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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

all of said bonds bearing interest at the
rate OF five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually on the first days of
April and October of each and every
year, as evidenced by interest coupons
attached thereto. Both principal and
interest of said bonds shall be. due and
payable at the office of the Treasurer
of said town of Melville, Louisiana, or
at some bank in the city Of New Orleans
to be determined by the Mayor, at the
option of the holders of said bonds or
coupons; and said bonds shall be signed
by the Mayor of the town of Melville
and attested by the clerk, provided,
that the interest coupons may be au-
thenticated by the facsimile signatures
OF said Mayor and said Clerk. Said
bonds and coupons shall be SUBJ
stantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
TOWN OF MELVILLE.
No. Electric Light Bond. $4,000
Know all men by these present, That
the town of Melville, state of Louisiana,
is indebted and, for value received,
hereby promises to pay to Bearer two
hundred and fifty dollars, lawful money
of the United States of America, on the
first day of April 49,, with interest
thereon at the rate of five per cent per
annum from date hereof until paid.
payable semi-annually on the first DAYS
OF April and October, except that the
first interest payment shall be on the
first day of April, 1915, on presentation
and surrender of the annexed coupons
bearing facsimiles OF the signatures of
the Mayor and the Clerk of said town.
as they severally become due. Both
principal and interest of this bond are
due and payable at the office of the
Treasurer of the town of Melville or at
the Interstate Trust and BANKING Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana, at the option
OF the holder OF this bond and Of the
several interest coupons.
This bond is nj of a series of sixty
bonds OF like date, tenor and effect, ex-
cept as to maturity, issued by the Town
OF Melville, State Of Louisiana, for the
purpose of purchasing and construct
ing an electric light system in an for
said Town, under and in full compli-
ance with the Constitution and Laws of
the State OF Louisiana, and especially
Article 281 of the Constitution and Act
256 of 1910 and Act 218 of 1912, and an
ordinance duly and regularly adopted
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
OF said Town or the 18th day of May,
1914, and said Town is hereby held and
firmly bound and its full faith and
credit are hereby pledged for the pay
ment of principal and interest thereof
at maturity.
1t is hereby certified, recited and de-
clared that ample provision for the pay
ment of principal and interest hereof
has been made by voting the authority
to issue this bond and that all acts,
things and conditions required to be
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
A POWER OFT ABUSED.

Every newspaper and every
magazine published anywhere
has an opportunity, in a greater
or lesser degree, to HELP
ALONG the community to which
ii owes its existence. The press
wields a TREMENDOUS POW
Err, either for good or for evil.
The power, rightly used, is dis
tinctly and unfailingly BENE-
FICIAL to the men and women
who read its comments. When
abused it is equally M
as the clean press is good.
1T is deplorable to note the ne
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
THE CLARION
CLARION's SCRATCH HITS.
BY IA. BRUF.'

No, it isn't warm yet. Wait
until you see Chief Hayes with
his trusty palmetto fan.
We have one thing to be thank
full for: The Federals haven't
raided our baseball team.
Would it be improper to call
pedestrians tar heels is,
until the streets are worn in?'
What is bekum O. the old
time gal what ulster kepe kum-
peny with one feller?" asks Abe
Martin.
Will some patriot kindly step
forward and relieve our down.
trodden commonwealth of this
pesky Legislature?
Well, at any rate, those enter
prising Alexandria capitol seek
ers stopped their train on this
side Of the river. and didn't land
on Red Sticks hostile bluffs.
That little fly, which you fail
ed to swat not long ago, now has
a happy, buzzing family circle
large enough to spoil the soup
of nearly every citizen of Louisi-
ana.
Oh, yes, we are willing to adj
NIT that st. Tammany has more
strawberries than we, but we
would be guilty Of objectionable
neglect of duty were we to sit
idly and supinely by and fail to
state that we have got them
skinned on peaches"
Il is said that the lombard
ment of Port Hudson, during the
civil war, could be plainly heard
in Opelousas. Oh. that's moth
ing. old pard, we think the
sound of Austin Fontenot and
Gill Dupre's verbal artillery has
gone a good deal further than
that.
Seven Jennings citizens were
caught playing poker in a refrig-
orator the other day. DIR. Dowl-
ing might purchase this cooler
very cheaply for use Of the
Board of Health office, and the
long suffering public would be
spared the sight of the Docs hot
weather photo, which has been
adjoining the newspapers re-
Gently,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
THE ~SANITARlUM.

The Clarion is keenly gratified
to learn of the PROGRESS that
IL being made by the gentlemen
who are interested in the project
10 erect and equip q thoroughly
MODERN sanitarium in this
city.
1t is purely and simply an
ECONOMIC MOVE. It will
BENEFIT not only the men who
are financially interested in the
enterprise, but will prove a
BOON to the ENTIRE commu.
nifty.
First, it will GREATLY cut
down the exorbitant cost Of pa
tients from this parish being
FORCED to travel all the way
to New Orleans and paying the
correspondingly large expenses
thus required.
Second. it will do away with
the peril which a long and tedi-
Gus trip to the city often entails,
and It will SAVE TIME-one of
the MOST important factors in
the treatment of critical cases.
Third, it will KEEP AT HOME
the THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
which are NOW being annually
spent at the New Orleans hos
pitfalls by our sick.
Fourth, it will open another
USEFUL FIELD of employment
for our HOME people.
Fifth, it will insure a quiet,
HEALTHFUL rest for the pa
tient-an advantage which can
scarcely be obtained in a great
metropolis.
We CAN secure the sanitarium
if we so desire. 1t will mean
MUCH to YOU and YOUR
NEIGHBOR. Let US work for
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Restaurant In New Hands.

The Gem, one of the popular
eating places of this city, has
been purchased from George
Wilson by Roy L. Soutbine, who
was for a short while associated
with Maxwell, the Court street
photographer. Mr.. Soutbine as
sumed charge of the business
several days ago. He is an ex-
perienced restaurant man, and
will no doubt, make a success Of
his new venture. Extensive i'm
provements are contemplated.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

The first State rally of the fol-
lowers of Teddy will be held in
New Orleans. For this occasion
the local agent of the Southern
Pacific has announced that the
company will sell round trip
tickets from Opelousas on June
18th and 18th, final return limit
midnight June 21st. The fare
for the round trip will be $3.50.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Clarion Editor Recovering.

Mr.. Lawrence A. Andrepont,
who was taken suddenly i'll last
week is now recuperating and it
is expected that he will reassume
his duties at the head of the
Clarion editorial department
next week. During the Editors
absence, "A. Bruf' has had ex-
elusive charge of this depart
ment of the newspaper.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Trouble With Pavement.

The wood block paving at the
corner of Main and Bellevue
Streets has begun to buck
The contractor has been notified,
and it is expected that he will at
once repair the defect, which is
a minor one. The extreme tor
rid weather is blamed for the
trouble.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Add to Facilities.
Messrs. Bordelon & Hayes, a

Messrs. Bordelon & Hayes, a
Well-known automobile firm Of
this city, have just purchased
another Hupmobile for use in
their service, thus adding to
their already large equipment.
This firm is now devoting its
attention to the repair and trans
fer business, the sales agency
for the Hudson and Hupmobile
cars being handled by Jos. Bor-
& Sons.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

done, precedent to and In the issuance
| of this bond, have been properly done.
have happened, and have been per-
formed, and that the Indebtedness Of
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 ofLouisiana, 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.
H. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
Attest: LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
Seal
Form of Coupon1
On H.. /, 10, The Town Of melville,
State Of Louisiana will pay to Bearer
Six and 25-100 l6.251 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,
No.
s@@@sS&G@%EHHg 4Is -. OO9GI II. MHVOI. &#
LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
lSeal1
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 4. 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 s feight) mills on the
dollar for the year 1914 for the purpose
OF paying principal and interest of said
bonds maturing on April 1st and Gcfo-
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 list 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 it 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
n 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 done and passed in special ses-
sion convened on this the 18th day OF
May, AID. 1914.
n. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
Attest: LYMAN Fl. LYONS, Clerk.
may 16 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
5 83 80
Profits 1871 48
Respectfully submitted,
fSiuuadl A r. HOMES

Profits $731 As
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) A. C. JONES, Supt.
Opelousas, La, June 2, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of
the Board of Aldermen of the City
of Opelousas, La.
Gentlemen: | beg to report that /
have received from the LIST of May,
1914, to the 31st of May, 1914,
four prisoners to work out
their fines on the streets, to-wit: total
time worked 27 3-4days. | have worked
sixty-five squares of streets; hauled
one hundred and seventy-six loads of
dirt or streets; put in five new street
bridges; have unloaded a half car load
of sand; buried a number of dogs;
swept the paved block streets six
days per week, seven days sprinkling
streets; the approximate cost of
work done in each ward for May,
1914, is as follows:
LIST. $50 so
End. " 7S Is
3rd. 8 40 so
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
$l2130 IA
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) j. j. PERRODIN
Civ Treasurer

(Signed) j. j.. PERRODIN
City Treasurer.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the report of j. j. Perrodin,
city treasurer, was received as read
and referred to the Finance
Committee, who after examining same
and finding correct ordered the Treasur-
err credited with the sum Of $500. 90,
and vouchers for said amount be can
celed.
Report Of of c. L. Hayes, City Tax
Collector:
Opelousas, La. June 2, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and members of
the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
| herewith tender you my report of
collections for the month ending May31,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

Total S606 40
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) C. L. HAYES,
City Tax Collector.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the report Of C. L. Hayes, City Tax Col
lector, was received as read.
Report of A. c. Jones, Supt.
Report for Electric light and water
work plant for May, 1914.
Revenues:
From light service-.s SN AZ
water . 41S IA
!" public 8 Y
1855 Is
Pay 1876 90
Fuel oil 100 barrels at $1.55-. 24S 90
~Lubricating oil, waste and in
cidentals so 90
z QC2 On
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13
Council Proceedings.

Opelousas, La. June 2, 1914.
The Board of Aldermen met in regu-
lar session. Present, E. L. Loeb, May
or, presiding; Aldermen Gosselin n,
Fields, Hays, Sicily and Eastman.
All the member S b present
the meeting was called to order.
On motion of Mr.. Hays, duly second
ed and carried, the reading of the min
utes of previous meeting was dispensed
with.
Opelousas, La, June, I, 1914.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the City of Opelousas, La.
Gentlemen
beg to report that / have collected
during the month of May, 1914, Water
and Light Dues, amounting to thir-
teen hundred and seventy-six and 91-100
($1376. 81 dollars, and turned over said
amount to the City Treasurer.
I beg to report further, balance on
hand June list, 1914, to the credit
of the various current funds, as folloWs:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

May 5, To balance on hand
as per report--.-....--..$ 4545 80
June z, to cash on account Gravel
Assessment ord. 3-4-14a.-. 41O 81
May 9Th, to June2 To cash on
account Block Assessment
ord. 3-23-14-.------.-.--.--.-- q So
May 5th to June 2, To cash
on account Block Assessment
ord. 4-16-14---.. $40 20
May 9Th to June 8, To cash on
account Block Assessment
ord. 5-5-14-........-.. 1898 O6
May 9Th to June 2, To cash on
account Block Assessment
ord. 5.15-l4.-,......,----.-....... 355 10.
May 3Oth, To cash, being
amount refunded by Wabash
r. is 40
May 3Oth, To cash being amount
rentpest house property 10 90
Ju ne |, To cash from j. B.
A. Stage, City Clerks. 1876 81
June l, To cash from G. L.
Hayes, City Tax Collector. COS 40.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

635 Jos Anslem, arrests SIS
636 G Hayes, arrests. 2.25
637 Hollier G Goodloe, arrests. 1.50
On motion duly seconded and carried
the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
adjourned subject to call.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest: H. u. CALLAHAN,
City Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

CIR.
May 5, to June q by sundry
warrants paid since last
report, as per warrants
hereto annexed
June 2, 1914: To balance
on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
NORRIS WILLIAMS
AND CHURCH WILL
CLASH IN FINALS
National Champion and Del
aware Title-holder Easily
Dispose of Their Oppo-
nents In Big College Ten
mis- Tourney.

HANERFORD, Pa, Sept 17.-There
were no upsets in the semi-final round
matches in singles of the 34th annual In
tercollegiate Tennis championship tourna-
ment, which continued on the courts of
the Merton Cricket Club here today. AS
result of the competition, Richard Norl
ris Williams. Philadelphia, the national
and present intercollegiate champion will
clash with George NJ Church, Delaware
State champion and Princeton captain, in
the final round.
Williams, who was the standard bearer
for Harvard University, advanced by his
victory over l.. Vandevander of Prince
ton. There was no letup in williams
game. He slashed the ball from right to
left. whipped It to the far corners of the
court. lobbed with wonderful judgement,
smashed his shots across the net with re-
markable accuracy, and In fact, showed
the tennis which made him the national
champion in all departments OF the game,
winning by the score: 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Church, who loomed up as a likely
fnalist when he was drawn in the upper
division, had a teammate for his op-
ponent, which rather robbed him of the
pleasure of vanquishing a rival colleglan,
but Princeton and Harvard were alone
in the semihnal. so there was nothing
left for him to do but meet a Tiger.
The latter was A. M. kidder. his partner
riority by carrying off the three sets,
6-2. 6-2 and 6-i.
The only surprise that could possibly
have been experienced by the large and
approciative audience was the easy win
scored by Williams over Vandevander,
whose work In the earlier matches was
exceptionally good. Williams was nat
urally the favorite. but the fact that he
lost six games In his match with Richard
Harte, of Harvard, yesterday, caused
many to think that the Prncetoniafr
would give him a battle royal today, but
such was not the case. Williams losing
only three games In the entire match.
while he scored Is by playing magnif-
cent tennis from start to finish
The summaries:
Championship Singles-Semi-hnal Round
George NJ Church. Princeton University, de-
fentcd A.. NJ. Kidder. Princeton University,
O-2' 6-2, d-l; Richard y. Williams ID Har-
yard defeated l.. Vandevander. Princeton, 6-1,
81, 6-1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

while the coaches at FRANKLIN Field are
erEy upon the development of ground
gaining back field, Harvard Dartmouth
and Cornell are giving thanks that their
veteran back field uuartets of 1918 are
intact, and promise to be better this year
than ever. While these universities have
merely to hold their back field men to-
gether, the Quakers must Ali every one
OF these four positions with a new man.
The effectiveness of Harvards back field
ought to be greatly increased this year,
IL such q quartet could do more deadly
execution than that wrought by Brickley,
Mahan, Logan and Bradlee. About all
Head Coach Percy Haughton has to do
IL to keep these men in shape and think
up new plays for them. Unless some
thing now unforeseen happens no pos
sible change could strengthen this group.
Every man is star of the first magni-
tude In his particular position, and the
four work together with the greatest pre-
cision. 1t Is Idle to dwell upon the good
points of these men because every one
knows how wonderfully Brickley can
drop and place kick, run the ends and
buck the line; how Mahan can punt
run back kicks and sprint around end ;
how Bradlee can hit the line, and Logan
run the team.
But Pennsylvania men are probably
more interested in the strength of Dart
mouth and Cornell behind the line be.
cause the Quakers have to play both of
these teams. Dartmouth Is every whit
as well fortified here as Harvard. Last
year Llewellyn and Ghee alternated at
quarterback, but Ghee was the better
man. Llewellyn has graduated, leaving
Ghee In full charge. Dartmouth's other
three backs are on hand again. These
include Captain Whitney and Curtis at
the halfback positions. and Murdoch at
fullback. There isn't much to choose be-
tween the Dartmouth and Harvard back
fields. That indicates how strong Dart
mouth Is. In some respects Whitney Is
better player than Brickley. He is
every bit as fast, and as a line bucker
he is superior to the Harvard captain.
Only in kicking is Brickley his superior.
Ghee Is better man to operate the
forward pass than Logan. Likewise he
runs his team faster and Is n better
individual player. Mahan Is superior to
Curtis but there is nothing to choose
between Murdock of Dartmouth, and
Bradlee, of Harvard. But think what a
load is taken from the minds of the
Dartmouth coaches when they realize
that they now have back field which
can't be improved!
DR.. A. H. Sharpe, OF Cornell. may try
to improve his back field, but he will be
pretty well fortified even IL he decides to
stand pat on his present quartetteS~ which
did so much to win from Pennsylvania
last year. Last years back field was
made UP of Barrett at quarterback, Coll
yer and Phillip at halfbacks and Lahr at
fullback. On the offense Fritz, now grad
uated. was brought back to n halfback
position. With the exception of Fritz this
offensive machine is still available. 1t is
pretty well rounded combination, too.
and directed by Barrett, who Is one OF the
beh quarterbacks, punters and drop
klckers in the country.
There is no Disgusting the fact that at
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CHELSEA YACHTSMEN
HAVE HAD A MOST
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
In Eleven Regattas of South
Jersey Association
Fine Record by Winning
Handsome Prizes.

The members OF the Chelsea Yacht
Club are still talking about the success
of the fleet Of boats in the race meets of
the South Jersey Association. Ex-Com-
n,odore Joseph d. Swoyer and the pres
ent commodore, Samuel w. Whan, should
bc proud of the results which have been
obtained during the past season. and in
dications, taken from the close series of
races between the boats of the one-de-
sign fleet. point to better record next
year.
The Chelsea Yacht Club leads all the
other eleven clubs on the number of first
ami second prizes obtained in the regat
tas during the ten weeks of racing. Be-
sides winning q first prizes in the 50
events. which were held, and twelve sec
onds, tho club holds the title of cham
piCn among the clubs along the shores
of South Jersey. Three boats captured
championship certificates which were
awarded by the American Power Boat
Association at the final series of races
held at Atlantic City on September 8.
The Atlantic City Yacht Club is the run
ner-up, having taken the two remaining
certificates. 1t is also in second place in
trophy lifting, having seven frsts and
eleven seconds on the shelves of the spa
Commodore Whan, with his cruiser,
Peggy, picked up eight first places and
a championship. being the most consist
ent winner along the coast with the en-
ception of A. C. Glmore's open boat,
Seven Heels, which also had eight wins
to its credit. But owing to the fact that
the Stone Harbor craft was given too low
rating during the season in the finals
II was moved up to the over 40 class,
where 1t did not show No other cruiser
got better than second place.
In the class for displacement racers,
Balfour II. owned by A. W. BRENNAN.
won the championship besides gathering
in three first prizes. All the Time, owned
by L. F. Rubers was a twice winner,
while Margaret NJ, owned by Charles
Tilton, got first place and three sec
ondS
In the open boats Anna May. G. Mahn
won the championship, four firsts and two
seconds. Foggy Dew has three victories
to her credit. Catherine II, Chedou, Pet,
Nadine and Seamahr picked up one first
and four seconds.