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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
STATE OFFICIALS GRATIFIED
Tax Roll for 1909 WIN Prevent Decrease Be Ii
Felt.a

Baton Rouge, Nov. 21.-The fact
that the decrease in the state assess
ment this year is only S5,e67, ,803,
and that the total amount which the
state will actually collect taxes upon
this year is about the same as last
year. in view Of the fact that there
was over FIVE million paper assess
ments last year, give the state Of
ficials qualification.
This is the first year that the state
elective assessors have fled their
rolls and while $5, 900, 900 decrease,
against about double this increase
which has been the increase in the
past, is rather decided falling off.
the showing is not considered a bad
one.
The fact that the actual amount of
money which the state will collect on.
The 1909 roll will be 4 little in excess
If thr 1903 roll, will not make the
apparent decrease felt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
DR.. BERCIER SAYS He
WILL NOT RUN
FOR MAYOR
Offers Suggestions to the Aspfr-
ants, Among Them Being a
Platform Board That
VIII Cooperate
fa*SI
With Mayor
Opelousag, La. NoY. 24th. l9oa.

0pelousas, La, Nov. 9th. 1909
Editor Clarion III
1 In extending thanks To the friends
who have approached me to become
a candidate for the honorable position
Of Mayor, desire to state that ! do
not wish to get into politics, having
| all Lean dc to attend to the duties
Of my profession; and that what little
spare time i may have, will be
devoted to the Interests of the peo-
Iple of 0pelousas and ST. Landry Par
ish in the way Of assisting the Pro-
gressiYe League in promoting, their
industrial and agricultural progress.
You have at present two aspirants
for the mayorship, either Of whom
ought to make a good mayor, IF they
are backed up BY the right. kind Of
City Council.
/ do not think, however, it would
be out of place for me to mention
the fact that we would like to see the
platform upon which any candidate
is running. In my opinion the Mayor
is invested with as much authority
as the Governor. He should know all
the laws governing municipality, and
see that they are enforced. The only
way to have any particular law re-
speeted is to enforce them all, The
laws should be few, and founded upon
good judgement and common sense.
The future Mayor should get from
the City Clerk a digest of all the
present laws on the statute book,
call an extra session of the City
Counsel to repeal the bad ones, ana
codify and enforce the good laws.
He should understand all the needs
and best interests Of the City, and
should safeguard that interest by see
ing that its affairs are administered
economically. He should know, first,
that the. law requires. each Council,
to appoint its Board of Health and pro-
vides how such appointment shall be
made. The Council being the creator
of the Board of Health, has iurisdic-
tion over the Board. The MaYor
being the presiding officer Of the
Council, should cooperate with the
Board of Health, in seeing that no
stone is left unturned in safeguard
ing the health Of the city in the min
utest detail.
Hoping these remarks viii be taken
as coming from one who holds the
deepest interests Of the city at heart.
and with no intention of casting any
reflections on any one, I am
Yours ,sinceesly,
A. j. .Bercier. |
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
BECAUSE OF CROP FAILURE.
Prominent Rspides Lady Attempts TO XIII Her.
self Drinks Laudanum, and Throws HeF.
sell In Front Of Moving Train.

From Alexandra Town-Talk, Nov. %
Mrs. S. E. Weems, a member oi
one Of the most prominent families II
Rapides Parish, became despondent
over the failure of crops on her plan.
tation, near Lamourie, and came tc
this city On Saturday evening, stop.
ping at the home Of .her~daughter,
Mrs. jeff TWilley, and tried to com
NIT suicide in several Waysfirst by
taking laudanum and lastly bB throw
ing herself in front of moving loco
motive on the Valley tracks in the
yards in the south end Of the city.
Mrs. Twilley says that her mother
had been very blue, and despondent
for several weeks, and that she (Mrs.
TWilIey) was worried about her, keep
ing a constant watch over her while
at her home, but that some of the
people on the plantation sent for her
to return there. She weut to the
plantation, but returned Saturday
night. That night she took what she
was laudanum, says Mrs.
Twilley, but which proved not to be.
She made several attempts to leave
the house, but was returned by Mr..
They were aroused this morning at
5 o'clock by an officer, who told
chem their mother had succeeded in
leaving the house, and had gone to
bhe Valley Railroad yards and thrown
herself in front of a moving train.
The side of her head was bruised but
fortunately she was pushed by the
engine from the track and not SER
ously injured, further than a cut on
The side of her head. She was taken
10 the sanitarium, where her wounds
we're dressed, and then returned to
Mrs. TwilleYs home. Her many friends
n this city sympathize with her in
her trouble, and wish for her a speedy
She expressed a desire to
get in front Of the engine of which
1er son, Eugene, was engineer. Eu-
gene arrived this morning, and is
With his mother. Mrs. TwiIley has
for her brother, Weems
Wells, who resides in Coleman, Texas.
1e is expected here tomorrow.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
OVER 100000 DOLLARS
is The INCREASE
Town Assessment Takes Jump Upward
Hearty A Quarter Of 4 Million.
REVENUE $l,444.8O INCRE
Would Have Boen 4 Revenue Of OVar 81
More, Il HlIlags Hal Been Raised d
Constitutional Limitation.

City Assessor Bailey has Just 81
ed over the assessment roll of
city, and it is open for inspection
The total assessment this ves
Sl,6l2,4 against ST, 406 070 II
year an increase Of $206, 4
makes an increase in the revenue
the city S1,444.80.
II the council had raised the 81
tax from seven to ten mills. 81
should have done, the CITY would 81
been benefited 81. .837 90 over q
year, receiving sic, ,l24.70.
The budget committee Of the con
Gil was to have msSe at the city n
Thursday evening, but d postpo1
ment was had. It is probable That
will meet to-day. The committee
composed Of the entire membershI
Of the council. and the city attorne
It is not intiQated what win
done, but it is believed that in vis
Of the short revenues, there will t
something doing.9
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
sahdOz-C CaiIlouet.

A quiet ceremony occurred at the
Catholic church last Wednesday even
ing at four o'clock, when two of
0pelousas' most prominent young
people were united in the holy bonds
Of natrimony.
The contracting parties were Mr.
Sidney j. sandoz and Miss Georgiana
Cailiouet, and Rev. Father Fields IS.
j., Of Grand Goteau, officiated.
Mr.. Robert Sandoz, brother of
the groom, acted as groomsman, and
Miss Louise Sandoz, sister Of the
groom, acted as bridesmaid.
The groom is son of Mr. j. B.
Sandoz, one Of 0pelousas, most sub
stantial citizens, and himself 4 most
deserving young man.
The bride is d daughter 81 George
A. Caillouet, a prominent citizen ef
our community. She is a very pretty
and accomplished girl
Masters Eugene and Robert Fields
acted as altar boys.
The Clarion extends Fluctuations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
The BURIAL RITUAL OF
UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS.

By resolution of the R. &. Lee
Camp No. La, Of st. Landry, the
Clarion is requested to publish the
burial ritual Of the u. G. v, and it
does SO with pleasure, as follows:
Comrades: We are here today to
tpay the last tribute Of friendship in
fthe presence of our honored dead.
RESPONSE E-0ur honored dead.
We are to commit to the grave the
body of eomrade whose life aside
from its other ties Of friendship and
sociability, was drawn very close to
our lives by bond of love which was
formed amidst common perils and
hardships and welded ii the fires 6f
battle.
RESPONSE The fires of battle.
Not in the Dompt and circumstance.
of war, not with musket shot and roll
Of drum do we bury our comrade.
The roar of the cannon and the din Of
the conflict are hushed, and in this
time Of solemn peace we lay the
citizen-soldier in his last resting an
honorable grave.
RESPONSE An honorable grave.
He was Veteran Confederate
Soldier, true and tried. Freely and
cheerfully he risked his life III defense
of his home and his people, brayely
and grandly he bore himself amidst
all the dangers and privations Of an
unequal contest, be answered to the
last roll call that summoned him to
duty as q soldier; and when he YIELD
ed to the arbitrament of war, it was
not as a conquered slave. but as a
hero one Of the gallant spirits who
have immortalized the Southern arms,
he fought a good fight and has left a
record Of which we his surviving COM
rades, are proud, and which is heri-
tage Of glory to his family and their
defendants for all time to come.
REsP0NsEA A glorious heritage.
With equal courage and fortitude
and patience our comrade accepted
the fortune of peace, made arduous
by losses and reproaches, and as a
citizen Of a reunited country, true to
bis mate manhood, he evidenced a
loyalty which, making no apology for
the past, was true in every quality Of
patriotism and which none can ques-
tion without asDersion.
RESPONSE He was tried and true.
Rest, soldier, rest. Impartial history
will vindicate thy motives and write
thy deeds illustrous. Gomrade and
friend, we give thy body TO the dust
and commend thy spirit to God.
RESPONSE Rest, soldier, rest!
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
United Action Against Hya.
cinths.

Congressman Bob Broussard is for
mulating . plan whereby a successful
campaign can he started against the
hyacinths, now obstructing the nagi-
gable streams Of this State. The
idea is to have all the police 5uries In
the parishes affected, but particularly
in the third district to meet and
agree to use permanently the methods
employed BIZ the Federal Government
in eradicating the pest. 81 rather to
allow the Government to eradicate
them for the different parishes. Con-
gresham Broussard while in the city
last attending d conference Of United
States Engineers regarding the Inter
Coastal Canal took up the matter
with Col Lansiu. Peach. United States
Engineer. 1t wfll remembered
that Col Beach, III tba instance of
Congressman Broussard, sent d gov
ernment boat last year tq destroy the
lilies or hyaeiaths in the bayou, butt
as it was during the grinding season
and as the water was usefI By cattle
and by the different mills 1t vas deem
ed inadvisable to use the boat, which
destroyed the pest with poisonous
acids. for fear the water might be
poisoned or possibly the fish and more
harm than good would he done.
The idea if carried out should be
good one. The object is to first get
the police juries in the parishes at
feeted to adopt the plan, appoint dele
gates to a convention intended to lie
held al Lafayette, and there adopt Il
systematic campaign 50 a. ID rid the
different streams of them altogether.
Thibodaux Com. Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
6lOEN ANNIVERSARY OF
PIONEERS OF ST. LANDRY.
sa Hrs Chas. Clay Pleasantly Surprised
g Family ClreIe,..Husbaad aud wife
In Good Health.

c. l2audville, Nov. 24.-Mr. and
aas. Clay, of ArnaudvilIe. we're
aatly surprised at their home
assday, November II, by their
MN. .sfoas children, grandchildren and
" fandchildren, the occasion be-
IS tftieth anniversary of MIR.
d. has. Clay's wedding.
aag was pleasantly spent and
oas refreshments were served.
sn saerable couple have raised a
of seven children. In ali the
consists of eighty-fve. The
asl,t 9aple are both in the best of
aild give evidence of being
Weather the storm Of life for
mere years. =
II we're the recipients Of a uun-
handsome presents from their
Il, who we're only too glad 10
aslr love and esteem for their
ancestors in i substantial
ROSE NJ. SGRILLE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27

whole Of the war. He was in the
Army of North Virginia under Stone
wall Jackson until October, 1862.
when be was transferred to the Trans
Mississippi Department, and served
the remainder Of the war in the fa-
nous Bull Battery, Capt. Fuller COM
manding. He was captured in Vir-
ginia on Jackson's retreat from Har-
per's Ferry, June 1862, and sent to
Fort Delaware, where be was ex-
changed in August of the same year.
He participated in the second battle
Of Manassas, and the fight at Win
chester, May, 1862. In the Trans
Mississippi Department he was en-
gagged in the battle of Camp BisIand,
on board Of the gunboat John A,
Cotton, and be was again captured
at Fort DeBussy, and held prisoner
at New Orleans for FIVE months. He
was near Natchitoches at the end Of
the war. After the war he returned
to 0pelousas and entered the print.
ing business in the Office of the Con
rier. and has been connected viii
that paper ever since.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27

THE ELUSIVE WILLIE
MCGEE AGAIN CAPTUR-
ED---AS USUAL.
Sheriff Receives Information
That He Is In Jail In Coleman,
Tex, But It Wasn't Him.

Willie McGee, the negro who mur-
dered Marshall King, another negro,
on the streets of Opelousas some
years ago, was again captured last
Week-that is, one thought to be him
was captured in remote part Of
Texas-Coleman.
Willie McGee has been captured at
least three times, and perhaps more.
but it always turns up to be the
wrong man.
On Wednesday, the 17th, Sheriff
Swords received the following tele-
grams, following each other closely:
Coleman; Texas, Nov. II.
Sheriff M L, Swords, 0pelousas.
Send eapias for Willie McGee.
negro who killed Marshall King: also
photo and description, at once; he is
here. W FITCH
And another telegram:
Coleman, Tex, Nov. II.
M. L. Swords, Sheriff, Opelousas.
Send man to identify Willie Nc.
Gee; have him in Jail.
W. L. FUTGH.p
Of course the Sheriff left imme-
diately, and travelled over two thou.
sand miles, to find that-it wasn't
Willie MeGee. McGee is a rather
short fellow, while the man arrested
and in the Texas Jail when Sheriff,
Swords reached there is over six feet !
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
Elk Buys Ont Dreamland.

Messrs. Durio and Dejean, proprie-
tors Of the Elk Theatre. this week
bought ont Dreamland, and we learn
viii devote the latter to the use
of eolored people. maintaining their
Elk rs a place strictly for whites.
The crowds attending the Elk are
phenominal On many nights q score
Of people have to stand up. there he
ing M seats available. This rush
on aonhtis caused By the excellent
service The Elkis giYinr
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
WILL RUN NIGHT TRAIN
Frisco Preparing ioHIaks Change ID Passan.
ger serVlCa..E Eothlng BsIInila.

This is not for publication, now.
said Roy Terrell, General Passenger
and Freight Agent Of the Frisco.
talking to the Clarion last Tuesday
when he and Special Agent Curt
Cary were in 0pelousas, but it is
the intention Of the Frisco To put on
q new service from Houston to New
Orleans. Exactly what the service
will be, is not known yet but ii viii
be fetching one
is believed that the Frisco viii
either add a passenger train each
way. or change The schedule. The
new service Of the Southern Pacific
is waking things up.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
DeFIJENTES WILL RESIGN.
And the Veteran Meredith Will Succeed Him
As President Of Railroad Commission.

Baton Rouge, Nov. 25.-J. ]. Mere
dith, of Caldwell, Columbia Parish,
who represents the Third Railroad
Commission District, will be elected
chairman Of the Railroad Commission
to succeed G. {. DeFuentes, who at
the December meeting will resign the
head Of the commission, which posi-
tion be has served with such distin-
guished ability since the organization
Of that body, eleven years ago. {. The
question Of reorganization was
brought up at the executive session
of the commission this afternoon by
Chairman DeFuentes himself, Mr.. De
Fuentes announcing that he was go
ing to resign the Craftsmanship. Mr..
DeFuentes has been chairman of the
commission since It's creation, and he
has the distinction Oh having served
two terms. There has been some
talk that he would resign his seat on
the commission on account of i'll. health
but there is nothing in. this report.
The election at the December meet
ing will be for tWo-year term. This
term of Office will be applied to both.
the chairman and the secretary.
William Barrow being the efficient
secretary, who will be reelected. ].
j. Meredith, who win be the new
chairman Of the commission, has
served on the commission for three
years. He has held great many
political honors, being sheriff of his
parish for a number of years and a
member Of the General Assembly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
Methodist Chureh Service.

Regular service will be held at the
Methodist Church tomorrow at IL
o'clock. No night service, as Rev.
Turner will preach that night at Vile
Platte.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-11-27
New Barber Shop.

4 Mr.. Wm. Lima has established him
self ID the barber business in the
building formerly occupied by Mr.. A.
A. Crouchet as an Office for his un-
dertaking business. adjoining Wallior's
livery stable.
Mr. Lima is known as one of the
best BARRIERS in tlis section. He has
been in the business for many years
oft and on-and has many friends
who will patronize him.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13

There has been some comment in
democratic papers because Judge Sui.
Ivan is on Of the attorneys seeking to
defeat thecorporation:tax law. 1t was
claimed that he should not be a candi.
date for judge and appear in the role
of . corporation attorney, The editor
Of the Columbus Telegram clipped
several articles from democratic news.
papers and sent them to Judge Sulli-
van, requesting that the Judge write,
giving a record of the case. He re.
ceived an answer that was not what he
wanted, but it is letter that should
be read intelligently by every voter in
the state. Judge Sullivan believes
that the supreme court should be non
partisan, and he is doing all he can to
make it such. The letter shows the
independence of the judge-perhaps
he is too much that way, but it would
cost him several times the salary to &C.
cept . position on the supreme bench,
as be has q large practice.-Nebraska
City Daily News.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
Macadam and Veaetables.

With good roads you would not need
to buy your vegetables in the country
In many parts of New England small
fruits and vegetables are bought from
dealers who send to New York. New
York gets them from New Jersey and
Delaware and the south Your New
York farmer does not raise vegetables
in quantities because until recently
roads did not permit him to market
such a perishable product in quaint.
ties. This holds good of the very place
where I live in New England. The
same condition exists in the COW
country and the grain country. Pota-
toes and onions your Dakota farmer
can market In quantities. Therefore
he raises them: but because bad roads
cut him of from the market half the
year he does not raise the more per-
ishable vegetables. Vegetables he
buys from California at fancy prices
another tax for bad roads. In fact,
owing to bad roads there have been
seasons when New Workers were pay
ing 81 a bushel for their potatoes and
western farmers were glad to sell
them at Is cents for pig feed and
starch.-Collier's Weekly. =.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
MESSINA'S ONE-LEGGED HERO
Cripple Who Rose to Heights Of Hero.
ism During the Disaster to
Italian City.

A young man, q cripple. with only
one leg. clambering with -crutch
among the ruins. saved, scores Of PEG
pie, says a writer in McClure's, Civ,
ing an account Of the Messina earth
quake. UntiringIy he searched among
the wreckage, he brought back to us
everything he could find:. he took bits
OF chocolate. out of his mouth to put
into the mouth. forever open, of cry
ing children. A marvel in truth, was
the fOrethought of this man. Where
did he unearth a crate of apples? He
hid them, he defended them from the
violence Of the greedy; and through
the night he went among the huts, dis.
tributfng quarters Of apples. to each
one of US in his turn, with calculating
parsfmony, with implacahle justice.
He explored. the ruined city in every
direction, to find q way. to escape, to
open a road for us. We could see him
Ringing like mountain goat over tho
edge Of frightful precipices. AT night
he never rested unless it were to
make q pillow for himself for those
who did not know where to lay their
heads, amid the mire, the blood and the
ruin. The name of this hero is Sava,
tore Stellario..' -
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
THE SUPREMACY,OF THE SEA.

THE SUPREMACY,oF THE SEA.
Lord Charles BeresfQrd would like
to have Great Britain, her eoloniesa and
the United States unite for the pur-
pose of warding off the war which he
fears may make. the. world red with
fire and blood. !: In~.his opinion, if the
statesmen Of thoseF countries get to-
gether and say there a6all be no war,
thens~ar:@ilf be averted. 4 "'.>
That means, in effect, that the Unit.
ed States shall assist Great Britain in
her present effort to prevent the Ger
mans from increasing their navy.
The absurdity of such an undertaking
on the part Of this country will occur
to the average person who stops to 10
c'Ilect that Americans have engaged
in two wars with England, and that in
our civil war she was far from being
a good international neighbor, to say
nothing of being . friendly eouin.
Why, then, should We interfere u
the rivalry, now existing. betweea Der:
and Germany! Lord Beresfordis ana.
were is, "In orderthat We (Esgland)
may hold what we have, namely, Tie
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13

Will the iconoclasts never let up?
Have We no spot upon which to rest
our feet and feel sure of solid and Sc
cure footing? Here comes the Lon.
don Jewish World with the belated
information that Methuselah. reputed
to have been 969 years ofage, when he
passed from earth, was in reality a
callow youth of but 70. Adam, said
to have been with us $50 years, seems,
according to the new chronology, to
have been cut down at the tender age
IS years and six months, while Abra.
ham dropped off at ~ and Isaac at "a.
Jacob, who figured himself 'at 147
when he let 60, would have been but
70 had he measured his life in the
kind of years we are using now. So
We see how easy it is to obtain errone-
Gus impressions concerning historical
events recorded in terms that did not
mean the same at the time they we're
written as they do at the present mo.
ment-Bixby.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13

memory Of you veterans, Nebraaka Is
going 70 stay in the union. And Just
SO long you xill:a abide by the decision
of the majority of. the states. You
may not like it; but that is the way
our government is made
Il cannot discuss the tariff bill In
detail here, but let me say that better
than to denounce it al i to find out
the good and applaud it - patriots
should do; locate the bad and, improve
| it as stateaman should do. Do - Alb.
raham Lincoln did-d6 the best you
can, curb your impotence, and elk
God to enlighten the erring brethren.
1 am of no different opinion now than I
was vhen We were making the tariff bill
last spring upon some Of those sehe-
dulles, and for one I purpose to keep
going along the lines that I have
started out. propose to keep Ill We
got that is right and getting more that
is right just as fast - We can. I am
not going to allow the manufacturers
of Europe to inspire q bill nor the in.
terests of European labor to move me
to any injustice to American labor.
I am going to stand for that justice to
all men, that symmetry in legislation
that will meet the honest demands of
every section of the country and that
progress in legislation that will: meet
the changed industrial conditions of
the twentieth century. But gentle
men, I am not going to whine and
whimper, damn and cuss and club be-
cause I have been out voted. I have
no use for the grnmbler. I got my
inspiration in this life from an old
soldier. l have had it bred iuto me
that their is no country on the face Of
the earth that is equal to America. l
like to fight, but I cannot.kick. There
is legitimate field for the mule, But
I have never wanted t. believe his
place was in the great drama of hu-
man affairs" =.