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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
Interview With Ex-President
Bercier.
Ex-President Bercier, in,

Ex-President Bercier, in
terviewed by the Clarion, said:
Most of those present at
the meeting were opposed to
the Isacks' resolution, said
/ DR.. Bercier.
Asked what occurred just
before a part of the member
ship left, DR.. Bercier said:
1T came up when the Dun
bar amendment, expunging
reference to the Mayor, was
called. There was also an
amendment to Mr.. Guilbeau's
substitute, the latter refrain
ing from saying anything
about the action of the council,
but merely extended an inYi-
tation to the stave factory to
come here, and offering it sup
port, before the house, and
which Mr.. Guilbeau and many
others clamored had prefer
ence over the Dunbar amend
ment. The President wanted
to put the Dunbar, or Thonp-
son, amendment first, and bed
| u m reigned. Although |
opposed the Dunbar-Th
son amendment. [ suggested
that a vote be taken on it. In
the midst of the confusion a
motion to adjourn was made,
and a large majority of the
audience left the hall, amidst
cries of several Come back;
let's vote on the Isacks' reso-
luton. I returned to inside
the railing, and participated
in the entire meeting. Mr.. |
Cretin then, picking up the
Isacks' resolution, said, With
the reference to the Mayor
scratched out, I will vote for /
it, and call for a vote. The
President put it to the house,
and it was carried. There was /
not a quorum present when
the amended Isacks resolution
was put through. me Presi-
dent did not put the question
of adjournment to the house,
but most of those who left
were under the impression
that the meeting h a d adj
journed. y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
CAN COME AND Go SAME DsYI
New Train Pnt on the Frisco
Road, Which Will BE- 4
Great Cnvenipuc. 10
Eunice People.

Eunice people can now come
to Opelousas, remain the entire
day, and return in the evening;
or they can come to Opelousas
late in the evening, remain an
hour, aud return home the same
evening.
The Frisco has put on a new
train which leaves Euniee at 4
o'clock p. M, returning in about
an hour. But the people from
Eunice and other wcstren points
can come on the Houston train,
which arrives at Eunice at Z
o'clock a. m, come to Opelousas.
and return on the new train that
evening at about 5 o'clock.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
CHANGE IN 0. GEE SCHEDULE
Fishermen Can Have Four
Hours Sport at Second
Lake. !. Effective To-
morrow.

Visitors at the OpeIousas Rod
& Gun Club now have four hours
in which to stay at the clubhouse,
should they wish to go there and
return the same day.
This is made possible by the
change of schedule of the Ope-
lousas, Gulf & Northeastern
Railway, which is effective to-
morrow Sunday
Train No. 2, going to Neville,
will arrive at 0pelousas at $50
a. m, and at Second Lake at 9:45
a. M; returning will leave Mel
vile at 1::35 b. M. arriving at
0DeIousas at 8 d. III.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
MELVILLE Is HIGH AND
DRY, SAYS MIR. MATTHIAS
haalIles Are Busy Arranging their Effects
ah6, Business Has Resumed. d.-
CraWfIsh Galore.

Mr. George Matthias, an old
nsident of Melville, who spent
shs high water period in Opel
pasas, with his family, but who
Fstlrned home some weeks ago,
vas in Opelousas Saturday last.
He says that Melville is high
and dry, and that the people
ere are mastering up courage
ecoup their losses occasioned
the flood.
Housewives have been busy
eaning furniture, floors, uten-
Sis, etc, while the men have
baen working hard putting their
business effects in shape. The
loss is considerable. but the peo-
pie there, he says, are not as de-
nlOralized as some would imagine.
hey have faith in the country,
ID believe all will turn out well.
Active business has not yet re-
sllned in Melville, but Mr.. Math-
% IS firm in the belief that the
oWn by the Atchafalaya will soon
Be herself again.
He tells us that after a rain
children pick barrels of craWfish
an the sidewalks, left there by
the receding waters. Every
stream in that neighborhood
team with crawfsh big, red
fellows.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
The BILLS ARE MAX.
Ing IMPROVEMENTS
Billiard HaIl, Dining and Dance Hall, ParI0r,
and Other Nice Things fhe Order.
HAVE A LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Host Prosperous Lodge In the Clly. is the
Benevolent Order Of EIks. -WlH HaVa
Grand Opening.

They call them the Best Peo-
pie on Earth, +" they do the
Benevolent Order of Elks. L
And they are.
Whether in the sick room, the
death chamber, the sombre abode
#of the widow and the orphan, or
the festive board, the Elks will
be found The Best People on
Earth. =
There is a tie of brotherhood
in this order that shines out like
a guiding star.
There is no ostentation about
them. They do the work. and
trust to the Great Exalted Ruler
for reward.
They walk in the darkness and
shed light.
There would be less misery,
less hungar. less heartachs,
were there more EIks on earth.
The local lodge 8 s1e Benevo-
lent Protective 0ndel 0 Elks is
making substantial improvements
on and ii Elks' Home in fact
making the exterior look like 4
real hAEae, and the interior like
q palace
Work has been going oh for
several weeks, renovating the
exterior pfitting d modern gall
lery il front, and fixing the
lower floor 50 ais I'd make of III
dining room, dancing hall and
parlor. The billiard haH will Sc
on the left. and the parlor on the
right, with the relna ming room
for q dining room and i dance
hall. The walls Ct Tie parlor are
20 arranged that they cslzl beSs
hroWn with the ii v 4 n
q Is Necessary To a0
i dinner cr d bal eaYsy ai
j g room added
sl1s
The membership Of the Elks
now numbers 120, and it is hoped
o bring the number up to 200 be-
fore the year is out.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
The COTTON CROP,
EXCEPT IN TEXAS,
LATE And POOR.
Reduction In Acreage About
Eight Per Cent.-.-Date OF
Frost Sapremely
Important.

A resume of the condition OF
the cotton crop, made BY the
Tlmes-D Democrat from the reports
of its correspondents, is as fol-
lows;
/. The acreage probably has
been decreased by about eight
per cent.
2. Outside of Texas, the re-
ports leave much to be desired.
the crop being extremely late
and spotted as a rule.
3. The condition in Texas ID
high and a large yield is ex-
pected.
4. There is a good deal of con-
cern as to prospective damage by
insects of various sorts, but it IS
too soon to make definite fore
casts.
5. The supply of labor is gen
orally plentiful and no trouble is
expected on this score.
s. The present situation may
be summed up by saying that.
throughout most Of the Belt. the
lateness of the crop will make
the date Of frost supremely i M
portant.
The Washington, La, CORE
spondent makes the following
report:
Washington, La, July II.
Owing to a large portion Of the
cotton area being oyerdowed the
acreage will be decreased fully
30 per cent. The season has
been unfavorable; cold nights
and north winds have been prev
alent during a greater portion of
the past month. The boil wee
wills are reported in damaging
numbers il many sections. The
grass worm is destroying the
greater part of all young corn.
Peas are not exempt from their
voracious appetites. The labor
supply is more than ample. as q
number Of farmers are seeking
employment in other fields. This
coodition is forced upon them by
the recent floods, the Iateness Of
the season and thedestruction BY
the worms of everything that IS
planted. The cotton plant il
small and not over promising at
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY, July l3 1919
Mr.. ADVERTISER.

. Mr.. ADVERTISER:
Have you stopped minute think of what is offered
you by the St Landry Clarion in the way Of crculaton
Have you stopped to think that the immense circulation
Of the ST. Landry Carionthe largest in Southwestern
been augmented by the circulation of the
s.. Landry Commoner, newspaper with necessarily
good circulation because the recognized organ Of
the Democratic Good Government League in this section
of the State?
Have you stopped to think what the combination of the
circulation of these two papers you Mr. Adver-
tiser?
Perhaps no country newspaper in the State of Louisiana
has ever been in position to offer its advertisers such an
opportunity
The st. Landry Clarion now HAS THE LARGEST CIR
cULATIoN OF ANY COUNTRY NEWSPAPER IN THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA
The rates have not been increased.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
LJR. LAzARO IS A CANDf.
DATE FOR CONGRESS
SIONAI HONORS.
ST. Landry Senator Throws his
Hat in the Political Ring. Three
Candidates from st. Landry.

News reached us yesterday
evening that DR.. L. Lazaro, SEN
ator from this District and a
resident Of st. Landry, has for
mally announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
for Congress from this District.
He made the announcement in
New Orleans Thuriday night.
This makes three candidates
for the Office from ST. Landry
NJ. L. Swords, John w. Lewis
ane DR.. L. Lazaro.
The other candidates are P. ].
Chappuis, of Crowley and Shell
don Toomer, of Lake Charles
Others, including Leon Locke,
of Lake Charles, will probably
be in the race.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
COL. KROTz ON ''TEDDY THE
. BRAVE. -.-HIS IMPRESSIONS.
says II Teddy we're 10 see i RsslLIye Lloa 1t
Large. &c would Make for
the woods.

What, Teddy Roosevelt fac
ing a real live lyon at large
don't believe any such thing, 2
said Major C. w. Krotz, who has
just returned from a trip to Ohio.
He attended the Republican
Convention while there, and ex-
presses grave doubt as to the
vaunted courage of the man over
whom Taft run the steam roller.
Why" continued the Major,
Thot mon was really afraid to
walk the streets of Chicago
without an escort of policeman
and detectives. I saw with my
eyes Teddy beidg escorted from
the depot to the convention hallby
fifteen mounted policemen. Und
you tell me that mon would face
a ly-on?-thot mon that is afraid
of civilized people, his own coun-
trymon? No sir, Teddy is a
burned coward, and if he should
meet real lyon, there is not
enough police force anywhere to
keep him from exceeding the
speed limit. =
The Major is looking in prime
health after his sojourn among
his people of yore.
He was delighted at the splen-
did operating condition of Taft's
steam roller. IT'S a daisy, and
if any mon could patent one on
the same order for street and
road work, thot mon would reap
lots of mooney. said the Major.
AS he said this he grew enthu-
sastie, took a draw" at his cob
pipe, expectorated on Trosclair,
and perforated with No, thot
mon Teddy is a coward he n ever
did see lyon outside of a circus
Dr. a ZOO.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
The MILITIA BOYS ARE
HAPPY; So ARE The
FLOOD SUFFER
ERS.
$4,000 Appropriated TO Pay
Neldiers, and $4,000 to
Buy Seed for Sufferers

Two important bills, affecting
sle aftermath of the recent disas-
nous flood, passed both branches
the Legislature, and have re-
selved the signature of the Gov
esnor.
OAe is an act by Mr.. Bouan-
aaud, Of Point Coupee, appro-
rating $50, 600 to buy seed for
M Hood sufferers; and the other
act BY Major Stewart, of St.
lory, appropriating SIS, 900 to
tAe militia which served dur
ng the flood.
ihe latter is cheering news to
0pelousas militia, which
Yea during the entire distress
2 period at Melville.
sae other viii be hailed with
y ght BY those who have lost
", and could not have planted
not the State come to the
gls with seed.
,John Skies left last week
as Texas, where he viii
as tithure reside
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

CHEF C. L. HAYES.
Chief G. L. Hayes is now serv-
ing his seventh term as the head
of the police of Opelousas, and
he has waxed so strong in poll
tics and so popular with the
masses that for several terms
st he has had no opposition.
Polite, accommodating, honest
and impartial, it is not a wonder
that the people of this city in
sist on retaining him as Chief of
Police.
Mr. Hayes was born in Plaque
nine Brulee, now Acadia parish,
ii 1854. his father being the
lam ente d ex-Sheriff Jas. G.
Hayes. He serve d thirteen
years under ex-Sheriff C. c.
Euson, and was that n o t e dI
officers most trusted deputy.
He does not mind work, and
when it became necessary he
drove a lumber delivery wagon
~ an ordinary laborer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

Things have been rather sui
phurous round these diggins
for the past two weeks, all on
account of difference of opinion
between His Honor, Mayor Loeb,
and the members of the Board of
Aldermen and the Progressive
League.
In shor the Board Of Alder
men and the Progressive League
believe that the city should make
water concessions to a proposed
stave factory which the Mayor
on his part believes to be under
the actual cost of furnishing the
water.
The Mayor vetoed two ordi-
nances, passed by the Board,
giving the proposed factory
water at a fiat rate of $40, 600 for
200, 900 gallons per month, or 5.
cents a thousand gallons, and
both ordinances were enacted by
the Board over his veto by a
unanimous vote, the members of
the Board claiming that they
possessed information that the
rate was not below production,
but a fraction of a cent above.
A meeting of the Progressive
League, held Tuesday night at
the courthouse, approved the
action of the Board in granting
the privilege, but refused to
mention the Mayors name in
connection Herewith, a resolu-
ton which embodied a yelled
censure of the Mayor being
amended so that it confines itself
to patting the Board on the
shoulder for granting the rates
asked.
The meetings of the Board of
Aldermen, and the meeting of
the Progressive League, were
peppery in the extreme, part of
the membership of the latter
leaving the courthouse before
adjournment. The Mayor was
there in person, but was not
allowed to speak on account of |
his not being a member of the I
League. Attorney Guilbeau rep
resented him. Mr.. Guilbeau's
resolution, understood to be in
behalf of the Mayor, and the
resolution with the censure at
tached, were both laid aside by
the meeting, and a milder one
adopted.
The first resolution, the one
containing the fang, was intro
luced by Mr.. Leonard S. Isacks,
md read:
BE it resolved by the Pro-
gressive League of the City of
Opelousas, in mass-meeting as
that the action of the
Board of Aldermen of the City of
0pelousas, in overriding the
Mayors veto and passing the or
linance whereby the said city
nay secure the proposed stave
factory, meets with the unquali-
led approval Of the League. =
Mr.. Guilbeau's substitute read:
Whereas, there is some talk
If the establishment of a stave
,actory in this section;
Be it resolved, that the gen
lemen in charge of said factory
,e and they are hereby given
'ssurance that their coming to ]
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

a harmonious spirit among the
membership of the League.
Mr.. Lorenzo Fl. Mornhinveg,
one Of the live wires" of the
city, was elected President, DR..
4. j. Bercier, who has served SO
faithfully for several years, hay-
ing announced that he would not
accept another term. Young,
energ stic. progressive. Mr.. Morn
hinveg will make an ideal head
of the League.
Mr.. G. P. Dunbar, who has
made a tip-top Secretary, was
unanimously reelected.
The same Board of Directors
was reelected.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

John J. Healey, Clerk Of the
Police Jury for the past sixteen
years, and who is 80 useful and
efficient in the position that he is
reelected at every succeeding
election without opposition, is a
native 0pelousean, born in 1867.
Steady, trustworthy and emerge
tic, he is an almost indispensable
officer.
Mr.. Healey attended the pri-
vate schools Of Opelousas until he
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

this city would be welcomed by
the citizens; and that accordingly
they are urged to locate their
factory at this point. =
The compromise mot compro-
mise, because many left the hal
before it was put to the house)
resolution is the original Isacks'
resolution, with Overriding the
| Mayors veto" stricken out, and
was offered by Mr.. Percy Dun
bar, and ins, sted upon by Mr.. G.
FL. Cretin.
It was at this point, when the
milder resolution was about to
be voted upon, that a motion to
adjourn was made, and a majori-
| ty of the house left. The Mayor
went with those who left the
meeting.
The resolution was til en-
adopted by those remaining, and
the following telegram sent to
the stave factory people the next
day:
''Opelousas, July 10, 1912.
The Kern Co., Ltd,
Whitney Bank Bldg,
New Orleans.
At a meeting of the Pro-
gressive League, held last night,
the following resolution was
offered and adopted:
BE it resolved, by the Pro-
gressive League of the City of
Opelousas, in mass-meeting as
sembled, that the action Of the
Board of Aldermen of the City
of Opelousas in passing the or
dinance whereby the said City
may secure the proposed stave
factory, meets with the unqual-
flied approval of this League.
/ take pleasure in communi
eating this message to you, and
hope that we may secure your
1dCtOTy.
L. H. MORNHINVEG.
Presfnent. Z
'"The Mayors reasons for We
toing the Boards ordinances
appear in full in the minutes of
the Board, which are printed in
another column.
The factory, which it is be-
lieved will be located here, will
employ about thirty men.
LEAGUE ELECT OFFICERS.
Tuesday nights meeting of the
Progressive League e electe d
officers, It being the annual cleo
ton date.
Every officer was elected by a
vote, which indicates
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

Mr.. Jon. Fl. Harmanson, the
real estate and abstract man, he
of the Samson muscles, has NOV
ed from his old quarters on
Bellevue street to coy Office in
the Riseman Building.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

From the Rayne Tribune
Hon. H. E. Estorge of Opelou-
sas was a visitor here Wednesday
afternoon en- route to Welsh to
attend the Fourth of July celebra-
tion held at that place. K K
Hon. John w. Lewis of Opelousas
the only avoWed candidate for
congress from this district to
succeed Congressman A. P. Pujo,
was here, en- route to Welsh,
where he was billed for an ad-
dress Thursday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

attained the age of IA, when he
went into a printing office, where
he worked at the trade for seven
years. In 1897 he was elected
Clerk of the Police Jury, which
position he has held ever since.
He does insurance work in con-
nection.
Mr.. Healey married Miss Au-
gusta Johnson, Of Chenneyville, to
which union three children were
born, one boy and two girs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

Miss Thelma Andrus, after
spending several days with her
grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. e.
Chachere, left for her home in
Crowley last week
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

g !, John Skies left last week
as, Texas, where he win
ithure reside
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13
L. H. MORNHINVEG
sPresinent -
LEAGUE ELECT OFFICERS

Tuesday nights meeting of the
Progressive League lecte d
officers, It being the annual cleo
tion date.
Every officer was elected by a
unanimous vote, which indicates
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-07-13

Tha 81 landry (La.) Clarion is WIlh0ut
..ast sus Of the hsst edited nd printed
...rlss Ia tns whole S0uih.--AMERICAE
arspAPER UNlOS'
Mountain advocate., 1912-10-04

in contempt cases. That's another
ialsehood. Mr.. Powers voted for
both of these measures. These
measures were reported to the
House from the Judicial Committee
of which Judge Clayton is Chairman
and Mr., Powers gave his hearty
support to these measures. The
newspapers supporting Mr.. Seavy
admit that.
Mr.. Smith says that Mr.. Powers
has not been able to get anything
appropriated for the district. That
is another statement that Mr..
Smith must know is false. Mr..
Powers got $4,000 for the Public
Building at Somerset, $25,O0O re-
ported favorable from the Public
Buildings Committee for the Public
Building at MiddIesboro and other
bills carrying thousands OF dollars
have been passed through the
House by Mr.. Powers to pay OF
war claims against the Government.
Stop your lying. Mr.. Smith. Pow
ers has invited you to meet him in
joint debate. He told you in his
challenge that he was able to de-
fend his record against all corners
and goers. Either meet Powers in
joint debate where he can have a
fair chance at you or quit your lying
about what he has done. -adv't.
Mountain advocate., 1912-10-04

of land, except the seam of Goa
known as the BLACK Raven
of Straight Greek" seam, and
all seams lying below it ; togeth-
er with all of the buildings,
houses, tipples, inclines, mine
tracks, mine cars, engines, boil
ers, pumps, machinery, entries,
improvements and rights of way
of every kind situated upon or
oppurtenant to the said tract of
land at the time of the filing of
the petition in bankruptcy here
in.
The foregoing mentioned and
described property will be sold
as a whole, to the highest and
best bidder, one half of the pur-
chase price to be paid in cash to
the undersigned Trustee, on the
day of sale, and the remaining
one half thereof to be secured by
a sale bond payable to the under
signed Trustee, due in six
months from the day of sale,
bearing six per cent interest
from day of sale until paid, with
good surety thereon, and having
the force and effect of a replevin
bond. and setaining lien upon
all Of the property to secure the
payment thereof.
Reference is here made to the
judgement and order of sale
herein and to the records of the
said two leasehold properties for
full and complete boundary
description of said lands as fully
as though set out herein.
Dated this September 3Oth,
1912.
James H. Jeffries,
Trustee In Bankruptcy.
Mountain advocate., 1912-10-04
Parcels Post Stamps

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3O.-Ar-
rangements have been made by
Postmaster General Hitchcock for
the engraving and manufacture of a
series Of twelve stamps, unique in
size and novel in design for exclusive
use in the forwarding of packages
by the new parcels post. Under the
law recently enacted by the Con-
gress, ordinary stamps can not be
used for this purpose. -
The special parcels post stamps
will be larger than the ordinary
stamps and will be so distinctive in
color and design as to avert any
possible confusion with stamps now
in use.
The new issue will be in three seri-
es of designs. The first will illus
trate modern methods of transport
ing mail, one stamp showing the
mail car on a railway train; anoth-
err an ocean mail steamship; third
an automobile now used in the pos
tai service; and a fourth the dis
patch of mail by areoplane.
The second series will show at
work in their several environments
the four great classes of postal en-
ployes-postoffice clerks, railway
mail clerks, city letter carriers and
rural delivery carriers. The third
series will represent four industrial
scenes showing the principal sources
of the products that probably will
be transported extensively by par
cells post.
The stamps will be ready for dis
tribution December in order that
the 10000 postofhces may be sup
piled with them before the law be
comes effective January l