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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-04-09
How We see L.

W. are unw IN the day of riu
grOGrH.~ton the mind Of mcn
are Il the present in a state Of
inves igati,n More 50 than ever
before, Bot appearantly the ci,
cumstances present 4 at the
Chicago convention Of the Re
publican party, under the Lead.
erslip Of Taft. q Progressive
work was forced upon tine minds
of the people, Not only the
five milton ard over who made
up the Pyogrc ssive party at our
last election for President, Rr'
il brought on the Democratic
party, a work Ct refo'm And
blot5ed ont Of power for YER the
Republican Party as it. stood
tht II, at TIA time II to TX many
years Ct scnoning to get ali the
people blind folded. in the man
ncr they we're Ht that time. Tie
people he'd such great contidpnce
in that old party, that it took a
thunder storm to awaken them
up. They run the high tariff,
and taxes over the people until
they g"t about al, THE people had,
except their rnu~c)"s and ,lpy
have suei 4 ,e1G ln 1,tt u. thal
tnp u.d po.l':"janS are gct ing
rich off If them. + men dc
not get rich hy their creation OF
wealth, in this day, But by a.
sorbiuH the wealth that Others
create, until women and childrel
are starving under such a blacl
halk system of plutocrat1. 81
we must Progress from .uc.'
state so AS to relieve, tho G mil.
ions of White Slaves by 5tingin;
ABOUT a NOR tqlal right system
of government. TINS, the Pro
gressive party have "bl'ga'e'
them selves to do. Our presen
times are just horrible, when W
look at COL and existing circun
stances there is there, betwee
the miners incl uding their fami
les, and th' oppoSlt power dres.
ed ia DIue CO.'S, under the clail
OF military service. lnsuitln
pJOr hvln eSs women. starVin
children, and fl ling the prise
cells with men. 1t i, TINE tina
we Progress and that rapid
from suc,l disgraceful state t
amore social 'q1ailtl ia the If
II t,- va ;oa-
> / a. $50 Oh parties. lyeo
=, nt.u,-n,y ana U;S,un Si lie Socia
: Is, parsy, Eh~s4 "o-Id oe no nee
+ u lulS, & L ). "-rr doing thei
;. duty toward the labcring pe)pl
:. Buo those ianoring people hay
4 lived on the promises, Of lhos
d Two parties until they and the
r families are starving, and the
must have som t'lin@ better.
" The Progressive Platform pr
vides something better.
So look for it.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-04-09
SUsASCS! PTlGN

- On Mar. Goth. report Of h"
JAH.Viile Union Sabbath Schn 4
was of the best total number Of
scholars presert A. Officers
present ), Teachers present 5.
Interest from first to last of the
very beat come one )lna all.
Sect
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-04-09

Entered as second c'Gs
RWftrr November 3rd 1910 at
the P0st-OWce ut Rrushykuob
no. nndcr Mf frt Of
MU,rh Bird. 1870.
The CEEssET has been run
ming at different other places
and Post offices before tnis
date.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1914-04-09
W0RLD'S(RESSr.T /. 7

Rev. Il. S. GARRETT, ED
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
ALLEGED KIDNAPPER
TO BE TRIED AGAIN
Louisiana Supreme Court Reverses Former Decision
In the Famous Walters Dunbar Kidnap-
ing Case.

ter of fact only one room should
be used by the jury.
The trying of Walters for a
second time means that the par
ish will have to go to the expense
of several thousand dollars in
order to give the prisoner, as
well as the state, all the chances
possible to give both sides of the
case as fairly a deal as possible.
As the parish treasury is practic-
ally deplete it will go hard with
St. Landry to hold a special term
of criminal court as to dispose Of
this nation widely known kid
naping case.
It is not known when the pris-
oner will be given another chance
at proving his innocence. How
ever. it is thought that it will at
least not be before the beginning
of the new year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21

Legislature must and viii pass an
appropriation bill, because of
Governor Halls veto of the one
passed in 1914. But it should
see to it that not one dollar not
needed for running the State up-
on an economical basis il appro
priated. Not an office should be
created Not a salary raised.
Not an acre of land additionally
levied upon. That is the way
to help the farmer. That is the
way I am going to try and help
him, without giving him advice
I have spiked my gun and God
willing, I am gong to see to it
that no additional expenses are
placed upon his shoulders. That
is the way to assist him. Less
advice, more practical assistance.
Yours Truly,
GILBERT Z. DUPRE,.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
SWTTZER To REVIVE
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
Organizer Of Southwest Ia.
development Bureau Try
ing Boosting Here.

The Opelousas Progressive
sLeasue, ~ln1l1 4las Deeil tlorulant !
fel f1 s1se tls p..ss q al 3cstz !, i i
about to be revived. Mr.. Paul
E. Switzers organizer of the La
fayette Southwestern Develop
ment Bureau is in 0pelousas and
vii begin a ID caorganize
the local progressive league
r switzef vas in 0peloa-
ss.s On Monday afternoon TO az
rsa.zs K. the manage
n1ept Of the Progressive League
and he Immediately set to work
to r1lt his nlaas into evacnfian
The new manager Of the. local
league organized and put on a
paving basis the Lafayette Cham
Der of Commerce and the Lake.
Charles COMMERCIAL Giuo. Botn
of these organizations have paid
the merchants and business men
interested more than double the
amount they subscribed to make
the pfeJeefs cong concerns.
The 0peiousas Frog resslve
League, aitno. gIl Iuil OF GOOD IN
tentions, and headed by one Of
the most progressive citizens Of
st. Landry, Mr.. Lorenzo Morn
hinveg, on account Of the lack
of interest on the part of
business men. has not accom-
plished anything of material ben
eft to those interested in the.
welfare Of opelousas. It is now
expected that It will prosper
greatly after Mr.. switzer will
place il on a permanent basis.
The business men Of Opelou-
sas will be called upon by the
manager Of the Progressive
League within the next few days
and every plan explained ii de-
tails, which will show the mer-
chants how they will be bene-
fted by a well organized pro-
gressive league.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
VII W. INTRODUCE OIL
BURNERS IN STATE
Opelousas Man to Be State
Distributors for Narcotic
Crude Oil Burners.

Arthur D. Narcotic, a pronni-
nent citizen of Eunice, has in
vented an automatic crude oil
burner which will greatly re-
duce the price of fuel in heating
and cooking purposes. @. III.
McGlelland. manager of the Ope-
lousas Motor Car Company, has
been appointed by Mr.. Narcotic
as state distributor.
Mr.. McClelland will leave
shortly to live permanently in
New Orleans from which point
he expects to introduce the. burn
ers which viii save consumers
of oil a great per centage OF fuel
cost. The burner can be used
on small oil stoves, as well as In
sugar refineries and wherever
big boilers are in use, with nc
danger Of odor, smoke and SCOT.
The burner affects the complete
combustion. thereby avoiding
smoke and SCOT. The inventor
of the new oil burner has secured
seven patents and has discover
ed that there is already q great
demand for the Narcotic oil
burner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Murff Girl Refused Al Re-
hearing.

Dora Murff, the Crowley girl
sentenced by an Acadia jury last
November for the murder Of
MiIlar Delhaye, and her step
father who cIaims he shot the
boy IN defense of the girls hon
or. were refused a rehearing by
the Louisiana Supreme court on
last Monday.
The Murff- Duyal- Delhaye case
attracted much attention when
it was being tried at Crowley
last Fall and the conviction of
the girl came as a surprise to
many in this state, as practically
every woman accused of killing
a man and pleading the 'un-
written law was freed.
James DQVai, the stapfather
Of Dora Murf, who is sentenced
to life Imprisonment. is confined
in the 0pelousas Jail
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21

The Walters Dunbar case will
soon be before the eyes of the
public for second time. The
Louisiana supreme court decided
that Walters would have to be
tried again for the alleged kid
naping of little Bobbie Dunbar
of this city. The court handed
a decision, when Walters was
declared a free agent on the
ground that the act under which
he had been tried and convicted
was unconstitutional.
District Attorney r. Lee Gar
land Of this city and Assistant
Attorney General Gondron are
the ones who are responsible for
the snatching of liberty 50 sud-
denly from the hands of the
alleged kidnaper of Bobbie Dun
bar. When they appeared be-
fore the supreme court in New
Orleans last Saturday they held
that the article in the constitu-
tion which the court had taken
from its authority to throw out
this law was constitutional and
that the court had erred in de-
Gliding against the state several
weeks ago.
The court granted Walters a
new trial on grounds that Judge
Pavy had erred in his instruc-
tions to the jury. The judge IN
cluded among his instructions
a statement to the effect
that an accomplice who is
absent from the scene of a crime
is just as responsible as a COM
mitter of a crime who is on the
scene. The court held that
statement to be a flaw in the
Judges charge to the jury. It
also said that district court had
violated the laws appertainIng to
jurors, when it allowed the jury
to occupy six different rooms at
Lacombe Hotel, when as a mat
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
70 Give Cane Pennants
To Ladies.

The St Charles College Ath-
Ietic Association is determined
to captiVats the ladies of this
city. When the st. Charles foot
bail team will make its first ap-
! /, -... ..sle be II Opelousas on next
Sunday afternoon the boys will
h4 large number Of hand
some cane pennants which will
be given to the ladies attending
the came These pennants are
d splendid addition to a collection
Of school Souvenirs and all those
securing pennants will not regret
having gone to see a good game
of football.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
pharris--Budd.

An important social event of
the week was the marriage of
Miss Anna Louise Budd, which
took place on Wednesday even
ing at 2::30 o'clock, at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adam Budd, to Mr..
James Charles Pharris Of st.
Louis, Mo. The brides only at
tendant was her sister, Miss
Marie Budd
Mr.. Pharris had as his best
man, Mr.. Lawrence Larcade of
Opelousas. cashier of the Peo-
Piles Bank.
The home was exquisitely dec
GRATED in yellow chrysanthemums
and ferns. During the signing
of the register Miss Lawrence
Mistric, and Mr.. Henry Lardade,
Jr., sang Mine. =
Reverend Father Livoreille of
ficiated being the god d-father Of
the bride. He was assisted by
Rev. John Engberink, pastor Of
the st. Landry Church Of Ope-
lousas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pharris left inn
mediately for St. Louis and
other parts of Missouri. On
their return they will reside at
Lottie, where Mr.. Pharris is EN-
pIoyed as agent for the Frisco
railway.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Miss Estorge Wins Box OF
Candy.

Miss Aline Estorge, young
daughter of Hon. Henry Estorge
of this city, proved to be the
best hustler among the school
children of St. Landry parish
during the past week, carrying
off the FIVE pound box Of choco-
lates offered by the Opelousas
Handy Kitchen for the boy or
girl turning in the most subscrip-
tions.
Miss Estorge had several
friends from various sections Of
the parish working for her, show
ing that she is a very popular
young pupil Of the st. Landry
High School. The box Of candy
which is on display at the Randy
Kitchen will be given on next
Wednesday afternoon.
The Clarion Contest Depart
ment extends it's congratulations
to the winner Of the five pounc
box Of candy.
Mr.. 7 Andrepont made a fly
| ing trim to Crowley Tuesday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
WILL SELL SCHELL
CANAL IN JANUARY
Biggest Sheriff Sale In His
tory Of St. Landry to
Come off in Jan.

The biggest sheriff sale in the
history of st. Landry and prob
ably in the history of Louisiana
is to take place on Saturday,
January 9th, 1915, when the
properties and rights-of-w OF
the Union Irrigation Company,
including the famous Schell Ca
nal. together with all the NOV
able property. will go under the
hammer at the front door of the
Courthouse.
The advertisement of the sale,
which is to appear in the next IS
sue Of the st. Landry Clarion
covers four newspapers pages
and will require several hours OF
the valuable time of Deputy
Sheriff Chachere when it will be
cried out to the public.
It is understood that the prop
erty is to be bought and that the
canal will be placed in tip-top
condition for the next crop, all
of which, if accomplished, will
mean a great thing to this coun-
try, as the need Of an irrigation
plant, which would be at the dis
posal of the farmers of the par
ish, has long been a recognized
fart
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
VOTES not
COUNTED THIS WEEK
Record Vote Expected 10
Be Cast Next Week
Double Counting.

The votes in the contest were
not counted this week and the
showing OF the various schools
viii not be madeuntil next week.
On account of the absence of the
editor, who did not return until
Friday and on account of the
rush Of legal advertisement, It
was impossible to count the
votes. Next week the entire
amount of votes cast by the
schools will be recounted, 10 as
to assure the patrons as well u
those working for the various
schools, exactly how the con
testants stand IN the race.
The schools are still working
hard for the four hundred dol
lar piano which will BIZ given
away in December and reports
from over the field are favor
able. ST. Charles states that as
soon ais the worries of the grid
iron battles are over with IL will
be ii the race for keeps. Words
from Grand Prairie are to the.
effect that it is fighting now with
renewed activities and Mr.
Toole,s school is expected to
make a splendid showing next
week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21

friendly, no less our fellows than
are our brethren of our sister
states. We may well be thank
full for the fact that along the
great frontier from Maine to
Puget Sound we are in need of
not a single fort or a single
soldier.
ION the south we have Mexico
turbulent. torn by revolution, and
often a vexatious and undesirable
neighbor. But may well render
thanks that BY patient forbear-
ance we have put aside the
danger of embodiment in war
with Mexico. We pity the Mexi-
can people, and hope that they
may set their feet now on the
ladder which leads up to the lev
el of peace and stability and
prosperity which we have gained
We should be glad that our
government has 50 acted that we.
are free from war with Mexico
at this time especially. Other
wise we should be in greater
danger than now of being drawn
into the awful vortex of the
world war. Were we now at
war Mexico might easily be en-
croached upon by some of the
warring nations. Mexico might
be able to make an alliance with
one Of them. Our possessions
in the Pacific might be attacked.
We should thank God for peace
with Mexico.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Cotton Sold Well Here
This Week.

It looked like old times for 4
few days this week. as loads of
cotton poured into Opelousas
from every direction. On Mon
day, the dav upon which the
New Orleans cotton exchange
opened, large lot of cotton was
placed on the 0pelousas market
this cotton brought a price Of
Z and one half cents. Tuesday
was the busiest day Of the sea
son fol- the cotton buyers as over
one hundred bales were placed
On the market at this place the
price. however, has fallen q
quarter of d cent.
TheeF'ive Hundred Club was
entertained by Mrs, Albert De
jean. The guest prize was cap
tnred by Miss MIN Estorge.
+
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
.OPELOUsAs MAS0NS
ENJOY TRIP To EUNICE
Initiatory Work Put on by
Local Masons Proves
Very Successful.

Headed by Hon. Leon 5. Haas,
the Ne. w. District Deputy Grand
Master of this Masonic District,
the following well known Masons
journeyed to Eunice on Sunday
afternoon last and assisted the
Eunice Lodge No. 330 T. & A..
NJ. in the conferring Of the Mas
ter Mason degree upon four can
didates:: F. C. Allen, NJ. Wins
berg, f. P. Butler, w. w. Smith.
Max Klaus, Adolphe Jacobs, Dr..
Geo. w. Stubbs, J.. G. Lawler,
p. B. Bert, Ben Risen1an, b.
Bennett, Of Humble Cottage
Lodge No. 10; DR.. J. N. Brown,
j. w. Bailey, Kirt Lynch, S. NJ.
Plonsky, Z. A. w. Quirk, Prof.
A. W. Bittle, s. w. Peurifoy, Ct
Courtableau Lodge No. 800 of
Washington.
Work was started during the
afternoon at 4::30 in the conmo-
dious and well appointed Lodge
room of the Eunice Lodge and in
charge of Postmaster Of the
Lodge. DR.. w. Fl. Ray, and
progressed with perfection until
ten at night. Never was work
better put on. and all members
present so expressed themselves.
Past master of the Eunice Lodge,
J. Leer Lacombe, C. C. Porter,
S. A. Gournay and many Masons
Of Washington. Opelousas, Ell
ton, and Crowley took a promi-
nent part in the comforting of
the degrees.
Special mention should be
made of the hospitality displayed
by the members of the Eunice
Lodge, particularly that of Mr..
Porter. After work wac finish
ed a magnificent banquet was
served to some seventy-odd vis-
itors and members. This ban
quet could have been equaled
only in larger cities, and not ex-
celled by any.
The worthy postmaster 6. G.
Porter handled this delicate task
with nicely and many nlagnifi-
cent speeches were made by
members present.
Too much cannot be said of
the kind treatment and hospital
ity accorded all visitors. and all
left with the wish that Eunice
Lodge No. $50 f. & A. Nc. will
entertain at an early date.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Dupre Is Agent for the
New York Life.

A. Leon Dupre, well known
and popular cashier Of the Ope-
lousas National Bank, has con
tracted to represent the New
York Life Insurance company IN
this city. AS Mr.. Dupre is =
hustler and the New York Life
being one if the strongest IN
surance companies in the world
it is expected that the National
bank cashier will secure a large
portion of the local insurance
business.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
New Orleans Celebrates
Orange Day.

The old city of New Orleans.
looked like old times on last
Thursday. when the progressive
citizens celebrated Louisiana
Orange Day. Beautiful women
galore were throwing oranges to
the crowds, while automobiles,
fittingly decorated for the occa-
sion, paraded through the prin-
cipaI streets of the Southern me
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Young Lewis Goes to
College.

Master John w. Lewis, Jr.,
left on last Wednesday for the
Gulf Coast Military Institute, at
Gulf Port, Miss, where he will
begin his college career.
John is a bright and snappy
chap, a general favorite here,
and we predict for him a bril-
liant college career. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis accompanied Stheir
son to Gulf Port. d
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
JUDGE DUPRE GIVES
ADVICE TO FARMERS
Prominent St. Landry Lawyer Says That Too Many Are
Willing to Tel Farmers What They Ought
To Do.

During these hard times, with
low prices being paid for any
species of farm products, every
'popinjay' is at work giving
the tillers of the soil advice.
Talk is cheap and those engaged
in volunteering advice are con-
sumers who produce nothing,
like the lilies Of the field they
toll not, neither do they spin.
All this advice is rot pure and
simple. The Governor and Conn
missioners of Agriculture and
bankers and office holders may
prate from daylight until dark
ness. about not selling your cot
ton and to diversity your crops,
but that is not going to pay taxes
nor the physicians nor the mer-
chants. Neither will it buy
shoes for the children nor clothes
for the wife, nor books for those
children who must attend school.
It makes me tired to hear
those people say to the farmer,
hold your cotton; do not plant
any next year. Raise more hogs
horses and cattle; raise more
chickens, etc. etc. Many of
the people to whom this advice
is rendered, in this and other
parishes of Southwestern Louisi-#
ana, do not read the paper. IF
they did, it would not avail.
They cannot make anything
else. Cotton will yield money
when nothing else will. Cane Isl
a doubtful crop. Rice cannot be
grown unless irrigated. But
cotton and corn can and does
grow and yields the Former
ready cash. TO say tc the farm
ers, hold your cotton. do not
plant any next year is to pre-
scribe an irnpossibility. The
cotton on hand, he must dispose
Of; next year, he must make more
for ready money.
Without money to pay his tax
es his property is sold. Without
money to pay his physician his
wife and children will go with
out medical attention. Without.
shoes and books his children can
not OBTAIN an education, and yet
these Wiseacres say, Don't
sell your cotton. Plant none
next year. Diversity your crops
live economically.
These people do not know what
they are talking about and ought
to quit. What the farmers want
is less advice, more practical
help. Economy in every branch
Of the government will lessen his
taxes. These increase yearly.
Right now the Government, State
and National, desires additional
revenue. The National Govern
ment has levied It's tribute. The
Stamp is revived. The state
announces the Legislature about
to convene MUST FIND ways
and means to meet appropria-
+snrc fnr fha nnvf unas. The
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Our Northern Neigl1loor.

In the current issue Of farm
and Fireside appears an editorial
showing what we Americans
ought to be thankful for in the
present crisis. Following, is an
extract:
On our North lies Canada, a
people like ourselves, peaceful.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
tropoIis, headed by Mayor Behr-

tropolis, headed by Mayor Behr-
man.
The New Orleans people had
been planning for this great oc-
casion for several weeks past and
the manner in which this fete
uas successfully carried through
points the way to liberty to the
Louisiana orange farmers; il
means that Louisiana oranges
will be known throughout the
United States as the most su-
20 fruit on the market and
this state will be the leading
orange state in the United
States.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21

Mr.. Jules Ludeau of Vile
Platte was a business visitor
here Wednesday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21
Cotton Exchange Re-
opens.

With the exchange decorated
and women crowding the gallery
the New Orleans cotton ex-
change was reopened on Monday
after being closed for nearly
three months and a half.
The first trades were made the
same prices as the liquidation
contracts last week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-11-21

Mr.. T Andrepont made a fly.
ing trip to Crowley Tuesday.