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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

]. S. Y. Fauntleroy, for sev.
eraI years a resident Of this city,
when his father was a local
Methodist preacher, during the
early childhood of the boy, who
has now become prominent in
national affairs, was sworn in as
collector of internal revenue for
Louisiana and formally took
charge of his Office on Monday
morning.
The oath of Office was admin
istered by United States Com
missioner Arthur H. Browne, in
the presence of practically ali of
the New Orleans federal officials.
Congratulations were heeped
upon the young Louisianian, who
was appointed by President VIII
son through the influence of his
former chief, Senator Joseph A..
Ransdell. to succeed Walter Y.
Kemper. The friends of Mr..
Fauntleroy also extended their
good wishes to the retiring col
lect of internal revenue.
:
Mr.. Fauntley is but 20 years of
age and is the youngest man ever
appointed to the collectorship in
Louisiana: he is the son of a
prominent Methodist minister,
and is self-made and self educat-
ed. He is well known through
out Louisiana, but here in Opel
ousas he is claimed almost as a
home boy. having resided here
several years and being the play
mate of some Of the most promi-
nent men in 0pelousas.
Mr.. Fauntleroy is highly es-
teemed for his ability and intel
lect; his energy and self accom-
plishments. Upon retiring re-
Gently in Washington as secretary
of the Senate committee of pub
lie health and quarantine, Mr..
Fauntleroy was the recipient Of
a handsome memento in the
the shape of an expensive brief
case or portfolio, bearing the
names of the four New Orleans
newspaper correspondents, to
whom the new revenue chief is.
for the valuable prize.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
Band Concert Every
Friday Night.

A committee has called on the
business men, merchants and
citizens interested in the future
of 0pelousas, getting funds to
support the band in giving week.
ly concerts, and the results are
very promising as enough has
been subscribed to predict that
the band viii give concerts reg
ularly once a week. The band
committee, following the base
bali subscription so closely, the
citizens of Opelousas should be
complimented on their generos-
ity for amusements for the sum-
mer.
The band is making wonder
full improvement, and were COM
plimented very highly by par
ties from Lafayette, our neigh
boring city that boasts of the
BEST band in the state. = The
band has now 16 members and
Bandmaster Crawford is work
ing on younger material and
soon hopes to have band of 25
or more members.
What Opelousas wants is the
best band and the best baseball
team in the state, and by every
body pulling together we will
have them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
FEW SPEEDERs FINED
Chief Hayes To Rigidly En-
force The City Speed
Ordinance.

There is no need of automo-
bile owners thinking that they
can speed without Chief of Polide
Clarence Hayes being aware of
it. During the week several
speeders were fined and many
others were warned that their
fines would soon be forthcoming,
also.
Chief HAYES and the other po-
lice officers are determined to
prevent speeders from attempt
ing to see how fast their cars
can travel. Special watch will
be kept now, since the construc-
ton of the pavement. The way
some chaffeurs come running
down the main thoroughfares of
this city is enough, at times to
wonder why some one has not as
yet been injured lin fact that is
the manner in which Chief Hayes
figures.
Mr.. Hayes has notified all Of
tenders of the speed law of this
city that a repetition of the Of
fence meant a fine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
TO PAINT CITY MARKET
Council VIII Have Work OF
Painting Market Started
Next Month.

The city market, which is sit
uated on the courthouse square
and is the property of 0pelousas,
will be repainted sometime next
month. The council, it is re-
ported. resolved recently to have
the market beautifed by paint
ing it and making other neces-
sary repairs.
The city market is on the
northwestern corner of the
square and will indeed add a
great deal to the attractiveness
of the square when it will be
painted, as paint always makes
a building look a hundred per
cent better.
It is to be hoped that the par
ish lawmakers will emulate the
city fathers example and that
they too viii order the painting
and remodelling Of the court
house. It needs it worse than
the market, in the opinion of the
vast majority Of the parish
solons.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
ACADIA FARMERS FOR
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
Organize Co. Operative Com
pany to Transact
Farm Business.

The Acadia farmers, with
several planters from the adjoin-
ing parishes, met at Crowley on
last Saturday, at the rice expert
ment station, and organized a CO
operative company through
which the farm business will be
transacted.
DR.. w. Fl. Dalrymple Of the
Louisiana State University and
experiment station was in Crowl-
ey for the occasion and delivered
a very forcible speech on hog
cholera and tick eradication.
This organization formed by
the farmers of Acadia and con-
tinguous parishes in Southwest
Louisiana it is supposed is for the
purpose of transacting all Of the
business Of these farmersthrough
this organization.
r. G. Quereau, assistant di-
rector of the expirement station,
was elected secretary-treasu
of the association. The meeting
will be held each month in the
rice experiment buildings at
Crowley.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
.ESTOPINAL NAY RUN
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
First District Congressman
Thought To Be Only Man
To Unite Regulars.

A special from New Orleans to
the Lake Charles Daily Times,
bearing date April |, says:
That there will be no lack of
candidates for governor IN the
next campaign is admitted every
where, but surprise was created
here today when it was learned
that a well organized attempt il
likely to be made to bring out
Hon. Albert Estopinal, congress-
man from the first Louisiana dis
trict. Congressman EstopinaI,
it has been reported, will not be
a candidate for reelection iii the
September primaries, but win be-
gin laying plans for his candi-
dacy.
It is further said thatif Estop-
inal runs, il will be because Of
the candidacy of two men from
Caddo parish being aspirants for
the same Office Lieutenant Gov
ernor Barrett and Attorney Gem
eral Pleasant.
Tne regular Democracy Of New
Orleans is unquestionably diyid-
ed on there two candidates and
political Wiseaeres are saying
that Estopinal will serve to bring
about the united force with which
New Orleans regulars expect To
battle in the next campaign.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

parish, viii prove beneficial to
the farmers and business men.
The annual parish fair in this
city will be in October
and it is reported that
as soon as the fair associa
ton is organized work on the
fair will be started, in order to
make it one of the greatest
events in the agricultural history
of st. Landry. Splendid and
useful prizes will be awarded to
the winners in the various con-
tests and there is sufficient rea-
son to believe that this alone will
induce the farmers to raise su-
perior products, as these are
more in demand and bring a bet
ter price than inferior articles.
Every farmer and business
man in St. Landry should inter-
est himself about the farm ex-
hibit, which, il a success, each
year, will convert ST. Landry in
to one of the most progressive
agricultural sections in the en-
tire United States. Naturally
that means more money and
better conditions generally.
1t is hoped that the business
men and the police jury will
come to the assistance of
the parish fair association as soon
as it is organized and it is also
hoped that the local people will
cooperate with Mr.. Bruegger-
hoff in organizing the association.
All Of the progressive parishes
of Louisiana have parish fairs;
the citizens Of these parishes
credit the farm exhibits as great
ly aiding and promoting the
and prosperity of their
section. The people of st. Lam
dry can rightfully expect the
same results in this section.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

Shot in an attempt to rob the
Mayer store in Polmetto, and af-
ter remaining in the Palmetto
woods for four days, without
food or water, A. Bousse, whom
it is alleged might be implicated
in the robbery which took place
at the Lyle store, near Cheney
vile, last week, was captured by
a posse on last Thursday.
The would -be-robber was at
tempting to enter the Mayer
store, which is one Of the larg-
est establishments of it's kind in
that section of st. Landry, when
Louis Mayer, the son of the own
er, discovered the burglar, and
through a mist rain shot him in
the foot. Bousse escaped into
the woods and was not seen for
four days, when a darky coming
along the sWamps saw him and
reported to the citizens Of Pal
metto. who Immediately went
out after the robber and captur-
ing him turned him over to Dep
uty Sheriff Ewell Swords, who
brought him to the parish jail,
in this city.
It is thought that Bousse
might be implicated in the Che
neyyille robbery. when Mr.. Lyle,
the owner of the store, was tor
tured by two robbers, who want
ed him to tell them the combina-
tion of the safe, in which. it is
alleged, there was in the neigh
borhood of SIC. 900. Because
Mr.. Lyle did not know the COM
bination the robbers poured hot
greese on the foot and leg of the
proprietor, in consequence of
which he is still suffering ago
nies.
Mr.. Lyle and Sheriff Luckett
of Rapides were in Opelousas
during the week, but failed to-
identity Bousse as one Of the
robbers. However it is thought
that Bousse was implicated in
some manner or other with the
Cheneyville hold-up. and it is
even alleged that a pan in which
it appears that lard has been
melted was discovered in his
suitcase, besides many other
paraphanalia, which are usually
the assets of burglars and rob-
bers.
=
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
WILSON VICTORIOUS
in BITTER BATTLE
Lazaro and Three Others
from Louisiana Vote for
Repeal of Toll Bill.

With the speaker of the House
of Representatives, Champ
Clark, Floor Leader Underwood,
Republican Leader Mann and
Progressive Leader Murdock,
fighting bitterly against the re-
peal of the toll bill, the house of
representatives on Tuesday even
ing upheld the hands Of Presi-
dent Wilson in the Panama canal
controversy, by adopting the
Sims bill to repeal the exemption
on the coastwise shipping by a
vote of 247 to 162. a majority of
IS.
This is considered the great
est personal victory of President
Wilson, as the leaders of all
parties were bitter against the
bill.
The Louisiana representatives
were evenly divided, Congress
men Lazaro, Aswell, Elder and
Watkins voting with the presi-
dent and Representatives Brous-
sard, Estopinal, Dupre and
Morgan siding with Champ
Clark and Oscar Underwood.
Mr.. Clark made an appeal to
the Democrats to vote his way,
stating that the regretted very
much that his colleagues did not
see the proposition in the way in
which he saw it. The galleries
were packed with spectators. all
of whom cheered the gray haired
speaker throughout his long
speech.
1t remained for Representa-
tive Peters of Massachusetts, to
play the high card for the re-
pealers. when, at the close of /
Speaker Clark's speech, he read
to the house a letter from Rich
ard Olney, secretary of state
under President Cleveland. In
this letter Mr.. 0lney, whose ar
guments in support of toll ex-l
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
TO ORGANIZE FAIR
END OF THIS MONTH
Secretary of State Fair to Come to Opelousas on
April 23d for the Purpose of Assisting
in Organization.

ST. Landry will have a parish
fair to be sure; men who have
never failed in their undertak.
ings are at the head of it ano
will begin thorough campaign
on April 23d, when Louis N.
Brueggerhoff, secretary Of the
State Fair of Louisiana will be
in Opelousas for the purpose oi
assisting the organization.
Mr.. Brueggerhoff will remain
in Opelousas for a few days and in
those few days he expects to dc
a great deal.
This parish fair is to
be placed on a sound busi-
ness principle and which will be
scheduled to be held every Fall.
Heretofore st. Landry had fairs
only when a few progressive and
energetic citizens of this city
would get together and formu-
late plans for the exhibitions,
but this could not be done each
year. There is need of some one
being at the head of it and there
is need of plenty of money.
It is expected that the police
jury will appropriate between
$3.50 and one thousand dollars,
for the purpose of promoting the
interest of the fair. Merchants,
bankers and other business men
will also contribute generously,
as these men live practically only
off of the farmers, and a parish
fair is a great incentive for bet
ter farming, diversification and
scientific modes of tilling the
soil and cultivating the crop.
The fair held in this city last
year was a great success and
there is no doubt that a similar
one held each year. under the
auspices Of the farmers Of this
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

Dunbar, where the parents re-
joiced over their signal victory.
Bobbie Dunbar nlysteriously
disappeared at Swayze lake Oh
the 23d day of August, 1912 and
the majority of the people, who
went to the the lake for several
days following the disappearance
of the four year old child
thought that Bobbie Dunbar was
at the bottom Of the lake. But
the father and mother Of the
child sneyer lost hope and traced
up every cleW which might lead
to the discovery of the where
abouts of their little son, until
finally Mr.. Dunbar was advised
that q boy answering the de-
screption of Bobbie Dunbar was
with w. G. Walters in the neigh
borhood of Hub and Columbia,
Miss, whereupon Mr.. Dunbar
set out for Mississippi, bringing
the little fellow back with him a
week later.
The Walters-Dunbar case Is
one Of the most unique DC it's
kind and the evidence which
will be produced at the coming
trial will prove Of a great deal Of
interest. Several witnesses
from Georgia, Mississippi and
North Carolina will be brought
to st. Landry to testify III favor
of the accused.
Walters does not seem to be
worried over the impending
trial, the outcome Of which
means either life or death to
him. He is confident that his
attorneys, Hon. e. B. Du-
buisson and Dale & RaWl will
succeed in convincing the jurors.
that he did not kidnap little Rob
ert Dunbar and that the child
now in the possession of Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Dunbar. Of this
city, is Bruce Anderson. The
Dunbars and their friends, Oh
the other hand are assured shat
the trial will prove another nc
tory for them, as they are cor.
fident that the little fellow Ii
Bobbie Dunbar and that it will
not be difficult matter to prove
Il, either.
Deputy EWell Swords was
busy during the week serving
notices on witnesses, who will
appear and testify ia the widely
known case, during the week
beginning on the 18th.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
CITY TO BE CROWDED
FOR WALTERS TRIAL
1t Is Expected that OpeIousas Will Have Many
Visitors When Famous Kidnapping Case
Comes Up Before Court.

That Opelousas will be crowd.
led the week Of the 18th, when
the famous Walters Dunbar kid.
Inaping case will come up fol
hearing before court the fact off.
cialsand public men have received
letters from all over the state
asking the date set for the hear,
ling.
Not only people from every
corner of st. Landry parish vii
be here week after next, but
also citizens of Louisiana, Missis.
sippi and other Southern states
viii come for the purpose of hear
ing the evidence in the case.
The Walter Dunbar kidnap-
ping case has attracted nation
wide attention for nearly 9! year.
Little Bobbie Dunbar, who was
at first thought to be at the bot
tom Of SWayze lake, is supposed,
now to be in the possession Of
his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. p. Dunbar. The child
was recovered from William G..
Walters. at Columbia, Miss, on
the 21st of April of last year,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Dunbar were
called to the Mississippi town to
identify the boy, who was wan
dering over the country with the
Inherent tinker under the name
Of Bruce Anderson.
Julia Anderson, the Carolina
woman, whom it is said is the
mother Of Bruce Anderson, came
to Opelousas a few weeks after
the sensational discovery Of the
boy whom the Dunbar family
claim as their son, failed toiden-
tify the child as her own on the
day set for the examination, but
on the following morning stated
that she had not been given a
fair opportunity to judge and
boldly came out with the fact
that the boy was really Bruce
Anderson.
The child was afterwards
taken to New Orleans. where an
examination was held, between
the Dunbar family and the wit
nesses who will appear in Ope-
lousas in favor Of Walters, with
Hon. John M. Parker presiding
as judge. Mr.. Parker, however,
a decision in favor of
the Dunbars, whereupon the
child was brought back to the
happy home of Mr.. and Mrs.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
Girl.

Mrs. Alex Robertson, wife of
the popular secretary to Hon. E.
B. Dubulsson. gave birth to a
fine bouncing baby girl on last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Robertson and the little
girl are both reported doing fine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
OPELOUSAS TEAM TO
PLAY new ORLEANS
Opening Game Will Be
Pulled Off With the
American Can Club.

manager LoeD OF the local
baseball club has announced that
the first game of the season will
be pulled off at Comeau park on
Sunday, April 18th, when the
American Can Company's team,
of New Orleans will be on hand
to contest for the honors of the
day with Opelousas.
An excursion will be run from
the Crescent City to Opelousas
for the occasion and from all in
dications and reports it is ex-
pected that a large delegation of
fans from New Orleans will be
on hand to witness the game.
The local fans have taken such
a deep interest in the town ag-
gregation that it is expected
a record breaking crowd will be
at Comeau's park long before
the umpire hollows Play Ball. =
Opelousas will have a splendid
club. and it is expected as the
season rolls on the players will
develop very speedily and the
chances are that Opelousas will
have a championship team this
year.
Ivens and Vaccaro, two college
players, will do the battery work
for Opelousas; Ivens being a
good pitcher and Vaccaro one Of
the best receivers in the Cres-
cent City it is expected that Ope-
lousas will have no trouble to
cop the game. Veltin and Bor-
delon are daily rounding back
into form and it is thought that
they will be able to go into the
box. Charlie Dejean, will do al
great deal of receiving this year
also, but it is expected that he
will take care Of the initial bag
the greater portion of the sea-
son. Brown is fast coming back
to his old form and will either
play in the left garden or will be
in the infeld; Leo Dejean will
undoubtedly be on the same old
job. in centerfeld. and it is very
likely that Broussard, star third
baseman and Francioni, short
stop, of last years aggregation
will be back with 0pelousas
again this season.
The battery for the American
Can team will be Charbonnett
and McCan, who are reputed to
be very good.
The grounds are being put in
fine condition and an addition is
being made to the grand stand.
70 as to afford more comfort to
she several hundred interested
fans, who always witness the
games.
1t is reported that a large
.rowd will attend and every pos
'ible means of encouraging the
ocal team will be on hand. The
ocal fans are confident that 0pe-
onsas will be victorious in it's
,pening game.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04
Presbyterian Church.

There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian Church Sunday
(to-morroW) at IL A. M. and at
7::30 that evening. Sabbath
School at ten. C. B. TOMB,
Pastor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

Mr.. Robert Savant, formally of
Port Barre but now of Eunice,
spent Tuesday in this city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Winsberg
spent a couple Of days in the
Crescent City this week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

The small fish taxes the iisherman's
veracity
AS a moss gatherera the rolling Joke
heads the list
Yes. Cordelia, it's the honeymoon
that affects the tied.
The great objection to theory is
that it is apt to strike practical
snag.
Good judgment frequently enables a
man to use the good judgment Of
others.
Nothing affords a woman more
pleasure than to do things that worry
her rivals.
She who marries a man because
she is sorry for him is apt to be sorry
for herself later.
Almost any man can look back and
see how he missed getting rich by
not following his own advice.
A politicians idea of public need
Is often something that viii enable
him to feed at the public trough.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-17
THAT WAR TAX.

And some folks are peeyish enough
TO kick about the war tax. blaming
the administration for it. They will
have to admit, however. that It would
have been considerably larger If the
president had allowed the country to
become embroiled in war with Mex
ico. For the real. unaduIterated arti-
Gle in the way Of war tax. we must
take glance at the unfortunate ma
tions on the other side Of the water.
We ought to be mighty grateful thai
things are no worse than they are with
us Anybody with grain Of gumption
knows that our war tax was rendered
necessary BY conditions not Of our own
making and which nobody could fore
see.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-17
sUBscRiPnoss RATES:
THE HARD TIMES ISSUE.

The opponents of the Democratic
party are having hard time in get
ting together any serTiceabIe can
paign thunder Even a rank partisan
makes sorry gOb Of it when ne At.
lempts 10 point out an instance where
In the national administration had
failed to keep faith with the people IN
redeeming the promises made in the
Baltimore platform
II IS true that they can howl about
hard times and thai sort Of bunc vii
60 with the ignorant but ii won't get
yery far with the intelligent voter
who reads and thinks FOR himself.
Woodrow Wilson could stop this
war in minute il he wanted to.
yelled wild-eyed agitator not long
ago. OF course the statement vas 50
absurd It woRld make bit on the
funny page but It vas about as sensi-
bic as nine-tenths q the talk q those
who undertake To prove that the aA-
ulinigtration Is Responsible for the
business depression enich the eoun-
try has been undergoing
The Democratic party has been In
power less than two years and there
has not been sufficient time to try out
any d the great legislative measures
that have been enacted The monu-
mental work Of the administration. the
NIX bank Law. Il not yet IN opera
tlon. but the prospective effect OF ID
has undoubtedly had steadying ten
dency upon business. saving US from
what must have been disastrous
panic at the time when the war broke
cut
No legislative acts could have saved
the country from the depression re-
suIting from the worldwide business
disturbance caused By the present war
In Europe. 1t il condition that we
are called upon to meet with courage
and forbearance and the best we can
do II TO minimize the disastrous ef-
fects as much much as possible That
is what the administration has been
doing and what sensible business men
are doing.
Partisanship is powerless to help in
such an emergency and, in fact, Is
positive obstacle The hard times ar
Of the opposition cannot prove
effective except with voters who are
willing TO have the wool pulled over
their eyes.