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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
$3.50 Per Annum in Advance
z WERE INTERVIEWED
BY CLEANUP SQUAD,
About Forty Real Gases Was Resu"
of Days investigation in
This Parish.

The Louisiana Clean-Up Squad.
working for the Veterans Bureau In
the interest of the disabled eX-service
men. spent Wednesday at the court
house in Jennings, examining cases
that were brought to its attention by
the efforts of the Jefferson Davis Par
ish chapter A. R. c., and the American
Legion.
The personal of the squad in charge
of Francis l.. Jackson, was, D. l.. Peek
enpaugh. Vocational Training expert;
w. w. Long, Examining Physician
L. R. Mouton, American Red Cross
representative; James L. Tyler, typlst'
seventy-two persons were interview
ed during the days work, and out OF
that number developed about forty
real cases, entitled to compensation
vocational training or insurance. The
cases were reported to the Veterans
Bureau and will be acted upon prompt
ly.
The squad was served with refresh
ments of doughnuts and coffee IN the
morning and ice cream and cake IN
the afternoon by the local Red Cross
Chapter
Miss Cordelle Kemper, secretary OF
the Jefferson Davis Parish Chapter OF
! the American Red Cross, who handled
all of the preliminary work for the
cleanup drive in a very credltable
manner, has prepared statement in
which she thanks all those who assist
ed in the preliminary work, which Will
be published in the next issue of the
Journal.
Miss Kemper left yesterday for Col
umbus, Ohio, to attend the National
Red Cross Convention which will be
in session October 4th to Sth, as dele,
gate from the Jefferson Davis Parish
Chapter,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
MONSTER DISPLAY
OF FIREWORKS TO
BE SEEN AT FAIR
Battle of the Aztecs to Be Re
produced in "MOntezuma"
Spectacle.

One of the biggest sources OF en-
tertainment at the 1921 State Fair OF
Louisiana, which will be held October
81 to November s, inclusive, will be
a series of spectacular fireworks dis
plays in which will be featured the
mammoth pyrotechnic spectacle
"Montezuma
The magnitude and splendor OF this
wonderful spectacle marks 1t as the
superior of all attractions of this sort
To present it requires approximately
10000 square yards Of scenery tons
Of explosives and many thrilling Of.
fects and beautiful pageantry.
In the presentation OF this gigan'
tic spectacle there Is q reproduction
of the Battle Of the Aztecs, depicting
| Cortez's historic conquests OF savage
tribes of ancient Mexico, with street
fighting and the overthrow Of the So.
cred temples. Another great feature
of the exhibition is the burning OF
the historic capital Of the Aztecs, the
destruction of the last vestige OF this
early American civilization. And still
another marvellous feature shows the
mighty Mt. Popocatapetl bursting into
valcanic flames and sending sea o.
lava over the ruins Of the unfortunate
city.
~
! The fireworks display, which vii
be an attraction each evening in from
Of the grand stand, promises to prove
one of the greatest attractions eve
seen in Shreveport. Every historica
detail will be correctly and magnif
Gently portrayed In presenting Nor
teEuma," according to the agreemen
reached between the State Fair mar
agement and the Thearle- Duffisl
fireworks people, who are among tn
best known pyrotechnic artists In tn
world
: For further information, write to v
. r. Hirsch, secretary-manager, Shrsy
;, pert, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
c. MCLAUGHLIN DIED 1T
EL DORADO SEPT 18TH.

First news of the death of Mr.. c.
Mclaughlin, which occurred at Ell Do,
RADIO, Ark, on September 18th, was
Brought here Monday by John Car
radine, who was interested with Mr.
Mclaughlin in drilling an oil well
at Lawson, near ElDorado in the ia.
nous Arkansas oil fields.
The announcement was a shock to
the many friends of Mr.. Mclaughlin
in this section.
Mr.. Carradine states that Mr.. Nc
Laughlin was taken suddenly and very
seriously ill on Friday night, Sept
18th. An operation was performed at
the ElDorado sanitarium Monday
morning and he died that night, The
remains were taken to Kansas City
Mo-, his home, for burial. He Is sur
vived by a wife and daughters.
Mr.. Mclaughlin became extensivel!
interested in this section some five OF
more years ago, when the partnership
of Weichert & Mclaughlin made ex
tensive purchases Of land in the vi
cinity of Woodlawn and Fenton. The
partnership was later dissolved Mr.
Mclaughlin taking over q portion
of the holdings. After following farm
ing for twoy ears he organized the Nc
Laughlin Oil Co., Inc, drilling thre
test holes on his holdings near Wood
lawn. Early this year he drilled dec
test on the C. A. Martin tract south
west of Welsh, which in common witt
those tests on his own property prov
dry project. He then went to tn
Arkansas field where he secured leas
on about five hundred acres Of yer
promising territory which he was Ell
gagged in developing at the time of hi
I death. Mr.. Carradine, who was int
ested with Mr.. Mclaughlin In the A
l. kansas project states that the wor
: on their present we'll which is dow
e to depth of 500 feet, will be compile
: ed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
DICTIONARIES CONVENE IN
IN B0GALUSA OCT. 81
Womans' Auxiliary Will Hold First
Annual Convention at
Same Time.

New Orleans, La, Oct Legion.
aires all over Louisiana are preparing
for the third annual convention of the
American Legion to be held in Boga,
lusa October 3, 4 and s. A. B. Christie
vich has just returned from Bogalusa
and has issued bulletin to all Am.
erican Legion posts in the State ex,
planning the plans that have been
made for the legionaires.
The first convention of the Won
ans Auxiliary will be held at the
same time as the American Legior
Convention.
Expense of delegates will be praC
tically limited to train fare, at re
duced rates, and dining expenses, alst
reduced" Mr. Christovich points. out
THE American Legion will prett!
much own BogaluJa during the three
days of the convention. Everything
is being placed at their disposal ant
everybody is working overtime witt
the one idea-.to make the Third Stat
Convention the biggest convention We
held in Louisiana and the first Won
ans Auxiliary convention such SUI
cess that it will be a mark for the fl
ture convention cities to shoot at.
n The convention will be held in Bogf
lusas new six hundred thousand do
lar school house, the auditorium
which has seating capacity of abor
twelve hundred.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
sALLYHoolNG
For Our Own Cause.

1t matters not whether it is a pro-
moter putting a worlds championship
boxing bout or prune peddler trying
to sell few pounds of his produce to
a public that demands raisins and
yeast cakes, it takes publicity to get
the goods started to moving, and the
man who advertises most religiously
gets the kind of results he started out
to get.
And the Journal is right on the
ground, week in and week out, year
in and year out, giving the advertiser
his moneys worth. All we have to sell
| is publicity, and no matter what one Of
our readers has to sell, we are in 6
position to tell our particular part OF
the world what it is. The results
are always gratifying.
There isn't rural reader on our lis
who does not have some article he
or she would like to dispose of, ant
there are undoubtedly dozens Of othel
readers who want exactly what you
have to sell.
You can spend as much or as LITTLE
as you like to advertise the article yol
wish to dispose of, and you can depend
upon it, If it's sellable, the Journa
will sure make the sale.
/ And it isn't only the rural reader
who have something to sell. The read
ers right here in town have something
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01

His mercies, and then-you know
what happened.
After dinner was over the school
and the company together sang
America" and DR.. 10y introduced
Mr.. Walton Mccain, the man who has
dreamed, and labored, and prayed for
this school, and who is, of all men,
the only man responsible for the
school Then was presented each OF
the teachers and fine welcome ad.
dress by Dr. 10y, briefly responded to
by Rev. R. L. Weldon, pastor of the
Welsh church. After this the com
pany visited each room in the school
observing with great interest the won
derful work being accomplished in the
different departments. Time and space
forbids anything like a fair report OF
lit.
President 10y and Principal Treen
as we'll as Mr.. Mccain and others ex
tended every courtesy to make the
!; visitors feel that the visit was thor
oughly appreciated.
| Those going from Welsh were Mr.
and Mrs. S. o. Scoggins, Mr.. and Mrs
M. B. VanNess, Mr.. and Mrs. c. L
Abel, Rev. and Mrs. R. l.. Weldon
Ed. Bower, Marvin VanNess, Mes
danes. S. M. Watkins, M. S. Scoggins
Nellie Scoggins, j. M. Shoemaker,
E. Doan and little son,Jos. Villien,
V. Hawley, ]. B. Lee, Chas. c. c. Cal
Isle, C. N. Haines, ]. F, Grosh, c. +
Grauke, A. N. Gillett and children, {
Shoemaker and two little boys, F.
Cannon, C. l.. Davis, T. c. Simmon
1 E. B. Buckingham, Leroy White, Mis-
Amy Radeke and Miss Hattie B. Law
y son, making thirty-eight in all, if tn
S writer remembers correctly. 1t We
r greatly regretted that the president
/ the society, Mrs. Ash, was unable
S be in the company
Everyone came away feeling tn
S the school is doing a great work in
y needy field, and that in the near I
" ture other much needed buildings w
O be erected and equipped to meet Il
y growing demand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
A. ". W0ITERS CHOSEN
FOR NIGHT MARSHAL
Business Men Make Choice by Vote
, New Peace Officer Goes On
Duty Tonight.

Following out the plan presented
by them to the Mayor and Board OF
Trustees recently, the business men
selected A. w. VOTERS as their choice
for the night marshalship. Mr. VOL,
ters has been sworn in as a duly auth.
orized peace officer by Mayor w. E
Taught and begins his duties tonight
BY the terms of the agreement en-
tered into and signed by twenty-six of
the leading merchants and business
men of the community, the merchants
and business men are to pay 5000
per month toward the salary of night
marshal for a period of six months
the town to pay the remainder of the
said marshal's salary.
While the chief aim in placing the
night man on the force is to prevent,
as far as possible, the recurrence Of
petty burglaries, which have been too
common during the past year and a
half, the officer will be required to
look after all other infracticns of the
law, including rowdyism and traffic
violations.
A rumor has gained circulation in
the bushes that 1.-THE gang" intends
to show the new night marshal mer'
ry time as matter of introduction
to the new job. This rumor may have
some foundation or it may be purely
fiction for thes axe of some innocent
prank, but be that as it may the Jour
nal deems it advisable to issue {
gentle warning to the members of the
said gang, if one exists and an!
pranks are contemplated, that thei
postponment would be extremely ad
visable. The night marshal is not be
ing put on the force as a joke, ant
every person of honest and honorable
intent should be very glad of the pro
lection afforded.
This warning to any possible doer
of evil acts, whether seriously or a
joke, is sincere. We don't care t
be called upon to print any obituarie
that might have been avoided by
little caution and common sense.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01

in the Coliseum, free to the public,
with aged players competing for
prizes; auction sales of cattle and
swine; parades of winning live stock,
and various other features.
For the convenience Of visitors
coming to the Fair by automobile, spe'
cial parking accommodations will be
provided inside the Fair Grounds,
with no extra charge for the privi-
Iege of parking, Many visitors are
expected to take advantage of this
offer. and travelling by auto the fair
Is expected to be unusually popular
owing to the many miles OF model
road leading to Shreveport.
The fact that reduced rates have
been authorized will help to swell the
crowds coming by railroad,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
H EARLY PROLIFIC
.lR|NGS S4.ID PER BAR.
:, price Paid for Early PriIific
in Southwest Louisiana
This Season.

il, consisting of $50 bags Of new
;, prolific rice was sold on the
4 market through the American
Growers Wednesday of this week
/, uIO per barrel, the highest price
N for Early Prolific in Southwest
aisiana this season.
ybo Tice was sold for account OF
r F. Weichert farms. Messrs
nd Leone of New Orleans hav
lied the bid, each received a cal
sovers continue to delay threshine
here is very little rice voming OF
market at this point, but the
N varieties are all in with the ex
.tion Of a few scattering lots.
Tbe Blue Rose is ripening so rapid
n the fields farmers are kept pref
busy cutting and have no time II
sssh even if the weather were suit
IA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01

to sell and they can get shed" of their
overflow on thes anne plan. The Journ.
al has plenty Of personal friends but
shows no favors in business way.
Our rate for advertising in the
Classified Column are cents per line
each issue, and this part of the paper
is as carefully read as any other part
Write your ad-or phone tor come
to the Office and tell us what you have
to sell, or want to buy, and let us do
the rest.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
LOCAL SOCIETY VISITS
MISSIONARY SCHOOL
Trip to and Inspection of Academy at
Basile Full of Interest
For Welsh Folks.

The Evangeline Academy, the young
est school of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is located in the beautiful lit
tie village of Basile, La, 1t was built
and is being conducted primarily as
a missionary school to the French.
The building was erected in the
summer of 1920 to meet a pressing
demand. The school opened in Sep
TENDER of that year with twenty-one
pupils and closed the first years work
lin June, 1921, with between sixty and
seventy pupils. It's second opening
was September 18th, 1921, with an en-
rollment of fifty scholars, and has had
an increase of more than one day
since opening two weeks ago. Any one
who might wish to know more about
this missionary enterprise may OBJ
tain information by addressing the
president or principal.
The Academy has the endorse
ment and financial backing of thu
Board of Home Missions and the Won
ans Missionary Society of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. Rev. Frank K
10y, D. D., district superintendent o
the Southern district, is president O
tb us school; Prof. Karl Treen is tn
efficient principal. He has three yer
efficient teachers under him, Misse
Ada Finley of Iowa, La, Rita Wake
of Welsh, and Miss Habecker of WITCH
} ia, Kansas; also Mrs. Karl Treen
in charge of music.
The Welsh chapter of the Woman
Home Missionary Society has recent
:. become greatly interested in this ne
, educational enterprise, and decided
! 20 over to Basile to look it over. OV
! ing to recent illness, thep resident
, the local society, Mrs. G. H. Ash, we
not permitted to take part in I'll
plans for the trip, neither was 81
able to go, but committee compo
- ed of Mesdames. Hawley, VanNes
and S. o. Scoggins engaged a numb'
of cars and jolly good crowd and mac
the trip Wednesday, Sept. 2Sth. The
gathered at the Methodist church al
about 900 a. m. we're on the way. III
cars carried not only passengers, b
each one appeared to contain baske
and other evidences that the ladl
still remembered that folks must et
With the exception of as show
and some slush and mud, the TT
was made without hindrance.
Arriving at the College campus
Basile just about the noon hour, t
crowd was greeted by DR.. 10y, Pr
Treen, Rev. N. H. Oliver and 9th
teachers and citizens of the town. T
Basile folks, characteristic of tht
hospitality, had also provided a su
utuous luncheon and had hot coff'
Soon a large table was spread with
lectables. DR.. 10y made a few
marks. thanks was offered to God
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01

All members of Welsh Camp No. l7O
Woodmen of The World are respect
fully requested to attend the next reg
ular meeting of the Camp in W. Q. W.
Hall, Wednesday night, October 0tn.
If you are true Chopper with
the interests Of the order at heart you
will FAIL NOT to attend this mesting,
unless sickness prevents, or the ais
lance is to great to travel by Ford
and in that case you will have some
| one who is at the meeting present for
you reasonable excuse. Matters O.
lextreme Importance must be attended
to and they interest you personally
THE G. C.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
Famous French Soldier.

Antoine de la MOthe Cadillac was
a famous French military officer and
explorer and the founder Of Detroit.
He was born about the year 1860 and
died in 1880 His landing on the site
of the present city Of Detroit was
made July "a, 1901. After founding
the settlement, he remained there until
I'LL. He was later governor Of LOUISE
ana for five years, returning to France,
where he died
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
Ma er.a, Amsrlean Sea Poet.

England leads in really great verse
of sea and shipping. From Tenny-
sons BALLAD of the Revenge" to
Kipling's "CoastwiSe Lights" English
bards have sung of spintrift and ocean
spray. In America, LOngfellow,
Whittier and a few others have dab
hled in rock pools. The great Ameri-
can sea poet is yet to come.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
Forecast: Cold and Cloudy.

The host was showing. his author
friend the room in which he latter
was to sleep during his visit lndi.
eating the books in the room, he apol-
oglzed. I'm afraid you'll find them
pretty depressing collection, ne
said. 81 always dump my rubbish
here" The author ran his eye over
the shelves. One volume seemed
strangely familiar. He took 1t down
and handed it to his host. 1T took
me two years to write that one he
said.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
Saltwater Rain.

Saltwater rain has frequently been
reported during the prevalence Of
tropical cyclones. This is explained
by the fact that the spray from the
great waves which the storm gener.
ates Is often carried many miles in
land by the wind.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1921-10-01
One Of Times Changes.

Jud Tunkins says times have
changed. A man who wouldn't harm
a fly used to be considered kind-hearta
ed. Nov he's regarded as untidy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-27
CITY DEFEATS
SERVICE SUIT
Federal Judge Evans Throws Out
Case On Demurrer Of City
Attorney

The suit of the Baltimore Utilities
company, the parent corporation
owning the Americas Lighting COM
pany, brought against the City of
Americus in federal court at Macon
some time ago, was dismissed by
Judge Evans in that city Tuesday
when he sustained the demurrer filed
by the city through City Attorney
W. I. Lane. The demurrer was
argued before Judge Evans by Mr.
Lane, for the city, and W. A. bod
son, representing the corporation.
The suit was for collection of an
account of several thousand dollars
alleged by the company to be due
from the city for standby service at
the city pumping plant here in 1920,
over which account there has been
a disagreement. The city contended
that the amount asked was unjust,
in that it embraced steam connection
as well as electric, the steam service
not having been ordered by the city
and having been originally installed
for mutual protection. The state
railroad commission fixed the rate to
govern after a certain date last fall,
which the city was unable to dispute,
but ruled it could not fix a retro
active rate, and it was for the period
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-27
INTERESTING MEETING OF
w. c. T. u. TUESDAY

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union held an unusually inter-
esting meeting Tuesday Afternoon in
the First Methodist church which was
spIendidly attended by the members
of the organization.
The subject for the afternoon was
Medical Temperance, with a number
Of articles read relating to the use
Of medicines.
Mrs. 7. H. McGiIlis, president Of
the Union, led the devotionaIs, after
which Mrs. Bats offered an earnest
prayer for the extension of the work
OF the organization and increased in
terest and members.
Several talks were made, notable
among which was the Extra Mile"
read by Mrs. McGillis.
Mrs. z. A, Littlciohn read leaf
let setting forth in a convincing man
ner the splendid cooperation Of the
teachers in the extension of temp
erance work among the students Of
the public schools throughout the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-27

prior to the beginning Of the rate
fixed in which the charges are in dis
putc.
The company sold the account to
the parent corporation, presumably
giving the right to sue in the fedora
court. The City OF Americas. how
ever, contended that the account was
transferred purposeIy to obviate the
necessity of suing in the local courts
II suit were resorted to, and that
this was illegal inasmuch as both
the Americas Lighting company and
the City of Americas, the two princi-
pal parties to the account and dis
pute, were Georgia corporations.
This was the view sustained by Judge
Evans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-27
| DEATHS
MRS. MINNIE PERRY WILLIAMS

mkS. MINNIE EEHkI WILLIAMS.
Funeral services were held this
morning at II O'Clock in Pleasant
Grove Baptist church near Leslie for
Mrs. Minnie Perry Williams, who
died at her home Wednesday morn
ing Of hemorrnagic fever, follow
ing an illness since Sunday.
Rev. f, 7. Moore, pastor of the
Baptist church at Preston, conducted
tae services, which were largely at
tended by many Borrowing relatives
and friends. Interment followed in
the cemetery of Pleasant Grove
church.
Surviving her are one SON, Eugene
Williams, Of Leslie; one sister, Mrs.
J. L. Tissue, of near Smithyillc; five
brothers, l. A. Perry, j. A. Perry,
A. B. Perry, Of Leslie; G. A. Perry,
Of huntington, and W. j. Perry %
Americas.
Mrs Williams, who was 81 years
Of age, was the widow Of the late Il.
W. Williams, who died several years
age, had lived in the Leslie COM
munity all her life, and was one Of
the bost beloved women Of that sec
ton. A member Of Pleasant Grove
Baptist church, she was identified
with all the activities connected
herewith, her influence reaching out
in many directions. She was sur
rounded by friends in her illness who
ministered to her needs with a low
ing regard, trusting in her recovery.
The passing Of so cstimable a wo-
man is greatly regretted by friends
not only in her immediate vicinity,
but in other sections in which she
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-27

country, aud showing tine immediate
need of a teacher in every school
who will instruct daily the pupils on
the danger of alcohol on the body.
Mrs. R. I. McMath read a pamph-
let on Alcohol Medicines which
was informative along new and old
line,
After the program the president
read the following petition which
will be circulated throughout Ameri-
Gus for the signature of those inter-
ested in the disarmament movement,
and which is addressed to Secretary
Of State Hughes Of the American
delegation to International Disarma-
ment Conferences:
we, the undersigned, commend
the president for calling into confer
ence representatives Of great nations
for the purpose of entering into an
understanding or agreement for in
tcrnationaI limitation of ornaments
to secure the peace of the world. We
respectively and earnestly petition
you to you use your influence to hold
the conference to the primary pur-
pose Of the consideration of the re-
ductiCn of armamancts. not allowing
other issues to displace this funda-
mental task"
Already a large number Of names
have been secured as signatures, and
a committee from the w, G. T. U.
will canvass the city for names of all
who earnestly wish for peace for the
world