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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06

well to follow up the workings of this Board
and ascertain whether or not it is doing its
duty. Equal rights to all. special privil-
eyes to none" should be the slogan of their
endeavors.
The corporations should not be Cypress.
ed, but they must be made to bear their
just proportion of the burden the people
have to carry.
Uncle" Andre has had a great deal of
experience as Assessor of his parish, as
Member of the Board of Equalization, which
ought eminently qualify him for the new
office, to which he has been elected.
Good luck to you, Uncle" Andre. 1t
does seem as though they can't keep you
down.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
HALL LOSES; CHALLENGES
HEBERT'S VOTE.

This is the way the Item headlined the
result of the election Of the State Board OF
Appraisers, which took place in Baton
Rouge on Wednesday, the 3rd inst.
The fight from what we can gather from
the papers, was against Michel's friends
and Tom Stewart Of Baton Rouge. The
Items version is, that Ewing and Behrman
being DESTROYS of furnishing Michel for hav-
ing secured the removal Of Mr.. Wren from
the Dock Board, saw to it that his candi-
date, Mr.. Sinai, was defeated.
Mr.. Michel had little to say, save that
Mr.. Hebert had PROMISED to vote for Mr..
Sinai. He voted for Mr.. Wren. Mr.. He
bert is getting in hot water. The Wilkin-
son-Grace episode has not yet subsidized,
when he is charged with promising to vote
one way, then casting his ballot otherwise.
He had nothing to say about his vote
for Mr.. Wren instead of Mr.. Wren instead
Of Mr.. Sinia. When, however, the Cover
challenged his right to vote for Mr.. Stewart
as a Member of the Board from the Seventh
District, Mr.. Hebert denied the charge lev
eled at him, to the effect he had made any
bargain with the friends of Mr.. Grace to
ave this one from prosecution.
The Governors remarks indicate the
Grand Jury of East Baton Rouge parish,
may again be called upon to inquire into the
charges made by Mr.. Wilkinson against Mr..
Hebert. It will be remembered, Mr.. vii
charged Mr.. Hebert HAD STATED
HIM he was obliged to vote for Mr..
Stewart in consideration Of the help this one
and his friends had given Mr.. Fred Grace,
to save him from being indicted.
The Clarion regrets to chronicle these
reports. 1t hopes these various
are exaggerated. But it hopes that
guilty man shall escape. The light should
be turned on. A full investigation gone into.
The Board of Appraisers should not be
The Office is one of honor rather
han of profit. None should serve upon it
is not above suspicion. 1t (the Board)
s the guardian Of the taxpayers rights
against the evil influences of the corpora
ions of the state. No man allied with
hese, or in any manner connected with
hem, remote or otherwise, should have a
'lace thereon.
Only the peoples representatives should
ompose it. The Clarion repeats: Turn on
he light and if anyone is at fault, let the
oters of the state know it. THEY WILL
20 THE REST.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
ANDRE MARTIN LANDS
JOB.

Andre M. Martin, of Lafayette. was de
feated last November for Member of thu
Board of Equalization from the Third Dis
trict.
Upon yesterday Uncle" Andre landed
another job. This time he becomes a Mem.
Der Of the Board of Appraisers, whose duty
it is to assess the property belonging to cor.
porations, associations and individuals en-
ployed in railway, ~telegraphs, telephone.
sleeping cars and express business through
out the state.
This Board is composed of the Auditor
and n member from each Congressional
District, and is elected by the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, ATTORNEY
General and Secretary of State, for the
term Of four years. The salary is five hun
dred dollars.
The responsibility is great. The tax
expect this Board will properly as
sess the various corporations fairly, but suf-
Judging from the fight put up for and
against Tom Stewart Of Baton Rouge,
SOMEONE was anxious to have him retain
lis seat.
The taxpayers of the state, would do
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
SHORT COURSE.

Our farmers have an opportunity to Sc
cure a three-days' Agricultural Institute al
Opelousas. There is not a single farmer in
the surrounding country who can not be
taught some new phase of scientific farming,
and we therefore heartily approve the move
of L. E. Perrin, district agent of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
In a letter to J. G. LaWler of this city
Mr.. Perrin set forth that the only real i'm
portant condition is a certainty of a suhi-
Gent interested attendance, in order to as
sure a Farmer Short Course for Opelousas.
IT the farmers of each community
would discuss the matter with Mr.. Lawler
and ascertain from him everything neces-
sary in order to secure the Institute it is our
that Mr.. Perrin would have every
thing SO arranged within the next few
weeks as to show many farmers in this par
Ish what scientific farming can do in build
ng up a country and making the farmers
We would advise a farmer to take the
cad OF the movement in every community
md interest himself to the extent of as
'uring Mr.. Lawler a sufficiently large at
enhance in order to justify the holding of
ne Institute by the United States Govern
nent Agricultural officials for Louisiana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
Parish Fair And Market.

To the Editor of the Clarion:
Let me suggest your paper, as the off
cial organ of the Parish and of Opelousas
and as a leader in boosting progressive prof.
ects, get behind a movement for the inau-
guration of a monthly or weekly Parish Fair
and Market along the lines of those already
established at Baton Rouge and Donaldson
vile, and perhaps other places in the State
which have not come to my notice. This
movement apperls to me as having more
sound sense and practicability for the bet
terment of our Parish and City as a whole
than any / know of. The cost of launch
ing the proposition should be small, and the
benefits great. It would foster a spirit of
gettogether between merchant and farmer,
town and country man. It would help to
spread progressive ideas as to farming and
marketing, would act as a clearing house of
information for the farmer. And besides
these more or less theoretical benefits would
undoubtedly soon broaden out into a regu-
lar marketing institution where farm prod
ucts of all kinds could be traded in and sold
to advantage. And a competitive market
would soon be open for everything from eau
to cattle, and from hogs to hominy.
What does the Clarion think of it?
E. K. EASTMAN.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
French Market Coffee
is Southern Through
and Through

Shipped from the coffee countries through warm
umnner seas to the Southern port of New Orleans,
no cold climates affect, injuriously, the delicate
coffee beans.
Roasted and blended by Southerners, especially
for use in the Southern Climate.
Sold to Southern merchants for Southern trade.
blended, roasted, packed and shipped in the South,
Southern Through and Through. No wonder it
outsells all other brands in the South.
Endorsed by the best judges in New Orleans fifty
years ago and by coffee drinkers daily throughout
the South. It is now known as the National Drink
of the South.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
CLAIMS.

The police jury unanimously adopted a
resolution appealing to Louisiana Congress
men and Senators to settle the famous Cot
ton Claims and to return money collected
for taxes on cotton Immediately after the
Civil War. These resolutions were ap-
proved by R. Lee Camp No. IA and were
by the Gordon Chapter.
They were submitted to the national con-
OF U. D. C's at Savannah, Ca, and
We're unanimously adopted by the rs, 600
ladles, representing every state in the
Union.
It is left to the will of Congress as to
whether or not these claims will be paid and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
THE CLARION AND THE POLICE
JURORS.

On account of an article appearing
through the columns of this newspaper two
weeks ago the Clarion was indirectly &C.
cused of being opposed to the good roads
project in this parish, and was Of different
opinion with the police jurors as to the ad-
visibility Of the eight foot gravel roads be-
ing constructed in this parish. All this is
absolutely false.
The Clarion realizes, probably better
than any individual, that the members of
the police jury are all conscientious and hon.
est citizens Of this parish; we know that
these men lose two days of their valuable
time each month in order to come to Ope-
lousas for the purpose Of manipulating the
affairs of the parish. That the police jul
rors have tried and are trying their utmost
to build up the parish and develop it on every
imaginable scale has been apparent to US
for years. We believe that the committee
on good roads set about the erecting of
model highways with the view of lettering
road conditions in this parish and that time
will tell whether the efforts of these men
have been successful.
We have always praised the jurors for
their noble efforts in their attempt to place
this parish among the most progressive.
Many there have been who were opposed to
practically every progressive move made by
the jurors. but the Clarion has ALWAYS
STOOD BY THEM and told its readers to
rest assured that the parish lawmakers
would make the best of the situation.
We are therefore exceedingly sorry that
some of our most up to-date and alert police
jurors chose to ~criticise the Clarion for pub
fishing an article written by three citizens
of this city endeavoring to show that the
kind of gravel being used on certain
stretches of road was not suitable for the
road work in this parish. AS the editor
stated in the police jury room on Monday
morning The Clarion is not responsible in
any way for the views expressed through
communications appearing in our columns.
The Clarion therefore did not in any way
the cause of those opposed to the
gravel road.
In our opinion the police jurors will be
and in time to come will be {
praised for having worked so nobly for the
rood roads cause. The taxpayers will \
eventually come to realize that the eight =
DOT gravel road will prove successful here =
nd will clamor for more. The police iu- .
ors, consequently, have nothing to worry,
$ they have done their best and time will U
ell as to whether or not they were right. >,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
Louisiana Press Opinion.
IT MIGHT BE TRIED E R

Delhi Progress: The manager of the
Princess theatre of Rayville pulled off the
cutest and slickest stunt this week that has
ever happened in a long while. For some
time it has been impossible to get a meeting
of the progressive league of that city, so
the manager advertised a free show for men
only, and at the usual hour of the opening
of the theatre the house was packed with
curious and anxious men. After showing
two ordinary reels of pictures, Manager
Fitzgerald stepped forward and announced
that a meeting of the league was now in
much to the surprise of all men
present. Some 20 new members were adj
ded to the list and further business trans
acted. We congratulate Manager Fitzger-
aid on pulling of this unique stunt.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06

it is thought that if Southern Congressman
will cooperate with one another Louisiana
cotton farmers, to whom over Sc, 900, 900 are
due, will eventually receive their money, for
which they have been fighting for over fifty
vaarS
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
A MARKET FOR EVERYTHING.

Rice Belt Journal: No mercantile sys.
tenn can justify itself in the South as we see
it, unless it will handle what the farmer has
to sell as well as what he has to buy. We
don't believe any merchant has the right to
sit down and say to the farmers, come and
pay me a handsome profit on what have to
sell, and then when these farmers have
something else than cotton to sell, refuse to
concern himself about finding a market for
them. Live, Wideawake merchants right
now can fulfill a useful function by helping
in their endeavors to develop new
trade channels for products that have here
tofore come from the north and west.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06
NOT ALONE.

De Ridder Peoples Paper: We need
dipping watts all over Beauregard parish.
We need one in De Ridder. We need a can
ming factory and a truckers association.
We must come to these things if we con-
tlnue to exist. The timber industry will
soon be a thing of the past. Shall we be
ready with other resources when that one
fails? We need an immigration bureau to
push the work of idle and proftIess acres.
We need a commercial club to secure more
smokestacks and more trade for DeRidder
and Beauregard parish. Shall we have one
by our organized strength 'heave' De
into it's rightful condition as the me-
of Western Louisiana?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-06

Be wise and buy the Clarion, the official
organ of all St. Landry's public bodies.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
COME ALONG, FANS!

The Star Bulletin believes in clean sport and
likes to help along clean sport. $685..
4s The Oahu leagne this year is making strong
effort to promote high grade baseball and give
the lovers of this fine sport plenty of novelty,
by bringing from the mainland representative
college teams A visit by college players is al
ways welcome and with the Oahu League hand
ling the series the spectators are assured Of
"a run for their money ......~
Tomorrow the Stanford Oahu League series
opens, to close on June q. The Stanford team
is no stranger here Previous visits have given
the islanders a warm aloha for the collegians
If the Stanford series is financial success, the
University of California nine will come for a
month s series, and later in the year the Uni
versity of Chicago, which is going to play in
Japan, will be asked to stop on its homeward
way and pit speed and baseball cunning against
the locals. -.t ~ u
It's up to the fans to make the Stanford
series a success. All the games are to be played
on Moiliili Field. The series starts with game
between Punahou and Stanford tomorrow.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
OUR ooUNTRY's DEFENSE.

II haven been in physical combat with an
other human being since | was a boy, says
Secretary of War Garrison. fright now can
say that wouldn't fight another man; that |
wouldn't descend to rough-and tumble fight
IS the street. know, and you know, that
might walk out into that corridor and meet
man who would insult me in such way that
Ia punch him In minute. There are some
insults that can t be attended to in any other
way. Besides. which there are some assaults
IDon and threats against ones life or ones
property that are made with force and can only
|e successfully met by force.
NOW then, nations are just like individuals.
We may say there is nothing that could force
liz United States into a war-but down in our
'..,rfs we know this isn't so. We know the
alton might be insulted just as You or might
,s or that its existence or vital interests might
IS threatened and that we would fly to arms
g, : minnie - And that is why the war
~. rtr;ent IS worrying about our army; why
& g sorrying about the country's defenses -
The American Boy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
EDITOR
FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES.

Palama Settlement has been doing fine work
with its summer camp, where worn ont mothers
and frail babies may recuperate from the physi-
cal drag of tenement life s~%
The Settlement is now endeavoring to estab-
lish permanent camp, so that more adequate
accommodations can be afforded these pitiful
guests. 1t is a worthy object and Honolulu has
the reputation of an unbroken series of gener-
Gus contributions TO worthy objects. One
thousand dollars is needed before the trustees
of the Settlement feel justified in going ahead
and establishing this permanent camp. The
Star Bulletin, the Advertiser, the Hawaiian
Trust Company and Palama Settlement have
been designated to receive contributions If
the money is sent to Palama Settlement it may
be addressed to Box 514
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
IN MEMORY OF THE IA.

Would it not be a gracious and an eloquent
thing for Honolulu to do honor to the men of
the IA on Memorial Day.
On that day the submarine which collins
twenty one men of the United States navy will
still be lying under the water, probably near
The harbor entrance. 1t will be within few
minutes by launch of any dock in the harbor.
II Is suggested that some organization take to
this spot where Uncle Sam IS submarine is rest
ing beneath the surface garlands of flowers and
scatter them in memory of the twenty one who
died for their ceuntryAx
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
ARIZONA FINDS BUSINESS HUNS
WITH MONEY BOOZE USED TO get

of the Tucson druggists will sell this
very necessary medicinal ingredient
under any circumstances. Alcohol
can not be purchased in other parts
OF the country and shipped in, as such
action is also prohibited by law and
the railroads and express company
have announced that they will not &C
cept shipments of alcohol for Arizona.
Aside from the effects OF the law on
the sale OF alcohol for medicinal pur-
roses. it can not be purchased for
use in chemistry demonstrations at
the university or other educational
institutions of the state. Neither can
it be purchased for massage purposes
where it is very necessary in many
instances. 49,. ...-.s~
All of the druggists of this city have
announced that they will not sell grain
alcohol under any circumstances. 4
number of articles Of merchandise ear
ried by druggists are in part composed
of alcohol. These articles have been
withdrawn from sale and include Hos.
letters Bitters. Duffy's Malt Whiskey
and Peruna. There is a question as
to whether or not perfumery comes
under the restriction of the prohibition
law 1t contains large percentage of
alcohol. 81. :~=.-.
T. T. Ed Lit Fred Fleishman. Andrew
P. Martin. The Owl Drug Company
and the Bell Drug Company an an.
nounce that they intend to comply
with the letter of the law and it is
now impossible to buy drop of grain
alcohol at any of these places. Some
of the institutions where alcohol is
used in mechanical arts or in educa-
ton work have small quantities on
hand, but when these supplies are ex-
hausted it will be impossible to re-
plenish them legally. ..-.... =. H..
Picture Shows Profit. = .... .......~..
One of the clothing merchants re-
ports an increase in his sales within
the past few days and in discussing
the subject said that he is doing an
unusual amount of business for this
season and much better than he did
year ago. Men are buying more
and better clothes. r.
Every night this week the picture
shows have been crowded and last
night one show could hardly find room
for the many people who desired adj
mission. During the early part of the
evening people could not get inside
and were forced to wait out in front
until the beginning of the next show.
This is partly accounted for by the
fact that many who had been in the
habit of spending their evenings in
the saloons are locking for other am
usement and naturally drift into the
picture shows.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
WHY NoTq

No time is likely te-be-inere favorable than
the present for Honolulu to make real start
towardia city hall .,r,sg
II may not take as long to get city hall as
Il does to get q federal building-we hope not.
The bare possibility that it will should cause all
Immediate start ef the municipal structure is
io'materialize in the next decade The federal
building project has now been ION the fire I"
for something like eight years and will prob
ably be another two years before it is COM
pleted.
The city offices are now inconveniently and
extensively housed. Part are in one building
on King street; part in another building on
Alakea street The so-called "city hall is a
sorry joke on municipality of more than
10000 people. 1t has no fit assembly room. 1t
has no committee-rooms. 1t is neither COM
modiousg nor dignifed. {.
Ordinary citizens who like to attend meet
inRs of the board of supervisors to watch pub
lie business being accomplished are discour-
nged at the outset They are lucky to be able
/o get into the assembly room at ALL for usually
he small space outside the official circle is
f'Ied,. tie chairs taken and the corridors dense
81 populated with eager politicians and others
||ffyl0&eltneT hdlnln6Fs LOT kuOcklnS purposes
b axes Cor grinding purposes.
City officials get along as best they can in
their insufficient quarters. AT every change in
administration the interiors of the offices are
ripped ont and new partitions, counters and
tnees patsins
There is q worthy dignity to public service;
there is serious responsibility in municipal
bIIice. The realization of both will be height
6ned and public business vastly expedited
Iy, housing the city officials in building of
|Ilich the city will be proud.
The. city is not likely to accumulate build
'1R fund until it obligates itself to do SO. 1t
will not think itself able to finance the con-
s|fuction Of q new home until it has to finance
Il. Then means will be found. The next year
81 two should be particularly prosperous here
90 account Of the war prices for sugar. In
comes will be sizeable. Real estate is bound
IS move; general building is bound to move.
The bond market ought to justify the issuance
1T municipal bondss spessn
The gore site on King street and Palace
SQUARE is the logical plaeesfor the city hall.
There are other available spots in the same
6cighborhood. Why not proceed to the selec-
ton Of q site-with club ready to use on the
irst chap who tries tgestaft a city hall site
CONTROVERSY!
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
W1DE-AwAKE JAPAN.

q + + = fst : sr E e 3 L.
Japan's commercial aggressiveness, to which
attention has been called by the demands upon
China, were shown pointedly as soon as her
cruising feet had taken possession of the South
Sea islands formerly occupied by Germany.
Hardly had the news reached Toxic than the
businessmen of Japan began scheming to ex-
plot the newly acquired territory.
The South Sea Association was formally or
ganized and soon after announced that it would
conduct thorough investigation into the in
dustrial and social conditions in the South Sea
Islands, including the Philippines, Java, Sa-
matra, Borneo and the Malay peninsula and
undertake to train men in the knowledge and
arts necessary for enterprises there. 1t would
publish magazine better to acquaint the Jap
anese people with these Alands, and erect a
library and museum which would be wholly
devoted to exhibits from them. =ss
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28
TAKING
FOOD SUPPLIES
THROUGH JAPAN

Russia. port-bound in the south by
the war-shelled Dardanelles, finds the
safest route for her foodstuff to lie
through Japan these days. The big
empire occupying northern Europe and
Asia imports lsrge quantities OF food
stuff from America. the carriers being
the T. X. K and Pacific Mail boats
to the Orient, thence across Siberia.
s. Shito of the Japanese department
of agriculture, who is a through pas.
senger on the Tenyo Maru today, de-
elares Americas shipments OF fruits
and flour to Europe are much greater
than last year. The cotton crop, he
thinks. is not as large as last year.
but the wheat production is expected
to be three times greater than the
harvest in America last fall.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-28

SECRETARY A. p. TAYLOR, Pro.
motion Committee: Tell you what, we
put Hawaii on the map in more ways
than one. The Cunard line just sent
us their latest map which has Ha.
.waiian islands where until now they
have called the islands by the obso-
lete name Sandwich" They were
good enough to acknowledge their mis-
take and rectify it upon the suggestion
of the Promotion Committee.