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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

board Of commissioners, two
experienced fnanciers, the
drainage board will be in a
position to accomplish anythiny
which it sets about to do. The
other members, Sam Evans,
Val Ledoux,, Earnest Dejean,
and Judge Arthur Gosselin,
are all large property owners
and they all enjoy the conf
dence of their neighbors.
The Plaquenine and Ma1let
Drainage Board is composed
of men who will act with an
eye to improve the entire
district, as they represent the
larger property holders. DR..
Charles =. Boagni, alone is the
owner of over two thousand
acres Of land in the district.
With his experience as a
financier and business men on
the board to make a success
of the undertaking.
The funds to be derived
from the tax, if voted, will be
SO apportioned so that every
section in the district can get
relief. All the tributaries to
bayou Plaquemine and Mallet
will be dredged and their will
not be a singlefarm, in the.
entire district, which will not
get get direct benefit out Of
the tax voted.
It is estimated that the
large potion Of the lands IN
the district will increase in
value to the extentof fifty to
one hundred per cent. There
is no not an acre, which will
net be increased IN value, #
the district is properly drained
which is the intention Of the
board of commissioners.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
SEVERAL WILLING To
DONATE VAT SITES
Police Jury To Find No Diff
Guilty in erecting
Dipping vats
TAXPAYERS REALIZE
GOOD TO BE DERIVED
Thousands OF Dollars TO Be
Seved Annually BY The
Cattle Raisers OF st. Landry
Parish

So many Farmers through
out the parish have realized
the great amount Of good to
be derived from dipping watts
soon to be erected by the
parish In the six wards that the
police jury will most likely be-
offered every dipping vat site
free Of charge.
st. Landry it is estimated,
will save thousands Of dollars,
LON account Of the watts, as the
cattle from this parish, will de-
mand higher market prices,
than heretofore, as dipping will
free the cattle from ticks and
fever.
Stockraisers have figured
that dipped cattle demand
over eight dollars 4 head more
than cattle in quarantined
sections.
Throughout the parish
praises can be heard for the
police jury the cattle raisers
realize that the police jury has
taken their interest at heart
and no trouble, whatever, IS an
ticipated BY the parish IN the
erection Of the eighteen Dip
ping vats. proposed
When ST. Landry will have
erected its dipping watts it viii
have made d long stride on the
road to prosperity Norther-
ners will no doubt settle III this
parish to raise cattle, as soon
as the Federal quarantine will
lifted, as this section of Louisi-
ana, has for years, been eo11-s
sidered the portion best adapt
ed for profitable raising ofH
livestock Here, in st. Landry,
the cost OF raising cattle Is ar
most insignificant, with the
profit to be derived IS the
winters are short the grass
plentiful, almost the entire
year.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

Of the town and easily adjacent
to the main line Of the Texas
& Pacific railroad.
A continuance service has
been instituted by the town
authorities, the plant being
idle only a few hours in the
morning for the purpose of
cleaning engines and appartus,
in this way permitting the work
to be brought to standard
efficiency.
The town is well lighted,
forty-five street lights serve
to illuminate every street and
alley inthe town, and the ma
iority Of houses have been
wired and are using electricity,
with the engineers making adj
dition to the number every day.
Mayor Joseph state that
arrangements are being made
to bore an artesian well, which
will serve as the starting point
for a very complete system OF
water works. Practical we'll
men who have gone over the
field are of the opinion that
Melville will have no difficulty
in obtaining a flowing well at
a comparatively short debth.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24

All Arrangements Have Been

The EIks tournament and
the Wallior Brothers races,
which will be staged at the
Wa1lior's race tract, on Sunday
afternoon, promises to eclipse
anything in the line Of sport,
presented In 0pelousas for a
number Of years.
The three railroads running
through Opelousas have spent
money and time in advertising
the races and tournament
while the Elks them selves
have spared nothing to make
the occasion one of the biggest
affairs of the season. tt is ex-
pected that Elks from every
section of the statewill be the
hosts of the Opelousas Billies
on Sunday.
Some of the finest and fast
est horses in this section Of
Louisiana will be seen on the
race course tomorrow after
noon the races are expected
Il
to develop considerable in
terest and a large crowd will
no doubt, be on hand to wit
nessthe sport which Opelou-
sas people have always been
fond of. The Elks tournament,
as usual will be a big attttrae-=
ton, only home boys taking
part in it. This feature will
also draw a very large crowd.
AS all the railroads operat-
ing through Opelousas will run
excursions from points in Lou
isiana It estimated that several
hundred visitors will be in this
city on Sunday, to view the
city, as well as to take in the
sport events.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
STATE MEETING TO
CONVENE NEXT WEEK
Convention of State Farmers
Union To Begin at Alex
andria on July 2ath.

The annual convention OF the
Louisiana Farmers Education-
al and COOPERATIVE Union of
America win begin on July
28thand will continue for three
days. The convention win %
held in Alexandra, where ali
arrangements have been per-
fected for the proper enter
tainment Of the farmers OF
Louisiana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-24
FONTENOT, DUPRE and
ESTORGE DELEGATES
There Will Be No Primary For
Delegates To The
Convention
TAXPAYERS TO SAVE
SEVERAL HUNDREDS
Three Candidates VIII Not
Have To Fight To Represent
St. Landry In Approach
ing Convention.

There will be no primary
election for delegates to The
constitutional convention
from this parish, Representa-.
tives Z. Austin Fontenot, G. L
Dupre and Henry E. Estorge,
having been declared the
Democratic nominees by the
st. Landry Parish Democratic
Executive Committee on Wed
nesday.
At the out set it was though
there would be a bitter battle
waged in this parish for the
election Of three delegates
from this parish. Several pro-
nninent citizens Of this parish,
however, argued that it would
be TO the best advantage, both
to the parish and taxpayers,
that no fight be made, as sever
all hundreds OF dollars could be
saved, provided that the
right kind Of timber be offered
as delegates possibilities.
This was done and the politi-
cal factions in the parish re-
solved to let matters alone.
st. Landry is sendinga splen-
did delegation to the conven-
ton men who will have the in
terest Of the people of this
parish at heart and upon WhoTa
the voters can place explicit
nfidence.
1t is, therefore. the duty of
every voter in st. Landrv tn
cast his ballot In favor OF the
constitutional convention when
the general election will take
place on August 21st. The
voters know fully well their
interest will be safeguarded
by the delegates, hence they
run no chances, in so far as the
st. Landry delegates are con-
cerned.
st. Landry should return /.
very heavy majority in favor
of the convention. No one
denies the fact the convention
should not be held. If the
state dose not revise its organic
and fundamental laws in Sep
tenber twill have to do SO
later on. There is no reason
why the convention should not
be held a soon as possible, so
that all wrongs i'll the organic
laws can be righted.
Several Of the papers in the
state, as well as politicians,
who are afraid that the con-
graft-jobs claims that a con-
vention might knock out some
stitutional convention is not
needed. Wherever there is
opposition to the convention
there is some political reason.
No one with the interest Of
Louisiana at heart should be
opposed to the plan.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
GERMAN PALACE HIT.
Stuttgart, Capital of Wurtemburg.
 Bombarded By French Airmen.

Paris, Sert. 23-French aviators have bombs rded Stuttgart. capital of the Kingdom of Wutemburg, accord ing to the French communication is- sued last night. They dropped about a. hundred shells on the royal palace and the station. They also dropped bombs at diffeernt points along the way. The text of the statement follows:
 ''In retaliation for the lombard ments by the Germans or open towns and civilian populations of France and England, group of aeroplanes set out yesterday morning to Lombard Stuttgart, capital of Wurtemburg. About hundred shells were dropped on the royal palace and the station. Our areoplares, which cannonaded different points along the line, re- turned in safety to their base"
 The official report also tells of heavy bombardmenr north and south of Arras, in Champagne. In the Areonne on the heights of the Mouse, in the forests of Apremont and in the Vosges.
 A group of eight French aviators have successfully bonn barded a rail- road station on the line from Verdun to Metz.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
BRITISH COAL MINE PROFITS.
Insoles, Ltd., Increases Dividend From
 Six to Ten Per Cent.

Washington, D. C., September B. The big profits of Welsh coal mines announced in the United States Gov ernment Commerce Reports for July z3, 1915, created so much interest in this country that Consul Lathrop at Cardiff has furnished later informa- = ton. The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, has just received from the consul a summary of the financial 1ear to June 30, 1915, for a number of collieries in Wales.
 Insoles, Ltd, whose average an- rual output is S00,000 tons, dropped to A5,OO0 tons, but it's annual divi- dend was increased from per cent. to 10 per cent. because it's profit per ton raised increased from 5 cents to 29 cents.
 The Fernhill Galleries, Ltd, con- tinued it's 16 per cent on common stock, although it's output of 550,0O0 tons was 11S,00O tons less than the. year before. It's profits, however, in creased from $156, 5000 to $191, ,O00, and profit per ton mined increased from 23 cents to 34 cents.
 The Windsor Steam Coal Co.,, raised 42O,00O tons of coal at profit of 50 doing developments work, but has paid off arrears and can henceforth apply dividends to common stock.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
1,e0i,946 PRISONERS.
German Claims These As Result of
 First Year of War

Washington, Sept. 23-A German estimate of the physical results of the first year of the European war was re- ceived by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce yesterday, in a report from the American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin. The report said:
 Ut is of interest at the close of the first war year to record the amount of hostile territory occupied by the bel ligerents. ln regard to prisoners talk en, only German data is available The territory occupied by the, Allies consists of@:a Tn Galicia, 3,S61 square miles; in Alsace-Lorraine, 4O5 square miles,-a tota! of 4,266 square miles. This territory is about the size of the state of Connecticut.
 The territory occupied by the Cen tral powers consists of: in Belgium 11,197 square miles; in France, S,1OS square mile: in Russia, 50193 square miles-a total of 69,49S square miles. This territory is about the size of the state Of Missouri ana about one-third the size of the German empire"
 The estimate fixed the number of prisoners taken by the Central Pow CTS at 1,694,946, of which s,79O are officers and the number of guns cap- tured at 8 COG field pieces and 5000 machine guns.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
HOCKIN SEEKS PARDON.
Convicted in Indianapolis in Dynamite
 Conspiracy Cases.

I4eavenworth, Kan., Sept. 23.-Her- bert $. Hockin of Detroit, former sec retary of the Iron Workers union, convicted in Indianapolis in the dyna- mite conspiracy cases, was among 200 prisoners who appeared before the federal parole board when 1t convened at the United States penitentiary here yesterday.
 Hockin was the only one of thirty three men convicted in the dynamite cases who did not appeal. His wife has been working for executive par don for him. Hockin until today ha d refused to ask a parole, although elig- ible, declaring he wanted pardon Poor health caused today's appeal.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
PHALANX GIVES
 $50 IN PRIZES
For Best Essays on Life of Gen. eral Israel Putnam

The Putnam Phalanx has sent out the following self explanatory letter to the superintendents, principals and teachers of the public grade schools of Hartford county, urging them to compete in the $50 prize contest for the best essay on Israel Putnam, the famous patriot:
 "The Putnam Phalanx requests your kind offices in placing the prize contest, shown by accompanying letter, before the pupils entitled to compete.
 Tt is believed that the subject will
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
the evident purpose of ad Carranza troops there und} of General Gales.
DONOVAN RESTS
His Counsel Will Take Nd
 dence i'm HiII Isss|

Stamford, Sept. 23.- Cummings, counsel for fl gressman Jeremiah Dons latter's action contesting of E. J. Hill to congress fourth Connecticut distrid notified counsel for MT. Il will take no more evide case.
 Testimony taken here a. which lasted several wes forwarded to the commit tested elections at Washin sides will submit briefs l arguments.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
GERMAN TELLS OF
 FRENCH GUNNERY
Buildings Entirely Demolished by Fire of Allied Forces, States
 Letter from Front

Letter rom Front.
 Paris, Sept. 23.-In a recent issue the Frankfurter Zeitung published a letter from a German descriptive of the effects of French gunnery.
 "Our battery was located twenty miles west of the little village of T." the letter says When we ar- rived most of the buildings were still intact, but had been abandoned by the inhabitants. We intended to in- stall there our reserve camp but the French guns entirely demolished the buildings.
 We tried to dig out beams and blanks which had not been burned to construct subterranean shelters, but the French guns made this impossible.
 "A little to the south, where an other village had been destroyed by French artillery, German troops cleared up the ruins with difficulty and built shelters around the remain ing walls. The French soon made this shelter untenable.'
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
BURNS PROVE FATAL.

Bridgeport, Sept. 23.-John AL brecht, fifty-five years old, first mate and steward of the schooner E. R. Smith of Boston died at local hos pital yGsterday of burns. He used Kerosene in starting fire in the stove on the schooner that morning and the flames communicated to his clothing, burning him fatally before other mem bers of the crew could reach him.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
A Beautiful
 New Line of Y Tapestry -CouchCovers

Fine assortment new patterns in soft pretty colorings, thirty styles to select from, $1.OO to $500 each. NOW IS THE TIME-To make up your fall and winter comfortables and puffs. Did you ever notice what a difference there is in makes of cotton hrAts. Some are soiled and seedy. oth- CTS clean and clear. From the cheapest to the best. ours run white and clean. Regular size bats, 1212c to 2Oc. The Famous o. K. full size bats, two yards wide, two yards and one-third long, big as the quilt in one perfect piece,' simply unroll then unfold twice eaoa ~ way. No trouble, no waste, no thin places. O. K. is clean, long, staple cotton light and strong 1 pound 25c 1h pound 8Sc. Something new in O. K.'s. Three pound sizes all quilt ed ready to use no slipping, no thin places when made up S5c each.
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New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

develop patriotic interest on the part of the pupils, stimulate originality, and lend itself to literary influence.
 Complete conformity to the con- ditions imposed are required. The name, age, residence and school grade of participants are desired.
 Ut is the purpose of the Phalanx to have the successful essays appear in public print or be heard in public eading.
 For the favor shown by yourselves in the promotion of this worthy emu lation by the youth in the schools of Hartford county, gratitude in advance is hereby rendered.
 Respectfully yours,
 FRANK H. JOHNSTON,
 Major Commandant. Attest,
 "E. w. ROWLEY,
 LIEUT.. and CLERK"
 Rules and Conditions.
 The rules of the contest are as follows:
 subiect-The Life and Military Career of Major General Israel Put nam. Open to the pupils of the public schools of Hartford county under High school grade.
 Each essay to consist as nearly as possible of 500 words with the re- ouired maximum and minimum limi- tations of 500 and 400 words each.
 Participants must employ their own renmanship and use one side of paper only in finished productions. Neat ness of manuscript. correctness of smelling and legibility of writing are elements entering into the making of awards.
 Individual research and originality or expression will receive marked consideration in the making of awards.
 Contestants may cover the entire life and service of Major General Put nam, or may confine themselves to any one of three periods, viz: Early life, military career, later life.
 Fifty dollars in gold will be di vided as follows: First prize. $20; second prize. $15; third prize, $10; fourth prize, $5.
 Honorable mention will be made of the one standing fifth in the contest. Papers must be completed and in the hands of any member of the com mittee by or before December 1, 1915. The committee consists of Rev. Sherrod Soule, 37 Garden street. Hartford: Judge Advocate George B. Chandler, Rocky Hill; Lieut. Roger M. Griswold, M. D., Kensington.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
BULGARIANS MOTH

Berlin, Sept. 23.-The legation has notified all that country in Germany tf
 on Sept. 21 ordered a d bilization. All Bulgariand age must return to their \ mediately by way of Vicnj mania.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
GETS YEAR IN JAIL.

Bridgeport, Sept. 23. - Patrick Ryrnes, a retired landscape gardener. who attempted to kill Miss Mary Staff ford, a choir singer here, by shooting at her home on September 9. was sen- fenced to a year in the county jail by Judge Shumway in the superior court yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

fire summoned the apparatus. The
 work of rescue was promptly begun and scores of policemen: rushed to the scene The trolley car that fell through is said to have contaired :-t least fifty passengers, mostly shop girls on their way tJ work. A cordon of police was thrown around the en- tire scene and more were hurried there to keep back the @, ormous crowds on their way to work.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

a For hours after the disaster, fire men and police reserves from every station in New York sought bodies of victims who were caught when the entire construction work of the new subway in Seventh avenue, between
 Twenty-fOurth and TWenty-flfth streets, collapsed, following the pre- mature explosion of a large blast of dynamite. The entire block caved in,
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
FRENCH AVIATORS
 ATTACK STUTTGART
Drop 100 Shells on Royal Palace
 and Station

Paris, Sept. 23.-French aviators have bombarded Stuttgart, capital Of the province of Wurttenburg, ac- cording to the French official con- munication issued last night They dropped about hundred shells on the royal palace and the station They also dropped bombs at different points along the way. The text of the report follows:
 In retaliation for the lombard ments by the Germans of open towns and civilian populations of France and England. group Of aeroplanes set cut this morning to Lombard Stuttgart, capital of Wurt- emburg. About a hundred shells were dropped on the Royal Palace ana the station. Our aeroplanes, Which were cannonaded at differ ent points along the liner returned 1n safety to their base.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23

and 8 trolley car crowded. with peo- pie on their way to work was dropped into the chasm formed by the collapse of the snoring of the street All along the block between TWenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets the fronts of the buildings collapsed and fell into the cave-in. To add to the ter TOTS of the disaster a fire started un- derground where the 2nr plunged through the street, and two alarms Of
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
DROPS BOMBS ON swI1I

Paris, Sept. 23, 5:05 [ German aeroplanes flew territory between CougI Porrentry and dropped a the Cras Dermont farm, child, according to { news patches from Berne.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
VILLA MOVING FORCES.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Advices to the state department yesterday con- firm reports that General Villa is moving all available forces in northern Mexico into the state of Sonora with
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
DANISH STEAMER SUNK.

London; Sept. 23.-The Danish steamer Thorvalsden, of 1,217 tons gross, has been sunk. The crew was saved.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
German Statement.

Berlin, Sept. 22, via London, Sept 2o, 2:25 a. m. An official statement issued here today says:
 Enemy airmen with German marks on their aeroplanes appeared at S:15 o'clock this morning over Stuttgart dropping bombs on the town, killing four persons and wound- ing a number of soldiers and civil lians The material damage was quite unimportant. The airmen were fired at by our anti-air-craft troops and disappeared in southern direction at S:30 o'clock
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
Population Warned.

Owing to the fact that shortly after 1:45 o'clock the military authorities were informed of approaching Ger- man airmen the population could be warned only when it was compara- lively late.
 A German alrmen arrived over Stuttgart at 9:3o o'clock for short time until he was with certainty rec ognized as a German airmen. He landed lnhurt near the town.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-23
The Effects of Opiates

T~HAT INFANTS peculiarly susceptible to opium and
 preparations all of which are narcotic well known
 doses, continued these opates changes n growth of the cells which likely to become mbecly mental perveon craving for alcohol or narcotics nractabe dyspepsia and lack dosing with opates narcotics to keep n their infancy among physicians that children shI opae the smallest doses for than day at only then if unavoidable NJ
 administration of Anodynes Drops, Cordias, Soothing other narcotics to children by but physician cannot be the druggist should not be party to it. Chidre attention a physician, and nothing less than wilfuly with narcotics. .@4
 Castoria contains narcotics if it bears the ~H x- signature of Chas Fl. Fletcher. /% HX< Genuine Castora always bears the signature of ofzX I