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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
SEWERAGE CONTRACT
TO Be LET ON JUNE
TWENTY. FIFTH.
Local Men Should Get Busy
Seeing to Getting A Por-
tion of the Work.

The Board of Sewerage Com
missioners announce that the con-
tract for constructing the sewer
age system will be let on June Is,
bids being received by the Secre-
tary, w. j. Sandoz, at his office
here until 10 clock a. m. that day.
The plans and specifications may
be seen at the office Of the Sec
retary after June 10th, the work
including about ten miles of sewer
pipes from eighteen to six inches
in diameter, a pumping station
and a publication plant.
While it is probable that the
contract will be awarded to con-
struction companies, there is no
reason why our mechanics and
laborers should not get most OF
the work to be done. There will
be considerable brick and cement
work and our people here should
try to get some of it;no man who,
wants to work as a laborer needs
do without it, as much excavation
has to be done in order to place the
sewers at the proper level.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
WEDDING BELLS Ring.
Prof. Paul PaVy and Miss Allns Veazls Are
Happily Welded.

At the Catholic, c h ur c h, on
Wednesday, at 5 O'Clock in the
evening, a happy wedding took
place, Rev. Father Engberink
officiating.
The couple, and those of the
family, and the friends, present,
were clustered in flowers, and
ferns, and palms, and sweet
music, during the ceremony.
These did not, however, outdo
the beauty of the bride, aug
mented by her fetching costume
of embroidered chiffon.
The groom was attired in con-
ventional black and also the
conventional smile o f antici-
pated happiness.
The best man was Mr.. Albert
Pavy, brother of the groom.
The groomsmen were Mr.. Ed
win Bercier and Mr.. Chas. w.
Perrault, Jr.
The maid-of-honor was Miss
Ida Bailey. and bridesmaids
Misses Lucille and Leila Pavy.
sisters of the groom.
A reception was held at the
home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Veazie, that
evening, after which the couple
left for Baton Rou &c, where he
is a teacher in the Summer
Normal school, now being held
there.
The Clarion wishes the newly
wed a life of unalIoyed happi-
ness.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
AIRDOME IS UNDER new
MANAGEMENT, WITH
GOOD SHOWS

Mr.. FL. ]. Riddle, an experienced
Snowman, has assumed the man
agership Of the Airdome.
The pictures shown on the first
night, Thursday night, Of his
managerial control demonstrated
the fact that, to use the language
of the street gamin, he is on the
job.
On June 1st the Metropolitan
Stock Co. viii present high class
specialties, and also a roaring five
act comedy. entitled The First
Rehearsal, in which the entire
company will take part.
Mr.. James and Miss Maud Ryan
will present a comedy sketch,
s. The Love Letter. 8 andintroduc-
ing singing and dancing.
Claude West will be there with
a black face monologue, and will
surely make you laugh.
Mr.. Riddle informs us that this
is strictly a frst-class company,
and should draw big houses every
night.
There will be an entire change
of progromne every night.
Prices 10 and 20 cents,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
Protection for Passengers
by Southern Pacific.

From information received from
the Southern Pacific Company,
operating the Steamship Line
between New York and New Or
leans, we learn that passengers
using that line need have no fear
in case Of accident. The life-boat
capacity of these ships has always
been sufficient to accommodate all
of the passengers and crew and
wireless equipment is such that
the wireless room at all times,
night and day, is in charge of an
experienced operator. Notices
are posted in all staterooms, pub
lie rooms and the steerage, show
ing the assignments of occupants
to specific boats, and all life boats
are conspiciously numbered.
Fire and boat drills are held at
each port as well as on the first
day out and passengers are in
yited to take part in them. Ste
wards demonstrate how to attach
life-belts to the body. Now it is
said that these are not new rul-
ings, but have been in force on
tthese, : ships for several years,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

Hon. Diomel Durio, Police Juror
for the first ward since, 1896, is
a native born st. Landrian. He
was born June 80, 1843.
He has led an active life, and
was a brave soldier, exercising
much Of his energy towards ex-
terminating the 'JahaWkers, !"
a band which pillaged the homes
of the lone women and children
during the war.
When he joined the army he
was eighteen years Of age. His
Company was Company B., First
Louisiana Artillery, in which he
served two years. In 1863 he or
ganized a company of Home
Guards, for defense against
Jahawkers. /"
He has always been conscienti-
tious in the discharges of his dut-
les as a public official, fact
is attested by his success
sive reelection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
LEONCE SAMPSON, BOY
SCOUT, MEETS WITH
PERHAPS FATAL
ACCIDENT.

Leonce Samson, eighteen years
old, son of Henry Samson and
Katie Littell, it is believed
plunged to death at Galveston
last Saturday.
He was a member of the Boys
Scouts, and the company was
practicing diving and swimming.
In his dive young Samson went
too near shore, and struck the
ground. Two bones in his neck
were broken, and he is paralyzed
from the neck down. He is cons
cious, however, but little hope is
entertained for his recovery.
His mother, Mrs. Samson, was
nee Katie Littell, sister of Drs.
r. M. and B. A. Littell and
Mr.. Leonce Littell, of Opelousas.
He was taken to a sanitarium
in Houston, where he is now.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

protect themselves from this dis
ease by boiling all their drinking
water, fighting flies, screening
their houses and keeping their
premises in as sanitary a condi-
tion as possible. The river, as
it recedes, will leave innumer-
able ponds of stagnant water
that afford breeding places for
mosquitoes. Districts W hic h
escaped the overflow are, in
many instances, so affected by
seapage water that, as far as the
eye can see, the ground is
soaked and spongy the nuner-
GUS puddles and ponds are COW
cred with a green scum and emit
foul odors, as well as myriads Of
mosquitoes.
Wherever practicable, such
places should be covered with
oil or crude petroleum. A plenti-
full use of lime around the house,
barn and outhouses also tends to
improve health conditions.
Live stock will suffer when the
water goes down, both from in
sect pests and from charbon.. It
is said that charbon invariably
follows an overflow. This much
dreaded disease has already ap-
peared in the Delta, but prompt
efforts are being made to check
its spread. Veterinary experts
from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture are assist
ing the local authorities in the
work of vaccinating the stock.
Buzzards are thought to be
active agents in disseminating
both charbon and hog cholera,
and they are now being shot. in
spite of an old law that exists
for their protection. This law
was passed two generations ago,
when both buzzards and house
flies were considered useful
scavengers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
CONDITIONS in POINTE
COUPEE GRAPHICAL
LY DESCRIBED
Feeding the Famished, Rese,I.
ing the DrOWing, and bury
ing the Dead.

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Iii q letter to the Lake Charles
American-Press Conrad ].
Lecoq, editor Of the Pointe Cou
pee Banner, Of New Roads, Pointe
Coupee parish. gives . graphic
pen picture Of the conditions il
that parish, as aresult Of the flood
waters.
The letter is so descriptive that
we publish it in full;
New Roads, La, May "a, 1912.
Conditions in the parish are
such as to compel me to ask my
brother newspaper men to en-
deavor to raise funds with which
to assist those poor unfortunates
in our section who, though once
prosperous and happy, are today
slipping the dregs Of despair and
ruin. We are receiving some help
from the Flood Committee in New
Orleans, and they are doing eyeY-
thing in their power, but the de-
mands upon them are 50 great
that they cannot do everything.
Can you appeal to your people
and raise little fund, no matter
how small, it will help. We are
working with might and main TO
relieve suffering and want, and
4 though only one of the comm
.itee, have not had a good night )
sleep in q month. The whole
parish with the exception Of the
town of New Roads, and the is
land of False River and the lands
fronting this river, is under wa
ter from four tofifteen feet deep;
we are bearing the brunt of wat
er which is gradually flooding
twelve or fourteen parishes. No
one can describe the conditions as
they actually exist; one would
actually have to be in its midst to
appreciate the full horror Of the
conditions. We have been saw
ing people, feeding them, clothing
them and burying them, IL 4
could actually exhaust the almost
endless passages of languages,
speak with all the eloquence of
the orators of old, the situation
woud even then be inadequately
described. am chairman Of the
parish relief committee, and with,
me are associated the president
of our police jury, the mayor Of
our town, the coroner and health
officer of the parish And though
our committee is small, it is effec-
tive because it is not unWleldly.
See what you can do for US, /
know that the people of CalcasietI
are big hearted, and though their
donations may be small, they will
come with cheerful hearts.
Thanking you for whatever you
may be able to do for unfortunate
Pointe Coupee. cordially yours,
CONRAD j! EEcOQ
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

It is seldom that an alderman
of a city is elected to serve a
third term.
No matter how faithfully he
performs the duties of his Office,
there is always a sufficient num-
Der of his constituents who OPP
pose him for re-election because
for instance, he did not cause the
ditch in front Of his house to be
cleaned or some other reasons
which the kicker always finds.
Therefore the election Of L. Z.
Danel for a third term carries
with it an extraordinary rever-
sal of precedent.
Mr.. Danel was born in Opelou-
sas in 1863. At an early age he
moved with his family on the
Teche, subsequently going to
where he lived until
1891, when he moved back to
Opelousas and engaged in the
lumber business. He is still in
that business, and has made a
success of it, being now mana
ger of the st. Landry Lumber
Co.
He was elected to the city
council of 0pelousas in 1908, and
has served continuously ever
since.
His father, Victor Danel, now
dead, represented this parish in
the State Legislature IN 1864.
His colleagues at that session
were Mr.. Dejean, w. Airy, and
r. L. Belden.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
Henry Mays, Marlin, Tex.

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Crowley, La, May %. News
reached here yesterday of the
death of Henry Mays, which oe-
Cured at Marlin. Tex, Tuesday
morning. The remains will be
brought to Crowley tonight, and
the funeral will be held to-mor-
row at the home of Paul Marks.
Mr.. Mays was well known in
Crowley. where he formerly re-
sided. He was a native of Bien-
vile parish and was forty-one
years of age. He was a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. MAYS, of
Sparta, La. and a brother to
Mrs. Paul Marks Of this city and
Mrs. Louis White Of Opelousas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
in The WAKE OF THE
MAD FLOOD
WATERS.
Charbon and Malaria Will
Prevail Throughout
the Country.

The Mississippi River is re-
writing her own history. Six
weeks ago she broke all previous
high water records, and she is
still on the rampage. The levees
have gone down before the force
Of the torrent as though they
were mud banks made by child
rem at play. Rivermen and
planters, who have watched the
great stream for half a century,
say that never before have such
conditions existed as now exist
along the banks of the lower
river.
The government is treating
the results, but no effort is being
made to get at the cause of the
trouble. The War Department
Is providing food and shelter for
more than 100, 900 people. Up
to the first of May the Quarter
masters Department had spent
S5l4, l79 in relief work. The
loss to the farmers and planters
whose lands are inundated is
much greater than in previous
Hoods, because the season will
be much further advanced when
the water recedes. Cotton plant
ing must be abandoned for this
year on the over7oWed area, and
the corn crop will be a late one.
The distribution of govern
ment rations, while necessary
under the present trying con-
dltious, has a demoralizing effect
upon a large proportion of the
recipients, who are, for the
most part, negroes. Planters
who have escaped the water and
are IN need of additional labor,
60 to the flooded district with an
oIfer OF work. The negroes re-
Iuse, saying that as long as they
can get food and shelter for the
asking, they do not intend work
ing Tor it. No one knowing the
raclai characteristics is surprised
at the situation. This is one of
tne many forms of disturbance
\ a t follows the destroying
waters.
a serious menace that threat
ems the Falley.is malaria and ty-
pnold, Already Memphis re-
ports many cases of typhoid and
eeher types of fever. Both
0Wn and country people must
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
RACE GAMBLING PRO-
POSED IN LEGISLATURE
Nessure TO ReestsblISh Horse Racing 10 City
of New Orleans.
COMMISSION FEATURE OF BILL
aovernor Hall Is Quoted As Saying That He
has Nothing TO Do With the LaBarre
Bill.

Baton Rouge, La, May 28.-
The fight to re-establish racing
in New Orleans, which has been
the subject Of so much gossip
since the present session began,
broke today when Representa-
tive Labarre, of Orleans, intro
duced a measure leaving it to the
people to vote for or against the
establishment of a State racing
commission.
1t is the first gun in the fight
for the establishment of rae
ing in Louisiana.
Mr.. Labarre comes from the
seventh ward, and in proposing
his measure, he is carrying out
what he says was a campaign
pledge to the people who sent
him to the Legislature. The bill
creates a commission of three
members appointed by the
Governor within thirty days
after the passage OF the act.
This commission is to hold office
four years. 1t will have a secre-
tary at 81, 800 a year, and a total
expenditure Of So, 800 a year is
allowed, the expenses to come
out of license fees and gate re-
ceipts.
No one association will be
allowed to conduct more than
forty days racing in any one
year, and not more than three
associations will be granted rae
ing rights in any one year, the
months Of May, June. July,
August, September and October
to be entirely eliminated from
the racing season, except at bona
fde live stock and agricultural
fairs.
Governor Hall is quoted as
saying that no one has had the
right to pledge his administra-
ton IN this matter.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
OLDEST MEMBER OF
JESUIT ORDER IN
SOUTH DEAD.
Father lgnatius Boe ecke
Meets His Maker, After A
Life of Labor for the
Good of Humanity.

Grand Coteau, La, May 80. =
Brother Ignatius Boemecke, s..
j., one of the oldest members of
the Jesuit Order in the South,
died here at St. Charles Col
lege Wednesday night at 11:40.
Brother Ignatius was born in
Hanover, Germany, August Is,
1923. His father, Ignatius Boe-
mecke, was a very devout Catho-
lie. The young Ignatius received
both from his good father and
mother all these noble impress
sions which in later years have
been productive of so much good
to those with whom he came in
contact. At the age of % he
left his native city for Rome,
where he presented himself to
the General of the Jesuits, Rev.
Father Rothan, and was ad-
mitted into the fraternity of the
order. He remained eight months
in Rome, and then went to Mar
seilles to make his noyitiate.
Thence he was sent to Avignon
and Paris. In 1847 he was sent
to the United States with thir-
teen Jesuit Fathers. Their desti-
nation was Mobile, Ala. Among
the noted priests in that band
were the Rev. Darius Hubert,
who afterwards became the fa-
nous Confederate Chaplain; Rev.
Fathers Jourdan and Duffo.
All of these thirteen pioneers
proceeded Brother Ignatius to-
the grave. After witnessing the
foundation of Spring Hill Col
lege, Brother Ignatius was sent
to New Orleans on May s, 1849,
and on Jnne I'll he made his vows
as a member of the lay frater-
nifty of the Jesuits.
Almost every one in New Or
leans knew the kind, gentle, af-
fable, good old Brother Igna-
thus who for nearly sixty years
kept his watch at the portals of
the Jesuit Church, on RaronneI
Street. Young and old, rich and
poor, women and men, girls and
boys all found a friend in Brother
Ignatius. He was the same to
all who had business with the
College or Church, temporal or
spiritual. All were received alike
and received cheerful hearing
and courteous attention.
Owing to i'll health and old age
Brother Ignatius came to Grand
Coteau College in the spring of
1910 to spend the few remaining
years Of his life. Nine members
of his family embraced the reli-
gious life. His brother Charles
became brother of the Jesuit
Order, and three Of his sisters
gave each to the Jesuit commu-
nifty one priest and one brother.
They are Rev. Father Rittmeyer
and Brother Henry Rittmeyer,
the sons of the youngest sister;
Very Rev. Father Fl. S. Maring,
the distinguished president of st.
Charles College, Grand Coteau,
and Brother E. Maring, the sons
of his second sister, while Father
Augustin Hugh and Brother
Hugh were the sons of the oldest
sister, Elizabeth.
There is still another grand
nephew of Brother Ignatius,
Carl Maring, S. J.. who is now
studying for the priesthood at
Macon, Ga.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
JAMES H. HOUSTON DEAD.
Old Resident Of 0peIousas Dies At Baker. La,
At the Age Of SS Years.

James H. Houston, a venerable
old citizen of Opelousas, died at
Baker the home of his son-in-laW,
Louis Rogers, at eight o'clock on
the evening of May "a, aged 50
years and 6 months.
Mr.. Houston for many years
conducted a real estate business
in 0pelousas, and was well-known
thrsughout the parish.
He was a devout member of
the Methodist church.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
To Withdraw Government Aid.

To Withdraw Government Aid.
Capt. Edward Bennett, who
has so efficiently conducted the
relief work for the United States
Government during the high
water calamity, will probably
leave next Tuesday. He has
been stationed at Opelousas, and
has won the esteem and conf
dence of the entire people. He
tells US that the appropriation
made by Congress for the flood suf
ferers has been about exhausted,
and that the War Department is
calling ia the detailed men from
every district.
It is doubtful that Congress
will make an emergency appro-
priation, and the relief work will
end with next week.
Capt. Bennett says that he will
leave rations for month for the
food distressed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
Texas Oil Company Appoint,
Agent Here.

S. NJ. Durand has been ap-
pointed agent of The Texas Oil
Co, with headquarters at Opel
ousas and will be glad to get his
share Of the business. He will
have as assistant Kavanaugh
Stagg, who will look after the
city's trade.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
Negro AS A Financier.

A negro from the stricken Pal
metto country came to Cheney
vile Wednesday.
He found there that rations
were being issued in Opelousas.
He bought a ticket to Opelou-
sas, paying $1.15 for it.
He came to Opelousas and Sc
cured from the committee on re-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

lief 80 cents worth of ration.
He walked up to the ticket
office in Opelousas and bought a
return ticket to Cheneyville, pay
ing another $1.15.
But he was smiling and con-
tented.
He had got 80 cents Of free
Yankee grub, = and it did not
worry him that he had to spend
So. 80 fare, and two days work
at rs cents a day, all amounting
to $3.50 cents, to receive SOW
belly, syrup, neal, coffee and
sugar plum free.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01
Another Instance.

It is reported on the streets of
Opelousas that a certain Well-to-
do farmer, a member Of the re-
lief committee in a town not far
distant from here, took home
such a load of government pro-
visions that his wagon begged
on the way.
It is also said that the govern
ment officials will make affidavit
against this astute business man,
and that nine others of the local
relief committee of the same
town will have to face Uncle
Samuel for mfsappropriating his
rations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

ThsS Landry (La.) Clarion Is Without
..,oi one Of the best edited ID printed
ss.EIlas n the whole uSh..-AHERTCAE
EEvspAPER UNION.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-06-01

OFFICIAL JOURNAL
me 81. Landry ClaFi0n n thg 0lfleial jea9s
nal Of every public body In ths parish Pols
Ice Jury, school Beard, LeEss Board, Munls
cipIalles ef0pelsuSas. Pert Barre and MelViil8
The Washington times., 1912-05-20
TENURE VERSUS EFFICIENCY.

During the progress of the prosecution of the
Standard Oil Company in Kansas considerable op-
position arose in the Legislature over giving the Of
flee Of the States attorney general an extra allow
ance for the employment of additional counsel to
fight the case.
Now that the litigation is over one law firm
alone, has received a fee of 100000 from the
Standard Oil Company as pay for its part in con-
ducting fight that covered FIVE years. We hazard
the statement that 100000 is more than the State
of Kansas has paid its entire legal department in
FIVE years for all the work it has done.
1t is not a far call from that situation to the
one now before Congress in the form of limiting
the tenure of office of Government clerks in the
classified service to five years. Some one has said
republics are ungrateful. So they are; likewise
penny wise and pound foolish, saving at the spigot
and wasting at the bung
The cry continually goes up that Govern
ment is inefficient, wastefu and sometimes incom-
petent that it is constantly being outwtted by those
who would take advantage Of it in one form or
another. While not admitting believing that such
charges just, the supposition that they not
just is due rather to the loyalty of the individuals
in the Governments employ than to the policy Of the
Government.
No private business, corporation, could sue
ceed by employing help at the wages paid by the
Government much less by promising its employees
only FIVE years employment, regardless of their fit
ness. There surely is no incentive held out by the
Government to induce well-quafed men to enter
its employ.
The proposition to limit the tenure of office OF
Government clerks to FIVE years is on a par or
little below the par of the attitude of members oil
the Kansas Legislature. 1t is vicious attack upon
the efficiency of every department of the Govern
ment.