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The Little River news., 1921-06-01

The swat the fly season has arrived. Here in Ashdown we have fewer flies than in the old day of open closets and bad sanitation generally There is still much to be desired. We could do more draining, outlaw the stand ing water, screen all the homes and force sewage connections in the whole town. Good health is priceless. We have the facilities to make perfect sanitation possible.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01
Meeting of Chautauouo Committee

There will be a meeting of all the guarantors of the Chautauqua in the Directors room of the First National Bank in the afternoon Wednesday, June 1st Committees will be selected and arrangements made for the ap- preaching Chautauqua which will open June 18th.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01
NEW HOTEL FOR HORATIO
HOratiO Capitalists Will Erect 25-
 Room Hotel.

Horatio, May 26-Work has begun on a new hotel for Horatio. J. c. Henderson, John Elmer and others are interested in the project The new bank will be on the ground floor and 25 rooms will be available for the ho- tel above. B. s. Strange is erecting a concrete store building on West Main street
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

Up at Little Rock thty are all ex- cited because oil has been found seep- ing out of the sand on the river. we have a branch here by AshdoWn ana all we have to do is to dam the creek and scoop the oil up with dlpper' That's q fact and we can prove 1t.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

The Chamber of Commernce of Ida to an outing i'll that county on June IS, to include hunting, fishing and so many other forms of amusement that all of it he will have least one stren- ious week.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

Now that building wages are com ing down aud material prices already down you may safely go ahead and build.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

The man who leaves his cotton over winter in an open lot on the ground evidently doesn't think much of it, but Le might burn it and at least get it out o1 the way.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

Be sure your oil we'll is ripe and then pull it. You have to make a hole to get oil,
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

A man at Shreveport the other day was tarred and feathered. It made him so mad that he left town.
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

The crook gets most of the publi- city, sc much that lots of people think the whole world is crooked, when the facts are that it is just full, jam up, four square, crackerjack good fellows. They are so numerous that they are considered ordinary and hardly worth mentioning. Some people have to go crooked, Red or nuts to attE..f. otten-
The Little River news., 1921-06-01

FOR RENT-5 room residence, close tn4-See Lon T. Jones. If
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
me CIVIC LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES OPENING
Of PUBLIC SQUARE
Music. Games and Eats Are On
PrOgraa for This After
noon.

4 Formal opening of the Public
souare will be held Saturday
afternoon, May 14th, beginning at
lour o'clock, under the auspices
dthe Civic League.
The main features of this OPEN
ins will be music, games, a pleas
AMI hour, and a good supper of
sandwiches, iced tea, cake and ice
cream. The proceeds from the-sale
Of sane will be used to place
drinking fountains on the school
ground and in the Park.
Everybody is invited to come
and enjoy this event.
Program:
$50 Music orchestra conduct
ed by Miss Rogers.
5:45 Drills and Plays by Pri-
mary grades conducted by Misses
Johnson and Davis.
Music 0ctette.
Competitive drills by the High
School Girls and Boys conducted
BY Miss Mabel Miller and Mr..
JOngema.
Music 0ctette.
Music 0ctette, conducted by
Miss Rogers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
PROCLAMATION OF
SPECIAL ELECTION

AT an election held in the Town
of Welsh on May 3rd, 1921, for
a Mayor and Five 90 Trustees
to serve the Town of Welsh for
the ensuing two year period, by
reason of a tie vote there was no
election for Mayor.
/, John w. Armstrong, Mayor
of the Town of Welsh, Therefore,
by the authority in me vested as
the Mayor of the Town of Welsh,
do hereby issue this my procla-
nation of Special Election to be
held in the Town of Welsh on
May oath, 1921. for the purpose
of electing a Mayor for the Town
of Welsh, said Special Election to
be held according to the election
laws of this State.
Done and signed at my office
this sixth day of May in the Year
of Our Lord 1921.
JOHN w. ARMSTRONG,
Mayor Town of Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
PARENT TEACHERS ASSN.
MEETING FRIDAY P. NJ.
Entertaining Program to Mark
Final Session. The Public
Is Invited.

The following program has
been arranged by the Parent
Teacher Association for its meet
ing at the auditorium in the Welsh
high school next Friday afternoon
May Goth.
Programme:
Music-OrcheStra, conducted
by Miss Rogers.
The proper function of the Par
ent--Teacher's Association, Mrs
E. H. Boiling.
How to make the rent-Teach-
er'S Association both helpful and
interesting. Discussion led by
Miss A. House.
Solo-Miss Irma Robinson.
Suggestion for a profitable sum-
mer vacation for High school pu-
pills, Miss Mabel Miller.
Suggestions for a profitable
summer vacation for Intermediate
pupils, Miss Eide Yantis.
Suggestion for a profitable sum-
mer vaction for Primary pupils
Miss Frances Carr.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
CONG. LAZARO FAVORS
THE BUDGET BILL
With Agricultural Products Sell
ing Below Cost, Strict Econ.
Omy Necessary.

In a Speach before Congress last
week Congressman L. Lazaro left
no doubt as to his attitude favor
ing the budget system and pro-
gram of economy in the expendi-
lures of the national government.
Il have always" said Mr.. La
FARO, "been an advocate and sup
porter of the budget system. |
spoke in favor and voted for the
budget bill during the Sixty-Sixth
Congress and | shall vote for it
again today. If there ever was a
time in the history of our country
when the people demanded econ
omy in the expenditure of the pub
lies money it is now. With agri-
cultural products selling below
the cost of production and paraly-
sis of business everywhere it is
very difficult for the people to
pay their taxes and start another
year. We know that under the
present system estimates are fur
nished Congress by the various de
partmentS through the Treasury
Department and that they are not
inspected as they should be by
any authoritative body. In this
way there is duplication of APP
preparations, waste, and an en-
tire absence of proper business
methods. A private business could
not be carried on in this way
without going into bankruptcy.
Under the budget system the sew
eral financial operations of the
Government will be correlated,
compared one with the other, and
will be brought under examina-
ton at one and the same time.
Responsibility will be placed on
the President for the actual con-
duct of governmental affairs, and
he in turn will look to Congress
to keep within the revenues of
the Government when making ap-
preparations. 1t will be compre-
hensive. 1t will bring together in
one consolidated statement all the
facts regarding the financial con-
ditions of the Treasury and the
revenues and expenditures of the
Government, past and prospec-
tive. There is no doubt as to the
necessity for economy and re-
trenchment SO that the tax burden
will not be so heavy on the people.
The only way we can practice real
economy in government is to have
a buSinesSlike administration in
every department of the Govern
ment, and that will come only
when we adopt a budget system. ;"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
SCHOOL BOARD ELIMINATES
SOME DEPARTMENTS
Gut OF 20 Per Cent in Supt. And
Prin. Salaries and 5 Per
Cent For Teachers.

AT a special meeting of the
Parish School Board held in Jen-
nlngs, Thursday, May 9TH, 1921,
the Committees,which were ap-
pointed to investigate the finan-
clal conditions of Wards /, 2, 3,
and 4, were present and SUBMIT
ed reports. These reports we're
accepted.
While the Board regrets very
much that none of the Committees
were able to solve satisfactorily
the problems confronting us, yet,
the Board wishes sto thank the
different Committees, for the in
tereSt manifested and the close
and intelligent study which they
have made.
After giving careful study of
these reports some of the provi-
SionS were adopted and others,
especially the resolution regard
ing local government deferred
pending action of the Constitu-
tional Convention which is now in
session.
The following resolution, which
was adopted at the January meet
ing, will be followed to the letter,
namely, BE it resolved by the
Parish School Board of the Parish
of Jefferson Davis that no bill nor
claim for the remuneration for.
supplies for the Public Schools of
this Parish will be paid by this
Board unless such bill has been
ordered beforehand and o. KID,
by either the Superintendent or
the Board Member from the
Ward in which the debt is to be
This is to officially notify the
in the Parish of any
goods sold without a requiSition
from either the Superintendent or
School Board Member that he
sells the goods at his own risk.
To further show that the Board
is anxious to help the tax payers
the following resolution, which
was introduced by DR.. Hunter and
-O--
666 cures Malarial Fever.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
RICE ON INCLINE, BUT
NJ 1900 BAGS TUMBLE
Warehouse Belonging to Welsh
Canal Company Collapsed
Monday Morning.

The Welsh Canal Company's
warehouse, located between the
old Jennings Rice Mill and the
Cotton Gin, collapsed at Gas
o'clock Monday morning, drop
ping about two feet to the ground
with a resounding crash which
aroused the residents of the west
part of town.
While the warehouse had a
capacity of between ten and fiji
teen thousand bags of rough rice
it contained only about three
thousand bags at the time it gave
way. The contents suffered but
little damage. The roof has been
mp and tarpaulins placed
to protect the rice from rain.
NJ. L. Prentice states that
the rice will be left in the ware
house until it is sold.
Whether the warehouse will be
rebuilt las moi been announced
1t is in such a bad condition that
it can not be repaired.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
they allowed eight passes.

they allowed eight passes.
WelSh'S lineup was the same
Wednesday, except that Andrews
played center field and Taboney
pitched. Koch got two 2-baSe hits
and a three Dagger during this
game, getting three scores, while
Comeaux, N. Romero and Tabo-
ney each scored one.
Close Game Last Sunday.
Last Sundays game with Eu.
nice here was a one-nothing VIC
tory for the visitors. In this game
which was close and interesting
throughout Welsh showed ex-
IRENE courtesy to the visitors re-
fuSing three different times the
invitation to accept the long end
OF the gate receiptS-Just an evi-
dence of southern chivalry.
Lake Arthur. Tomorrow.
Lake Arthur comes here TO-
morrow (Sunday) for a game
which should be very interesting
because of the keen rivalry be-
tween the two Jefferson Davis
parish teams.
Jennings Here Wednesday.
And then Jennings comes over
for a game, Wednesday afternoon
May 18th.
The schedule, not quite COM
pleted yet includes two games
each week at least. This schedule
should be ready to announce next
week.
Playing Roanoke To-Day.
This (Friday) afternoon a bat.
tie is on at Sportsman Park be-
tween Roanoke and Welsh. Roa-
noke has won two victories over
Jennings this season and is a.
strong contender for the pennant
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
unanimously adopted, is self-ex-

unanimously adopted, is self-ex-
plantory.
Whereas, The financial condi-
ton OF our schools in Wards /.
2, 4 and 6 of Jefferson Davis
Parish is such that it is either
necessary to cut out for the time
being certain departments, or ask
the taxpayers to vote more funds
Tor the maintenance of such de-
partmentS, and
Whereas, the present financial
aspect of the whole community
IS so serious, and believing it is
the duty of this Board to ease the
burden of the taxpayer as much
as possible where it can be done
without lowering the present high
standard of our Public Schools,
be it, therefore
Resolved, LIST, that for the next
TWO years we drop from the
course of the Public Schools of
this Parish the following depart
mentS, viz: Manual Training, PLY
steal Training, Domestic Econ
omy, and Commercial Training.
End, that we cut the salaries of
Superintendent 20 per cent; of
the Principals of the different
High Schools 20 per cent; and all
other teachers 5 per cent from the
present scheduled salary.
While it was the opinion of the
Committees that the Demonstra-
ton Agents should be temporarily
eliminated the majority of the
members, especially, those repre-
Senting the strictly rural districts,
did not think it to the best inter-
eStS of the Parish that they should
be eliminated but that their salary
be reduced 20 per cent. The Ele-
mentary Supervision was retained
as it was especially the wishes of
the country members that the
Board retain her at a reduction of
10 per cent in salary.
w. P. ANNETTE,
Supt. of Public Education.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
EXPORT DEMAND FOR
RICE IS GROWING.
Twenty Thousand Bags Sold In
Welsh Last Two Days.

The past few days has seen
considerable improvement, in fact
the biggest sales of the season
were Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week, when APP
proximately 10000 bags have
changed hands in the Welsh dis
trict at prices ranging from $3.50
to $2.61. The sales are being
made by the Old Calcasieu Rice
Growers Association, and the
movement extends all over the
four parishes.
Seventeen Louisiana and Texas
mills were bidders on the lots Of
fered. The Louisiana State is pro-
badly the heaviest purchaser.
A big export demand which
has come to life with improved
foreign exchange bids fair to lap
I'D The balance of the 1920 crop in
short order, though of course at a
low figure.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
WELSH TEAM TOOK
LAKE CHARLES ATH-
LET|CS TO CLEANING
Fans Admit it was Zone of The
Best Games of Season."
Score 2 to l.

The Welsh base ball team, sup
ported by a big delegation of local
fans, journeyed to Lake Charles
Tuesday afternoon, where in a
sensational nine innings they did
it unto the famous invincible
Athletics by a 2 to | score.
In landing this victory we are
not casting any slur at the Athle-
tics or trying to rob them of their
deserved glory, but for our coun-
try town team to pluck one game
out OF two game series from
them we naturally feel a deep
sense of pride, BOTH for the men,
berS of the team and its loyal sup
.porterS. This is a full admission
of our respect for the classy Lake
Charles team.
The Lake Charles American
Press says the superb twirling of
Brown, the Welsh moundSman,
and the costly error by Pendarvis
in the eight inning resulted in the
chalking up of another defeat for
Lake Charles Tuesday by the
score of 2 to /.
Brown started with his fast ball
working good and the locals tried
hard to land on it, but without
any success. He allowed only
three hits in the nine frames.
The first and only hit for Lake
Charles was made in the, third in
ming, when Herrera doubled to
center that Thackston muffed and
Herrera scored.
Welsh was BANKED up to the
eight inning. In this frame, Co.
first up, was out, Berger
to Pendarvis. A. Romero singled.
N. Romero singled, A. Romero 60
ing 10 thlrd. Koch singled, scoring
n. Romero and tieing the score
Koch was caught off first for the
second out, Berger to Pendarvis.
Goldsmith, next up, hit to third,
who threw to first, but Pendarvis
dropped the ball and A. Romero
scored when Pendarvis held the
ball on first and did not attempt
to get Romero out at the plate.
Duncan made a sensational
catch in the fifth when Robinson
bit a line drive over second base
and Duncan came in from deep
center and nabbed it with one
hand off his Shoe tops.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
Youth Breaks Arm.

While playing with other boys
in the yard at his home last Satur-
day evening, Vernon, the young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Diedrich
fell breaking both bones in his
right arm, just above the wrist.
DR.. Godfrey set the broken mem
Der and the young patient is re-
ported to be getting along nicely
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
Wednesday We Lost.

In spite of the fact that chances
for winning were far better than
the day before Welsh team let
victory get away Wednesday. The
score was 5 to 6. 1t appears that
Taboney, who usually pitches a
jam-up game suffered an haluci-
nation, imagining he was general
passenger agent for the S. P. de-
livered himself of nine passes be-
fore he was invited to a seat in
the waiting room after the seven
tn.
Brown was ushered in for the
eight but it was no use. Lake
Charles used three pitchers dur
ing the game and among the three
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
A New Policeman.

"A new assistant to the town
arrived last Monday
night and will make his appear
ance on the force as soon as a
uniform can be fitted to
hlm.-H weighed nine pounds and
his name is Geo. w. Barnett, Jr.
Little George and his mother are
reported doing nicely.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
Change in Program,

Rev. R. L. Weldon makes the
that DR.. Smith,
president of Port Arthur college
who was on the program for Sun
day at the NJ. E. church, was call
ed to Kansas on account of a
death in his family and will not
be able to fill the appointment
here, The services will be taken
care of locally.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
AT THE AUDITORIUM
@
Coming
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
MThe Mark of ZnrrnN

"The Mark of Zorro"
Action, romance, mystery, thrills
and comedy in fullest meaSure-aII
the elements of the Fairbanks sue
cess of the past, yet in a more pic
turesque and coIorful setting than
any releases you have yet had
from this idol of the masses.
M.14-tfc
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Town Hall, May. 9Th, 1921.
The Board of Trustees of the
Town of Welsh, La, met in Spe-
cial session at the Town Hall, on
May 9Th, 1921. called to order by
Mayor John w. Armstrong.
PreSent:-C. F. Jeter, E. H. Boil
ing. S. 0. Scoggins, 0. J. Toups.
Absent:-R. F. Weichert.
Ordinance No. 203 was read. II
was moved by C. F. Jeter and was
seconded by S. o. Scoggins that
Ordinance No. 2O3 be adopted on
roll call. Motion carried. Upon
roll call Ordinance No. 2O3 was
declared adopted.
1t was moved by S. O. Scoggins
and seconded by C. F. Jeter that
the meeting adjourn. Motion
carried.
j. w. ARMSTRONG.
Mayor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
.600D SI7'R JOHN M. P.
ON TRIP TO THE COAST

The gasoline launch John NJ.
Parker, Capt. A. B. Hall as master,
left The landing at Mccall Plant
Monday hight for a cruise to
Grand Gfenler with a party of
pleasure seekers to enjoy a few
days cutting in the coastal country
and salt water fishing, which is
reported to be good at the pre-
sent, The party included, besides
capt. Hall, MesSrS. Bronson, Gull
loFy' Daigle and Hackworth.
eYrns nan0,,o IT,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
Dance Hall Burned.

The large dance hall belonging
to Eugent Bouquet at Iowa was
destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. Origin of the fire is un-
known. The building was in
Sured for $2000.0G
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14
Totals 80 1 1877 IA 2
600 900 O2O-2
O01 900 OO01

Summary: Lett on bases
Welsh 6, Lake Charles 4. Two
base hit-Herrera. Sacrifice hits
Romero and Kotch. Base on balls,
off Brown g., off Broussard 8.
Struck out-By Brown 5, by Brou
sard 6. Hit by pitcher-By
Brown, Weigent. Time of game
Il hour 43 minutes. Umpire
Johnson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14

666 cures Bilious Fever.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-05-14

W cures Dengue Fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

for the rotten shows and too poor for the good ones,' is walking the streets of New York, down and out, is on safe ground in this pleasant little tale of happenings. In this, as in other novels which have sought almost pathetically for new idea, it begins with an extraordinary ad- tsement for an employe that de- mands unusual qualities in the ap- plicant. "Wanted A Fool" Is the heading of the tad" and 1t calls for a man to go to a lonely house in the country where there are mo moving pictures and no jazz music within 20 miles," with the work con sisting of anything which employer feels like asking at any minute of the day or night"
 How O'Mara takes the job--his employer being queer sort of man. apparently a hard thinker at inter- vals--and how, in the comfortable, indeed luxurious, bungalow, which is to be his home, O'Mara enjoys | himself until he meets the mysteri- ous girl who invariably turns up in
 such a place in novels, and how, after passing through Q decidedly complicated plot, with much incident that often bears only indirectly on the main thread. O'Mara finds him. self featured in new play in New York by the most distinguished pro- ducer in America, is all brought out pleasingly, although not always con- vincingly.
 Wanted. A FooP Is an original sort of story which is. quite fascinat- ing and interesting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

Is Mrs. schum's boarding house, Mid dle West, middle class, medium price and meagre of meal" in the St. Louis of some thirty years ago, where the girl Lilly Becker lived in one room with her father and mother. Those who know Miss Hursts work wili readily credit the statement that one would have to go very far indeed to find a better-drawn, more lifelike picture of this particular kind of ex- istence than the one she gives us. It was in this setting that nfne-year- old Lilly played iRubinstein's Melody in r." and dreamed of becoming 8 great singer, and having her thick chestnut braids suddenly and miraculously metamorphosed into ropes of goih, She was fourteen when she graduated