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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08
EXTRA SESSION CALLED FOR
MAY IL

The official call for the 30-day
extra session of the general assem-
bly, to be held in Baton Rouge on
May II was issued on Thursday
morning shortly before noon by
Governor Hall.
The call embraces SO subjects and
covers nine typewriter pages. It
is stipulated that the constitutional
convention if ordered, must be held
in 1915.
Among other important subjects
included are:
To make deficiency appropria-
tions for the state government and
state institutions for the fiscal year
June 80, 1915 to June 80, 1916.
To provide for the submission of
proposal to hold a constitutional
convention during 1915.
To provide for the expenses of
the extra session.
To protect trade and commerce
against monopoly an dunlawful COM
binations in restraint of trade.
To protect the buyers and sellers
of raw sugars by providing for the
sampling, testing and weighing
thereof.
To regulate the management Of
such warehouses or elevators as
may be erected by the board Of
commissioners of the port of New
Orleans.
To regulate the issuance of bills
Of lading for commodities stored in
under state supervis-
ion and control.
To require all political parties to
select candidates by uniform rules.
To restrict the participation of
The voter to the nominations.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08
Southwestern Reflections


In Holy Writ the value Of CO.
operation receives marked appre-
citation when the conditions are
outlined whereby "one shall chase
a thousand and two put ten thou
sand to flight"
Thus, the doubling of the unmber
engaged in cooperating multiplies
the power of the co-operators and
the results obtained not by two, as
might be supposed ordinarily, but
by ten.
When we have to do with morai
forces the realm of mathematics is
transcended and progress moves
with constantly aceelerating mo-
mentum acknowledging no limita-
tions, respecting no set rules.
As an economic proposition it is
true that two men working together
along a given line can accomplish
better results than two men work.
ing separately for the same length
of time. The people of single
neighborhood may organize and di-
rect their efforts along lines agreed
upon and cooperating perslstently
they can work revolution in in
dustrial and business conditions in
the community. A hundred COM
munities, each with its organiza-
ton directed towards meeting the
demands of the local situation, and
all eliminating in a great central
organization, can make the world
sit up and take notice.
Cooperation brings unity of pur-
pose and effort and it begets power,
and power efficiently directed is
absolutely necessary to overcome
the obstacles that in Southwest
Louisiana retard the industrial and
moral progress of the people. Here
we have wonderful country, but
working each for himself, we fail to
produce the results that we ought
to have reaped long ago.
For instance, we need perma-
nent highways. If we had splendid
turnpikes threading every section
of Southwest Louisiana, as the far
mers of Kentucky and Tennessee
have, we should have much time
which means money, our horses
would pull heavier loads with
greater ease and in quicker tire,
our vehicles, harness, etc. would
last twice as long aud we could
get our products to the market
when prices were highest and not
have to waits we often do on ac-
count of impossible roads-until |
prices fall. In addition, the social |
life of the neighborhood would not |
be neglected and we would know
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08
THE MIkADO TO PLAY HERE
THURSDAY NIGHT

The Olympia Opera Company,
Of Lafayette, has arranged to stage
1.-The Mikado' at the Sandoz Opera
House, in this city, on next Thurs
day night for the benefit of the
Catholic Church.
The Olympia Company, is purley
an amateur company, which will
compare favorably with any COM
pany on the road. Lafayette peo-
pie feel proud Of the able actresses
and actors in the company and the
people of this city are assured a
.eal good play on Thursday night.
Manage Hollier made special
endeavors to secure this play for
the people of this city, as he was
fully aware of its worth.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08
MISS DUPRE RETURNS

Miss Belle Dupre, one OF, the
mainstays of the Opelousas High
School teaching force, who has been
away since the latter part OF De-
cember, visiting her brother Con-
gresham H. Garland Dupre, at
Washington, D. c., and friends at
various points in the North has re-
turned to spend the summer in
Opelousas. Miss Dupre, after TAX
ing advantage of a needed vacation,
returns to this city in splendid
health and after having had a most
enjoyable time.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08
MANUEL and LAFLfUR
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Evangeline Young Men Accused of
Conspiracy to Murder Acquitted
WERE ALMOST CONVICTED BY
JURY TWO WEEKS AGO
Case Which Interested Both ST.
Landry and Evangeline Is Final
ly Closed on Tuesday Night.

Achille Manuel and Lewis La
| 1leur, the two young men, accused
OF consplrlng with Armand Green
a negro of Prairie Ronde, to murder
| their father-in-law. Alexandra Ar
| doln on the night of March 10th
| were declared not guilty by a YER
dict rendered on Tuesday night.
| This made the second time that
the tmu young men were tried for
the same offense, the first trial re-
sulting in mistrial, eight jurors
going for conviction and four being
for acquittal; the case had drawn
considerable interest and crowds OF
Evangeline people were present
| during the trial two weeks ago.
Mighty lawyers were employed
on each side and it was one long
legal battle from the time the case
began on Friday morning until it
was submitted 10 the jury late
Tuesday evening. The defense was
ably represented by Austin Fonte-
not, John w. Lewis and J. Raoul
Pavy, while District Attorney Gar
land had Edword B. Dubiusson, as
sisting him.
The state attempted to prove
that the two accused went to Otere
pitre's home the night before the
murder was to be committed and
proposed that he should do the
deed for a certain sum Of money;
Pitre, who is a white man, how
ever refused but is said to have
told the two son-in-laws of Mr..
Ardoin that Armand Green, ne
gro, would murder the venerable
old citizen of Chataignier, for one
hundred dollars after the division
of the Ardoin estate. Pitre claimed
that Green agreed to commit the
deed, but on the fateful night. was
pursuaded by Pitre not to murder
Mr.. Ardoin, and on the following
Pitre told Of the conspir-
acy to Ambrose Vidrine, who inn
came to Opelousas and
informed Willie Ardoin, brother
of the would-be-yictim OF the
whole plot, whereupon Armnad
Green was locked up as state wit
ness and the two accused were let
out on bail.
The defense on the other hand |
told that it was scheme on the
part of Otere Pitre and Armand
Green to extort money from young |
and Lou Lafleur. The de-
tense also argued that otere Pitre
and the negro were too unreliable
citizens to be believed under oath
and these were the only material
witnesses for the state the two ac-
eused should not be convicted on
heir testimony.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08

Miss Ruby Thornton, Of Crow
ley, was the charming guest Of
Mrs. F. L. Chachere, during the lat
ter part Of last week
Reports from Ell Campo are to the
effect that Mrs. Lorenzo Mornhin-
veg and children are spending a
pleasant time with relatives. The
Mornhinyegs will remain in Texas
four weeks longer, having gone for
a visit of six weeks.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-05-08

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
WILSON ISSUES NOTE
CAUT|ON|NG MExICANS
President Does Not Say What
Steps U. S. May Take.

Washington, June president Will
sons determination to abandon the
policy Of "watchful waiting" over
MeXico and substitute a program that
will call for action by the United
States in the event that the Mexican
cliieftains fail within a reasonable
period to organize provisional gov
eminent was outlined at the meeting
Of the cabinet. The presidents new
policy was given approval by the cab
met, in every particular.
1t is agreed that the United States
can no longer tolerate the chaotic
conditions that obtain south of the
Rio Grande and that notice to that
effect shall be served on the Mexican
leaders in language that will leave
no doubt in the mind of any of them
that this government will resort to
extreme measures to restore order in
Mexico if necessary.
The president does not indicate
what action will be taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03

dissatisfied with himself, and discour-
aged with his school work, and thus
plays truant or permanently drop out of
school In one investigation ninety
nine per cent of truants were found to
have physical defects. In many eases
these physically defective children who
had eliminated themselves from the
schools, became the street Migrants or
loafers, and the loafers are the embryo
criminals.
We have many children in our
schools with whom teachers are labor
ing, who are unable to learn because
of under nourishment. The prevalence
of this condition and its effects upon
school progress of children is recog-
nized in the bill now before the legis-
lature empowering school boards to feed
school children who need it.
Kenosha is trying to give children
a chance to develop physically by at
tention through its school to many
things that make for better health con-
ditions. Four measures should be, es-
peeiallv mentioned. () school santa
ton; (2) instruction in hygiene; (3)
medical inspection, and az physical
training.'
The speaker expanded upon each of
these, discussing purposes and results
and speaking very freely about things
that needed to be done, to bring condi-
tions more nearly to an ideal state.
Especial mention was made of the in
creased safety which had come to the
children in the school through medical
inspection. A trained physical direc-
tor for the public schools, one who
would spend his time, as is now done
by the supervisor of music and of
drawing, in visiting the school rooms
and directing the physical training,
was urged as the next needed addition
to the school force.
In answering the question, g. Are the
Children of cur Town Given a Fair
Chance Morally?' the speaker said
that there are three factors which de-
termine the efficiency of school sys-
tenn on the Institutional side (1) The
quality of the supervision. (2) The
strength of the teaching force, and (3)
The character of the course of study.
Weakness in any one of these three
factors, renders the work of the schools
less effective than it should be. The
members Of the public school force, now
including nearly one hundred forty
men and women, were praised by the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03

develop the children of the community,
physically, mentally and morally, and
permitting agencies to exist every
where whose influence always results
in ruined health and undermined char
acter. These agencies, the saloons, are
perpetual menace to youth and to the
future manhood of the community.
Mrs. Bradford read of the discovery
of Thomas Edison of the specific poi
son that is the injurious agent in Ell
garettes. Edison was quoted as say
ing of this poison: 1t has a violent
action ON the nerve centres, producing
degeneration of the cells of the brain,
which is quite rapid among boys. I'm
like most narcotics, this degeneration is
permanent and uncomfortable. I en-
plov no person who smokes cigarettes.
The schools are doing all in their
power TO prevent the use of cigarettes
by boys, but in many instances notifca.
tion TO the home, and requests for as
sistanee are met with indifference.
A ,arge audience attended the meet.
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
24,7OO RUSS TAKEN
PRISONERS is CLAIM
Berlin Also Says Three Prem
ISL Forts Are Taken.

Berlin, June 2.-(Via London. )-Ac-
cording to an unofficial report from
PiotrkoW, Russian Poland, the Rus
slams have evacuated Radon, in Po-
land, to the south of Warsaw
Near Amboten, fifty kilometers
(about thirty miles, east of Libau
(Courland), German cavalry defeated
the Russian fourth regiment of dra-
gcons. Near Shawl, hostile attacks
we're unsuccessful Our booty In the
month Of May north of the Niemen
river amounts to 400 prisoners,
seventeen cannon and forty-seven ma
chine guns.
Berlin, June 2-(Via wireless to
London, )-Three of the forts of
Premysl have been captured by Ba-
varian troops, the war Office an
nounced this afternoon.
The captured forts lie across the
San river from the City of Premysl
and near the bridge of the railway,
leading south from Jaroslau They
have been under bombardment by
General Mackensen's heavy artillery
for more than a fortnight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
SHOWS NEED OF PARENTS AID
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford Declares That
Children of Kenosha Should Have Bet
ter Chance to Learn the Best Things
in Life in and Out of School.

Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent of the city schools, spoke Sunday
evening at the Methodist Church, under
the auspices of the Epworth League of
that church. The subject assigned her
was Are the Children in Our Town
Getting Fair Chance Physically, Men
tally and morally?'
At the opening she called attention
of the significance of the order follow
ed in the phrasing Of the topic, saying
that it was the right, the logical order,
since upon the physical condition Of the
child depended to large dgree his
mental and his moral development.
She said In part:
I'VE recognize this fact in the treat
ment of the delinquent today, who is
not punished as formerly, but who is
sent to the physician to be examined
A very large percentage of child
criminals are found to be suffering
from some physical defect as of sight
hearing, breathing, or mal-nutrition-
defects that may be helped or cured
The path to criminality is easily trac-
ed. The physically defective, who
tends to make the dullard, becomes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03

speaker for their educational qualifca-
tions, their professional preparation,
and for the spirit of earnestness ard
devotion to their work generally mani
tested.
The speaker cautioned the parents
present not to Judge the success of
the teaching of their children only by
the rmount of knowledge they ac-
CURED STlere is something she
said, more important than knowledge,
important as knowledge is, it is the
habits of thinking that are developed
during the process of acquiring
knowledge. 1t is his habits of think
ing that, more than anything else, de-
termine the efficiency of any in
dividual"
The speaker had time to outline only
in brief, the mental habits which are
the aims in instruction. The teacher
who has mastered the great art of US
ing the matter of instruction so that
it yields training and development is
GuS uIOSJ SUCCESSFUL bedCnGT.
With the question, !" Are the Children
of our Town Given Fair Chance
Morally?" it was thought necessary to
divide it into three other questions in
order to answer it adequately ~
Are the schools providing fair
chance for this great endg (2) Are
the homes of the city, providing this
chance? (3) Is the environment al
lowed and controlled by the city con-
ducive to moral uplift?
In expanding upon each of these, it
was shown, first, what the schools are
endeavoring to do for the moral up
building of the child life of the COM
munity Whether or not the home is
doing much for its children depends, of
course, upon the character of that
home. Unfortunately, too many homes
contribute little or nothing to the for
nation of right moral standards.
Children from well ordered homes rare
ly cause any trouble in school, while
on the other hand, there is scarcely a
case of moral perversity, whether of
less or greater degree, that is not
found, when followed up, to spring
from home conditions. The response
bility of parenthood is not fully ap-
preciated by many who are rearing
children.
In handling the third question, Mrs.
Bradford spoke in no uncertain terms
of the economic folly of spending
hundreds Of thousands of dollars to
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
HAD TO GET L)WN TO WORK
So Miss McAdoc and Friend Tired Of
War Nurse Experience.

Paris, June miss Mona McAdoo
and Miss katherine Britton who came
to France in February to act as
nurses in private hospital are booked
to sail for New York on the Rocham.
beau next Saturday.
Miss McAdoo, the daughter of Sec.
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo, and
her friend, Miss Britton, after a
course in nursing, sailed from New
York on Jan. 80 They were to go to
private hospital in the chateau of
wealthy French woman Among her
New York friends it has been whis-
pered for several weeks that Miss
McAdoo was not altogether pleased
with her experiences. The trouble
seemed to be that the hospital author
tiles found too much scrubbing for
the young nurses to do and not
enough real nursing. 1t was believed
that they would return soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03

Dr.. Thompson has opened an Office
in the Burke Bldg. Hours from 2 to
4 p. m, and to $3.50 p. m. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
FALCONS MAKE MERRY HERE.
Annual Convention of the Big Polish
Order Closed with Banquet Monday.

OAAOA OAOSO0 WIFI odAtQuOb
Kenosha threw open her doors on
Sunday and Monday to welcome the
members of the Polish order of Falcons
from various parts of Illinois and Wis
consin and more than two hundred WIS.,
iting delegates came to attend the two
days session. There were bands Of
music and marching men and the con-
vention proved great event in the his
tory of the Polish people in Kenosha
The sessions of the convention started
early Sunday morning at Tatra hall.
The delegates all went in body to at
tend a special celebration of mass at
st. Kasimer's church. In the after
noon there was parade of the visiting
delegates and gymnasium meet at
the North side ball park. All day
Monday business sessions were held and
late Monday afternoon the convention
came to an end with a banquet at
which covers were laid for FIVE hundred
Many prominent Poles from Milwau-
kee, Chicago and Kenosha spoke at the
banquet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
BECKER CASE TO U. S. COURT
Wife Of Condemned Police Lieutenant
Tells of Immunity Offer.

New York, June 2-The fight to
save the life Of Charles Becker win
be carried to the United States SUI
preme court this week. This was an
nounced by Mrs. Becker after confer
ring with Martin L. Manton, senior
counsel in the case.
She also said her husband twice
had been offered immunity by the
district attorneys Office if he would
"squeal, but said he has no revela-
tons to make, and that none will be
made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
George .. Barnard Dead.

st. Louis, June 2.-George D. Bar
nard of As Portland place, millionaire
president of the stationery manufac-
turing Hrm bearing his name, noted
as a philanthropist, president of the
st. Louis Provident association and
chief donor toward the foundation of
the Barnard Free Skin and Cancer
hospital, died in the Barnes hospital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
Just Must Have That Coin.

Houghton, Mich, June Matt
Drazich, Calumet Hungarian, has ap-
piled for passports to travel to Bos-
MIA, to collect $4S debt from for.
mer neighbor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
DREAMS OF CIRCUS PARADE
Awskes and Finds Camel and EIe.
plant in His Yard.

Champaign, June Dan Callahan
of Foosland dreamed Of circus pa
rade, Weakened by noise IN the yard
he found an elephant and two camels
browsing in his garden Callahan
left hurriedly, clad only III his night
clothes.
The animals were stragglers from
. small circus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
Majority Of Cabinet Favor Ex-
pIiCit Answer from Kaiser.
MUST STATE POSITION ON LAW
President Gets Views of Advisers and
Will Pen Reply to German Answer
WIFI Be Ready Friday-section of
Cabinet That Opposed First Note
Against Second.

Washington, June president Will
scr and his advisers, after consider
ing Germany's reply in the cabinet
meeting agreed on this general prop
osition.
That it is necessary to require Ger
many to declare herself On those prin-
ciples of the laws of nations and hui
mainly which have been invoked by
the United States and ignored by Ger
many in her reply.
The probability is that the United
States will ask for such an express
sion from Germany before conserving
to any discussion of the alleged facts
recited by Germany in reference to
the Lusitania. a majority of the
cabinet members are in favor of such
a course and the understanding is
that the president at present is in
chned toward it. The opinion at the
cabinet meeting was unanimous that
Germany must meet the United States
squarely On the vital and fundamental
issues involved in the acts growing
out of her submarine program before
any adjustment of the situation can
be hoped for It was agreed that Ger
many has thus far wholly failed to
satisfy the United States in this re-.
gard.
Will Submit Note Fridays
There was no effort made by the
president at the meeting of the cab
iuet to determine finally the actual
details Of the next step which the
United States must take in dealing
with Germany. He contented himself
with obtaining the views of his ad-
vlsers and at the cabinet gathering
next Friday he will submit to them a
draft of note expressing the con-
clusions reached as the result of his
own views and those of his official
family.
The only point of difference that
q veloped at the meeting of the cab.
met was as to how far the United
States should yield to Germany's In.
Vltatlon to discuss alleged facts which
She had put forward as bearing on tina
lusitania case. A minority in the
cabinet were able to see a relevancy
in the facts assumed by Germany in
tEic connection. These members are
inclined to favor therefore discus
sion and Investigation of these al
legged facts.
Will Deny German Facts.
It is significant that the element of
the cabinet which holds that it is i'm
possible to discuss Germany's facts
until she has answered on the princi-
pies is the same group whose counsels
prevailed in favor of a strong note be-
ing sent to Germany With the presi-
dent rests the decision on this issue
but the belief in Washington is that
the reply of the United States under
no circumstances will go no farther in
this direction than to deny categori-
cally certain statements of alleged
fact made by Germany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
IS ECHO OF IRISH SCANDAL
FORMER Priest Fitzgerald Is Sent TO
to 5rideweII.

Chicago, June 2.-William ]. Fit
gerald, former Detroit priest, was
fined SIS and costs and sent to the
house of correction for sixty days for
passing bogus checks.
Fitzgerald gave up his church du-
ties in Michigan a few years ago af-
ter he had been named in divorce
suit. Afterward he says he married
the woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Vannerson
Irish, wife of Col John P. Irish Of
Kalamazoo, Mich, She committed sui.
eide few months ago in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEYT0REs7
Chicago churchman to Leave Hospi.
tai; Goes to Atlantic City.

"'' N'1y'
Washington, June 2.-Archbishop
Quigley of Chicago will leave Wash
ington today for Atlantic City, where
he will remain indefinitely. The arch
bishop has been i'll in Georgetown
university hospital for more than a
month. He has been ordered by his
physicians to take long rest before
resuming his duties in Chicago.
From Atlantic City he will go to
Cnautauqua, n. Y, for week.