailed during the recent past
Only 5 Per Cent of 1920 Crop
Available.
In published interview will
B. E. Quinn, relative to the ric'
situation, Mr.. Quinn was puotet
as estimating the present suppl,
of rice on hand at so per cent o
the original yield last year, wheI
in reality he believes that there i
not more than 5 per cent OF tn
1920 production now available.
Mr.. Quinn is of the opinion tina
growers who are now diSpoSln
of their holdings at present mar
ket quotations will have cause t
regret their action before anothe
crop is harvested, basing his con
tention on estimates and fact
carefully compiled by himself an
on data supplied by the state gov
ernment bureaus.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25
TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
VOTE ON SPECIAL TAX

AT a special meeting held in
Jennings last Thursday the jeff.
Davis parish school board called
a special election in the Jennings
district to vote on a two mill levy
for maintenance and a special
election in Lake Arthur district
on three mill tax for the same
purpose to run for period of
ten years.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25

little doubt but what there will be
sufficient membership TO assure
the success of The move. AT Hayes
Monday night forty farmers sign
ed contracts. Other communities
are doing active work with nearly
as good success.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-06-25

w. C. Peters of Jennings was
a Welsh visitor Saturday, taking
in the Patterson-Welsh base ball
o. came, MIR. Peters will keep in
Formed as to what is going OH in
The narish the next twelve-months
nv reading the Journal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-10
Boy Scout News

Plans b in@sAse The Dsmbsr-
nip q Tfoop No ., Bay 0uo0t1,
WAS discussed a& he baAQast n The
parish hose q the Trinity EDl3cc-
pal church ~ svsning 1n6ee IL
direction oe Rsv. ". L 1sDex N
attempt VIII b made 70 odd to
more pat1u1s 70 ~ troop. The fnll
menbseshiD ef the club was pess-
ent
Troop No 3 win play . game Of
basehan With Troop No. : q he
Central Presbyterian church tcmof-
row Afternoon e : O'Clock = Re-
ervotr park
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-10
Hart Schaffner q Marx
brand neu suits
Irregular 5000 to SOS. 90 ualues at
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lGGER values that's what the public is demanding Big
valuesthats what M K is determined r. Owe
hecs'.e Ill s strike far this
bottom prices And anything more Illustrative Of fact
than IS this sale OF mems suits proof of determination
give bigger and better values They Hart Scafner Marx
suits ~ the newest checks stripes including great variety Of
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-06
WILL INSTALL
 RADIO PLANT
 IN PARAGOULD
Arkansas Light & Power Company First to lntro- duce Wireless Telephone Connections.

The wireless telephone soon will be used by the Paragould officials of the Arkansas Light x Power Company to communicate with the general offices at Pine Bluff and other stations of the company. Man ager Scovill of the local plant has just been advised that the first Of the radio apparatus it is proposed to install has been purchased by H. C.. Couch, president of the Arkansas Light X Power Company, and will be installed at Pine Bluff. with a view of testing the receiving ap- paratus under atmospheric condi lions of this section.
 The first radio receiving apparat- us acquired has radius of 2,000 miles, and includes equipment for connection with the reproducer on phonOgraph, thru the use of which an assemblage of people may hear a sermon, concert, report or announce ment transmitted thru 2,000 miles of space as clearly as they hear music or the human voice.
 The receiving sets are not costly, and are expected to prove a boon to invalids, farmers and others, who may hy illness or distance, be iso- lated from centers of activity, and who by the wireless may hear ser mons, music, market and news re- ports transmitted from a central station, such as the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company maintains in Pittsburgh for the ben eft of owners of the radio receiving sets. No elaborate aerial antenna Is necessary. A single wire antenna
 is sufficient for shortwave receiv- ing, and some owners of short t-wavt sets obtain good results, Nesting |house officials state, by connecting the receiver with springs of a bed The advantage to the A. l.. X P Company in installing wireless tele phony apparatus is in the ability to establish quick communication and the economy of such equipmen where frequent inter-community communication is required.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-06
PICNIC PARTY HAS
 A TRAGIC ENDING.

Conway, July 5.--Mrs. Sidney Ar thur, aged about 35, is dead, and Abe Pearson, aged about 50. is seriously and perhaps fatally wound ed as a result of an argument at a family picnic at Kings bridge, on Cadron creek, eight miles north of Conway. Mrs. Arthur was shot by Pearson, and Pearson was shot by Mrs. Arthur's husband. Mark Huckaby, aged about 30, was slight ly wounded by stray shots. The shooting occurred about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 According to Sheriff Walter M. Brady, whose deputies investigated the tragedy, Pearson started an ar gument with the picnickers. He was on his way home, about two miles from the scene of the killing, when he stopped and began con versation with several men in the party. He had been drinking, the sheriff said.
 Hc IiCI llHl tO itdtC, IL is said, and he began cursing them He left the party a few minutes later and went to hi home. The picnickers thought the trouble was over. However, about 90 minutes later, Pearson returned, carrying a pump gun. Arthur saw him com ing and seized his 20 gauge shot |gun.
 When within short distance of the picnic party Pearson is said to have raised his gun. Both men fired almost simultaneously. Wit nesses who were questioned by the officers were unable to say which fired first. Practically the entire charge of small shot fired by Pear son struck Mrs. Arthur in the abdo- men, killing her instantly Pearson was shot in the head, and physicians attending him said last night he has no chance to recover. Arthur came to Conway and surrendered te Sheriff Brady.
 Pearson was removed to his home and Drs. J. S. Westerfield and I. N McCollum were called. The body ol Mrs. Arthur was brought to loca
 undertaking establishment. It if probable Coroner ] A. Pence vii lconduct an inquest today.
 Mrs. Arthur was a daughter ol
 Mrs. Barney Arthur of Little Rock She also has two sisters living 1T
 Little Rock. Three children alst survive her
 Pearson is well known Faulk ner county farmer.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-06
PRESTON COMP ANY ENTERS VERY INTERESTING STRATA
 AT A DEPTH OF LOO FEET
Formation Resembling Aluminium Fills Bailer- Solid Strata of Eighty-Five Feet Substance Puzzling to Both Drilers and Public-Head Driller Black Believes Company Sure to Hit Oil Soon.

James Black, head driller of the Preston Oil X Gas Company, came to the city this morning bringing samples of peculiar and rather inter esting formation through which the drill has just passed at the companys site, on the l.ovelady farm, northwest of the city.
 The formation is of very brilliant effect, sembng powdered mica, graphite, powdered alu minum and other combinations according to the stretch of OneS imagination. ust what the for nation Is no seems to be able to determine and 1t will require chemical analysis before 1t may be ascertained. At any rate the composition is of very interesting nature and is the source of much curiosity among those who have inspected it,
 Mr. Black said he encountered the substance Saturday afternoon and drilled through it Sun day afternoon. It tested to a thickness of approx imately eghty-five feet and, are informed from another source, that 1t was struck at depth of about 1000 feet The drill Mir. Black said this morning. had passed entirely through the peculiar strata and was drilling i'll a sand formation It is said a thin rock formation was encountered immediately following the strange structure, the drill then going into sand
 It seems to be the general impression that the companvs drillers are now drilling at depth of something like 100 feet and, apparently, they are very confident of striking oil within a com parativelv brief time Eight-inch casing is being lowered as drilling progresses. No further oil 1n- dcations have been encountered since the liberal showing announced several days ago when, It IS claimed the showing was bailed out of the hole. However. there seems to be slight trace of oil in the peculiar formation that was struck Saturday afternoon
 Mr. Black said he had never before struck a strata or formation like the one that IS now hold inc the interest of the drlers and the public gen erallv He did not attempt to pronounce its eX- act nature though he is inclined to the belief that it is of graphite character. "l have been drilling for nearly thirty-fivc years he said, and have never before struck such a formation lie said the prospects, according to his belief, were most favroablc for striking oil in paying quantities. It appears he is very enthusiastic over the prolect ana reoards the section in which his company is drill inp as affordino about the most interesting ven tnre he has ever undertaken in his long years ot All well drillino
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-06
HOME OF MR. AND MRS. GROSS
 IS DESTROYED
Beautiful Residence at 3O3 West Highland Burns
 Down July 4-Loss Part ly Covered by Insurance.

At about l o'clock Monday morn ing fire of unknown origin de- strOyed the home and contents of Mr. and Mrs. F., c. Cross at 303 West Highland street. Mir. Gross stated that no fire had been in the house for several days, owing to the fact that Mrs Gross and three children are at Savannah, Ga, visiting relatives and Mr. Gross takes his meals away from home. He also stated that he left the house at about 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon to go 10 his work at Missouri Pacific switch yards, and at the time of the fire he was run nlng a switch engine, when he re- ceive telephone message that his home was on fire. MT. Gross places his loss at $7,000, with about 5000 insurance.
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-06
SAFEST AND SANEST 4TH
 IN HISTORY
Comparatively Few Meet Death As Result of Fire works - Deaths From Drowning.
tUnited Press Associations)

New York, July 5---America pass cd her safest and sanest Fourth yesterday. according to messages re ceived by the United Press Associa- lions from all parts of the country. The reports indicate few casualties caused by fireworks.
 Chicago and Boston led with cas- In Chicago five were drowned and seven were killed in automobile acci- dents. In Milwaukee eleven were reported dead last night, six of them having been drowned Nine were drowned in New York. Four were killed in Detroit, three in New Or leans and two in Pittsburgh.