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The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
al WOMEN CAST
FIRST VOTE HERE
Clyde E. Day Elected Alderman.
At-Large for Unexpired
Term.

One hundred and forty-one wo-
men cast their first ballot here in
the city election held yesterday to de-
eide who would fill out the unex-
pired term of .alderman-at-large
made vacant by the resignation and
removal from Brookhaven of A. E.
Moreton, jr. There were only two
contestants for the aldermanic seat
Clyde E. Day and ]. Higdon Sum-
rail-. Day carried off the honors
with majority of 54 votes over
Sumrall. 566 votes were cast, 80
being for Day and 256 for Sumrall.
The total number of votes cast
was exceedingly large for a special
election, being accounted for by the
addition of women voters. Even in
a regular city election when all Of
fees are to be filled and every pos
sible means used to get out a full
vote 1t is seldom that the total runs
much over 500.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
MATERNITY BILL
PASSED IN HOUSE
Amended Measure Wins Over
Protest of Only Woman
Member,

Washington, Nov. 19.0The House
late today passed in amended form
the Sheppard-Towner maternity bill
previously approved by the Senate.
The measure now goes in conference.
The vote was 279 to 80 and a
group of women who had been watch
ing progress of the bill from the
galleries applauded when the result
was announced.
Opposition to the measure was
voiced chiefly on the ground that it
would infringe on states rights. Du-
ring debate today Miss Alice NJ. Ro-
bertson, Republican, Oklahoma, only
woman member Of the House, urged
defeat of the bill while it's passage
was advocated by Representative
Mondell, Republican leader.
The bill provides for cooperation
between the federal government and
states in the protection of maternity
and infancy. Administration of it's
provisions would be by the Children's
Bureau with an advisory board con-
s1sting of the chief of the bureau,
the surgeon general of the public
health service and the United States
Commissioner of Education.
1t provides $4,000 of federal
funds shall be turned over to each
state before July /, and that annual
ly thereafter for five years $1,24O,-
OOO shall be available. The federal
government would contribute out
right $4,000 each year, after July l
to each state and an additional $5,-
600 provided the state contributes a
like amount. The balance of the
annual fund would be distributed a.
mong states according to population
with each state required to match the
contribution of the federal govern
= Miss Robertson in her speech took
fling at club women, who she said,
sat at ease in comfortable homes wor-
rying about other peoples children
and get a thrill over tea cups by
passing resolutions designed to bring
about a new order in governmental
affairs.
She declared the bill would inter-
fere with effective work being done
by individuals and by state, munich
pal and private agencies.
Pm not mother, you know"
she said, "but God has given me a
mothers heart"
She was frequently applauded by
both proponents and opponents of the
hill
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Brown Leghorns Show
Best Profit in Test

Starkville, Nov. 18.-E. P. Clay
ton, head of the poultry department
of the A. & NJ. College, has just fur
nished the Starkville Chamber of
Commerce with some interesting fg-
Cres in egg production and the rela-
tive value of different feeds
The final years test on breeds
came to an end on the first of the
present month and resulted as fol-
lows:-
Rhode Island pullets gave a net
profit above the cost of feed of
$2.33 each; Rhode Island hens, ST.
55; White Leghorn hens. $3.50, and
Brown Leghorn hens, $3.15., The
figures are based on the market price
of eggs during the year.
The value of feeds was based on
an eight months test and resulted
as follows:
Cotton seed meal, wheat bran and
shorts and corn meal and grain,
profit of $1.14 each; substituting
beef scraps for cottonseed meal -
other ingredients the same - profit
of $1.47; substituting skim milk
for cottonseed meal or beef scraps
other ingredients the same = profit
$1.86, and where there was nothing
in the way of protein as feed the
profit was only 60 cents per hen.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
First Baptist Church,

The Tithing Campaign which is
On over the south at the present time
will be presented to our people Sun
Cay at all services.
The pastor will preach in the
morning on Zone Million Tithers for
Southern Baptists."
Pledge cards will be presented, and
each member will be urged to help
make this church 100 per cent tith-
ers.
Every member is urged to attend
any or all of the following services:
Bible School, $50; Preaching, II;
Mass Meeting for our men, young
men and boys in Main auditorium at
4; Mass Meeting for our women,
young women and girls in sub-story
at 4; these two conducted By the
pastor and his wife respectively. B.
Y. P. us at p. M; Preaching Ser
vice at p. m.
J. A. Taylor, Pastor,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Silk Stockings, Finery
Twice War Cost

Washington, Nov. II. = Federal
tax returns have been given curious
applications in connection with prob
lens now before the conference on
limitation of ornaments. Statisti-
clans for the government have la
bored hard to bring the relative fig-
ures as to military expenditures and
the amounts spent by the people of
the country for amusements minor
luxuries cut so sharply that their
significance would be seen at a
glance.
One set of tables shows that
against $418,O0O,O00 spent for the
army in 1921, the country consumed
$3.50, 100000 in candy and chewing
gum; S834.O00,0o0 in soda and con-
fections. and s959, 900, 900 for perfu-
merry, jewelry, silk stockings and 9TH
er articles for personal adornment.
Smokes poured out S1,151, 900, 900
for tobaccos in all forms. Baseball
fans, theatre-goers, cabaret frequent
ers and those attending concerts
paid $685., ,000,000
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Looking Backward.

Backward, turn backward, o, Time
in your flight; give us maiden with
skirts not SO tight; give us a girl
whose charms, great or few, are not
SO exposed by much peekaboo. Give
us girl quite shapely to viewage,
who don't use the street for a vau-
deville stage. Give us a maiden
quite shapely to view, with raven
black hair and eyes of soft blue
dress her in skirts that the sun won't
shine thru. Then give us the dances
of days long gone by, with steps not
SO high; out turkey-trot, capers and
buttermilk glide, hurdy gurdy twist
and the wiggletail slide; then we
may feast our tired optis once more
on genuine woman as sweet as of
yore. Yes, time turn backward and
grant this request for the worlds
richest blessing-but not one half
dressed, Anon.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
A WOMAN LEADER
HITS LAWMAKERS
League Chairman Scores Legis-
lature for Defeat of Pen
sion Bill.

Characterizing the defeat of the
mothers pension bill in the Legisla-
ture Monday night as most deplor-
able, and an insult to our social in
telligence and humanity" Miss Ag-
nes Norris, state chairman of the
Louisiana League of Women Voters
Tuesday scathingly arraigned the
Legislature for it's action at con-
ference held by local members of the
state board at the headquarters in
the American Legion building.
Women voters find that it is easy
to get legislation passed when the
men want it," she said, but we are
aghast to find how many men, how
many legislators would rather vote
money for jails, insane asylums,
Juvenile Courts, and other institu-
tions for the delinquent and defec-
tive, than vote for measures which
will tend to prevent young people
from becoming wards of the state in
such institutions.
Eyes, we are disappointed, but not
discouraged. Moreover, we feel just
ly proud of the sincere and unselfish
efforts our members have put forth
on behalf of this piece of construc-
tive legislation. No matter If unsuc-
cessful, such efforts must be graft
flying to women in the state who are
interested in the welfare Of women
and children. AS for those who were
opposing it-well, it Is easy to tri-
umph if you are merely urging the
men to do what they wish to do,
what they have been doing before
women had voice in matters poll
tical."
A joint conference of local state
board members with members of the
newly elected city board will be held
as soon after Mrs. F. 1. williams,
chairman of the city board, returns
from Baton Rouge as can be ar
ranged. At this meeting, details of
the years program will be planned.
This program, as announced by Miss
Morris in letters which will be sent
to district and parish leaders thru
out the state, "Wfll consist princi-
pally of two things: First, to induce
the women throughout the state to
register and second, to convince the
women of the state that their votes
are needed along constructive lines"
A letter from Mrs. Julian B. Sal
ley OF Aiken, S. c., giving informa-
ton as to the probable visit to Lou
lsiana of Mrs. Maud Wood Park, head
OF the National League Of Women
voters early in January was read
Times-Picayune.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
"The Affairs Of AnatoI" al
the Arcade Thursday and Fri
day. Gains Orchestra. Ad-
mission 28c and 55c.

Women of the Voters League who
have been registered as long as four
months met in the Mayors office at
the City Hall to hear Hon. Hugh v.
Wall speak upon "The Ballot" be-
fore casting their votes yesterday In
the first election in Brookhaven in
which women had part, a special
election to fill vacancy in the office
of alderman-at-large. Mrs. Jasper
Pembroke Davis, formerly Miss nellie
Vann, a college graduate and head
for several years past of the western
Union Telegraph office. cast the first
vote ever cast by woman in the
town or county.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

The Guess Dry Cleaning Company
has recently installed one of the
American Laundry Co.'s large 30x48
Dry Cleaning machines in their Bow
ser Cleaning Plant, and have added
a third steam press in their steam
room. These two additions to the
plant Of the Guess Dry Cleaning Co.
makes is possible for them to do
quicker and better work in taking
care of the increasing business that
this firm is building up. The estab-
lishment has listed Hazlehurst, Mar
tinsville, Wesson, Beauregard, Bogue
Chitto and Norfeld among their pa
irons.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

The Baptist w. M. S. discussed
Enlistment at the monthly meeting
Monday. The B. T. Hobbs Circle
was hostess. There we're sixty-five
in attendance. Mrs. T. Brady gave
the main address. Mrs. Hart gave. a
beautiful vocal solo accompanied by
Miss Lula Sasser while Misses Myr-
tbs and Pauline Laird, gave an inter-
esting selection on piano and violin.
Mrs. Taylor spoke in the interest of
the Tithing Campaign and Mrs. Dean
president Of the w. M. S., expressed
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Postmasters to Help
Find Missing Persons

Washington, Nov. 20. -Postmast-
ers throughout the country have
been asked by Postmaster Hayes to
lend a hand in attempts to locate
missing persons.
Never before, the department an
nounced today, has it offered such
assistance.
While they would not interfere
with private affairs or act as a col
lection agency, postmasters were in
structed to investigate each case re-
ported to them and when convinced
of its genuineness to make inquiries
of other postmasters and advise those
interested.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Negro Woman S Slayer
Is Remanded to Tail

AT the preliminary trial here yes
terday before Justice ]. J. Case, Jim
Fleming was remanded back to Jail
without the benefit of bond on the
charge of killing Ida Bell Harris in
Beat 5 on Nov. Is, Only the states
side of the testimony was presented
at the hearing.
Both parties connected with the
homicide were negroes.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

Mrs. L. H. Baggett is receiving at
her home, contributions for the Or
phans' Box inadvertently omitted
last Friday when the box was sent,
by favor of Miss Emma Bee, in Or
der that the children of the Orphan
age receive it for Thanksgiving. The
later box will be picked up by the
I. c. on the 2Sth along with contri-
buttons for the Methodist Orphanage
and the Home Finding Society that
will be in waiting.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

her earnest purpose to enlist every
woman possible in the organization.
1t was maater of regret that the
leader of the B. T. Hobbs Circle,
Mrs. Frank Parsons, was unavoidab-
ly detained at home. The refresh
ment committee, Mines. Farrell and
Powers, served as usual delightful
menu-a salad course with Russian
tea.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23
Card of Thanks.

To all friends who so kindly IA
vored us in our sorrow over the death
of Mrs. Mary N. Campbell we extend
our thanks and pray Gods blessing
upon each one.
J. S. Boone and family.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

There will be W. o. W. meet
ing the first Thursday evening in
December for election of officers
T. E. Coker, Council Commander; F.
A. Cameron, Clerk.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

The big show at the Arcade Thurs
day and Friday. Gains Orchestra.
acts vaudeville Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Change of program
daily.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-11-23

The oyster season is now
open. Fresh oysters at the Bell
Cafe at all times.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
ARE ALARMED
BY Low OFFERINGS
puy,rs Offer $500 for Strictly Number
One River Rice.

lake Charles-"'P Prices at which
mills have bought and are attempting
Il bby fancy Teche and River riCes,
,or present and August delivery, have
alarmed and are arousing growers to
ne danger threatening the 1921
crop If It has no organization to pro-
teet it as nothing else has done in a
lonr time" said NJ. ]. Winkler at the
beadouarters of the American Rice
Crowers association here today. Con
tinuing he said;
'The mills are offering $500 fol
strictly No. / Teche rices for August
delivery. New Orleans mills are of
tering s3.65 for River rices today de-
livered in New Orleans. At this level
farmers in Southwest Louisiana and
Texss cannot expect to receive an
average of over $2.25 for their new
rice crop (. 0. b. shipping point, unless
the growers have an organization that
las control Of large majority of the
crop.
oAnd further, if the rice crop has
no marketing organization to protect
n Il viii be the only large crop of
any kind in the United States this year
That will go on the market without
protection of some kind. The results
Of the membership campaign of the
American Rice Growers association
have been remarkable and very salts.
factory but the victory is not yet won.
Responses have been most crafty
ing everywhere but there is much to
do yet. Unless we get big majority
OF the acreage and the crop, it will
be entirely useless, and we certainly
win not undertake to function.
'iThe American Rice Growers asso-
citation is an organization Of farmers,
Tor iarmers, and the only one that is
IN position to protect the 1921 crop
II It fails there viii be no hopes for
the grower to receive any better prices
than future deliveries now indicate. y"
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
WATER SYSTEM IS
GREATLY IMPROVED

NJ. B. Van Ness has just completed
the installation of a SO h. p. coal oil
engine and a six stage II in. Van Ness
patent multiple stage pump in his
water works plant. This equipment has
a capacity of 500 gallons per minute.
Taking the water from the deep we'll
it is discharged directly into the ele.
waited tank at one operation. Hereto.
fore it has been necessary to pump
the water from the well into a surface
pit and from the pit into the tank.
The new arrangement is a great i'm,
provement. It's capacity is sufficient
to furnish the town an ample supply
of water at all times.
Mr.. Van Ness proposes as soon as
his engine is thoroughly adjusted to
give a practical demonstration of the
equipment as fire protection, using
two or more lines of fire hose.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30

Orelien Savoy, son of Mrs, A. Savoy,
is home from Phoenix, Ariz., where he
went some three years ago ON advice
of physicians in the hopes that the
change to higher altitude might
prove beneficial to his health. His
condition was apparently improved by
the change, but a. few weeks ago he
became i'll and was no longer able to
work and provide means of support.
Generous friends assisted the family
in financing his trip home for which
he and his mother are very grateful.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
JENNINGS SCHOOL SCRAP
IS REPORTED SETTLED.
Following Resignation of Or. Hunter
Wrinkles Were Smoothed Out.

Reports coming from Jennings are
to the effect that the difficulties which
arose between citizens of the town of
Jennings and the parish school board
particularly the Ward two member.
DR.. Hunter, and Supt. Annette follow
ing the refusal of the school board to
re-employ Prof. CroWell for the coming
term, have been smoothed out salts
factorily, to the complainant's commit,
tee and the board.
The matter came to a head on the
goth Of July when the petition asking
for the resignation of DR.. Hunter and
Supt. Annette was presented to the
parish school board. At that meeting
of the board the petition was present
ed, backed by the presence of a large
delegation loaded to the muzZle with
verbal argument, Those who We're pre-.
sent stated that the temperature rose
from abnormal to subnormal during
the discussion.
In the outcome DR.. Hunter rendered
his resignation and it is reliably re,
ported that since that day the other
differences have been patched suffi.
.ciently to allow school work to go on
uninterrupted.
The Times-Record of July 22nd
says:
"The school situation so far as Jen-
|nings is concerned is apparently salts
factory and developments are in
progress that are supposed to put the
schools here in fine shape for the COM
ing term. DIR. Hunters resignation has
been forwarded to the governor and
his successor will probably be appoint
ed in a few days"
Without holding any brief for either
faction in the scrap, the esJournal feels
that it is its, duty to call attention
to the close proximity of the opening
of the 1922 term of school and
the need of harmony and cooperation
among all who are sincerely interest
ed in the advancement of our schools
Differences that may exist should be
promptly settled now andplans for
the work the coming term laid out
In the case of the Jennings scrap
the most that appears to have beer
accomplished was the defeat of
special tax the proceeds of which were
sorely needed for the conduct of tf1eil
schools the, coming term.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
ITEMS FROM JENNINGS

The following took the teachers ex
animation this week at Shpt. Annette S
office: Rowena Taylor, Wright, La;
Bessie Chachere, Kaplan; Beulah Ball
Topsy; Ethel Trahan and Lucille Coon
Lake Arthur; Angie and Corine Miller
Grand Chenier; Thelma Stagg, Welsh;
Belle Compton, Roanoke, Ethel Davis
Glen Roy; Lillian Grauke, Welsh, and
Mrs. "A, N. Miller of Kinder. Those in
Jennings were: Misses Elizabeth Sal
lee, Freda Shoemaker, Alberta Richart
Beatrice Perrault Edith McCcurt, Mil
dred Groom, Ruth Bibbins, Gladys
Harbert, and Louis. e. Shirley.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
BASE BALL CLUB GOES
Of ON ROAD TRIP

The Welsh base ball club is spread
ing the name and fame of our city
throughout the northern part of the
State this week.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday they
played at Opelousas, winning the last
two of the three game series. Satur-
day the score was to in favor of
Opelousas, Sunday 2 to / in favor of
Welsh, and Monday to / in favor of
Welsh.
AT Winfield they were not quite
so successful. Tuesdays game YVES lost
to the Winfield club to 0; Wednes-
day to l loss, and Thursday the
score was to in favor of Winfield.
From Winfield the team goes to
Monroe for a three game series,
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
MRS. D. J. 70BPS D|ED |
DURING OPERATION.
Funeral Services Being Held Today
at Houma, la.

This community was sorely shocked
by the announcement Wednesday at
noon of the sudden death of Mrs. O.
j.. Toups, which occurred at st. Pa
tricks .sanitarium in Lake Charles
just as surgeons were completing an
operation relieving her Of baby girl
The baby lived until $50 p. IN. that
evening, when its life also faded.
After being exposed at the family
home Wednesday night the corpse of
mother and child were placed aboard
train No. Thursday morning to be
taken to Houma, the birthplace, of the
deceased lady. for burial. The remains
were accompanied by the relatives and
a number Of friends of the family
The funeral services were conducted"
this (Friday) morning with high re:
QUEEN mass at Houma Catholic church.
The deceased was very active
worker in the civic affairs, Of the com,
munity and a prominent. member OF
the social circle, held in the highest
esteem by all who knew her Her
latest effort was put forth as chairman
of the Civic Leagues, committee hav.
ing in charge the improvement of thu
city square which is becoming an at,
'tractive spot. d.
She was a deyout member of the
Catholic church, and a leader in its
societies. -
Left to mourn her departure from
life ares the sorrowing husband, one
son, Eugene, aged aboutsten years, her
mother Mrs. 2. H, Bourgeois; one
brother, Clifford Price of Lafayette
and a sister, Mrs. G. G. Dumiot of
Welsh. e
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
WON'T SOMEBODY WRITE
TO THIS LONELY BOY
He Can't Enjoy the Lovely Climate
and Beautiful Scenery of Hawaii.

Girls, in Hawaii there is a boy so
lonely that he almost moves us to
tears, Won't some of you, who read
the Journal, please write him few
lines and tell him to cheer up.
In his deep despair he has written
to the Journal for assistance. He
appreciates that the Journal is the
most widely read newspaper In Welsh
and if relief is to be gotten this paper
will surely get it for him.
Here is his letter to the journal:
9rd. Balloon Co,
Fort Ruger,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
To the Editor, Rice Belt Journal
Welsh, Louisiana.
Dear Sir:
A subscriber of your paper, Ernest V
Barnett told me your paper would
print a letter from a soldier in the
Hawaiian Islands. | am a private in
the Srd. Balloon Co., Fort Ruger
Hawaii.
Altho the climate is lovely and there
are many beautiful scenes over here, !
do not enjoy them. OF course, there
is a reason for this lack of interest
namely lack of friends. The people
over here do not think much of a sol
dier, because of a few careless ones
that go to town and get drunk and
disturb the peace. The white (civilian)
population over here, Judge, all the
soldiers by these few; So you can see
that the soldiers over here have what
is known as "black eye."
| have no friends in the states to
write to me and letter once. in a
while over here, makes life more
worth living.
Any body who knows anything about
the army, knows that camp life gets
VERY mOnotonous, and l have been in
this camp over II months. During that
time | have received no letters from
the states. In fact, have not sent
any, SO how can expect to get any in
return. O.
have even been tempted to write to
myself, but that as you know, is clas
sed as low down trick, by soldiers.
Won't some of your young lady sub
scribers write to me | would appre
ciate it very much, and if more than
one writes, l shall be delighted te
answer them all. Now, dear Editor
please let some of the young ladies Of
Welsh and vicinity, or, wherever youl
paper goes, know of this lonely, dis
pondent and tired young soldier, who
is fading away, all for want of {
letter. Should you take notice of this
poor plea, and give it some publicity,
will be very much in your debt, and
will be, forever,
A friend sof yours,
ROGER CASTLETON,
3rd. Balloon Co.,
Fort Ruger, Hawaii
The Rice belt journal., 1921-07-30
WHiTE-HALPIN

At the Catholic church in Welsh
Tuesday, July 26th occurred the mar.
riagc Of Mrs. D. A. Halpin to MIR
Robert White.
The bride is sister of Mrs. Chas
Quick and has resided with the Quick
family, here for some time Mr.. White
is a prominent Crowley business man.
The writer has known him for nearly
twenty years and is pleased to be
able to extend congratulations
Mr.. and Mrs. White left for New
Orleans following the ceremony tc
spend a short honeymoon, after which
they viii be at home to their friends
in Crowley.