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The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
RED CROSS CHAIRMEN
APPOINTED FOR DRIVE
Your Good Will and Dollar Asked to
Keep the Organization
Going.


The Red Cross Roll Call organic
alton for Jefferson Davis Parish has
been completed, the parish chairman
Mr.. John Gamble, having appointed
the following local chairmen in the diff
ferent communities, who are responsi
BILE for the success of the drive in their
sections:
Jennings-Mr. Theo. Kahn.
Welsh-Mr. z. C. Willard.
Roanoke-Mr. VIM. Tietje.
Lake Arthur-Mr. E. S. Rice.
Elton.Mr F. 2. Landry and Mrs
Jim Sowell.
Fenton-Mr Chas. Lantz.
Laeassine-Mr julien Werret.
Thornwell-Mr. J. T. Brown.
Woodlawn-Mr. Raymond Hebert.
Mermentau-Mr. Geo. Brewer
Everybody in the parish will be ask
ed to join the Red Cross Your good
will and a dollar will help to keeT
the organization going,
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Garbage Disposal Plant Assured.

Monroe, a.-Work with begin within
a few weeks onsan incinerator and
garbage disposal plant for Monroe, &C.
cording to Mayor Arnold Bernstein,
The plant will cost $4,000 to $4,000
and will be modelled after a similar
plant erected some time ago at Jack
son, Miss. The cost Of the construc.
ti0n of the plant will be provided for
out of a bond issue of $95O,OOO voted
for and sold by the city commission
council recently. Machinery and equip.
ment and thte building material for the
plant have been secured.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Woman. slayers to Shreveport.

Shreveport, La.-Willie Drew and
Caleb Hudson, negroes, arrested Mon
day ati Many, La, in connection with
the murder of Mrs. John Harper, have
been brought to Shreveport for safe
keeping. Drew is said to have con-
fessed to having cut Mrs. Harper'a
throat to prevent her from screaming
after he and Hudson entered the home
for robbery.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Senate Passed andhook Bill.

Baton Rouge, La. ~ The handbook
measure which Senator A. H. Johness
said he introduced at the request Of the
district attorney Of New Orleans, final
ly passed the senate Wednesday. II
would strengthen existing laws against
handbooks, making the having Of mem
oranda of two or more bets as prima
facie evidence Of the guilt of the &C
cused. The law does not apply to bets
made in race track enclosures. The
bill was passed by a vote of 25 to IL.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Capitol Removal to Be Urged.

Baton Rouge, La-Representative
r. L. Williams of Bienvllle announces
that he will, at the next regular ses-
sion in May, introduce bill In the
legislature to amend the constitution
so as to provide that the state capital
shall be located in New Orleans. The
bill will provide that the amendment
shall be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection at the cleo
tion in November, 1922.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

The exhibit of the domestic science
department of the Welsh high school
won a blue ribbon at the State Fair
In Shreveport last week in large
field and with the keenest competi'
tion. The department and some OF the
grades are now preparing exhibits for
the parish fair to be held in Jennings
No. 17th, 1S and 18th.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

Breaux Bridge, La.-Captain o. w.
Delatte, inspector general, Louisiana
national guard, has been successful In
organizing a company Of militia which
will be known as Company "F," Second
Battalion, First Regiment Of Infantry
The minimum Of fifty days and the
maximum quota Of ninety.five will be
the ultimate goal.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Farm Labor Plentiful.

p New Orleans.-Plentifu farm labor,
willing to work at reasonable wages, is
reported in the semi-monthly crop
notes for Louisiana from October 16
to 20 of the Bureau of Markets and
Crop Estimates, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The sunny and
dry weather was said to be generally
favorable for farming. Oats, sweet po-
tatoes and fall Irish potatoes, however,
were said to be suffering from drouth,
and pastures and fall truck are in need
Of rain.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Record Parachute Jump.

Kansas City, Mo.-sergeant Encil
Chambers of Post Field. Fort Sill,
! on, Okla, wednesday broke what
lis say is the record for high
altitude parachute jumping, when he
leaped approximately $4,000 feet from
an army airplane piloted by Lieuten-
ant Wendell Brookley, also Of Post
Field. The stunt was performed in
connection with the American Legion
flying meet Sergeant Chambers de-
sCanf took eighteen minutes.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
raraa poatmaster Nomination..

Washington.-The following nomin-
ations Of Texas postmasters were sent
to the senate Monday: Frank Earring.
ton Diboli; Walter S. Yates, Forney;
william c. Young, Garrison; A. Ma,
tilda Akeson, Hale Center; Charlie B.
starke. Holland; Lucy Breen, Mine.
ola: viii C. Easterling, ozona; Thorn.
as ]. Darling, Temple.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
American Armament Body
Of Fl Includes a Women

Washington.-The advisory COM
mittee of the American delegation to
the armament conference as announc'
ed Wednesday at the White House,
consists OF twenty-one members, four
Of whom are women.
One cabinet member, Herbert HooV'
or, will be a member. Others includ-
ed General Pershing, Undersecretary
Fletcher of the state department, Ad-
miral w. L, Rodgers, President Sam
uel Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and Stephen G. Porter,
chairman Of the house foreign COM
mittee.
Former Senator George Sutherland
Of Utah, former president of the
American Bar Association and for
years a close personal friend OF the
president, will be chairman of the ad.
yisory committee.
The other members are: Governor
John NJ Parker of Louisiana; Assist
ant Secretaries Wainwright Of the war
department and Roosevelt of the navy
department; William Boyce Thomp'
son of New York, former Senator VIII
lard Salisbury of Delaware, John l..
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America; Walter George
Smith of Philadelphia, Carmi A.
Thompson of Ohio, former treasurer
of the United States; Charles S. Bar
/ rett, president of the National Farm
ers' Union; Harold M. Sewell OF
! Maine. Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, presi-
dent Of the National Federation OF
I Women's Clubs; Mrs. Charles Sumner
Bird of Massachusetts,, Miss Catherine
Phillips Edison of California and Mrs
Eleanor Franklin Egan of New York.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Second MistrlaI in Murder Case.

Monroe, Lathe jury in the case
of the State VS.. B. F. Jackson, Qua
chitas so-called man of mystery,
charged with the murder of ]. A.
Thompkins in Monroe on June 5, was
unable to agree as to his guilt, report,
ing a mistrial for the defendant in the
district court at Monroe to Judge Fred
M. Odom Monday. Jackson was tried
last week on a charge of murder, his
first trial resulting in a hung jury.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
MRS. TAUGHT DELEGATED
TO STATE FEDERATION
To Be Held In Baton Rouge Nov. 1880
.... Civic League Gave $25 to
tha Soup Kitchen.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Welsh Civic League was held Nov
4th. Sixteen members responded tc
roll call.
Mrs. W. E. Taught was appointed
as delegate to the State Federation
at Baton Rouge November 29th an6
goth.
The League voted to give $25 to the
school soup kitchen.
The next regular meeting will be
held December End. All members are
requested to bep resent.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
White Stains on Hardwood.

A mixture of salt and olive oil will
remove white stains from hardwood
which are caused by hot dishes. The
dry spot Is covered thickly with salt,
and then as much olive oil ts poured
over as the grains will take up. This
stands over night, and In the morning
the discoloration should be briskly
rubbed with the mixture, which is then
wiped of. If there is still any trace
Of stain, the application is repeated,
again standing for hours.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Wear a Flower Armlstlce Day,

Lake Charles, La.-Mayor j. A, Trot
Il has issued an Armistice Day proCla
nation, setting the day aside as an
occasion to express love and apprecia'
tion of peace, and in recognition Of
services performed by the living and Of
supreme sacrifices made by Americas
heroic dead, Mayor Trotti urges that
every man, woman, boy and girl wear
some kind of flower Armistice Day
in respect to both the living and the
honored dead.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

Largest Attendance of Any Public
Gathering of Kind in
History of Town.

The Community Halloween festi-
vities at the public school grounds on
the eve of All Sains Day, was a So
cial success beyond the expectations
Of those responsible for its inaugur'
alton. The total attendance, conser
vatively estimated at we'll past eight
hundred, is believed to be the largest
on record for any event Of the kind In
the history of this community, and
proves concluSively that the common
ground for getting together Of all the
people Of the community Is around the
public school and matters of concern
to it.
Being the first event ofthe kind in
the community people came with the
desire of being entertained more than
of participating in the frolics Of the
evening, therefore many did not grasp
fully the spirit of the occasion.
Much credit is due to the indiVidu'
ais composing the committees having
charge the arrangements and handl-
ing of the different events of the even
ing, which were all well arranged and
went off as though by the touch Of
an electric button.
The program was opened by the
band, with appropriate selections. The
community sing ing in the auditorium
of the handsome new school building,
led by Messrs. L. H. Williams and R.
F. Weichert, appealed to and was par
ticipated In by old and young, There
was variety of patriotic and folklore
songs which tend to leave people in
congenial mood.
Prof. Middleton made the announce.
ments for the evening. There we're
games for everyone, story telling, for
tune telling, basket ball games for the
boys and for the girls, boxing contests
in which the onlookers took delight, as
we'll as the contestants. That feature
finished with a very good sparring
exhibition by men who featured the
science Of the sport. The registration
booth was an attraction, and each one
who registered was presented with
a nice juicy red apple as souvenir
There were 600 who took the trouble
to register, while at least a third OF
THAT number were too busy with other
Ithings and did not present themselves
at the registration booth. The coZy
corner was an attraction, but was not
largely patronized because even the
I old people we're out to have good
I time and did not care to sit around
and merely chat.
The opinion has been freely express
ed that an event of this nature should
be staged more frequently than just
the once year that Halloween
comes around. They believe that as
the school is the center of activities
for the young folks, community ac
, tiyities should center more closely
around it. There should be the com
mon meeting ground for all, and the
work of the public school would gain
!. much added impetus by the whole
! hearted cooperation which would be
a built up.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Rub.My.Tism for rheumatism:

The Ladies Aid Bazaar given at the
Masonic Hall last Saturday afternoon
and night was a success financially
and netted the society handsome
sum, according to the statement OF
one Of the ladies' in charge.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
The Elrst Lauuh.

some authorities say that the first
laugh wasn't laugh at all, but an ex-
clamation of triumph. Prehistoric man,
having emerged victorious from an en-.
counter with his neighbOr, emitted the
sound ma" to express his satisfaction
and relief, and from this FIRST ''ha:H
our laugh has grown.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Fire DESTROYS Country Club Building.

New Orleans, La.-Fire which start
ed through defective flue in the roof
of the New Orleans Country Club to-
tally destroyed that structure Tuesday
entailing q loss of approximately
$250,OOO
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Report on Rice Thresher.

Lake Charles, Lap. G. Chalkley,
president of the American Rice Grow.
ers' Association, stated this week that
from Walsh east 80 per cent of the
1921 rice crop is in the bag.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Enormous Gas Well Near HOuma.

Houma, LA 9O,OOO,OOO cubic foot
gas well was brought in on the banks
Of Bayou Terrebonne, three-fourths OF
a mile due west of the great we'll south
of Houma.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
Sentence Fish pynamIters.

Monroe, La.-Alexander, Frank and
Ben Robinson, Jr, pleaded guilty in
district court 70 having dynamited fish
in the streams of Richland parish and
were sentenced to three months in Jail
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
$4,000 oil Fire.

Baton Rouge, La.-One Of the crude
oil stills at the Standard Oil plant was
buhned Tuesday, the loss of oil and
damage to the still being estimated
at $4,000
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
4 anIaAad Moral

The moral in the story about the
prodigal son and fatted calf Is that
the calf didn't get a square deal. The
calf had been very decent, but was
Killed In honor Of the son whose life
was q riot.-Atchison Globe.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12
perdido River.

The Perdido river is small river
and bay on the western border Of
Florida. separating 1t from Alabama.
The word is Spanish and means
lost" =
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

IN McMillin was av isitor here
ssaay evening from Crowley.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

Mayor w. e. Taught and wife LEFT
Thursday for Jeanerrette to visit for
a few days.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

DR.. B. J. LaCour motored to Jen5
nings Monday afternoon for visit.
The Rice belt journal., 1921-11-12

To prevent 4 cold take ssel
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Donaldsonville-T stock OF the
Liberty store owned by Guss Well
and Son of White Castle has been
disposed OF to F. Askenaza. OF New
Orleans.
La Place.-With the building OF the
Hammond Highway from Premier on
the lakeshore TO Dry or La Place,
there will be given a big boost 10 the
trucking industry, which will have &C
cess to the Illinois Central Railroad
thus saving much time on shipments
TO Northern and Eastern markets.
Pladuemine-The charter OF the
Granada Syrup and Sugar Company
Inc. was filed in the district clerks
office recently. II has a capital stock
Of Sl25.o0o Oscar Richard, Sr., Of
Sunshine. is president; Louis u. Bah
in. vice president: and Edmond Bee
nell. secretary-treasurer The planta-
ton Of the company i situated just
across the river from plaQuemine
La Place With the trucking sea
son about in full sway. la Place j.,
assuming its place among the big
trucking towns in this part Of the
state The business has grown to such
an extent that in La Place proper.
there are now five different parties op-
Grating packing houses. and from
present indications there will be sui
fcient vegetables to keep them all
busy.
MonrOe.-The first meeting Of the
Board Of Equalization Of Ouachita par
ish. which was recently appointed,
met for the purpose of organizing p.
VI. Atkins was elected president. Z. n.
Iarche, vice president, and Joe Noble,
secretary.
lake Charles-Flaming pitch pine.
kerosene saturated wood and a five
gallon oil can are evidence that some
body attempted to burn down Tony
Fazzio's grocery store These items
wre found outside the grocery store
W the fire chief.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
HIGHEST ORDER OF SNOBRERY
Alleged Prayer Made by English Di-
vine Would Have Made Great
Hit With Thackeray.

reporter gathering material for
Sunday special on why Churches
Are Empty called OH Bishop Leon
ard of cleveland.
II don't admit that our churches are
empty Bishop Leonard said. Ger
tainly the churches that are really
democratic, really Christian. are fun
OF course, We have q few churches
that cater 10 the rich. In these a
certain number Of vacant pcvS are 10
be- found.
THE kind of church ] am refer
ing to abounded in England in Queen
ViCtoria's day. There's ~ story ahour
one such church. 1t was in the do
main Of Il certain baronrt and the
vicar used 10 conclude his Sunday
prayer in this wise:
"'God bless Sir Peter: God bless
also her dear IadyshIp: bless the ten
der youth of the two ladies likewise
We would Furthermore mite in he
Seeching Thee, q Lord. 20 have mercy
on the poor gOVcrue>S and All The mis-
cradle sinners of This parish. Amen -"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
STATES NAY AID
LEGION IN WORK
AUGMENTATION Plan to Be
Submitted TO Other
Organizations.

WashingtOn-Th states are to be
urged to aid the American Legion to
further its program TOR Americaniza-
ton. as explained here today by Al
win Cwsley former assistant attorney
general Of Texas, who is now serving
az assistant national director Of the
Americanization commission of the
American Legion Mr.. Owsiry vas
In Washington Friday to ascertain
how the legion could best aid ia pro
hibiting the advocacy Of oyerthrowing
the government by force. and 10 resist
all shades Of the propaganda seeking
20 install here the soviet or other sim
liar forms of government
The American Legion has adopted
a program said Mr. Ovsley Tor
DIFFERENTIATION which is to be sub
mi,tcd TO all other organizations Of
similar iut,r, and We believe the
work should begin in the schools. and
will ask tho states to require that Eng
Hsh be taught in all Of the grade and
common schools OF the country. We
believe there also should De taught the
history Of the country and its civil
government. and that the students
from these schools in these studies be
accredited in the colleges and uni
yersities throughout the Unified States.
The program also contempiates
there should be a teaching daily
through patriotic exercises that the
flag OF the country shall float from
every sch0olh0use. and that such
places be made civic centers.'
Mr. Owsley conferred with members
of congress over Legislation to restrict
immigration. expressing the belief
that there should be a fixed bar
against the large number now coming
and seeking to reach these shores. He
is to study the situation at Ellis Is
land after leaving Washington.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
SAW THINGS IN NEW LIGHT
Object Lesson Given Prisoner Altered
His Determination to End
Life by Rope,

In Il certain prison there have been
several attempts To commit suicide
This desire to die has given the war
denS much trouble and anxiety.
y few days ago n warden entered u
cell To find the inmate preparing to
hang himself. He was standing on his
stool and trying To throw the end Of
a. strip of torn blanket around one of
III" cell bars. The other end was
around his neck.
You're making mess. of it," said
the weary warden. Let me help YOU"
In trice the blanket rope was
about the bar and the moose properly
fixed
The warden gave tug. He uggpd
and tugged until the man was raised
from the StOOl-until he was standing
on air. There ne was held until his
eyes and hands made eloquent appeal
for release
That's the way" said the warden
releasing him. Nov try il Yourself"
But the prisoner has not tried II.
He had decided to live.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
INCOME OF TEXAS ROADS
SHOWS HEAVY DECREASE

Austin. Tex.-InCOme from opera
ton of Texas railroads during the ten
months ending Oct 81, 1920, decreas-
ed S16.925.5O4. or 104.37 per cent. com
pared with the same period of the
previous year, according to a state
ment issued Saturday by the railroad
commission. The railroads operated
at an income loss Of $7OS,5l5 during
the first ten months OF the year 1920.
During the corresponding period of
1919 the income from operation was
sic, 216,9S9.
Total operating revenue for the ten
months ending Oct. 81. 1920, was
$1S7,024 COZ; increase of $3S,257,s37,
or 1912 per cent; total operating ex-
penses. $1S7732,522, increase of $55,-
1S3,141 or 4163 per cent; freight reve-
nue.. S124,447,7S7, increase of $24,752,-
7S9, or 24.S3 per cent; passenger reve-
nue.. $5S,027,410. increase of $l2.397,-
299, or 2717 per cent; other revenue,
$4,54S.SOS. increase of $l,lO1,54S or
32.1S per cent.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
BALLOON4ST FARRELL GIVES
TESTIMONY ON ALTERATION

Rockaway, n. Y.-Lieutenant Ste
phen A. Farrell, who came to blows
with Lieutenant Walter Hinton at
-Mattice.- ontarie.- alter their balloon
adventured into Canada, testified
Thursday before the naval board in
yestigating the incident that he could
not remember clearly what had taken
place owing to his physical condition
at the time.
He admitted that just before the
alteration he heard swearing but
could remember nothing beyond that.
Hinton. he stated, had given him no
cause for striking the blow.
Afer Linton visited him in the house
of Hudson Bay rading company s
empioye. Farrell explained that he fell
asleep AMI when he awoke Lieutenant
Kluor asked him to get together"
with Hinton. lie told Kloor, he testi-
fled that it he had done anything
wrong. he was sorry, and later apollo
ei2ed 90 Hinton.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
OSTAVIATOR SHOWS
UP ASTRIDE A HORSE
Forced Down by Engine
Trouble in Deep Canyon
In Mexico.

FL Paso, Tex-LieutenGnt AleXand-
er Pearson, IT. upon his arrival at
Fort Bliss Thursday from Sauderson,
told the story Of his forced landing
and his experiences in getting back TO
civilization. Lieutenant Pearson flew
TO Fort Bliss from Sanderson with
Lieutenant Ed Jones, one of the avi-
ators who had gone to Sanderson to
search for him
On account of engine trouble did
not follow the air line to San Antonio,
but kept as close to the fields as pos
sible. said Pearson. Il was flying at
about 5000 feet when my engine stop
ped, and | was directly over the river.
Il landed in a deep canyon. and /
don't know how / was able to do ii
without utterly wrecking the plane.
The wings were not disabled and the
plane could be flown. ! believe, after
clearance had been made in front OF
it if it was possible to get new en-
CINE to it,
AT the time | landed | thought
was on the American side, some" here
north of the river, and started i'm
mediately to walk south, thinking to
reach the Rio Grande and make my
way to some place of habitation. But
as at that spot the river runs north
and south, paralleled it for two days
and must have walked about thirty
miles.
AT the end of the second day |
came to the river and saw that ! had
been getting as far away from the
place wanted to go as it was possible
to get on foot. so | rugged up a raft
and started back the way | had come
1t took me one day on the raft to GOV
er the distance | had come on foot in
two.
Late in the afternoon of that day
l saw two beaves trappers, who helped
bring me into Sanderson. They found
me at almost the same spot on the
river where | mad been forced to come
down. | rode In on their horse as far
as they went, tried to come part of the
way in an automobile, but could not
get it started, and finally made my
entry on a burfN
81 got .pres lpYy 4,during the lat
ter part of my day on the raft, and
the nights in the Big Bend country are
just bit chilly
THE worst thing is that l lose my
chance to try for the transcontinental
record flight. | believe that If had
my engine in good shape could have
made the flight in less than "A hours,
as | expected to do. There isn't d
chance in the world to get the plane
out of Mexico and continue the
flight"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-02-26
MO USE-COULON'T EVEN DIE
Robber Gives Self Up When Death
Is Frustrated-Theft Melted
Sixteen Cents.

Washington. Pa-William Redke,
forty. with 10 permanent residence
and out of employment is in the
Washington county Jail. confessed
robber. Reckless cracking Of the safe
in the Pennsylvania station at IouS-
ton. near here. he told authorities
Melted him but l6 cents. He turned
on all the gas in the station office
lay down OF the floor and expected
to wake beyond the Styx. He awOke
later and surrendered. He was com
mitted for trial.