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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
If THE SALARIED At.
TORNEY, OF A COR
PORATION Is NOT A
CORPOT ALTON AT
IOTNEY, THEN
WHAT Is He?

The Campaign Committee Of
Mr.. John w. Lewis, through the
paid advertisement edited BY it
in the Clarion, denies that its can
didate is a corporation lawyer.
If Mr.. Lewis is not a corpora
tion lawyer, THEN WHAT is A
CORPORATION LAWYER?
Mr.. Lewis Committee appears
to take the stand that its candi-
date is not a corporation lawyer
because he has also a general
legal practice and does not devote
his entire time to corporation
business. In support of this
view they publish in their adyer-
tisement letter of Judge B. H
Pavy stating that Mr.. Lewis has
a general practice, and also stat
ing that while Mr.. Lewis filed
many right-of- way suits for the
10. G. & n. E. Ry. Co., that it
was only a small railroad and on
Ily two of these suits that he
remembers of were contested.
No corporation lawyer gives up
his general practice.
All this is mere evasion. A
lawyer who does a general prac-
+ tice and now and then takes a
corporation case when specially
retained could we'll deny being a
corporation attorney, but how
can lawyer make this denial
when he has been for some eight
years on the regular pay roll of
| a railroad corporation as its gene
raj counsel, and who in this capa-
city has been enjoying free rail
road passes on its line and con-
Meeting lines and even by inter-
change of passes with its COM
petitors?
| A corporation lawyer is a law
| yer regularly retained in the pay
Of a corporation, and the Demo
cratic party fears them not be-
cause the men themselves are
bad, but they are or have been
IN CORPORATION PAY. It
fears they cannot shake off cor
poration influence and cannot
forget the obligations which they
are under to their employers for
past obligations.
What meets it how many cases
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
TWO IMPORTANT indus.
TRIES ARE CON-
TEMPLATED.
A I00-Ton Sngar-Mill, and A
Creamery, to Be Established
In OpeIOusas.

A one-hundred ton sugar mill
will be established by Mr.. A Mo-
risi, his refractory furnishing the
power. This is certain.
The establishing of this factory
and the refinery at the Holland
Plantation, insures a good mar
ket for cane in this section, and
is an incentive for other factories
of the kind, because the cane
planter will plant more cane than
before, and the factory will come
here to grind that cane.
A Creamery for 0pelOusas.
A creamery for Opelousas is
also contemplated. It's estimat-
ed that twenty percent of the fat
from milk viii equal the cost of
butter, as made by hand, and
that, besides, the seller will have
eighty per cent of skim milk left.
This skinned milk is returned to
the farmer.
The factory is to cost, installed
and ready for work, some 81, 500,
5000 from the merchants of
opelousas, and So, 500 from the
farmers in the adjoining country.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
NOBLE WOMAN JOINS
The GREAT Ma
JORlTY.
Mrs. P. A. Gray, Christian, and
Worker for Charity, is
No, More.

There passed away, on Septem-
Der 4th, 1912, a noble soul, a
worker in every cause affecting
human veal.
Mrs. P. A. Gray, aged 81 years,
3 months and 19 days, was born
at Florisant, Missouri, May 16,
1921. She came to Opelousas
with her parents when six years
old, and has resided herecontinu-
ously since, with the exception of
a few visits to relatives in other
States.
Mrs. P. A. Gray was a charter
member of the Methodist Church
at this place and attentive to and
consistent in church work dur
ing the whole period of her
active life.
She always took the lead in
the extension of charitable work.
In 1861, when the call to war
was sounded and the newly or
ganized Confederacy was with
out the means and manufactures
to supply its soldiers with uni
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28

people. They stood up with the
agents of these timber corpora
tons, in the Police Jury room
and pleaded with the Police Jur-
ors to repudiate the action of the
assessor. They were unsuccess-
full, for the assessor made a
brave fight, and even had the
manhood to take the floor him
self and speak in competition
with these trained orators.
AS a result of Mr.. Fontenot's S
brave fight, the Police Jury up
held him even in the face Of an
adverse committee report, and on
June 21, 1912, adopted this reso-
luton:
Motion by Mr.. Daley:
That the protests of the Bow
man Hicks Lumber Go. and the
Calcasieu Pine Co., through their
attorneys, Messrs. LeWis e
Lewis, against the action Of this
Board in refusing to accord the
said companies relief be and the
same are hereby ordered placed
on file. Motion carried.
Motion by Mr.. Daley:
Be it resolved that the Police
Jury sitting as a Board of Re
viewers approve the assessment
lists as presented by the assessor
and direct that said lists be turn
Led over to Mr.. Darius NJ. Fonte-
nots, assessor of the parish Of
st. Landry. Motion carried. 2
And when, after its failure to
influence the Police Jury, one of
these corporations resorted TO
the courts, we find Mr.. Lewis
and his firm again in the employ
Of the timber corporation in a re-
neWed effort to get a reduction
of these assessments.
If Mr.. Lewis is honestly in
favor of tax reform and Of fore
ing the corporations to bear a
/ just proposition of taxes, if his
views as his managers represent
accord with those of Governor
Hall and the Democratic plat
form, why did he not decline
this employment in 1910, instead
of taking the side of the corpora
ations and declare the assess
ments to be grossly excessive,
unfair and illegal?''
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28

are actively contested in Court?
As corporation lawyer would not
earn his pay either in or out bf
court or If his retention Wis not
in some way to the advan taga OF
his employer. The less work he
has to do for the salary paid him,
the greater his obligation to the
employer.
Mr.. Lewis firm has been
general counsel for the G. a.
N. q. Ry. Go. for some eight
years. They say that road is
a small one. Its original incor-
poration as q seperate road may
have been merely that old trick
of the big railroad systems to
have Their. promoters get special
privileges as independent lines,
before taking them over, for it
was hardly in running order be-
fore it was taken over BY the
Texas &c Pacific Railway Com
pany, one Of the most powerful
corporations in the country.
How much money has Mr.. Lewis
firm drawn in salaries from this
little and good" corporation,
with the approval Of its By and
possibly dangerous parent
They are the general c5lnsel,
not mere local attorneys, and
therefore hardly content them-
selves with a salary of some 500
per month, such as is paid to
local attorneys, but even If that
lis all they are paid, does not that
make ST 1,200 a year. and $6, 900
in five years, and SO, 600 in eight
years? # they are paid d fee
moreyftting to their employment,
say $500 a month, would not
that be S2400 q year, $12,O 900 ii
five years, and SIG, 200 in eight
years? Let Mr.. Lewis tell how
much his firm has received iii
salaries alone from this corpora
ton since it retained him, and
the voters can better Judge il he
can forget it. Of course he can
never forget those railroad pass
es, for things we get for nothing
we never forget.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
IMMIGRATION FOR PAR
ISH OF ST. LANDRY. .
Parry From State Of Minnesota Make Trip Here,
and Like The Country.
HOLLANDERS WILL CONE.
father Engberlnk, Of the Catholic Church.
Taking Interest 10 Brinring Some Of His
People Here,

There was a party from the
State Of Minnesota here Tuesday
and Wednesday.
They came to look into the
country they had heard so much
of it that they wanted to investi-
gate it themselves.
I find it just as represented, !"
expressed one of them, and
you will hear from as later on. !"
There were several ladies in
the party, and they arose early
Wednesday morning to go about
town, and see the flowers, and
the trees, and hear the birds
sing.
Father Engberink, at church
last Sunday, announced that
about twelve study Hollandefs
were coming here soon, at this
instigation, and with the purpose
in mind Of bringing other settlers
from the Netherland, If this
country suited them.
Father Engberink is from Hol-
land himself. He came to this
country after much travel, visit
ing difirent countries, and can
appreciate the possibilities and
opportunities Of this section. and
the Holy Man believes there is
no better.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
YOUNG MANUEL KILLED
in SAN MILL
ACCIDENT

Port Barre, La. Sept. q, 1912.
Mr.. AWE Manuel, a young man
tWenty-four years of age, and d
son of Mr.. Azelien Manuel,
planter of this town, was fatally
injured in an accident sustained
in the saw mill here this after
noon at about three o'ciocG and
expired half hour after
wards. Young Manuel was quiet
and unassuming and bore and
excellent reputation.
He was born and reared in
this immediate vicinity, and came
from a family of good people.
The funeral took place Wednes-
day afternoon and was largely
attended.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
THE LEWIS PAGE.

A page of reading matter,
advocating the candidacy OF
Mr.. John w. Lewis for Con-
gress, appears in the Clarion,
and will appear each week
until election.
The Clarion wishes to state
that the Lewis page is strict
" advertising matter. paid
for by the Lewis adherents,
or headquarters, and does in
no wise reflect the views,
opinion or sentiment of the
Clarion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
SIX CABINS IN"RED TOPo
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Woman Cremated in Cabin Where Fire Orignated--
Foul Play is Suspected, And
Two Men in Jail.

his heels in his night clothes,
and he knows nothing further.
The woman S charred body was
found at the door at which Gil
bert was knocking for admission.
Twenty minutes after, Walter
testifes, the house was on fire
Policeman Goodloe, when he
visited the scene and heard Of
the circumstances, went to Gil
bert's house, and found Gilbert
in bed. Although his house is
not far distant from the scene,
he had not gone to the fire. Mr..
Goodloe found a small calibre
pistol in a. flour barrel in Gilbert's
house. The weapon is now in
the possession of the officers, full
Of flour, and of something that
looks like blood. It is believed
that perhaps the woman was
struck with this pistol.
Witnesses, neighbors, testified
before the Coroner, S jury that
there had been a rumbling
noise" in the house for sometime
previous to the fire.
The fire, according to the test
imony, first came from the win
dow giving directly to the wonl-
ans bed.
Hazel Bowman, a black Won-
an, was with Ella at the fair,
walked to Elias house with Ella
and Walter, and It is believed
that she knows the whole affair,
but her testimony was evasive.
The six cabins burned belonged
to Mr.. Leon S. Haas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28
DR.. LAZARO'S ANSWER
TO LEWIS CHALLENGE
Joint Debates Are No Longer Considered In Politics.
Lewis Methods Not Fair, Says
The Doctor

DR.. Lazaro's reply to Mr.. Lewis, in
answer to the latter's challenge to a
joint debate between the two, is man
" and dignifed.
True it is tinged with pepper, but
DR.. Lazaro believes that Mr.. Lewis
methods of campaign have. not been
fair, and the ginger he injects in his
reply is therefore justiiable.
Moreover, joint debates are not to
be commended under any considera-
ton. Not only do they create acri-
mony between the candidates them
selves, but they often cause serious
trouble between the friends of the
candidates.
They are being discarded every
where
Presidential candidate Wilson will
not go on the stand againt lis oppon-
ents in joint debate.
And neither Roosevelt or Taft have
asked for joint debate.
These men, candidates for the highest
office in the land, recognize that it is
peanut politics to go on the same
stand, and vilify each other.
The campaign between Dr.. Lazaro
and Mr.. Lewis has not been friendly
from the start.
Mr.. Lewis, according to Dr.; Lazaro,
has made charges unfounded IN fact,
and unjust.
In the first address delivered by
me in this campaign, I stated that |
would not meet you in joint debate,
for the reason that your methods Of
campaigning would not permit it. :
Then the Dctor goes on to tell where
Mr.. Lewis did not deal fairly with
him and gives substantial reasons
which prohibits him from meeting Mr..
Lewis on the same stand
DR.. Lazaro's answer to Mr.. Lewis
appears in another column.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28

rhs 81 Landry Ia.) ClsFisn Is Without
sauDi one Of the best edited nd printed
veekIIes in the whole SOulh.-.aMERICAK
gEssPAPER UNION.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-09-28

OFFICIAL JOURN 4, Y.
The 81. Landry Clarion Is ihe Offlclal af-
nal Of every public body In tho par gOls
Ice Jury, School BOARD, LgVee Boz, IanIn
cipIatles 0f0pslOuSas, Part Barre ana iVllle
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
Packey a Conner if he
Can Take Off Weiqht

New York. Feb. THAT Packey
Mcfarland. the Chicago stock yards
champion, can more than hold his
own against any man in the light
weight division IL he himself can ever
make the lightweight limit again. is
the confident statement today OF New
York sporting writers. who witnessed
his bout last night with kid" Burns.
Mcfarland had the better of ever,
round, keeping Burns at sea all the
time with his scientific boxing. Burns
showed considerable rugged strength
and kept boring in, closing up one
OF paclSeys eyes with n staggering
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
j. S. SOLDIER OF
FORTUNE DEPOSEO
Has Been Military Adviser
to Chinese Republican
Leaders.

Shanghai. Feb. 7.-Bccause Of un.
official protests from both England
and Japan, It wa sann1unced today
that Lleutenant General Homer Lee
the American soldier of fortune. who
was mainly responsible for modern
izlng the Chinese army has been de-
posed as chief military advisor to tho
Republican leaders.
Lees public criticism Of the Anglo
japanese treaty and his admitted be-
lief that Japan and England were
parties 10 a plan to 10 gobble up the
best of China when the opportunity
arrived. have made him persona non
grata to the diplomats Of the two
nations and their influences is di-
roctly responsible for his being set
aside.
Lee ormerly lived I'm Los Angles.
Califronia and hsa been In the
Ch'inese military service for many
years.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
SEVERE BLOW TO FOOTBALL
CLAIMS WISCONSIN MAN

Madison, Wis, Feb. THE changes
IN the rules OF football made by the
irterco'legiate rules committee is q
severe blow to football declared Dr..
Charlcs Mccarthy today
1T IS proposed to return to the old
game that the public will tolerate that
Kind Of football, The west ought ia
revolt and stand out against the chang
IS for ! believe that the return to a
game IN which small mon ana small
teams have no chance against large
nen such as all big universities prod
uce, means the end Of football"
Mccarthy was All-American full
back when at Brown and is now at
the head Of the Wisconsin legislative
reference library and prominent in I'm
iverslty Of Wisconsin affairs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
western Lcnguc Magnets Meeting

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Mdgnates Of ne
Western league gathered at Comiskey
park here today for their annual
schedule meeting Since lete yester-
day numerous conferences have been
in progress at which all sorts Of base
ball medicine" was mixed. Frank
Isbell, formerly of the White Sox. and
now owner OF the Des Moines fran
chlse, held a secret session with Man
ager Callahan OF the Comslkev aggre-
galon. as a result OF which Issy ex-
I1ects TO pick up a bunch Of promis-
ing material from the South Side
cast-offs Callahan has rounded up a
big bunch Of recruits and ne will have
TO drop at least ten players before
May /. 1t Is likely Western league
magnates viii get most of these play
prs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
NAT. DELEGATES
SHALL Be ELECTED
Secretary Graves Sets at
Rest all Fears Along
That Line.

Columbus, o.. Feb. Secretary. OF
STATE Charles II. Graves today ruled
that delegates and alternates to ma
tional political conventions shall be
elected by direct vote of the people,
thus setting at rest the fears of the
people that election of delegates by
direct vote might be made void by
action Of county or congressional com
mittees.
Graves announced that he would
not rule on the method of electing
delegates at large and presidential
electors until after the state Republi-
can and Democratic central commit
tees had issued their calls.
The question lrose because of two
conflicting sections in the state cleo
ton laws, one passed in 1908 and the
CHER in 1911.
The 1905 section on this point pro-
vided that the law for direct election
of various officials should not apply to
delegates selected under or pursuant
To the call of any national political
party
In 1911, the legislature, without re-
peaing the 1908 law, passed a law
providing that delegates and alter
mates 10 national political conventions,
shall be elected by direct vote OF the
people at the same time Of nomination
of candidates for congress. This left
both sections on the books, one Gi-
lectly conuadicung the other,
THE 1908 law is repealed by Inn
plicauon, however" said Graves.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07

that time had taken the matter in
hand and was conducting an inquiry.
Representative Clark said today
that Secretary Wilson would be sum
moned as a witness and that he would
be asked concerning an interview he
had with the Florida representative
some time ago, in which the secre.
tary is said to have admitted that he
had suppressed the report on the ever
glade lands.
Won't PrOtcct Fools.
Mr.. Clark charges this was done
at the request or the land companies.
lie said that together with four Flor
ida citizens he called on Secretary
Wilson to ask why the reprot was
suppressed. one of these men was
w. r. Hardee OF Jensen. FLA. who
recently made statement that Sec
retary Wilson sald
81 am not running this office for
the protection Of fools who do not
know any better than to buy somc-
thing that they never saw and do not
know anything about
This statement, Mr.. TIardee declar-
ed, Secretary Wilson made to Mr..
Clark. himself and to others when
they visited him. Hardce also will be
summoned before the house commit
tee as witness.
Before the house committee today
Representative Clark outlined tthe
charges, stating that in 1907 the de-
partment o2 agriculture was flooded
with requests regarding the condition
of Florida everglade lands, which
syndicates were exploiting.
Threatened by Land Agents.
]. o. Wright and a corps OF engI.
neers from the drainage department
were sent to Florida by Chief Engi-
ineer Elliott to nakefa survey and To
compile a complete report. Here, ac-
cording to Representative Clark, be-
gan the trouble that has led up 10
the present controversy.
part of the evidence submitted TO
the house committee Is p copy of a lei
ter written by Mr.. Elliott to Secretary
Wilson last November. In this the
engineer set forth the whole history
OF the case and asserted that he was
threatened by agents cf the land deal
ers when he refused to alter or sup
press a circular sent out on the ever
glades.
The charge against the discharged
officials is that several years ago they
ran short in the appropriation for the
drainage division because funds had
been irregularly loaned to the irriga-
ton division Of the department. Drain
age work was in progress IN North
carolina and a private contractor was
engaged, who finished the work and
was compensated in the next years
appropriation, having carried on the
payroll as an employe, Singleton. who
Is suspended, is declared to have sug.
gested this means of carrying on the
uncompleted work. The total was
about 5000, but no hnancia CLAIM ac-
crued to any Of the officials In the
transaction, 1t is declared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07

Chicago. Fob. 7.-SiX old timers in
affairs Of the ring declare, today. that
the battle between Packcy Mcfarland
and Eddie Murphy. ~. South Bend,
Indiana. will be one of the classiest
bouts staged hereabouts since the
memorable battle between Stanley
Ketchell and Billy Papke, in Mil
waukee. Murphy Is doing some hard
training and says he will he in the
pink OF condition 90 advance rung
in the ladder Of fame at the expense
Of the stock yards favorite.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
COME BACKS GET
new ADDITION

Chicago. Feb. THE "come back
division In pNgilistic ranks has all
other classes Of fighters backed out
OF the ropes by force of numbers here
abouts. Fight fans were startled to-
day by the announcement from Louis
Vile. KY. shat Marvin Hart, whose
star faded almost beyond the memory
Of present fans, is planning to reenter
the game. Marvin has provided him-
self with a manager and all that's
necessary now Is 10 secure match.
With Battling Nelson, Hugo Kelly and
Billy Papke all signed for appearances
in the near future, the olI-timers
campaign is in fun swing. Papke's
announcement says he viii TRY out
against Frank Mantell at sacramento
February %.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
WnI TrnIn Near san lake.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. Jim Flynn
who is showing in vaudeville here
announced today thay he will start
training at the headquarters at idle
wild. eighteen miles from Salt Lake
as soon as forfeits for his champions
ship bout with Jack Johnson have
been posted The hremen received
notice from curley today thar ar
rangements for the training camI
have been completed. Johnson vii
have his camp al Lagoon, hfteer
miles from the Mormon city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
TRY 10 Lower WorId's Rccord.

New York, Feb I'm letter to
Harry Smith. captain Of the PastimC
Athletic club, Lewis Towanina, the
famous Carlisle Indian runner says
he Is getting into perfect condition
and Will try to lower the worlds ten
mile record in the Pastime Athletic
club games here on February 2f
He already holds the record In nifty
four minutes, "a 1-5 seconds. Among
his opponents will he Smith. Mike Ry-
an, NJ. Huysman. J. Mcnamara, Bnly
Kramer and Louis Scott.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-07
Notice TO Contractors


Notice is hereby given that tho
work of constructing the = Oxford
county line and Norton road Will be
sold at public outcry at the office OF
the county surveyor of Delaware Co.
o. to the lowest responsible bidder ON
saturday, March 9th, 1912. az I
O'clock T.. NJ.
County Line Road-The Oxford
county line and Norton road. begln-
ming at the east end OF bridge over
olentangy river on the county line;
thence east 049 miles to MayAeld's
corners.
This road will be improved by grad
ing, draining and macadamlzing ac-
cordlhg to the specifications, plats,
proilles' cross sections, drawings, etc,
on lile at the county surveyors office,
Delaware, Ohio.
hach bidder will be required to de-
post with the county survey ro tho
sum of $500 In cash Sr a certified
eheck on a bank doing business in
DelaWare county Ohio. payable to
fhe Undersigned county surveyor with
OUT conditions, that they will enter
INTO contract and give bond ac-
corulhg to law and acceptable to the
JOINT county board of commissioners
OF Marion and Delaware counties
within ten days after the awarding
OF the contract. The commissioners
ana engineer reserve the right to re-
Ject and or all bids.
by order of Joint Boand of Conn
mlssioners of Marion and Delaware
w. F4Whittier
County Surveyor.
Delaware, Ohio, January 20, 1919
l-S1-4twed