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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

BY virtue of a writ of seizure anc
sale issued out of the Honorable Six.
teenth Judicial District Court, in anG
for the parish of St. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, and
to me directed, | have seized and will
offer for sale, at public auc.
ton, to the last and highest bidder, al
the front door of the Court House Of
st. Landry parish, at Opelousas, La, on
SATURDAY, MAY LIST, 1915,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de.
scribed property, to-wit:
Two certain lots or parcels of ground
situated in what is known as the Der.
cier and Lewis Addition or division,
Just south of the corporate limits of the
City of Opelousas and being designated
upon the official plat of said division
as lots number five and six in Block
No. Nine, which said map is filed in the
Clerks office of ST. Landry Parish, La.
These lols are sold together with all
the buildings and improvements there
lin. Being the same praperty acquired
by Mrs. L. A. Granier, from Bercier
and Lewis, Act No. 65715 on Feb. 4th,
1909, and of record in Conveyance Book
1-2 p. 1873, st. Landry Parish, La.
2. Acertain lot or parcel of land, to-
gether with all the buildings and i'm
proyements, situated thereon, consist
ing Of the dance hall or pavilion, in the
Bereier and Lewis addition, south of
Opelousas, and known as the Park and
bounded at follows: North by Park Ave.
east by Pike Ave, south by laud of
Joseph Giron and west by the Bayou
lesson. Acquired by Louis A. Granier
from DR.. A. j. Bercier and John w.
Lewis, on Sept. 9th, 1911, al per act
passed before Gearge T. Edwards. No
tary Public, Number of original act
7O765, filed Dec. 9TH, 1911, and duly re-
corded in Mortgage Book No. AZ A p.
257 and in Conveyance Book P No. 4 p.
22.
Terms: Cash to pay and satisfy the
sum of eight hundred and ~sixty-eight
and no-1N dollars, debt, with interest
and costs, unless the same is immedi-
ately paid. Less a credit of $30.75.
m 27-6t NJ. L. SWORDS, Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor
to contract a loan of One Thousand
Dollars, (st000.O0) with the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank, of Mel
vile, La, for the construction of a
municipal Jail, and providing for
the payment of same, by anticipat-
ing the excess of the City's reve-
nues, over and above the necessary,
usual and statutory charges.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Melville that in view Of
the pressing necessity for a munich
pal Jail or prison houuse, that the
Mayor be and he is hereby author
lied and empowered to borrow from
the. Merchants & Farmers Bank of
Melville, the sum Of One Thousand
Dollars, ($t000.O01, and. to represent
which he is further authorized to
execute by and on behalf of the
Town of Melville a promissory note
in favor of said bank, payable jan
uary Is, 1916, bearing Eight per cent
per annum interest from date until
paid, and to contain other usual
clauses.
See. 2. Be it further ordained
that in order to secure the payment
of the said note in principal, inter-
est and attorneys fees there is here
by dedicated, attributed and set
apart all of the excess revenues Of
the municipality of Melville, over
and abeve the usual customary and
statutory charges of said munich
patty, such excess being, as per the
budget of the year 1915, and which
is hereby taken as the basis of the
anticipation and dedication, the sum
Of Fourteen Hundred and Eight
Dollars, (st4o8. 0O).
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained
that for good and sufficient cause
this ordinance shall take effect inn
mediately after its passage. Thus
done and passed in special session
convened on this the 23rd day of
March, A. D., 1915.
II. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
ATTEST: LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
Melville, La, March %, 1915.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24
Notice of Tableau.
/ ESTATE OF JIMMIE FONTE-
NOT
No. 6739, Probate Docket. 10th Ju-
dicial District Court, Parish of
St. Landry, La.

Whereas, Gil B. Fontenot. ad-
ministrator of the above entitled
estate, has filed a tableau of classi
fication of the debts of said
succession, accompanied by his pc
tition praying for the homologation
of same.
And, whereas, the prayer of said
petition has been granted By an or
der of court bearing date April is,
1915.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given to all parties interested to
make opposition to said tableau to
file same in writing in my office
within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be
homologated and confirmed.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
Clerk of Court.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Jacobs
News Depot Co., will be held at the
office of the Company on Monday.
May 10, 1915, between the hours of
4 and 5 P. NJ, for the purpose of
electing a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year.
AARON JACOBS, President.
]. F. DEzAUCHE. Secretary.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

MORTGAGE LOANs-We will loan
on improved farm property up to one
hundred thousand dollars. Long
terms. In amounts of two to ten thou
sand dollars. Harrison & Lewis, P. O.
Box lie, New Orleans, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN
Large mule about 8 years old,
1900 pounds. This mule is gentle
under the saddle. Goes we'll on
buggy, wagon or pillow. Can be
driven by boy or lady. Party
moving away. Apply to A. w.
Yzereef, or to
MRS. MARTIN GOSGROYE,
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

JUST RECEIVED at The Larcade Store
a new and up-to-date line OF Spring
and Summer Hats at moderate prices.
Ali are invited to call. m27-2t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

FOR SALE-One fine young driv-
ing horse and one fine driving mare.
Both these animals are city broke
and not afraid of automobiles or
trains. They are free and speedy
travellers and are especially good
for family service. both being alb
solutely tractable. and kind. Apply
C. J. THOMPSON,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-04-24

FOR SALE-Honduras Seed Rice
C. A. GARDINER, Sunset. La. ai72
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Is Great Picture

T came up to Birmingham primarily for the purpose of transacting some business" said NJ NJ, Krebs of Hairs ton. My other motive for coming to Birmingham was for the purpose of seeing the Birth of Nation.' In my estimation it is the greatest picture that has ever been produced, and is well worth the price of admission if not more. I cannot conceive of a greater picture being made for many years to come. I was held spellbound during the whole show and never was quite as much absorbed in anything before in my life.
 The picture is a great tribute to our southland, and shows the horrors of the period of reconstruction after the war. l sat beside one of the veter- ans who was guest of The Age Herald and l have never seen one so rapt with the vividness of the scenes as portrayed on the screen"
 MT. Krebs said the conditions in the black belt were improving wonderfully, and that it was only a question of short time before the farmers of that section felt the revived spirit of pros perity which is so evident in Birming- ham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Admiral George Dewey, who was made ranking officer of the American navy for life as a reward for his services in the Spanish h-American war, and recently cele- brated his seventy-eight birthday at his Washington residence, is enjoying excel lent health, despite his advancing years. He still takes an active interest in naval affairs, and as president of the general board of the navy is strong advocate of national preparedness. Admiral Dewey rises at o'clock in the morning and is fond of ride horseback at a time when most of his friends are still in bed. He commanded the Asiatic squadron dur ing the battle of Manila bay, May 1, 1S9S and was at that time 60 years of age. He was then a commodore. As soon of ficial news of the victory was received he was promoted to the rank of rear ad- miral and was thanked by a resolution of Congress. He would have been retired for age in 1S99 but on March of that year by special act of Congress he was made admiral of the navy" and still holds that rank on the active list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
If America Were Invaded

Speaking at meeting recently held under the auspices of the National Security league in New York, Henry A. Wise Wood said: "In case of a coalition of Germany and Japan against the United States, all that (Secretary) Garrison's plan has to offer us is 5O,O0O trained soldiers scattered in 40 or 50 political forts, to prevent the landing of S0O,O00 Germans on the Atlantic coast and 100000 Japanese on the Pacific coast; and our military advisers have told us that such forces could be landed within a few months after declaration of war with these countries"
 Whether or not we subscribe to all MT. Wood has to say on this subject, there is not moderately well in- formed person in the United States who does not know that with our present army and navy, we would be at the mercy of two such countries as Germany and Japan, if they combined against us. In the future coalition between Germany and Japan against the United States is not as unlikely as it appears now. For obvious req sons this country would be tempting prize.
 With a navy equal to that of any other power in the world, landing troops on our shores could probably be prevented, but with such an eXten- sive coast line it is imperative that we have an army at least large enough to oppose any force that might be landed, by strategy or as result of naval disaster, and suffi- cient men to man our coast defenses. Millions of dollars worth of big guns are said to be in charge of caretakers and our defenses are inadequate to protect our coast line, even if they were sufficiently manned.
 New York and San Francisco could be captured with ease if we were at tackled in our unprepared state, and from the very start the invader would have an incalculable advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. When De Quincey wrote his famous disquisition on Murder As a Fine Art" which was devoted to the story of famous murders that made the flesh creep, he was not treating murders as factors in ones social existence, as un- fortunately we are compelled to do
 when confronted with the statistics on
 homicide collected by Frederick L. Hoff-
 man for the Spectator, an insurance
 weekly. Like our fire record our homicide record is something to make
 us hang our heads for sheer shame. albeit it is little more sectional, since
 the south, the land of the free pistol and easy going law, lynch and other wise, leads as the true homicidal area
 of the country. Especially in these holiday times of good will the figurfs
 are trifle disconcerting. For the country at large we have an average of S.e homicides per 100000 inha bithnts for 1914, the 10-year average being S.1, while for England the figures are 0.S;
 for Prussia, 20; for Italy, 3.6; and so on, until we come to Memphis, Tenn, with a 10-year record of 63.7 murders per 100000, with four other southern cities trailing in as follows: Charleston,
 S2.7 Savannah, 2S.4; Atlanta, 26; New
 Orleans, 253 As for the northern cities, New York has only a percentage
 of 6.1, and Philadelphia, the twenty
 second in the list of 30 cities, 42 the
 lowest of all the large cities.
 Even these figures are too high. The
 explanations do not explain anything
 except the patent fact that where the free pistol fails, the easy going ways of
 the courts rob homicide of any terror
 for the offender and so encourage deeds of violence. To offset this state of things, which prevails in most of our communities, MT. Hoffman sug-
 gests more drastic enforcement of the
 laws and a more strict procedure in
 the courts. with riotous homicide se- verely dealt with. As to pleas, he holds that insanity should only be accepted on the basis of absolute incontrovert- ible evidence. Whatever our local fig ures show, we as well as the rest of the such an indictment as to our indiffer- ence to crimes of violence. National vigor is one thing, but brute force is another. We cannot view murder as a fine art with impunity and escape the consequences. The percentages should be lowered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Great Britair's Cabinet Crisis

In Germany there has been some criticism of the government, and especially have the socialist members of the Reichstag been given to inter- pellation. Austria Hungary has had still more to contend with in the way of parliamentary criticism.
 In time of war there is always more or less fault finding among the poli ticians and those who think they could run things better than those at the head of affairs. But Great Britain has had more to bear in the way of internal dissention than any of the other warning powers.
 Premier Asquith and Lord Kitch- ener have been targets of criticism for months past. Certain English statesmen and English editors insist that Lloyd-George should be placed at the head of the government, but there are others who continue loyal in their support of Asquith. The premier is a splendid leader for ordinary times, but stronger man is evidently needed at the helm now
 Early in the war Great Britain had cabinet crisis and the outcome of it was the formation of a coalition ministry. Since then crisis has fol- lowed crisis, but none has seemed quite so acute as that of this week. An amicable solution, however, ap- pears to have been reached, but in a short while another crisis may be expected.
 The British public is more restive now than ever, and the best solution of the troubles would probably be the retirement of MT. Asquith and the substitution of Mir. d-George as premier. Whatever changes are to be made in the government the sooner the better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Highest Class of Road Demanded

The board of revenue, realizing the importance of building modern high way from Birmingham to the War rior river, has about completed the surveys and has indicated its purpose to proceed with the work of construc- tion without delay.
 Jefferson is big county and the board is kept busy year in and year out in administering its affairs, but no business that it might have under consideration could be of anything like such vital concern as the Warrior road project.
 The public is fully aroused on this question, and there is a growing de- mand that the material used in the construction of the roadbed be of the highest quality. For the country high way on which travel is light macadam or chert has been satisfactory. But the great thoroughfares should be like the best city streets, and the time will come when brick, concrete or as- phalt will be as commonly seen in Alabama as the macadam roads are now.
 This new road that the county is to build from Birmingham to the river should certainly be of the very high est class. As it is sure to be the most constantly used highway outside of the city, it must be built to resist the stress of heavy haulage, for auto- trucks carrying freight to and from the Warrior will be passing over it at all seasons of the year.
 Concrete Or brick paving costs much more than macadam, of course, but as The Age-Herald pointed out day or two ago the first cost, in case like this in question, is of small moment when the economy of main tenance and the accommodation of all kinds of travel is taken into con- 
 Jefferson is we'll able to build a road to the Warrior in the most modern style. We must nave the best, for the best is none too good for this rich and populous .ol1ptV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
BOOMERS REHEARSING
New York Correspondence in Pittsbu1 Dispatch

New York Correspondence in Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 When Mayor Mitchell refused to put a crimp into an ancient custom in this city and decided to allow the New Years eve merrymakers tilt the lid until a. m. he added $ provision that all persons with vianus or thirst quenchers before them in the restau- rants at the dead line stroke will be allowed to remain until the articles have been disposed of. Thereat the booze battalion, taking a cue from the Defense league, has started prepared ness campaign. Drinking rehearsals are being held nightly by classes in the alcohol belt. Maybe they could get a few pointers from some of Pittsburgs s champion two-handed drinkers who rush the bartender with orders at 11:40 and guzzle in rapid-fire fashion an alarming amount of cheering fluid by the time the saloon lights are turned out at Il :45
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
LIFE IN WESTERN CHINA
Prof. Edward Alsworth Ross in World

Prof. Edward Ellsworth Ross in World
 Outlook
 TIT is strange to encounter in Cheng-tu
 the capital Szechuan, west China, a A. city of half million, nearly 2OO0 miles from the sea and 200 miles from Thi- bet, a pervasive go-ahead spirit one does not find in the seaboard cities like Annoy, Ranking or Picking. When the viceroy, Chao Erh Sen, took us to the roof of the military college and pointed out the nu- merous schools and other government buildings, he showed just pride that this far inland city, nearly as remote from the Yellow sea as St. Paul is from the gulf and cut off, moreover, by the terri ble rapids and whirlpools in the gorges of the Yangtse river. should have appro- priated more of western culture than any other pure Chinese city.
 Entering the province was struck with the absence of my northern features. Safe from Mongol invasion, the people were not living in walled villages. The coolie sips tea at the roadside booths, not barley water. Flooded rice fields and the incessant gurgle of water slipping from field to field down the terraced slopes succeed seas of waving wheat Gone are the carts and the pack trains of horses, mules and camels. It is the water buffalo that wallows through the rice paddy with the blow.
 Every gentleman rides in sedan chair, clinging to the easy gradients of water
 -l- -k1 paved highway, following the ridges of the hill crests and affording you breeze and a magnificent view on either hand. For a week before reaching the capital we passed most of the time between two rows of splendid cedars, some of them seven feet through, each bearing it's warning tablet to protect it against fuel hunger.
 On such a highway you will meet per haps 1000 people in day. The surplus of the countryside, the food and fuel of great cities, flows by on the backs of men. The packman swings his bales from the end of a six-foot bamboo. balanced across his shoulder on a pad. Every two minutes he must stop his dog trot to shift the pole to the other shoulder
 He carries string of cash. sweat rag. fan, water pipe umbrella and roll of mating to protect his load. At night he slows away hot rice, curls up without cover on mat, and when was there, like as not, he floated into dreamland on the black smoke of opium. It may be week or a month he delivers his load to the consgnee in province on the other side of the mountains.
 Nowhere else. suppose. aoes so clever . people op 70 rich . soil struggle SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
MODERN BEAU BRUMMEL

New York Correspondence in Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 E. Berry Wall at one time was con- sidered the best-dressed man in society, but now Griswold Thompson is said to carry off the sartorial palm. He has so many suits he cannot count them. Be- ing the st-dressed man at this effete day calls for a budget of at least s1O,OO0 a year for clothes alone. Just little group of American society men are try ing to live the life consistently, and of these 'Grizzy" Thompson is the leader No mere woman would think of spend
 ing the money and care and artistic forethought on her trousseau that the beaux put on their wardrobes. There is James Duke, Jr, for example, who is said to possess 150 suits of clothes Francis Roche, the handsome twin son of Mrs. Burke Roche. is young but promising student of the art of esthetic male costuming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
TAXING TOOTH PASTE

From the New York Tribune.
 Is tooth paste a luxury? Are those countless individuals in this fair land who scrub their molars faithfully morning, noon and night mere victims of sybaritic habits, or are they, as the advertisements and dentists aver, con- sistent advocates of preparedness, guarding their systems from invasion by enemies at one of the chief danger points? Congress will soon have to an- swer. At present tooth paste, officially, is luxury, taxed as such for the last year, along with perfumes, talcum powders and many other adjuncts of the dressing room and the toilet table, under the special war revenue raiser. And tooth pase will remain, officially, luxury if that tax be continued. as is now proposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Editor of Musical Courier Coming

q have just received a letter from Mir. Leonard Liebling, editor-in-chief of the Musical Courier of New York, announcing that he would visit Birmingham some- time in February" said Adolf Dahm- Petersen. He did not say how long he would remain here but suppose several days He will be accompanied by MT. Rene Devries, who is in charge of the Couriers Chicago bureau"
 MT. Diebling is brilliant writer and has long ranked as one of the ablest critics in this country. He has been con- nected with the Courier for a number of years, and since becoming it's editor-in- chief this widely read publication has gained much in popular favor
 During the present year MT. Liebling has visited many sections of the coun- try for the purpose of making a survey of musical conditions, and the articles he has written on his tours have been at once educational, inspirational and di- verting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Road Work in Southern Alabama

State Engineer w. s. Keller makes an encouraging report on the road building movement south of Mont gomery.
 The counties of Monroe and Bald win on the east side of the Alabama river and the counties of Clarke and Washington on the west side have entered into a friedly contest for the Jackson highway route. Monroe has just let contract for the immediate construction of sixty miles of im- proved roadway, and the other coun- ties are bestirring themselves.
 This road building activity is the result of the Jackson highway confer ence held in Birmingham two weeks ago. The condition of the roads in the southern end of the state was such as to cause adverse remarks on the part of the Jackson route locating commissioners in Ocotber when they made a tour of inspection through Mississippi and Alabama. Not all the roads in Mississippi were up to the required standard, but the bad links are being improved rapidly, and when the pathfinders make their sec ond and final tOur carly next fall they will find that Alabama as well as it's neighbor has been busy in the development of good roads.
 The people of Monroe, Baldwin, Clarke and Washington counties real ize the necessity of pushing the road work with all energy, and from now on no time will be lost. If the official