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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
A CHARMING WOMAN

is one who is lovely in face, form,
mind and temper. But it's hard for a
woman to be charming without health.
A weak, sickly woman will be nervous
and irritable. Constipation and kid
ney poisons show in pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion But Electric Bitters always
prove godsends to women who want
health, beauty and friends. They reg
ulate stomach, liver and kidneys, pur-
ify the glood, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, vel
vety skin. lovely complexion and per-
feet health. Try them. SOC at all
druggists.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Estate Of Acey ]. Carson, Deceased.
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed administratrix of the estate
of Acey j. Carson, late of the City
and County of Denver, in the State
of Colorado, deceased, hereby gives
notice that she will appear before the
County Court of said City and County
of Denver, at the Court House In
Denver, in said County, on Monday.
the 5th day of June, A. D. 1911, at
the hour of $3.50 O'Clock a. m., OF said
day. at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the pur.
pose of having the same adjusted. All
persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
Dated at Denver, Colorado. this 4th
day of May, A. ID. 1911.
LAURA q. CARSON.
Administrative OF the Estate OF Acey.
j. Carson, Deceased.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
PROGRAM OF THE WoMEN's BAP
TisT MISSIONARY UNION OF
DENVER.
Which Meets June 2, 1911, at Zion
Baptist Church,

Which Meets juno 2, 1911, at Zion
Baptist Church,
Morning of June 2.-Devotional
services led by Sisters j. M. Mason
and Mary l.. Dixon. Subject: Am I
Doing Gods Work." (systematically
or spasmodically), Rev. PHO. Reports
of secretary and committees. 2 p m.
Devotional led by Sisters l. M.
Cruise and Jones. Paper: Helpful
POINTS OF Information on Foreign
Work." Mrs M. b. Riley. Paper
subject: How to Make the Church
More Attractive to Young People"
M. p. Lindsay General Discussion.
Vocal solo, Miss Eva Carter.
Evening June 2.-Invocation by
Rev. A. e. Edwards. Duet. Miss Cor
telia Reynolds and Mrs. Lola Johnson.
instrumental Solo, Miss Beatrice
Thrashley. Address: Woman and
Her Work In Missions" BY Rev. A. r.
Reynolds. Duet. Mrs. Hardy and Mrs.
Minute Williams. Announcements.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03

E. Strauther has returned to the
city after a trip to the eastern cities
going as far as New York.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03

Misses Jacobs and Swisch left the
city Saturday for a trip to Missouri.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03

Mrs. Anna Fleming has gone t
Kansas City for a short stay.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03

-. City News
4k t'|

Solo, Mrs Lillian H. Jones. Collec-
ton. Solo, Mrs. Lille Moore. Bene-
diction.
MRS. ]. M. MASON,
Chairman Program Com.
l.. S. EDWARDS,
President
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03

Mrs. Nettie Penix-Herndon, former.
iy instructor at Western University,
is seeking students In piano instruc-
ton. 2542 Gaylord street.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
THE ALLIANCE NOTES.

During the months of June. July and
August, the Peoples Sunday Alliance
will meet on the first Sunday OF each
month except by special call OF the
president or the board of directors
The program arranged for the first
Sunday in June is as follows:
Current Literature Report.
Select Reading.
Paper, Mrs. j. H. Maddox.
Address, "A Model Man, Rev. l.. b.
Banks.
General Discussion.
The National Negro Educational
Congress, which was invited by the
governor and by the immigration bu-
reau to hold its annual convention
August IL, 1911, in Denver, will bring
large number of home seekers to
Colorado. The Decrfield colony which
was started in Weld county last year.
has four thousand acres of govern
ment land settled upon, and the crops
for this season are in fine growing
condition. There are about seven
thousand acres of state land adjoining
this colony which will be shown to
those delegates and visitors to the
convention who are interested in such
matters. The Deerfield colony settlers
are preparing to run an excursion one
day during the convention. A repre-
sentative of the state land board and
of the immigration board will accom-
pany the excursion and will furnish
all information desired to those who
wish to purchase state land. Weld
county is one of the richest farming
counties in northern Colorado. Alti-
tude, $500 feet above sea level.
0. T. JACKSON,
Locator.
POO Arapahoe St. Denver Colo.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
NEW FIRE LIEUTENANT.

Following closely upon the an
nouncement by the Civil Service Com
mission that Driver Thomas Martin O
Engine No. 8, Denver fire department
had passed the examination with an
average of 82.89 per cent, standing
first in the list of eligibles, the fire
and police board announced his pro
motion to lieutenancy and he assumed
| the new duties on Thursday. This
action was forecasted some time ago
and while not coming as surprise, it
is such good fortune for Mr.. Martin
that it is gratifying to his friends, and
especially because it comes to him de-
servedly after most brilliant exam
ination. He has been connected with
the department for fourteen years and
is thoroughly experienced in the work.
| This announcement of promotion
comes just as the repairs and altera-
tions on the engine house are nearing
an end. So far the front wall has
been rebuilt, the patent Anderson
Hale folding fire doors have been
hung, and the floor stiffened with steel
girders. Before completion 1t will be
redecorated and will then be a mod
ern fire house throughout.
There a. e six men now in Engine
d.
Martin, AL. Froman, John Oglesby,
Jesse Martin and VIM. Sloane. Be
sides these, Chief Haley and driver
are stationed there.
The increase of the company from
four, as it was years ago, and the ad-
dition of chief has given prestige to
Engine and the boys are hard at
work to keep up the high standing
which has always been theirs. In the
time between duty, they somehow
have the happy faculty of getting LOT
out of life and many is the pleasant
hour spent under the tap of the gong.
The double header song recital Civ
en- at Shorter church by the two usher
organizations Monday night, featuring
Madam Neale Hawkins-Buckner and
Edward Atkinson, was well attended
and made a pronounced hit. Madam
Buckner is known from coast to coast
and if she had not rich soprano
voice of range and sweetness, yet
would be an audience pleaser with her
charming presence. But the combina-
ton of the two, voice and manner,
makes her the wonderful artist who
was applauded and applauded until
she could not have satisfied the hear
ers had she sung all evening. Mr.. At
kinson is young man of such proea-
Use that it is pleasure to contemplate
the reputation he will build in the
years to come. When both sang the
Tower Scene from II Trovatore, the
audience burst into a storm OF APP
plause that was tribute to musical
art seldom before witnessed in Den
yer.
1t frequently happens that local tai
ent appearing conjointly with travel
ing stars get little praise because they
are home folk. Not SO on Monday.
Mrs. Gertie Ross, whose playing OF the
pipe organ would do credit to any city.
rendered the opening number.
The Y. M. c. B. quartet, composed
of the Ward and Rice Brothers, made
hit in lyric harmony and comic.
Miss Cortelia Reynolds is pleasing
reader, her first selection in dialect
being especially worthy, not only for
her pleasing rendition of it, but also
because it was the work of our late
laterary genius. Franklin Bryant.
resident of our own city.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-06-03
A DREADFUL WOUND

from knife, gun. tin can, rusty nail
fireworks, or of any other nature. de
mands prompt treatment with Buck
lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood
poison or gangrene. It's the quickest.
surest healer for all such wounds. as
also for burns. boils, sores, skin erup-
tions, eczema, chapped hands. corns
or piles. 25c at all druggists.
Misses Jacobs and Swisch left the
city Saturday for a trip to Missouri.
f. Strauther has returned to the
city after trip to the eastern cities.
going as far as New York.
Mrs. Anna Fleming has gone to
Kansas City for short stay.
Max Andrews continues desperately
Ill.
Frank and James Moss are planning
on making a tour of the West soon.
The Red Carnation club was enter
tanned Monday by Miss Eva Carter.
1t will meet next week with Mrs.
Brummell.
]. d. Simms entertained number
of gentlemen at a smoker Wednesday
evening at his home at Twentieth and
Lafayette streets. OF course they had
a good time, such as Il lot of jolly men
can have.
The Pride of the West Cleaning
Works is now located at 1916 Arapa
hoe street, in quarters far superior to
the old.
Mrs. Nettie Penix-Herndon, former
Iy instructor at Western University
is seeking students In piano instruc
ton. 2542 Gaylord street.
The Pride Of the West Cleaning
Works does all kinds Of cleaning
pressing and repairing Of mems ano
Women's clothing. Phone Main 1928
Arapahoe street. Skinner and
Grimes, Props.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
COURT OF APPEALS
hold Two Weeks session Hare, 10 Which lrI y
pOrtant Cases Are Tried and Daelded

The Circuit Court Of Appeals,
Judges Mouton, Ellis and Call
louet presiding, rendered the fol-
lowing decisions, after a session
extending two weeks:
Jules L. Cahanin vs.. Russell
B. Chachere, judgment affirmed.
F. Tate & Go. VS.. w. g. Bal
ley, Judgment affirmed.
Homer Manuel vs.. Laurent
Ardoin, judgment amended and
affirmed.
Adam Gay VS.. Opelousas G. &
N. E. R. Co., judgment affirmed.
Vim. Campbell ct ais VS.. SAM
Haas, judgment affirmed with
reservations.
VIM. Campbell & Co. vs.. Ar
mold & Spencer Tobacco Co,
judgment affirmed.
Campbell ct ais VS.. Mcdaniel,
judgment affirmed.
Simon Johnson VS.. Louis Man
uel, judgment reversed.
Simeon Johnson VS.. Cleophus
Fusilier, judgment reversed.
Louis G. Black VS.. Jno. a.
Haas, judgment affirmed.
Mrs. Mary Celeste 0ffutt VS..
Climax Lumber Co., judgment
reversed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28

1t was not due to the negli-
gence or inefficiency of the police
force of 0pelousas that no ar
rests were made during the week
ending last Saturday night, a
week in which two street fairs
and two theatrical performances,
one picture show and twelve sa-
looms held forth in Opelousas.
1t was due to the orderly con
duct of the people of the city and
vicinity that everything went
well and peaceably.
Of course theatrical perform
ances and picture shows are not
conducive of boisterous conduct
and jail, but street fairs and
saloons might take rank ID that
class. They generally do that
is, have often done SO and the
exception Of last week is congra
tulatory to the people and is
hailed as a sign of an easy time
by the police.
A policeman does not like to
arrest a person that is, the real
kind of police officer not that he
does not want to work for his
money, but if everything about
the burg goes peacefully along,
he knows that the citizenry of
the city will realize that be the
policeman) has done a greater
duty than if he had dubbed and
dragged to jail human beings.
The record Of the week is
highly satisfactory to Chief
Clarence Hayes, and he is the
one who called our attention TO
the fact.
At a circus held a few months
ago, during prohibition, many
arrests were made.
And why?
Because people, instead of go
ing into a saloon quietly and tax
ing a drink and walking out,
bought whiskey by the TASKS and
quarts, and drank and drank
until they were drunk, with the
natural aftermath Of raising =.
A night in a loathsome Jail, and
a heavy fine next morning, vas
the result.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
LOCAL BANKS HAVE
LOTS OF MONEY TO Lend
Report that Money Market Was Tight Denied
by Bankers.
PUNCTUALITY A GREAT ASSET
Person Noted for Neglect ln Attending to Bis
Business With Banks Has Trouble to
Get Accommodations.

We have plenty of money to
lend, said the President of a
prominent bank of Opelousas, in
answer to an inquiry of a Clarion
man, who had been told that the
money market in Opelousas was
exceptionally tight. All we
want is good security. All banks
in the world require to be safe
guarded the officers owe this to
themselves and to stockholders
and depositors, . continued the
banker.
This view was echoed by every
other banker in Opelousas.
There is money to lend plenty
Of it.
The only question is good bank
able paper; good endorsers, and
a good name for punctuality with
the banks.
We consider promptness on
the part of a customer in attend
ing to his business with us-in
coming right up when he is noti-
fed that his note is due and either
taking it up or paying the inter-
est thereon as one Of the essen
tial qualifications to deal with
u.s." said another banker. "A
man NAV be absolutely good
financially, but if he is neglectful
in his dealings with US, we are
chary about doing business with
him. We don't want trouble
we don't want to sue a man, or
be everlastingly ding-donging
him to come and fix up his busi-
ness.
1t was commonly reported that
the local banks had become ex-
ceptionally wary, and that, to
use an expression somewhat ap-
plicable although crude, it took
a crow bar to get into their safe. "
Such condition would have in
dicated a lack of confidence on
the part of the bankers in the
present and future Of the
country. There is no panic now,
and there should be no reason
for the banks to have put on
the screws. "
| Opelousas has five banks-all
solid, progressive institutions,
composed mostly Of local capital,
of men who know the condition
of the country and the Clarion
was loath to believe that, in the
face of things commercially as
now exists, these men would
have combined to make matters
hard for those who have to de-
pend on the banks to help them
along.
Without banks the country
would be in a distressful fix.
Without farmers the country
would be in a distressful fix.
Without artesans without the
laborer in general the country
would be in a distressful fix.
All must work in unision.
The axiom: United We Stand
Divided We FALL = can not be
more fittingly applied than in the
instance of these differen1
branches Of our industrial WorlC
being coordinate and standing
fast by each other.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
FARMERS ARE in Bet
TER FIX THAN EVER. !"
so Declares Mr.. ErmOgene GuilIory, One Of
fhe Progressive Farmers Of the Parish.
ARE DIVERSIFYING In CROPS
And the Experiment Has Taught Them A
Useful Lessen. : Should Have
Done That Long Ago.

Mr.. Ermogene Guillory, one
of the most progressive farmers
in St. Landry parish, who lives
in Mamou, tells US that the farm
ers of that section are better off
to-day than during the reign of
King Cotton.
He is not a believer in any one
crop. If you fail in that one
crop, you are ruined, for several
years anyway. The setback is
hard to overcome. But if you
have other crops to fall back on
if you have hogs and yege-
tables and chickens and eggs and
plenty of corn, you can weather
the year and be in condition to
fight the next, /" said Mr.. Gull
lory.
Mr.. Guillory said that the soil
throughout this country would
produce anything, and that the
farmer who starved deserved the
fate. He believes the boil wee
vii is beneficial visitation, be-
cause the pest taught the farmer
that his land was adapted to
other things but cotton taught
him that by intelligent and dill
gent exertion he could live right
at home and be independent of
SOW belly at exorbitant prices
and grocery-bought Irish pota-
toes and western-bought corn
and hay and canned tomatoes and
other things for which he would
mortgage his crop to the mer-
chant worked the year round
to pay for things which he
could raise right at home.
IF the weeyil has done harm
it has also done good, thinks Mr..
Guillory.
Cane, cotton, corn, rice, pota-
toes, hogs, chickens, eggs, are
the crops Of this section. It used
to be almost exclusively cotton.
He has faith in the future of his
section.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
Unoccupied House Destroyed

On Sunday morning last, at
about 2 o'clock, the greater pop
ulation of Opelousas was arous-
ed by the wild clangor of the fire
alarm.
Investigation revealed that the
confagration was an unoccupied
residence, the property of Mr..
Ben Hamilton, situated at the
rear of the grocery store of Mr..
Oscar Fux, and opposite the
Lewis & Bercier addition. The
house was completely destroyed.
Although the house was un-
occupied at the time of the fire,
it was furnished, having been
occupied a short time prior by
Mr.. Hamilton's mother.
It is believed that the house
was insured for $700.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
Big DEAL IN CYPRESS Land.
St. Landry Land & Timber Company Sells
$1,000 Acres of Timber 10 Louisiana
Capitalists.

The ST. Landry Land & Tim
Der Co., an Illinois Organization,
+ this week sold to Messrs. Robert
Martin and Evans Guidroz, OF
ISt. Martin parish, the cypress
timber on Is, 900 acres of land in
the southeastern part Of this par
ish, involving a consideration OF
about $50, 900.
It has not yet been determined
by the purchasers what will be
done with the timber, but it is
the impression that it will be
sold to mills in St. Mary parish:
It is possible that saw mill will
be established near the holdings:
Messrs. Littell & Lawler and
Estorge & Dunbar, real estate
agents of Opelousas, made the
deal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
Want 10000 ACRES FOR
COLONIZATION PURPOSE
Payne Investment Company Desire to Invest
In ST. Landry Real Estate, and Bring
A WESTERN FARMER COLONY
Vice President and Secretary Of Company
Spend Several Days In the City Have
CoIenizsd In Several Parishes

| E. H. Hall, Secretary, and F.
A. Stoup, Vice-President, of the
Payne Investment Company,
were here several days this week,
with the object of buying a body
of land consisting of not less
than 10000 acres, for the pur-
pose of colonizing Western far
mers.
The Payne Investment Com
pany has already located several
colonies in Louisiana, and other
States, and the scheme seems to
be a beneficial one both to the
western farmers and to the
country in which these scientific
| tillers of the soil locate.
The Adeline Plantation, in ST.
! Mary parish, was recently colon
lied by the Payne people. This
is one Of the largest sugar planta-
tions in the State owned by Ok
nard & Sprague. One hundred and
ninety-one thousand five hun
dred and ninety-one dollars was
paid for the Adeline, which con-
sists of 2700 acres. A colony
was also located in Calcasieu par
ish.
! Louisiana has attracted the at
tention Of these people. They
have realized that our soil will
grow almost anything. and that
this is a field for the thrifty and
intelligent farmer.
We are told that the plan is
that the members Of the colony,
for instance, plant cane. The cane
is reserved by q certain refinery,
and a stipulated amount is kept
by those advancing the money to
90 to the payment of the land
occupied by the then tenant. Of
course the tenant is allowed suf-
fcent for his living expenses,
teams, etc. In a few years he
finds himself the owner Of the
land on which he has been a ten
ant.
Messrs. Littell & Lawler have
had Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Stroup in
charge, and in an automobile Wis
tied several sections of the parish,
in the vicinity of Opelousas.
The Splane place, near the city,
was among the places visited.
We understand that the Payne
people will not stand for any
hold up" in the prices of land.
They are willing to buy at
reasonable prices-to deal honest
i ly with everybody, and no more.
# they are held up by our peo-
pie, they will colonize elsewhere,
and that's all there is to it.
The day of the buccaneer has
passed. People must get down
to things legitimate.
Messrs. Hall and Stoup will re-
turn in a few days, and it is
hoped will make satisfactory ar
rangements to bring to this sec
ton a colony of sturdy Western
| farmers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
Co. c. HOLDS AN INTER-
ESTING MEETING
AppOlnilVe Officers Named, and Second Lieu
tenant LltteII Treated the Boys 10
"GermaR Joy"

The meeting of Co. C. on We'd
nesday night was solely a busi-
ness meeting, there being no
drill. The following appointive
officers were named by Captain
Littell: Robert Lacombe, pro-
noted to First Sergeant; j. P.
Mizzi. promoted to Second Ser
geant; Privates H. B. Anderson
and Lee Wilson, promoted to
Corporals.
The Conpany's trip to New
Orleans, for carnival, was par
TALLY discussed. Captain Littell
announced that the Company
will have regular weekly drills
beginning on Wednesday night
next.
After the business was dispen-
sed with Second Lieutenant H. D.
Littell treated the boys to beer,
in celebration of his election te
Second Lieutenant.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28

District Attorney r. Lee Gar
land emphatically disagrees with
Attorney General Guion, in his
opinion that a negro can call for
a half bottle, or pint, of liquor
in a saloon designated for whites
only, and go into a back yard, or
bull-pen, on the premises, and
drink it; or vice versa.
He says it is obviously against
the spirit of the law which in
tended to segregate the races.
Segregation, according to all
dictionaries, means to separate;
avoid contact between one class
and the other.
Premises, according to the
dictionaries, means the land and
buildings belonging and a part
of an estate.
Trespassing, according to law,
is the unlawful invasion of a per-
sons premises" not his house.
Several of the saloons in Opel
ousas, and in other towns, have
erected fences adjoining their
places. Negroes buy liquor by
= the bottle, or flask, and go in the
"bull-pen" and drink the con-
tents. The Attorney-General OF
the State has given an opinion
that the Gay-Shattuck Law does
not prohibit this practice.
I can not conceive how the
lawmakers should have intended
to reform the practice of whites
and negroes drinking under the
same roof, and at the same time
permitted negroes to go to the
back door of a white saloon and
call for a bottle of whiskey,' said
the District Attorney. Why,
according to the Attorney-Gen-
eral, the present law is more
vicious than the old one in that
respect. Under the former law
the whites and blacks were sep
arated-in different apartments,
although under the same roof
Now, according to the Attorney:
General, negroes can flock arounc
white saloons, poke their heads
through doors and windows, ano
call for their TASKS and bottles,
go but a few PAGES from the
door or window, and drink, y con,
tinued the District Attorney.
Mr.. Garland said that he
would consult with the Attorney.
General before he took steps to
enforce his construction Of the
Gay-Shattuck Law that the
whites and the blacks must be
segregated.
Mr.. Robert Harry, of the tlrn
of Garland & Harry, and other
lawyers, agree fully with Mr.
Garland.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-01-28
OPELOUsAs, LA, SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1911
A REFINERY FOR OPE-
LOUSAS IS IN REACH
Prominent Citizens Take Hold of the Project, and
Things Look Bright for Suc-
cessfuI elimination.

MIR Tiernan's proposition is either good, is not
good proposition If it not good proposition wherein lies
the defects? Isit the nsucency of the security i'm
proper way in which the proposition is drawn up So the
It impossible for believe that S2 0O0 90 worth of
secured on property worth insured against
should go begging in town of five banks There bug
under the chip can not account for it on any other by
be shown up there is not and it bona de business
proposition the banks in Opelousas clearly derelict in
Of such nmnese benefits to the community E M Boagni