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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
BENNET TO OPERATE
RUTLEDGE SAWMILL
Prominent Local Merchant
Buys The Old SaWrnill Tn
West End.

B. Bennet a prominent local
merchant has bought out the;
Nigh -Rutledge saWmill, which
was erected IN the western per
.tion of the city, some four or five
years ago. The sawnill was
operated a few months but on
account of the lack Of sufficient
funds to tide it over during q
financial depression it was placed
in the hand Of receivers, from
which time it ceased operating.
Mr.. Bennett is not certain
when he will be able to start
operating the mill, but he states
that just as soon as he can get
enough funds to place the mill In
running order he will start ope-
rating.
During the life Of the saWmill
Opelousas people could easily see
what a benefit the mill was to-
the city. In the event that Mr..
Bennett begins operating the mill
| it is thought that he will place
several thousand dollars in circu-
lation in Opelousas each month,
which wo1ld be a great help To-
this city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

The mammoth Union 1friga=
tion canal, known as the Schell
canal, after the first attempt re-
sulting in a failure, was sold On
last Saturday morning at sheriff
sale to Mrs. Lena Mann for the
nominal sum Of five thousand
dollars. 1t is estimated that the
constructed canal and laterals
cost upwards Of a quarter of a
million dollars.
Mrs. Mann is a sister to Viii
liam Edenborn, owner Of the
Louisiana Navigation railroad
and a large property holder in
Louisiana. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Edenborn will be prominent
ly connected with the canal in
the event that the owner or own
ers should decide to operate it.
The Schell canal, if success
ful, would have caused this par
ish to boom forth and it is
thought that in a few years she
would have been one of the most
prosperous daughters of Louis
lana.
Besides the constructed canal
and latesals several miles of
right-of-ways were sold to Mrs.
Lena Mann. It could not be as
certained whether or not the
owner of the canal would con-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
GOOD ROADS ELECTION.
IN FOURTH TUESDAY
Taxpayers Expected to Vote
for Road Improvement
Tax in Melville Dist.

The election in the fourth
ward to take the sense of the
property owners on the question
of levying sufficient money for
! the erection of at least two good
substantial highways in what is
known as the Melville Road Dis
trict is scheduled to come off on
next Tuesday. From reports re-
ceived from that section Of the
parish it is thought that the tax
will be overwhelmingly passed.
Police Juror w. F. Brown, Col.
Krotz and other prominent tax
payers Of that section of the
state started some two or three
months ago boosting the propo-
sition of erecting good roads
through the woods lying between
Port Barre and Melville and Port
Barre and Krotz Springs. I'M
mediately a great deal of inter-
est was aroused over the project
and people from every section of
the parish besieged the police
jurors to call an election to levy
a tax in that portion of st. Lam
dry.
AS the road going to Melville
from Port Barre will connect that
progressive little city with Ope-
lousas it is thought that the Mel
vile people are practically
unanimously in favor of the tax,
as this road will greatly benefit
Melville, not only from a sense
of comfort but from a financial
standpoint. Krotz Springs is
still in its infancy; good roads to
that place will greatly enhance
the value Of lands throughout the
district and It will not be many
years before Krotz Springs will
be one of the most important
points in st. Landry.
The erection of good roads in
the Melville district will not ben
eft that section alone; Opelousas,
as well as the entire parish of
St. Landry will reap thousands
of dollars reward annually there
from and that is the reason why
the majority of the people of this
parish are anxiously awaiting the
outcome of the election.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Ope1ousas Man Assists In
Important Arrest.

J. NJ. Sandoz, recently appoint
ed postal Inspector with head
quarter in New Orleans material
" aided in an important arrest.
which was made in New Orleans
during the week when William
Fl. Tanning, chargedsWith whole
sale counterfeiting of pos
tai money orders was incarcerat-
ed in the Crescent City lookup
Tanning is supposed to have
passed bogus money orders in
nearly all of the principal cities
of the United States. Postofice
inspectors in every section Of the
United States were ON the look
out for him but it took the. New
Orleans men to stop the counter
feiter. Mr.. Sandoz, Inspectors
Purdum, Kinsel and Robert
son were the ones who succeeded
in bringing about the arrest OF
Tanning.
Since being appointed postof.
flee inspector Mr.. Sandoz has
been delivering the goods for the
government and his friends here
are delighted over reports thai
he is already being regarded al
1 one Of the most efficient inspect,
org in the south.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
To Meet to Elect Final
Organization.

A meeting has been called for
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock
to be held at the Office of Prof.
w. B. Prercott for. the purpose
of permanently organizing the
Opelousas Public School Improve
ment League.
A few weeks before the
Christmas holidays patriotic cit
izens began agitating a move
ment for the organization of a
school improvement league and
in short while It was learned
that several Hundred citizens Of
this city were interested in the
project. A temporary organiza-
tion was effected and DR.. A. j.
Perrault was appointed secretary
with DR.. B. A. Littell as chair
man. Dr.. Perrault during spare
time interviewed scores of citi-
zens on this subject and found
that over one hundred were Yill-
ing to pay annual dues to the
association.
The modern Opelousas school
building is in need of a gymna-
stun, swimming pool and many
other improvements, 50 as to
beautify the grounds and to per-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
FAMOUS DUNBAR CASE
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE
W G. Walters Gets $500 Bond And Is Released On Friday
# Case Which Drew Large Crowd Here Never
To Be Tried.

AS far as St. Landry parish
officials are concerned the famous
Walters-Dunbar episode is a
thing of the past. The alleged
kidnaper, who was found guilty
by St. Landry parish jury, af-
terWards freed by the Supreme
Court, was finally given his liber-
ty on Friday, when he furnished
bond to the extent of $500.
Aliof the prosecuting attorneys
in the widely known KIDNAPPING
case agreed that if the attorneys
for Walters would make applica-
tion to have their client let out
on bond there would be no OBJ
lection. For that reason it is
supposed that Judge Fisher Of
the First City Criminal Court fix
ed the bond so low. Harry Sell
ers is the one who signed Wal
ters' bond.
The alleged kidnaper who has
been confined in prison for near
ly two years will live in Pearl
River, Miss, in the neighborhood
of which he was stopped with
the child, whom the Dunbars Of
this city claimed was their lost
child. It developed during the
trial here last April that Walters
had large circle Of friends
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Masquerade Dance
Success.

The party for the children in
the afternoon and the dance in
the evening. given at the band
auditorium by the ladies of the
Episcopal Church, was great
success and the proceeds derived
from these affairs will greatly
aid the cause.
A large crowd of spectators
congregated in the spacious hall
in the afternoon to watch the
lite hTotty-Gras" make merry.
Prizes were awarded to the best
represented, Miss Marguerite
Firnberg winning one for repre-
senting a "Buy-A-Bale, = and
Master Leonard Stander, for
representing Happy Hooligan. !"
# we had been judges it would
have indeed been difficult for us
to render a decision, as we'd cast
our eyes from fair little sum
flowers to futtering butterflies
and others that go to make up a
scene from fairyland.
It is useless to say that the
dance in the evening was one of
merriment and fun from be-
ginning to end. The prizes
were won by 'Hieney'' and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Destroy the Scab on Your
Potatoes.

Potato Scab is a disease caused
by a fungus growth. It occurs
on the skin of the potato, pro-
ducing rough. irregular spots,
which injure the appearance of
the tuber and reduces its value
in the market. The fungus
causing this disease lives in the
soil from year to year and in
fected soil should not be planted
to potatoes oftener than once in
three or four years. Alkaline
soils are considered favorable for
the growth of this fungus, con-
sequently heavy applications of
stable manure favor its develop
ment. Soils free from this trou-
BILE are infected by planting dis
eased seed and in order to avoid
this all seed potatoes should be
disinfected before planting.
This may be done by soaking the
uncut potato in a fornalin solu-
tion for two hours, using one
pint formalin to thirty gallons of
water. Corrosive sublimate may
be used instead of the fornalin.
Four ounces Of this preparation
will be required to thirty gallons
Of water. J. N. TOOLE. S.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Sermon Every THURSDAY
Night.

? Father John Engberink, pastor
of the St. Landry Catholic Church
announced on last Sunday morn
ing that sermons will be deliver
ed every Thursday night during
the Lenten season. Jesuit priests
from Grand Coteau will assist
Father Engberink in these in
structions and tt is expected that
the able fJesuits will deliver
splendid sermons during Lent,
There viii also be the Way of
the Cross every Friday afternoon
at 3:SDosel8ck.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Entertains at Smoker.


Rev. G. B. Tomb, popular
Presbyterian preacher, enter
tanned several Of his intimate
friends at a smoker on last Tues
day night. Those who gathered
at the Tomb residence state that
theyRspent a most enjoyable
evening and relished the splen-
did refreshments served by the
pretty wife of the young evan
gelist.
Mr.. Tomb has been here only
a short while, but during that
time he has formed a large cir.
Gle of friends.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Billie, Jr., !" who proved to be
Charles Hieney Sandoz and Tico
Lawrence Larcade. The MAORI
ty of the dancers were masked;
MORAL: In some cases masks
are not needed.
The refreshments served were
delicious, and the ladies of the
Episcopal Church are to be con-
graduated for the way in which
the affair was directed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Mr.. Dolnengeux Dies.

The many friends of the fami-
" will be indeed Sorry to learn
Of the death Of MI I. o. Dom
engeaux a native Of this parish
being a son Of Mr.. Laurent Dom
engeaux Of Coulee Crcche.
Young Domengeaux at the time
of his death was rs years 3
months, and 20 days Of age. He
had been a resident Of Crowley,
La. for the past seven years with
the exception Of two years spent
In Texas in search Of health. In
1910 he was married to Miss
Media Hebert of Crowley, who
is the daughter Of Mr.. S. He
bert of that city. He was IN the
employ Of The Runely Company
as a mechanic at the time Of his
death.
There live to survive him, his
wife, one little girl 8 months old.
his father. mother, 5 sisters and
one brother. We join the many
friends in extending sympathy
to the bereayed family.
! -----mzss -~----
Mr.. Il. G. Fontenot Of Grand
Prairie was a visitor at the Clar-
! ;nn rli1rina thu week. s.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Catechism Instructions

During the Lenten season ol
until First Communion Day,
Father Engberink will give cate.
chism instructions to the Eng.
lish speaking children on Sun.
days Immediately after High
Mass and on Wednesdays from
3 to 5 O'Clock. The French
speaking people children will be
instructed on Sunday mornings
after High Mass and on Friday
evenings from 2 o'clock to $3.50
o'clock.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Smith Defeats Eln1ea. at
Grand Coteau.

Cooke Smith in a hotly con-
terted election at Grand Coteau
last Tuesday defeated Lionel
Elmer for marshal of the village.
Both factions centerrd their
forces on this election, as there
was no opposition to E. V. Barry
for mayor. The council-elect is
as follows: Edwin Smith, Lu-
cius Guilbeau, Josh H. Burleigh.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Bishop Sessums to Con-
firm.


There will be divine services
and confirmation at the Episco-
pal Church in this city on Mon
day at 7::30 o'clock by the Right
Rev, Bishop Sessum and Rev. G..
B. K. Reed.
On Tuesday morning at 7:30
o'eleek Holy Communion will be
given the members,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

among the people living in Pearl
River.
Since the sensational trial cost
the parish over $4,000 it is a prac-
tical certainty that the tinker
will never be tried. The Dun-
bars being contented to have
their child are not anxions to see
the trial pushed on at such heavy
expenses to the parish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Numa Bertrand
Of Mallet were visitors here Fri
day.
Mrs. Geo. Kelt of Washington
visited relatives here Thursday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Miss Winnie Thibodeaux of
Morgan City is the pretty guest
of Mrs. George Bourgeois.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20
Woodrnen Elect Dele-
gates.

The local camp Woodmen of
the World on Thursday elected
delegates to the approaching
state convention. Senator Leon
Haas and E. Lee Gil were claos-
en- to represent the Opelousas
wood choppers at the annual con-
vention Of Woodmen from over
the state.
After the election Of delegates
q treat was given to all members
present, after which all went
home as happy as lodge mem
bers usually do are after a jolly
good time.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Mr.. G. NJ. Young Of Pitreyille
transacted business il this city
on Friday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-02-20

Mr.. Il. G. Fontenot Of Grand
Prairie was a visitor at the Clar-
ion during the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
CON ECT TICUT
 SUFFR AGE NEWS
GA. c. Porritto

The long time that the House conn mittee on constitutional amendments is taking to deliberate over the wo- man suffrage resolution before report tunfty to the suffragists to do some energetic propaganda work. This opportunity is being taken full ad- vantage of and meetings are going on merrtIy in all parts of the state. One of the most popular form of po1fti- cal education just now is the suffrage debate, when suffrage speakers meet anti-suffrage speakers on the plat form The chief sP sakers for the antis are Miss Lucy Trfce, Miss Mar jory Dor1nan, Miss Minnie Bronson and Mrs. Goodwin. All these speak CTS have to be brought into Connec- ticut from outside the state. The suffrage speakers who meet them are almost always Cohnecticut Womens and the cause of the antis in this state would practically go by default of the Association Opposed to Woman Suf- nage had to find it's speakers nearer home than New York, Washington or Ohio.
 The antis suffrage debater who about a week ago was quoting St Paul on woman as an argument against giving women the ballot, went a little too far in his quotations. It is not much use quoting St. Paul
 
 a woman to teach.'' That was St. PauPs personal dictum. as is evident from the pIlrasing of the. sentence, and 1t was said at a time when wo- men had no education and no train ing. St. Paul would open his eyes n wonder If he entered American schools and saw the hundreds Of thousands of women busiIy engaged in doing what he had stated that he would not suffer them to do. What would become of the educational sys- tenn of this country, of England, of Germany. Of any civilized country if St. PauPs dictum of the first cen tury was held to authoritative and binding on the twentfeth2 Our boys and girls would have to go without education. for there certainly could not be found men enough to staff the hundreds of thousands of schools that would be left without teachers. The Catholic church has revised St. Paurs admonition as well as the civil au- thorities; and Sisters in the Catholic orders are as busily engaged in the occupation that St. Paul would have closed to them as lay teachers in the public and private schools and col Ieges.
 When the change that has taken place in regard to women is illustrat- ed by the sweeping awayof this prohi- bition, it should give pause to those debaters who use St. Paul in other ar guments about women. American women are fortunately somewhat more fully developed than the Eastern women with whom St. Paul was ac- quainted.
 May 1st will be suffrage day. suf- frage Day=the first Saturday in May has now become a national insti- tution Last year the Connecticut Sufragists celebrated it by great parade in Hartford-the parade that was Acknowledged by the Antis at the hearings at the Capitol on, March 4th to have the funeral of their hopes There were also local celebrations in many of the towns where the women could not go to Hartford to share in the great parade. This year New
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
MARRIAGE OR DUTY?

5
 IA letter truly pathetic from 3 heart broken girls reads as follows: Dear Miss Libbey:
 am a girl of twenty-four. living and keeping house for my two single brothers and my mother. who lost her mind when I was fourteen have been keeping company with 8 young man of twenty three, who is anxious to marry me, but put him of from time to time on account of mother, who has to be constantly watched over by one of us. We never dare leave her alone. She speaks only Ger man My lover speaks English only. So YOU see how close to home I would have to be even if I married. Matters are getting complicated by my eldest brother, who is to be married soon My lover wants me to marry him tn en- He is willing to take mother too He is only able to give me a. comfortable home. don't know what to do- Duty pulls one way, love the other way He wants either to marry or set me free. What would you advise me to do?
 TROUBLED GIRL, G. M.
 Your lover has manful1y shown you, that he is made Of the right kind of nettle by his willingness to make a home for your afflicted mother. You might not dnd another such noble heart the whole world over. would advise you to wed him. and trust your own happiness and your dear mothers comfort to his safekeeping. II do not see how you could help low ing such a hearted, worthy young man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20
A FAsHToNAl3IE sEPARA1E SKIRT.

Conservative in line and yet radia4-. Ing an enthusiastically chic appearance is this four piece skirt of plain hroad- cloth. The front gore and founce are cut in one, while the adjustment az erected at the left Of the eenter-front For average size. the material required is about 3 yards.
 Condning the efforts of instruction today to the cutting of the garment we f1rst begin by folding the goods carefully on tha cutting table. On the Iensthwise fold the back gore Is placed just about an inch from the edge or the cloth. To the right or the hack gore, yet about or 8 inches apart, the front gore with dounce cut in one1 is laid, Now, retracing steps slighty, the side gore is placed between the back and the front gore but on a slensthWise thread cf the goods The edge of the pattern on which the single ''o'' per- forations are noted rests on the sefv- edge edge of the material This makes the opposite edge of the pattern rest on the space that lnfergenes between the back and front gore.
 To the left of the side gore arrange the yoke. and to the right place the piecing for the hounce-
 Serious mistakes can be avoided by placing the pattern on the material as instructed because extreme care is necessary in the cutting to give the finished garment smart lines.
 The length of the skirt in front from the natural waist line Is A inches, and l inch is added for the back. By fol- lowing the small 60" perforations. however. 2 inches may be taken from both front and back and the high waist-Ane may be reduced to normal
 A few weeks ago there was a loud cry that the wafst-line must be pro noted. The edict was needed. and there was a general elevation of waist lines in coats, dresses and skirts.
 No matter what position you decide upon, the line can be delineated by a belt of leather. suede or patent leather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20

Haven is to be the scene of the prin- cipal demonstration, and the Hart ford women will flock to New Haven to help out their sisters there. New York will havesdemonstrations on May. 1st from end to end of the State; for. this year New York is a campaign state and is looking forward to pop ular vote on woman suffrage in No vember. The New York Legislature has more consideration for the cleo tors than is desired for Connecticut by the men and women who are opposing the suffrage resolution in the Legislature here The House and Senate at Albany have twice passed the resolution for the submission of a constitutional amendment, and it is now left to the men of the state--ftEle sovereign power in which the women not they will share their great priv ilege of the ballot with the wives and daughters.
 Massachusetts is another state where there will be 8 popular vote on woman suffrage this fall New Jer- sey. Pennsylvania. West Virginia and Iowa have all passed woman suffrage resolutions through all their 1egisla- i've stages and all those states except Iowa will vote this fall on the ques- ton. In Iowa the vote is delayed un- til the next general election in 1916, the state does not provide a special election for the question of woman suffrage. In some of these states the amendment may be defeated. If so it will be defeated by men voting on a wonan's question not by women de- ciding on the question for themselves. The suffragists will not. accept the de- feat as final. No reformer ever ac- cepts a temporary defeat as final. The effect of defeat on the suffragists is simply to nerve them to stronger ex- ertions in the future. There is only one settlement for the fundamental principles of the Repub1ic-govern- nlent by the consent of the govern ment, government of the people, by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-20

as glass. See what did to lem. We can have lem spliced and reWound. and I'll hang lem on my wall. All want is the heads anyhow
 He held up to view a headless mid iron and brassie and triumphantly waved splendid cleek. My favorlte cIubsI I could play better from hanging lie with that beautiful brassie than with any club I ever owned, and. as for the iron, I was deadly with it.
 He lit 9 cigarette and threw the match into a pile of shavings. Old Conrad returned to life at that instant and stamped out the 1ncipient blaze
 q shouldn't consider them very good clubs, Harold, if they break of like that said his mother.
 esWhat do you know about cubs % he snapped. and I at once knew what class he was 1n at the preparatory school.
 If I was ever nke one of these said I to myself, God rest the sage soul of my Uncle Rilas!
 The situation was no longer humor- ous could put up with anything but the nishandling of my devoted golf clubs
 striding up to him. I snatched the remnants from his hands.
 You internal cubE roared szzaven't you any more sense than to smash a golf club like that2 For two cents I'd break this butter over your head-
 .sFaAher. he yelled indignantly. sswho is this mHcker2''
 MT. Rocksworth bounced toward me. his cane raised. I whirled upon him
 sHow dare your he shouted. The ladies squealed-
 If he expected me to cringe he was nightly mistaken. My blood was up. advanced.
 Paste him, dadrs roared Harold But MT Rocksworth suddenly alter ed his course and put the historic treaty table between him and me He didn't like the appearance Of my rath- 1 CT brawny fist.
 ssYou big stinT' shouted Harold. Afterward 1t occurred to me that this inelegant appellation may have been meant for his father, but at the time [ took 1t to be aimed at me.
 Before Harold quite knew what was happening to him he was prancing down the long hall with my bony fin 1 gers graspfng his collar Coming 10 the door opening into the outer vesti-