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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
TAKING INTEREST IN
POPULARITY CONTEST
Schools Start First Week With Determination of
Making Splendid Showing Washington
Votes First

Every school entering the con-
test has shown considerable in.
terest in the Clarion's school
popularity contest right from the
Jump. Whilst voting was slow
the first week, the majority of
the voters waiting to see how
things would develop, everything
indicates to a record casting of
| ballots.
The Washington High School,
headed by Professor Bittle, has
the distinction of being the first
to receive votes, whilst Charles
Meche, of Grand Coteau, voting
in favor of st. Charles, was the
first to bring in his subscription
to the Clarion. He renewed his
subscription early Monday morn
ing and sent his votes to Mr.. J.
B. Doonan, S. j., in charge of
the st. Charles High School De
partment.
The Opelousas teachers and
scholars have been showing a
a great deal Of interest in the
contest, having secured a number
Of subscriptions the first week.
Although no official word has
been received from Grand
Prairie it is reported that Profes-
sor Toole will not sleep on his
job and will be sending in his
share of votes within the next
few days. Professors Griffith
and Perrault, of Eunice and Mel
vile, respectively, are hard at
work securing the cooperation
of the patrons of their school.
They are both determined to stay
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
Many From Here Attend
Bernard Funeral.

Many friends and relatives of
Frank Bernard, of Rayne, who
died at the Turo Infirmary, in
New Orleans on last Tuesday
night, attended the funeral,
which took place in the home
town of the we'll known Acadia
rice planter.
Mr.. Bernard was intimately
connected with prominent people
of Opelousas, among whom are
the Chacheres and the Crouchets.
He was well known throughout
st. Landry and his death GENE
as a severe shock to his many
friends and relatives here.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03

in the fight until the end, accord
ing to letters received from them
during the week by the Contest
Manager.
Reports coming from all sec
tons of the parish into the Con-
test Department are certainly
favorable. Every high school in
this parish is securing the CO
operation of the merchants and
nearby graded schools. Within
the next few days practically
every scholar in St. Landry will
be working strenously to land
the piano or other valuable prizes
offered by the St. Landry Clarion
to the school.
All those having free coupons
which can be clipped from the
Clarion, should be voted inn
mediately. These coupons are
void after the 21st of October.
The contest does not close on
October 21st but the closing date
has been fixed for December 28th.
The schools in the contest
should send all the votes possible
to muster between now and next
Wednesday so that a good show
ing can be made the first week.
The first count of votes will be
published in the next issue Of the
Clarion and the Principal of every
school should see to it that their
school make an excellent show
ing the first week.
Be sure to see your merchant
and have him give advertizing
coupons. These are valuable and
mean money to the school secur-
ing them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
SCHOOL OPENS HERE
ON MONDAY MORNING
Nothing to Prevent Opening
of Local High School on
October 9th.

The Opelousas school will open
on next Monday morning at 9
o'clock sharp, no matter if the
furniture does not arrive in
time to install it for the open
| ing date.
interviewed on the subject
Prof. Prescott stated: I'VE are
going to open our school on Mon
day morning; it matters not If
the furniture arrives, as we are
determined to throw open the
doors Of the old st. Landry High
School in that event. =
The school officials are daily
on the lookout for the long watt
ed for furniture, which was due
here several weeks ago, and in
the event that it arrives before
Monday nothing will be left un-
done to install it for the opening
date. Should it be impossible to
have the new school ready for
Monday morning the pupils of
the st. Landry High School will
be advised to meet at the old
school building on North Market
Street and there classes will be
held until the new school build
ing is ready to receive the six
hundred school children of this
city.
Superintendent Thompson and
Prof. Prescott have been en-
deavoring for the past two weeks
to wake up the railroads but
everything has proven in vain
and they have practically de-
cided to let the furniture take
the course of least resistance,
arriving IN OpeI0asas at W1aG-
ever time the railroads bring il,
but one thing is certain School
will open in Opelousas on next
Monday morning, October 5th.
every passerby and urging upon
him to come to the assistance Of
the Opelousas High School. It
was not long time before re-
suits of the good work being ac-
complished by Miss Dupre's
workers showed up very favor
ably.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
New Dray.

Our friend and good fellow
citizen, Mr.. Octave Durio, has
gone out into a new business.
He was seen on the streets with
a brand new wagon and a fine
pair Of mules last Tuesday mcrn-
ing and upon investigation it
was found that he had gone into
the dray business.
He is already being kept busy
and his many friends feel conf
dent that he will have plenty of
work to keep him agoing" for
a long time to c1me.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
TO PROHIBIT CROPS
BY LAWS OF STATES
Convention Votes in Favor
of No Cotton in 1915.---
Campaign Starts Soon.

The Sou. Cotton Association
in convention in the auditorium
of the N. o. Chamber of Com
merce on Wednesday afternoon
unanimously adopted a resolu-
tion urging every legislator in
the cotton states to vote in favor
Of stamping out the cotton en-
tirely during the next year.
Speakers from every state in
the South, representing the cot
ton growers Of this country,
pointed out that the legislature
of the respective states had to
come to the aid of the cotton
growers in order to prevent a
certain financial ruin. They
were all Of the opinion that the
cotton acreage had to be either
reduced fifty per cent or cut out
entirely.
Representatives from Texas
came to the convention armed to
the teeth, determined to have
their scheme nut through the
convention. They advocated
the fifty per cent reduction in
cotton acreage. In the mean
time, however, representatives
from Mississippi were equally
determined to have the conven-
ton adopt their scheme of urg-
ing the legislature to pass pro-
hibitory cotton planting laws.
After one whole day of debating
and arguing over the two plans
the Texas representatives finally
yielded to the pleadings of their
fellow representatives from Mis-
sissippi, and were the first to
state that they would use all
their influence with the Texas
legislature to pass the necessary
laws in the Lone Star State to
prevent the planting of cotton
during the year 1915.
The campaign against cotton
planting is to start in Texas next
week and the North Carolina
legislature will be urged to pass
the necessary laws, after which
a strenuous campaign will be
waged in every cotton growing
state in the Union.
1t is expected that the cam
paign against cotton planting
will start in this state within the
next few days. The Farmers
Union, it is underetood, will
take the lead in stamping out |
the cotton crop for the year 1915,
and every school district will be
Systematically and final
y the Governor will be asked to
,all a special session of the state
legislature to decide this issue,
when it is expected that the Lou
siana lawmakers will emulate !
heir fellow legislators from the
other Southern States.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03

Misses Isaure and Cecil Deiean
returned last week from Virginia
where they visited for several
weeks. Whilst in Virginia the
Misses Dejean had occasion to
visit several points of historic IN
terest. They are now at their
home on North Market Street,
after a most enjoyable sojourn.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
TWO CANDIDATES OUT
FOR PARISH SHERIFF
Fontenot and Walker Make
Public Announcement
Others Mentioned.

Politics in st. landry bids fail
/ to hold the minds of the voters
| for the next year and a half
Although things were brewing
around the sheriff's office in this
parish for the last few months
nothing definite had shaped ur
until Saturday, when Assessor
Fontenot made it known public,
ly that he would be a candidate
for the position now held by
Marion L. Swords.
Coming, as though right upon
the heels of Fontenot, Mr.. Page
Walker, a young farmer living
at Bellevue, announced his can
didacy for the job on Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Walker, al
though a young man is we'll
known throughout the parish,
being connected with a very
prominent family. He is de-
termined that the other candi-
date will have to reckon with
him before the office of sheriff
will be filed at the next elect
tion.
Mr.. Fontenot is now serving
his second term as assessor OF
st. Landry. He is son of the
late 7. S. Fontenot, who was one
of the most popular sheriffs st.
Landry has ever had. Assessor
Foutenot made his debut in St
Landry politics in the spring Of
1908 when he defeated Adraste
Lafeur and Major Mouton, in
spite of stubborn opposition. The
name Of Mr.. Fontenot has been
mentioned as a possible candi-
date for sheriff for the past sew
eral months, but it was only
definitely let out that he would
make the race, when he so an
nounced that fact himself on
Saturday.
Whilst Assessor Fontenot and
Mr.. Walker have already an
nounced their candidacy it is not
that they will have the
field all to themselves as it has
been consistently rumored for
some time that Marion L,
Swords would go before the peo-
pie as a candidate for reelection
and other prominent st, Landry
politicians such as Charles Thib-
odeaux, A. L. Andrus, Charles
Chachere, Percy Dunbar, and
Frank Dimmick would most
probably enter the fray. There
is rumor that black horse will
make his appearance before the
fight is over with.
For Clerk of Court there has
been no one groomed up, thus
far, to oppose the present in
cumbent, Henry Lastrapes, Jr.
For assessor there has been sew
aral men mentioned as probable
candidates, but nothing definite
IS yet known.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
Melville HOLDS ROAD
MEETING SATURDAY
I
Atchafalaya River People
Are Enthusiastic Over
Proposed Highway

: 'We have everything comm!
, our way" said Police Juro
Brown upon his arrival in Ope
, lousas on Wednesday afternoon
coming here to arouse the pee
pie of this city to the importanc
of the proposed Bort Barre t
Melville public highway.
A bowling successful meeting
of the people of, Melville and sur
rounding country was held in th'
progressive Atchafalaya rive
town on last Saturday, wher,
many of the influential taxpay
ers Of this section gathered t,
express their views on this top
ic. It was the consensus of the
meeting that the proposed high
way was of the utmost neces.
sity, not only to the town o1
Melville and surrounding coun.
try, but especially to Opelousas
and st. Landry parish. It was
pointed out by prominent men
that within the next five years,
| if this road is built this year,
that country lying between Ope-
lousas and Melville will be high
T ly developed and the eastern
portion of this parish, instead of
being a burden on its owners
will be source of great assist
ance to the financial conditions
of this parish. It is easy to dis
cern that as soon as this propos-
ed road is built prospective set
tiers will view that section be-
tween this city and the Atchaf-
alaya as one of the best to live
in and will most probably select
their farms in that section of
St. Landry.
The proposed road will not only
benefit Melville but it will be a
great stimulant to the Palmetto
citizens, as there is already a
road leading from Palmetto to
Swayze lake, thereby connecting
Palmetto with Opelousas by
means of the Melville road,
which will reduce the distance
between this city and Palmetto
by several miles. It is there
fore shown that this road is
bound to materialize, as practic-
ally the entire parish is vitality
interested in the project; it will
mean a great deal to every tax
payer in the parish and it is
hoped that every person possess
ing any pride whatever in the
future of this parish will gener-
ously subscribe to the erection of
this very important highway, as
the parish treasury, is at pres
ent too depleted to insure the
construction of the Melville Ope-
lousas road by the police jury.
The following committee was
appointed to solicit subscriptions
to the Melville Opelousas road
fund: H. S. Joseph, chairman,
W. NJ. Hathorn, Frank Ander-
son and E. J. Leblanc. Among
the principal speakers at the
Melville meeting on last Satur-
day were Sheriff Marion L.
Swords and w. F. Brown.
It is proposed to hold several
meetings throughout the East
ern portion of this parish. and
within the next few weeks the
road will be an assured fact and
the people of Opelousas will at
last be in immediate connection
with their fellow citizens from
the Afehafalaua
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03
MAY ORGANIZE RICE
Milling co. HERE
With Proper Support Ope.
lousas Business Men Nav
Erect Rice Mill Here.


rice mill or will it not is nov
practically left entirely in the
hands of the people of this city
and surrounding country.
At an informal meeting of
business men held at the office OF
Littell & LaWler on Tuesday
morning it was decided that
those at the meeting interest
themselves to find out whether
or not the people here are on the
lookout for a rice mill which
would be a paying proposition
and which could mean the
bringing of thousands Of dollars
to this city, which annually go
elsewhere.
Mr.. George Philippi, who is
very much interested in this new
move, discussed the PROPOSE
ton over with DR.. John A. Haas,
j. G.. LaWler, Ike Roos, G. H.
Cretin, B. Bennett and others at
the Tuesday morning meeting.
All agreed that a rice mill in
Opelousas would greatly aid in
the up-building of this city and
would mean that farmers in this
parish, many of whom cannot
boast of a single acre planted in
this crop, will go extensively in
the rice planting as a business.
It will mean the expenditure of
thousands of dollars in Opelousas
all of which will remain right
here and it will mean high prices
to the farmers for their rice
crops.
Mr.. Ike Roos, who is very en-
thusiastic over this project offer
ed the following resolution which
received the unanimous consent
of the meeting: Resolved that
committee Of three composed Of
DR.. J. A. Haas, G. Fl. Cretin and
DR.. Chas F. Boagni, be and are
hereby authorized to receive SUBJ
scriptions to a rice mill and can
merry capitalized at s25, 900, shares
S100 each, business to commence
as soon as said amount is SUBJ
scribed.
It is proposed to secure the CO.
operation of the farmers in the
of this corporation,
and every farmer desiring to
purchase stocks in this company
will be given the privilege OF
paying for them by means of his
rice.
Mr.. Roos stated that the matter
of erecting the mill Immediately
was of little consequence in So
far as the operation of the mill
was concerned but that If the
mill was erected and ready for
operation by the spring the far
mers would realize that If they
would plant rice they would find
a ready market at home, where
they could dispose Of their crop
at highest market prices. All
those who were present at the
were of the unanimous
opinion that the mill would mean
much to this city and it is to the
interest of those who have the
welfare of their city and parish
at heart to give this project their
ready and hearty cooperation.
A public meeting will no doubt
be held within the near future
when those interested in this
project will give their views of
this matter and definite plans for
the organization of the company
accepted.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03

Miss Nita Veltin entertained
the Kewpie Club at her home on
Wednesday evening. The prize
was won by Miss Judy Breaux.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-03

Mr.. Beall, popular member Of
the police jury from Garland,
was in our city on Wednesday
shaking hands with friends.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
VIEW SUFFRAGE
LEADER PLANS
REAL FIGHT
Mrs Francis Whiteside Hopes to
Increase Membership Of the
Local League to 1900.

Mrs Francis Whiteside has been
elected president OF the Atlanta Won
81 Suffrage League, and Friday
planned a real campaign TO win the
vote for women i'm Georgia
Since the league was formed Mrs
Whiteside has held the Craftsmanship
OF education.
Mrs. Whneslde has some novel
plans for the league. Committees
will be formed In every ward, with
wide-avake chairman. whose duties
will he 10 canvass the ward and or
ganIze all men and women who favor
the enfranchisement Of woman. For
the business section there will he a
special committee headed by a young
and enthusiastic sufragist. whose
name will ne announced later
The Suffrage League started with
six members" said Mrs Whitesi6
Friday and from those six members
In less than six months we hav,.
grown into A body Of over 300. n
IS my plan to increase the member
ship at the same per cent which
would bring the enrolment up TO be
tween 1900 and $4,000. This can be
done With systematic organization"
The officers for this year will &c:
President, Mrs Francis Whiteade
first vice president. Mrs Albert How
ell. second vice president, Mrs War
rem Boyd, recording secretary Mrs
Margaret Gardner. CORE pond re
secretary. Mise Aurelia Roach. treas
urer Mrs. Eugene Mitchell. and audi
tor, Miss Julia Ingraham
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
BUDGET MAKERS
STILL IN STAR
SESSION

Despite widespread criticism OF
their sinister secrecy the Council
Finance Committee Friday voted to
continue their star chamber" ses-
sions and conferred upon Chairman
w. &. Humphrey the duty of giving
out TO the press what Of the transac-
tons should be published.
Chairman Humphrey would tell but
little, but the principal items passed
upon by the committee during the
morning were learned.
The jobs Of Major James Dozier
and Charles D'Alvigny as sidewalk
inspectors at $1,000 each a year were
abolished Councilman Jesse b. Lee
insisted that the salary of Sidewalk
Inspector McClelland be increased
Mayor Woodward objected. saying:
He doesn't do anything but stay
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
in the sanitary department were in
creased from ss5 TO SEQ a month.
insurgency Appears.

in the sanitary department were in
creased from ss5 to SEQ a month
insurgency Appears. y
The committee has put $4,000 in
the sheet 10 pay for me new fire
alarm system for which the Okonite
Company demands 100000
Already an insurgent movement
against the plans of the Finance Com
mittee is springing up on the out
side 1t promises to develop rapidly
as soon as the Finance Committee
finished with the departments and
begins TO apportion money for now
projects.
The Finance Committee hopes to
finish with the budget Friday night.
Chairman Humphrey said they ex-
pected to pass it through Council
Monday.
That's where the main opposition
comes. 1t is being made up in Sc
crecy and would be passed without
giving the other members of Council
a chancet o understand it, they say
The other members are resting on
their oars, for they declare the sheet
will be held up until they get good
and ready to pass it; and, if necessa-
ry, that 1t will be made over.
They won't consent to be quoted at
present for fear of prejudicing their
requests to the Finance Committee.
But they are confident, for they say
seven of the ten members of the A.
dermantc Board are going to stand
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firm against being steam rolled"
Since Alderman J. H Harwelrs IN
jury there are but two members Of
the Aldermanic Board on the Finance
Committee, Aldermen c. e. McDon-
aid and c. H. Kelley. The budget
must pass each branch of Council
separately.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Movie Man Fined
For Congested Aisle

Recorder Broyles Friday declared
that all moving picture shows must
observe carefully the law as to keep
Ing the aisles OF the theaters open.
W 7. Murray. manager OF the Ala
mo- 80. . was fined 1915 for allow
ng the aisles In his theater to be
como ConEcsted Thursday afternoon
MURRAY explained that he did his
best tu observe the law but that the
congestion resulted from the fact
-lnl The theatcr has two entrances.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

members of the hospital committee
and the Muscogee County Medical
Society
The city has voted 500 600 and Il Is
expected that Muscogec County viii
appropriate at least $4,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Atlanta Architect
For Hospital Plans

COLUMBUS, Jan. 16.-E G. Wach-
cndorff Atlanta architect. has been
selected by the hospital committee OF
the Columbus city Council to draw
plans for Columbus new hospital.
Mr., Wachendorff will come to Column
bus next week TO confer with the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

MACON, Jan. 16.-Charles Ritten-
house Pendleton, for sixteen years
editor and part owner Of The Macon
Telegraph, died this morning at 6 10
o'clock after an illness Of five weeks
His condition did not become critical
until a week ago, when it was discov-
cred that he had Brights disease. He
was 63 years of age
Colonel Pendleton as he was gen
orally called, came to Macon from
Valdosta, where he edited a paper
for many years He served one term
in the Legislature from Lowndes
County, but ever afterwards avoided
holding political office, though he was
a leader in the Democratic party in
Georgia.
Leader at Baltimore.
Colonel Pendleton was sent to the
Democratic National Conventions as a
delegate from Georgia, the last one
being the Baltimore convention. which
he attended as chairman of the Geor-
gia delegation. instructed for Oscar
Underwood. He was a member of a
number of state conventions, and
four years ago was chairman of the
state Democratic Executive Com
mttee.
In politics Colonel Pendleton gener-
ally was classed with the. conserva-
tiNes, although he never failed to sup
port the nominee Of his party, hearth
ly and enthusiastically. His uewspi-
per. The Macon Telegraph, long has
been a power in Georgia politics,
largely due to the wide personal pop
ularitN and influence of its editor. j.
Brother Takes His Place.
Just what effect Colonel Pendle-
tons death will have on the manage
ment of The Telegraph can not be
stated now. His bro her Louis PEN
dleton. Of Philadelphia, who has done
the burden of the editorial work Cor
sixteen years, writing all except po-
litiCal editorials is now in charge Of
the editorial page. W. r Anderson
is general manager Of the paper. and
also part owner. The majority Of the
stock OF the paper is owned by Louis
Pendleton and A, c. Pendleton. Of
Naldosta.
Colonel Pendleton is survived by
four brothers. two sisters, his widow
and eight children.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Q Men Fatally Hurt
As Varnish Explodes

MEMPHIS, Jan. 16.-Joseph Rossman
and o. E. Wesche, employees of a To-
cal brewery, were fatally burned to-day
when a bucket OF varnish exploded.
The men had gone inside beer vat
to oil and varnish it. They carried
lamp, which in some manner, ignited