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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering a special election throughout
the limits of the First, Second, Third
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Police Jary
Wards, respectively, of st. Ian.
dry Parish, constituting the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Public Road Districts
thereof. to take the sense of the
property tax payers of said Wards
and Road Districts as to whether a
special tax of three mills on the dol.
lar per annum shall be levied on al
taxable property therein, for five
years beginning with the year 1913
for the purpose of constructing
lie roads and bridges in said Wards
and Road Districts, in lieu of the
vehicle tax now levied for those
purposes, but not in lieu of the per
capita tax levied under existing or.
dinanees, which per capita tax is tc
remain in full force ana effect.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of st. Landry in regular SEES
sion convened:
Section /. That a special election be
held throughout b limits of the First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Police Jury Wards respectively, which
constitute the First, Second, Third.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Public Road
Districts of this parish, on Tuesday, the
18th day of February, 1913, at which
election shall be submitted TO the prop
erty tax payers oil said Wards and Road
Districts who are entitled 10 vote unde
the Constitution and laws OF this state,
the question of whether or not q special
tax of three mills on the dollar per al
mum shall be levied on all taxable
property in said Wards and Road Dis
trfcts for the period of i've years be-
pinning with the year 1913, for the par
rose OF constructing, maintaining and
repairing the public DAD and bridges
in said Wards and Road Districts, III
lieu of the vehicle tax now levied fol
those purposes, but not IN lieu of the
per CAPITA tax levied under existing
ordinances, which per capita tax is Le
remain in full force n effect.
Section 2. That said special election
shall be held under the General EIec.
ton laws of this state at the polling
places established by law in said Wards
and Road Districts r espeetivel ely
and tn ballots / . be 6
IN the form prescribed by the general
election laws of this State AND shall
have printed thereon:
FOX a special tax of taree mills on the
dollar per annum for five years be,
ginning with the year 1918, to be
levied on all the taxable property
in the First, Second, Third, Fourth
Fifth and Sixth Police Jury Wards
respectively, constItut
ing the First, Secon d
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Pub.
lie Road Districts Of the Parish oi
st. Landry, for the purpose or con
structing, maintaining and repair
ing the public roads aud bridges LII
said Wards and Road Districts, in
lieu OF the vehicle taxes now levied
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
Notice.

I hereby give notice that I am going
to apply to the Police Jury of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
for u license or permit to operate a
saloon for white people in my building
situated on Lot No. IS of Block 81 of the
SaiZan-Frisco ADDITION TO the town of
Port Barre. La, for The year 1913.
dec 7 Y. WYBLE.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
ESTATE OF sYpHRoYEN BEARBE.

No. 6571, robat Docket, District Court
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that ] am 60
ing to apply to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of O~pelousas for
a license or permit to operate a saloon
for eolored people, at my present loca-
ton on Court street, in the City of 0pe-
~leusas, La for the year 1918.
dec At LEON TRIDICO.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14

The following license ordinance
was offered by Mr.. Daley, sec.
onded by Mr.. Guillory:
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
An ordinance for the leveyine
and collecting of Parish Ii.
censes for the year 1913.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Landry
in regular session convened:
Section l. That the license
laws of the State of Louisiana
now in force shall in so far as
applicable be the license ordi-
nance of the Parish of st. Ian
dry for the year 1918, except as
hereinafter modifiedand changed;
Section 2. That the annual
license for peddlers and hawkers
in one and two horse vehicles
shall be SIS. 90 and $40. 90 respec-
lively;
Section 8. That the amount to
be paid as an annual license tax
by retail dealers in distilled, al
coholic and malt liquors shall be
graded as follows:
First Glass: When the gross
annual sales shall be $50, 900. 90
or more, the license shall be ST.
500. 90;
Second Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
$50, 600. 90 and not more than
$40, 900. 90, the license shall be
So, 600. 90;
Third Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be less than
500, 900. 90 and not more than
80, 900. 90, the license shall be
81, 500. 90;
Fourth Class: When the gross
annual sales shall be $40, 600. 90
Or less, the license shall be $780,
90;
Section 4. That this ordi-
nance shall take effect on and
after January LIST, 1913.
Adopted December End, 1912.
w. F. CLOPTON,
President.
Attest: J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by Mr.. Guillory, seconded
by Mr.. Daley, and upon being
duly read was adopted unani-
mously, to-wit:
ANNUAL TAX ORDINANCE.
Whereas, by resolution adopted
on October 7th, 1912, this body
framed a budget of Seventy-five
Thousand Dollars (S75, 900. O0),
as an estimate exhibiting the
various items of expenditure that
the parish of st. Landry would
require for the year of 1918, and
Whereas, said budget has been
published in the st. Landry Cla-
rion, the official newspaper of
this parish, for the full term of
thirty 900 days as the law di-
reefs, and
Whereas, an ad valorem tax of
~ mills on the dollar of the
taxable property Of this parish
will be required in addition to
the revenues to be derived under
the license ordinance adopted to
meet said budget:
Now therefore, be it ordained
by the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. Landry, that a tax of nine
co. mills on the dollar be levied
on all taxable property situated
within this parish on which the
State levies a tax to meet said
budget of expenditures for the
year 1918.
Adopted December End, 1912.
w. F. CL0PTON,
President.
Attest: J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
dee7
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
Business & Professional Directory
OPELOUsAs. LOUISIANA.
BANKS:

st. Landry State, Peoples States,
|Opelousas National, Planters Ma
tional, Union Bank & Trust Co.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14
Notice.

I hereby give notice that I am going
to apply TO the Police Jury Of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State Of Louisiana,
for a license TO operate q saloon for
white people ut Mailef, La, on the pub
lie road ten miles from OpeEousas, dur
ing the year 1913.
nov 1B-4t G. N.BERTRAND.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14

o.. -, Civil Docket, Sixteenth Judicial
District Court, Parish of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-14

BY virtue of an order of the Hon. B. Fl.
Pavy, Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court of louisiana, in and for
granted in the above numbered n en-
titled estate there will be sold at public anc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, by the
undersigned administrator, or any July
qualified auctioneer of the Parish of st.
Landry, at the front door OF the Court
house In Opelousas, La, on
Saturday, Dec. 2, 1919,
at IL o clock a.. m, the following described
property belonging to said estate, to-Wft
1st. a certain tract or parcel Of land SIT
uated at CouIee Croche. Parish of ST. Lam
dry, containing forty arpents with build
ings and Improvements thereon, bounded
north by public oad between thtslproperty
and that of Desire BrGaux, south by prop
erty hereinafter described, east by Jean
Hanks and west by Dr. l.. b. Arceneaux.
I'd. Another tract OF land Situated In the
same locality containing ten arpents,
bounded north by property dec
scrtbed, south by Mrs. Pierre Rearbe, east
by Jean Hanks n west by DR.. L. b. Arce-
neaux.
3. Another tract or parcel of land situated
in the same locality with buildings and I'M
proyementS thereon containing twenty
arpents and bounded north by Dr. L. B.
south by Martin T~htbodeau,
east by Mrs. Pierre Bearbe n west by
Martin Thtbodeau.
One pair Creole mules. one pair Creole
horses, two COWS and calves, n heifer,
household furniture, kitchen utensils, one
old wagon, lot of poultry.
TERMS: Cash.
ARVTLLIEN BEARBE,
nov St Administrator.
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BENSON, SMITH & CO., LTD.
CONGRESSMAN WOULDLE BALLOTS
DECIDE FATE OF SUGAR TARIFF

promptly veto it and that this will
end the matter for the present SEES
sion.
Senator Smoot, Of the Finance Com
mittee, who contemplated introduc-
ing a substitute for the Underwood
Bill by which a slight reduction in
the present sugar tariff rates would
be made, has about decided not to
introduce such a measure. The &C
ton. therefore, will be upon the
Lodge substitute for the Underwood
Bill, and upon the rejection of this
amendment, action then will be
taken upon the Underwood Bill itself.
The question of the sugar tariff,
like all of the other pending tariff
questions, It is thought will go over
TO the people themselves to be de-
cided upon in the November election.
If the Democratic party should win
in November. sweeping reduction in
tariff rates would be expected and
free sugar would undoubtedly be one
of the results.
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stea med ahead and tossed shell and
grape into the woods and bushes along
shore.
Fry's guns kept silent until the
Mound City came abreast OF his lower
battery, the naval rides from the Maui
repas. A broadside from these guns
drew the IRE Of all the beet upon the
batteries. and at the same time VIII
Hams' sharpshooters were hunted out
OF their lair by the shell and small shot
from the gunboats and the bullets OF
Fitch's skirmishers Under cover OF
the gunboat fire Fitch pushed his men
up to the rear Of the lower battery aud.
after looking the ground over. signaled
10 Kitty that he would storm the place
Kitty quickly responded that the navy
would take the contract alone.
Captain Kitty brought the Mound
City to directly in front OF Fry's four
gun battery and pounded It with shot
for an hour. Meanwhile Huntington
trained his guns upon the Mound city
At that Kitty signaled the st. Louis
and her wooden consorts to steam mp
close and engage the lower battery.
while the Mound City took care OF. the
upper one. Dunnington's guns proved
to be considerable distances apart
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CALIFORNIA
BY GEORGE FITCH

California is a large, elbow-sha9cd
state, which abuts on the Pacific
ocean for 1000 miles. and is the west.
ern terminus of the sleeping car bust.
ness In this country. 1t extends from
Mexico to Oregon lateraIly. from late
winter to early summer climatically,
and from affluence to railroad Ia Ich
counters, viewed strictly from the
tourists standpoint.
California is shut off from the rest
of the nation by mountains, deserts,
the Grand Canyons and a railroad lare
varying from Sos to 500. In split of
this fact Californians speak perfectly
good United States, produce splendid
hall players and insurge with all the
skill and enthusiasm of Kansans.
California was discovered almost
400 years ago, but not advestised
much until 1S49. when its soil w g
found to be strongly impregn lted
with gold. This caused a mad rlsh
of settlers. and the state became inn
mediately popular. Some years after
ward the Californians experiment ad
with oranges and found that the air
Wa 0lcO ctiOlSi9 ptO6hoNCu. Win
gold This caused a second rush.
Later on the climate was analysed by
skillful press agents and was found
TO be warm in winter. This caused
rush OF tourists who were MOI e
strongly impregDated with gold than
either the soil or the air. In colse-
quence California now mas almost g.
100000 people, and there are hardly
enough pedestrians among them to
keep the automobile owners amused.
California was wild state in The
fifties, and many of its citizens died
from inhaling revolver bullets. But
it has tanned down a great deal and
is now a favorite place of residence
for aged and prosperous Americans
who have become tired Of shovelin~
the climate of Massachusetts or Iii
nois of Of their sidewalks. Califor-
MIA has thousands of citizens wi.o
never saw snowstorm until the eicc
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OAHU STOCK
Days FEATURE

Oahu features today's sheet OF the
Stock and Bond Exchange by the
large number of sales in small par
cells recorded of it. AS the price is
uniformly 1886, or an eighth below
the asking price of yesterday. it looks
as if buying orders for this stock
were exhausted for the time being,
especially as the figure in the asked
column is reduced to the price OBJ
tanned. Altogether 365 shares passed
in twelve lots, or an average of more
than 80 shares a sale
Hawaiian Commercial is unchanged
at 43 for 125, so, IL and 12O shares
between boards. Pioneer rose an
eighth in recess to 33.375 for 26 and
% shares. and an additional quarter
point on the board where 6 sold for
33.625 Eva is unchanged at 1880
for Is shares reported. Paauhau
alone registered a decline, being a
point lower than last previous sale,
: shares being reported sold at $3.50.
Brewery holds its own in sales of
100. Is and go shares between boards
at 2075. Bonds continue moving,
three 1000 Hilo Extension 6s selling
unchanged at $3.50 and $4,000 Olaa IS
at $3.50.
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81 c.D,nn eEoRcE I kILr1ER. .,


4 FTER the defeat OF Montgom-
~ ery's Confederate fiotilla at
Memphis on the 9th OF June.
1862. by the combined naval
forces OF Flag Officer Davis aud Colo
mel Ellet the Federal squadron an.
chored at Memphis Immediately
after the battle Davis had formed the
project OF sending ships up the Arkan-
sas and White rivers to cut OF the
Confederate gunboats. which were
supposed to have taken refuge there.
among them the Van Dorm. the only
vessel of Montgomery's tiotilla which
escaped destruction or capture on
June O. There were two Confederate
gunboats In White river. the Maure-
pas and the Pontchartrain. which had
previously been in the Confederate TO-
tilIa at Island No. 10. the former under
Lieutenant Joseph Fry and the latter
under John w. Huntington.
On June 10 Davis received telegram
from Washington urging him to open
communications with a Federal col
umn under General S. r. Curtis. then
moving eastward through Arkansas for
the Mississippi shore. Davis accord
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II Democratic Party Should
Win in November, Free SUI
gar May Result

Especial Correspondence Star-BulIetin. ]
WASHINGTON, ID. C., June 2s.-It
is believed that when Congress gets
down TO work again on July l that
the various tariff measures which
have been lying dormant will be
taken up and pushed 70 conclusion.
Members of the Senate COMMITTEE on
Finance are of the opinion that the
Lodge substitute for the Free Sugar
Bill which came over from the House
cannot be PASSED in the SENATE, and
that Il is likely the Underwood Dill
placing sugar on the free list will be
allowed by the Republicans TO be
passed, the feeling being general
among the Republicans that when the
bin goes to the President, he will
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Our Personal Guarantee
TO all Skin Sufferers

We have been in business in this town
Tor some time and we are 1ooistnsS -
patrons right.
so when we tell you that we have
Iouno the eczema remedy and that we
staho back OF u with the manufacturer 8
you can depend upon IL that we give our
adVlce not In order 10 sell few bottles
or medicine to skin sufferers. but he
cause We know. how II viii help our
business II we help our patrons.
We keep in stock and SELL all the well
known skin remedies But we will saw
thls IL you are suffering from any
kihd or skin trouble. eczema. psoriasis.
Iash or letter, we want yon 10 try a full
SIZE bottle OF ID. II. D.. Presentation
And. II II does not do the work. this
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ton of Governor Johnson, and it is
possible to set on the sun porch of
a southern California residence in tie
lumber, yirgi1 gold, fourfoot oysters.
mir cards to the GEAR ones at home
in the drifts, without thawing ott
ones fountain pen for day at a .ime.
California's climate has produced
many poets and artists and large
number "of liars, who forget to talk
about the Arctic evenings when they
chant its projections.
California produces oranges, lem
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offs, prunes, ostrich feathers, redwood
lumber, virgin gold, four-foot osysteTs,
millionaire hotel keepers and many
other valuable articles in great guam
titles. The Southern Pacific railroad
held the state in slavery until recent
IN, but it is now free commonwealth
and it's men and women go to vote
against assorted tyranss, arm in arm.
Just at present CALIFORNIA; chief oc-
equations are to guard the United
States against the yellow peril, ty
making Japan mad, and to complete
its worlds fair, which will be un-
yelled in San Francisco in 1915.
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which is almost invaliably fatal. The
ambulance promptly arriving on the
scene, the young man was taken to
inc Queens Hospital, where Drs.
Cooper and Hodgins rendered every
possible aid until the unfortunate
young man expired. DR.. Straub, as
enormously reported BY the morning
paper. was not in attendance or in
any way connected with the case
other than a late arrival"
A meeting of the Republican Club
of the 4th Precinct OF the 4th District
will be held Friday evening, July IL.
at 1880 O'Clock at Punahou Park. corn
avenue. The purpose OF the meeting
is to make nominations for officers o.
the club, TO be voted for on Friday
evening July IS.
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bottle will cost you nothing You alone
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Battle Between Federal Gunboats and Confederate
Land Batteries at st. Charles. Ark.---Fearful De-
struction by Confederate Shell--Crew of the Fed
eral Ironclad Mound City Nearly Annihilated by
Well Aimed Shot---Federal Troops on Land Storm
and Carry the Confederate Works--First Attempt of
the Federals to Capture Charlottesville Town
Bombarded - Confederates Evacuate Cumberland
Gap. One of the Passes to East Tennessee
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Fierce Struggle on Shore.

Williams Confederate rifiemen were
seen to be firing upon the struggling
sailors in the water. and Fitch told his
best marksmen to pay attention to
them while the main body dashed for
the guns of the four gun battery Dun
nington's. Fry. raIlying what men he
could call around him. made a final
stand behind Dunnington's guns, but
was soon shot down and captured.
When ordered to stop firing by Fitch
the commander of the St Louis steam
ed up and hooked on to the Mound
City. She had been deserted by all her
ablebodied men. Kitty was severely
scalded and lost an arm. shot away.
His crew of 173 was reduced to twen-
ty-three fit for duty In the casemate
where the shot took effect eighty three
were killed by the enemy's fire or by
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Gunboats Begin to Shoot.

During the night of June Is the Fed
eral ships anchored just below the bat
teries- The.fie consisted of the iron
clads Mount City and st. Louis and
the wooden gunboats Conestosa and
Tyler. Colonel G. n. Fitch. whose reg
iment, the Forty-sixth Indiana. was
on board. commanded the expedition.
and a. H. Kitty of the Mound City
was chief of the fotilla. Early on the
morning of the 18th Colonel Fitch
landed his men below the bluffs and
marched along the heights TO engage
Williams sharpshooters. At the same
time the fieet led by the Mound City,
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q by the Review Of Reviews company.
MAEDER or THE DEFENsEs AT oUMBER-
LAND GAP. TENN.
nooga. That step cost the FederaIs a
year Of campaigning for the possession
of this great key to northern Georgia.
The Struggle For East Tennessee.
At this time ffty years ago the Con.
federates were established at Knox
vile and controlled east Tennessee.
That region was rich In food sup
plies and also IN stalwart young men.
good food for powder" There were
many inhabitants who adhered to the
Federal cause. and for that reason the
north wished. to get possession. Noun
tain locked. the only available pass
for the FederaIs to enter was Cum
berIand Gap. near the Kentucky bor-
der. north Of Knoxville.
From the beginning the Confederates
had held Cumberland Gap. 1t was
well fortified and. at the time General
Smith was anxIously looking to the
defense Of east Tennessee. seemed I'M
pregnable il manned by small force
There were four Confederate brigades
there under General C. I. Stevenson
Nevertheless General Smith ordered
the gap evacuated. so that more troops
could be sent to Chattanooga. Steven
son marched out of the works on June
II, and on June IS General G. w. Nor
gan marched in at the head OF four
Federal brigades. who had toiled over
the mountains expecting to eight for
the possession of the stronghold
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Captain Kitty passed the tirst under u
good Roadway without silenring Ii. lind
bis ship was soon between the fire OF
two heavy guns in point blank range.
A Record Breaking Shot.
For an hour and half the ships
fought the batteries. Fitch's men at
the same time crowded the ridemen
back upon the bluffs. Fry took alarm
at the unexpected boIdness of Fitch's
men and sent word to Huntington.
urging him to send to the rear Of the
bluffs every man that could be spared
from the guns. 1t was the crisis OF
the fight. and Nelson's Texans were
not yet on hand Huntington stayed
by the gun farthest up stream. Hav-
ing an unobstructed range Of the dar-
ing ironcIad. he took careful aim and
landed shell near her bow that for
destructiveness stands unrivaled in the
history of gunnery during the war.
The missile crashed through the plat
ing of the Mound City on the port side.
its track and then passed through the
steam drum fore and aft. Volumes OF
scalding steam poured through the gun
chambers. and In an instant the proud
ironclad became a ship Of anguish and
death. The slowly turning wheel kept
on revolving until the bow of the yes
sci was close inshore near the Confed-
crate guns Huntington saw that his
shot had torn through the vitals of his
antagonist and ceased firing.
Fitch anxiously watched the progress
of the gunboat fight from his position
on the bluff Seeing the Mound City
moving blindly inshore and sailors
jumping headlong through the ports
and from the decks into the water.
with clouds Of steam belching from the
matches. he concluded that Kitty and
the ironcIad were out OF the fight.
First signaling the St Louis. Conesto-
ga and Tyler to cease firing. be rushed
his men upon the batteries.