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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
OPELOUSAS COMPARED TIC
OTHER PLACES.

Probably never before in the history of
this city have the citizens experienced such
a business depression, at this time of the
year. With effect Of the war felt in this
parish it is easily understood why business
has fallen off SO rapidly during the last few
weeks.
Luckily, however. Opelousas has passed
through similar crisis and every indication
points to better conditions in the next few
weeks. There are many cities in the state
which could not hold up as this city has;
with no factories whatever. simply Deepen
dent upon the agricultural resources Of the
surrounding country, Opelousas has pro-
crossed, whilst other cities with regular
weekly pay rolls have toiled in debts.
As soon as the war clouds will vanish
Opelousas will once more be one of the lead
igg shipping points in Southwest Louisiana.
In the meantime, however, business
people know that Opelousas will be able to
bear more than any city in Southwest Lou
and our people will not suffer any
loss of business.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05

and conditions are not so alarmingly serious
in New Orleans to assure Governor Hall or
any right thinking citizen of Louisiana that
the state should spend such a large sum of
money to prevent that which New Orleans
could have prevented easily had it listened
to the statesmen and physicians of country
parishes.
This is one time that we heartily agree
with Mr.. Hall and we dare say that we
wish he could take off his gubernatorial
toga for the space of only a few minutes so
as to show that naughty and insignificant
Federal Office holder known as DR.. Rucker
what Southern manhood really is-but the
dignity of his office prevents, SO Dr.. Rucker
is still at liberty to show Louisiana what an
ungentIeman is.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
LUCKY SHELBY.

Shelby Taylor has been reelected Rail
road Commissioner from the Second District.
He succeeded in defeating his three oppo-
nents by a majority of 121 votes, thereby
winning the Democratic nomination.
In many parishes little interest was tax
en- in the railroad commission fight, as was
indicated by the returns. Taylor was known
in the district whilst the others were
not and many voters voted for a man whom
they had never heard of before going to the
polls.
In st. Landry Taylor got a substantial
majority over the second man, j. S. Power,
of Iberia, whilst Jumel, who was not known
at all received a very good vote. Taylor has
been reelected for a term of six years.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
GOOD ROADS.

Many parishes observed the louisiana
Good Roads Day and in some sections some
good work was really accomplished. AS is
evident from reports the Louisiana
Good Roads Day will grow very popular IN
in the course of time and it is to be hoped
that St. Landry will fttingly observe this
day next year, although this time it's .citl-
zens were occupied with the pleasure OF re-
turning one of their numbers back to Con
gress, to do anything on the roads. We
will state, in behalf of St. Landry, how
ever, that if every parish in the state would
emulate its example the day would 0
dawn when Louisiana would have a
substantial highway system, for this parish
has already built and is still building sew
eral miles of good roads.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
RICE BRINGING GOOD PRICES.

During the week Opelousas buyers
bought some 5000 sacks of rice, the planters
receiving an average of over 81 per barrel.
Had not the Union Irrigation Company gone
into the hands of the receivers st. Landry
would have little cause to wall over the Eu-
ropean war.
Some say that had the same acreage as
last year been planted in rice this fall sew
eral million dollars would be brought to
Opelousas, but on account of the Schell
Canal being placed in the position it is at
present St. Landry will suffer as much as
Mr.. Schell and his associates.
It is therefore to the interest of the
farmers Of this parish that the canal should
be revived. as with the Schell canal a going
concern once more prosperity will be knock
ing at our doors.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
THE EXPERIMENT DR..
RUCkER.

DR.. w. G. Rucker, we presume, because
he is the holder of a Federal job. with prob
ably a fat salary attached to it, evidently
needsa good and severe calling down.
The idea of an i1npertinent and brazen
fellow like DR.. Rucker insulting the Gov
ernor of our great state. It is preposterous;
it is outrageous!
No matter what our political views are,
whether one is a political friend or enemy
of the administration, the dignity of our
Governor should be upheld and DR.. Rucker
should be severely condemned for casting
such sneers at Governor Hall.
Because Governor Hall would not take
advantage of the authority vested in him by
the legislature to borrow $50, 900 for the
bubonic plague in New Orleans, DR.. Rucker
insultingly criticised the chief executive of
The state is on the verge Of bankruptcy
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05

tricts, therefore, show conclusively that
North Louisiana voters believe in President
Wilson an / realize that he is one OF the
greatest Presidents the United States has
ever had.
Both victorious candidates preached
Wilsonian Democracy and the returns show
that they are evidently right. Louisianians
want Wilson men in Congress and North
Louisiana has shown itself, as on former
occasions, full blooded Democrats. Wilson
therefore, still lives in the hearts OF those
who love the pure white Democracy and it
is evident that he will continue to live in the
hearts of the voters of Louisiana as long as
he is in politics.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
FAITH in WILSON.

That James B. AsWell was one of the
representatives always in accord with Pres
ident Wilson's views has been admitted by
every man of any political faith and belief.
Judge Riley Wilson, who ran for Congress
in the Fifth District, on Wilson's policies
and principles, is another one conceded to
be a warm supporter of the nations head
official. The outcome Of the elections held
ii the Eighth and Fifth Congressional Dis
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
Louisiana Press Opinion.

Lake Providence Banner-Democrat-
Holy smoke! And John NJ. Parker jumps
into print to defend Bob Broussard in his
attitude in keeping mum in the Third dis
trict fight, where her Democrat is supposed
to be in a pinch in his race for congress.
Colonel Parker's defense of the action of
Broussard is the slimest thing ever read,
and before the primary is over this man who
has received many honors at the hands of
the Democratic party will be smoked out
and he will have to tell whether he is a
Democrat, Republican or Progressive.
Broussard knows he has a soft job for six
years, or he would come across and help the
Democratic who have heaped honors on him
for more than 20 years.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
POINTED

Some people are already moaning over
the effect the European war might have on
~fashion-not so much the men, but the lady
folks, who deplore the fact that they will
not be able to copy from the gay Parisien
well dressed women. Why not be indie
pendent and %patronize home industry?
There is no need of going to Paris or Lon
don for our styles, can not American in
genuity produce the goods, just as well?
Had we known that a general war
would have broken out in Europe we GER
tainly would not be found at the helm of a
newspaper just at present; to be sure it
would be to our great advantage to be in the
rice and cane fields.
Just at the time when the cane growers
thought that Wilson was about the meanest
with man in the world, when a revolution
was we'll underway in the Third District
among the Democrats, the industry which
had been proclaimed as doomed seems to be
about the most prosperous in the whole
United States. This will give those ga
jams" in the Third District an opportunity
to study the question more fully and to dis
cover that Wilson. after all. is not what the
Hearst newspapers painted him.
we snould thlnk tnat our esteemed SEN
ator-elect from Louisiana, Cousin Bob''
Broussard, has been cussed out by the true
Democratic papers OF LOUISIANA to warrant
an answer from that distinguished states
man. we nave no douDt tnat ne VIII ad-
vance THIS excuse; l am TOO poor TO afford
S2O per dlem Tor Delng absent from Con-
gress TO nght against my reDellious cou-
sins. axe our aoVlce BOD ana make
all the money you can from an once donat-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
election RETURNS

Alexandria Town Talk There should be
some way devised by which the election re-
turns could be correctly obtained as soon as
the vote is counted and not require the
candidates and the public to wait until the
meeting of the executive committee, two
and threee days later. This could be done
very easily if the commissioners were re-
quired to place the figures on the. outside of
the box as soon as they finish counting up
the tally sheets. The tally sheets are, ac-
cording to law, sealed up. one placed in
envelopes for the Secretary Of State and the
Committee. Some provision could
be made whereby the record could also be
placed on the outside Of one of these en-
envelopes, so that the figures could be OBJ
tanned as soon as the box is brought into the
Clerk Office.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05

To- potc CHEAP. F~irst-cIass pic
A6H ture show in New Or
AOA UuAU leans. A money maxi
ing proposition (can prove same by
showing receipts. Reason for want
ing to sell is that the active partner is
unable to give his services on account
of i'll health. For further particulars
apply to this office. aug22
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05


on account of said sidewalk and curb
construction AUDITING said property,
the entire proceeds OF which said spe-
cial assessment are dedicated to the
payment OF this certificate and interest
and the other four certificates and in
terest of this series and being one-fifth
part OF the balance due the said Claude
A.. DeJersey on account of said side
walks and curb construction, and per
his contract with the said town of
Washington, La, of date
--....-- 1914, and on record in the
office of the Clerk OF Court of the par
ish of st. Landry, La.
The interest to accrue on this certi-
ficate from date until maturity hereof,
being represented by coupons hereto
attached, which with the amount of this
certificate are to be paid to the holder
at maturity, or before said date, at the
option of the property owner, owing
said tax, by cash warrant of the mayor,
or directly BY the town treasurer, upon
surrender thereof, out of the funds
which have been especially approprl-
ated therefor by ordinance of the Board
of Aldermen of the town of Washing
ton, Louisiana, adopted on the.
udi Ol---.-------.-.-, 1O1f.
Mayor.
Attest:
Clerk.
Section Z. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the mayor be and he is here
by authorized to have placed on the
back of these certificates the following
form of endorsement to be used, if so
desired by the contractor, to-Wit:
This certificate, and SO much of the
contract price named in the contract
between the town of Washington, La,
and Claude A. DeJersey, Contractor,
for the construction of Sidewalks and
curbs in the town of Washington, La,
under contract date of..as.,19 1914,
as is represented by these certificates
is assigned to the holder thereof and
such holder is hereby subrogated to all
rights to receive the amount named in
this certificate, and is ~subrogated to
each and every right existing under the
ordinance and the contract to enforce
payment OF same.
Contractor.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that for good and sufficient cause
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its adoption.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, that all ordinances or parts of ord
~inances in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
f. p. MARTIN, Mayor.
Attest:
SOS. PITRE, Clerk.
The above ordinance having been
read, adopted section by section, was
adopted as a whole by the following
votes:
Yeas-Wolff, Mary, Boudreau and
Going.
Nays-None.
Absent-Voltz.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned.
SOS. PITRE, Clerk. aug22-3t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS
FOR SIDEWALK CON
o4NoS4l
Washington, La.

Washington, La., 1911
This is to certify that the Town Of
Washington, Louisiana, is indebted UNI
to Claude A. De Jersey, Contractor, in
the sum dollars,
together with six per cent annual in
terest, said interest payable annually,
from date hereof until paid, payable to
the order of the said Claude A. DeJer-
year..
from this date, out of the funds derived
from the special assessment, levied by
the ordinance of the Board of Alder
men Of the town of Washington, La,
of
against the following described prop
erty, and the owner, to-wit:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05

ETC., that the certificates of indebted
ness herein authorized and provided
for shall have annexed to them cou-
pons for interest, in the usual form, and
these coupons shall be redeemed and
paid upon presentation to the treasurer
of the town of Washington, La, on or
after the date they shall respectively
become due.
The form of the certificates of in
debtedness herein authorized and pro-
vided for, shall be substantially as fol
lows, to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA. TOWN
OF WASHINGTON.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-05
7. KELLER.

70 feet front on south side of Dejean
street, and bounded as follows: North
by Dejean street, south by Dupre street,
east by Dupre, west by Kavanaugh, the
sum of Forty Four and Twenty Hun
dredths ($44. 2O) Dollars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
"TIZ" GLADDENS
SORE, TIRED FEET

"TIZ" makes sore. burning. tired
feet fairly dance with delight
Away 30 the aches and pains the
corns, callouses. blisters and bun
ions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
IT'S NEITHER SITS" NOR SETS; HEN
4SQUATS," SAYS ONE; ALSO SHE LIE"

You SET a trap: you SET aside
a sum OF money. you SET your
watch. a man SITS on bench and
SETS a saw lie Is called SET
TER. just as broodlng hen IL
called a SETTER The word SIT.
TING denotes the position OF the
occupation. They both SIT while
occupation. They bot SIT while
they SET"
Now listen 10 this:
Ask Cynthia Grey
"slnee the SETTING hen SETS.
will you kindly tell me which 10 the
mother Of the ehIekens-the hen
that laid the eggs. or the one that
matches them Mrs. Sarah J.
Sparks. Brlnnon. Wash.
That question must be terribly
embarrassing 20 hen.
Here's one from John Hulsman.
Port Stanley. Wash:
The Frye hotel debate club II
wrong. Hens do not SIT They
SET.
1T was so decided in court years
ago.
Lawyer TO wItness-where may
she lay (Referring TO certain
ship
Judge-You mean. where may
she lie? Hens lay
lawyer am corrected. your
honor
"a little later the Judge said
SET down
Iawyer-The honorable court
means SIT" down. Hens SET. -"
Hen sauats
W. l.. Ames. Alger. Wash. con.
tributes brand new idea. He says
the hen neither SITS nor SETS on
eggs. He says she souATs.
III she were to SIT or SET on
them, they'd break" is his argu-
ment.
And Andrew Olson OF Seattle
swats him right back. Read what
be says:
You are all wrong about the hen.
There IN only one position or par,
OF an animated object that can sit.
Upon reading the hen controversy
In The Star, | went right into the
barn and found hen on eggs. and
upon close inspection | found the
part that sits tilted at too great a
degree to be considered sitting.
therefore the hen must lie on the
eggs"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26

brings restful foot comfort. TIL"
II wonderful for tired. aching. swol-
ler. smarting feet. Your feet Just
tingle for Joy: shoes never hurt or
seem tight
Get n 25-cent box OF "T1Z" now
from any druggist or department
store. End foot torture forever
wear smaller shoes, keep your feet
fresh. sweet and happy. Just think
. whole years foot comfort for
only rs cents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
AVIATOR FLIES
over WHITNEY
FOR new RECORD

INDEPENDENCE. Cal. June 20.
In his second effort yesterday
Aviator Silas Christofferson flew
over the peak OF Mt Whitney, the
highest mountain In the u. s.. es-
tablishing new altitude record In
America.
Mt. Whitney ia 1885 feet high.
and Christofferson flew high over
It's top at an estimated altitude OF
10000 feet The first attempt to
navigate the peak was made early
In the morning. and the aviator fail.
ed because Of the intense cold en-.
countered. together with winds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
It's - use. That's all.

It's 70 use. That's all.
There never will be n solution 10
the question. Does a hen sit or set
on. eggs
The Star the other day announc-
ed that the solution had been ALI
MOST reached. The Star sees now
where Il was wrong
We gave YOU all the arguments
In favor OF sit" sitting hens" etc.
and we thought we'd done some
thing for humanity. And now look
what we get from T. r. Chase OF
Seattle:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
PUBLISH JAP LAW
Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Juno 26.-The
administration considered today
that Il had done right I'm It's effort
Ia settle with Japan the contru-
versy over CALIFORNIA; alien land
law. The correspondence between
Washington and Toxic made pub
Tic IN this country and In Japan
showed that the Japanese have
withdrawn their request for a now
treaty relative TO the rights OF Jap
anese IN the u. s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26

FRAZERBuRG. o.. June 26--Al'
though she had been married 20
years to another man. Mrs. Dcrinda
Ellen Bryan wants her first hus'
band. Andrew J Drumm, TO pay her
back alimony. and she sued him for
s2i.bGi.2b. the amount. including the
original alimony OF $1,000 and 6 per
cent interest
The wife claims her first husband
never paid cent OF the allmony.
The first husband also has mar
rled again. and both live In the same
neighhorhood. They were divorced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
TOWN ON STATE
LINE GETS INTO
2 BANK DISTRICTS

BRISTOL, Va.-Tenn., June 20.
The city Of Bristol. which is
evenly divided by the state line,
has been placed In two federal
reserve bank districts.
The Tennessee half Of the city
goes under the Atlantis reserve
bank, while the X4ginia half
goes under the RicG bond bank.
Bristol, Tenn, banks asked TO be
placed In the Hichmo d district.
but the request war denied.
Bristol is said TO be the only
city In the United stntes that Is
similarly situated with reference
to the reserve banks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
a SHOT IN ARM

Workmen who get Jobs AT the
Cedar river water works from now
on will be lnoculntod with typhoid
vaccine. Health Commissioner Me.
Bride has no ordered. 60 prevent
any possibility whatever OF an In.
fectiou OF the city water with ~.
phold bacteria There are 800 men
now at work In the watershed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
LOUIs ROnnERs.
GROOM is ABSENT;
MARRlES BEST MAN

SCRANTON. Pa. June 2G--After
waiting several hours for Charles
Sewatch. the bridegroom. 10 appear.
Andrew lIeinschak. the best man.
offered his hand IN marriage TO the
bride. Bertha Aigon. The bride ac.
ceptcd and tho wedding was per
formed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
Blind Boy Leads

VANCOUVER. Wash. June 20
Geo. Meyer Of Lind, blind from ear.
~ childhood, was the yaledictorian
OF the class of 40 students who
graduated from the high school
here. He was member OF the
Glee club and one of the editors OF
the Alki. the school annual.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
SHOCKS MOURNERS
AT OWN OBSEOUIES

REDDTNG. Cal. June 26.--Wil.
liam Johns. shoemaker. returned
from visit TO Wilbur Springs. read
In the newspapers accounts Of his
death. and discovered his funeral
was set for today. He finally found
an old friend who was willing to
believe he was alive. Then he learn
ed that the body OF a drowned man
had been identified az his.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26

Suits for Men and Young
Men, including Blue Serges
and Cheviots.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26

"TIZ" draws
out the acids
a u a poisons
hat puff up
our feet No
natter h o "
h ar 4 y o u
" ork. h o W
o n x y o u
dance, how far
you walk. or
how long you
remain on your
Z Q o I. IT ! Y"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
THIS GIRL SEES
BAREFOOT Bean

Editor Tho Star when ahe was
2 years old my little girl was ahop.
ping with her grandmother one day
whom she happened 20 see "A bald
headed man. She began 60 pull her
grandmothor'a dress aud said. "oh.
gramma. look. That man In bare
footed on his head just like unelo
Jerry H."
MRS. LOUIS ROBBERS.
Index. Wash.
We have received hundreds OF
clever sayings OF children. and there
are hundreds OF funny things the
Kids have said that have not yet
been sent In. Shoot EN- along. n
they are the best OF tho bunch they
will appear Tho Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
ROLLS IN A RIVER,
SMILES AND SLEEPS

GRAND RAPIDS. June 26.-Frank
Rabinaki. aged 90. while asleep. roll.
ed into the Grand river. Three fish.
erment saw him floating down
stream. fished him out and revived
him. Rabinaki woke up. smiled.
hen went back 20 sleep.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26
FRECKLES
Now 10 the Time 10 Oct Rid Of
These UQly Spots

NOW 10 inc lifne 70 Get Mo cf
These ugly Spots
There's no longer the slightest
need OF feeling ashamed OF your
freckies. as the prescription othlne
double strength 10 guaranteed
60 remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-
double strength from any drug
giat and apply a little Of II night
and morning and you should soon
see that even the worst frcckles
have begun 10 disappear. while the
lighter ones have vanished entirely.
II is seldom that more than an
ounce 10 needed 10 completely clear
the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion.
BE sure 10 ask for tho double
strength othine. AS this In sold I'M
der guarantee OF money back n Il
falls to remove freeklen.-Adyer.
tiaement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-29

a frenzy OF joy Is the moving force IN
the plot OF High links" the mus-
cal romance which Arthur Hammer
stein will present at the Opera House
on Wednesday evening Sept s0th.
High Jinks" which at the Casino
Theatre. enjoyed the longest run OF
any musical piece produced in New
York last season. is the work OF Otto
Hauerbach and Rudolf Friml. Hauer-
bach, Is the author OF Three Twins
and Madame Sherry" Friml, COM
posed THE FIrefly" music, and Arthur
Hammerstein, producer of Naughty
Marietta" and THE Firefly." staged
the new piece with all the rich art
and correct taste he had displayed in
his former ventures. The company is
made up OF the prettiest and liveltest
chorus girls that could be found on
Broadway, and a large cast of metro
politan favorites.
The feature of F'rimrs score is
song. Something Seems TinSle-l ngle-
Ing which Is said to catch the audi
ence instantly, and which is repeated
frequently throughout the piece. 1t
sets everybody on the stage in whirl
Of motion, and the swiftness is quick
ly communicated to the audience.
Other attractive numbers are, Some
thing Seems Tingle-Ingle-Ing' which
is said to catch the audience instantly,
and which Is repeated frequently
throughout the piece. 1t sets every
body on the stage in whirl of mo-
ton, and the swiftness Is quickly COM
municated to the audience. Other at
tractive numbers are, Something
Seems Tingle- Ingle-Ing Jim,
Loves Own Kiss" I'm Through
With Roaming Romeos," Chi Chit"
Not Now, But Later" Come Hither
Eyes" II Know Your Husband Very
Well' and 'Dixiana Rise A special
orchestra is carried by the company.
Prices So 70, $1,oo and $3.50. Seats
row on sale.-Adyt.