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The Rice Belt Journal.
PUBLISH1D EVERY FRIDAY
by the Welsh Printing Company, Ltd
One Dollar a Year Advance
Extra Copies 5 rents
Entered at the Postoffice at Welsh, La
as Second Class Matter.
R. S. GRImit
Editor andl Manager.
John H. Overton
Has Announced
The canldidacy of John II. Over
ton of Alexandria for the U. S. Sen
atorship before the September pri
mary is authoritively announced in
a letter received by the Journal.
The candidate is a brother of
Judge Winston Overton of Lake
Charles. He is a man of exceptional
Iability, possessor of characteristics
w hich fit him particularly for the of
fice to which he aspires, and he will
undoubtedly have the unanimous
support of the entire voting strength
of Southwest Louisiana.
WE NEED THE 'MON.
Anticipating another atteimpt to
divert the part of the automoblile
licenses now returning to the ditfer
ent parishes, the police jury of East
lBaton Rouge parish at its last ses
sion passed resolutions condemning
any bill designed to divert any of its
road and bridge funds dlerivedl from
the automobile licenses or otherwise,
to the State highway department.
It is the duty of every parish in
the State to enter a vigorous pro
test against the proposed diversion
of the funds derived from this
source. This parish especially needs
the funds for the completion and up
keep of its system of good roadls.
its taxpayers pay the money and its
roads need the resultant benefit.
See me for Insurance
F. G. Seward
Phone 158 or 96
THE SAILOR'S PRAYER.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
Grant no other sailor take
My shoes and socks before I wake.
Lord guard me in my slumber
And keep my hammock on the
number;
May no clevis or leshings break,
And let me fall before I wake. K
Keep me safely in thy sight,
And grant no fire drills at night,
And in the morning let me wake
Breathing whifs of sailors' steik.
(;odl protect me in my dreams,
And make it better than it seems: i
(;rant these words I soon may hear-
GoI (; to your home you love so dear.
There is a snowy feather bed, .
Where I long to rest my head,
Let thoughts of hammock sleeping
Never to my mindl conicme creeping.
Far away from all these scenes
Andl the smell of half baked beans,
Take me back into the land
Where 1 don't wash my clothes by
hand.
;Godl knows all my woes;
Feed me, is-my daily pose;
I Take me back and I'll promise thee
Never again to cross the sea.
'The abve lines were submitted by
H. E. Smith, Pelham Bay Park, New
York.
For Sale-Airdale pups: bred
in the purple--none better in the
south--- pedigree furnished. N. ,J.
Mills, Lake Charles, La., Ingleside
Ifarm. apr5 4tp
FOR SALE.
One pair of mules, in very good I
condition, at reasonable price.--J.
F. Bower, R. F. D. 3 Welsh, La.
2ptf
The Emporium
Weekly Budget
Volume I. Welsh, La., Friday, April 26, 1918 Number 12
B U GS!
Yes, Paris Green or Arsenate of Lead kill bugs and
worms. They do, indeed, SAVE your crop from the pests;
but they don't INCREASE the crop, nor add a single cent
to its value.
PYROX DOES BOTH
Bugs and worms look bad to you, but they are not
your worst enemies. As a matter of fact plant diseases
are far more destructive. They rob you of more potatoes
than bugs do. Ask any agricultural authority--any farmer
who considers his whole duty' done when he has sprayed
with poison is cheating himself. The poison, then, is as
much an enemy to him as its to bugs, for it stands in his
way. It keeps him from getting as much as he might from
his crops.
Potato blight robs you of the profits you might have
just as well as not by spraying with Pyrox instead of a
mere poison spray or dust.
Pvrox kills all leaf chewing insects, and at the same
time protects the crop against fungous diseases, such as
potato blight, etc.
Pyrux keeps the foliage healthy and green throughout
the growing season; gives it greater vigor, and enables po
tato plants and fruit trees to produce to their very limit.
We have Pyrox on sale in one, five, ten and twenty
five lb. cans.
THE ECIPORIUI1 Opposite the Depot
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Buy Your Seed Rice
Thriough the Association
It is our purpose to get exactly what
you are looking for. Besides the AS
S OCIATION furnishes a grader to see
that you get nothing but selected seed.
We make no charge for our services, as
we feel that it is a duty that we owe to K
the patrons of the office to render such x
services as imay meet with your require
We have for sale at present a very x
limited amount of EARLY PROLIFIC;
the very choicest BLUE ROSE in any I
quantity; about 400oo sacks EDITH;
any amount of LOUISIANA PEARL;
325 sacks of WATERI JAPAN.
A Small Quantity of
STORM PROOF
Very Desirable for Early Planting K
We would advise that you place your order with K I
g us at the very earliest possible moment as the K
price on all varieties of seed is going to advance.
Prices Furnished on Applilcation
I Southern Rice Growers Ass'n.
Welals, Louaisana
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ORDINANCE NO. 189
AN ORDINANCE providing for the
abandonment of Beaufort Street
from a point 10'5 feet east of the
intersection of Beaufort and Sim
mons Streets to a point 1925 feet
east of said intersection.
Whereas, Beaufort Street from a
point 1025 feet east of the intersection
of Beaufort and Simmons streets to a
point 1925 feet east of said intersection
is no longer needed for public purposes
and,
Whereas, the up-keep of the same
and the bridge thereon constitutes a
needless public expense;
Section 1. Be it therefore ordaintud
by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of
Sthe town of Welsh, that I3eaufoi t
street from a point 1025 feet east of the
intersection of Beaufort and Simmons
streets to a point 1925 feet east of said
intersection be and the same is hereby
abandoned.
Sec. 2. He it further ordained, etc.,
that all ordhiances or parts of ordin
ances in conflict herewith he and the
same are hereby repealed.
Passed andl adopted thUs 2nd day of
April, 1918.
Vote of the Hoard of Trustees:
S. O. Scoggius, Yea.
R. R. Arceneaux, Yea.
W. 1). Jones, Yea.
A. T. Jones, Yea.
Approved:
E. H. Baling.
Mayor Pro-tenm.
Attest:
F. G. Seward, Clerk. apr 125t
SORDINANCE NO. 190
AN ORDINANCE providing for the
abandonment of Russell avenue
from a point 390 leet east of the
intersection of Russell avenue and
Adams street to a point 975 feet
east of said intersection.
Whereas, Russell avenue from a
point 390 feet from the intersection of
of Russell avenue and Adams street to
a point 915 feet east of said intersection
is no longer needed for public pur.
poses; and,
Whereas, the up keepl) of the san e
and the bridge thereon constitutes a
needless public expense;
Section 1. Be it therefore ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of
the Town of Welsh, that Russell ave.
nue from a point 390 feet east of the
intersection of Russell avenue and
Adams street to a point 975 east of said
intersection be and the same is hereby
abandoned.
Sec. 2. He it further ordained, etc.,
that all ordinances or parts of ordin.
ances in conflict herewith, be and the
same ai'e hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted this 2nd day of
April, 1918.
Vote of the Board of Trustees:
S. O. Scoggins, Yea.
R. R. Arceneaux, Yea.
W. D. Jones, Yea.
A. T. Jones, Yea.
Approved:
E. H. Boling,
Mayor Pro-tem.
Attest:
F. G. Seward, Clerk. apr 12-St
ORDINANCE No. 191
AN ORDINANCE regulating trafic on
the streets and public highways of
the town of Welsh, La, establishing
rules and regulations of the road
and streets, and speed limits for au
tomobiles, motor vehicles, horse
drawn vehicles, bicycles qud other
vehicles of every description, and
providing penalties for the viola
tion of thiS ordinance, and repeal
ing all other ordinances or laws on
the stme subject matter, except as
to traction engines. -
Section 1. Be it ordained by
the Board of Trustees of the town of
Welsh, La., in regular session con
vened that all vehicles when traveling
the streets or public highways of the
said town of Welsh, shall keep to the
right of the center line of the sti-eet.
and as near the right hand curb as
practicable.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that vehicles meeting shall pass each
other to the right of the center of the
street.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all vehicles overtaking and pass
ing other, shall in passing keep to the
left of the vehicle ahead, and the ve
hide ahead shall keep to the right as
much as possible uptil the said passing
vehicle has completely passed.
Sec 4. lie it further ordained, etc.,
that all motor vehicles before passing
other vehicles from the rear shall give
notice of their approach by blowing a
horn or giving other signal.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordainel, etc.,
that all vehicles tnrning to the right
into other streets shall turn the corner
as near as practicable to the right curb.
Sec. 6. Be it further or(diiedl, etc., a
that all vehicles turning to the left 1
into other streets, shall pass to the a
right and beyond the center of the in II
tersection before turning; and all I
drivers shall indicate their intention to I
turn by a motion of the hand extending I1
out from the vehicle. 1
Sec. 1. Be it further ordained, etc., i
that no vehicle shall cross or turn on (
any street except at street iutersec .
tions, and must then turn so as to head ,
the same direction as the traffic on
each side of the street.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
that at street crossings all vehicles ap
proaching from the right shall have the
right of way over those approaching
from the left, provided that United
States mail, lire apparatus, ambu.
balance, police patrol, and the vehicle
of a physician when properly desig
nated, shall have the right of way
through any street or bighway of the
said town of Welsh,
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that no vehicle shall stand backed up to
e the curb except when actually loading
or unloading; and when a horse drawn
vehicle is so backed up to the curb, the
e horse or horses shall be turned to the
Il right so as to stand parallel with the
t curb against which the vehicle is
standing.
a I Sec. 10. He it further ordained, etc.,
n that on any street all vehicles shall
a stop and stand not more than 18 inchIes
n away from the curb and parallel there.
s with and be headed to the right.
Sec. 11. Be it turther ordained, etc.,
e that no vehicle shall stand within 15
a feet of an intersecting street corner or
crossing.
d Sec. 12. Be it further oriained, etc.,
f that no vehicle shall stop on crossings,
t except in case of accident or an emer
P gency, or when directed to stop by Ipo
s liceman.
l Sec. 13. le it further ordained, etc.,
y that no vehicle shall travel at a greater
rate of speedl than 15 miles per hour on
., any street within the corporation, ex
i. cept in turning corners the speed shall
e not be more than 8 miles per hour.
Sec. 14. He it further ordained, etc.
,fI that every automobile whilst in use on
the, streets of the town of Welsh, he
tween one-half hour after sunset and
one-half hour before sunrise shall carry
two white lights on the front and one
red light on the rear left corner of the
car placed to the left of the numiber of
the car; and every bicycle, motor cycle
and all other vehicles used as public
conveyances shall carry at least one
white light on the front.
;t Sec. 15. Be it furth r ordained, etc,
that all automobiles running on any of
the streets of the town of Welsh shall
dim their lights by the use of frosted
lenses or other practical methods.
e Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, etc.
e that no vehicle operating within the
e said town of Welsh shall make undue
d noise; and everyv motor propelled ve
t hicle shall be equipped with a muffler or
silencer which shall he used atall times
a while said vehicle is heing operated on
f any of the streets or highways within
o the corporation of the town of Welsh.
n Sec. 17. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all vehicles shall be driven care"
fully,with dlue regard for the safety and
e convenience of all other vehicles and
a pedestrians. Notjing herein omitted
shall be construedl to relieve any person
d operating a vehicle ulpon any roadway
f or street of the said town of Welsh, for
Sany purpose whatever, from the exer
e cise of reasonable care to avoid or pre.
d vent injury through collision with per.
d sons or vehicles, or otherwise.
y Sec. 18. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that in the event of collision of one ve*
hidcle with another the drivers of said
I" vehicles shall stop and render all as.
e sistance possible and reasonable, and
shall leave with each other their names
f and addresses, and give numbers of
their respective vehicles. Any ,failure
to comply with the provisions of this
section Is hereby expressly declared to
be itself a violation of this ordinance.
Sec. 19. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that it shall be unlawful for any person
under the age of fourteen to drive or
operate an automobile on any street or
other public highway in the tcwn of
Welsh,
t Sec. 20. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that it shall be unlawful for any per.
son, without the consent of the owner,
to enter and sit in an automobile left
standing upon any of the streets of the
town of Wqlsh.
f Sec. 21. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that any person violating any of the
d provisions of this ordinance, shall on
conviction, be fined in a sum not less
e than $1 nor more than $25, and in de.
r fault of payment of such fine, shall be
d imprisoned for not more than 10 days,
or both fine and imprisonment may be
L. imposed at the discretion of the mayor
· orcourt.
s Sec, 22. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that all prior ordinances or parts of or*
dinances on this same subject matter
are hereby repealed, except as to traL*
tion engines.
Sec. 23. Be it further ordained, etc.,
B that this ordinance shall become effect.
ve ye and be in full force from and after
its first publication.
s Passed and adopted this 2nd day of
April, 1918.
Vote of the Board of Trustees:
1 S. O. Scoggins, yea.
Dr. R. R. Arceneaux, yea,
W\. D. Jones, yea.
A. T. Jones, yea.
Approved: E. H. Boling,
Mayor Protem.
Attest: F. G. Seward,
Clerk. apr5-St
See me for Insurance
F. 0. Seward
Phone 158 or 96
NATURE CURES,THEDOZTOR TAKES
THE FEE.
There is an old saying that "'Nature
cures, the doctor takes the fee," but as
, everyone knows you can help nature
very much and thereby enable it to
effect a cure in much less time than is
usually required. This is particularly
true of colds. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy relieves the ludgs, liqtifles the
tough mucus and aids in its expectora.
tion, allays the cough and aids nature
in restoring the system to a healthy
condition.
W. M.'COLBERT
Resident Agent
American Mutual
Life Insurance Co.
Office up-stairs over Bank.
Phone 66. - . Welsh,ai.
,!LEE WHITE IS
SEVERELY INJURED
While engaged in roping cattle
on the MeBurney iranch north of
Welsh Tuesday afternoon, the horseI
Leroy White was riding collided with
another horse causing a fall in which
ing serious injuries. His left leg
his horse was throwvn upon him caus
Iwas broken just above the knee,
right ankle and back sprained.
Mr. White was taken immediately
to the St. Patrick Sanitarium in Lake
('hares, where the broken bone was
:et. Although he is vetting along as
well as expected he will probably be
conhend to the hospital for six weeks
or iore.
Fire Insurance. Phone 66. W.
M. Colbert. aprl2tf
COMMUNICATION.
The following communication was
intendedl for publication in the last
issue of the Journal, but reached the
office too late to get in:
Welsh, La., April 18, 1118.
1 Editor Rice Belt Journal:
Allow menc through your )paper to
discourage the prevalent rumors
which are going about me in our
community, as basely false. One in
particular was that my home was
searched and some vicious German
paper: were found, and other pa
pers-the real goods; that I am to be
made out as a German spy.
f I want to say right here that I
1 am not a Kaiserite. I am against
SKaiserism wherever I find it.
In the first place, I will explain:
Some few weeks ago I dlistributed a
leaflet to whoever I met, a procla
mation of the Socialist party speak
ing of the injustice of the radical,
r labor and socialist press being sup
pressed; also free assemblage, etc.,
being dlenied in many places. In cir
culating this leaflet, I was doing this
first to show that our constitutional
rights were being tampered with.
Next, to what the socialist party
stands for-free speech, free press
and free assemblage is what we and
all Americans are interested in, and
Sespecially should we be interested in
a bill that is about to be passed which
would raise the rates by. zones on
our periodicals, which would not
urally result in periodicals and mag
azines haviig to raise their sub
scriptions. The people would not be
able to avail themselves of good
reading and pokt themselves on what
is going on in the world.
However, I will say that my home
1 was visited by a secret service agent,
and as I was a law abiding citizen
and had nothing to conceal I was
not shocked. However, I was in
formed that the leaflet was in ques
tion, of which I was unaware. Evi
dently someone informed the depart
ment of justice who was hasty in
acting and who misunderstood my
motives.
Our movement, like other move
ments which have come to pass, is
questioned in its time, until people
will read, think, and inform them
selves; then it becomes popular. Like
Francis Cook, Vidoria Woodhull,
Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
were persecuted for their beliefs, so
we socialists are in our time.
The suffrage women of the pres
ent are reaping results of former
misunderstandings.
In conclusion will say I am sorry
'I have also been misjudgsed. We
are living in an age confronted with
rmany problems; that we must read,
study and think. and not misjudlge
before we are informed.
Respectfully,
Emma L. Grauke.
RED CROSS DEPARTMENT.
Devoted To The Interests oft he
$ Welsh Chapter.
MrI. W. E. Faut-ht, Chirman of Puhbety
HED CROSS D)llIRCTORY,
Mrs. F. B. Dennett, chairman.
Mis. E. H. Noling, vice chairman.
Miss Teresa Stewart, secretary.
Miss Eldia Goodreau, tIreasurer.
-:xecutive Committee.
Mrs. John IH. Cooper.
Mrs. R. Oaksmith.
Bandage Committee.
Mrs. E. H. Holing, chairnman.
Cutting Committee.
Mrs. John H. Cooper, chairman,
Knitting Committee.
Miss Emma Lawson, chairmin.
Entertainment Committee.
Mrs. Mi. L. Prentice, chairman.
Publicity Committee.
Mrs. W. E. Faught, chairman.
Box Committee.
F. G. Seward, chairman.
Clean L'p Conmmnittee.
Mrs. K. R. Aiceneax, chairman.
Supply Committee.
Dr. John II. Cooper, chairman.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Welsh chapter of the American
Red Cross was held last Thursday at
the hadrleu:trters with a fir repre
sentative number of members pres
ent. In the absence of both the pres
ident and the vice presidlent, Miss
Terl'sa Stewart, secretary, presided
over the meetinm.
Letters acknow'ledgiiz receipt of
the last shipment of knitted goods
'und surgical dress.;mmns were readl and
the work was pronounced excellent.
A communincation was read in re
eard to the membership drive which
will begin May 20th and continue
until May 27th.
The nmembership dues run to a
year from the date shown on your
arlrd but at that time all menmbers
will be asked to renew their mem
bership.
Money is needed for the gigantic
work of this organization and your
membership dlollar will help to make
the hundred million dollars asked
for, so let all be ready to help this
nni , t 'v"'rI i I n oHl. as w's
AIrs. tK. . If . u anim oush.
electe'l hi th1 ' r to take the
:1i:uiva ct" t an rýIt. !. .1:1. e work.
to r , . , '" n by all the
' e .c' ih tli:i the Wel1tiit
a .ill deparunewt~ 11
l 't \ r te ' fues olan the
hir T r d i f th montS cntha
Trh tinnn k f ci r wnttinhe de
r ort inent 0 t i' tii a llt CIf:ni l suits
I ruraent ti ý i. vW'o also wishes
tohe tt k's tht tnc chs shouthe Welsha
he\'n c'i':en crt i<'t folr three suits
itv's cvl Iof t. Tuesda'
The cas lapu r \VKh:eS to '?pres's clita
th:Ireciio it.o th sr Smith
·itli( Bowingl for their consideration
in sclli. ckl thair tane hapter at
cort. an to Ir. e:. attendance ing fr
Tu-seay' stla nainI mefbosrs being
present this weekt ;. 0 also wishes
tii or State that thoo. Te clas should haveptr
tha:nks? \lr. Fa`;ught foi his coartibi.
bions of un erit for thrall ees of the
I!hipter.
Fenton reort to ospital gar.of two.
The hapter sw\'eatrs to expresse pairs
sacks, and are still at w.ork.
apprecis attieon to the quessrs that all
tnd, Bottling for their consideration
Who can e Inaazineds to the chapter forat
codistribution and to Mr. E. 11. Boldiers afor
they pass thra our towin. Numbers
are beins moed at this timassistance and arefavors shown in
passingi qu~ite often, so here is an op.
phe ortrnity for all to help in this distrl
hution. of lumberit is iosile for all needs of tohe
giet these magazines to Miss Lawson
kindly phone her and the [lay Scouts
vhapter.
Fentonwill call for them. two hospital gar.
menitters: Bthree swcarefulrs, threo make thepairs
sonecks and your swetill ater large a plentwork.
Miss Hattie Lawson requeswson.s that all
who can send magazines to lier for
distribution among the soldiers as
they pass thru our town. Numbers
are being moved at this time and are
passing quote often, so here is an op.
portunity for all to help in this distrl.
bution. If it is impossible for you to
get these magazines to Miss Lawson
kindly phone her and the Boy Sceuts
will call for them.
Knitters: Be careful to make the
necks of your sweaters large a plenty,
-Miss Lawson.
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8 Domestic Wells
I have a special rig equipped for
8 drilling snmall wells for stock and 8
domestic ipurposes, drillers to
operate same and plenty of 4in
pipe on hand.
Estimates Gladly Furnished
Welsh Machine Shops
8 M. B. VanNess, Prop.
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