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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
MORE WORDS OF EN-
COURAGEHENT FOR
JUDGE DUPRE
Visits Melville and Eunice, Which
Places Are in Line
With Him

Since our last issue, the following
letters have been received by Judge
Dupre:
From one of the leading business
men at Eunice.
Il see no reason why you are not
eminently qualified to represent
this parish, if a Constitutional Con-
vention is held.
From a Jusice Of the Peace in the
Eastern portion of this parish:
Il received your letter and you
can depend upon me on the day Of
the primary. I hope that you will
get the position.
From a merchant-plan at
Whiteville, La.
Yes, you can count on my sup
port and hope the other candidates
are men that can support with as
much pleasure
From another farnler-merchant
at Dubuisson, La.
Il am going to vote for you and
do what I can towards getting 9TH
ers to do so.
From which It appears that
Judge Dupre is running some. The
Judge visited Melville on the 23rd
and 24th, and spent the day Of the
3oth at Eunice. He informed a re-
porter OF this paper. his friends
asserted be would carry both pre-
eincts.
The Clarion feels certain that the
Judge is going to be elected. It IS
supporting him with knowledge full
and complete he will do his duty
regardless Of consequences. That
is his greatest asset. Duty well
performed has been with him a
ruling passion. His past record as
Judge, as Representative, is an as
suranee of what he can and will
do If elected. That he IS going TO
be elected, this paper believes Is
a foregone conclusion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
CHICOT NOTES

Let our big sister send three OF
her ablest citizens to fne constitD
tional convention.
The old reliable Sam Gardner OF
Vile Platte, is candidate to the
constitutional convention. Sam is
well liked by the people of Evange-
line and will no doubt get a very
flattering vote.
Chicot is now connected by pnon'
with Vile Platte; should any one
want to call up Chieot he can do so
by phoning Mr.. Z. I. 0rtego, The
Gazette, Sheriff Fontenot, DR.. Lit
tell, or DrDr. Milburn. We have
no central as yet but will shortly
make arrangements for one. The
phone company is called the Evan
geline Telephone Company, which
was organized last week.
Judge Gilbert Dupre should bbe
sent to the constitutional conyen-
tion from st. Landry on account OF
fearless stand he took in the late
extra session of the legislature. Dit
to Hon. Austin L. Fontenot.
IF you want to get on the darnin-
istration ticket ask the Boss and
ron may get the permission to run.
Several new candidates were ini-
ated into the Woodmen of the
World here last Sunday.
Ghicot received pleasant call
last week from Capt. Sam Haas, D..
d. Haas, Sam Haas, Jr., w. Z. Err
Itch of Alexandria, Cashier Marshall
OF the Merchants & Planters Bank
Of Bunkie and Mr.. Jos. Fredlander
of the Climax Lumber Company OF
Bunkie.
Crops of all sorts are good in this
parish and in fine condition. Rain,
however, is very much in demand
here.
=
The people should elect to thf
constitutional convention men who
will not be dictated to by the Boss;
men who will go there and cast
their vote against any measure
which will rise to prolong the terri
Of Office Of present ofIiceholders.
Should they do otherwise it will /
surely beb a step in the wrong di-
recfion. Not only that but it win
cause an upheaval among the of
Gee seekers, who have already an
aounced their candidates..
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
SATISFIED WITH CREAM
SEPARATOR

P. P. Hidalgo, one of the most
progressive farmers in this section,
recently purchased a cream sepa-
fator, probably the first in the par
'ish, which he has been using to
great satisfaction. Mr.. HidaIgo
claims that the increase Of his
butter is sufficient to pay for the
separator in no time His butter is
always in demand by the local mer-
chants, who pay him more for his
product than any other farmer.
There is no doubt that more pro-
gressiye farmers will realize the
great benefits derived from a cream
separator and consequently secure
this modern farm machinery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
TO ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL
COURSE

Superintendent of public schools.
G. ]. Thompson, announced durlns
the week that he had perfected ar
rangements for the establishing Of
a modern commercial and business
course at the 0peIousas High
School. A large number of the 0pe-
lousas students are forced to go to
New Orleans and other places to se-
cure business education and for
that reason Mr.. Thompson was
the local school, which will un-
doubtedly be of material benefit to
the students as well as the parents,
who ar presently compelled to send
their children to distant cities for
commercial training.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
CANDIDATE LAFLEUR VISITS
OpELDJISAS

Hon. Robt. Lafieur, Eunice's can
didate for assessor Of this parish,
spent several days in 0pelousas and
surrounding country, during the
past week, soliciting the support of
the voters OF this section.
Mr.. LafIeur is well known in this
city, where he has a large number
Of friends and is rather optimistic
over the prospect of getting a
large vote at this poll.
There are only three candidates
thus far announced for the position
now held by Hon. Darius Fontenot,
those being Robert Laheur, Kelly
Andrus and Charles Thibodeaux.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03

Board Of Appraisers, the members
|of which are appointed by another
board, and not by the people. They
owe absolutely nothing to the peo-
pie and they give nothing to the
people. The court has no ,iuris-
diction over the board, no other
board has any power to review the
work of this board.
IF the constitutional convention
does nothing more than make the
members of the Board of Apprass-
ers elective to my mind it will have
accomplished enough to justify its
holding.
By assessing the railroads and
other corporations their just pro-
portions, Mr.. Fontenot asserts that
during the term of the incoming
administration Louisiana will have
sufficient money to pay all its
debts, maintain every public In
stitution in the state, and will be
IL ueeaQe IN position to- build
model roads from the Gulf to the
Arkansas line, and from Mississip-
pi to Texas.
II the constitutional convention
IS held the question of the Initfa-
tive. Referendum and Recall viii
be taken up and will undoubtedly
be written in the constitution OF the
state. The Office of the Commits
sioner of Agriculture will be given
the power TO become a farmers
agency, instead of a governmental
department, which endeavors to
show the farmers what they al
ready know. It viii be Sc arranged
that farmer in st. Landry having
. car load Of any farm product win
be told by the department where
this product can be sold at profit
able price. The department Of i'm
migration will be compelled to find
jobs for native Louisianians, be-
fore going out into foreign coun-
tries for new blood.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
L. A. FONTENOT TELLS
NEED OF CONVENTION
Service Corporations Are Not Assessed Enough and
State Needs Money to Operate It's Many
Worthy Institutions

Hon. Z. Austin Fontenot, one oil
the administration leaders in the
| fight for the passage of the consti-
t,ftionai convention bill, told the
farmers of st. Landry, who had as
sembled at West Bellevue at the
Farmers Union picnic, why the peo-
pie OF St. Landry should vote for
the constitutional convention.
Mr.. Fontenot stated that some
demagogues would have the farm
ers Of Louisiana believe that the
constitutional convention was call
ed for no other purpose than to
raise the taxes of the land hold
ers. He fatty denied this, admit
ting, however, that the admins
tration was very anxious to have
the assessments of the railroads and
service corporations increased, SO
that these money making concerns
would justly help in defraying the
expenses of the state.
The well known St. Landry repre-
sentative who was the chief orator
at the picnic claims that the rail-
roads, the telephones and telegraph
companies and the various mining
concerns would not be overassessed
If their assessment would be In
creased by $3.50, 1000 in the state.
The only way that we can justly
assess the service corporations is
by electing the members of the
State Board of Appraisers. We,
voters, know that when we elect
our police juror, our assessor and
our member OF the Board Of Equi1-
ization, that our interests will be
safe-guarded. These officers are
elected BY the people and have to
follow the will of their constituents.
But how in the world can we ex-
peet beneficial result from the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
SANITARY CODES
RULES FOR CHARBON
Disease Attacks All Animals on
Farm and Is TransmissabIe
to Mankind

4 Ihe prevalence OF chafDon -
certain sections of the state is call
ing attention to the best method OF
ease, but there yet seems to be
combating the spread of the dis
general ignorance on that subject.
One means Of spreading the dis
ease is the custom of skinning and
selling the hides of animals which
have died of the disease. This is
absolutely prohibited by the sani-
tary code of the state.
Chapter TX of the code has to
deal with anthrax or charbon, and
it is made the duty of the munich
pal or parish health officer in
whose jurisdiction tie outbreak ap-
pearsto promptly take steps for its
control, based on the well known
facts that the disease is especially
prevalent in the lower Mississippi
valley, and along the Gulf littoraI
and coastal prairies, where it is en-
zootic and attacks all farm animals
and is transmissable to mankind
through incubation by the horse
fly or misquito, or through the
handling of affected aI.isilals
through food and water contamina-
ted with the spores, and by the in
halation of dried spores.
The spore retaining rs vitality for
long periods in surface soil. manure,
infected food stufs, blood, hides.
hair and wool, and animals contract
the disease while grazing over IN
feeted areas. The disease is widely
distributed by earf,nn crows and
small farm animals also distribute
the malady by running at large, or
by dying and establishing fresh foci
The symptoms of the disease are
explained in the code, and ii is
made the health officers duty when
an animal dies without apparent
cause during the warm weather to
have the body isolated and protect
ed from flies with fish oil emulsion.
or by covering with netting. He
shall obtain Immediately after
death half of the ear Of a large ami
nal, or a foot of a small animal,
and placing it IN Il stfl.,zed boil
tie. properly sealed and packed.
ship it to the State Experiment
Station at Baton Rouge for micro
scopic examination. He shall also
Immediately inject the carbuncular
in the live animals with
per cent solution of carbolic acid, |
and promptly vaceinate by the Pas
teur or Soberheim method all an
imals that have been on are likely to /
be infected. In the event OF the
death of an animal, it is the duty
Of the health officer to stop all or
fees of the body with cotton waste /
or moss. to prevent the escape OF |
fluids, and then to crenate the
body on the spot, with crude petro-
Ieum. III cremation is found to be
impractical the body must be buried
N a deep trench covered with a
stratum of lime, In no case should
I'd 8 4
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
JENKINS MAY GO TO FRISCO
Very truly yours.
+. LAZARO.

Dana Jenkins. the phenomenal
young athlete Of Eunice, will prob
ably be one of the representatives
Of the Southern Athletic Associa-
ton at the San Francisco Exposi-
tien, where the best athletes in the
United States will meet to battle
for national honors.
According to reports and accord
ing to the spectacular showing
made by the young Eunice athlete,
it is expected that Dana Jenkins
should acquit himself with hon.
or at the Frisco meet. His friends
expect him to capture either the
hundred or the two hundred yard
dash.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
WASHINGTON TO HOLD
IMPORTANT MEETING
Citizens of St. Landry Invited to Meet Government
Engineer Schulz and Discuss Bayou
Improvement Proposition

The citizens of st. Landry are
offered an opportunity to meet Ma
| jor Schulz, government engineer, a.
Washington on next Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2::30 to discuss the prop
osittion Of improving bayous Court
ableau, Gocodrie and Boeuf. Con-
gresham Lazaro secured an appro-
priation from Congress for the sur
veying and investigating of these
streams. The people of st. Landry
are expected to show Major Schulz
that the Government would derive
some benefits if these bayous would
be dredged out and cleaned.
II these three important bayous
would be dredged st. Landry would
be given an opening to the Gulf and
water transportation would once.
more be revived.
Following is a letter received
from Congressman Lazaro on the
subject:
Washington, La, June 30, 1915.
Editor Of st. Landry Clarion,
Opelousas, Louisiana.
My dear Mr.. Andrepont:
Upon the solicitation Of many
citizens of the Parish, during the
last session of Congress / secured
provision in the River and Harbor
Bill for a survey and investigation
6f Bayous Courtableau, CO.
codrie and Boeuf, with d view Of
improving them. I have since had
the mater up with the u. s. Engi-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03

Eneer Maj. Schulz of N. Orleans AM
with the appropriation carried il
this last bill he is now ready Il
make his investigation and report L
Washington. am today in re-
ceipt of the following telegram:
from him:
New Orleans, La, 6-3o-i5.
DR.. Z. Lazaro,
Washington, La.
will come to Washington on
the 7th, Frisco train. Arrive al
Opelousas i::i5 P. NJ. Would sug-
gest holding meeting at 2::3o P. NJ
that day.
SCHULZ, Engineer
/ have accordingly made arrange
ments for him to hold a public
meeting in Washington, on We'd
nesday, July 7th, at 2::30 P. NJ, to
which everybody is invited. At
this meeting, everybody interested
in the development of these bayous
will be given an opportunity to be
heard, and since It will largely de-
pend upon Mr.. Schulz recommend
ations in his report to Washington
whether or not Congress will make
appropriation for these streams, I
would earnestly request our people
to attend this meeting and give the
Engineer the benefit of their in
formation.
Very truly yours,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03

ST. LANDRY HIGHWAY
FINALLY COMP LETED
First Attempt at Model Road Con-
struction on Large Scale Success
POLICE JURY PRAISED ron
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
Gravel Roads BuIlt in the Parish
Proving Satisfactory and More
Expected to Be Constructed Soon

St. Landry has practically COM
pleted its first attempt at model
roads on large scale, tnc Port
Barre highway nearing complexion.
There have been built during the
past year nearly thirty miles of
modern and substantial gravel
roads, connecting Opelousas with
the principal points IN this parish.
When the police jury appropri-
ated over one hundred thousand
dollars for the erection Of good
roads, many taxpayers ID this par
ish were opposed to the plan. some
severely criticising the parish faith
ers for their supposedly waste of
money. Now, however, those very
people are among the ones who are
presently praising the police jurors
for pulling this once Empire Par
ihn out Of the mud.
While it is true that ST Landry
does not boast of possessing the
best model roads in the state, no
one can deny the fact that the
gravel roads built by the parish are
a great relief to the farmers. VINO
were accustomed to wade through
miles and miles OF mud and water
in order to bring their products to
market during the Fail season.
Opelousas is now connected with
Sunset, Lawtell, Washington and
Port Barre by gravel roads high
ways which can be used during the
wet as well as the dry seasons.
Where farmers could only bring
one bale of cotton to market, they
aare now in osition to bring at
least sixalI Of this on account OF
The present police jury.
one Of the first to begin clam0ring
The Clarion Is glad that IL was
for good substantial highways. For
months and months before the po-
lice jtlry decided to appropriate
money for the construction Of good
roads in this parish the Clarion
took up the fight almost single
handed and advocated the use of
gravel for the building OF roads,
showing the high cost Of maintain
ing dirt roads.
st. Landry is now an ideal place
Tor desirable immigrants to settle,
IN account of the many improve-
nents made during recent years.
Good roads and good schools as
we'll as good churches have been
Quilt throughout the parish. Ope
place in the parish, is easily ac-
ousas, the chief marketing
sessibIe from nearly every point in
he parish by means of good roads.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
WHOOpING COUGH

For the past two or three weeks
whooping cough, a dread disease to
children. has been prevalent in this
city. While there has been no se-
rious case reported, all mothers
with young children are particu-
lar these days. when they go visit
ing.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03
DE QUINCY WINS

The De0uincy nine defeated the
opelousas baseball team on th To-
cal diamond on last Sunday after
noon By the score of three to one.
The attendance al the game was
very small.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03

the health officer permit the body
to be dragged through pastures ii
along public roads.
The skinning or sale of hides
from diseased animals is absolutely
prohibited.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-07-03

Louis Mayer has returned from
New Orleans where he has bbeen
employed at the Boys High School
as a teacher.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24

Brownsville. Tex. Sept 24.--Amer-
lean troops and q large band Of Mexi-
cans. reported to be Carranza troops.
battled today at Progreso. with the
Mexicans retreating under fire and the
Americans pushing them toward the
Rio Grande. a mile distant
One American soldier. Private Stub
blefleld, OF Troop b. Twelfth United
States cavalry. was killed. and two
others were reported wounded. The
Mexican casualties have not been as
certained.
One troop OF the Twelfth cavalry
and a detachment from the Twenty
sixth infantry were engaged In tho
fight.
Lieutenant Payne. in charge OF tho
infantry detachment. reported at 10 a.
m.. that the fighting was still in prog
ress and that several of the Mexicans
had been killed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24
MASSACRE BY TURKS
MOST COLOSSAL
Appeal Mad. to United States to In
tereede to Stop Perseeutions-6oo, 900
People Rendered Homeless Out Of
Population Of 100000.

New York, Sept. 24.-Dr. NJ. Symbad
Gabriel. president Of the Armenian
General Progressive Association in the
United States, has received from
Nubar Pasha, diplomatic representa-
tive in Paris Of the katholikos, or head
of the Armenian church, advices in re-
gard to the n1assacres Of the Armen-
ians in Turkey in which it is stated
christian mertyrdom has at no time
assumed such colossal proportions"
The letters containing the advices
were received by Nubar Pasha from
Sources Of authority and contain an
appeal TO the United States ito inter-
cede TO stop the prosecutions"
DIR. Gabriel said that from the re-
ports he had received he estimated
that 10000 Armenians had been put
to death and 100000 rendered homeless
out of a population of 100000.
What has occurred in few months
in Cilicia and Armenia" wrote Nubar
Pasha, in transmitting the correspond
ence. "is unbelievable. The great mas
sacre Of Abdul Hamid seem insigni-
ficant compared with the recent atroci-
ties"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24
VILLA FACTION PROTESTS.
Declares Recognition Of Carranx
NAIauIa Man Milikarx Dict a$aeahin

Declares Recognition Of carranxa
Mc"ia Maan Military Dictatorship.
Washington, Sept. 24.-The villa
agency here today made public the fol-
lowing statement issued at Juarez after
a conference of Villa and his military
chiefs. in regard to proposed recogni-
tion of Cnrranza:
"We do not believe President Wilson
can be persuaded to take this step as
such would signify recognition Of
military dicta torsh!p. without courts or
other OF those public institutions de
facto governments are required to have
under American precedents, to justify
recognition. CarranZa has never pro-
claimed any government, assuming all
powers thereof himself, while Villa de-
mands and is fighting for restoration
OF constitutional government"
Villa advices say an objective move
ment against Carranza in Vera Cruz
and adjoining states is in preparation.
1t Is reported that Gen. Jose Santos
with 500 men has revolted against
Carran2a near Monterey.
A raid of Cananea, Sonora, by BAN
dts, who drove out the civil authors
ties, was reported in a state depart
ment dispatch which adds, however.
that CarranZa troops had reoccupied
the town yesterday.
Attackers Rcpulsed With Heavy Loss.
FL Paso. Tex. Sept 24--Gen. p. Elias
Gales. reported to the Carranza con-
sulate here today that eighty Villa
troopers and some Maytorena follow
ers last night attacked a Carranga gar
rison of fifteen at Cananea Sonora.
Gales said he sent two battalions OF
infantry reinforcements which drove
Off the assailants, inflicting loss OF
1SS killed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-24
FIGHTING THE AookwoRM.
Rockefeller Foundation Reports Pro
aress Against Disease in Tropics.

New York, Sept. 24.-The Rockefeller
foundation. in making public Its annual
report covering the period to the end
of 1914, tells what has been accom-
plished by tis international health COM
mission in mitigating the ravages OF
the hookworm disease In tropical coun-
tries.
The report says that the relief and
control of the disease is an undertaking
of enormous magnitude. as the infec-
ton belts the globe in zone on both
sides OF the equator &C degrees wide
and with a population of about 100000
900.
Thus far plans have been adopted
and work begun for the control Of the
disease in British Guinea, Antigua,
Trinidad, st. Lucia. Grenada and
Egypt.
In addition to the work undertaken
in the British colonies the commission
has responded favorably to invitations
from several Central American conn
tries and work has been inaugurated in
Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. and
Guatemala.
The report makes it clear that the
commission has not undertaken to erad-
icate the disease In any country. The
accomplishment OF this result, 1t is
stated. will require the operation of
permanent agencies working over long
periods, and this should be the work of
the governments interested. The com
missions sphere of service. it Is stated,
Is to cooperate in organizing and max
ing effective their own agencies.
In addition to carrying on its work
in foreign countries, the commission
also has undertaken to complete the
program of the Rockefeller sanitary
commission for the eradication oI noon
worm disease in the southern states.
This program. the report states. did
not contemplate complete eradication
under the supervision of the sanitary
commission but aimed rather at a COM
prehensive demonstration in each state.
first of the presence of the disease. and
secondly of the method of treating and
preventing 1t.
1t Is hoped to show convlncinglv the
possibility of treating every infected
person, and at the same time. Of pre-
venting soil pollution--the only way of
preventing the recurrence of the dis
ease