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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06
Editor of the Clarion:

EQiLOF OI LllG SldI lOu.
| have just read your editorial
lecturing The Item for its disap-
prevail of Senator Thornton's
peculiar stand on the Canal tolls
controversy, and note that in the
editorial you refer enthusiastic
ally to Senator Ransdell's mas
terful and clear exposition of the
facts. Evidently The Clarion
sees clearly that Senator Rams
dell is right, but has adopted the
principle Of 'Myparty, right or
wrong, my. party!!"-7o to be
strictly correct The admins
tration, right Or wrong, the adj
ministration!"
How pitiful appears the stand
taken by Senator Stone. of Mis-
souri,, and Thornton, of Louis
lana, both Of whom freely adj
init that the administration is
wrong in seeking to surrender
our sovereign rights to regulate
our own domestic commerce lat
the dictation of a foreign power,
for the benefit.of a few English
lords and American multi-mil-
lionaires, who own our trans
continental railway lines, and in
direct violation of the party
platform and yet vote against
their honest convictions toplease
the President, compared to the
manly and patriotic stand taken
by Senator Ransdell and 1others
against the administration.
For months past, the subsi-
died press and railway senators
have poisoned the minds of the
general public into believing
that we are under some great
moral obligation to divide our
rights with a foreign power
when even that power itself. has
made no such claim; but thanks
to The distinguished s senator
Ransdell and others like him, or
to live newspapers like the N. O.
Item, the public is gradually
awakening to the fact that the
four hundred million dollars ca
nal they have built with the peo-
pies money-in spite of years
of opposition from these self
fame foreign-owned railroads
is to be quietly shorn of its COM
mercial benefit with the COM
Of an administration that
seems to be suffering with an
acute attack of cold feet and is
to divide our sovereignty
in the Canal Zone for some lit
tie moral support for it's Mexican
(if it has any Mexican pol
icy); but there will be other
congresses and other admins
trations that can, if necessary,
undo the mistakes Of the pres
ent one. This country is no
a crown colony govern
ID from the London foreign
,fice and will assert its rights
when the people become more
familiar with the facts.
Yours truly,
ANFrDTCAAI
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06

done, precedent to and III the issuance
OF this bond. have been properly done, /.
have happened, and have been per
formed, and that the indebtedness 2of
said Town does not exceed any con-
stitutional or statutory limitation.
In testimony whereof, we, the under.
signed officials of said Town Of Mel
vile, State of Louisiana, being duly au.
thorized to execute this obligation on
behalf of said Town, have hereunto set
our signatures and affixed the official
seal of said Town, on this Fifteenth
Day OF July, 1914.
Fl. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
Attest: LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
Seal
Form of Coupon
No. 1926
On /, 49,, The Town O Melville,
State Of Louisiana will pay TO Bearer
Six and 25-1OO (6.25) Dollars, lawful
money of the United States OF America.
at the office of the Treasurer OF said
Town or at New Orleans.
Louisiana, at the option of the holder
hereof, being interest then due on its
Five Per Cent. Electric Light Bond,
H. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
Seal
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the Mayor be and he is here
by directed to cause such public adver-
tisement OF the proposed sale of said
bonds to be made as he may deem adj
visable, and he may In his discretion
receive private or public bids for the
purchase of said bonds, provided any
sale thereof must be approved by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
Section a. Be it further ordained,
etc, That there is hereby levied on all
property in the Town Of Melville, LOU
isiana, subject to taxation by the Town,
a special tax of 5 (eightl mills on the
dollar for the year 1914 for the purpose
OF paying principal and interest OF said
bonds maturing on April LIST and Octo-
Der LIST, 1915, and the Clerk of the
Town of Melville is instructed to ex-
tend same on the assessment rolls ac-
! cordingly for collection in the same
manner as all other taxes are collected.
Said special tax, when collected shall
be applied first to the payment OF prin-
cipal and interest of said bonds matur-
ing on April 1st and October 1st, 1915,
and any sum remaining shall constitute
a sinking fund and be held separate
and apart fran all other funds OF the
Town, for the purpose of paying prin-
cipal and interest of bonds thereafter
maturing.
Section 5. Be ii further ordained,
ETC., That the Clerk be and he is here
by directed to file with the Secretary
OF State of the State of Louisiana and
with the Clerk of the District Court In
and for the Parish of ST. Landry, each
one copy of the minutes of the meeting
at which this ordinance is adopted,
same constituting a process verbal OF
the manner in which the ballot boxes
have been opened, the ballots counted
in number and amount, the returns
canvassed and the result of the said
special election ascertained and de-
clared; and said Clerk shall retain in
his office a copy hereof, together with
copies hereof duly certified by the Sec
rotary of State and Clerk to have been
recorded in their offices, according to
law.
Thus dons and passed in special ses.
sion convened ON this the 18th day OF
May, AID. 1914.
H. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
Attest: LYMAN HI. LYONS, Clerk.
may 16 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06

On motion of Mr.. Daley
The committee on claims resolved it
self into regular session of Police Jury.
Mr.. j. T. st. Cyr in the Chair.
The committee on claims reported
through Chairman Walters that they
had examined the claims as above de-
tailed and found same correct.
On motion of DR.. Foster
The report of committee on claims
was accepted and committee dis
charged.
Motion by Mr.. McCaffery-
Be it resolved that a committee COM
posed of the President of this body,
the Road Superintendent and Mr.. S. A..
Gournay be appointed with authority to
purchase an ell tractor and graders to
be used in the 1st road district of the
9Th Police Jury ward of this parish;
provided, however, that upon investi-
cation by this committee it is ascer-
tanned that a sufficient amount of funds
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-06

will be available for first and future
payments on said road outfit, from
funds of first road district of said sixth
ward.
DR.. Foster offered the following as
q substitute to Mr.. Gournay's resolu-
ton:
"Be it resolved, that a committee to
be composed of the President of this
body, the Road Superintendent and
Mr.. S. A. Gournay, be appointed by
the Police Jury, with authority to pur-
chase and oil tractor and graders, to be
used in the 1st road district of the 9th
Police jury ward of this parish; pro-
vided, however, that the purchase
price of said Oil tractor and graders be
made payable out of the per capita and
vehicle tax derived from the said 1st
road district of the 9Th ward and one
third of the internal improvement fund
allotted to said 9Th ward; this being the
basis agreed uDon by the two members
representing the said 9Th ward, for the
division of the funds of said ward be-
tween the list and I'd road districts into
which the 9Th ward is divided; which
division of funds as above stated was
ratified by the Police Jury;
"Be it further resolved, that this res
olution shall be made a part of the con
tract with the company from whom the
above grading outfit is purchased"
After discussion had on the substi-
tute, DR.. Foster wishdrew the above
resolution and offered the following
amendment:
DIR. Foster moved to amend Mr.. Nc
Caffery's resolution, to the effect that
the committee therein named make
the investigations relative to the pur-
chaaing of the grading outfit for the
1stdistrict of the 9Th ward in accord
ance with the conditions therein
named and report back to this body at
its next regular meeting for ratifica-
ton or rejection.
Messrs. Guillory, Daley. Pavy, FL
settle, Catlett, Foster, voting yes. 6
yeas.
Messrs. Durio, St. Cyr, Walters, Nc
Caffery, Gournay, Dimmick, voting no,
6 nays.
No majority vote, the amendment
was lost lost.
A vote was then taken on the origi-
rol mn%;nr offorod ~, M Moroeer,I,
wh;nh ras,,isa5 es saI,n, m 1891 Ma.asty,
Cyr, Durio, Pavy, Fisette, Catlett,
m maise, vot;n me ga 8 vs.. uournay' Dlm-
Messrs. Guillory, Daley, Foster, vot-
ing no, 8 mays. Motion carried.
-,
2 report or 9 - commlftee Tor
WORK gone curing tne montn OF May,
be received and accepted and report
ordered spread upon the minutes. Mo-
uon carried.
MONTHLY REPORT FOR WORK
Done on Good Roads for the
Month OF May, 1914. .
Jury. ST. Landry Parish. =
We resnectfully beo leave To make
the folloWinprTenDrtsu work done on
The Good Roads FIR fhe month IF NAV
1914:
ROAD FROM OPELOUSAS TO
SUNSET:
Engine and grader, s days.--.-S 6O.O0
ROAD FROM OPELOUSAS TO
49,. LAWIELL:
~ Eaas;e ~, as .aqasn, co
coret,,,ct;an 30 n tAa ~
rrss,ataG saod A o |. ~
h' 'oau So.4o
: oze sa
$3.50 5000
WASHINGTON:
ISt0 VI III q LAWN $50
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
The Literary Trawler
Why Sacrifice!

You tell us, you writers of beau
tiful sentences printed on thick,
cream-colored paper and bound in
beautiful covers, you tell us that
We should sacrifice for the benefit
of other people. But why? Why
should they not sacrifice for us?
You urge us to lay down our
lives for the benefit of the
race and for human solidarity,
and tell us soul-thrilling sto-
ries borrowed from Victor HUI
go. But why? Why should we
sacrifice ourselves for posterity :?
If neither We nor they have any
thing more than a life here, why
should We be so keen upon pre-
serving a race of bipedal animals
who wear clothes? Existence be-
tween birth and death does not
seem to most of us sufficiently at
tractive to warrant maintaining 1t
at all costs. And it is very difficult
to discover the basis of morality in
a stock farm.-Shailer Mathews.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
SOMETHING ELSE.

Well, the big game is over; now
let's think about something else
Our enthusiasm should not be al
lowed to hibernate until another
big athletic event demands "whoop-
ing up"
We have intellectual contests
that would be bettered by boost
debating, for instance. Our tai
ent should be equal to that of other
schools and the boys will appre-
ciate the roofing.
Enthusiasm can also be engen-
dered by attention to high attain
ments in scholarship. There are
several scholarship prizes awaiting
diligent students. Though a con-
tender may end in the scrub
string" he will have gained much
from his effort
Diversions in the University life
are many and varied. Not the least
of these is war" To gain a COM
mission from the military depart
ment is a mark of worth. Here is
another good opportunity for a dis
play of enthusiasm.
General school work might well
be made the object for any over
flow of energy. The increased at
tainment would be pleasing both to
the faculty and the student.
Let's boost for the team for all
We are worth while the game is on.
Then, between times, let's direct
our energies to excel in fields of
learning-the real object of our
being here.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
It's pretty hard to find a fly to
swat these days, isn't it?
OTHER THAN BELGIANS.

Truly, we pity the Belgians. They
of all the fighting peoples can be
said without contradiction to have
had the war thrust upon them.
They did not fire the first shot un-
til a foreign nation had put its
soldiers feet upon Belgian soil
And then it was question of eth
er fight the Germans or fight the
Allies. For, undoubtedly, France
and England would have under
taken to punish little Belgium had
she permitted the Germans to
march through her territory un-
molested.
An appeal for Christmas and re-
lief gifts has been answered gen.
erously by the United States. Mon
ey, food, clothing have been sent.
At first one ship load was asked
for. Several have already sailed.
Comes now a call for Christmas
gifts for the sufferers from the
Mexican War Undoubtedly the
United States will respond liber-
ally to the cries from that dis
tressed land. But-what about the
man at our own backdoors, the man
who is unable to get work to sup
port himself and his family in
comfort through the cold winter
months?
He is with us every year. The
mere fact of mill or a factory
closing down isn't nearly so ro-
mantle an incident as that which
threw the Belgians on the mercy
of the world Not so much SYM
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
pathy bears on his case. or course
NOT Tn Is a usual thing.

pathy bears on his case. or course
not. 1t is usual thing.
His pangs of hunger are just as
sharp as those of any Belgian And
the winter winds sting his numbed
body just as bitingly as the frosts
in Belgium nip the scantily clad
war victims His children, too, will
press their lean faces against the
icy window pane and look wistful-
ly into the night for Santa Claus
when Christmas Eve is here.
It's great to be able to help the
Belgians. It's fine to relieve the
sufferings of the Mexicans. But
it's a pity we forget the hungry
family on the street behind us in
our enthusiasm for helping those of
foreign lands.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
THEY WILL VISIT M. q.
Legislative Junketing Committee
Begins Its Work.


The junketing committee of the
State Legislature recently appoint
ed by Governor Major began its
work in st. Louis yesterday at the
State School for the Blind. This
committee will examine twenty-five
state institutions, including the
University of Missouri, and report
on them to the legislature. At the
same time the auditing committee
began its work of checking over
the state expenditures at Jefferson
City.
The members of the junketing
committee are: Senator Anderson
Craig Of Nodaway County, chair
man; Rich r. Correll of Randolph;
j. H. Summeryille OF Mercer. ]. P.
Campbell, editor of the Doniphan
Prospect-News, was elected secre-
tary of this committee at its or
ganization in Jefferson City Fri
day. The members of the auditing
committee are: Senator c. NJ. Bu-
ford of Reynolds, chairman; Rep
resentative Thomas Drumm of
Jefferson City; Representative
Frank NJ. Harr of Clark. A. H..
Zoelner of Perryville is secretary
of this committee.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
PRESSED SUBSIDIES.

About the hardest job in the
world is to get a man to,give up
something to which he is addicted
and which, while seeming to bene-
fit him, really is doing him harm.
He will refuse and refuse and re-
fuse to see the harm, no matter
how plainly it is pointed out to
him.
The same is true of a nation.
Something may benefit nearly ey-
erybody a bit, while really doing
great harm. Then the problem of
changing the conditions is multi
piled by the vast number of per
sons that have to be argued with.
1t is almost an impossible crusade.
Take the ancient, moss-grown
and moth-eaten congressional pre-
rogative of distributing free seeds
to constituents at the expense of
Uncle Sam. This year this pleas
ant little custom is to cost the
United States something like $780,
600.
A gift OF garden seeds to every
voter in his district is supposed to
make the congressman solid with
those whom he represents. Some
times the seeds thus distributed are
planted. Very often they grow and
wax strong and produce cabbages
and turnips and cucumbers and
the like.
But from not one out of hun
dred gifts does the United States
receive in return the information,
asked for on the envelopes which
contain them, regarding the
growth of the seeds. No scientific
purpose is furthered by this waste
of money. 1t is purely a personal,
political graft.
The congressman distributes his
free seeds very much with the
same idea that he distributes his
government buildings and his har-
Dor improvements for Umpty-
Umpty Creek-that of producing a
pleasant feeling among the voters
of his district and thereby insur-
ing his reelection.
The United States here has a
good chance to save $25O,O0O a year
Will the free-seed distributors and
the free-seed receivers be self-sac-
rificing enough to renounce their
hallowed custom?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
Begin Work on New Church.

Work began Friday on the new
Methodist Church to be built on
Wilkes boulevard The amount
now due which was pledged to-
ward the building is $3,700. The
building will be 40 by "a feet.
frame, and veneered with brick
and trimmed with stone.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

DR.. J. w. Connaway, professor of
veterinary and comparative medi-
cine of the University, will soon be
distributed throughout the State.
This bulletin will contain thor
ough diagnosis of the disease and
the methods that should be taken
to eradicate it.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
Fifth Street Team Wins.

The football team Of 317 South
Fifth Street added another victory
to its list by defeating the team
from 500 Elm yesterday morning.
Three touchdowns showed the diff
ference of the teams. The final
score was Is to o.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
BULLETIN ON FOOT DISEASE
University to Aid i'm Preventing
Spread Of Epidemic in Missouri.

That the epidemic of foot and
mouth disease among cattle, which
already exceeds in area affected
any of the five previous outbreaks
in this country, may not spread
through Missouri, every precau-
tionary measure possible is being
taken by the College of Agricul-
ture of the University of Missouri.
A bulletin, now being edited by
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
"SHOP EARLY SAY PASTORS
Cleveland Consumers League Asks
Clergy to Make Announcements.
Rr Irnifnd Dronn

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 21.-
Cleveland pastors will sound the
shop early" Christmas season slo-
gas from their pulpits tomorrow
according to announcements to-
day. The aid of the churches in
the movement comes at the request
of the Cleveland consumers league,
an organization of both buyers and
shop keepers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

Mrs. ]. w. Rankin gave tea Sat-
urday afternoon in honor of her
aunt, Mrs. Sturges of New York
City. Mrs. ]. C. Jones and Mrs.
Robert Whitten poured.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

Now that the Christmas gift-ship
is off our minds, we can begin to
think of the Christmas friendship.
No offense intended!
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

gram.
Mrs. Hartley Banks and Mrs. L
C. Hunt entertained more than 80
guests at Mrs. Banks home, Rose
lands, Thursday afternoon. In tn
receiving line with Mrs. Banks ant
Mrs. Hunt were Mrs. Delaney, Mis-
Cary Cant of New York City ant
Miss Mary Crawford.
The Chi Omega sorority enter
tanned more than 100 members o
the faculty Friday night with a re
ception.
The Delta Gammas gave a din
ner party Friday night for Miss Vi
ola Lee, who is visiting them. Gov
ers were laid for sixteen.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Ravenel en-
tertained ten guests at dinner Fri,
day night.
Mrs. Walter Miller entertained
Friday afternoon with sewing
party for the Belgian refugees.
Mrs. W. T. Conley's guest, Mrs
Norval, of Seward, Neb., returned
home Thursday.
Mrs. Leslie Green of Poplar
Bluff is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. B
Dorsey.
Miss Frances Dorsey returned
Thursday from Topeka, Kan
where she was maid of honor for
Miss Marion Weare.
Mrs. John Holloway went to st
Louis Thursday afternoon to visit
her mother.
Miss Amy Barck, who has been
visiting at the Kappa Alpha Theta
house, went back to st. Louis
Thursday.
Miss Helen Moore returned to
her home in Brookfield, Mo-, Thurs
day afternoon after a few days Wis
it at the Pi Beta Phi house.
Miss Sibyl Reynolds of Chilli
cothe returned home Friday after
a visit with Miss Margaret Shore.
Miss Katharine McIndoe and Miss
Ruth Ramsay of Joplin, who have
been visiting at the Pi Beta Phi
house, left yesterday.
Miss Frances Miller has gone to
Jefferson City for the weekend.
Mrs. Walter MacNab Miller re-
turned Friday to Columbia after
the National Suffrage
at Nashville, KY. Mrs.
Miller was elected first auditor at
the convention. While at Nash
Vile she was entertained at the
Hermitage" the beautiful old
home of Andrew Jackson.
Miss Lois Hodges of Kansas City
has as her guests at a weekend
house party: Virginia Hudson,
Helen Smith, Hazel Wheeland.
Majors, Manley o. Hudson
and Ernest Hudson.
Miss Mildred Bergfeldt, who has
been visiting Miss Marie Roscher
at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house,
returned Friday to her home in
Kansas City.
Miss Elizabeth Sturgis and Miss
Dorothy Mackey went to their
home in Sedalia Friday.
Miss Pearle Mitchell returned to
Columbia Wednesday. Miss Mitch
ell, attended the Good Roads Con-
at Atlanta, Ca, to which
she was appointed a delegate by
Governor Major.
Miss Irene Puntnn and Miss Ne
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

bers and for their visiting alumnae,
Ruth Sedwick of Princeton, Mo-,
and Veda Mckinney of Gillian, Mo.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22
SOCIETY

Mrs. Rosa Ingles was the hostess
at a reception Wednesday AFTER
noon for her daughter, Mrs. Lewis
Knudson of Ithaca, N. Y; her aunt
Mrs. Margaret Clark of Lexington,
XIV: and her sister, Mrs. E. l..
Brown of Independence, Mo.
The house was beautifully deco
rated with crysanthemums and can
dies. Assisting Mrs. Ingles in the
receiving were: Mrs. d. A. Rob-
nett, Mrs. Luella st. Clair-Moss,
Mrs. Robert Hill, Mrs. Robnett Car
ter. Mrs. Claude Wheeler and Mrs.
W. G. Brown.
Mrs. Ingles' house guests, Mrs.
Knudson, Mrs. Clark and Mrs.
Brown left Friday morning.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

George Venable entertained the
members of Phi Mu Alpha Wednes-
day night with a musical. Cady
Kenney, Basil Gauntlet, and Fred
Wrightman assisted in the pro-
gram.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

The Phi Mu sorority will initiate
three members next Thursday
night. They are: Mildred Barr
and Anna Loudermilk OF haywood.
Mo-, and Dorothy Kaucher of St.
will give a dance for the new mem-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

Miss Elizabeth Sturgis and Miss
Dorothy Mackey went to their
home In Sedalia Friday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

Miss Pearle Mitchell returned to
Columbia Wednesday. Miss Mitch
ell, attended the Good Roads Con-
vention at Atlanta, Ca, to which
she was appointed delegate by
Governor Major.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

The Kappa Sigma fraternity gave
an informal dinner Saturday night,
and invitations have been sent out
for their annual Thanksgiving
dance Thursday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-11-22

Miss Irene Punton and Miss Ne
oma Walton have gone to Arm
strong for the weekend.