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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
SHERIFF's SALE
CHRISTINA HANSON, Wild. OF H. L
BIDSTRUP
Versus
j. FRANKLIN SCHELL
No. 20, 1856, 18th judicial District Court,
Parish of ST. Landry, La.

By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale, issued out of the Honorable Six
teenth judicial District Court, in and
fer the parish of st, Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, and
to me directed, I have seized and will
offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House, of
ST Landry parish, at Opelousas, La, on
Saturday, Gel. 31st, 1914,
II O'Clock a. m, the following describ-
ed property, to-Wit:
All the lands belonging to the said
Christina Hanson, widow of H. L. Bid
strup, deceased, containing 735 acres
more or less, including all OF the town
lots in the Town of Washington, La,
lying east of the Alexandria branch of
the Morgan's La, and Texas Railroad,
and south of the Bayou C~ourtableau,
whether said lots be in the name of
Christina Hanson or in the name of Fl.
L. Bidstrup, with all the buildings and
Improvements on said land or lots, in
GLIDING the brick factory on said land,
with all the machinery, tools, brick
kiln and all appurtenances thereto be-
longing including all brick
and broken brick, which land
is bounded as follows: On
the north by Bayou Courtableau, ON the
east by land of F. B. Voltz, and the
Motto heirs, on the west by the
Alexandria branch of the Nor
gan's La, C Texas Railroad, and on
the south by Bayou Carron. This act
of sale is intended to convey all of the
land known as the Mt. Pleasant Plan
tation and all the town lots in the town
OF Washington, east Of the railroad and
south OF the said Bayou Courtableau,
hereinbefore mentioned, owned by Mrs.
Christina Hanson, widow of H. L. Bid
strup, deceased, Or in the name of H.
Ridstrup, excepting such lots as has
been sold prior to the fourteenth day
of February, 1906. This sale is made
subject to a canal right of way $50 feet
in width over, through and across the
said land granted under original Act
No. 1929, on the 18th day of June, 1902.
Terms: Cash, to pay and
satisfy the sum of fifteen hundred
and no-100 dollars, with Z per cent per
annum interest from June /, 1918, I'M
til paid, less $4,000 paid July q, 1918,
also $4,000 paid Aug. "a, 1918, and
S250.W paid Nov. 6, 1918. Second:
$1500.00 with Z per cent per aunum in
terest from Jan. 2, 1913 until paid.
Third: Z per cent per annum interest
on $14, 10000 from Jan. 2, 1918 to Jan.
2, 1914, and in addition thereto 10 per
cent for atty's fees on the principal and
interest due as aforesaid. And for the
balance of the purchase price, if any,
purchaser to execute his promissory
note, secured by vendors lien and
privilege to the unmatured portion of
the purchase price herein, with costs,
unless the same is Immediately paid.
sep26-6t NJ. L. SWORDS, Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24

No.. Probate Docket, 18th judicial Dis
triet Court, st. Landry Parish, La.
whereas, Clement Chandezon atifnlnis
traitor OF thesaboye entitled estate. files /.
final tableau, of classification OF deJfs and
distribution OF funds Of said succession.
accom- panied by his petition praying for
the homologatfon OF same
Ard whereas. prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order IF court bearing
date, -
NOW, therefore. notice X hereby given e
all parties interested to make opposition &c
said taftIeap to f14e same In writing In mi
office. within the time required 81 law why
the laid ttbleau should not be ltUIa0logatet
and confirmed.
HENRY LASTRAPES JR.,
Get II ct Clerk of Court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.

The richest man in the world today a
born on a farm in 1889 at Rieaford,
n. Y. His parents We're not wealthy,
but Were able to give him an
academic and business school educa-
ton. The conditions surrounding his early
life formed in him habits of industry and
~frugalty. AT the age of eight he raiSed
turkeys and kept o book account of his
receipts and expenses.
He went to Cleveland when he vas
sixteen and secured employment as book
keeper with a commission company at
S16.50 per month. He worked early and
late and saved his money. In a few
years he started in the commission BUSH
ness himself with q Mr.. Clark as partner.
The business grew rapidly and they Dor
rowed one to enable them to take care
of it.
IN 1850 with the use of his own money
and he could borrow he went into
the oil refining business. Under his ca
pablo management this business prospered
and in twelve years he had acquired ONE
fifth of the oil business of the United
States. 1t mas been growing ever since
and Mr.. Rockefeller's income today is
said to be over Is million dollars q year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
st. Landry Busy With
Hay.
With

Those progressive farmers,
who are farsighted enough to
diversity, have not had much
time during the past few weeks
to worry over the war situation,
as they have been harvesting
their hay. There were thou
sands of acres of Lespedeza hay
planted around Opelousas and in
various sections Of this parish.
AS there is a good demand for
this crop the farmers who
thought enough of grass to plant
Lespedeza hay are experiencing
no trouble whatever Of disposing
of their product.
Although the weather at
times was not favorable to the
harvesting Of hay the loss is far
below that experienced by the
farmers last October and it is ex-
pected that st. Landry will place
the largest crop of hay on the
market, since hay has been dis
covered as a profitable staple.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24

whereas, Mary White, of st. Landry.
has applied by her petition to be appointed
ad Administrative OF tile above numbered and
entitled estate.
NOW, therefore, notice is hereby given
to all parties interested to show cause, II
any they car or have, within ten days from
tif,, tirst publication hereof, why the prayer
of the said petitioner sh3utinot be granted.
Ity order of safe Court.
DItskIusas, ia 1914.
HENRY l.ASTRAiES. Jr.
oct 1921 Clerk or tft1afi.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
Free Votes Extended.

Owing to the omission of the
of the free coupon for the past
two weeks, we have extended
the time for redeeming the same
until Saturday, Nov. 7, 1914.
H. F. KINGSBTRY,
Contest Mgr.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
REELECTED OFFICERS
Andrus Will Once More Head
Local Observation-Disclosures
Next Thursday Night.

At a spirited meeting Of a large
number of members of the local
council Knights of Columbus the
officers for the ensuing year were
elected.
Kelly Andrus was once more
elected Grand Knight with the
following co-officers: Frank
Dietlein, Deputy Grand Knight;
A. L. Stagg, Chancellor; David
Hollier, Warden; Maruis Fields,
Financial Secretary; William ].
Sandoz, Recorder; Percy Walker,
Advocate; L. A. Dominique, In
ner Guard; Preston Hollier, Out
err Guard and E. v. Barry, three
year Trustee.
With the exception Of A. L.
IStagg and Percy Walker the Of
fcers are the same who have
been at the helm of the local
lodge for the past year. The
two new officers replaced A. J..
Claverie. removed and w. J.
Boudreau, now Grand Knight of
the Eunice council.
MI. Stagg highly compliment
ed the officers for the work ac-
complished by them during the
past twelve months. stating that
already new vim had been added
to the council and it was the duty
of the members to re-elect them
SO that they could see their work
accomplished sometime this
year.
On next Thursday night Dis
trict Deputy Prescott will be here
for the purpose of installing the
officers. After the installation
ceremonies the members of the
local council will be set up to a
stag supper, to which all are in
vited at the expense of the lodge.
Education begins at home,
your local newspaper will be a
good place to startit. now is your
opportunity to get your moneys
,,,ortb
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24

Education begins at home,
your local newspaper will be a
good place to startit. now is your
opportunity to get your moneys
worth.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
Grand jury To Meet On
Wednesday.

Judge B. II. Pavy has ordered
the grand jurors to meet in this
city on next Wednesday morning,
Nov. 4th.
L was at first announced that
the grand jury was to meet on
Monday Nov. End but Judge
Payy changed the date, ordering
the jurors to convene on Wednes-
day, instead Of Monday.
There are a few murder cases
to be investigated by the grand
jury, besides a number of minor
cases, but no sensational cases
are expected to come up.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
NOTICE or ADMINISTRATIONS
ESTATE OF JNo. H. HENDERSON.

No. -, Probate Docket. 18th judicial
District Court st. Lanary Parish, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
p,les Cured In 6 to IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6to ID days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. Soc.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
Only One "BRoMo oUlNlNE"
NOTICE OF TABLEAU.
ESTATE OF NoEMI GUIDRY.

80. Probate Docket, 18th judicial Dis
trfct Court, st. Landry Parish, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24

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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
HOW DARE THEY?
REPRESENTATIVES VOTE FOR
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
ARMOR PLATE FACTORY.

Another blow has been struck at
individual initiative. enterprise, in
centive, blow-hole armor plate, etc,
ad nauseum. An amendment has been
added to the naval appropriation bill
which creates a special committee to
report on the location and cost of a
government armor plate factory. A
similar provision in the measure as
it passed the house had been elimi-
mated by the senate committee.
The senate also passed by this same
bill an appropriation for the years
naval expenses amounting to SAL
100000, providing for the administra-
tons two battleship construction pro-
gram and authorizing, in addition, the
building of a third modern Dread
nough with the money to be derived
from the sale of the battleships Ida
no and Mississippi.
The measure now goes to confer
ence.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL TO BE
GIVEN SUNDAY, JUNE 81.

A musical and literary program. to
the next treat promised by the Wom-
ans Committee of Local No. /. These
events have become so popular that
they need no comment. An unusual
effort is being made to excel anything
yet given in the way of program.
Come and bring your friends. We
promise you real treat, so get busy
and help us to fill the hall to the
doors. We will be prepared to serve
a large crowd. Don't forget the date,
June 81, at p. m. For further in
formation call at party headquarters,
1912 California, or phone 478Z.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
PHILANTHROPIST FORD
DROPS 5000 MEN

Having already gotten hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of free adj
vertising out of his philanthropic
wage raise, Mr. Ford suddenly dis
charged 5000 men, lowing to dull
business" Yes indeedy. The ad,
didn't bring Ford as much ready cash
as he had hoped for. So out go the
serfs. Ford will hire them back
again, in a little while, ION a new
basis" more in harmony with the
general business depression, and the
laws of capitalist political economy,
The new basis will be the cost Of scab
labor power in the open labor market,
the same to be determined by the av-
erage cost of wage-slaves upkeep
as work animal. Socialism, alone,
offers the wage workers any chance
for life, liberty and the realization of
happiness.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
Mother Jones Wins All Hearts
and Heads in EUerett.
HORRORS GROW AS
TRUTHS ARE KNOWN

New evidence that eleven children
and two women, whose charred bodies
We're taken from one death hole" at
Ludlow were not all suffocated, has
been unearthed In Trinidad. Preach
ers and newspaper men who helped
take the mutilated bodies from the
hole are available as witnesses.
If they are called they will testify
that the condition of the bodies and
the condition OF the lumber-lned cellar
indicated clearly that they did not all
die in the death hole"
They will testify that they are sure
that the burned bodies of women and
children were gathered from various
parts of the colony and dumped in one
hole. Many of the children were so
burned that their flesh fell from their
bones when the bodies were removed.
Other evidence may be produced to
show that car load of quicklime was
dumped at Ludlow the day after the
massacre.
Quicklime has been used following
mine accidents in southern Colorado
TO destroy all traces of those killed,
and many Investigators who have been
at Ludlow believe the gunner de-
stroyed many victims in that way.
Strength was lent to that belief when
General Chase ordered Trinidad min
listers and newspaper men away from
the colony when they sought to poke
around the ruins. Colorado and South
ern trainmen know of the qicklime
shipment.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
CORNERING THE EARTH.

an acre of land on which there is built
a great department store. The real
owner of that land through a lease
which obtains with the tenant-owner
of the building receives an annuity
of 100000 without the investment of
a single cent. He is being magnifi-
Gently pensioned through the indus
trial value increase toward which he
has contributed nothing He is thus
reaping where he has not sown and
gathering where some one else has
strewn. No investment in chattel
slavery ever brought such returns.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
Recallers Win---SOcialists Were Neutral
Nov They Will Enter The Fight for
Two New Commissioners Tread The
Platform Published Below.


by Mass Convent o MI
ot
the county funds that will abolish that
a
uion Tin mode
significance producing class rather
in
consolidation
the fact that spite the political promises be frugal with the funds
teachers better
in
o in
alleged
o
working
81
FIRE
1t
nothing
be accomplished relying individuals such that counts
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
Worlds Greatest Electrical
Engineer Talks on Socialism
and Its Aims.

hours of labor, and each machine has
required the service of a machine
tender.
yet now automatic machines, the
machines which superintend them
selves, are coming in. These are sup
planting human drudgery | see no
reason why the factory may not be
changed as much in this respect as it
has already been changed in the trans
formation from hand to machine pro-
duction.
"A little drudgery, will perhaps al
ways be necessary. But this is not a
hardship where it is associated with
the thing we like to do. Lying on
your back in the hot sand and letting
dirty oil truckle in your face, is not
a pleasant occupation in itself. But
you don't mind it occasionally if you
own the automobile and you have a
passion for automobiling. You get out
and under with considerable pride in
yourself for knowing how to fix the
machine.
What Makes Work "Work."
But suppose you are doing the same
thing; for SO a day. Then it is un-
adulterated work. The automobolist
does not work. The chauffeur does.
Society is organized or disorgan-
lied, today, SO that all the disagree
able things associated with disagree
able occupations can be shifted to the
shoulders of certain class of people.
We call them the working class. To
that class even many of the poten-
TALLY agreeable occupations become
drudgery due to the social stigma at
tached to them.
IF we had a rational organization
of society very much of the drudgery
of today would be found exceedingly
interesting. You can hire man to
work in your garden for starvation
wages, and the work at once becomes
disagreeable, socially dishonorable.
Yet when fortune smiles on you and
6nuOWS you. Will l0lSuIo anu d uOluc
of your own, the chances are that you
will put in your time at the same oc-
cupation and it will prove delightful.
Disagreeable Work Should Receive
Highest Pay.
'If it is necessary for the disagree
able duties of life to be shifted to GER
tain shoulders, there ought to be
premium on that particular work. If
there is to be distinction in rewards
and honors the people who do the
most distasteful work of all should reA
ceive the greatest rewards and the
highest honors. Why should I be hon
ored or paid more than the ditch dig
ger? Society could worry along for
some time without it's engineers, but
it couldn't get along without its labor
ers."
DR.. Steinmetz was sitting in the
marvellous laboratory of his Science
tady residence. His. salary is fabu-
Continued on Page Four.)
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
FEDERAL COMMISSION
MAY SETTLE TROUBLE
IN COLORADO

That the strike in Colorado is not
to be indefinitely prolonged at the ex-
pense of the United States govern
ment, through service of the federal
troops, was made evident last Thurs
day Senator Oven, of Oklahoma,
(where Socialist voters are very com
NOM, notified President Wilson that
he intended to introduce a bill Great
ing a federal commission to settle the
Colorado strike. Political action" is
not so bad, at that
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
CANADIAN OFFICIALS
INTERCEPT MOTHER JONES
ACTION is LATER REVERSED

When Mother Jones started to
board the steamer for Vancouver, b.
c., last Thursday, en- route to Mania
mo. to address the striking coal min
ers, Canadian immigration officer
Intercepted her, and she was oohged
to return to her hotel. Her case was
Immediately telegraphed to Secretary
of Labor Wilson, at Washington, who
took the matter up with the state de-
partment Later the ottawa officials
wired that she would be permitted to
enter Canada as "a tourist or lectur-
err" So the miners of both Vancou-
yer and Naniamo had the privilege of
hearing the white-haired "agitator."
Mother Jones has returned TO her
boys" in Colorado. where, she says,
she will stay to the end of the strug-
gle.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
HE WAS RIGHT.

An eighth-grade pupil in Yakima
was asked in his examination paper,
What is the meaning of income
tax'?' The boy answered:
The income tax is the alimony
paid on an income over a certain
sum"
And he was right. Wherever a citi-
zen has an income large enough to be
taxed, it means that some wage
worker was divorced" from the full
value of his product, and the exploitef
pays to society an alimony in the form
of an Income taxa sort of hush
money, as it were.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-11
GRAND OLD WOMAN OF THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
THRILLS VAST AUDIENCE
IN PEOPLES THEATER.
uNioNlSTs AND SOCIALISTS
GREET REVOLUTIONARY UT
TERANcES OF AGED ORATOR
WITH TAuNoERouS APPLAUSE.
Mother Jones.


When the history of our times is
written, Mother Jones" will loom
large and beautiful, clear-cut. distinct
on the background Of the Past We
who hear her wondrous voice today
or read of her service TO the cause OF
labor. are too near TO realize fully the
depths and heights ofsher oratory, the
essential nobility of her life and
work
We whose privilege it was to re-
ceive her thrilling message, to be
moved and exalted by her brave
words and magnetic personality, will
never forget the evening of Wednes-
day. June Srd, 1914.
In strong. simple language Mother
Jones" related the tragic story of the
Colorado miners, their sufferings at
the hands of heartless mine operat-
ors, and their henchmen of the state
militia and the state capital. She told
of her own persecution by the hired
assassins of the Rockefeller interests,
not for the purpose of lauding her own
heroism, but rather as first-hand IL
Illustrations of the relentless greed and
utter lawlessness of the law and
order" element of Colorado. She
brought home to the great audience
the full meaning of that new phase
of Americanism. government by
gunner" The evolution of American
politics from colonial to constitutional
government, on to judge-made law
and government by injunction, down
to the newest and most dangerous
resort of capitalist dominion, govern
ment by gunner, was graphically por-
trayed.
We can only regret that the una
voidable haste with which arrange
ments for Mother Jones' visit were
made. left us no opportunity to make
provision for a stenographic report OF
her stirring speech. We can say. how.
eya, that the effect was electrical
Listening to the story of labor S
wrongs as voiced by Mother Jones
~'the angel of the mining camps men
and women of all shades Of political
or religious affiliations were merged
into one great symp athletic mass OF
workers, comrades, brothers and sis
tiers in the great army of labor. Soil
darity," this was the keynote of Moth
err Jones' appeal. And her fervid
words did not fall upon unresponsive
souls. The workingmen of Everett
feel today a new sense of mutually, a
stronger tie of solidarity based upon
common needs, common hopes and
Joys and sufferings as sons of toll.
Magnificent is Mother Jones
straight and strong with her 50 years;
happy are we who have been so for
tunate as to receive new enthusiasm
new life and inspiration from her
presence.