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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22
MEXICO is AGAIN in
HANDS OF Her FATHER
me Dynasty Which Erested Affairs frsH
Invaders. Again In Power.
HADERO IS IN PRISON
The Man Who Dethroned Old Man Diaz Is No
More In Official Lifa.- The
War Is Over.

In the dim past, Montezuma,
4 savage chief, ruled, controlled,
and virtually owned the now
Republic of Mexico.
A daring Spaniard, Cortez,
invaded the land, and the primi-
tive arms of the natives, and the
dash of the invader, conquered
the country.
MaximiIlian, on. the part of
the French government, after
wards wrested the power of
Spain from Mexico.
Maximillian was executed.
Then came the Diaz dynasty
sturdy Mexicans, brave soldiers.
Mexico was then in a chaotic
state-it was considered a bar
baric country.
But there rose a man of the
Diaz dynasty who balmed the
sore spots in the body polite,
when balming could accomplish
cure, and used the chilled shot,
when he thought it was neces-
sary to do so, on stubborn sub
jects.
Old man Diaz made a prosper
GUS country of the once con-
tentious land.
Corn, and other crops. took
the place of cactus.
The smile took the place of the
tears Of the poems.
Madero, a revolutionist by
nature, prompted only by am
bition-by the lust for power
organized a revolution, and
drove Diaz, the Grand Old Man,
not only from his Office, but,
from his dominion made an
exile of him.
But there was a day of retri-
button.
Last Tuesday a nephew of old
man Diaz, after a siege of sew
eral days, not only captured the
capital, but took Madero out of
bis palace and threw him into
prison.
Old Man Diaz, over eighty
years old, will not again occupy
the eposition of President.
But the Diaz dynasty is again |
In control of affairs in Mexico.
The Mexicans have come back
totheir father.
Huerta, a Diaz sympathizer,
is now President of Mexico.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22
JUDGE E. I. LEWIS
|. VISITS HIS OLD home
Occupied Many offices in the
Parish and District.--Was
Once Congressman.

Judge Edward T. Lewis, in
the past District Attorney, Sen
ator, Judge. Assessor, Congress
man, a lifelong resident of this
parish. but who recently moved
10 Jennings, in the new parish
Of Jefferson Davis, was here sew
eral days this week, with Auld
Lang Syne.o
Judge Lewis, although we'll
advanced IN age. is vigorous in
mind and health.
His friends here were glad to
see him, and to notice by his
general appearance that the
climate Of Jennings was agree
~ b with him
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

should be accorded all the en-
couragement that any one car
possibly give them in order t.
spur them on to the goal.
When the election comes off il
is hoped that all Wise-thinkinp
people will not be of the opinion
that the tax will be a burden tc
the poor people, as the argu.
ments of the ti-tax element
are based solely on this point,
when in fact there will be no one
benefited more than the poorer
class. This tax will be any,
thing but a burden and should
meet the approval of all who can
possibly cast a ballot, on that
day, on which the voters of this
city will decide whether or not
Opelousas will be on this trolley
line.
Every one who has the inter-
est of this community at heart
should lend all their energies and
influence to secure the car line
and it is sure that no one will
ever rsgret having by one way
or other aiding in obtaining an
enterprise which is of dire i'm
portance to their city.
The surveyors of the Louis
lana Traction and Power Com
pany spent several days in and
around town surveying; having
come by way Of Coulee Croche,
Sunset, Grand Coteau, Prarie.
Laurent through Mr.. j. J.
Thompson's place into Main
street, going out at the North
end of Main street through
Robins, j. A. Haas G. Fl. Gre
tins and Yves Andrepont's
places northWard towards Wash
lngton.
The surveyors We're accom-
panied as far as Opelousas by
the Superintendent of the Com
pany, Mr.. Shackford, but so far
we have not heard of any report
that he has given concerning
the Traction Company.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22
PROPOSED RICE MILL
FOR OPELOUsAS
4 Thirty Five thousand Dollar Concern Eahis
10 Sell to LEGAL People For
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Mayor Loeb and MIR. A. Msresi al The Head og
the Promotion Of the Important adlunc,
to Opeiousas' Prosperity.

A proposition, which seems to
], strike opportunity and good
judgement, is now before the
people of Opelousas.
1t is the transportating Of d
SS333, 600 rice mill from Jeanerette
to Opelousas for SIS, 900, SIS. 600
cash and the balance in stock Of
the company.
The plant, as will be seen by
I. the following letter to Mr.. Nor
esi, is said to be in good condi-
/ ton, but that is a matter to be
investigated by a committee Of
experts appointed by the local
capital which will go into the
concern.
/ Junk is valuable only to the
/ buyer of old iron.
The responsibility of the men
connected with the project in
question, would seem to assure
that it is a square deal, and
as Opelousas needs such an en-
terprise, it is meet that the citi-
zens should avail themselves of
this opportunity.
The letter to Mr.. Andrew
Moresi, from Mr.. Harry B.
HeWes, who is the man at the
other end, = follows:
Jeanerette, La, Feb. Is. 1913.
Mr.. Andrew Moresi,
Opelousas, La.
Dear Sir Referring to the
conversation had with you at the
depot yesterday, will advise
that | have seen the other par
ties at interest and now wish to
confirm the proposition / made
you at that time, to the effect
that, If the people Of Opelousas
will organize a rice mill company
with at least $40, 900. 90 paid
in capital, we will sell them the
Jeanerette Rice Mill, including
the building, boiler, engine, and
all machinery complete just as
it stands for the sum of SIS, 900.
90, and accept in payment S.
10000 in cash and $40, 600. 90 III
stock of the Company. This is
exclusive of the land on which
the rice mill stands and is con-
ditioned upon you succeeding to
get a capable and experienced
man to manage your company.
AS explained to you, this
property originally cost us some
thing over $33, 10000 and the
plant was erected several years
ago by Mr.. Phillip Rham of New
Orleans. The building, with
the exception Of the floors, is of
cypress and is in splendid state
of preservation and the machin-
cry is in good order and can be
put in running condition with
very little expense. The mill
has a capacity of about 400 bags
a day and produces a high per-
centgge Of head rice under intel
ligent operation.
Hoping you will be able to
organize the company and that
you will find our proposition ac-
ceptable, | remain, awaiting
your reply, Yours truly,
H. B. HEWES. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

Mr.. Iseringhausen is one OF
the members of the Police Jury
from the Second Ward of the
Parish Of St, Landry.
he is a German from parent
age, but Creole by inclination
and habits.
he is strictly and thoroughly
acelimated.
He was born in New Orleans
~ the year 1861. and came to
TINS parish locating at Grand
loteau, with his parents, at the
age OF nine years.
When but twenty-five years of
age ne married Miss Philomen
Frelean, and four children were
porn OF this union, two boys and
two girls.
j his first wife died nine years
aIter marriage, and Mr.. Isering-
naosen married Miss Lulina Pre-
Jean, sister Of the first wife. and
Y lhls union has been born one
glrl and one boy.
The Second Ward Police Juror
II 2 sfaunch citizen and a sue
cessful farmer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22
LOCAL FIREAEN TO
TENDER A BANQUET
TO FRIENDS
Tonight, at Their Club House.
They Promise A Gay Time
to All Who Attend.

1
This evening, at seven-t thirty,
one will be able to see a couple
here and couple there making
their way to the Hope Hook and
Ladder Hall, to attend and par
ticipate in the splendid spread
that the fremen of Opeloasas
have prepared to give to their
wives, daughters and sweet
hearts.
There is nothing that will be
left undone so that the banquet
will be a perfect success. These
generous people who work, not
only to save the property Of
their felloW-citizens, but also to
save their lives, if needs be,
have been hosts at banquets be-
fore, and they acted their role
to perfection on every occasion;
consequently this banquet will
be one Of the most elaborate and
gorgeous ever rendered in Ope-
lOuSaS.
No doubt that the ladies pres
ent will comprise the beauty and
accomplishment of Opelousas.
and the Hall will be beautifully
graced with the most charming
and fascinating young damsels
of our city.
There will be a convention Of
the fremen from all over the
State in the near future and it is
expected that 0pelousas will
turn out unanimously to help
local firemen make the conven-
ton most successful, and there
BY keep to the reputation which
Opelousas has so deservedly won
already for herself Of being one
of the most hospitable and ge-
NAL cities in the entire State.
The fremen wish to have it
distinctly understood by the
people of Opelousas that they
are giving this banquet out of
the fines and dues fund, and
not out of the money the citizens
of this town SO generously dom
ated to them for the purpose of
entertaining the visiting fire1nen
when the convention will be held
here sometime in July.
The Woodman Circle held al
regular meeting Sunday at the
Woodmen's Hall and elected new
officers for the ensuing year,
who are the following: Past
Guardian, Mrs. Bertha Lafleur;
Guardian Mrs. E. K. Wallior;
adviser, Mrs. Z. Marine, Clerk, /
Miss Edna Walhor, Banker, Miss
Pearl Walker; Chaplin, Miss Ora
Inner Sentiel, Mrs. P. |
Titard, Outer Sentinel, Mrs A.
Mouret; Physicion, DR.. Frank G. |
Shute;; Managers, Madames
Willie Ardoin. Albert Clary and
Adeljn Durio.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

New Orleans, Feb. II, 1913.
Hon. J. j. Healey,
Clerk Police Jury,
Opelousas, La.
Dear Sir:
| have your favor of the
18th inst. to Major F. NJ. Kerr,
with reference to having some
member of the State Good
Roads Department appear be-
fore your Police Jury at its
next meeting, March 8, 1913,
to give a talk on Good Roads.
Beg leave to state that |
shall be glad to attend your
meeting on that date, and in
the event that / find it impos-
sible to attend in person, shall
arrange to have some other
member of the Highway De
partment to attend.
am glad to note that your
parish has become interested
in the Good Roads movement,
and I assure you that this
Department will do every
thing in its power to assist
your parish along this line.
Yours truly,
w. Z. ATKINSON,
State Highway Engineer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22
GOV. SANDERS AND MR..
ATKINSON. TO BE HERE
The Father of Good Roads, and the Engineer of Good
Highways, Will Appear Before the Police
Jury on the Sd.
lew Orleans, Feb. 18th, 1913

New Orleans, Feb. 18th, 1918.
Mr.. ]. ]. Healey,
Opelousas, La.
Dear Mr.. Healey::
I am just in receipt of your
letter inviting me to be pres
ent at your police jury meet
ing on March Sd, and will be
with you on that date, nothing
preventing.
Yours truly,
J. Y. SANDERS.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

nr. and Mrs. B. III. Anderson
ed cnd son of Arnaudyill spent
y Sanaay here the guest Of Hrs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

Mr.. Arthur Leblanc of Port
Barre was here on Wednesday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

men, and the communications
above are an assurance that they
will be here on March Sd.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-22

rha ST Landry Ga.) ClariaR Is Without
6snnt one Of the best edited nd printed
saskIies In the whole Souih...-AMERlCAE
Newspaper UNION.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
INVASION OF SOUTH BY
JAPANESE is LIKELY
Logical Goal of Yellow Farmer
Ousted by California.

When the Japanese of California
leave that state as the result Of the
new anti-alien land law. where are
they going? That they will leave
California is certainty. They will
not remain in a commonwealth where
they cannot own land. They will turn
their faces toward States which offer
no impeachment to the acquiring ard
holding of land by Japanese.
There are more reasons than one
for believing that the South will be
the goal of these yellow farmers
whom California does not want. In
the South there is much good land
which is now unused and which can
be had at low prices. The Japanese
likes and thrives in a warm climate.
He is accustomed to laboring in the
fields in the hot sun. He would find
everything in the South precisely
suited to him-everything except the
southern people. And even among
the present owners of southern lands
there are some who would rr"h1h
welcome the Japanese because he
would make wonderfunS 49, 49,
laborer and because they do not fore
see tnaJ ne Woulu NOT TeIIlttlll IL Ia
borer, but would become land
owner Just as he did in California and
with precisely similar results.
Against this contingency the South
should make provision now by a free
expression of its sentiment on the
subject. That it is not a purely
imaginary contingency is demon
strated by the fact that already Gov
ernor Brown, of Georgia, has received
letter from a Washington land
company which represents colony
of thirty California Japanese whom
| the anti-alien law will cause to leave
| California and who are now looking
around for another location.
| Georgia, surely, does not want
! these Japanese The South does not
want them. 1t does not wish to
, undergo the same experience which
| California has undergone to her own
| sorrow and loss. 1t would be well
! therefore. for the South, now that
| the eyes of the Japanese are turned
| toward this region of the country, tc
speak its mind as to this matter in
clear and unequivocal language
| Charleston News-Courier.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
DESTROYING THE EVIDENCE.

IT WAS charged the Legislature Tuesday that the
holders who contesng the egay
the commission election in Jersey City to rein
themselves possession of all the legal evidence
1.-THE ballots poled and that "hey destroyed tins
evidence knowing full well that they intended to 90 into court
and try and upset with the further knowledge
could not CASE The
writ quo requires the defendant ocehoders to
oy the legality election and the evidence they must
RELY covery with by the old Wpenn
object of defeating the strongly expressed
will people of Jersey City annung their election and
putting Wittpenn machine back the offices from which
people expelled them In view of these facts and OF the
trouble be caused by suit for
Attorney General Wilson Wtpenns corporation
counsel in asking a writ of quo warranto?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07

Mr.. Aliens mother was a descend
ant of the Pennsylvania Scotch Irish
and the Brooks family of Virginia.
A native of Mississippi, she was
lover of nature and literature. She
inspired in her son love for reading
old romances. poetry, and history.
Although Allen was only twelve
years old when the storm of Civil
War broke over our country, he was
old enough to realize it's horrors and
1.-THE suffering that it brought to the
people of the South. Just before the
beginning of the war his father lost
his fortune; so the formal education
that Allen received was SMALL but
under his mothers guidance he pur-
sued his studies a home. Long walks
in the fields and forests about his
home gave him a keen insight into
nature.
He was graduated from Transylva-
MIA University at Lexington. Ken
lucky, in 1872, and three years later
received a degree of A. NJ. from there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07

A HISTORICAL novelist worthy to
n rank with Nathaniel Hawthorne,
James Lane Allen has been called.
Both have given us pictures of the
lives of our forefathers; but. while
Hawthorne has shown us New Eng
land, Allen draws the Blue Grass
region of Kentucky and its people.
1t may be due to the fact that
James Lane Allen was seventh
child that he has achieved such re-
markable success in literature: He
was born in Fayette county, near
Lexington, Kentucky, in 1S49, the
youngest child of Richard and Helen
Allen. He can number among his
paternal ancestors some of the first
settlers of Virginia. One of these
ancestors, Richard Allen, moved to
Kentucky, where he lived the easy,
hospitable life of a gentleman farmer
on his large estate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
AERoPLANE TO RACE RAILROAD TRAIN.

A RACE New York to Washington and back between
aeropane special train the railroad is
the interesting that is scheduled for tomorrow 1T Will
something than spectacle for the arshp of
military monopane type and officers expect to find in
valuable data for the science of aerial warfare 1t is
figured that the locomotive, drawing ten will have to
miles hour keep with its aerial
The affair will be novelty in this country, although
quite The American Congress, dominated
country ideas has favor for aviation and so in
country there is little for military
ri n which dsanced by every other nation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
AMERICAN NOVELISTS
One Thing Every Day."
Thing Every Day"
NO. 4-JAMES LANE ALLEN
Copyright 1913 by The Newspaper School, Inc

A little before this his father died
and James had to begin teaching in
order to meet expenses. He spent a
year as master in a country school,
walking six miles to and from the
school every day.
For two years he taught in Mis-
souri,, and then came back to Ken
lucky as a private tutor. He was
called to his alma mater to teach,
and two years later Bethany College,
in West Virginia. offered him the
chair of Latin and higher English.
He planned to go to Germany for a
time; but gave this up when the
idea of becoming a doctor of medi-
cine attracted him. This was when
he was doing graduate work at
Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore. But
his love of literature led him to take
up writing, and in 1884 he moved to
New York. He arrived there un-
known and with no letters of intro
duction; but "he took up his abode
in garnet and started out in a very
humble way" He sent letters to the
New York Evening Post, poems to
Harper's and the Atlantic Monthly,
and essays to the Critic and the
Forum. A criticism of Henry James S
Portrait of a Lady, first attracted
attention to the young author, and
soon there was strong demand for
his sketches of Kentucky life. THE
Blue Grass Region of Kentucky was
the title given to the collected
volume of these sketches.
Mr.. Allen then moved to Cincin-
nati but later moved again to
Washington, believing that the CAPT
tai of the country would be the
future home of literature and art in
America. In Washington, however
he found too much social and official
distraction, so he returned to New
York
THE Kentucky Cardinal" pub
lished in 1895, is one of Mr.. Aliens
best books. 1t is a sort of pastoral
poem in prose, showing the struggle
between Nature and Love. THE
Choir Invisible" shows the noble love
of a married woman for a man who
is not her husband.
James Lane Allen is best knwn as
writer of fiction; but he has also
published many critical articles and
much verse. He is recognized as one
of the most poetic and dramatic of
American novelists.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
Breaking Up the Infant Class.

Two or three young men were ex-
hiblting, with great satisfaction, the
results of a days fishing, whereupon
this young woman remarked very de-
murely:
Fish go in schools, do they not?"
II believe they do; but why do you
ask?"
"Oh. nothing; only was just think
ing that you must have broken up an
infant class.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
A NEW WOODWORKING RECORD.

WITH record of 80 days 81 hours and less than 30 min
has circed the globe beating
the previous time made by Paris man, which
days. "Around the world in eighty days. feat
depicted in few thought to be fantastic
but nowadays that would be slow ourneyng And that
world circing time record somebody is bound to
beat it. The aeroplane suggests What with the
in the facilities for land travel and the
rapidly developing arshp it be possible the next ten
years make the circuit of the world in about
twenty
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
MORE KNOCKING DOWN OF RATES.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION is not yet done with the
The per reduction just ordered
business leaving ntrasate rates unchanged
Logically according previous
ruling of the commission local must not exceed the
the In States that have public
utility laws with teeth the State public service commissions
should be able order and enforce the eveng An
Interstate Commerce Commission telegraph and tele
phone rates also mpends These monopoes enormously
Ovcapazed and that would fair dividends their
actual Investments would their millions annually
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
A GREAT ARMY TRADE SCHOOL.

SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON would have IA big vol
army back the regulars and the training of every
enlisted to trade which will make him useful citizen
when his enlistment The idea and striking
unless could be reconced would hardly
be practicable Limitation of apprenticeship cardinal doe
rne the union the theory that otherwise the
prnces would the trade and by the of labor
bring down If volunteer should be made
apprentice system of the favored trades might
with labor, with the result
reduce the standard the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
1--WE SHOULD SMILE"

If YOU don't want appendicitis keep smiling This
advice from the of Johns Hopkins University Balti
more and they it understood that speaking
in jest The main of this disease they find improper
diet eating too fast and mental depression especially the
named, for the who
to smile and talk table takes time If his only
dinner companion Crouch he is line operating table
So let him apply to himself current bit of slang and 81
should worry and get pain in the siden
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
SAVING INTEREST ON BORROWINGS.

IT is noted by Comptroller Pendegast of New York. that
very large saving of interest borrowings
been made by the city in the years through
operation of the semannua payment
nearly $750OO00O of 1913 collected
the old conditions
could not have been begun until the Monday
ober This experience should be valuable for the guidance of
other cities in their tax policies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
DREAM OF AN ADAMLESS EDEN.

AN EDEN entirely Adamless is the dream of Mrs Wool
sey who offers to subscribe halfmon dollars found
colony only They to be farmers policemen
remen and everything else while standing outside
the viewing the proceedings through pckets
that he lags superiuOu The whole thing reads like
joke but there much wild thinking talking rife these
days sociological reformers that this be
actually in The chances however that she will
be called upon cash her 100000 subscription
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-07
PRACrIsE MAKES pERFEcr

What do you do for exercise at
your place in the country?" asked
Smith of his friend Brown. the
broker.
nary replied Brown. Il water the
stock"