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SOLUME IX. \ ELSH, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, APRIL 9, 1909. N E 45 SPRING FASHIONS IN Women's Apparel. A Complete Exhibition of Suits, Gowns, Costumes, Coats, Dresses and Milliz:ry. C This Spring's Showing outranks in scope and extensiveness, that of all former seasons. New things in every style of Women's Garments are here in a wonderfully diverse collection. STYLE, that all-important factor, counts strong, and is not alone confined in its conception to the higher priced garments. In Men's and Boys' Wear you will find here that the highest standard of quality is the only standard; where you can always get the best things made and satisfaction guaran teed. The New HART, SCHAFFNER, AND 1IARX' SUITS are Unusual in Quality, Beauty of Color and Fab ric, Tailoring and Style. $18.oo to $30.00. For Boys For Easter. Smart New Fashions in Two Piece Suits. The , Latest Colors and Models. Unusual Values; $3.50 to 10.oo. )Lake Charles' Biggest, Best and Busiest Store. We pay railroad fare both ways from any point in Calcasieu parish, on purchases of $20 and one way on purchases of $10. STRAIGHT TAX ON RICE. ppines Product to Pay Duty of Two Cents a Pound. ,waording to a staff special to the -Democrat, the rice planters are safe from the wave of disaster }threatened to engulf them by the salion of rice from the Philippines, free. According to the communi a, Philippine rice will occupy dame position on the tariff scedule a of any other country. hington, April 3.--"Acting up r. Broussard's suggestion, the * and Means committee met this oon and agreed to about fifty ments, the adoption of which ftetd to expedite the passage of ;Payne tariff bill. Among the ments agreed to, is that which rice from the Philippines on a o~f equality with the cereal - i ed in foreign territory. If any to: the United States, it must nty of two cents : pound. mmittee preferred to strike rovision admitting rice from Ippines duty free, ratter than -more elaborate one ageed the conference between Secre inson, Senator Foster, Rep. yes Pujo and Broussard and SOlarence R. Edwards. That ent provided that, in the event i 'uld be sent from the Philip the United States in Commer attities, then the President eclare a duty in force on rice into the Phbiilippines from for ntries, equal to the duty on' ngainto the United States. a`nendment adopted to-day is ad probably more effective, ason that nothing is left, to' tin of, the President. He I think rice coming to this as being imported in com-i bnities, unless the import' to several million pounds." onIStlck Food giros. ~·r~s·i: · Methodist Ladies Served Splendid Supper. The finest church supper that it has been our privilege to partake of in years, was that served by the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church, at the Eureka Hotel, last Friday night. The hotel dining room and tables were tastefully decorated Iwith ferns and cut flowers. The supper itself was sufficient to satisfy the most fas ;idious as to rarity, quality and. luantity. The utmost good will and :heer prevailed throughout the even ing. The raceipts from the supper mnd the bazaar were in the neighbor ,ood of $100.00. 40 SUITS 40 E legant nduring Line of Suits for Easter. nticing These Suits are Skeleton Lined, Handsomely Made Up and Guaranteed to be the Real Thing for the season, at 25 per cent off. BL.UE RIBBON TROUSERS The line of Easter Trousers we are showing, is the Finest ever brought to Welsh. The : §$ § - Patterns are Swell and the Colors are Right. 4· § : § S-IPA. NA.IA .STRAW RATS These are GenuinePanamas. These hats come in Browns and Olives, in the Very Latest Styles--They're IT! SIGNAL CLOTHING STORE, SJ S. GERSON, Manager. -.. - ~L <. , . % , ,,iýC-l ,i v. -·:·: ..<..J·r€..M CONDITIONS IN MICHIGAN. Six Hundred Saloons and Ten Brew. erles Must Close. Detroit, Mich., April 6.-Upwards of six hpndred saloons and ten brewer ies will be forced out of business in the nineteen counties of the state, which voted "dry" at yesterday's elections. Returns late last night gave the drys twenty of the twenty seven counties in which the liquor question was voted upon, but later figures swing Tosco county, which has seventeen saloons, into the "wet" column by 172 majority. In the eight counties which the liquor interests carried, there are a total of about 300 saloons, giving the anti-saloon league victory over two-thirds of the saloons which they attacked. -,i"n ='n a ICl"zJ ii RE SOLVED ILA JTHAT NOW IS THE TIME: STo BLOOM OUT rNJ I NEW ARRAY. NATURE IS BLOOMING OUT I BEAUTy AT THIS SEASON- WIHY ' SHOULD NOT YOU bLOOM OUT- WE'VE GOT THE BLOSSO1 S SIUSTER BROWN. / To BLooM oUT WILL BE EASY IF YOU CoME To US, AND YoU SURELY ARE NOT GoING' To LET EASTER PASS WITHoUT BLooMING oUT, ARE YoU? TAKE THE BLoSSoMS FRoM A VINE AND IT WILL LooK BARE. FAIL To DRESS WELL AND YOU YoURSELF WILL NOT LooK So AT TRACTIVE. DRESS WILL HELP YoU. DRESS WILL MAKE YoU PEEL GooD AND PRoSPER. SWELL NECKTIES WILL ADD To YOUR DRESS. WE CAN SHOW YoU SWELL NECKTIES, PROPER THINGS IN SHIRTS, GooD FEELING UNDER WEAR AND TASTY HoSE. GooD VALUES IN MEN'S AND YOUTH'S SUITS AND EVERYTHING UP-To-DATE IN MILLINERY LINES. WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOUR BoDY NEEDS. RESPECTFULLY, SOTHERN MERCANTILE CO., Lircmited BO- -THE Pc Big Store with Little Prices. Proclamation of Election. By virtue of the authority in ume vested as the Mayor of the Town of Welsh, Louisiana, and in pursuance of the requirements of the laws of the State (:f Louisiana, and the Charter and Ordinances of the Townt of Welsh, Lo,,isiana, more especially an Ordi nanme adopted and approved April 0, 1909, 1, C'. E. Carr, mayor of the Town of Welsh, La., do hereby order that an election be held in the Town Hall, in the Town of Welsh, La., on Tuesday, the 4th day of May, 1909, for the purpose of electing a M ayor and five Trustees for the said Town of Welsh, to serve for two years. That said election shall be held in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana and the Charter and Ordinances governing same of the Town of Welsh, La. Issued this 6th day of April 1909. C. E. Carr, 'Mayor. Where Style Dwells and Quality Counts--That's fIARTIN'S jILOTHING!, : : : ITHING! e .f II |11 HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX CLOTI-HES appeal to the right class. Suits sold with a Guarantee. All Wool and Wool and Silk Hand Tailored. See them To-day. SHOES! * SHOES! We have Everything in Shoes--Old lien's, Young Men's, Children's and Babies', Old I.a dies' Young Ladies' and Misses Shoes. You can find here lots to select from, and at Very Reason able Prices. LOOK THEMi UP TO-DAY. YOU WILL FIND BEST VALUES ALWAYS MARTIN'S Notice of Town Caucus. In accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 67, notice is hereby given that there will be a general pub lic caucus held in the Town Hall on Friday, the 16th day of April, 1909, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of nom inating one candidate for Mayor, and five candidates for Trustees of the Town of Welsh, To be voted for at the Town Election of Welsh, La., to be held on the 4th day of May, -1909. All legally qualified voters of the Town of Welsh, are requested to be present and participate in this caucus. Issued this 6th day of April, 1909. C. E. Carr, Mayor. Splendid Meeting Sunday Evening. The union meeting held at the Bap tist church Sunday evening under the auspices of the W. C. T. U., was a splendid meeting in every particular. The house was crowded to its fullest capacity. Reverepds Carrutb, Brown and McKaig were on the rostrum and helped in the meeting. The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. McKaig, who made a strong and elo quent plea for the protection of Young AmIn:ica. Mr. McKaig spoke, as he expressed it, from "inside informa tion" relative to the work of the sa loon in the large cities, as he had spent nearly two years in slum work in New York City, and is acquainted with the various phases of the saloon question in a manner that one with. out his experience could not be. Referring to conditions in territory that has voted the saloon out, the speaker made an earnest appeal for the substitution of some other place of amusement to take its place. He said that the removal of a saloon from a town or city was nor enough, that something must be substituted in its place In discussing the various means employed by the saloons to draw and hold patronage, he laid special stress upon the social side of the question. He said, in substance, the saloon is the poor man's club. It is there he meets his friends and associates, to talk over their plans, to crack their jokes and to enjoy each others com comradeship' That it is the poor man's place of amusement; that there he is furnished, free of cost, music, cheap theatrical and other forms of amusement. It is there, if he is. hun gry, he gets his free lunch with a nickel's worth of beer. These and other similar methods are employed by the saloon interests to hold its vast army in line and keep them ever ready to obey their master's nod. At the close of the meeting a good collection was taken up, which was given to e . C' T. IT.